Be sure to take your time to explore as much as you'd like before the story boss, 5 passes over Limgrave and almost 70hrs into the game and I still find a cave or two that I didn't find yet.
Emma you need to rewatch some of these. The part where you were trying to put your torch in your left hand 52:30 was hilarious, especially after you had already played bloodborne and Demon Souls. Just watching your elden ring play through waiting for the next hollow Knight. 1:25:00 when you threw that ruin fragment thinking it was a golden rune.
Exploration is so good in this game, they really nailed the world traversal with Torrent and the relaxed enemy agro range - it gives you so many options of how to approach encounters. Loved this vid Emma and I’m actually really happy you switched out to a strength/quality build, it definitely suits you better. This game is colossal and I’m looking forward to your journey through it! 😇 A couple of explanations though - the room you tried to open at the end with the stonesword key requires 2 keys to unlock it, bit of a troll move lol. You weapon skills (L2) consume FP, which is why you couldn’t summon your wolfies sometimes in summoning areas, you didn’t have enough FP because they consume your entire bar. The golden runes you are picking up from the glowing white skulls are rune consumables - the item you selected in the menu when you were looking for it was the ruin fragment, not the golden rune which was just below it. 😭 Like in bloodborne, you can’t equip items from your inventory, you have to use equipment menu and to equip the torch in your left had you just have to select the slot next to your shield, and select the torch. I was so confused by how you were bamboozled by that 😂 that’s also where you talisman slot is. And very importantly, like in bloodborne you press square on items in the menu to read the descriptions 😊 I hope that’s helpful! The menu has a lot going on and it can definitely be good to just sit down and look through it thoroughly so you know what’s what, that’s what I did and it helped enormously. 🥂
I'm really glad you approve of the class change! I agree, it suits me a lot more and feels more natural (despite getting my arse kicked) haha! Thanks for all the tips, I appreciate them so much. I will definitely be having a sit-down with the menu because I get flustered trying to read it in real-time lol!
42:56 She chastised a message earlier for being too specific, when helping her. she gets the message she needed to save her from spending all day chasing a beetle. Messages are great because you can choose not to read them. But if you truly need the help, they are there. 1:08:57. That’s a developer message Miyazaki put that message there just for you, Emma.
I didn't know how much I needed this game in my life all from soft games r huge on Berserk references but the huge tree in the background really makes me emotional thinking about it all RIP Kentaro Miura
Love your commentary :) Complete with some of your favorite catch phrases like: 4 hands? ...thats so much better than 2... Or Kate's cave moss animossity. Definitely on par with the best.
Great, episode, but just so you know...1) Super shiny messages are game messages, not other players by the way. 2) Also don't forget one of the things about fromsoft games, make sure you exhaust dialogue with npcs (until they start repeating). That lady in the red hood cape had something nice to give you if you kept talking to her. Make sure you do it with every character, you may miss out on something if you don't! Magic build is fun, but I ended up going with a battle mage type build. Dex weapon in right hand and left hand staff. It's been a lot of fun so far, but I'm already excited for my second playthrough where I go full strength with a huge sword
Just stumbled across your channel as I'm playing this right now. I was so surprised and happy to hear you drop into your black country accent, love it. Thoroughly enjoying your game play.
Now that I got my hands on the game I finally can start catching up with your playthrough! What a wonderful game this truly is. And also, you probably know this by now, but in case you don't. While riding the horse, you can attack to the left by pressing L1 And great video as always!
The heavy attack on horseback is great! The hitbox is active as you're dragging it, so you can run along the edge of an enemy group and just _chew_ through them plus, some weapons do cool stuff with it.... the twinblade is fun because you twirl the weapon out to the side 🙂
I held off watching this playthrough till I played unspoiled. Now I'm 45 hours in, I can start watching your lets play! Loving it so far. Embarrassingly, I never knew what those telescopes on the map were until now 1:52:22
Aww thanks Elliot, nice to have you here! hope you're enjoying the game too hahah i didn't know what a lot of things were for most of the game so dont sweat it
I love how different your hour 2 and 3 are compared to mine. Great to see variety fuelled by the open world. Lots of useful lessons here to bear in mind. Looking forward to exploring some of these new areas over the weekend. You're definitely far more of a pro than me.
