The $3,000 Elden Ring Speedrun: How FAST Can You Beat Malenia From a New Game?
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- Опубліковано 16 тра 2024
- How fast can you beat Malenia from a new game? Was this the most difficult Elden Ring speedrun ever?
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Here are the FULL unedited runs of the 2 entrants showcased in this video:
Spicee - • Amazing Chest Miquella...
Michuzak - • 1:20:48 Glitchless Mal...
Here's a link to the first place run by Forsa. He and I agreed not to showcase it in order to give others a chance in the spotlight: • Millicent Quest Speedr...
The speedrun's rules are explained in-depth here: docs.google.com/document/d/1s...
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0:00 Elden Ring Speedrun Challenge Rules Explained
1:57 How fast can you beat Malenia from a new game?
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Edit: For those wondering why I didn’t showcase Forsa’s 1st place run: I asked him before I started working on this if he’d be okay with me not including him in the video given that I’ve already covered him in 2 previous ones and he said it was fine! We wanted to give others the chance to share the spotlight too. I also felt like Spicee and Michu’s runs made for better storytelling because they were so close. If you’re interested in seeing Forsa’s run, you can find it in the description of this video. Definitely check it out, the guy is a legend!
Lol Forsa needs a nerf
I think my favorite boss from all souls games that I played(ds1, ds2, ds3, bloodborne and elden ring)was Vordt of the Boreal Valley
@@insiraumnomebomaqui1055 My hate for you is immeasurable and my day is ruined...
My favorite boss is radahn
Are they hiring software developers?
Him: His fight took an outrageously high 46 seconds
Me: Takes 3 hours
It took me 17 days
Took me 10 tries🥶
I beat her on NG+ 1 in 2 minutes 7 seconds.
you mean weeks right?
I took me around 40 seconds on my Mage build 1st try !
Michu: carefully subjugating the bosses in a conceise and controlled manner
Spicee: STANDING HERE, I REALIZE
I dont normally like comments but when i see 68 likes the temptation , i cannot resist
Michu: Chipp players
Spicee: Unga bunga
I feel the urge to continue the song but I'm not sure if I should
I dont get it D:
YOU ARE JUST LIKE ME, TRYING TO MAKE HISTORY
Hiding the timer is freaking cool, I think you should do it more often, and maybe even a little bit sooner. I loved it, the suspense was killing me.
it was great but he forgot to hide the best possible time:(
@@simonanderss he kept it so we'd know immediately after who won
@@jordanreavis8163 kinda negents the whole suspense thing tho, and that was my point. no point hiding one timer for suspense if anothe one show the same thing. you get me?
The timer was there though??
Nah, I hated this. So much I paused it, did the math, and set my own timer so I could feel the actual adrenaline of the time running out.
Spicee's dodge of 2nd form malenia's 2nd water fowl was magnificent! Both runners are well deserving of some recognition for their awesome runs!
I don't even know how he did that
@@aeriagloris4211 Theres this one content creator called Bushy who does different challenge runs in Elden Ring. In one of them the poor bastard had to dodge the waterfowl 8 times during the 2nd phase alone lmao. But did not get hit once if i recall correctly. Some people just have the timings and strategies down in muscle memory through so much repetition.
@@aeriagloris4211Basically, baits the first two attacks on the first section of her waterfowl to go one way while he dodges the other, bc these two attacks are the furthest reaching she then can't gain enough space on you during the next 3 hits. Bc he was light rolling it makes it much easier but I believe this is possible to do on med load, just that the dodge is near pixel and frame perfect as well as having to set her up correctly. The next two sections of waterfowl you just dodge in, fairly simple.
The other list😢
I disagree. Only Spicee's run is deserving of recognition because the other dude lost.
Godrick was my boss tbh. When I first met him he looked pretty cool but when he grafted the dragons head I was in absolute shock and then the iconic “FOREFATHERS ONE AND ALL, BARE WITNESS.” It was honestly what hooked me for the rest of the game
Couldn’t agree more
That with probably my favorite soundtrack in the entire game made him my favorite boss
Margit for me (and in extension, Margot). I love the lore of the twins in general but Margit (imo) is the best first boss the game could have. Hard but not too hard. Slow enough for you to heal, not too slow to make it easy or boring.
