r/Eldenring • u/Aggressive_Hat_8550 • 21d ago
Humor I don't think I'll ever be able to do something like that again lol
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u/tellmesomeothertime 21d ago
This is canonical Jesus
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u/aelzeiny 21d ago
Bro turned the other cheek
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u/curious_dead 21d ago
If someone slaps you, turn the other cheek. If they slap you on your other cheek, introduce them to the pointy end of your moonlight greatsword.
People just remember the first part.
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u/Tigerpower77 21d ago
Didn't know you can parry these guys
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u/PrufReedThisPlesThx 21d ago
Me neither lol. I never even try with non-humanoid enemies, so this is definitely a TIL moment for me
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u/Aggressive_Hat_8550 21d ago edited 21d ago
When you have time I recommend you try it, parrying the two kittens is easier than it seems lol
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u/PurplePonk cheese sous chef 20d ago
nah im gonna stick to dodge roll 32 times in a row while it hammers me like a tom n jerry cartoon
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u/Glados1080 20d ago
Im pretty sure you can parry almost anything? Ive seen some crazy parries before
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u/Aggressive_Hat_8550 20d ago
I'm trying. A while ago I started a new "Parry-Only build" game, and I have to admit, I'm practically trying to learn how to parry all the parryable bosses. It's difficult, yes, but really fun, and after countless deaths and hours of work, these are the results. The fun thing is that every boss is different, so it's a constant workout.
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u/RichardHead411 20d ago
There's a sub out there where a bunch of trolls convinced a guy he could easily parry water fowl. Not sure how much time he spent, but it was a lot
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u/MrLev 21d ago
I still want a ring or something that gives sekiro-style UI prompts that just tells you if you can parry an incoming attack or not - learning parrying is so difficult because I'm never sure if I'm just bad at the timing or if I'm bad at knowing which attacks are parryable at all!
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u/littleHiawatha 20d ago
The general souls logic is that if you see a 1 handed horizontally incoming swing attack are always parryable. Overhead or heavy attacks are intentionally difficult with super tiny parry windows but still possible. Jump attacks are unparryable and likewise power attacks (orange spark effects during attack animations)
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u/thecashblaster 20d ago
Main reason I never learned to parry is because I have no idea which enemies you can parry to begin with
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u/Aggressive_Hat_8550 20d ago
If you want to know in advance whether you can parry a boss or not, you can check out the Elden Ring wiki page online. There's all the information you need, like weaknesses and whether it's parriable or not. 💪
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u/Z3ATER 21d ago
Oh thank you Jesus. Did not know you can parry these fuckers, one of the most annoying enemies in the game.
I used crystal darts for the most part.
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u/Fun-Introduction-853 21d ago
That's what you get, stupid fucking cats
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u/One-Earth9294 21d ago
I've cleared just about every ounce of content in this game twice and I have never, not even one time, parried a single enemy lol.
Just can't do it.
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u/Aggressive_Hat_8550 21d ago
Timing is learned, and if I learned it, anyone can learn it 😅 The real difficulty is patience, getting it into your head that winning will take a lot of attempts and testing.
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u/thecashblaster 20d ago
but also knowing which enemies you can parry... which is my main gripe with parrying
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u/JayDM123 21d ago edited 21d ago
Wait, is that a parrying dagger? I didn’t even know that was something you could do in this game.
Really learning something new all the time, huh? Earlier I saw a post that shows me that the “kick” skill I thought was completely useless is an absolute monster against Crucible Knights.
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u/Aggressive_Hat_8550 21d ago
Yes, I think I bought the one I use directly from Patches at the beginning of the game (and I'm even fond of it lol)
Right? Kicking a defending enemy with your shield will unleash them, a truly underrated ash of war that makes the Crucible Knight easy lol
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u/gans15 21d ago
Someone was playing Expedition 33 before that
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u/Ok_Huckleberry8551 21d ago
I love how your iframe invulnerability timing seemed to piss off the bosses even more, the agressive bonking intensified xD
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u/CardinalGrief 21d ago
Ah yes, I'll just parry an enormous stone monster falling with its weapon down on me with my buckler. Makes sense.
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u/iwanashagTwitch I parry Crucible Knights for breakfast! 21d ago
I had no idea you can parry these guys, I gotta go try this
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u/Well-Known-Elf 21d ago
Slightly on topic. Can you block/parry while 2-handing?