"She has four hands?! That's so much better than two..." XD XD I love your commentary so much! Also, this video helped me see how you get to that damn little island! I had no idea! Thank you! I'm 46 hours into my playthrough, and barely scratched the surface of this game, but if it's okay, I have a few tips/suggestions that might help cut down on a little early game frustration (I'll space them out from this message so hopefully the comment cutoff will only show this part lol): . . . . . . . . . 1)There are definitely shields that block 100% Physical, and there is one you can get early in the game, and in the Limgrave area! I highly recommend hunting it down! I won't tell you where it's at, because I'm sure you'd love to discover it for yourself, but investing in a 100% physical damage absorbing shield is, to me, vital. Since your starting HP is always so damn low, every time you take chip damage is costly! I admit I cheated and looked up where to get the shield, but don't be like me! LOL 2) My second tip is that it's also good to invest in HP, Endurance, and whatever stat your primary weapon scales in. I started as a Samurai, so my Katana scaled with Dex. I usually tried to balance points between the 3 to start with, until I got them all to 20, then expanded to other stats as I found other things that maybe needed other stats to use better (I'm currently working towards being able to use a really nice shield with great posture, but it requires a lot of Strength, a stat I hadn't really invested much in!) HP is a good early stat to pump up to 20 as soon as possible, since having more HP is never a bad thing lol. Same with Endurance, since you can dodge, roll, or attack more often. I kind of wish I had invested in HP and Endurance more at the start, since the damage you do isn't as important if you can't stay alive, and if you can dodge more, then you can attack more too! I also like to reserve at least 2 dodge's worth of stamina bar when fighting enemies. I usually try not to deplete my stamina bar completely. 3) Third tip would be to find a lantern! I started with a torch too, but once I found a lantern, it was much better, since you can attach it to your belt, so you don't have to swap out your weapon like you do with the torch! 4) Another tip I learned from another youtuber that's proven to be useful, is that when fighting an enemy, if they have a quick attack, use block, if their attack has a slow wind up, dodge INTO the attack, then punish them from behind. I can't believe I'd never do that in all the years I've been playing these damn Souls games! XD XD I usually just blocked all the damn time and tried to tank the heavy attacks. Don't try and tank the heavy attacks! Well, better I learned it now than never, I suppose lol
There are a few places in Limgrave you should definitely go too. One is the red looking cave by the lake, lots of smithing stones there too boast the damage of your favorite weapon... There is a catacombs in the forest area just under the castle to pick up a summon + level up from. And once you go through the castle gates area into the stormvail hills (I think thats what that area is called) follow the road north, chat to the girl 4 times in the shack, then follow the road east to find another npc guy who sells ashes of war stuff. I missed him myself and only realized after watching someone elses playthrough...
Couple of things 1. U can equip the torch to ur left hand in fact u can equip both weapons and tools to either hands 2. That tentacle monster takes more damage in the front and is easy to fight if u break its stance get a critical and then use charge attacks while it tries to get up this strategy is also useful against giants just charge attack there legs and critical strike their face 3. The reason u lost fp is because skills cost fp to to use if u run out of fp u can still use the skill but it will do significantly less damage 4. The dragon alter can't be used until u kill a dragon and that shiny message was a dev message giving u a hint that the dragon communion cathedral is to the far east and that's where the better and stronger dragon powers r which every time u kill a dragon new powers appear in the alter at the cathedral only the first 3 powers appear in the church but considering u switched classes it might take a while for u to start using dragon powers as it requires faith and arcane
5. While on horseback if u hold down R2/L2 u can run into enemies still doing damage while ur charging up the heavy attack 6. Beware of using ashes of war as they completely overwrite ur original skill and sometimes it might be better to have no skill on ur shield so u can use ur weapons skill
Play whoever and however you want and have fun! There’ll always be ppl who need to feel ‘helpful” and will backseat or provide unsolicited “advice”… ugh …. (Solicited advice ppl rock tho lol) 🥰 Fanta 2.0 looks amazing btw!!
Storm Stomp is a crowd control skill, you can use that to force yourself out from a crowd by staggering everyone at once, or using it as a chance to sweep everyone at once with the opening granted
Enjoyed the longer Episode! I am absolutely loving this Game, it’s a lot of fun to explore and the Bosses are a great Challenge! Glad your enjoying it 🤗
Maybe try putting some points in Faith! There are plenty of incantations that work at close range, and it would give you more options in combat while still letting you rely on hacky-stabby as your bread and butter... plus i think it's got healing spells too?
17:21 Lmao this is so funny because it reminds me of myself. "Stop throwing shit at me." I say the exact same kind of things literally all the time while I play this game as if saying that will make enemies cease their throwing of random shit. 🤣😂
I know I’m seriously late to the party but I just found and am loving your streams and I’m really enjoying them! Sorry you didn’t enjoy the spell-casting Astrologer, but you seem to be getting into a groove with the melee Vagabond class! You got a new subscriber
You can use three equipment slots for each hand, just use the second line of slots next to the shield to left hand the torch (you can wear it above your head and light up more that way). And that message on Dragon Island was an ingame message, not a player's, it gives you a hind for the next dragon-related location.
So bloody stoked to have found your channel, your banter while playing is top notch hahaha Eagerly awaiting more uploads and lowkey think I might go binge your Bloodborne playthrough too just for some more bants. Definitely got yourself a new sub PS. How good is this game?! My first proper Soulsborne experience and I'm having a hard time putting it down
Hahahaha there’s plenty of bants in Bloodborne so crack on. Thank you for the sub! Elden ring will be coming quicker now so I hope you continue to enjoy 💪
I don't know if you have figured it out by now, just started to watch this playthrough, but you can use magic ashes of war even if you are a strength based character. You can choose to make make it a "standard" weapon rather than magic, but also even as a magic weapon it was doing more base damage when it was doing both magic and physical damage (around 200 rather than the 150 or so your weapon is currently dealing) since your stats aren't high enough for the scaling to really matter that much. Absolutely loving the videos, keep up the great work!
Emma,enemies that seemingly take no damage might require some good old posture breaks via heavy attacks like charged r2's and jumping r2's. its an invisible meter that builds up and eventually leads to a stun and allows you to get a visceral/riposte/critical attack on them.
@@Emmalition btw its not always necessary just maybe for enemies that you run into like the squid or some larger enemies. i used it alot more in early game.
