What’s even better is that he even used Unsheathe properly against the knight captain. He’s even better than me who didn’t even understand how to use that ash of war during my first playthrough.
The fact he learned not to be greedy and to not panic roll so early on into his first playthrough on his first soulsborne game is actually impressive. A lot of new players don't know what they're doing wrong at first when they're dying a lot in the early game until they're told what they're doing wrong by older players.
@@Retro_RainerHe might have experience with other games similar-ish. Watching enemy attack patterns and waiting for openings isn’t actually that unique to souls likes. You could learn those lessons from even Breath of the Wild which is a game he references in this video.
@@JK47_Live the first time i played elden ring and i saw a skull, i hit it because it was glowing and it seemed like maybe i could interact with it. this was correct. while obviously i can't know if he is actually blind here or not, "he interacted with an object in the game world in the most simple and obvious way imaginable" doesn't exactly strike me as suspicious, and if you think something like that is exceptional, you might be watching too many streamers.
@@JK47_LiveThe skull thing was just gamer's intuition lmao. Like any gamer with any prior experience would look at that GLOWING skull on the ground and get a suspicious feeling that interacting with it in some way might achieve something.
Don't worry about saying yes to Sellen, you can still learn from any other "teachers" after you agree. When you say yes, you are essentially starting her questline. Also, don't worry too much about NPC quests. They are cool and all, but unless you do a real deep dive, are very hard to complete blind. If you're into it, consult a guide about the steps of their quests, otherwise just play the game and have fun. Also there is no shame in looking up where to find certain things, FromSoft games don't do a lot of handholding, so missing out on stuff is bound to happen. Part of the fun of the first playthrough is finding stuff for yourself, though.
@@stephenotterman6236Before you beat the game make sure you go to Halligtree and Mohgwyn's palace. Those places have absolutely insane items and weapons you definitely don't want to miss. But be ready for a challenge. For example you can get to Mohgwyn's palace as soon as level 30 if you follow the white masked dude's advice from the beggining of the game but the place itself is for levels 130+
Lots of people who still play today play mostly Multiplayer and invasions and they are honestly the sweatiest gamers you can find even worse than World of Warcraft nolifers from back in the day. Not even "seek life" would help them 😅
Also, it's mostly always a positive when you accept offers from NPC's in order to advance their questlines. Some NPC questlines have "points of no return" based on how far along you are in the game. You don't get locked out of anything from becoming Sorcereress Sellen's student.
You know a community is dope when a small channel with 1.3k subs posts their first Elden Ring reaction and it (at the time of) has 24k views and then episode 1 of their playthrough already has 4k. Like bro's pulling in viewers left and right and you 100% deserve it man. So genuine and enjoyable to watch. Keep it up, this community is massive and long lasting. Just wait for when that DLC drops. You'll be swimming in views.
For being a new player you're doing very well with the combat and the exploration. I really enjoyed watching you learn to look around corners and anticipate traps. I'm definitely looking forward to seeing more of your journey!
@@davobandsdude you got the gameplay loop like almost instantly. I have to watch the rest of the series, but so far you’re doing great. You’re asking questions and looking for answers in the right spots.
Ngl you have a really keen eye for intuiting the dodge timing, especially compared to most FromSoft beginners. Same for the situational awareness and stamina management. You're definitely going to do well in this game once you get the hang of things. Can't wait to see how it goes! Your enthusiasm is infectious ^^
Quick tip for NPC decisions: only in extremely few cases does a choice with an NPC lock you out of something else. For Sellen, you’re safe to go along with her for now. As for Boc, if you want to continue his quest, head down to the beach, northwest of where you first entered the open world. Search the west facing cliffsides. The game does not tell you where exactly NPCs go after talking to them, though some will at least hint at it or tell you the general area when spoken to, usually in their last repeating line. By the way, Samurai is a great starter class. You might’ve noticed enemies sometimes take huge chunks of damage with a lot of extra blood spewing out. That’s because the katana has inate bleed. You can build your entire character around the bleed effect with the proper equipment and levels, though some bosses and enemies are immune to select status effects. Living statues like the Watchdog for example won’t bleed or get poisoned. For levels, pumping vigour is a good idea, you’ll want to keep it at least in your top 3 highest stats. Otherwise, you can base your levels on the weapon you use now and what it scales with or something you find in the world while playing. At a later point you can also fully respec everything aside from the levels your character started with
You speaking facts I just beat the game with a bleed build and finally see hype about this game a destroyed malenia in 20 minutes but struggled wit radagon and the elden beast for 2 day this game is amazing
Tips: 1- visit the Church of Ellen(santa claus) at night (might have to rest there) to get the bell for summoning spirits 2- you can read lore/more explanation of what items does by expanding switching display(mid) on inventory
That was intense watching you take on that Burial Watchdog without any level ups. You're actually doing a lot better than most people do their first time in a Souls game. Souls games have pretty esoteric quest progressions, so yeah, it can be pretty easy to mess up a questline without even knowing it. In this case, I don't believe there's any reason not to accept Sellen as your teacher. I wouldn't worry too much about it on your first playthrough, but on your second playthrough it might not be a bad idea to look up the questlines on a wiki. You should still be able to go back and talk to some of the NPCs whose dialogue you didn't exhaust yet. Also, those greatshield soldiers (and the knight) weren't parrying you. Smaller weapons bounce off of greatshields, and the knight was performing a guard counter. You can also do guard counters; just R2 immediately after blocking, it even works if you block with a weapon (e.g. while two-handing). Ironically, flails are actually decent DEX strike weapons, won't bounce off of almost anything, and can't be parried at all (on the rare occasions that comes up). I often use a flail as a backup weapon on DEX builds for enemies that are weaker to strike damage or that cause weapons to bounce off. Anyway, it's always cool to see someone playing a Souls game for the first time. That feeling when you beat the Burial Watchdog, that's why so many of us love these games. You got your butt kicked, came back, and stood victorious at the end. You only lose if you give up, and that's such an important life lesson.
