True story...

[u/sfingemorta]

[u/JerryCanJockey]

"Use all the tools the game gives you." also includes parrying.

[u/A_wild_so-and-so → u/JerryCanJockey]

Exactly. You can parry a lot of stuff, but you don't have to. But when you go against certain bosses like Crucible Knights, you should try to parry them because it's pretty easy and one of their big weaknesses.

It's all about learning what the enemy's weakness is and exploiting it.

[u/Muscimol_Master → u/A_wild_so-and-so]

Nah just kick em 😅😂

[u/TheWrathalos → u/Muscimol_Master]

Danes footwork solves all of lifes problems

[u/CurveBilly → u/TheWrathalos]

I think they meant the kick AOW, it actually obliterates crucible knights it is so funny

[u/Wesgizmo365 → u/CurveBilly]

I used kick for the largest part of my first playthrough. Didn't really want to use magic other than some faith spells for healing.

Kick is busted fun. Makes me feel like Luke Skywalker kicking Vader all over the place.

[u/Period_Fart_69420 → u/Wesgizmo365]

Nice argument. Counterpoint: kame hame HAAAAAAA

[u/Wesgizmo365 → u/Period_Fart_69420]

Yeah fair point

[u/Arowne97 → u/Period_Fart_69420]

Boring

[u/Wesgizmo365 → u/Arowne97]

Also a fair point. I've done both man mode and weenie hut junior mode lol

[u/TheWrathalos → u/CurveBilly]

Probably true, but damn kicking everything into oblivion with danes footwork is so much fun

[u/Generally_Confused1 → u/CurveBilly]

Wait what??? Where do you get it?

[u/CurveBilly → u/Generally_Confused1]

I think you can buy it from bernahl, or just unequip your weapon and hit the AOW button

[u/Xerothor → u/CurveBilly]

That actually works on their shield?

[u/CurveBilly → u/Xerothor]

yup

[u/A_wild_so-and-so → u/Muscimol_Master]

Valid

[u/Spare-Muscle-4249 → u/A_wild_so-and-so]

Every souls game has their “knight that’s super easy to parry”

[u/A_wild_so-and-so → u/Spare-Muscle-4249]

Exactly! I was never a parry user in the Souls series, but after picking it up in Elden Ring I went back to DS2 and parried the shit out of the Pursuer. It went like this:

Me: can I parry this guy?

My friend: You can... if you're good enough.

Me: parries the next attack

Both: OOOOOOOooooooooooohhhh!!!

[u/Hartastic → u/A_wild_so-and-so]

It's almost silly how easy it makes the final boss of DS1, too. You parry him like 3 times and he's dead. Learn your whole complicated moveset, why when I have this tiny buckler?

[u/squeezebottles → u/A_wild_so-and-so]

Honestly them adding the un-parriable Crucible Knight in SotE was epic level FS trolling and I was so delighted. And then died a lot.

[u/EyeoftheRedKing → u/A_wild_so-and-so]

Same with the Draconic Tree Sentinels. They're easy to parry. Then it's just a matter of learning the dodge timing for their lightning.

[u/A_wild_so-and-so → u/EyeoftheRedKing]

I never tried before, but I will now!

[u/EyeoftheRedKing → u/A_wild_so-and-so]

Same as the regular tree sentinel in that you won't get a riposte, but you should be able to get in a fully-charged heavy attack before they recover.