Many players had difficulty beating Elden Ring and its many challenging bosses, but certain streamers have defeated many of its infamous enemies using the unlikeliest of methods. Elden Ring was FromSoftware's first true open-world game, and it managed to establish a blueprint for the genre that inspired players and developers alike with its design and immersive world. The game's enormous map was also populated with memorable boss encounters that continue to fill players with frustration and wonder.Some players have managed to defeat Elden Ring bosses while taking no damage, while others have found ways to win frustrating battles by using glitches or cheesing strategies. Bosses like Malenia, Blade of Miquella, and Margit, the Fell Omen, have claimed the lives of countless Tarnished as players seek to become Elden Lord. Many players gave up and never experienced some of the game's most captivating moments. Still, streamers have found ways to use mods and unique controllers to triumph over what Elden Ring throws at its audience.
Bananas Are Good For You, But Bad For Elden Ring's Godrick
Less than two weeks after Elden Ring was released, most players continued to perish to the game's early bosses or by accidentally wandering east into Caelid, but this was not the case with YouTuber and custom controller creator Super Louis 64. He managed to find a way to beat the Elden Ring boss Godrick the Golden with several potassium-heavy bananas, which he transformed into a controller by hooking them up to a specialized circuit box and his computer.
The surprisingly functional and edible controller wasn't the first or last creation Super Louis 64 created for gaming. Being a big fan of the Final Fantasy series, the handy creator has since developed a realistic replica of Cloud's massive buster sword that would swing and stab at enemies using motion controls. His latest projects have seen him creating new ways to play FF14 using replicas of swords, books, and his coding skills.
Music Can Be Used To Take Down Elden Ring Bosses
Music has always been a powerful tool in FromSoftware's arsenal. Certain tracks have made specific bosses more intense, while other songs have made fights more memorable. Some players, like Reddit user Lettuce4Dayz, have harnessed the power of music for themselves to defeat Elden Ring bosses. The harp player made headlines with her stringed instrument by defeating Margit, The Fell Omen, one of the game's most challenging early bosses.
Multiple musical instruments have been repurposed to play FromSoftware's latest game. One of the weirdest concerts ever performed saw Lettuce4Dayz joined by an electric saxophone player DrDeComposing, and a pianist, ElementalityNJ playing Elden Ring cooperative multiplayer with each of their instruments. The sounds made from the musical controllers failed to produce any catchy tunes, but the streamers managed to conquer enemies more effectively than many players who use a traditional controller.
A Dance Pad & A Controller Used On Two Elden Ring Bosses Simultaneously
Streamer MissMikkaa has previously made headlines by defeating Elden Ring's Malenia with a dance pad controller made famous by Dance Dance Revolution. However, she recently topped that feat by defeating Elden Ring on PS5 using a standard controller and her dance pad with the PC version at the same time. The achievement has been posted on MissMikkaa's Twitter account, but it took several days of streaming and one hundred and ninety-nine attempts before she defeated two Malenias in what MissMikkaa has dubbed The Ultimate Challenge Run.
Completing the game while using a dance pad has been accomplished by a few talented streamers and the mods they use that help make almost anything that can hook into a PC a controller. Modding has also been used to enhance the game as well as add humorous reskins to Elden Ring's characters. Not long after the game was released, the PC modding community exploded with fascinating new ways to play FromSoftware's hit game.
Elden Ring Mods Give PC Players A Lot Of Options
Mods have let players summon Elden Ring bosses as helpers, play as their favorite anime characters, like Berserk's Guts or Naruto Shippuden's Sasuke. While many players use the mods to transform the game to their liking, other modders are finding ways to pit the game's enemies against one another. One YouTuber known as BjornTheBear is challenging the game's hardest bosses by using mods to pit bosses against one another as well as large numbers of standard enemies. They recently received hundreds of thousands of views in a video test to see if any Elden Ring boss was capable of defeating fifty starved dog enemies.
The latest game from Hidetaka Miyazaki, director of games like Dark Souls and Armored Core 4, has made a massive impact on the gaming industry. Players and developers who play Elden Ring without mods continue to be captivated by its sense of discovery that so many other open-world games struggle to achieve. Modding has clearly added new and silly ways to conquer the many challenges FromSoftware has delivered. While audiences wait for the talented developers to release the Elden Ring DLC that Miyazaki has teased, modders and content creators will continue to find new and entertaining ways to enjoy the Lands Between.
Sources: SuperLouis_64/Twitter, Lettuce4Dayz/Reddit, DrDeComposing/Twitter, ElementalityNJ/Twitter, MissMikkaa/Twitter, BjornTheBear/YouTube