Some huge tip for ya. All From Software Soulsborne games are made in such way that you probably will miss a lot of items, quests, and other stuff at your first playthrough. So just don't worry about it and have fun. And also if the game becomes very hard at some moment, that means that you are in high-level location, so for first playthrough I really recommend following the grace (these gold lines from checkpoints, they will guide you through the plot)
I've seen a lot of first-time players start this game, but very few where the player adapts to the combat this quickly. You took that camp down in no time, and I've seen newbs get stuck there for an hour. And you showed some good timing and pattern recognition against the Watchdog. I think you'll gel with this game really well, and that's no exaggeration.
I feel like I only adapt because i'm a huge monster hunter world fan and the two games kinda follow the same rules? if that makes sense. but thanks for the positive message man! means a ton
@@kingchongy1712 for things like that it's better to jump attack, it will put you into a low position so the second swing goes overhead after jumping over the first one.
Comments and time stamps as I watch the video separate from my initial comment: Opening the door to the open world: 06:32 Your joyful reaction gives me chills. Hell yes. You can visit all of it. What a feeling. What a genius display on the part of the game devs. "Hit npcs" 07:23 : Do not. Do not hit NPCs. You CAN. You def can but it usually locks you out of stuff in some way. You can GET stuff early as well, but forget that, that's a second playthrough strat. Also I love that everyone takes it the same way. "Maidenless," is an insult, ahahahaha. Engages with Tree Sentinel 00:80 : Here we go! Enters stormfront catacombs 12:20 : Let's gooooooo! 12:42 : Jumpscare! PANIC! Suffering is great content. 14:40 : Failed jumpscare before double flame tunnel. Good eyes. 18:50 : Boss time lets GOOOOOO! He immediately sees what we all see; that's definitely a cat. AHAHAHAH! 22:10 : "I don't use FP." But why not?! Katana weapon arts are awesome! Turbo-weeb wish fulfillment mode bro! You skipped the tutorial, now I'm wondering, did you miss the weapon arts instruction? There was one, right? It's been some time since I played. 23:53 : "I greeded." Got that Souls-style lingo down already, ahahahha! Also never feel bad about failing in Souls games. The only true failure is giving up. The next go after this was tense. 26:00 : Yeaaaaaaaah! Victory! Hell yeah! "I was like, fighting that boss for twenty minutes bro." Oh man. OOOOOOH man. I have got some bad news for you bro! AHAHAHAH! 27:15 : "Is that a grace? ...I dont wanna go all the way back over there. I'd be sick to my stomach bro." see above statement. 27:40 : Time to meet Melina. You are not tweaking sir. Lore-beard moment; "beyond the fog." Miyazaki uses fog literally and symbolically a lot in his games. Good stuff. 30:10 : Engaging with the enemy camp. Time to learn about enemies with shields! It goes....entertaining-ly. Is that a word? Bleed proc finisher and doesn't realize it. Good fight! You find the chest from a distance. Bro I kid you not it took me forever to realize there were chests in those carts. I watched your previous video and commented the same thing; GOOD EYE. You seem to have a pretty good awareness for things around you. 34:43 : Time to engage with the big boi of camp after stealthing around. YEAH! Finally using the Katana weapon arts! Serious mode beigns, ahahaha. "Am I going to have to fight that all again?" See above comment that references above comment. It's wonderful welcoming people into the experience. 37:10 : Victory, realising your own strength. Moving into the two guys at once and using the realization of your own skills to take on both of them at the same time. Personal growth on screen bro, good stuff. 38:20 : First time learning about the guy with the trumpet. FIGHT FIGHT FIGHT! Do these guys even show up all that often later in the game? This area really does feel like the perfect demo zone. 40:15 : "I should've read that." You'll figure it out. You've got this. Also yes you should have, ahahahahah. 40:50 : Horse combat time! 42:10 : Boc discovery time. Hey bro! In your ER trailer video you went "EW" when you saw Boc in that video. Apologize to your bro, bro! Someone telling you to talk to NPCs over and over again is foundational, top-tier, advice. You got an amazing and primordial piece of advice early on, heck yes. 44:20 : To cross the barrier or not, that is the question! Great fight and further realization that while the game is challenging you're stronger than you think you are. As far as NPCs go, usually, just accept everything you can. Don't worry getting it wrong your first playthrough bro, just accept and move on and don't kill NPCs unncessarily (except Shabriri when you meet him and exhaust his dialogue). If it's fucked up, reconcile on a second playthrough. Great stuff bro. I hope your journey goes well and thank you for your time editing and posting your adventure.
1. Try to always two hand katana 2. The red bar you had on bottom is bleeding which is strongest effect in game and your katana has it and that makes it very strong 3. Go back to the church with merchant at night there is a surprise there (it has a time limit i think so im not sure if it still will ne there i aint gonna spoil it) 4. Some bosses in the open world will only appear at night Good luck fellow tarnished!!!
Some gameplay tips: 1. You can press the dpad on the controller and see the explanation of the ui. 2. Wetblades are to change affinity and ashes of war. 3. Boc is precious 4. There are freaky night bosses,just go and explore 5. Using crafting materials are very useful. Like it's insanity that not many people use them. 6. Since you're online it'll be interesting to see you fight some other players. 7. In the map pressing r3 can make bookmarks for graces. 8. You can check info tutorials at the end of yourself inventory. Hopefully this helps some things.
I typically don’t like watching people play games but your videos are entertaining. You’re a natural at this game and I’m interested in seeing you get to the first couple main story bosses. Btw two handing your weapon gives you extra damage and being in light load gives you more s than medium load if that is interest to you. Keep up the cool vids.
Ayyy, welcome to the Lands Between, Tarnished! We have gold, bears, horrible cosmic rotting diseases, and a whole lot of other shit that wants you dead, lol. Have fun, take your time and explore as much as you can, itll be worth it.
