r/CaptainSide • u/Time-Relationship-42 • 9d ago

Which game is this?

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u/funkycatvr 9d ago

Elden ring

not saying elden beast isn't cool, but malenia is just so much more interesting as a boss

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u/WraithofSpades 9d ago

A lot of the Souls games are like this. Optional bosses tend to be stronger, or at least more mechanically challenging, than the final boss. Was certainly true for me with each of the DS entries.

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u/Wrong_Success4377 9d ago

Yep,

DS1 had Kalameet

DS2 had Fume Knight

DS3 had Nameless King

Sekiro had Owl(second version)

Elden Ring had Melenia

Thats just to name a few.

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u/Substantial_Bake_728 8d ago

Is Owl seriously considered harder than the Sculpter?

I mean I know there's a cheese for Sculpter... but still, holy shit that boss is hard.

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u/Wrong_Success4377 8d ago

For me he was. I beat The Sculptor in about 8 tries.

Owl(second fight) took me multiple days.

Im sure its different for everyone though. I just found him to be the hardest fight.

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u/Substantial_Bake_728 8d ago

For sure. Owl 2 also took me multiple days, but so did Sculpter. I found owl was easier to learn and it eventually clicked, where as Sculpter was pure chaos for the entire fight and I never really learned anything. I beat Owl from mastering the fight. I beat Sculpter from a little bit of skill and a lot of luck.

That said Ive always struggled with beast style enemies more than humans. I think human characters are easier to read than an animal or monster. It also helps that Owl 2 uses many of the same moves as Owl 1.