Easy, yet hard.
Honestly true some voice lines though made me rage like margit's "put these foolish ambitions to rest line!"
@@seraclass2237 Margit is morgott, or by twins do u mean morgott and mohg?
The ending clutches are always super hype to watch. Great job on the video and all the runners who participated XD
Thanks Sonic, always appreciate you taking the time to watch these
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It was a pleasure to watch these two highly skilled individuals in their natural habitats. Truly amazing
Honestly feels like Michu is the much better player. That detour at the beginning probably cost him his game though.
Love the speedrunners with objectives and glitchless.
This rocks!!!
absolutely. mechanics and perfection. i love it
My favorite is the WARRIOR!!! It’s a well put together fight that has important lore behind it and is a fair fight and not to take from the WARRIOR!!!
Ah, yes. I too love the final boss of Borderlands 2, which is definitely what you're talking about.
@@draconocor1309 the greatest threat pandora ever faced
@@bobisacoolguy3631 False, the greatest threat was CORROSION.
No rest for the wicked
Bl2 is my favourite game zero is just fun to me
My favourite boss is definitely Starscourge Radahn as he is(at least was on the release) one of the harder(but not unfair) bosses in the game. Also i like the whole festival gimmick
I miss pre nerf radahn. He’s a cakewalk now.
@@sambmackenzie agreed. Kinda lame tbh how easy he his now. He was no joke on release which made him so much more satisfying once you finally beat him
@@sambmackenzie they buffed him again though
@@jacobniznik8392 They nerf was reverted, he no longer has those nerfs now
@@sambmackenzie Apparently they were only trying to fix his broken hitboxes and unintentionally nerfed him, they buffed him later
Can we just appreciate how clean those Malenia fights were.. Amazing work. These are some high level players. Bummer with the bad luck at the end but he managed to pull off the victory! The fact that they were just seconds apart is so impressive. Speedrunners play at such a high level that they are only seconds apart from each other
General Radahn was the most iconic boss in Elden ring by far. From his compassion towards animals, to coming down as a meteor, not only was his fight legendary but also his character.
its more so that like a good 40%-50% of players have never even beaten margit
@@walmartnibba4726 nothing had me as frustrated as Margit. the first day playing this type of game for the first time, had to sleep on it after trying for 2-3 hours and got him first try the next morning lol
Yeah Radahn, visually, was my favorite. The fight felt amazing and epic. The fight and everything was amazing. It was hard but not very hard with summons. I also enjoyed Morgott. Margit was the first boss I attempted to fight.
@@cshepard09 now try him bow only no heals
@@1blameonme1 bow only on Margit is probably easier than fighting him for the first time as a new souls player.
I haven’t seen a lot of others say this, but my favorite boss might have been maliketh the black blade. It was the most surprising “this boss is so easy” to “…. There’s a phase 2…” moment. The transformation was also really cool. I found I had to really learn his moves and dodge them with specific strategies vs just being able to wing it with other bosses.
Maliketh was an absolute bitch in any challenge run I did.
Still love him though
My favorite boss was definitely always that one. From everything you said. It also had a nice element that some players would fall off the edge by trying to stay too far away.
That Starscourge guy that flies in like a comet ain't too bad either. That might be my 2nd favorite.
@@Chimchimchu That boss was sooo good that people cried for a nerf because they sucked at beating him lmao.
I remember maliketh wasn't too bad in phase 2. Ofc I did it 20+ times but still wasn't as annoying as malenia. A well timed dodge against maliketh in his direction always worked for me to stay aggressive
My favorite boss is Placidusax. I love the atmosphere, the music, and he's hard, yet slow, so it let's you use insane attacks and not get instantly punished
My favourite boss is Placidusax. His fight is one big spectacle. The arena, the music that depends on his actions and his moves, especially thundercloud, the laser attack and the big explosionspear are all exciting to me. This challenge by the way is very nice.
