Okay guys I think I have found a hidden skill of mine I think I am cracked at elden ring (Go down for an explanation, spoiler warning) (If you don't like reading there is a tl;dr section at the end) So for Christmas I got elden ring and it has been on my game bucket list for like 3 years so I was very excited to play. My friend told me that I was going to have an extremely hard time and I should prepare efficiently so I sort of just said "ok" and hopped in. My god what a time I had. Anyways, I recently beat the game and beat the elden beast but I was kind of disappointed about all the hype in regards to the difficulty of the base game. Everyone told me everywhere (even a friend I have who has beaten the game starting at base level) that this game is rage inducing and trivial. Now here is the thing: I found the game quite easy Let me explain in an order: ------------- Early game: - I started out with the samurai class because I thought it looked cool and I walked out into the lands between and somehow stumbled across Margit the fell - I walked into the arena and when the fight started I was like "here we go boss time" and boy did he humble me - I took like 35 attempts at him until I finally beat him and I was very ecstatic - After him I beat Godrick on my 5th try and I was sort of loving the difficulty, it felt just right ----------- Early to mid game: - I noticed early on that bosses are big and scary but their attacks are super easy to dodge if you simply just wait - I found that when a boss raises their weapon you prob want to wait to dodge or just run away which is quite effective - Well anyways I beat rennala and got to altus plateau --------- Mid game: - Here is where things took a turn: The game felt easier - I jumped into the lendyll castle and took on Margot but what was sort of disappointing is that I beat him first try - PLEASE KEEP IN MIND: this was my first playthrough of the game. I had no idea of the bosses to come or what any of them did - When I beat morgot I basically got into a power trip lol ------------ Mid to end game: - Nothing much here, just kept going up - By the way, I was level 60 - 70 around this time (making my way to the ice mountain area) and everything felt normal ------------- End game (SO IMPORTANT): - I unlocked Malenia at level 80 and when I hopped into her fight I beat her first phase on my first attempt. After 4 more tries I beat her on my 5th attempt and although I sort of glitched the fight in the second phase on accident, I beat her pretty easily. I was sort of shocked because I was told she is tied with first for the hardest video game boss in history of video games so I was sort of disappointed - I asked all my friends if what I did was normal and they refused to believe I beat malenia at level 80 with 40 vigor as a dex build on my first playthrough ON my 5th try. I looked it up and Google was even more shocked ;-; - Next came fire giant, which again I beat at like level 85 with 40 vigor. I beat fire giant on my 2nd attempt and he seemed so easy, like just too easy. Everyone told me he was a major ego check but when I beat him on my 2nd try my brothers stared at me deeply and asked how I was doing this - I waved it off and claimed it was just a goof but next came godskin duo. Which I beat first try lol. I beat GODSKIN DUO, FIRST TRY. I was level 87 and it was very easy tbh, the duo fights are annoying but very manageable if you just space yourself evenly and be passive aggressive. - Next was maliketh, which I beat 2nd try without a sweat, then I realized. The endgame wasn't even a trial, it was just a ticket to beating the game - Then came sir gideon ofnir who I beat first try but he was light but then I came across Godfrey/horoah loux. I BEAT HIM FIRST TRY, like dude I thought this game was known for being tough. - Today I beat elden beast on my 2nd attempt and the only reason I died on my first attempt was because I forgot to prep my hotbar before entering the fight lmao -------- TL;DR: So essentially I just want to recap: Bosses I beat on my first try with no prior knowledge on my first playthrough of the game: - GODSKIN duo - Maliketh (I beat him 2nd try but my first try a glitch occured where the draconic tree setinle killed me through the wall) - Gideon Ofnir - Godfrey/Horoah Loux - Basically Elden Beast/radagon - I beat malenia on my 5th try - Fire giant on second try I looked this up and everywhere I read claims that I am like a top 0.1% of players. Keep in mind, this was my first playthrough, I ended the game on level 123 but most of the endgame bosses starting at fire giant I was level like 80 (including malenia who I beat before fire giant), I had no prior knowledge to anything in this game other than the first boss' name was Margit and THAT IS IT. I found this game disappointingly easy yet it is still def a top 5 games i've played. Super fun and I would definitely reccomend. Update: I beat mogh first try just now
