I’ve finally finished school and have passed all my exams, so finally I can live a life unshackled from scholarly duties. Which means that I have more time to shitpost (you’re welcome 😘)

My weekend is pretty busy, so I probably won’t be playing too much. If I do, I’ll probably rotate between Monster Hunter Rise and Monster Hunter Freedom Unite via PPSSPP again :)

I’m not sure I’ve had fights like this, actually. Most of the bosses I’ve encountered I’ve either seen before in videos and had not made up an opinion on, or they were new to me, so I went in with an open mind. Maybe the two Gundyrs in DS3? Both were made out to be a lot harder than they actually were in the end, but for someone new to soulslikes they likely pose more of a challenge.

  • BurntWits@sh.itjust.works
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    13 days ago

    I found Malenia to be a bit underwhelming, at least for the hype around her. I went into the fight hearing she was the hardest boss ever made and all that, had tons of exposure to her beforehand, seen videos of people dying hundreds of times to her, had two friends say she was the most challenging thing they’d ever beaten in any video game. I finally got to her and beat her in maybe 5 attempts. I’ve since beaten her maybe half a dozen more times and I’ve never died more than maybe 2-3 times. Now, I can’t fight her half assed or anything, I do need to pay attention quite a bit for the fight, but I don’t do any crazy prep or anything. I get why other people struggle with her but I found just stun locking her made the fight kind of trivial.

    Promised Consort Radahn, however, that was brutal. Especially pre-patch. That had to be 50+ attempts. SS Isshin in Sekiro, too. Probably 20-30. And my first playthrough of DS3, the Twin Princes were probably over 100 attempts, though I usually beat them first try now that their moveset is permanently engraved into my mind. I hadn’t played it in probably 5 years and when I went back for a new playthrough I still had all their moves memorized. Kinda crazy.