It's a chilling environment and build up for a boss who looks so intimidating just floating there.
Crumbling azula is such a strong area as well 2 of my favorite bosses and so many cool dragons
That was amazing. Good job to both runners, thanks for the awesome video
Even coming from 1000+ hours played in souls game, it took me a lot of attempts to beat Margit. He's designed to teach you the "always roll through" mechanic, while at the same time punishing you sometimes with quick dagger swipes, that you have no way to avoid. It really subverts the "keep rolling and all will be fine" theme.
I warmed up with first time playthru with Bloodbourne. Beat Kos in day of attempts and thought I was gud.
Well I after Margit smoked me, Didnt even know how to use ash of war or upgrade my weapon. Tries that and fails, so I went exploring. Fromsoft starts are always brutal.
he teaches everything, really.
how dynamic elden ring combat is, with you a lot of times being able to sneak r1s between hits in the same combo, delayed attacks, even undodgeable attacks that you just have to either light roll, or run away from
also if I'm not mistaken he has some strafeable attacks, and there's another mechanic. I love Margit
For me, it's taken until Radahn to realise that dodge timings are flexible by your inputs. By that i mean, while bosses have combos that attack twice in quick succession, you can dodge earlier to avoid both blows. Other combos take longer or have longer follow throughs so you dodge later. It makes dodging more intuitive and meaningful every time you press the button.
I constantly play like I'm playing Bloodborne & I get punished. Don't feel bad. Margit takes me forever too. Doesn't matter what playthrough I'm doing.
ER is my first souls and it took me like 25 attempts with summons to kill that bastard😂
My favourite boss in Elden Ring is probably Godfrey. On my first playthrough, he felt like the final boss, with extremely powerful attacks, that were also well telegraphed, so the fight never seemed unfair. From a lore and gameplay standard, this boss is amazing for the climax of the game. It's unfortunate that the real final boss is a little disappointing (not Radagon, but the Elden Beast is stupid).
Godfrey was awesome and that phase two where he throws you into space was so cool. He also was very respectful which was a nice change from the average enemy.
When he ask favorite boss, I immediately thought of Godfrey and Hoarah Lux, epic battle.
Absolutely. Godfrey's reasonably tough without feeling cheap or annoying like many Elden Ring bosses. Easily the most fun fight in the game while being awesome lore-wise as well.
@@Orciwan548absolutely I LOVE the fact that he respect us and treat us like a worthy opponent, and then you walk in the tree and fight against this weird ass spammer😂
the video format was awesome, the ending got me on the edge of my seat.
highest quality content thank you sm
What a race, definitely had me at the edge of my seat at the last fight. Malenia going for the hard attacks and yet still managed to come out on top, amazing!
And I think my favorite boss is definitely Godfrey, both his phases are awesome and he's just such a badass character
My favorite boss is Gideon, despite the fact he is soo easy, i just love the mechanic that he knows the spells from the bosses you have already killed.
I like running up to him with the madness grab attack and one-shotting him while filling his mind with incomprehensible madness
@@Kingly242 I'm a big fan of that one.
"Oh, hey, you're the 'All Knowing', yeah?
Do you know ... the Eldritch Truth?"
*walks forward with hands outstretched*
@@Kingly242 that’s hilarious. Gotta do that on my next playthrough
I actually had a hard time fighting it, couldn't get close range without being blasted by his spells
Learning that he actually stalks you and steals your 'loot', he loots the bosses you've killed for their spells is actually irritating.
Great challenge, amazing runs, and a fantastic game for being so open to do things like this.
Your commentary setting up this speed run is on point! Very entertaining.
Mogh the Omen, atmosphere is absolutely phenomenal, with amazing music. Love the phase 2 mechanic that leaves players feeling hopeless as if they’re really facing the real deal
pretty sure the omen doesnt have a phase 2, you mean lord of blood?
