Summary
AnElden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtreeplayer conquered the final boss of the expansion while only using voice commands. Developer FromSoftware’s titles are notorious for their extreme difficulty and the studio certainly lived up to expectations with the release ofElden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree, which quickly garnered a reputation for its merciless world and boss fights. However, one fan did not only overcome the DLC, but she did it without even touching a controller.
Even before the release ofShadow of the Erdtree,Elden Ringwas already known for its brutal difficulty. There was no telling what dangers lurked around every corner, and every encounter with an enemy carried the risk of dying and losing substantial progress. But this unrelenting hardship also meant players were encouraged to adapt and experiment with the best strategies to use. It wasn’t long before this led to the formulation of dozens of inventive builds that could absolutely breakElden Ring, such as when one playerconquered theElden RingDLC without dodginga single attack.
In contrast, there were also players who wanted an even greater challenge and were particularly creative about where they could find it. One such fan embarked on a quest to beat thebosses ofElden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtreewith voice commands, and after a climactic showdown with the DLC’s final boss, she ultimately triumphed. Soulslike Vtuber Larxa celebrated her accomplishment by sharing a video of her fight against Promised Consort Radahn, showcasing a grueling but still amusing battle filled with repeated commands of “morb,” “shrimp,” and “dodge.”
Elden Ring Players Are Using Crazy Controllers To Beat The Game
This wasn’t the first time anElden Ringplayer cranked up the difficulty by using an unorthodox input device. The game’s community has developed a habit of using whatever they can scrounge up to beatElden Ring, and the crazier or more impractical the implement, the better. Fans have seemingly used every possible apparatus to conquer the bosses of FromSoftware’s open-world Soulslike, making use of everything from guitar controllers to bananas. Recently, Twitch streamer MissMikkaa conquered the DLC with a dance pad and was even able to use hermat and a controller to beat Messmer twiceat the same time.
While plenty of fans are already looking for ways to spice up their playthrough, some players are alsostruggling withElden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree. So much so that in the weeks following its release,Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtreerestarted an age-old debate regarding in-game difficulty. Most notably, many players criticized the game’s broken hitboxes, which they believed unfairly penalized the players for paying attention to visual cues.
Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree
WHERE TO PLAY
Shadow of the Erdtree is the first and only DLC expansion for FromSoftware’s groundbreaking Elden Ring. It takes players to a whole new region, the Land of Shadow, where a new story awaits the Tarnished.