Haemorage / Bloodloss works a bit like frenzy - taking a high proportion of your health in one shot once the bar builds up fully. It's horrible to get it inflicted on you, but it's SUPER useful on bosses! I'm playing an Arcane / Dex build with a really nice stabby dagger and a longsword scaled for Arcane with bleed. This game is so damn fun. So much freedom in what you build. Edit: Also - you will want some kind of ranged attack. That can be a bow, a crossbow, sorceries, miracles, consumable throwing knives and probably a bunch of other stuff. The game really likes you to be somewhat adaptable. Edit again!: Also, also - Heavy attacks whilst mounted do damage during the wind up as well. The idea is you hold down heavy attack and ride next to someone or through a group and you will do damage as you pass things, then at the end you do a big swing. It's a bit tricky to line up properly, but you can do ENORMOUS damage on horseback with heavy attacks.
I switched classes after playing for about an hour too. I've spent most of my time running around on torrent, just exploring, if I see an enemy I hit it if I do little damage I just keep running. This game is huge and it's a lot of fun, it can get a bit scary at night though. Some weapon skills are a bit weird, you have to hold L2 then attack. Most I've found are just L2 though. I hope that you're having fun.
I know how you feel with that choice Emma, I like using magic in rpg games, but nothing beats beating enemies with a sword or axe. Close up fighting for the win. Great video and enjoying your playthrough so far.
For a better shield like you asked about.. fight the enemy camp outside the opening area. The more you fight them the better your chances are to find armor they wear, including their shields they carry. I’m still using the golden shield they use. I’m level 55.
Hi Emma, so you decided to go with longer videos after the poll the other day then. More Fanta is always a good thing! I also wanted to go with magic this time but didn't really like it so started again and am doing a Str/Dex build. I'm about 20 hours in now and at the third 'main' boss so hopefully I can stay ahead of where you are in the videos and watch them as you release them. Hope you have a nice weekend!
I did the opposite and switched my original build from Confessor to Astrologer. There have definitely been areas where I would have struggled far more to get thru if I hadn’t used ranged magic attacks. The world is so vast and well developed I think every build can be viable, just a matter of figuring out a character’s strengths and weaknesses. Good luck, this game is so frickin hard, I think it’s gonna be a long series 😂
You ever kill the deathbird up on stormhill at night time i played for 60 hrs and just rabdomly was up there at night time and went on top of the ruin where the giants all are and got attacked by a massive skeleton bird 😂 it drops a tailsman that raises defence when hp is low.
Hi, here is some advice and general suggestions. 1. Keep a journal because this game is long, complicated and overwhelming. You will want to keep notes of where npcs are, merchants, locations you mean to revisit, etc. 2. Explore a lot to find ashes of war, upgrade your flask, etc. 3. If you like sword and board, stay on the main road in the Weeping Peninsula at night. There is a Night Cavalry that spawns there, kill it to get a nice boost for your shield. I assume you got all the weapons and stuff from the gate camp?
Recommend always speaking to an NPC until they repeat dialog for example the girl you found at the end she gives you something also if you don't fully talk to her she might not move to a new spot, she becomes important later on.
After spending many hours on Elden Ring the last Week i can safely say this is the best From Soft Game I have ever played. Although I think it is the hardest mechanicaly ( most Enemies have long, delayed wind ups, almost to an extreme in some cases, and almost all of them punish you severly if you try to heal in their face ), the wonder of the world they crafted here ist just one of a kind. You really need to keep your eyes open and explore everything, and I have a blast doing so. I am sure you will too. I would really advise for playing offline for the first time, all those notes can have spoilers and are killing the immersion imho. Also, the new mechanics are really important. For those small buggers in the first Dungeon the R2 counter after blocking is really efficent. For Big enemies you should try to break their Poise by hitting them with heavy and jumping Attacks. Have Fun, looking forward to new Videos from you.
I really like watching you play but I come back for your comments. I had a hearty guffaw to-“OH MY GOSH, SHE HAS 4 HANDS! That’s SO much better than 2 hands…” These are facts you’re spouting.
When I was watching the first video all I could think was 'you have no idea how good you have it casting magic'. Sure things die fast and safe but, personally, its never as fun and painful as getting in their faces. PS that shield doesnt have 100% blocking, there is a gold one you get from that knight camp that does have though.
While on horseback: R1 & R2 attack on the right side L1 & L2 attack on the left side R2/L2 can be charged and still damage enemies before release △ + R1 let you change to what you have equipped on the left hand
@@omglolgiraffe I honestly HATE how FromSoft leave that into the unknown ... every single freaking time I do understand the try-fail cycle, but honestly the do a horrible job at tutorials ...
Just starting your second Elden Ring playthrough. A bit disappointed you abandoned your Astrologer (it being why i searched for this particular walkthrough) but I get it. I too usually go for offense on my main character in RPGS, but I gave a Mage a shot, and we'll see.
A bit sad that you changed from a magic build, mostly because of the fact that magic has never been better in souls. The spells look and feel amazing. I hope you will consider trying it in a second or third playthrough. I played my first one as a samurai, my second one as a caster and my third one as a bleed build.
game mechanics u missed/were asking about: 1- it's only the glowing skulls that have the runes in them 2- even the melee weapon arts (L2 without shield) use FP, which is why your FP was missing when you weren't sure why 3- you can attack off both sides while on horseback. R1 R2 is light/heavy on right, L1 L2 is the same but for left
Also, your shield does block 100% of physical damage. Things like bleed are only partially defended, same as magic damage. Sorry lmao, I fw your lets plays, every person I've seen playing Elden Ring tho it drives me crazy I cant just reach through the video and tell them the things they're confused about
Loving the Dalmation print, seems to be going well so far. Brilliant as ever, amazing how different creators can do things in games like these differently but still end up in the same place in the end.
