Summary
OneElden Ringplayer was close to completing an impressive no-hit run of the game, up until a boss apparently cheated to hit them. It wasn’t caused by a skill issue, but rather a pretty frustrating bug that ruins a lot of players' experiences.
Elden RingisDark Soulsdeveloper FromSoftware’s 2022 hit. Just like many Soulslike games, some skilled players have challenged themselves even more in the already difficult title to achieve some impressive feats, such as not getting hit by enemies at all.
Redditor Waleedbro7 recently posted game footage in which they were fighting theGodskin Duo Great Enemy near the end ofElden Ring. They claim that they were close to finishing a run where they hadn’t taken any hits up until this particular point. They had managed to fell the boss with three hits from their Serpent-Hunter spear, after which a really frustrating thing happened: the monster manages to get in one last attack even though the game clearly showed that it was killed. Waleedbro7 was caught unaware, took the hit, and died while the Great Enemy was walking around, clearly not dead.
This kind ofbug apparently happens all the time inElden Ring, with other foes refusing to go down even though their health is clearly at zero. Other Redditors who commented on Waleedbro7’s video have tried to console them, saying that because their demise came at the hands of an unpredictable glitch, their hits and death don’t really count against their no-hit run. While there were also those who disagreed with this particular take, it certainly shouldn’t count since no one could prepare for such an issue.
Though this glitch is frustrating,Elden Ringalso has a lot of other harmless bugs. Most of them involve weird changes to character appearances and funny animations which don’t really severely affect its highly acclaimed gameplay. Still, it is pretty annoying that even a well-crafted game like this isn’t immune to glitches and issues.
While it’s been nearly two years since the game launched and most players have already plumbed the depths of what it can offer,Elden Ringis gearing up for a big 2024 with theShadow of the Eldtreeexpansion coming soon. There hasn’t been any new substantial update since it was officially announced on the game’s first anniversary last February, but some are speculating that an official release date may finally be announced on its second anniversary in 2024, if not sooner.
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ELDEN RING, developed by FromSoftware, Inc. and BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment Inc., is a fantasy action-RPG adventure set within a world created by Hidetaka Miyazaki and George R.R. Martin. Danger and discovery lurk around every corner in FromSoftware’s largest game to date. Hidetaka Miyazaki - President and Game Director of FromSoftware Inc. Known for directing critically-acclaimed games in beloved franchises including Armored Core and Dark Souls.George R.R. Martin is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of many novels, including the acclaimed series A Song of Ice and Fire - A Game of Thrones, A Clash of Kings, A Storm of Swords, A Feast For Crows, and A Dance with Dragons. As a writer-producer, he has worked on The Twilight Zone, Beauty and the Beast, and various feature films and pilots that were never made. He lives with the lovely Parris in Santa Fe, New Mexico.
