The skeleton squad that you can summon is an interesting one in that just like their non-spirit counterparts, they have to be double tapped by the enemy to stay dead. They make for really good distraction fodder.
I got teleporter trap'd to the tunnels outside Selia real early in the game; The rot puppy ashes let me beat some bosses much earlier than I suspect I should've been able to.
Really appreciate putting this up in youtube too. These playthrough has been great to watch. Can't wait to hear your final impressions once you finish it.
I’m 93 hours in. Still nowhere near done. I’m at MTotG, level 235 (which is apparently under leveled according to the community) And I’m still getting one shot it by basic enemies
Caelid is probably the most unsettling area I've seen in a game. Everything from the scenery, music, enemy designs, the whole place is straight out of a nightmare
@@luigiongaming3959 I am actively avoiding that place to the best of my ability haha. I've been playing for over 20 hours and I'm still terrified of the enemies there. Such good design.
What I find funny is I have played for 22 hours and haven't fought half of these bosses but I feel like I have fought so many! This game is honestly blowing my mind so far.
When I encountered her I almost cried of happiness AND laughter because they had to put an emotional support NPC that hugs you indefinitely. Legit though, what a thoughtful and wholesome feature. They knew we could use some emotional support.
"Well now I'm sad" then unknowingly walks right into the emotional support room. On point. This man knows the game without knowing the game. Also, I was doing an Erdtree Avatar fight and then I was just cheezing it with arrows cus I chose samurai cus of course I chose samurai, then after 10 minutes of flinging arrows while on horseback and I was about to kill it with like 5-6 more arrows someone summoned me to help them with the Tree Sentinel fight... '-'
Hi Max. Did you know that you can jump down safely without fall damage on super high levels? The way is to use the whirlwinds to lower yourself down. Don't double jump
Does anyone else feel actual pain whenever max is fighting not locked on? Like sometimes I can see it being okay because camera movement gets wonky but he almost never locks on. To the point where he cant even see the target he is fighting and dies because of it, or he is missing attacks and backstabs because he just isnt facing the target right. I mean I give him props, he is doing some content I had trouble with even when locked on, but it would definitely make his life easier.
If you're having trouble dodging the golden beams of doom during Erdtree avatar fights, circle around them at medium distance as fast as you can. The beams are dumb fire; they'll all miss.
One of the weird things I love about your streams/videos is where you put your cam. I can use the zoom to fill on my phone without cutting half your face off and that makes me happy.
Horse combat is either super cheesy or the cause of your death due to lack of dodge, making you careless. So many deaths by Max were like that. Sometimes it's best to fight on foot it seems.
i love how max says he cant see shit while fighting stonedigger troll... and im sitting here screaming at the screen "JUST LOCK ON DUMMY"!!! max- refuses to lock on, also max- dies.
17:12 - If you're going to ask a question - rhetorical or otherwise - in this context, always follow it up with a statement that indicates your intentions; otherwise, yes, you ARE misleading your audience, and they can feel compelled to - and have a right to - respond with information. It's so weird how many people - *especially* streamers - get lost on this.
Max going into the Caelid wilds like 5 hours into the game is just wild to me, i was so terrified of that area and did all of limgrave first. But dang if he isnt making it work
I’m early in this video, but did anyone tell him not to roll through poison and rot? It builds faster and continues to build if you get out of it if you roll through it, and he can hold his fire spell cast and it becomes larger and reaches farther.
It wouldn't matter if anyone did, because he'll just ignore them. The second people tried to help in the catacombs, he had his mods put it into sub only mode.
Those Evil Shrimp men caused me SO much hassle in this game still hilarious though.. Ah look its the Shrimp man he's hilarious "YOU DIED" ok the Shrimp man MAY be a problem!
Max! Check your inventory from time to time and upgrade your equipment. But in the end, it is your content and your playthrough. I'm still enjoying your commentary and these random deaths!
if BOTW2 isn't coming out I would say you're right which probably will get delayed to 2023 anyway. But if it really comes out this year I wouldn't rule that one out yet especially since the development of BOTW2 has taking just as long as the first game eventho they are using the same engine and world. When they won GOTY 2017 the devs said they would do their best to make an even better game because the joy they felt of winning and honestly we haven't seen much of that game yet.
By the time I fought the dragon I was level 44 from 70thousand free runes I found and some mortal draw looking art I put on my weapon made it pretty quick.