I have seen your bloodborne gameplay and boy you were amazing with the combat there. Elden ring follows more dark souls style slower combat. I'll add a few pointers which could make the gameplay a bit easier for you here. You are putting the shield up the whole time in combat, but that makes your stamina regen very slowly. I'd say try putting your shield down when you are in combat but the chances of enemy hitting you are low so your stamina goes up a bit. Also try waiting a bit to hit staggered enemies (when they stagger and kneel completely) which procs the crit/visceral hit. This may be valuable when you stagger bosses.
So the giant trolls look much scarier than they actually are. Their biggest weakness is that they're really slow and you can easily telegraph their moves. They hit hard as you've experienced, but you're much faster and more nimble! :)
You're gonna be sad later about switching from magic to use a closer melee. Not because you'll miss ranged attacks. Also the straight sword has a skill. It's a power attack stance. It's good you're exploring. It shouldn't be to avoid the boss. There's really just a lot to see that you could miss. 1:26:08 It's free runes. You can just watch them kill each other, and collect the runes.
About not being sure if messages are useful or not: that's why I recommend you actually rate messages occasionally. You can rate them all good or bad with a single button press, and if you see a message already has lots of good ratings chances are it is actually good advice. You are also doing the player who left the message a service. Every time someone gives it a good writing the one who left it gets a free health refill. That's why it may also be worth leaving your own messages. I've had people rate a message from me and got health refills in the middle of boss fights. :)
That's ok Emma, my first character on this was Patches the rogue, then Hubble Trouble the mage, then Dracocardia the dragon priestess, the Alexander Anderson and most recently my Stabatha Darling who's been through every souls/bourne game till now. Point is change up your characters as much as you want, new game, new experiments.
Magic builds definitely aren’t for everyone! You have to be super patient and stay back, and especially in Elden Ring. I’ve stuck with magic and I’m at the end by now, but my god did I suffer for most of the game. Totally valid to swap! I changed to a faith strength build for a bit with the respec system then swapped back.
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"She has four hands, that's so much better than two hands"
Words of wisdom right there
Words to live by tbh
I shall repeat the words of the Great Max0r."Pringles Can"
Women are bad gaming because I watch her 😂
It's so funny how frustrated you were with that glowing message, but never bothered to actually read it. 😂
"She has FOUR hands?! That's so much better than 2 hands!" 10/10 commentary 🤣 Gonna be a good 2 hours hahaha
🤣🤣🤣🤣 loool enjoy!
Be sure to take your time to explore as much as you'd like before the story boss, 5 passes over Limgrave and almost 70hrs into the game and I still find a cave or two that I didn't find yet.
Wow. Thanks, I look forward to it greatly
Me also I keep finding new stuff even after going threw limegrave multiple times
Emma you need to rewatch some of these. The part where you were trying to put your torch in your left hand 52:30 was hilarious, especially after you had already played bloodborne and Demon Souls. Just watching your elden ring play through waiting for the next hollow Knight. 1:25:00 when you threw that ruin fragment thinking it was a golden rune.
Exploration is so good in this game, they really nailed the world traversal with Torrent and the relaxed enemy agro range - it gives you so many options of how to approach encounters. Loved this vid Emma and I’m actually really happy you switched out to a strength/quality build, it definitely suits you better. This game is colossal and I’m looking forward to your journey through it! 😇
A couple of explanations though - the room you tried to open at the end with the stonesword key requires 2 keys to unlock it, bit of a troll move lol.
You weapon skills (L2) consume FP, which is why you couldn’t summon your wolfies sometimes in summoning areas, you didn’t have enough FP because they consume your entire bar.
The golden runes you are picking up from the glowing white skulls are rune consumables - the item you selected in the menu when you were looking for it was the ruin fragment, not the golden rune which was just below it. 😭
Like in bloodborne, you can’t equip items from your inventory, you have to use equipment menu and to equip the torch in your left had you just have to select the slot next to your shield, and select the torch. I was so confused by how you were bamboozled by that 😂 that’s also where you talisman slot is.
And very importantly, like in bloodborne you press square on items in the menu to read the descriptions 😊
I hope that’s helpful! The menu has a lot going on and it can definitely be good to just sit down and look through it thoroughly so you know what’s what, that’s what I did and it helped enormously. 🥂
I'm really glad you approve of the class change! I agree, it suits me a lot more and feels more natural (despite getting my arse kicked) haha!
Thanks for all the tips, I appreciate them so much. I will definitely be having a sit-down with the menu because I get flustered trying to read it in real-time lol!
42:56 She chastised a message earlier for being too specific, when helping her. she gets the message she needed to save her from spending all day chasing a beetle. Messages are great because you can choose not to read them. But if you truly need the help, they are there.
1:08:57. That’s a developer message Miyazaki put that message there just for you, Emma.
I started it last week and then found this brilliant channel. What a treat.
I didn't know how much I needed this game in my life all from soft games r huge on Berserk references but the huge tree in the background really makes me emotional thinking about it all RIP Kentaro Miura
This play through is a delight! Thank you for putting this up!
Aw thanks I’m so glad you think so
Love your commentary :)
Complete with some of your favorite catch phrases like:
4 hands? ...thats so much better than 2...
Or Kate's cave moss animossity.
Definitely on par with the best.
There are 3 slots for each hand. Just equip the torch in the slot next to you shield
ah thank you!
