The Boschian Horror of ‘Elden Ring’

Re:The Boschian Horror of ‘Elden Ring’ by ascar on Saturday March 19, 2022 @12:17PM (#30734994)

You can actually progress until the main capital without killing a single enemy. Like 70% of the games world.

I started as a Wretch and arrived completely under leveled and without gear at the first boss, which felt nearly impossible to beat so I just started adventuring. At some point you get blocked by a barrier that requires you to defeat two main bosses. I was actually a bit disappointed about that.

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Re:The Boschian Horror of ‘Elden Ring’ by tyrantalope on Saturday March 19, 2022 @12:50PM (#30735333)

If you're referring to Margit and the other boss after, you can skip those. I did by accident. There's a hidden path I won't spoil.

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Re:The Boschian Horror of ‘Elden Ring’ by ascar on Saturday March 19, 2022 @01:09PM (#30735515)

I was talking about skipping Margit (which is boss 1) and all bosses after. But at the capital after the Dectus lift you will get blocked. I don't wanna spoil too much, but that's basically as far as you can go without killing anything.

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Re:The Boschian Horror of ‘Elden Ring’ by rigmarole on Sunday March 20, 2022 @11:33AM (#30743491)

I took the lift at a too-early level and encountered no such obstacle. I wandered around a large part of that area and fought no bosses.

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