I am so jealous of watching people play ER for the first time. I wish I had amnesia and could go back and experience it for the first time again....Ahh nostalgia. But can't wait for Shadow of the Erdtree!!
my guy i am so impressed with how well you're handling yourself in the game especially as a first time fromsoft gamer. like genuinely you're doing fucking great especially with picking up on boss attack patterns. great job with the watchdog boss in catacombs, believe me when i tell you that less than 20 minutes for one of the first bosses in the game is actually very decent
Thank god I’ve finally found a series to binge at work. Been having that urge to watch a newbie play through elden ring but nobody ever edits so you get 6 hours of them fighting the same boss. Your vids seem very well edited. Stoked to watch
Bro u got em!!!!! Once you figure this all out you can easily pick up other Fromsoft games. Enjoy it! Pretty sure Elden Ring one of the greatest products in gaming.
Halfway through the video right now. its been quite enjoyable so far. Came from the trailer reactions and didn't know you've been doing this for so long but it clearly shows since the editing was much better than I expected as was the commentary. You also picked up the game quite fast. You're getting greedy sometimes but you can certainly handle the enemies/bosses movesets and learn/adapt/dodge. Dont know what the rest of your content is like but I might just stick around and check out your journey through Elden Ring at least
Oh massive tip, yeah that starting weapon is busted as hell, everytime you hit something it builds up bleed, whenever that bar fills up on the enemy (you cant see it yourself) it will cause a huge chunk of health loss on your target, the weapon has a skill called unsheathe which has both horizontal and vertical slashes, the vertical slash has immense stagger damage and will chunk away at bosses, top that off with bleed and its GG's
It might take a while but keep in mind pretty much any NPC that respawns can drop all of the gear they are using, so in other words you see an npc with armor and weapons you really like? Maybe find a nearby grace, kill, rest at grace and repeat.
Some advice for the future: Two handing your weapon is good for getting through shields. And you'll want a better shield for yourself that can block 100% of physical damage. There's a few options you can find and buy in the starting zone. The brass shield those soldiers use is the best medium shield in the game, but it's a bit heavy.
Subbed for your Elden Ring playthrough. Nice edits btw. You're the first streamer that I've seen that has adapted so quickly. I did much worse my first week. Keep getting better brother!
Great vid!! Cant wait to see more! There are a few different types of mini dungeons and knowing what they might have is helpful, heres a "quick" rundown of them. Ruins: Upper area with some loot and enemies, has a basement with 1-2 rooms with a boss/chest/npc. Catacombs/Graves: Filled with "undead" enemies, has loot, spirit ashes and glovewart (spirit ash upgrade material). Caves: Series of tunnels with loot and enemies that lead to a boss, using a torch of some sort is very helpful. Tunnels/Mines: Similar to caves but has lots of upgrade materials for your weapons.
Before I forget, press “talk” on npcs multiple times until they start repeating the last thing they said. Because otherwise you’ll miss a lot of info and lore if you talk to them just once! Excited to see the rest of the playthrough :) have fun!
I’m never really one to sit down and watch reacting videos like I did with the trailer one, just finished that and came here. Ur mad entertaining and chill, and for a TH-cam vid to captivate me for 30+ mins and want me to watch more, means something. Nice content bro
I wish I can relive the whole 'First time playin Elden Ring' journey and emotions. It's very enjoyable to watch someone exploring, learning quickly and actually dedicating their time. Hope this game and its community bring you joy like it did to many of us and I hope its followed by a greater success 🙌
hey man congrats, just got done watching the trailer reaction and i love your personality and energy, can’t wait to keep watching you play through. good luck! oh also a few tips: 1. when you go into inventory and look at an item you can press Square or X (depending on if you’re Xbox or PS) to get additional information for items which tells you lore, item information, and how to use items and stuff like that, i find this to be super helpful info for first playthroughs. 2. when you need to do more damage, upgrading your weapon is FAR more important than upgrading your player stats, i would recommend finding a weapon you’re comfort with, getting to the level requirements, then make sure you’re upgrading Vigor (HP). Health is the most important stat. many early game upgrade materials can be purchased from merchants around the world, and from caves so make sure you’re exploring every inch of the map (it’s more fun that way too). 3. don’t be afraid to use NPC or spirit summons for difficult boss fights, there is absolutely no shame in it and some toxic players might try to tell you it makes the game too easy, but don’t listen to them. elden ring gives you so much freedom in the way you play and the most important thing is that you find something you enjoy and that works for you. 4. ashes of war are skills you can equip on your weapons but can also change the affinity, which alters the damage scaling of the weapon. damage scaling means what stat is going to be the best to upgrade for more damage (e.g. your uchigatana scales well with dexterity, so you’d upgrade that instead of strength to get the most benefit), but early game you’re just gonna want standard for the most part. make sure to try some ashes of war to see what you like, but the uchigatana already has one of the best ashes in the game by default so don’t feel pressured. and most importantly, have fun and don’t give up, the game can be brutal but there’s always a way. looking forward to more vids bro, you earned a subscriber!
Hey man, for your very first Souls-Game you are doing great. You pick up on things fast, the fight against the Watchdog was cool to watch. Good luck and have fun, you will have a blast with this game, absolute masterpiece.
Its so refreshing seeing another person getting into the wonderous world of Elden Ring, i recently started playing myself again, in a second playthrough
Oh to play Elden Ring for the first time! One of the best gaming experiences one can have. I just watched your reaction to the trailers and stayed for the gameplay. It's always fun to see someone experience this for the first time
It's so entertaining to see someone learn how to beat a boss using the knowledge of their moves. This is basically what filters the playerbase. If you can't learn - it's Joever. Good job 👍
Why am I watching this instead of playing the DLC. Found you randomly and your vibe and skills definitely hooked me. For a first timer, you are really good.
"He attacks so fast" during the cat boss. Meanwhile for me having fought dlc bosses like Messmer and a certain someone this feels like slow motion now.
I'll be honest with you. For your first souls game, you're doing great! Most people who's never played a souls game gets wrecked by the eardtree burial watchdog. You caught on to his moveset quickly, your utilizing the I-Frames to avoid his attacks, and you're playing patiently.
Man i love watching a fromsoft noob learn how to play the game. Call it living vicariously until i have a new one to play through for the first time again. Really enjoyed you learning on the spear knight after the first dungeon.
You should fast travel to the church of Elleh. You must fast travel, without using a horse, and then a witch will appear. she will give you a spirit calling bell to summon spirits.