Omg I actually loled at Fanta trying to jump to that ledge to gets those dang runes back
Great, episode, but just so you know...1) Super shiny messages are game messages, not other players by the way. 2) Also don't forget one of the things about fromsoft games, make sure you exhaust dialogue with npcs (until they start repeating). That lady in the red hood cape had something nice to give you if you kept talking to her. Make sure you do it with every character, you may miss out on something if you don't!
Magic build is fun, but I ended up going with a battle mage type build. Dex weapon in right hand and left hand staff. It's been a lot of fun so far, but I'm already excited for my second playthrough where I go full strength with a huge sword
Thankyou, I'll be sure to go back to her!
Battle mage sounds cool. I enjoyed that style during the network test as an Enchanted Knight!
Emma: _throws the _*_RUIN_*_ fragment_
Emma: "Oh, i thought I could consume it for *RUNES* "
Just stumbled across your channel as I'm playing this right now. I was so surprised and happy to hear you drop into your black country accent, love it. Thoroughly enjoying your game play.
Emma about Watchdogs: oh I wish I could see them again!
Miyazaki-san: ohhhh, I'm glad you said it!
Wonderful charming play through. Thank you for uploading. I hope you keep them coming!!!
thank you! of course i will :)
Your face when you discover the wonder that is Spiritsprings is worth every rune. All the runes.
Now that I got my hands on the game I finally can start catching up with your playthrough! What a wonderful game this truly is.
And also, you probably know this by now, but in case you don't. While riding the horse, you can attack to the left by pressing L1
And great video as always!
Aw thanks Luis, hope you love the game
The heavy attack on horseback is great! The hitbox is active as you're dragging it, so you can run along the edge of an enemy group and just _chew_ through them
plus, some weapons do cool stuff with it.... the twinblade is fun because you twirl the weapon out to the side 🙂
Another great tip and piece of advice. Thank you much!
1:08:50 that note's part of the game, not something left by another player. that's why it was so shiny
Thank you. I had no idea this was the case!
I held off watching this playthrough till I played unspoiled. Now I'm 45 hours in, I can start watching your lets play! Loving it so far. Embarrassingly, I never knew what those telescopes on the map were until now 1:52:22
Aww thanks Elliot, nice to have you here! hope you're enjoying the game too
hahah i didn't know what a lot of things were for most of the game so dont sweat it
Omg the West Midlands lark at the end killed me 🤣 also on my first playthrough so trying to go along until I get used to the game
Emma, your humor is hilarious... you had me laughing
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Everyone else: "Oh good Lord what is that horrendous abomination?!"
Emma: "It's a kitty! :D"
"I just kind of don't want to stop." Truer words from a Gamer, have never been spoken.
Hahaha😀
I love how different your hour 2 and 3 are compared to mine. Great to see variety fuelled by the open world. Lots of useful lessons here to bear in mind.
Looking forward to exploring some of these new areas over the weekend. You're definitely far more of a pro than me.
1:13:33 There's an op weapon there, it's really cool. Have to fight a dude to get it, but he isn't really hard.
Kills Penguins in game. 'You wouldn't believe I am vegan would you?' Hahaha, cracked me up.
😂😂😂 just not very v-gang of me
"She has four hands?! That's so much better than two..." XD XD
I love your commentary so much! Also, this video helped me see how you get to that damn little island! I had no idea! Thank you!
I'm 46 hours into my playthrough, and barely scratched the surface of this game, but if it's okay, I have a few tips/suggestions that might help cut down on a little early game frustration (I'll space them out from this message so hopefully the comment cutoff will only show this part lol):
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1)There are definitely shields that block 100% Physical, and there is one you can get early in the game, and in the Limgrave area! I highly recommend hunting it down! I won't tell you where it's at, because I'm sure you'd love to discover it for yourself, but investing in a 100% physical damage absorbing shield is, to me, vital. Since your starting HP is always so damn low, every time you take chip damage is costly! I admit I cheated and looked up where to get the shield, but don't be like me! LOL
2) My second tip is that it's also good to invest in HP, Endurance, and whatever stat your primary weapon scales in. I started as a Samurai, so my Katana scaled with Dex. I usually tried to balance points between the 3 to start with, until I got them all to 20, then expanded to other stats as I found other things that maybe needed other stats to use better (I'm currently working towards being able to use a really nice shield with great posture, but it requires a lot of Strength, a stat I hadn't really invested much in!) HP is a good early stat to pump up to 20 as soon as possible, since having more HP is never a bad thing lol. Same with Endurance, since you can dodge, roll, or attack more often. I kind of wish I had invested in HP and Endurance more at the start, since the damage you do isn't as important if you can't stay alive, and if you can dodge more, then you can attack more too! I also like to reserve at least 2 dodge's worth of stamina bar when fighting enemies. I usually try not to deplete my stamina bar completely.
3) Third tip would be to find a lantern! I started with a torch too, but once I found a lantern, it was much better, since you can attach it to your belt, so you don't have to swap out your weapon like you do with the torch!
4) Another tip I learned from another youtuber that's proven to be useful, is that when fighting an enemy, if they have a quick attack, use block, if their attack has a slow wind up, dodge INTO the attack, then punish them from behind. I can't believe I'd never do that in all the years I've been playing these damn Souls games! XD XD I usually just blocked all the damn time and tried to tank the heavy attacks. Don't try and tank the heavy attacks! Well, better I learned it now than never, I suppose lol
There are a few places in Limgrave you should definitely go too. One is the red looking cave by the lake, lots of smithing stones there too boast the damage of your favorite weapon...
There is a catacombs in the forest area just under the castle to pick up a summon + level up from.
