A Chance Meeting | Elden Ring - First Playthrough [Part 5]

[@MonoFlax]

The Siofra River Bank elevator reveal is now one of my favorite moments in gaming, my jaw was on the floor the whole ride

[@keeganbate8935]

"wait, the world is BIGGER???"

[@GavidDogins]

This entire game was a jaw drop for me. The amount of times this game just goes like “ but wait there’s more” was incredible

[@minecraftminer59mineboymin38]

crazy place

[@grapeape325]

11 months late but mapo is easily the best let's play on you tube. He enjoys all the small details and lore as I do.

[@commentingaccount1383]

Siofra is INSANE. My jaw dropped when I first got to the part with that insane celestial skybox. I mean just how enormous the place is. Truly ethereal. What a fantastic area. Im loving these episodes but you're starting to catch up to my own playthrough

[@MyPronounsHeWhore]

yea I haven't been watching all of map's episodes, this game is long and so open ended, and therefore watching streams can easily spoil stuff if he ventures on a path I haven't taken... but I saw the thumbnail, gotta see his reaction to the most epic elevator of all time.

[@yarguswhetz]

Yeah I had to pause when I heard a certain characters voice. I then played and met patches and continued today. 🤣

[@e9cj]

@@MyPronounsHeWhore what thumbnail?

[@SonOfSeth]

I had to wait for a while untill I explore a bit because in the first episode he right away went somewhere I havn’t found.

[@missmeruna]

51:48 "Watch this be a giant cave spider" - no, in this game he's human again! 😄

[@IchKomentiereNur123]

i like these exploration episodes the most because watching someone skip over content makes me irrationally anxious lmao

[@sandwhich1172]

Same here hahaha, I like how thorough he is

[@Just2Ddude]

Patches made me SCREAM from joy when I saw him!!! Amazing way they did it.

[@PunkZombie1300]

I accidentally killed him in my first encounter. When he started begging I spaced him out and charged a heavy attack, having flashbacks to Owl. Then the fight ended right when I fi ished charging and I finished him off before I realized.

[@just-gaming213]

"where is the howling coming from" Looks up the tower but stops shot of the top where blaid is standing. I see some things never change. 😂👏

[@Krammy5]

On the subject of making this the best experience for all. It goes without saying that you cant please everyone but i personally think that you just doing whatever you want, however you want is the most pure and fun experience for me, and i believe most of your supporters if not all of your supporters feel the same way. I for one cannot wait to see your reaction to future events in this game Praise the Tree!

[@cleverman383]

Absolutely, I want to see the genuine first playthrough experience, and this is essentially an entirely new type of FromSoft game, so there isn't really a well established "correct way" to do it. I imagine it's going to be a lot like the Death Stranding playthrough where Mapo figures out how he wants to showcase it as he goes along and tries some different things and eventually figures out something that works perfectly for everyone, Mapo getting to play exactly how he wanted and us getting a fantastic viewing experience.

[@thomegatherion924]

Agree. Open world games are a fair bit about exploration and taking your time to figure things out. Skipping all of that optional stuff for the sake of progressing through the main story faster wouldn't do that game any justice.

[@mAeX135]

I agree! Just keep with the videos on a daily basis!

[@cleverman383]

@@thomegatherion924 Imagine a Skyrim playthrough where someone only did the main story! No! We'd want the opposite! :D

[@nonagrey3422]

May stance is he should try to only please himself (sorry about how naughty that sounds). I think the grand majority of us watch his channel for how he naturally reacts to games.

[@orohyuno]

About the flask of wondrous physic and the tears, they are all reusable. The damage negation one just meant that it will greatly reduce the damage of the next attack you receive, and then the effect will stop. Currently I'm having a great time with the recover half health + damage negation combination!

[@_2fcd_978]

I just think Fromsoftware games are perfect for an open world setting. Instead of just collectibles, you get new weapons, weapon skills, summons, armor, spells, amulets, bosses, and just cool items in general. I find that it's always something I'm interested in even if it's not for my current build.

[@How2KillACop4C4B]

You can also change your build

[@Just2Ddude]

Siofra river is prabobly THE best location I have seen and the best introduction of a location. You go down the well and you have first a small window with just a hint of a scale, and then it SLOWLY lets you see how massive this all is. And the collors 🥵

[@impulsehawk407]

Fuck the archers though

[@Just2Ddude]

@@impulsehawk407 OH BRUH that shit with Homing Missiles that just autotarget you? Really? JJ Marting couldnt tell Miyazaki that it was a bad idea? Hahaha

[@rimoldi98]

The part where he looked up and DIDN'T SEE MY GUY BLAIDD oh god it hurts

[@angeltzepesh1]

I was so eager to see your reaction, Siofra River well is one of the most breathtaking moments i had in a while. At 3 am i found it and i thought it will be a small dungeon like everything until that point, boy it got to 5:30 am and i still had stuff to do.