@@ninjadynasty1132 yeah whoops
@@Ivan-ql1is no bother, support the choice. Mohg is a fantastic boss
saaaaaaaaaame, also something about his moveset felt very right to me, like i could understand him as a dance partner
My favorite boss is easily Hoarah Loux, the battle just has such a great flow of dodging and attacking that I felt was lacking in other boss fights
Agreed
Agreed, him and Margit are my favourites to fight
Really cool, congrats to the winner. Wasn't expecting that :D was a pleasure to watch the vid :)
Dude awsome video , great commentary as well !!
Morgott is so damn cool being a decent challenge and having great animations
Rematching the first boss is also another big factor
My favorite is definitely mohg. The experience of finding him and fighting him by accident on my first playthrough and struggling against a boss with such amazing music, an amazing arena, and the most unique area in the game. Beating without knowing about the tear from eleonora and standing alone in the grave of a long lost civilization was so cool. Felt like making it through vampire atlantis
My favorite boss in Elden Ring is Astel! I was so happy seeing little touches of Bloodborne make their way into Elden Ring and I think Astel really encompasses the Lovecraftian side of the game. Plus his design is just super cool and he's so far into the game that he's really easy to miss.
I know this is a year old but SAME HERE. I LOVED ASTEL. He was the boss after margit that made me feel like i was playing the game again for the first time
This is an incredible video. It makes me want to come back to ER. I am no speed runner but I do enjoy the various parts of the game and these guys made this speedrun looks awesome.
awesome to see this, been looking forward to it since the challenge
thanks again for putting this one on dude, had a ton of fun competing again and ggs to all who participated
edit: oh also just saw fav boss things, 100% malenia, super fun to do optimally and get good at
hoarah loux is my favorite boss for sureeeee, his attack animations are so crisp and were, frankly, INSANE. from beginning to end it shows the first elden lord becoming more and more beastly and barbaric. i love it.
Lorewise he’s not becoming more beastly and barbaric, he’s returning to how he was before becoming Elden Lord
@@Benjobros ahh, now that I think about it, that makes sense. I’m not big on lore, so that’s how I observed him gameplay-wise. thanks for enlightening me!
@@yousefsadek4325 before moving to the Lands Between he was born as Hoarah Loux, he was a barbarian of the Badlands, upon arriving in the the Lands Between, Marika noticed how proficient he was in battle, making him Elden Lord and granting him Serosh to “tame” him by quelling his barbaric lust for battle, he is then used a basically a weapon of the Erdtree, striking down all who oppose the Golden Order, and upon taking down the Fire Giants and putting them near extinction, Marika has no further use for him, and banished him to the Badlands, losing the Grace of Gold and becoming tarnished he once more claims the title of Hoarah Loux, Chieftain of the Badlands, until the lost grace beckons him back to the Lands Between, where he ventures to claim the title of Elden Lord once more
@@Benjobros Awesome! this is really interesting, might look further into this
This was fun to watch thanks and keep um up plz.
Only just got into Elden Ring a few months ago so im only now getting all the youtube content associated with it. Excellent editing and dope as hell challenge idea!
Take that as a lesson when/if you’re ever struggling with the other souls games. Completing them “unlocks” so much interesting YT content. That’s what I told myself when I was struggling at times with some parts in certain games
I really like watching these videos of your speed running competitions, it's really fun to watch players complete specific goals instead of the entire game. And it's also nice to have you explaining what the speed runners are doing! It makes watching less confusing and more comfortable.
Also favorite boss has got to be stars courge Radahn because of his (comically small) horse carrying him.
God I just love mohg, he's just so fun. With the music slowly building, the countdown in Latin, it all just builds to one of my favorite moments in gaming. The NIHIL that leads to phase 2, unleashing all the blood flame and the flare up of the music, it is so good
His theme is amazing and he really feels like a villain.