And once you go through the castle gates area into the stormvail hills (I think thats what that area is called) follow the road north, chat to the girl 4 times in the shack, then follow the road east to find another npc guy who sells ashes of war stuff. I missed him myself and only realized after watching someone elses playthrough...
Couple of things
1. U can equip the torch to ur left hand in fact u can equip both weapons and tools to either hands
2. That tentacle monster takes more damage in the front and is easy to fight if u break its stance get a critical and then use charge attacks while it tries to get up this strategy is also useful against giants just charge attack there legs and critical strike their face
3. The reason u lost fp is because skills cost fp to to use if u run out of fp u can still use the skill but it will do significantly less damage
4. The dragon alter can't be used until u kill a dragon and that shiny message was a dev message giving u a hint that the dragon communion cathedral is to the far east and that's where the better and stronger dragon powers r which every time u kill a dragon new powers appear in the alter at the cathedral only the first 3 powers appear in the church but considering u switched classes it might take a while for u to start using dragon powers as it requires faith and arcane
5. While on horseback if u hold down R2/L2 u can run into enemies still doing damage while ur charging up the heavy attack
6. Beware of using ashes of war as they completely overwrite ur original skill and sometimes it might be better to have no skill on ur shield so u can use ur weapons skill
Play whoever and however you want and have fun! There’ll always be ppl who need to feel ‘helpful” and will backseat or provide unsolicited “advice”… ugh …. (Solicited advice ppl rock tho lol) 🥰 Fanta 2.0 looks amazing btw!!
Thank youuuu!!!!!
Storm Stomp is a crowd control skill, you can use that to force yourself out from a crowd by staggering everyone at once, or using it as a chance to sweep everyone at once with the opening granted
Enjoyed the longer Episode! I am absolutely loving this Game, it’s a lot of fun to explore and the Bosses are a great Challenge! Glad your enjoying it 🤗
thanks Michelle so glad you enjoyed
Your welcome! 🤗
Maybe try putting some points in Faith! There are plenty of incantations that work at close range, and it would give you more options in combat while still letting you rely on hacky-stabby as your bread and butter... plus i think it's got healing spells too?
Hey that’s an awesome tip. Thank you!
17:21 Lmao this is so funny because it reminds me of myself. "Stop throwing shit at me." I say the exact same kind of things literally all the time while I play this game as if saying that will make enemies cease their throwing of random shit. 🤣😂
hahahah i figure one day they might hear me!
I went with Confessor, but getting astrologer staff later on in game would be cool since you can keep distances from enemies.
Nice! Yeah so fair
I know I’m seriously late to the party but I just found and am loving your streams and I’m really enjoying them! Sorry you didn’t enjoy the spell-casting Astrologer, but you seem to be getting into a groove with the melee Vagabond class! You got a new subscriber
You can use three equipment slots for each hand, just use the second line of slots next to the shield to left hand the torch (you can wear it above your head and light up more that way).
And that message on Dragon Island was an ingame message, not a player's, it gives you a hind for the next dragon-related location.
Thank you so much. Beyond helpful! 👌
So bloody stoked to have found your channel, your banter while playing is top notch hahaha
Eagerly awaiting more uploads and lowkey think I might go binge your Bloodborne playthrough too just for some more bants. Definitely got yourself a new sub
PS. How good is this game?! My first proper Soulsborne experience and I'm having a hard time putting it down
Hahahaha there’s plenty of bants in Bloodborne so crack on. Thank you for the sub!
Elden ring will be coming quicker now so I hope you continue to enjoy 💪
I second that
I don't know if you have figured it out by now, just started to watch this playthrough, but you can use magic ashes of war even if you are a strength based character. You can choose to make make it a "standard" weapon rather than magic, but also even as a magic weapon it was doing more base damage when it was doing both magic and physical damage (around 200 rather than the 150 or so your weapon is currently dealing) since your stats aren't high enough for the scaling to really matter that much. Absolutely loving the videos, keep up the great work!
Emma,enemies that seemingly take no damage might require some good old posture breaks via heavy attacks like charged r2's and jumping r2's. its an invisible meter that builds up and eventually leads to a stun and allows you to get a visceral/riposte/critical attack on them.
So true, thank you
@@Emmalition btw its not always necessary just maybe for enemies that you run into like the squid or some larger enemies. i used it alot more in early game.
1:25:01 those are ruin fragments, not rune fragments. What you're looking for are the golden runes which you had 9 of there.
Thanks!
1:08:12 Nope they don't attack until you anger them. If jellys are indeed hostile they are red from the start.
I think this is going to be an absolute classic playthrough Emma 🥳 really enjoying your comedic commentary look forward to next episode 😃 x
Thanks Sean! I hope you continue to enjoy it 😊✨
Haemorage / Bloodloss works a bit like frenzy - taking a high proportion of your health in one shot once the bar builds up fully. It's horrible to get it inflicted on you, but it's SUPER useful on bosses! I'm playing an Arcane / Dex build with a really nice stabby dagger and a longsword scaled for Arcane with bleed. This game is so damn fun. So much freedom in what you build.
Edit: Also - you will want some kind of ranged attack. That can be a bow, a crossbow, sorceries, miracles, consumable throwing knives and probably a bunch of other stuff. The game really likes you to be somewhat adaptable.
Edit again!: Also, also - Heavy attacks whilst mounted do damage during the wind up as well. The idea is you hold down heavy attack and ride next to someone or through a group and you will do damage as you pass things, then at the end you do a big swing. It's a bit tricky to line up properly, but you can do ENORMOUS damage on horseback with heavy attacks.
