and while it's definitely the fromsoft game I like the most so far, this sentence structure indicates I'm gonna bring up a negative point next: there's just too goddamn much sometimes (and I don't mean in terms of like, places to explore)
though to be fair, by the time I get to the next-to-last area, I'm kinda done. I'm not exploring as much as before, I just want to get to the end already. the original Bioshock reached that point right at The Big Reveal and wow I was just completely checked out while I trudged through the last two levels. I guess that's kind of the idea with Elden Ring since it's so big you're not meant to do everything, but still
anyway imo my personal Too Much pain point is: the bosses
I'm actually Engaging With The Mechanics now instead of doing what I did in my previous runs and calling in the skeleton boys to keep the boss occupied while I grease up my Darryl Sword with Toxic For Girls. I'm making an effort! I'm learning the fights! I'm messing around with a fun build (a dex/magic cosplay of Sleeves from Her Majesty The Prince) and a lot of the time it's really fun! I feel super accomplished now that I can run into a crucible knight or a leonine misbegotten and know I can take them without breaking a sweat
but fromsoft, were you serious with some of these milestone bosses? I love learning a fight like the next sicko but at some point I just get supremely tired of having to start over yet again because the boss unleashes New Move #17 that murders me for the cardinal sin of not having memorized it beforehand. I get it!! bosses cool!! big fights you learn? neat! but god fucking dammit there's only so much I can keep in my head at one time! how many different situational attacks can one mounted asshole have?? there's a snarky voice in the back of my head, the mouthpiece for a nonexistent peanut gallery, that snickers and says "greed" every time I overcommit but 99% of the time I'm not being greedy, my brain was so full trying to remember all the other attacks that I legit forgot how to deal with this one. for fuck's sake, I want to like this! give me a fighting chance here!
anyway excited for the DLC, can't wait to get to it once I come back from Loretta University
Zandra's tags on the above post brought to you by her watching me beat Commander Niall on my 2nd try, having never seen him before, by spamming blood slash and the raya lucaria knights summon
Blood slash; it's Just Broken(TM)