Same bro hes my favorite
This is why it's always a blast to see speedruns of From games as it gives the players choices
Really cool video, dude! So fun to watch
Great content! These videos keep me coming back to Elden Ring. Going with Malenia as my favorite, the only boss I couldn't beat in my initial session encounter. She was a next day victory. :)
I love how cinematic every major boss in Elden Ring is, so it’s hard me to choose, but I’d definitely have to go with Radahn. Facing him pre-nerf was such a huge challenge and the environment was awesome, and getting to fight him with the boys was icing on the cake
it's hard to play other video games after Dark souls and Elden ring with such cinematic bosses. The only thing i can think of is Nier Automata
Radahn's nerf was reversed back in April. He's full strength.
This was much more interested ng and exciting and intense than expected. I couldn't stop watching!
for sure malenia is a hell of a bossfight! love your videos keep up the good work
Radahn I gotta say is a my favorite boss. His design, the feel of the actual fight, and the lore between him and Leonard is heartwarming. He’s the ultimate chad of all Eden Ring.
That was a really exciting video, and I love the idea of commentated speed runs. I was quite confused at the end though to see that the two runs we saw were #2 and #3. I get that they were super close so it made sense to compare them, but it was a bit odd not to see any footage at all from the winner. I see the pinned comment about this, so just giving my feedback that personally I would have preferred to see all three videos included, as until the end I thought I was watching #1 and #2, not #2 and #3. But an awesome idea and a very well done video. Congrats to the runners!
thanks for the comment, I did not have notice it
Id love more of these, such a good watch
Wow, seeing 2 very close runs side by side is quite fun ^^
Spicee dominating races as always. I remember the pain runners had to go through during the sisters gank every single run and and it didn't help that that part was almost at the very end. GGs to all the runners who sacrificed their sanity for such great content. Maliketh phase 2 is my favourite boss, it's just so fun to fight him in phase 2.
If I had to pick one boss as my favorite, I think it woul have to be Astel. It's honestly his design that makes him my favorite. Astrology was something I was facinated by as a kid, and so fighting a boss that looks like the cosmos came alive was so cool.
Yeah from a design perspective he’s one of the coolest. Reminds me so much of my first souls game, bloodbourne
My favourite boss is definitely Margit, loved it so much, from the atmosphere to the OST to his voicelines and even the boss arena
Man that end fight was really intense. I love the editing and your narration
Radagon was easily my favorite boss. The lore buildup, the music, the color palette, the parries, it was all fantastic.
shame ruined by the Elden Beast boss fight
Holy crap, they have perfected the game. The planning and time to develop the strategy is amazing.
Man Elden Ring runs never would be boring!!! There's so much categories to do! I love this one ❤️✌️
Malenia is easily my favorite boss in the game. That was the only boss in the game that I genuinely struggled to beat when the game first came out and seeing my progression after 40+ tries was extremely satisfying
Malenia's boss fight is so well constructed, people complain too much. It's such an interesting and entertaining fight and the feeling of finally capturing on her move set and winning is inreplacable.
@@kitara373 I think if the waterfowl dance was slowed down and the first phase health was reduced by a quarter, she would be the best boss in the game.
i think the boss would be fine if not the couple unfair movesets
when i 'beat' malenia, the first thing on my mind was a casual "ok, surely there's a phase 2" AND THEN THERE ACTUALLY WAS A PHASE 2
@@soulsplayingidiot I think there's something to be said for unfairly hard optional bosses. I'd be kinda upset with waterfowl if you needed to fight malenia, but, she's just there as a challenge for people that want that kind of difficulty, and since these games are 15 years old by now a fair bit of bullshittery is required to give the vets their difficulty
edit: it's also a move you can perfectly dodge, but only if you know how to, probably from looking up how to do it online. Miyazaki has always stated that part of his games are ment to be figured out as a community, this view extending to bossfights rather than just lore makes sense as a continuation
Gotta be the godskin duo the fact that they are so well put together and everything from the entrance, lore implications and the rewards make it such a fun and memorable fight
Its perfectly balanced and makes players often drastically change their playstyle to fight them
Upsetting I was completely overlevelled and breezed through it
That was so awesome. What a battle. I learned a lot too.
