As much as the classic FromSoftware RPG is renowned for its difficulty, some streamers choose to take things to a whole new level. Enter: Miss Miaka, an Elden Ring streamer who successfully defeated the toughest boss in Elden Ring on a gamepad and dance mat simultaneously,
This feat of Herculean Soulborn feat is, perhaps, the highlight of Miss Mikka’s quest to accomplish two concurrent plays of Elden Ring with Dance Pad and DualSense. In addition to defeating the two Malenius (widely regarded as the toughest bosses in the game), Miss Miaka goes on to defeat the Elden Beast, forever cementing her place as the Elden Lord (of Dance). Have achieved
However, it was Melania who proved to be the toughest challenge for this ardent content creator. It took too long to defeat two Malenias at once through their chosen means 199 tries (opens in new tab), Interestingly, Melania is an optional boss who technically didn’t have to be defeated by Miss Mikka to complete her playthrough. However, it’s clear that the streamer doesn’t shy away from a challenge. Once he put down Mikaela’s Blade in both of his games, the Alden Beast (the final story boss of the game) had no chance.
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These kinds of creative player-concocted challenges confirm that there is much more to games than what the developers present to us. With a little creativity, players can add new twists to existing game experiences, delighting gamers and spectators alike.
Inventive challenges using unconventional peripherals are nothing new. For example, players have cleared some of Final Fantasy 14’s most difficult content, with endgame owners of the MMORPG getting nothing but a Guitar Hero controller. (opens in new tab) and some friends (via youtube). In the same spirit, harpist and singer Anna Ellsworth turned her actual, real-life harp into a controller and rounded up a series of Elden Ring Bosses, including the famous Tricky Margit from Fail Omen.
My personal favorite of these player-created challenges is the Pokémon “Nuzlocke” challenge. (opens in new tab)“. Designed to add some much-needed difficulty to the Pokémon experience, a Nuzlocke playthrough has two basic rules. First, you can only catch the first wild Pokémon when you reach a new area. Second, if Your Pokémon faints, it’s considered “dead” and must be released back into the wild. Even with these two rules alone, the kid-friendly gentleness of a Pokémon adventure is transformed into a brutal game of tough decisions and tough consequences. is replaced.
While it’s great fun to use unorthodox controllers or additional rules to make the game more challenging, it’s hardly new. However, I have to hand it to Miss Miaka. Doing two Elden Rings playthroughs together where one of your controllers is a dance mat is as inventive as it is awe-inspiring. If you want to see something explicit for yourself, you can find streams and some compilations on Miss Mikka’s Twitch channel (opens in new tab), I, for one, can’t wait to see what she comes up with next.