Keep uploading. I enjoy your commentary. Also you can agree to everything in this game, whether you do what you agree to do is entirely up to you, but typically defeating bosses at certain stages changes the "world state" and can cause some quest lines to be automatically failed and the NPCs will despawn.
Hope your channel can grow with elden ring videos, most of the time the community of from software is toxic, but sometimes (like in this case) we help to grow channels like this. Hope you enjoy your travel in the lands between. And this is a message for all the comments in here, please don't spam, let him discover this huge world, all the secrets, everything, this game is about to explore, don't mess it with comments like "in this area, in this specific point, you can find the best weapon, use it", please guys, let him find everything, explore all the map, and most importantly, enjoy this beautiful game.
Pro tip: The white masked guy has a questline that will lead you to the DLC content that will be added in the future, but even on it's own it's extremely great quest to do. Be sure to check on Varré troughrought the playtrough. Same goes for lot of Npcs like Milicent for example. If you don't want to miss on questlines just check up on NPCs how they are doing. Check your map from time to time if they didn't move from their original location. Some ussualy leave an item in their own place that you can inspect in inventory to read the description.
pro tip. vigor is hp, mind is mana 'and endurance is stamina. almost EVERY build in the game has 40vigor and 20-30 mind and endurance. everyone has red blue and green bars so pumping those stats is never a bad idea.
I love seeing him say “don’t use any of YOUR potions” like he’s talking to someone else when playing, I’ve been playing these games for years and do that all the time and thought I was on the spectrum lmao
I saw your trailer reactions and I'm happy to be here! You said you were wondering how bad we thought you were but you are way better than I was starting this game, and I had already platinum trophied Dark Souls 3. So with enough levels and learning you'll probably surpass my skill by the end of this play through.
Watching someone play a souls game for the first time is a magnificent experience. You will get rocked... until you rock. And then you will be doing the rocking. Fuck 'em up man!
23:46 - Honestly bro you are the best first time Elden Ring player I have watched yet and I have watched countless hours of playthroughs. You are already playing like you've played the game before, like what the hell lmao 😂
I haven’t made it all the way through yet, and I haven’t seen any of your other videos yet, but one thing I will say is to read each item you pick up. There’s like an extended description of each item in the inventory when you hover over them, and a lot of items give you small details of the lore and the world around you which is really cool. Great video so far!
Information Cards you missed or want to review are in your inventory, can be helpful to solve puzzles, and you did well against the Watchdog. It's all about patterns and counter to patterns and your golden. Enjoying the playthrough
I think I found gold, thank you for recording bro, I need more of that, you addicted me XD Ps. If you need any tips or tutorials let me know I will tell you all you want to know
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The jump off the cliff is a prank from early souls game, always funny to see a new guy fall for it😂
It never gets old does it?
@@jmt7240 yeah
Never gets old 😂
I fell for it! 😂 Elden ring is my first souls game 😅 Have loved every seocond of it!
Rite of passage
Coming out of the tutorial knowing how to two-hand the weapon...
He is already better than most streamer! 😂
fuckin true. Aggravating beyond belief some of these streamers
That and taking care the soldiers in the ruins easily. Many Souls vet streamers struggled there. This dude pays attention (liked and subscribed)
Factual, tried telling a streamer to two hand a weapon and they were scratching their head. Gotta explain it to them like they're 5
What’s even better is that he even used Unsheathe properly against the knight captain. He’s even better than me who didn’t even understand how to use that ash of war during my first playthrough.
Honestly a breath of fresh air, it’s like a lot of the others have never picked up a controller before
The fact he learned not to be greedy and to not panic roll so early on into his first playthrough on his first soulsborne game is actually impressive. A lot of new players don't know what they're doing wrong at first when they're dying a lot in the early game until they're told what they're doing wrong by older players.
doesn't that make you suspicious? because I am.
@@Retro_RainerHe might have experience with other games similar-ish. Watching enemy attack patterns and waiting for openings isn’t actually that unique to souls likes. You could learn those lessons from even Breath of the Wild which is a game he references in this video.
@@Retro_Rainerfor me it was the breaking the skull at 11:30 that made me suspicious. But he’s entertaining so why not just enjoy it right
@@JK47_Live the first time i played elden ring and i saw a skull, i hit it because it was glowing and it seemed like maybe i could interact with it. this was correct. while obviously i can't know if he is actually blind here or not, "he interacted with an object in the game world in the most simple and obvious way imaginable" doesn't exactly strike me as suspicious, and if you think something like that is exceptional, you might be watching too many streamers.
@@JK47_LiveThe skull thing was just gamer's intuition lmao. Like any gamer with any prior experience would look at that GLOWING skull on the ground and get a suspicious feeling that interacting with it in some way might achieve something.
Don't worry about saying yes to Sellen, you can still learn from any other "teachers" after you agree. When you say yes, you are essentially starting her questline. Also, don't worry too much about NPC quests. They are cool and all, but unless you do a real deep dive, are very hard to complete blind. If you're into it, consult a guide about the steps of their quests, otherwise just play the game and have fun. Also there is no shame in looking up where to find certain things, FromSoft games don't do a lot of handholding, so missing out on stuff is bound to happen.
Part of the fun of the first playthrough is finding stuff for yourself, though.
Idk if fighting cowboy but there is the shatter channel as well?
Well said
I’m a few bosses away from beating the game for the first time, and I have never seen that NPC before lmao
@@stephenotterman6236 there are so many things hidden in the game even when i try to clean everything i miss some random cave hidden in the dark
@@stephenotterman6236Before you beat the game make sure you go to Halligtree and Mohgwyn's palace. Those places have absolutely insane items and weapons you definitely don't want to miss. But be ready for a challenge. For example you can get to Mohgwyn's palace as soon as level 30 if you follow the white masked dude's advice from the beggining of the game but the place itself is for levels 130+
"seek life" is crazy 💀
Lots of people who still play today play mostly Multiplayer and invasions and they are honestly the sweatiest gamers you can find even worse than World of Warcraft nolifers from back in the day. Not even "seek life" would help them 😅
@@cursedimageseveryday5559 me reading seek life on my 356th playthrough "😀😀😀"
The Three Commandment of souls games:
Seek life.
