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The floodgates are open – Elden Ring gameplay is finally here. Well, it has been for quite a while, but humor me. Is it merely more Dark Souls or is it something greater? Today I’ll share all my Elden Ring Network Test impressions specifically as it relates to the 14 bosses within. The game is nearly here so stay tuned for a lot more content to come!
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Lots of comments mentioning how things will be different in the final build of the game related to balancing. That's my bad – I scripted this video and did the commentary back when I played the Network Test – so my take is from an initial impressions standpoint. Even then, FromSoft historically has had unique balance for their Network Tests to let you try mid-game builds. Fair to mention things should be quite different in the final release. Hopefully this is a fun preview nonetheless!
I made it to the third, but seeing how I haven’t seen the network test bosses for myself yet(which took a lot of self-restraint), I will be back in about a week to watch DeMod!
Keep in mind, FS does tend to buff the player character in demos. Your damage will probably be a great deal less in the actual game.
a thought just hit me hard- this has a bit of every game kinda in one. what if there is a secert area you need a emote for? like ds 3?
“Eye roll”
Idk man, this video kinda left me with a bad aftertaste tbh. While I would agree with your grades (probably, skipped the network test to come in fresh on friday) the video overall felt a bit… gloaty, if that makes sense? Cant really pinpoint what caused it, perhaps wording? Anyway, it would be interesting if you did the same video, but a revised version using the final release as source and comparing the two 🙂 Keep it up DeMod, proud of you
Thr Soldier is 100% meant to be a red herring. You walk outside and the Tree Sentinel is there to wreck your shit. Beast Claw being OP in the CNT does not make Tree Sentinel bad.
Godrick looks awesome for a first boss!!
Who else is ready to contribute to the unemployment rate when Elden Ring drops? 🙆♂️😩
I want to watch this video so bad but I’m gonna come back after I beat the fame
20:50 the genuine pain in demod's voice lmao
Nice touch putting the bazelgeuse theme for the dragon fight
I almost shit myself when I recognized father gascoigne’s theme. Hope someday out of sheer hatred miyazaki makes you fight nameless king, sword saint and fume knight all at the same time
Didn't look through too many comments but greyoll's roar debuffs enemies so they take more damage. Beast claw is actually slightly weaker than you showed by itself, although still insane.
I would love some sort of Bloodborne mechanic like the left hand gun parries. Some kind of lore friendly crossbow or daggers that parry enemies into a visceral attack. Possibly recovering ammo by draining your own health
PS: if this is in Elden Ring, don't spoil it for me because I am going in blind besides the network test footage
Uhhh this is not representative of the final build. Complaining about broken OP faith builds right now after alllllll the other facets of the game have come out is like way way late man
If they wanna keep Beast Claw as it is, I think the best way to keep it strong while not completely busted would be to make the waves come out after charging the spell for a bit. Like, it has its current cast time, but the fastest cast possible will only get you the melee portion of the attack. If you choose to spend the another second or so charging the move, then you'd get the ranged waves that deal maybe a little less damage than they do right now and cost a tad more FP.
The first boss was a joke on miyazaki behalf xD the outside boss the first true guardian
From what we learn from vaati the actual game is much harder and they Gave you a lot of powerful tools in the beta
I really hope there’s no copy n paste bosses without lore.. no reskins please
Soldier of Godrick will probably be replaced for the actual game but oneshotting him the first time around has to be the most I’ve laughed in a game in years. It was so out of nowhere and a great experience for me. Gonna be sad to see my boy go
Rlly hope they increase all the hp for those bosses
*Fights Area 1 boss with endgame armor, equipment, spells and way over leveled*:. "It gets a C for difficulty"
Can't wait to play it
Bro if you like magic all the power to ya, but I’m always gonna be getting in the bosses face with a big ass sword lol. It’s just too fun.
Anyone else get the feeling that faith being OP was a compromised way of adding an easy mode?
More healing items and can consistently attack from range, but the enemies are still as strong and still require skill to avoid getting totally stomped
I can't wait 2 more days for the game to come out! I'm sooo hyped for this game
This was so worth doing well in school as my mom allowed me to use her card for this for doing well in school
Pumpkin Head was a legendary nod to Siegmeyer
Love the Bazelgeuse theme for Agheel
For the horseback dragon boss… literally just turn lock-on off and use free camera. Camera Jank issue solved.
Looks like Beast Claw is still broken btw
All the bosses do lesss damage than regular cannon fodder enemies in DS and all have like 0 health, can all be stunlocked by OP magic and it looks way too easy.
Although I do prefer having low expectations. Still preordered it, hopefully I am pleasantly surprised
pumpkin head would need to hit you 8/9 times in a row without you healing once to even kill you wtf is this
Boy this guy is the best… just ask him
I love your content 😛
What was that melee build you were using in the end? That great sword and shield looked awesome!
Can’t wait for Friday!
Bazelgeuse theme gaming with agheel
Would’ve been a better ranking if you had the ranking for quality stay the same and make a difficulty ranking based on if you were using a spell only run, spell and weapon combo, or just weapons, it’s hard to really see this list seriously when you base most of the bosses on how much damage the spells do and not ranking them all based on fighting them with a weapon and shield, or just two handing, still a good list just wish there would’ve been more coverage on all bases for every boss