I know I’m a year late to the party, but which sword and ash were you using?
Ugg, I hate that cave....Swinging at a dot in the dark. I need to get the belt lantern for sure. Love watching your content btw. Thank you! :)
thanks I'm so glad you enjoyed it!
Yay its friday and a new Elden ring video, thanks! hope you have a good weekend!!
Yay happy Friday! Have an amazing weekend 💖
I have just bought this game feel like I need to book a holiday to just start exploring the game lol
Haha not a bad idea!
Advice.. 2 handed jump attack against shield. Knock them off balance.
Also onl horseback bumbers and triggers swing in different directions
The dungeon music always gives me Dancer vibes from DS3
Drinking crimson flasks when I don't need to seems to be an involuntary hobby of mine.
Hahahaha glad it’s not just me
Emma shaking after one-trying every boss will never get old hahaha
LOL
You have a good singing voice, I'm enjoying the channel!
Getting upset by the developer comment (yellow glowy thing) was hilarious. Cheers for the video.
I switched classes after playing for about an hour too. I've spent most of my time running around on torrent, just exploring, if I see an enemy I hit it if I do little damage I just keep running. This game is huge and it's a lot of fun, it can get a bit scary at night though. Some weapon skills are a bit weird, you have to hold L2 then attack. Most I've found are just L2 though. I hope that you're having fun.
I know how you feel with that choice Emma, I like using magic in rpg games, but nothing beats beating enemies with a sword or axe. Close up fighting for the win. Great video and enjoying your playthrough so far.
You should do another playthrough of this as a mage or faith build would be fun to watch and ppl would def watch a 2nd one
For a better shield like you asked about.. fight the enemy camp outside the opening area. The more you fight them the better your chances are to find armor they wear, including their shields they carry. I’m still using the golden shield they use. I’m level 55.
wow thank you
I'm still using that shield at level 135, it's the best medium shield in the game.
That is so cool that you found the church of dragon communion, I’ve been searching for it since I started playing
Oh wow!
Hi Emma, so you decided to go with longer videos after the poll the other day then. More Fanta is always a good thing!
I also wanted to go with magic this time but didn't really like it so started again and am doing a Str/Dex build.
I'm about 20 hours in now and at the third 'main' boss so hopefully I can stay ahead of where you are in the videos and watch them as you release them.
Hope you have a nice weekend!
Let’s go! ❤️❤️❤️ I’m so excited to watch your play through!
I did the opposite and switched my original build from Confessor to Astrologer. There have definitely been areas where I would have struggled far more to get thru if I hadn’t used ranged magic attacks. The world is so vast and well developed I think every build can be viable, just a matter of figuring out a character’s strengths and weaknesses. Good luck, this game is so frickin hard, I think it’s gonna be a long series 😂
You ever kill the deathbird up on stormhill at night time i played for 60 hrs and just rabdomly was up there at night time and went on top of the ruin where the giants all are and got attacked by a massive skeleton bird 😂 it drops a tailsman that raises defence when hp is low.
Hi, here is some advice and general suggestions. 1. Keep a journal because this game is long, complicated and overwhelming. You will want to keep notes of where npcs are, merchants, locations you mean to revisit, etc. 2. Explore a lot to find ashes of war, upgrade your flask, etc. 3. If you like sword and board, stay on the main road in the Weeping Peninsula at night. There is a Night Cavalry that spawns there, kill it to get a nice boost for your shield. I assume you got all the weapons and stuff from the gate camp?
Recommend always speaking to an NPC until they repeat dialog for example the girl you found at the end she gives you something also if you don't fully talk to her she might not move to a new spot, she becomes important later on.
I got it! Thank you 👌
Make sure to take your time, explore and read the description in the items, they offer lore and useful information.
will do!
@@Emmalition Yayyyyy! Love your content, you are really fun and entertaining to watch, thank you for responding.
After spending many hours on Elden Ring the last Week i can safely say this is the best From Soft Game I have ever played. Although I think it is the hardest mechanicaly ( most Enemies have long, delayed wind ups, almost to an extreme in some cases, and almost all of them punish you severly if you try to heal in their face ), the wonder of the world they crafted here ist just one of a kind. You really need to keep your eyes open and explore everything, and I have a blast doing so. I am sure you will too.
I would really advise for playing offline for the first time, all those notes can have spoilers and are killing the immersion imho.
Also, the new mechanics are really important. For those small buggers in the first Dungeon the R2 counter after blocking is really efficent. For Big enemies you should try to break their Poise by hitting them with heavy and jumping Attacks. Have Fun, looking forward to new Videos from you.
I really like watching you play but I come back for your comments. I had a hearty guffaw to-“OH MY GOSH, SHE HAS 4 HANDS! That’s SO much better than 2 hands…” These are facts you’re spouting.
A hearty guffaw 😂 what a wonderful image that paints!
You killed a cat, while i was watching this in front of my 3 cats. They are mortified Emma.. wuhaha
Oh no I need to issue them a formal apology and some treats 😂
Elden Ring ! , awesome im so hype to see you continue this epic journey Emma Let's Go ! 🙌🤘🔥
Yay!!! Enjoy ✨💖 hehe
I have to say you’re pretty good at this game, I was so bad when I first started
Oh that’s kind of you!
When I was watching the first video all I could think was 'you have no idea how good you have it casting magic'. Sure things die fast and safe but, personally, its never as fun and painful as getting in their faces. PS that shield doesnt have 100% blocking, there is a gold one you get from that knight camp that does have though.