Touch grass.
Try finger, but hole.
You hooked me in with the Elden Ring trailer reactions. Congratulations on the milestone, man!
Also, it's mostly always a positive when you accept offers from NPC's in order to advance their questlines. Some NPC questlines have "points of no return" based on how far along you are in the game. You don't get locked out of anything from becoming Sorcereress Sellen's student.
Same
LOL with you on this, only reason im watching
Erdtree burial watchdog killing him 26:16
You know a community is dope when a small channel with 1.3k subs posts their first Elden Ring reaction and it (at the time of) has 24k views and then episode 1 of their playthrough already has 4k.
Like bro's pulling in viewers left and right and you 100% deserve it man. So genuine and enjoyable to watch. Keep it up, this community is massive and long lasting. Just wait for when that DLC drops. You'll be swimming in views.
funny how he gained 2k views in 3 hours hes growing fast
also because of the DLC hype. bro's riding the hype wave
For being a new player you're doing very well with the combat and the exploration. I really enjoyed watching you learn to look around corners and anticipate traps. I'm definitely looking forward to seeing more of your journey!
Thanks man!
@@davobandsdude you got the gameplay loop like almost instantly. I have to watch the rest of the series, but so far you’re doing great. You’re asking questions and looking for answers in the right spots.
Haha, I loved your jaw-drop when you saw the erdtree for the first time
Cant wait for Siofra Well reaction
The botw music with the door open brought me back to first playing both games. Enjoy this masterpiece
“Greetings traveler from beyond the fog, my name is Melina. I come to offer you an accordion” *polka music starts blaring*
Ngl you have a really keen eye for intuiting the dodge timing, especially compared to most FromSoft beginners. Same for the situational awareness and stamina management. You're definitely going to do well in this game once you get the hang of things. Can't wait to see how it goes! Your enthusiasm is infectious ^^
Quick tip for NPC decisions: only in extremely few cases does a choice with an NPC lock you out of something else. For Sellen, you’re safe to go along with her for now. As for Boc, if you want to continue his quest, head down to the beach, northwest of where you first entered the open world. Search the west facing cliffsides. The game does not tell you where exactly NPCs go after talking to them, though some will at least hint at it or tell you the general area when spoken to, usually in their last repeating line.
By the way, Samurai is a great starter class. You might’ve noticed enemies sometimes take huge chunks of damage with a lot of extra blood spewing out. That’s because the katana has inate bleed. You can build your entire character around the bleed effect with the proper equipment and levels, though some bosses and enemies are immune to select status effects. Living statues like the Watchdog for example won’t bleed or get poisoned.
For levels, pumping vigour is a good idea, you’ll want to keep it at least in your top 3 highest stats. Otherwise, you can base your levels on the weapon you use now and what it scales with or something you find in the world while playing. At a later point you can also fully respec everything aside from the levels your character started with
You speaking facts I just beat the game with a bleed build and finally see hype about this game a destroyed malenia in 20 minutes but struggled wit radagon and the elden beast for 2 day this game is amazing
Oh to be this summer child again and enjoy the first playthrough. I am here to live vicariously through you 🤣
Tips:
1- visit the Church of Ellen(santa claus) at night (might have to rest there) to get the bell for summoning spirits
2- you can read lore/more explanation of what items does by expanding switching display(mid) on inventory
That was intense watching you take on that Burial Watchdog without any level ups. You're actually doing a lot better than most people do their first time in a Souls game.
Souls games have pretty esoteric quest progressions, so yeah, it can be pretty easy to mess up a questline without even knowing it. In this case, I don't believe there's any reason not to accept Sellen as your teacher. I wouldn't worry too much about it on your first playthrough, but on your second playthrough it might not be a bad idea to look up the questlines on a wiki.
You should still be able to go back and talk to some of the NPCs whose dialogue you didn't exhaust yet.
Also, those greatshield soldiers (and the knight) weren't parrying you. Smaller weapons bounce off of greatshields, and the knight was performing a guard counter. You can also do guard counters; just R2 immediately after blocking, it even works if you block with a weapon (e.g. while two-handing). Ironically, flails are actually decent DEX strike weapons, won't bounce off of almost anything, and can't be parried at all (on the rare occasions that comes up). I often use a flail as a backup weapon on DEX builds for enemies that are weaker to strike damage or that cause weapons to bounce off.
Anyway, it's always cool to see someone playing a Souls game for the first time. That feeling when you beat the Burial Watchdog, that's why so many of us love these games. You got your butt kicked, came back, and stood victorious at the end. You only lose if you give up, and that's such an important life lesson.
the cave and catacomb bosses in limgrave are expected to be fought without any levelups anyway.
he has pplayed monster hunter
Some huge tip for ya. All From Software Soulsborne games are made in such way that you probably will miss a lot of items, quests, and other stuff at your first playthrough. So just don't worry about it and have fun. And also if the game becomes very hard at some moment, that means that you are in high-level location, so for first playthrough I really recommend following the grace (these gold lines from checkpoints, they will guide you through the plot)
For now, he probably shouldn't follow them and go south to weeping peninsula, it's a low level area and the grace doesn't point towards that direction
Following the graces only makes it too difficult, you should explore when you get stuck at a boss so you can level and gear up and then beat it.
I've seen a lot of first-time players start this game, but very few where the player adapts to the combat this quickly. You took that camp down in no time, and I've seen newbs get stuck there for an hour. And you showed some good timing and pattern recognition against the Watchdog. I think you'll gel with this game really well, and that's no exaggeration.
I feel like I only adapt because i'm a huge monster hunter world fan and the two games kinda follow the same rules? if that makes sense. but thanks for the positive message man! means a ton
@@davobands Makes sense. They have their differences but the two franchises have a lot of transferable skills between them
Try dodge rolling towards them instead of away, just as invisible if timed right and leaves you next to em to strike.