Not a too bad a start to a playthru, but am I the only one FUCKED OFFFFFFFF how much Max is hellbent on fighting on horseback? I'm not one to "talk" to videos but i had to fast forward some bits(which also something I don't often do) because he was taking hits, using up all his flasks circling mobs on the floor rather than dismounting and tackling it head on. Triggered, you might say hahaha
That Statue of Marika has been reported a few times on Steam, hopefully devs fix it cuz that boss is quite annoying, even at higher levels when I fought them.
Guess people didn't know that if you also hold the button longer the Fire Sling becomes Great Fire Sling. I'm pretty sure each spell has a unique mechanic to them.
@@davidlanglois8055 That's what I was seeing. Max isn't big on the whole reading thing, and even when he does it's in one ear and out the other a lot of times. Until he burns it to memory, he'll be accidentally doing better at random...
It's funny you mention that @2:15:12 Max because I have on countless occassion literally died landing the killing blow on a boss. You still get the loot but it's the funniest thing to see you died right next to enemy felled.
I want to undertstand why you hit the tunnel guys with the fire since you could just backstab em the first time and then use r2 charged, they are not weak to fire, they are just weak to lw stance attacks like r1 and light weapons. You just use another weapon or the r2, they are slow for a reason. Also you are really good playing you dont need to hide yourself behind flames sling, this game rewards you greatly for beign aggressive.
If you pizza when you should french fry, you're gonna have a bad time. When you get shot in the back with a whole mess of arrows, you're gonna have a bad time.
Well technically they are dragons, just lesser ones. The game has accurate traditional dragons in terms of design as well. Fromsoftware had the distinctions right in the dark souls series so we can't say that they don't care enough about this sort of stuff.
I really don’t understand how almost every streamer I watch play this game is oblivious to the imo statues next to stone sword key doors. It’s actually incredible how blind streamers are, collectively.
MAX QUICK TIP! PLEASE READ! IF YOU HOLD DOWN ON THE D-PAD IT INSTANTLY GOES TO WHAT YOU HAVE IN SLOT 1, SO YOU DON'T NEED TO CYCLE THROUGH ITEMS WHILE PANICKING TO HEAL!
I didnt even notice, ima look when I play right now lol i just got his sword in a chest💪no one has called out the prisoner class looking like Griffith 🤦♂️ which is obvious lmfao
I'm like 10 times stronger than Max here and that fucking Rot catacomb with the double cat boss was SUCH A PAIN IN THE ASS! Greatswords are a little too slow compared to their openings.
The skeleton squad that you can summon is an interesting one in that just like their non-spirit counterparts, they have to be double tapped by the enemy to stay dead. They make for really good distraction fodder.
Damn is this true?! I guess I never used them since getting them. This changes things. Thanks for the tip!
They're the only spirits I use👍
I got teleporter trap'd to the tunnels outside Selia real early in the game; The rot puppy ashes let me beat some bosses much earlier than I suspect I should've been able to.
@@megaman161 Blight bort is pretty good
I prefer the Double marionette archers. They shred bosses and its alvays funy to see a million arrow stuck out from the boss ^^
1:02:21 the reason his scarlet rot meter keeps climbing is because he rolls round the red water earlier. causing the water to get all over him
I noticed, too, in my playthrough. It's an interesting little detail.
One of many things Elden Ring gets from DS2
WHY WAS HE JUST WATCHING IT HAPPEN THO 🤣🤣😭😭
@@LordoftheDice It can also be removed with Soap.
Cool moment around 2:06:44 where another player's ghost rolled up beside Max clearly checking out the scenery as well.
Really appreciate putting this up in youtube too. These playthrough has been great to watch. Can't wait to hear your final impressions once you finish it.
As an astrologer i can official say this is hard as shit. But great
bloodborne will still be his favorite.
I’m 93 hours in. Still nowhere near done. I’m at MTotG, level 235 (which is apparently under leveled according to the community) And I’m still getting one shot it by basic enemies
Caelid is probably the most unsettling area I've seen in a game. Everything from the scenery, music, enemy designs, the whole place is straight out of a nightmare
Yea its very bloodborney. I love it.
@@luigiongaming3959 I am actively avoiding that place to the best of my ability haha. I've been playing for over 20 hours and I'm still terrified of the enemies there. Such good design.
Welcome to 24/7 eclipse land
@@lollyguy1266 what weapon you using dude?
You must not play horror games
Hidetaka Miyazaki make another masterpiece, is a hell of a game
100%
Ok I have no idea if Fia has ulterior motives or if her lore gets all messed up, but I think we all needed that.
I approve of this huggubus.
Well, she gives you a debuff that takes away your max HP when she hugs you.