[@evilmoffintop6081]

You found him! I was waiting for this moment. On the note of open world games being overfilled with objective markers, I love this map more than Horizon Forbidden West's, precisely for that reason. It is so overwhelming in a bad way in that game that I ended up leaving most of the side content halfway through and making a beeline for a very lengthy main quest. I did that game in 35 hours. Whilst in Elden Ring, I've put about 24 hours so far and only stayed in Limgrave, and I'm 100% certain there's more to discover; I am constantly feeling the need to explore.

[@cleverman383]

A well designed open world like Elden Ring doesn't need "points of interest" marked on the map for you, because wherever you go, you can constantly see interesting things in the distance that are your own points of interest! A creepy graveyard down the road, a path up a mountain, a church on top of a hill, a wandering group of monsters... The world itself should be making you feel "I want to go see that!" not relying on markings on map that tell you that supposedly something is there.

[@sunsetgradient]

@@cleverman383 completely agree, well said

[@donnybuoy]

The constant handholding in Horizon Forbidden West is the reason I sold it before finishing it so I could get Elden Ring. The world in that game is gorgeous, but the map was so convoluted and exhausting, and the side quests were so tedious. Not to mention the extremely long-winded dialogue that made quests less appealing.

[@chrystalke]

I just wanted to say that I love the way you play this game, as someone who is unable to play it myself I so appreciate the time you take to talk to the NPCS, stop and look at the beautiful landscapes, and how thoroughly you investigate the items and the Lore of the game. I'm watching a few different folks play through right now but it's your videos I'm always most excited for because of how much you care about the story of the world!

[@siricat3231]

I got so excited when you found murkwater cave! Honestly your reaction to patches was freaking Perfect. 😂

[@drewglo4759]

Can't wait until he realizes his health debuff loll.

[@ragenaros4475]

Patches is best character ever created, ofc he have to be in every game xD and i love it

[@Just2Ddude]

Amen

[@CILinkzSpre3]

too bad i killed him in my playthrough. didnt realize he actually surrendered and he died too fast

[@cleverman383]

@@CILinkzSpre3 Did he drop the patch notes?

[@CILinkzSpre3]

@@cleverman383 he dropped a +7 weapon and other stuff along with his pearl that can be used at that spirit vendor to make his shop again

[@cleverman383]

@@CILinkzSpre3 Haha that's actually some useful info, so thanks! Although I admit I was just making a joke about his name being Patches so maybe he would drop a list of recent changes to the game :D

[@piyushbhargav1940]

The attention to detail and lore. This is what I wanted in a play through. (he missed some but lets be honest not every thing can be foind in one play through)

[@XanatosGames]

1:51:10 This right here! Exactly my problem with other modern open world games, like Assassin's Creed or so. From the start, the map is full of icons, question marks and what not. It suggests that there is something to discover, you just don't know what.But there is something! For a completionist like me, it is more like work to discover and reveal those spots than fun to explore the world. In Elden Ring there just visual hints if you have discovered the map first, like a ruin or telescope. But no icons hinting at something! You have to look for yourself if there even is something and if there is and you can even figure out what it requires you to do, than it is so much more rewarding! I was a bit skeptic about the open world but I can say, this is my favorite open world game because how it handles the map and exploring diffrently than other games! GOTY!

[@SolProxy]

Small tip that the game told you already, remember that you can still sometimes effectively wield strength-based weapons if you two-hand them, you don't always need the flask for strength unless the required strength is really high. Also it does more damage of course.

[@LukaBlight69]

Previously on Mapo's Journey through Elden Ring: He killed some grafty looking mooks and is now complete with step 1 of becoming an Elden Lord. I'll post his deaths from the previous video (AKA deaths from E1 to E2, deaths from E2 to E3) so as to avoid viewer spoilers. I'll also not specify any ailments, mobs, or other death inducing entities so as not to spoil it for Mapo or anyone else. Only bosses he visibly sees and fights will be named. Bosses he has defeated will have a Clapped at the end of their count. Deaths(As of Ep4): 58 Mob deaths: 14 Ailment deaths: 2 Falling deaths: 3 NPC deaths: 1 Sub-boss deaths: 2 Grafted Scion aka Spiderman: 1 Not Clapped Soldier of Godrick aka Godrick's Red Shirt: 0 Clapped Tree Sentinel aka Betty White's Son: 13 Clapped Mad Pumpkin Head aka Siegward's Estranged Big Brother: 0 Clapped Flying Dragon Agheel aka Big Fookin Chicken #1: 5 Clapped (Bleed dmg ftw!) Evergaol Crucible Knight aka The Bigger Better Dragonrider Knight: 1 Not Clapped Runebear aka Mr. Yogi Wants A Hug!: 1 Clapped Erdtree Avatar aka Treebeard's Entwife: 3 Clapped Erdtree Burial Watchdog(cat) aka Gary Oldman as Dracula: 2 Clapped Margit, The Fell Omen aka There is only Margit: 0(1 falling death) Clapped Godrick The Grafted aka Mr. Handsy McBadtouch: 10 Clapped

[@impulsehawk407]

Mvp

[@mj_out]

Best comments in this series.