Wow. So well made. Both players so good.
My personal favourite fight is Malenia. Even with her insane difficulty, learning her never felt like it was a chore, it was fun, and the rush I got from beating her was unparalleled. Also helps that she reminds me of my favourite FS game, Sekiro.
Enjoyed the video! My favorite boss would probably be Morgott, especially when you're underleveled. The buildup to the fight and the fight itself was perfect to me and such a great test of your skills and growth as a player
My favorite boss I've encountered so far was the Godskin in the large tower (the skinny one). You have to climb all the way and all the way back down, I was under leveled and didn't know what to expect. Encountering him for the first time was so creepy and memorable.
I just found your channel, and I think your content is creative and I really like it ❤️
Ah yes my fav boss... Probably Lichdragon Fortisax, i love the black theme and red lightning, and just dragons in general👉🏻👈🏻
My favorite boss is Mohg, both versions. I love how the first one feels like an dance, all the attacks are clearly telegraphed but not incredibly easy to dodge. The second one is more epic, the soundtrack is amazing and the phase transition is incredible. The fight feels chaotic, and I really dig it. Also, I love the lore behind him
I liked him because he was weak and me and my mimic could easily get bleed procs on him despite being the lord of blood
@@watchrandomuser395onyoutube I liked him because he was susceptible to my kamehameha
Margit, he’s a great first boss introducing new players to difficulty and he has an awesome attack pattern
Malenia is by far my favourite boss, I love how her move set doesn't have a weird off beat delay unlike most other er bosses
"her move set doesn't have a weird off beat delay unlike most other er bosses" ---F* Mohg and his delayed trident strike bs. C*cksucker...
Videos like this make me wish I had a console to play these games on, but for now will enjoy watching others play, looks really fun.
My favorite fight has to be Radagon and The Elden Beast, I remember getting there totally sleep deprived on like a 17 hour binge of the game and when Radagons theme hit I was just entranced with the fight from beginning to end, Whenever Radagon went down and The Elden Beast appeared the whole fight took a shift from being this epic battle against a godlike warrior to a completely transient being backed by that incredible track. I still remember the awe I felt whenever the Elden Beast flew up and The Elden Ring appeared in the sky, truly an incredible fight.
I think it's really bad
Radahn is my favorite fight. The arena, phase transition, design, atmosphere and lore is just🤩
Just blurring the time at the end gave so much to the end made it so tense that i was really sitting here gettin excited on who would win,what a great move
I think it might be Malekith. I've done the deathroot quest before, so having that fight again is kinda cool, but then the transition into the second phase is just so... menacing and the sound of the medallion being shattered is kinda satisfying. Haven't beaten him yet, but I feel the way he slowly pulls the big sword out of his hand is gonna stay with me for a while.
Grappler Loux was also pretty cool with how he throws you around the arena its super hype, but Malekith seems even more memorable.
Maliketh not malekith
Oddly enough, for me Morgott the Omen King has to be my favorite boss. From the multiple encounters you have with him that builds up a rivalry, to the way as a lord perspective you see that this is a man who wants the best for his people and to rise up to the challenge that was taking the place of his parents. Morgott to me just has a fantastic boss fight, but the lore behind it is what makes it the best.
Both twins have amazing lore. Mohg is super cool too
Malenia is definitely my favorite boss, though that is only because i’ve practiced her alot some time ago and it’s fun to win without taking too much damage
I've practiced her enough times to beat her first phase with no damage but second phase I don't know what the fuck is going on. 😂
she's a boring as fuck boss. Just swings her sword normally. Figure out how to dodge waterfowl and then ez clap
I love the lore and character behind Margit/Morgot, the duality of a character assuming the kingwood of society that hates him, out of pure loyalty, and the detail of his father coming back as a Tarnished, lamenting his end
thanks for the challenge mate! a blessing to watch all these talented players!