Yes and no. Some bosses actually work better if you roll away from them (the ones that over swing or step towards you
Just depends but yeah a reliable strat for most enemies is to try to roll behind them
@@kingchongy1712Not even different bosses, especially later game. The attack pattern is like a dance and you have to decide the next move lol
@@kingchongy1712 for things like that it's better to jump attack, it will put you into a low position so the second swing goes overhead after jumping over the first one.
3:24 Welcome to Soul community bro 😂😂😂
Comments and time stamps as I watch the video separate from my initial comment:
Opening the door to the open world: 06:32 Your joyful reaction gives me chills. Hell yes. You can visit all of it. What a feeling. What a genius display on the part of the game devs.
"Hit npcs" 07:23 : Do not. Do not hit NPCs. You CAN. You def can but it usually locks you out of stuff in some way. You can GET stuff early as well, but forget that, that's a second playthrough strat. Also I love that everyone takes it the same way. "Maidenless," is an insult, ahahahaha.
Engages with Tree Sentinel 00:80 : Here we go!
Enters stormfront catacombs 12:20 : Let's gooooooo!
12:42 : Jumpscare! PANIC! Suffering is great content.
14:40 : Failed jumpscare before double flame tunnel. Good eyes.
18:50 : Boss time lets GOOOOOO! He immediately sees what we all see; that's definitely a cat. AHAHAHAH!
22:10 : "I don't use FP." But why not?! Katana weapon arts are awesome! Turbo-weeb wish fulfillment mode bro! You skipped the tutorial, now I'm wondering, did you miss the weapon arts instruction? There was one, right? It's been some time since I played.
23:53 : "I greeded." Got that Souls-style lingo down already, ahahahha! Also never feel bad about failing in Souls games. The only true failure is giving up. The next go after this was tense.
26:00 : Yeaaaaaaaah! Victory! Hell yeah! "I was like, fighting that boss for twenty minutes bro." Oh man. OOOOOOH man. I have got some bad news for you bro! AHAHAHAH!
27:15 : "Is that a grace? ...I dont wanna go all the way back over there. I'd be sick to my stomach bro." see above statement.
27:40 : Time to meet Melina. You are not tweaking sir. Lore-beard moment; "beyond the fog." Miyazaki uses fog literally and symbolically a lot in his games. Good stuff.
30:10 : Engaging with the enemy camp. Time to learn about enemies with shields! It goes....entertaining-ly. Is that a word? Bleed proc finisher and doesn't realize it. Good fight!
You find the chest from a distance. Bro I kid you not it took me forever to realize there were chests in those carts. I watched your previous video and commented the same thing; GOOD EYE. You seem to have a pretty good awareness for things around you.
34:43 : Time to engage with the big boi of camp after stealthing around. YEAH! Finally using the Katana weapon arts! Serious mode beigns, ahahaha. "Am I going to have to fight that all again?" See above comment that references above comment. It's wonderful welcoming people into the experience.
37:10 : Victory, realising your own strength. Moving into the two guys at once and using the realization of your own skills to take on both of them at the same time. Personal growth on screen bro, good stuff.
38:20 : First time learning about the guy with the trumpet. FIGHT FIGHT FIGHT! Do these guys even show up all that often later in the game? This area really does feel like the perfect demo zone.
40:15 : "I should've read that." You'll figure it out. You've got this. Also yes you should have, ahahahahah.
40:50 : Horse combat time!
42:10 : Boc discovery time. Hey bro! In your ER trailer video you went "EW" when you saw Boc in that video. Apologize to your bro, bro! Someone telling you to talk to NPCs over and over again is foundational, top-tier, advice. You got an amazing and primordial piece of advice early on, heck yes.
44:20 : To cross the barrier or not, that is the question! Great fight and further realization that while the game is challenging you're stronger than you think you are.
As far as NPCs go, usually, just accept everything you can. Don't worry getting it wrong your first playthrough bro, just accept and move on and don't kill NPCs unncessarily (except Shabriri when you meet him and exhaust his dialogue). If it's fucked up, reconcile on a second playthrough.
Great stuff bro. I hope your journey goes well and thank you for your time editing and posting your adventure.
1. Try to always two hand katana
2. The red bar you had on bottom is bleeding which is strongest effect in game and your katana has it and that makes it very strong
3. Go back to the church with merchant at night there is a surprise there (it has a time limit i think so im not sure if it still will ne there i aint gonna spoil it)
4. Some bosses in the open world will only appear at night
Good luck fellow tarnished!!!
Ill watch your full playthrough, keep em coming
6:31 the brawlhalla notification with the botw music had me dying 😭
Trust. Play the whole game and you will 100% blow up off this. The community will be with you and we love to see peoples first time with this shit.
Guaranteed. I subbed at 250 like 40 hours ago and he at nearly 1.8k already. Can only go up from here 🙏🏼
Keep it up man, loving the fresh ER content
Some gameplay tips:
1. You can press the dpad on the controller and see the explanation of the ui.
2. Wetblades are to change affinity and ashes of war.
3. Boc is precious
4. There are freaky night bosses,just go and explore
5. Using crafting materials are very useful. Like it's insanity that not many people use them.
6. Since you're online it'll be interesting to see you fight some other players.
7. In the map pressing r3 can make bookmarks for graces.
8. You can check info tutorials at the end of yourself inventory.
Hopefully this helps some things.
This guy is actually pretty good
I typically don’t like watching people play games but your videos are entertaining. You’re a natural at this game and I’m interested in seeing you get to the first couple main story bosses. Btw two handing your weapon gives you extra damage and being in light load gives you more s than medium load if that is interest to you. Keep up the cool vids.
I'm glad im living up to your expectations!
I see someone playing a game I love for the first time, I’ll always give a few watches!
Ayyy, welcome to the Lands Between, Tarnished! We have gold, bears, horrible cosmic rotting diseases, and a whole lot of other shit that wants you dead, lol. Have fun, take your time and explore as much as you can, itll be worth it.
You have the personality to be huge. You remind me of Jettro
Oh yeah, he kinda does
The thumbnails immediatly reminded me of Jettro
@@alu9140a little too much
@@SAMUEL-bb2igdon’t knock the hustle
He could calm down a bit for sure.