@@むうむう牛チャン Thus the Huggubus moniker. Tho you can get it back with the Blessing she gives you.
She is evil
@@VizualBandit yeah...sadge
still worth the hugs tho
@@usamimi-no-majo Understandable🤣
"That damn Third Strike, I hate it." - Maximillian Dood, 2022
What I find funny is I have played for 22 hours and haven't fought half of these bosses but I feel like I have fought so many! This game is honestly blowing my mind so far.
Max steps into the troll’s cave for the 10th time: “Dormamu, I’ve come to bargain!”
Good thing the main hub comes with an emotional support hug lady.
*Hug mommy
When I encountered her I almost cried of happiness AND laughter because they had to put an emotional support NPC that hugs you indefinitely. Legit though, what a thoughtful and wholesome feature. They knew we could use some emotional support.
Except she gimps your health! Use what she gave you to remove the debuff!
11:06 “It was shockingly wholesome.”
In any Souls[-like] game, that’s as wholesome as it gets. 😂
until you notice your HP reduces a bit permanently after hugged by her.
@@Sean-dd2li you can get your Hp back by using the blessing she gave you
@@deadmanplays2684 I did it twice in a row by accident /: so I think I just lost life permanently
@@Sean-dd2li wait what? That just mean she a death companion?
@@puxtbuck6731 u dont, just use the buff she give u. The debuff will go away after the poise buff wear off
"Well now I'm sad" then unknowingly walks right into the emotional support room. On point. This man knows the game without knowing the game. Also, I was doing an Erdtree Avatar fight and then I was just cheezing it with arrows cus I chose samurai cus of course I chose samurai, then after 10 minutes of flinging arrows while on horseback and I was about to kill it with like 5-6 more arrows someone summoned me to help them with the Tree Sentinel fight... '-'
Now that does suck
Love this, I've been pulled from my own tree sentinel fight to fight someone else's more times than I care to admid
Metal Gear Solid 6: Dung Eater
Chat backseats
Calls for sub mode
Me being an introvert-jokes on you, im a lurker.
Complete bliss
Hi Max. Did you know that you can jump down safely without fall damage on super high levels? The way is to use the whirlwinds to lower yourself down. Don't double jump
there's only like 30 spirit springs in the whole game
@@lukelmaooooo there are a lot more than 30 they are just kinda hard to spot.
Does anyone else feel actual pain whenever max is fighting not locked on? Like sometimes I can see it being okay because camera movement gets wonky but he almost never locks on. To the point where he cant even see the target he is fighting and dies because of it, or he is missing attacks and backstabs because he just isnt facing the target right. I mean I give him props, he is doing some content I had trouble with even when locked on, but it would definitely make his life easier.
This game looks absolutely incredible so far! :D
It only gets more amazing
If you're having trouble dodging the golden beams of doom during Erdtree avatar fights, circle around them at medium distance as fast as you can. The beams are dumb fire; they'll all miss.
matt watching his sword doing nothing to the troll:
"Well, I'll do it again"
god I love watching him play
Fun fact: letting Fia hold you, gives you a 5% health debuff
I just saw a video on that and how to cure it
Fun fact: she tells you that, but nobody listens.
1:04:09 "TWO CATS!?"
Funny, that's what people say to me whenever they enter my apartment.
Max: Noble sorcerer aid me in battle!
Sorcerer: Whoa! Shit, don’t ever summon me again, kid!
1:55:29 *NICCE* 💪🏽
2:00:16 & 2:12:15 *MAX noticed the dragon and that big pot* 😂
Max:"Noble sorcerer aid me in battle!"
Me: wait was that a valkyrie profile reference?
One of the weird things I love about your streams/videos is where you put your cam. I can use the zoom to fill on my phone without cutting half your face off and that makes me happy.
36:40 Noble Sorcerer, aid me in battle! BONK! YEET!
1:21:20 I laughed so hard from this, truly a souls moment. XD
Pretty much every boss when I play.
Horse combat is either super cheesy or the cause of your death due to lack of dodge, making you careless. So many deaths by Max were like that.
Sometimes it's best to fight on foot it seems.
You don't know how many times I was yelling at him to get off his horse lol
i love how max says he cant see shit while fighting stonedigger troll... and im sitting here screaming at the screen "JUST LOCK ON DUMMY"!!! max- refuses to lock on, also max- dies.
3 hours in caelid at the beginning of a playthrough was kind of unsettling...