Yeah I couldn’t deal with standing back. I like to be involved.
The shield sounds cool!
While on horseback:
R1 & R2 attack on the right side
L1 & L2 attack on the left side
R2/L2 can be charged and still damage enemies before release
△ + R1 let you change to what you have equipped on the left hand
I had no idea about that last one and im 90 hours in...
@@omglolgiraffe I honestly HATE how FromSoft leave that into the unknown ... every single freaking time
I do understand the try-fail cycle, but honestly the do a horrible job at tutorials ...
I am enjoying Fanta’s transformation and new adventures! The for sharing
Thanks for watching 💖
Just starting your second Elden Ring playthrough. A bit disappointed you abandoned your Astrologer (it being why i searched for this particular walkthrough) but I get it. I too usually go for offense on my main character in RPGS, but I gave a Mage a shot, and we'll see.
Yeah sorry, it’s just a long game and I wanted to be comfortable especially with playing on stream
A bit sad that you changed from a magic build, mostly because of the fact that magic has never been better in souls. The spells look and feel amazing. I hope you will consider trying it in a second or third playthrough. I played my first one as a samurai, my second one as a caster and my third one as a bleed build.
I know! I just couldn’t do it for my first. I am playing on NG+ with a magic dex build tho :)
game mechanics u missed/were asking about:
1- it's only the glowing skulls that have the runes in them
2- even the melee weapon arts (L2 without shield) use FP, which is why your FP was missing when you weren't sure why
3- you can attack off both sides while on horseback. R1 R2 is light/heavy on right, L1 L2 is the same but for left
Also, your shield does block 100% of physical damage. Things like bleed are only partially defended, same as magic damage. Sorry lmao, I fw your lets plays, every person I've seen playing Elden Ring tho it drives me crazy I cant just reach through the video and tell them the things they're confused about
Loving the Dalmation print, seems to be going well so far. Brilliant as ever, amazing how different creators can do things in games like these differently but still end up in the same place in the end.
I have seen your bloodborne gameplay and boy you were amazing with the combat there. Elden ring follows more dark souls style slower combat. I'll add a few pointers which could make the gameplay a bit easier for you here. You are putting the shield up the whole time in combat, but that makes your stamina regen very slowly. I'd say try putting your shield down when you are in combat but the chances of enemy hitting you are low so your stamina goes up a bit. Also try waiting a bit to hit staggered enemies (when they stagger and kneel completely) which procs the crit/visceral hit. This may be valuable when you stagger bosses.
Thanks so much for this. Yeah I’m certainly not used to this style but feel very determined to improve, so I appreciate and value the advice!
“Gimme that neck meat” 🤣
who’s makin shirts?!
Hahahaha... me i guess
You killed a turtle you monster 😢
So the giant trolls look much scarier than they actually are. Their biggest weakness is that they're really slow and you can easily telegraph their moves. They hit hard as you've experienced, but you're much faster and more nimble! :)
I know she's called Fanta, but from this episode I feel like we should call her Katy Parry.
KATY PARRY😂😂😭😭😭
1:09:00 The super glowy messages are by devs.
the halberd is mainly used two handed
Most helpful comment section I've ever seen. Y'all the real MVPs.
I'm a lucky girl honestly
You're gonna be sad later about switching from magic to use a closer melee. Not because you'll miss ranged attacks.
Also the straight sword has a skill. It's a power attack stance.
It's good you're exploring. It shouldn't be to avoid the boss. There's really just a lot to see that you could miss.
1:26:08 It's free runes. You can just watch them kill each other, and collect the runes.
About not being sure if messages are useful or not: that's why I recommend you actually rate messages occasionally. You can rate them all good or bad with a single button press, and if you see a message already has lots of good ratings chances are it is actually good advice.
You are also doing the player who left the message a service. Every time someone gives it a good writing the one who left it gets a free health refill.
That's why it may also be worth leaving your own messages. I've had people rate a message from me and got health refills in the middle of boss fights. :)
That’s awesome! Thanks. The refill thing is really cool. I’ll get rating and writing 💪
I hope you do your next ep soon. You're the best
It’s coming! ✨
Not the turtles 😭
RIP
That's ok Emma, my first character on this was Patches the rogue, then Hubble Trouble the mage, then Dracocardia the dragon priestess, the Alexander Anderson and most recently my Stabatha Darling who's been through every souls/bourne game till now. Point is change up your characters as much as you want, new game, new experiments.
Stabatha!!!!!! What an incredible name
Idk why the Erdtree Burial Watchdog always creeped me out
The movement is weird af but really cool
Hi @Emmalition I love your work! Can I ask you on which tv or monitor do you play? I'm planning to change my old tv so I'm searching ideas!
I’m not sure but it’s an Asus!
I still saw “boo” to the character change but I support you in your decision.
Thanks man 😅
Algorithm brought me here and I’m loving it
Love the channel Ms. Emma. May I ask where you got your PlayStation lights?
Of course! They’re from Amazon :)
Magic builds definitely aren’t for everyone! You have to be super patient and stay back, and especially in Elden Ring. I’ve stuck with magic and I’m at the end by now, but my god did I suffer for most of the game. Totally valid to swap! I changed to a faith strength build for a bit with the respec system then swapped back.
Aww thanks for understanding! Yeah I’m not good at staying back as I just want to get stuck in and stabby lol!
@@Emmalition It’s your play through, you know? You don’t owe us builds haha