Warning: This text accommodates spoilers for the closing boss of Elden Ring’s Shadow of the Erdtree DLC.
Elden Ring streamer MissMikkaa has efficiently defeated Shadow of the Erdtree’s closing boss on PC and PlayStation 5 concurrently whereas utilizing a dance pad and a DualSense at the identical time, marking the finish of a formidable problem run.
“2X RADAHN HAS BEEN DEFEATED! 4 days of 239 continuous tries (14 hours) in my Final Problem run the place I play Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree two occasions concurrently, on dance pad & controller,” tweeted the streamer after defeating the DLC. “I actually thought this is likely to be unattainable in the DLC, however holyyy.. I did it.”
Shadow of the Erdtree’s bosses are legendarily troublesome at the finest of occasions — focusing on one recreation of Elden Ring utilizing a conventional controller is no-doubt what FromSoftware president Hidetake Miyazaki and his workforce had in thoughts when setting the issue for the recreation. Nevertheless, none amongst the DLC’s pantheon of enemies are as fearsome as its closing boss, Promised Consort Radahn, who assaults the participant with a relentless barrage of bodily, gravity, and holy assaults, together with the upsettingly highly effective meteor strike seen in the base recreation.
2X RADAHN HAS BEEN DEFEATED! 4 days of 239 continuous tries (14 hours) in my Final Problem run the place I play Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree two occasions concurrently, on dance pad & controller. I actually thought this is likely to be unattainable in the DLC, however holyyy.. I did it. pic.twitter.com/q8pF2EVtfU
— MissMikkaa (@MissMikkaa) July 25, 2024
Fairly how MissMikkaa was capable of overcome two of these brutes at the identical time whereas controlling Tarnished utilizing a conventional controller for one, and button presses triggered by stepping on a pressure-sensitive dance pad for one more, is frankly a little past us.
The streamer was capable of carry out a whole run of the DLC on this trend, whereas enduring “685 (x2)” Tarnished deaths in the course of. 35% of these had been incurred in the closing Radahn boss combat. MissMikkaa was additionally type sufficient to share her full construct, which may show a helpful template to gamers scuffling with the climax of the DLC. You’ll want to take a look at IGN’s Elden Ring information to search out out precisely the place you will get the gadgets.
“The ultimate construct was stage 194 with 60 vigor, 54 endurance & energy, 40 religion and 33 thoughts,” MissMikkaa tweeted. “I used to be utilizing a Big Crusher with Prayerful Strike. Talismans had been: Crimson Seed Talisman +1, Dragoncrest Greatshield Talisman, Shard of Alexander and Golden Braid. I used to be utilizing Holy Shrouded Cracked Tear and Opaline Hardtear in my flask.”
After all this isn’t the first time MissMikkaa has danced her option to web fame by finishing insane challenges utilizing an unconventional controller. She had already defeated Shadow of the Erdtree utilizing the dance pad earlier this month, however apparently determined that combating only one boss at a time merely wasn’t troublesome sufficient. She additionally confirmed off her gaming expertise final yr by defeating two cases of Malenia, Blade of Miquella directly utilizing the identical twin controller setup employed in opposition to Promised Consort Radahn.
For extra Elden Ring content material why not learn up on how one other problem participant dooted his was by way of the DLC utilizing a modified saxophone as a controller, or discover out about one other FromSoftware savant, who’s trying a run whereas controlling her tarnished utilizing alerts from her mind.
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