I remember Orphan of Kos and Isshin taking a long time for me. Multiple days of several-hour long sessions, I assume. I would probably have trouble beating Orphan today too, but Isshin has gotten pretty easy for me over my 4 or so playthroughs. Laxasia from Lies of P is also a huuge pain despite my four playthroughs. I feel like her second phase is just waaay too much whereas her first phase has gotten pretty easy by now.

Currently playing Khazan and some of the bosses did give me a lot of trouble too. Especially the first two you get to after beating the tutorial were a pain because the bosses felt really spongy, I didn’t have a lot of damage, and they dealt damage like a semi-truck. I’ve gotten better at the game, though, and now bosses don’t take nearly as long. I’ve gotten better gear by now, I’ve got better skills to use, and my overall skill in the game is also good enough to not struggle as much anymore.

Which ones did give you trouble on your playthroughs?

  • froufoxEnglish
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    1 day ago

    The longest one is Promised Consort Radahn, 8 days of trying and learning. Amazing feeling afterwards, still like this boss (gameplay-wise) even though i understand all the hate around it.

    Malenia was tough as well, i remember i gave up on her in the first playthrough and summoned people. On replay I killed her with two halberds doing insane amount of damage from jump attack and it felt underwhelming. Then i replayed the game again and defeated her using a twinblade, was very satisfying properly learning the moveset.

    In souls series Friede was the toughest one, spend 5 nights on her (5 nights at Friede’s lol). And I consider this fight the best in the series overall, especially story-wise. The buildup is an absolute masterpiece: how you meet her as a nice friendly NPC, then discover her dark secrets, then fight with Vilhelm, find Ariandel—and the fight itself as the climax of the story. Absolute cinema

    • Evil_Shrubbery@lemm.ee
      3·
      14 hours ago

      I never had that much trouble with Friede, but it’s def a fight I don’t have to re-learn after a year or two away from DS3 - feels 1337 af to beat that fight “first try” & I look forward to that again in a few years.

      • froufoxEnglish
        3·
        13 hours ago

        I had the same with Gael. All his combos cut into my muscle memory

        • Evil_Shrubbery@lemm.ee
          3·
          13 hours ago

          Oh, yes, def, Midir too, but they were easier to learn imo/for me (a bit more telegraphed in their movement).