An Elden Ring player has defeated Malenia without dodging any of her attacks, simply brute forcing their way through the entire boss fight.
18.01.2024 - 03:19 / gamerant.com / Elden Ring / Gabriel Machado Pureza
A hardcore Elden Ring player has recently started to play the game in a curious way: by rolling in real life every time they dodge during boss fights. Many Elden Ring bosses are already notoriously hard, and with this handicap, the player made these fights even more difficult.
Ever since Dark Souls was released in 2011, From Software’s games have become synonymous with challenging gameplay. Elden Ring follows this tradition, presenting several bosses that challenge the player’s coordination between attacking and dodging. Despite the non-linearity provided by its sprawling open world, this high level of difficulty grants Elden Ring a place among FromSoftware’s hardest games.
Now, an experienced Elden Ring player called GoodGameEthan has decided to make From Software’s latest title even harder by rolling in real life each time their character does it against bosses. GoodGameEthan recently shared a short clip that showcases this curious handicap, in which the gamer defeats the Draconic Tree Sentinel. According to GoodGameEthan, they started this challenge some days ago and have been fighting every boss using this method since then. At the moment, the gamer is not doing the rolls during non-boss fights, but they said in the post’s comments that if there’s enough demand from the community, they could possibly stream the whole game while doing this.
Trying out weirdly specific self-imposed challenges in Elden Ring is actually somewhat common in the game’s community. For example, a player used their goldfish to beat the first phase of Elden Ring’s Malenia some months ago. At the time, the gamer came up with a pretty unique idea, as they used their goldfish Tortellini to “play” the title inside an aquarium. As the fish swam between different quadrants of the tank, specific commands would be input in Elden Ring, which made for a random, yet entertaining challenge.
Gamers have been playing Elden Ring for almost two years, and these unique challenges can be seen as ways to keep the game fresh after beating it. Fortunately, it seems that Elden Ring’s Shadow of Erdtree DLC may be released soon, offering more content to players. The latest hint of that was spotted on Elden Ring’s Steam files by a fan who discovered files named «SteamDB Unknown App 2778580» in the game’s latest update. This could prove that Elden Ring’s DLC will be out soon, but it’s still only speculation at this point.
Elden Ring is a fantasy action-RPG adventure set in a world co-created by Hidetaka Miyazaki, the creator of the influential Dark Souls video game series, and George R.R. Martin, the author of the best-selling fantasy series A Song of Ice and Fire. This collaboration between two renowned creators has resulted in FromSoftware's largest
An Elden Ring player has defeated Malenia without dodging any of her attacks, simply brute forcing their way through the entire boss fight.
An Elden Ring player shared a short video of a hilarious invasion which ended up looking like a Looney Tunes episode. Invasions in Elden Ring are a fun little diversion that provides players a chance to engage in PvP fights, battling it out in competitive multiplayer without the confines of being in the Colosseum. Sometimes, invasions will even lead to interesting situations that turn out to be more entertaining than the solo gaming experience itself.
One unlucky Elden Ring invader ran into another player using a hack that allowed them to fly around on a bug. Elden Ring is one of FromSoftware’s most successful titles, having won numerous awards, including Best Role-Playing Game in 2022 and even Best Multiplayer at various ceremonies. FromSoftware games are known for their challenging combat and formidable bosses that require players to learn their attack patterns to defeat them successfully.
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An Elden Ring player has uploaded a reference clip showing Malenia's hitboxes during the Waterfowl Dance. Most fans are already familiar with the iconic character and her signature move, the Waterfowl Dance. Many gamers even claim that she is one of the most complicated enemies, and possibly the hardest opponent, available in the game. While there have been different strategies to beat Elden Ring's Malenia, even up to this day a lot of players have difficulty in defeating one of the game's secret bosses.
Elden Ring has been beaten in pretty much every way conceivable at this point, and when you think there isn't anyone else that could surprise you, someone goes and beats it with a violin. You'll struggle to find a challenge run as physically exhausting as Elden Ring fan GoodGameEthan's ongoing playthrough though, who has decided to beat all the game's main bosses while rolling in real life at the same time as their character.
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lets people unleash their imagination in worlds of their own creation as they set off on adventures. However, despite taking place primarily in a fantasy setting, has some great real world benefits too. At its heart, is a social game which has the power to provide skills and experiences that can be transferred into people’s lives.
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