Tag: Soulslike
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When Elden Ring Stops Being Fun (And How to Fix It)
Fellow Tarnished, after countless hours in the Lands Between – bosses buried, the game finished more times than you’d admit out loud – you can hit a strange wall. Not a difficulty wall. An expectation wall.
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The Bofrostmann Run: Freezing the Lands Between
Recently I thought about an Elden Ring progression build that would start with the Icerind Hatchet and switch to the Zamor Curved Sword later on. I wanted to find out if the Icerind Hatchet still gives you the shiver of the early days – well, kind of…
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I Think That Elden Ring Clip Is a Horse Commercial
FromSoftware posted twelve dark seconds of Siofra and the internet decided a Godwyn DLC was coming. I don’t think it is. What convinced me isn’t in the cave or the caption, it’s the PEGI badge burned into the corner of the video.
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10 Enemy-Drop Weapons Worth the Grind in Elden Ring
Bloodhound’s Fang. Blasphemous Blade. Moonveil. You know them, and so does every third co-op summon outside a boss fog gate. But the Lands Between hides weapons no chest will ever hand you – the kind you farm off enemies at 2% a kill. Here are ten worth the grind.
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Idus & Heavy Knight: What the New Stats Really Say
FromSoftware finally published the final stat sheets for the two classes arriving with the Tarnished Pack, and the numbers tell a different story than the marketing does. One of them isn’t the class everyone thinks it is.
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A Bandit Run with Buckler and Dagger(s) is Hilarious!
In a previous post I explained why learning to parry is a game changer and suggested a run with the Bandit starter class to practice it. Well, I took my own advice…
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Elden Ring, Caelid Guide – Part 3: Into the Dragonbarrow
The part of Caelid where even Caelid is scared of itself! You made it. You’ve survived the Swamp, outwitted Sellia’s sorcerers, and watched Radahn crater into the Wailing Dunes like a blazing comet. You’ve done Caelid. Pat yourself on the back.
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I Put My Faith Into Two Bandit’s Curved Swords
I recently set myself a challenge: complete an Elden Ring run with two Bandit’s Curved Swords, but not the usual bloody way. I wanted to see how hard I could push these two little blades by pouring every rune into Faith and setting the whole thing on fire. Turns out: very hard.
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Elden Ring, Caelid Guide – Part 2: Sellia, Radahn Festival
Two bosses, one meteor and a horse named Leonard. If Part 1 was about surviving Caelid’s rot-soaked welcome, Part 2 is where things escalate significantly. You’ve made it through the Swamp of Aeonia, kick-started Millicent’s questline, and hopefully stocked up on Preserving Boluses.
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SotE’s Most Overlooked Weapons (And Why You’re Wrong)
Shadow of the Erdtree dropped over 100 new weapons on us, which sounds like a paradise of choice, but then you realize that the internet collectively decided within 48 hours that the Backhand Blades are the best thing since sliced Erdleaf Flower, and everyone else fell in line.