Thanks for watching
My favorite boss has to be Morgott. Besides being a really fun fight gameplay wise the reveal that he wasn't just a one off fight at the beginning of the game reaaally caught me off guard (in a good way) the fight just FEELS important and epic. Plus I really love how the line "Emboldened by the flame of ambition" is reused. In the first fight it sounds like he's just going through the motions no real passion, but in the second fight you can just *feel* the anger and hatred in his voice and god its so good
Unpopular opinion, but my favorite boss has to be Malenia. At first, I really hated her (not just because of waterfowl, her lifesteal was really annoying, especially paired with her flurry attack), but then I started to learn her moves, find openings. For the first time I beat her with a summon, and it was surprisingly easy that way, but something was missing. A few playthroughs later I went back to her, to finish her solo. It took multiple hours and many deaths, but in the end I beat her, and it feels like the biggest reward in the game. I'm not going to sit here pretending that she is a perfect boss, in fact she is not very fair at all, but for the journey it took for me to best her definitely made Malenia my favorite boss.
@Poe Soul You got it all right my friend, I'm currently trying to beat her only by avoiding her waterflow with rolls and from close distance, and it is so painful having to put her to midlife at every trial, but I won't kill her until I manage to do it because I know the satisfaction at the end will be worth the pain
Have a great day guys and enjoy the game ! :)
@Poe Soul I'm a souls vet who started at 13 with demon's souls and I agree fully, the delayed attacks were a huge problem for me and threw me off so much, it didn't help I beat the game without summoning. ER kicked my ass more than any game in the series and it was amazing.
However I still really dislike Malenia, not because she has delayed or unfair attacks but because she is poorly designed. I've seen a lot of people compare her to Sekiro's boss and for good reason, but in ER she just doesn't work, add on to that her bullshit healing mechanic, insane damage output and two healthbars and she just feels like the devs put her in there as a fuck you.
Unlike previous souls game's bosses like Gael, Friede, Artorias and especially Isshin she does not reward skill but instead cheese, broken builds and exploits.
Hearing people compare her to Isshin is stupid.
One is a incredibly well-designed duel with an foe far stronger than you, managing to make the fight very hard but never feel unfair, every time you die to Isshin it's your own fault.
The other is a broken, unfair slog with a foe who could have been fun to fight had the devs balanced her more or put more thought into the fight, dying to Malenia is mainly due to dumb bullshit
@@sandwichdealer1711 Really? Dying to Malenia is due to dumb shit? Look, I'm not going to talk shit because frankly, I've felt that against a good quarter of from soft bosses at one point or another. But eventually, you realize that the dumb shit you're dying to is your fault, not the game's. She has generous openings, lacks aggression in phase one, and has only one attack that is difficult to consistently dodge. And even that attack, waterfowl of course, is only difficult to dodge if you get too close to it. Waterflow is fundamentally a souped-up punishment for improper spacing. But if you know what you're doing you still can stay very close and use a different method and completely dodge it the majority of the time. And then if you're even a little distant, it's not particularly notable if you know what you're doing. She's tough. She demands a strong understanding of her moveset and a fair amount of patience. But when you really get her fight down she is incredibly fun. Slightly below Gael to me for best boss they've ever designed but it's a masterpiece.
@Poe Soul its not just an overabundance of delayed attacks, every single enemies attack timing requires delayed rolls and if you get hit once with a bad roll timing you will most likely roll immediately after the stun animation getting hit again. and if you tried dodging at the right time(.2 seconds after the animation not enough to realize you did or did not roll) you will dodge again after the stun animation. every enemy roll catches and the input queueing makes it more likely to get roll caught, deaths are no longer my fault. and the big appeal to the souls fans is its challenging but fair gameplay. this game is no longer fair
@@akeyasa2228 still doesnt make her fair
This gotta be the most intense Elden Ring speedrun match I ever watched. Take my sub bro
Visually I really like Fire Giant fight, but with each of the 10 playthroughs I've done I started to appreciate Malenia's fight more and more. She became my favorite fight of all souls games after beating her first try on ng+7. She still gives me a hard time from time to time whenever I play with friends on seemless coop as I am nowhere near any of speedrunners perfect fights with her, so the +7 kill really made me feel proud.