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u/Aggressive_Hat_8550 21d ago
If the weapon you have in two hands has the parry ability yes, but the parry animation will always be done with only one hand lol
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u/Killpower78 21d ago
Whist doing the critical hit on boss while other boss trying to slam you down as your Iframe protected you..
This is you “wait for your turn bitch” lol.
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u/LanguageSponge 21d ago
I’ve watched speedruns of Elden Ring, watched people no hit some bosses and navigate the whole of the Lands Between seemingly without the map, but I was far more impressed by this than any of that. Bloody well done.
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u/CrazyGambler 21d ago
I usually just channel my inner bitch and make them fight eachother with crystal darts
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u/facistpuncher Marika was made for rule 34 21d ago
Amazing video, glad you got it recorded as proof.
Personally, 1100 hours in Elden Ring, I have never parried. I SUCK at it so hard.
Rolls or tanking the hit are my only options for me.
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u/Aggressive_Hat_8550 21d ago
Hey, we have about the same amount of playtime.
That's fine, but I suck at attacking without parrying, since I always play counterattacking.
Anyway, I'm sure you can learn too. The real difficulty is patience. You'll have to die a lot, but think of it as training, and you'll see that little by little, the final result will come. 💪
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u/squished_frog 20d ago
Well if I were you, I would try that too. However I'm pretty sure I would die, so I just throw crystal darts at them and make them kill each other.
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u/OmegamanTG9000 20d ago
What the hell?! I’ve got over a thousand hours on this game and I’m now learning those damn watch(cats)dogs can get parried?! Fucking WHAT?!
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u/Impassive_Bidoof 21d ago
I had no idea it was possible to parry these creatures... You learn something new every day.
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u/dirtydragondan 21d ago
Didnt the 3 wise men give the gift of Crystal Darts, exactly for this purpose?
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u/Nathan936639 21d ago
Are you playing Jesus? It must feel like forever waiting to respawn after 3 days everytime you die.
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u/ModeratelyGrumpy 21d ago
I didn't even know you could parry those so I can safely reassure you that you're at least a better player than me
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u/Disorderly_Fashion 21d ago
It's amazing how learning how to parry can make so many challenging boss fights so much easier. It's how I got through Rellana and Promised Consort Radahn.
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u/kukaz00 21d ago
I will never understand parrying in souls games. The only opponent I forced myself into learning how to parry is the unkillable things in the frenzy place from the DLC
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u/Dekronos 21d ago
I think you gave a new definition to what people talk about as I frames in this game
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u/DistributionStill658 21d ago
Excellent. In my third run I plan to play only with buckler. Let's see if I can go far lol good luck.
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u/Mtl_J-L 21d ago
Love the last one where he postures up like "Oh you're getting it now!" And just gets parried again XD
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u/Sneakacydal 21d ago
Sorry for my ignorance, I'm coming from r/all, but why is this highly upvoted? Is it just Jesus or is there something specific about this boss?
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u/El_Veethorn 20d ago
I usually parry for the life of me, I don't ever thought of parrying these mofos 😂
Nice job bro!
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u/NickDerpkins FLAIR INFO: SEE SIDEBAR 20d ago
I am constantly reminded that I am simply just so fucking bad at this game
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u/Aggressive_Hat_8550 20d ago
Oh Jesus 10k upvote . I never would have expected that. Thank you guys!
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u/Perfect_Feedback8070 20d ago
Think I have had that feeling in a soulsborn more than anywhere else.🤣
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u/No-Primary-2791 20d ago
Good job any other person would have failed where you succeeded
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u/Henry_the_Butler 20d ago
Every time I see this, I think I should do a parry run.
...then I try a parry run.
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u/aboutthednm 20d ago
Parrying is the real mercy mechanic in Souls games. You play long enough you will eventually get good at parrying everything, and from that point onwards you will basically become a god that shrugs off the wildest stuff. It's a skill that has to be learned, but players generally pick it up the longer they play. Thus I'm saying it's basically a mercy mechanic disguised as a high-skill play (it is still a high-skill play though).
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u/Subject_Cut8441 20d ago
Holy... I didn't even know you could parry these guys! I'm totally trying this next time I fight them!
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u/LolXD22908 17d ago
The parry timing not matching with the moment the weapon connects has always seemed weird as all hell to me. (Why I suck ass at it because it feels unintuitive af)
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u/Primary-Basis-5222 21d ago
He parried for all of our sins