2:18:18 this is me all day in this game. The amount of times I’ve been side tracked when I had a clear goal is insane
Lol that 1% panic death around 1:21:30…… I felt that personally
That place is what the land looks like when Scar is king.
Part 2? Will add this to The first half. Thanks max ,loving this playthrough.
It's cute how Max keeps saying "completely blind".
17:12 - If you're going to ask a question - rhetorical or otherwise - in this context, always follow it up with a statement that indicates your intentions; otherwise, yes, you ARE misleading your audience, and they can feel compelled to - and have a right to - respond with information.
It's so weird how many people - *especially* streamers - get lost on this.
Max going into the Caelid wilds like 5 hours into the game is just wild to me, i was so terrified of that area and did all of limgrave first. But dang if he isnt making it work
45:20 this is why I'm watching Aris
22:11 lol that Stan bush transformers
Max animation I did not know that was a thing but it’s rad max is awesome
Patches is misunderstood, his actions are not based upon his greed, but by the greed of ourselves.
I’m early in this video, but did anyone tell him not to roll through poison and rot? It builds faster and continues to build if you get out of it if you roll through it, and he can hold his fire spell cast and it becomes larger and reaches farther.
It wouldn't matter if anyone did, because he'll just ignore them. The second people tried to help in the catacombs, he had his mods put it into sub only mode.
Those Evil Shrimp men caused me SO much hassle in this game still hilarious though..
Ah look its the Shrimp man he's hilarious "YOU DIED" ok the Shrimp man MAY be a problem!
Max! Check your inventory from time to time and upgrade your equipment. But in the end, it is your content and your playthrough. I'm still enjoying your commentary and these random deaths!
How You escaped the Erdtree Avatar was the funniest Sh*t Ever
What is the point of sub mode? Are subs above of backseating?
Max "I can't be bothered to lock-on" Millian Dude
Game of the Year, hands down.
if BOTW2 isn't coming out I would say you're right which probably will get delayed to 2023 anyway.
But if it really comes out this year I wouldn't rule that one out yet especially since the development of BOTW2 has taking just as long as the first game eventho they are using the same engine and world. When they won GOTY 2017 the devs said they would do their best to make an even better game because the joy they felt of winning and honestly we haven't seen much of that game yet.
@@MichaelJson I forgot about that one, if it comes out this year it will definitely be up there.
is this or BOTW2, unless Starfield is a surprise hit, this game is freaking insane.
There's quite a few games I'm really excited for this year but I agree this is probably goty if botw2 doesn't drop
Ragnarok will be game if they year….. story will almost certainly be better and FF16 is supposed to be coming this year
I like how Max calls out back seating but when you watch the stream subs are back seating just as much if not the same as other viewers
Yeah, but that's half the scam, you gotta pay to give advice he'll ignore and get salty about.
2:13:55- Looks like Jim Carrey's dog acquired "The Mask"... 😱
Can not get over how much there is in just the first fucking area....
@36:42 😂😂😂
By the time I fought the dragon I was level 44 from 70thousand free runes I found and some mortal draw looking art I put on my weapon made it pretty quick.
I can't get over the fact in 1:29:24 that Max plays "Dream Daddy: A Dad Dating Simulator" hahahaha
From really knows their boss music. I’m watching on my phone and was fucking terrified by that dragon. 😂
Huge fann love the content
Marianette archer summon is badass, almost, like.. stun locks enemies, even bosses.
That Big Silverfish Thou.
Not a too bad a start to a playthru, but am I the only one FUCKED OFFFFFFFF how much Max is hellbent on fighting on horseback? I'm not one to "talk" to videos but i had to fast forward some bits(which also something I don't often do) because he was taking hits, using up all his flasks circling mobs on the floor rather than dismounting and tackling it head on. Triggered, you might say hahaha
Ah, yes. The statue in that specific dungeon is bugged so it doesn't revive you by it.
That Statue of Marika has been reported a few times on Steam, hopefully devs fix it cuz that boss is quite annoying, even at higher levels when I fought them.
Things to do in Caelid:
Leave.
there is a weird inconsistency with max's fireball damage vs the avatar some attempts it deals more then others
Isn't it stat based? I mean doesn't stuff like that scale with magic or something in these games
Guess people didn't know that if you also hold the button longer the Fire Sling becomes Great Fire Sling. I'm pretty sure each spell has a unique mechanic to them.
@@keithusnma4301 im dead certain he isn't charging them at all, i don't think he knows about at this point
Sometimes he holds the cast a bit longer accidentally and that charges the spell
@@davidlanglois8055 That's what I was seeing. Max isn't big on the whole reading thing, and even when he does it's in one ear and out the other a lot of times. Until he burns it to memory, he'll be accidentally doing better at random...