While it wasn't a particularly challenging boss, I really liked the Regal Ancestor Spirit fight. The music and visuals were really cool, and it was one of those bosses that you almost feel bad for defeating.
Loretta (the real one) is definitely my favorite boss. She's not really hard, but she gave me a lot of trouble during my first playthrough. I love the way she use a mix of melee and ranged attack, and especially her ash of war.
Dragonkin Soldier of Nokstella is my favorite boss. Epic visuals, sounds, great moveset, phase change, and a boss that actually telegraphs attacks well, plus an insanely cool arena. maybe it's considered an "easy" fight but it so far has been the only fight that's truly felt overwhelming in scale but also fair in my 50 hours of the game.
Ok, subscribed. That was an awesome video and competition.
Radahn has to be my favourite. The cinematic feel of the boss with the player fighting along side all these other warriors, needing a army to take down this behemoth. His lore is pretty cool and makes him a neat character who fell from grace. The fight itself is great, allowing the player to fight mounted. And of course his design is amazing, a new iconic souls character.
Radahn is definitely my favorite. He was big, imposing and unique. I loved the war on him that you could do with the summons.
thanks for the entertaining vid 😁 my favorite boss is definitely maliketh, he just looks so cool
Thanks for sharing your valuable experience.
Morgott is my favorite by far his OST, his lore and the challenge and if you’re not using overleveled stuff is on of the most fun Fromsoft Bosses.
My favorite boss is by far Radahn. The theme of the fight, the lore behind...it just amazed me the first time i saw it. Forced me to change build 3 times before i could finally defeat him before patch 1.03
Rahdan is my personal favorite I mean the lore behind him learning gravity for his horse and holding back the stars naming his horse Leonard while being poisoned with scarlet rot and when you fight him it’s like a fraction of his power I think just everything around his is so cool and the lore after learning it makes it that much better I thought he was the final boss at the time because of how powerful he is my favorite boos, lore, and fight especially since it’s with all the warriors like a raid also love the vids
Please keep making awesome videos and letting us choose suggestions
My favorite boss was the Regal Ancestral Spirit. The stage design made it look out this world, with the boss fight itself being fair and memorable. Not as popular as Radahn, Godfrey, or Malenia, but it’s always been my personal favorite.
Honestly my favorite fight was Radagon's. Just the whole spectacle and his opening cutscene, combined with the music and his design made it a true fight to remember. Not including the Elden Beast though 😅👀
Radagon was awesome but elden beast on the other hand was super annoying as he would go to the other side of the map when you hit him
Oddly compelling, loved the video, planned on watching just the first 10mins and watched the whole thing in one sitting
This was such a cool concept
My favorite boss has to be Maliketh, I love the throw off that start the fight with most people thinking he is the beast clergymen from beastial sanctuary. His attacks are very fast but the arena is designed to benefit both the player and maliketh. Once you get into phase two, he finally reveals that he is that one demigod that every fears and my reaction was just like “aw f*ck, what I gotten myself into” moments before getting bodied. His destined death ability is super cool and underrated. On top of all of this you can get the blasphemous claw to parry him and deal damage which is a great touch. His lore is amazing as well as his remembrance including his amazing sword which carried me through my solo Melania run as well as was my main weapon for quite a while (I still love the night riders glaive). Lastly, his armor set is absolutely beautiful with the black and gold design.
Morgott is easily my favourite boss, the voice acting the gameplay is just amazing. Not to mention his lore is also amazing.
Love all the bosses. Love all the vids
This was so enjoyable! It was thrilling!
I think my favorite boss in Elden Ring is Placidusax, he's pretty easy (the hardest part is to endure going to him again if you died), he has a pretty cool lore and I love his nuke attack - pure satisfaction for eyes
I beat him second try on my own without knowing anything about him.
the nuke attack probably has some of the best sound design in the game too
@@Jazmunky There's a nuke attack? 😱