I am so jealous of watching people play ER for the first time. I wish I had amnesia and could go back and experience it for the first time again....Ahh nostalgia. But can't wait for Shadow of the Erdtree!!
my guy i am so impressed with how well you're handling yourself in the game especially as a first time fromsoft gamer. like genuinely you're doing fucking great especially with picking up on boss attack patterns. great job with the watchdog boss in catacombs, believe me when i tell you that less than 20 minutes for one of the first bosses in the game is actually very decent
Honestly I remember how much of a pain this was for me. You're recognizing your mistakes and capitalizing on openings. You've absolutely got this!
Fire video I can't wait till you get to the hard bosses!
Youre picking it up really fast and doing better than you think! Thanks for sharing this, youre going to have a blast!
Bro im just getting into elden ring aswell and your vids are actually soo underrated W vid 👍
Any support you’re getting you fully deserve, and btw you’re good as shit compared to most people I’ve watched start this game, much love brother
Thank god I’ve finally found a series to binge at work. Been having that urge to watch a newbie play through elden ring but nobody ever edits so you get 6 hours of them fighting the same boss.
Your vids seem very well edited. Stoked to watch
Preciate that man 🙏🏿 hope you enjoy the videos!
Bro u got em!!!!! Once you figure this all out you can easily pick up other Fromsoft games. Enjoy it! Pretty sure Elden Ring one of the greatest products in gaming.
You are a natural!!! This is going to be hype
3:20 AND THUS YEE HAVE BEEN CRISONED welcome to the souls community 😂
Halfway through the video right now. its been quite enjoyable so far. Came from the trailer reactions and didn't know you've been doing this for so long but it clearly shows since the editing was much better than I expected as was the commentary. You also picked up the game quite fast. You're getting greedy sometimes but you can certainly handle the enemies/bosses movesets and learn/adapt/dodge. Dont know what the rest of your content is like but I might just stick around and check out your journey through Elden Ring at least
Oh massive tip, yeah that starting weapon is busted as hell, everytime you hit something it builds up bleed, whenever that bar fills up on the enemy (you cant see it yourself) it will cause a huge chunk of health loss on your target, the weapon has a skill called unsheathe which has both horizontal and vertical slashes, the vertical slash has immense stagger damage and will chunk away at bosses, top that off with bleed and its GG's
It might take a while but keep in mind pretty much any NPC that respawns can drop all of the gear they are using, so in other words you see an npc with armor and weapons you really like? Maybe find a nearby grace, kill, rest at grace and repeat.
Love how exploratory you are with the game, youre gonna love it !
You can learn from anyone, you are not locked into any 1 option. She simply teaches you glintstone sorceries, and is part of her own questline.
Legit the most entertaining ER playthrough I have seen. Keep making these bro
Dude I’m about half way into the video and I gotta say you got some skill!!!
tip: always talk to the npcs until they start repeating the dialogue
Some advice for the future:
Two handing your weapon is good for getting through shields. And you'll want a better shield for yourself that can block 100% of physical damage. There's a few options you can find and buy in the starting zone. The brass shield those soldiers use is the best medium shield in the game, but it's a bit heavy.
Got me hooked with your trailer reaction video, cant wait to watch your elden ring journey!
Subbed for your Elden Ring playthrough. Nice edits btw. You're the first streamer that I've seen that has adapted so quickly. I did much worse my first week. Keep getting better brother!
Great vid!! Cant wait to see more!
There are a few different types of mini dungeons and knowing what they might have is helpful, heres a "quick" rundown of them.
Ruins: Upper area with some loot and enemies, has a basement with 1-2 rooms with a boss/chest/npc.
Catacombs/Graves: Filled with "undead" enemies, has loot, spirit ashes and glovewart (spirit ash upgrade material).
Caves: Series of tunnels with loot and enemies that lead to a boss, using a torch of some sort is very helpful.
Tunnels/Mines: Similar to caves but has lots of upgrade materials for your weapons.
Before I forget, press “talk” on npcs multiple times until they start repeating the last thing they said. Because otherwise you’ll miss a lot of info and lore if you talk to them just once! Excited to see the rest of the playthrough :) have fun!
I’m never really one to sit down and watch reacting videos like I did with the trailer one, just finished that and came here. Ur mad entertaining and chill, and for a TH-cam vid to captivate me for 30+ mins and want me to watch more, means something. Nice content bro
I wish I can relive the whole 'First time playin Elden Ring' journey and emotions.
It's very enjoyable to watch someone exploring, learning quickly and actually dedicating their time.
Hope this game and its community bring you joy like it did to many of us and I hope its followed by a greater success 🙌
got yourself a new sub brother!! Keep up the good work!
You have the attitude to blow up. Elden ring is the perfect game to start with
26:00 the soulsborne rush! That amazing feeling of overcoming challenge. It's good!
Dude this is gonna be so great to watch. I'm gonna enjoy every bit of it
I think I just found my new fav youtuber damn. Not me screaming SLaAaAAaY everytime you beat something
This series is gonna be one of my favorites, I just know it. Takes me back to my own first playthrough lol. Never give up, Tarnished!
hey man congrats, just got done watching the trailer reaction and i love your personality and energy, can’t wait to keep watching you play through. good luck!
oh also a few tips:
1. when you go into inventory and look at an item you can press Square or X (depending on if you’re Xbox or PS) to get additional information for items which tells you lore, item information, and how to use items and stuff like that, i find this to be super helpful info for first playthroughs.
2. when you need to do more damage, upgrading your weapon is FAR more important than upgrading your player stats, i would recommend finding a weapon you’re comfort with, getting to the level requirements, then make sure you’re upgrading Vigor (HP). Health is the most important stat. many early game upgrade materials can be purchased from merchants around the world, and from caves so make sure you’re exploring every inch of the map (it’s more fun that way too).
3. don’t be afraid to use NPC or spirit summons for difficult boss fights, there is absolutely no shame in it and some toxic players might try to tell you it makes the game too easy, but don’t listen to them. elden ring gives you so much freedom in the way you play and the most important thing is that you find something you enjoy and that works for you.