DOES ANYONE ELSE CLICK THROUGH MAX’S VIDS IN THE RECOMMENDED JUST TO GET THE INTRO TO PLAY OVER AND OVER
1:29:27 "Dream Daddy: A Dad Dream Simulator" WHAT.
It's funny you mention that @2:15:12 Max because I have on countless occassion literally died landing the killing blow on a boss. You still get the loot but it's the funniest thing to see you died right next to enemy felled.
Slay a dragon then almost dying to rats, thats Elden Ring
1:47
Three fingers? That’s a different- no no..never mind heh
I want to undertstand why you hit the tunnel guys with the fire since you could just backstab em the first time and then use r2 charged, they are not weak to fire, they are just weak to lw stance attacks like r1 and light weapons. You just use another weapon or the r2, they are slow for a reason. Also you are really good playing you dont need to hide yourself behind flames sling, this game rewards you greatly for beign aggressive.
I know you'll prob never see this because video is kinda old at this point but, kudos to you for going to a high level area at such a low level
The mid bosses don't heal unless you go away away or reset at site of Grace.
1:35 you can use fire from the horse but like any other weapon the seal has to be in your main hand or swapped to be the primary weapon.
Does he ever learn that he can hold the fire down for stronger attack
1:53:33 That skeleton with the double crossbow is a gangsta
pyromancy (and I guess all magic) seems really good in this game, I'm really excited to try out more of it
If you pizza when you should french fry, you're gonna have a bad time. When you get shot in the back with a whole mess of arrows, you're gonna have a bad time.
I love that Reduvia
I'm playing a Dex/Sorcery build and that thing is fantastic!
1:26:12 Lock on to the boss Max!
when i play this game. i don't know if i'm in a fantasy world or in hell.
Thanks for uploading your playthroughs. This way i can still see the story without needing to buy the game.
1:29:22 So uh, when we getting that Dream Daddy stream?
Max needs a strike weapon so his pierce/slash doesn't bounce. Otherwise he will be struggling against the crystal enemies
Somebody summoned me to help kill a boss and it turns out that boss stomped me out about 45 times so I took off running
A Wyvern being called a "Dragon" again 0/10 game XD
Joking aside this looks amazing !
@@DarylHadvard yea it’s definitely just a really huge wyvern I remember them on final fantasy
Well technically they are dragons, just lesser ones.
The game has accurate traditional dragons in terms of design as well.
Fromsoftware had the distinctions right in the dark souls series so we can't say that they don't care enough about this sort of stuff.
I really don’t understand how almost every streamer I watch play this game is oblivious to the imo statues next to stone sword key doors. It’s actually incredible how blind streamers are, collectively.
What are the monsters doing before you show up?
I REALLY tasted some cheese during the erdtree fight... all the Kap
* nukes rat * " take that you piece of shit" LOL
MAX QUICK TIP!
PLEASE READ! IF YOU HOLD DOWN ON THE D-PAD IT INSTANTLY GOES TO WHAT YOU HAVE IN SLOT 1, SO YOU DON'T NEED TO CYCLE THROUGH ITEMS WHILE PANICKING TO HEAL!
Anybody notice Gut's sword behind the smith in the round table?
I didnt even notice, ima look when I play right now lol i just got his sword in a chest💪no one has called out the prisoner class looking like Griffith 🤦♂️ which is obvious lmfao
lmao dying to falling goop monsters LUL
man, this games impressive af D:
UNNNHHHHH BABY THAT LOAD TIME D:
You guys need to use your clocks too.
I'm like 10 times stronger than Max here and that fucking Rot catacomb with the double cat boss was SUCH A PAIN IN THE ASS! Greatswords are a little too slow compared to their openings.
Caelid called me too, it screams Bloodborne
Man I could barely beat the first erdtree when I was at an appropriate level im surprised max is even trying this one 😂
This is the first one I found too, and man was it tough. The reward was super worth the trouble though.
I fought the Cailid Avatar Tree for 3 hours and i was Level 80
Spend an extra few seconds sending the lift back up on the run to the stonedigger troll...it remembers the lift placement...Edit: you just did it...
I saw it.....Dream Daddy : A dad dating simulator. Ha ha.........Love ya!
Max where in the Hell are We. Calid is Elden Rings Hell
You love to see it!
Noble sorcerer is actually useless at least the noble squad can create a distraction for you