4. ashes of war are skills you can equip on your weapons but can also change the affinity, which alters the damage scaling of the weapon. damage scaling means what stat is going to be the best to upgrade for more damage (e.g. your uchigatana scales well with dexterity, so you’d upgrade that instead of strength to get the most benefit), but early game you’re just gonna want standard for the most part. make sure to try some ashes of war to see what you like, but the uchigatana already has one of the best ashes in the game by default so don’t feel pressured.
and most importantly, have fun and don’t give up, the game can be brutal but there’s always a way. looking forward to more vids bro, you earned a subscriber!
Souls gamers excited to see you play this! Honestly the game is so so rewarding and gorgeous if you keep going.
just judging by how you dealt with that first boss, I can already tell you're gonna love this game. All other games will feel like shit from now on.
hey man thanks for the video, I really enjoyed it! I hope you continue uploading your elden ring gameplay until you finish the game!
Hey man, for your very first Souls-Game you are doing great. You pick up on things fast, the fight against the Watchdog was cool to watch. Good luck and have fun, you will have a blast with this game, absolute masterpiece.
Its so refreshing seeing another person getting into the wonderous world of Elden Ring, i recently started playing myself again, in a second playthrough
Oh to play Elden Ring for the first time! One of the best gaming experiences one can have. I just watched your reaction to the trailers and stayed for the gameplay. It's always fun to see someone experience this for the first time
It's so entertaining to see someone learn how to beat a boss using the knowledge of their moves. This is basically what filters the playerbase. If you can't learn - it's Joever. Good job 👍
Why am I watching this instead of playing the DLC. Found you randomly and your vibe and skills definitely hooked me. For a first timer, you are really good.
Make sure to keep talking to npcs until they run out of dialogue. Sometimes it messes up quests
"He attacks so fast" during the cat boss. Meanwhile for me having fought dlc bosses like Messmer and a certain someone this feels like slow motion now.
Hey man wassup, I'm back! I knew you would make it here. Keep the grind going!
I love how you edit the whole video, it feels like lovely little details
We all just wish we could be in your shoes. Playing this ridiculously amazing game again for the first time would be incredible.
Its amazing that you found the Catacombs and also the scarabs. People just keep missing those on the start.
its so cool to watch someone play this fresh so long after it came out, keep up the series this is good
I'll be honest with you. For your first souls game, you're doing great! Most people who's never played a souls game gets wrecked by the eardtree burial watchdog. You caught on to his moveset quickly, your utilizing the I-Frames to avoid his attacks, and you're playing patiently.
Man i love watching a fromsoft noob learn how to play the game. Call it living vicariously until i have a new one to play through for the first time again. Really enjoyed you learning on the spear knight after the first dungeon.
That beam of light that the site of grace gives off is the direction towards the next site of grace in the game progress
You should fast travel to the church of Elleh. You must fast travel, without using a horse, and then a witch will appear. she will give you a spirit calling bell to summon spirits.
Keep uploading. I enjoy your commentary.
Also you can agree to everything in this game, whether you do what you agree to do is entirely up to you, but typically defeating bosses at certain stages changes the "world state" and can cause some quest lines to be automatically failed and the NPCs will despawn.
Good to see someone new to the Souls formula having a good time exploring!
Hope your channel can grow with elden ring videos, most of the time the community of from software is toxic, but sometimes (like in this case) we help to grow channels like this. Hope you enjoy your travel in the lands between. And this is a message for all the comments in here, please don't spam, let him discover this huge world, all the secrets, everything, this game is about to explore, don't mess it with comments like "in this area, in this specific point, you can find the best weapon, use it", please guys, let him find everything, explore all the map, and most importantly, enjoy this beautiful game.
Pro tip:
The white masked guy has a questline that will lead you to the DLC content that will be added in the future, but even on it's own it's extremely great quest to do. Be sure to check on Varré troughrought the playtrough. Same goes for lot of Npcs like Milicent for example. If you don't want to miss on questlines just check up on NPCs how they are doing. Check your map from time to time if they didn't move from their original location. Some ussualy leave an item in their own place that you can inspect in inventory to read the description.
watching this is giving me vibes of the unknown like my first playthrough- enjoy the ride bro you will never forget it
pro tip. vigor is hp, mind is mana 'and endurance is stamina. almost EVERY build in the game has 40vigor and 20-30 mind and endurance. everyone has red blue and green bars so pumping those stats is never a bad idea.
Mind is pretty crap but go off
@@arcstaff u not wrong but some ashes cost a ton, like tiche and its always nice to have some baha blast left over.
I love seeing him say “don’t use any of YOUR potions” like he’s talking to someone else when playing, I’ve been playing these games for years and do that all the time and thought I was on the spectrum lmao
I saw your trailer reactions and I'm happy to be here! You said you were wondering how bad we thought you were but you are way better than I was starting this game, and I had already platinum trophied Dark Souls 3. So with enough levels and learning you'll probably surpass my skill by the end of this play through.
Bro you are doing amazing for someone who is playing a soulsborne game for the first time.
Watching someone play a souls game for the first time is a magnificent experience. You will get rocked... until you rock. And then you will be doing the rocking. Fuck 'em up man!
23:46 - Honestly bro you are the best first time Elden Ring player I have watched yet and I have watched countless hours of playthroughs. You are already playing like you've played the game before, like what the hell lmao 😂
Love seeing someone’s else’s first reaction! You can never experience it again, the only way is through watching others’
Enjoy the game!
This channel is a true gem can’t wait for more
I haven’t made it all the way through yet, and I haven’t seen any of your other videos yet, but one thing I will say is to read each item you pick up. There’s like an extended description of each item in the inventory when you hover over them, and a lot of items give you small details of the lore and the world around you which is really cool.
Great video so far!
Was a very enjoyable episode, can't wait to see your reactions to the rest of the game! And you can say yes to Sellen, it's not a problem
Information Cards you missed or want to review are in your inventory, can be helpful to solve puzzles, and you did well against the Watchdog. It's all about patterns and counter to patterns and your golden.
Enjoying the playthrough
I think I found gold, thank you for recording bro, I need more of that, you addicted me XD Ps. If you need any tips or tutorials let me know I will tell you all you want to know