[@lxv1377]

Mr handsy mc badtouch. Rofl.

[@adamheimer1938]

For the skeletons: after you knock their life down attack them again as they are getting up. That stop them.

[@caravaneerkhed]

On top of the way the open world works, the other great benefit to it is that everything you do when exploring is interesting and beneficial. I think it beats even botw in the sense that everything you do feels valuable

[@Just2Ddude]

100% agree with your take on how this game does the open world setting.

[@rk13567]

The stuff about open world games you say around 1:51:00 is spot on

[@nopainnogain4147]

Hey man, I've been watching your Fromsoft vids and just wanted to say you have some of the best let's plays. I really appreciate your passion and positivity! Have a nice day!

[@codypavy]

God it’s so satisfying watching you make your way through this game. You have the best let’s play channel around man and it’s been so fun watching you play through on amazing game after another

[@peperlake9502]

Gaurd counter is a nice addition to the game, makes the trash enemies a lot easier

[@vri8486]

i love that you’re going through everything you can in the game and taking your time. i’m doing the same. have 25 hours in the game and i’m still i’m limgrave. the game is massive

[@GribbleGrunger]

Please stop asking if we're OK with you playing the way you do. I personally come here BECAUSE of how you choose to play and I'm pretty sure others do to. Be you, man. We appreciate it.

[@samdurham6277]

I always forget how much I love listening to Kenneth "Thesaurus" Haight.

[@josephmellen7052]

The undead that get back up can be killed when they start glowing. There’s a summon that has that ability too, which is great. Also, I recently realized the little markers on the map by the roads of blank areas are the map item locations!

[@davidpo5517]

Just found Siofra-best gaming moment I’ve had in a long time!

[@Meowodananee]

Definitely my favorite KZbinr at the moment , keep up the great work . Always entertaining to see you playing fromsoft games.

[@Toksyuryel]

When you pick up a new item it actually shows you the item's type in the new item window. Took me way too long to figure that out. EDIT: And of course the episode I pick to mention this on is the one when you notice it yourself XD

[@Iziic06]

I'm very excited to watch you play through the Elden Ring. I never noticed that Kale and his mount we're asleep when the witch appears.

[@АлександрКондаков-э3г]

Beautiful episode. Unrefined exploration - the thing you're simply best at not to mention your everincreasing combat skills. That fight with gladiator was good. Thank you, mate!

[@SonofSol1]

If you look at your notes you may remeber something about a person howling in the woods and using a certain something when you hear him

[@nojuegobasquet]

I love the way you upload the videos without spoiling anything in the titles or the thumbnails. I'll see your playthrough once i've finish my own game.

[@Nemerteus]

Don't worry, there are quite a few illusory walls and some other similar structures should you be determined to find them.

[@newtrotony]

Have to agree with every other comment here. Explore! Please don’t feel pressure to crit path. So much to find in this game!

[@williamrobert7359]

There are actually plenty of illusory walls in the game, some more easy to find than others, and there also are some secrets behind some waterfalls. so yeah keep looking around and enjoy this great game.

[@Maslurker]

I feel the same way about open world games like the Witcher 3, though to be fair Witcher 3 was quite mild compared to other games. It's gotten to the point where whenever I play an rpg, I would deliberately not accept any quest more than necessary just so I don't feel cluttered whenever I open the map or in game journal

[@lupusabanglespenna]

I was really hoping you'd find the entrance to siofra in the the mist woods. And your reaction was as good as I had hoped. I remember getting there and pretty much doing the same thing. "Wow, this dungeon deep" Sees the massive cavern "Oh, oh ok. This is going to be a whole damn thing. And the map is now potentially twice the size." Proceeds to have mixed feelings of joy, wonder, concern, and horror. Sorry for the weird gush.

[@NoLeCe]

just really take your time and explore, you havent even scratched the surface of limgrave! maybe cut out a bit of the exploring part and when you find something you put it in the video just like you said. there is so so much stuff to find and do and i really want you to have the same awesome experience as me!

[@rafdes]

I was so excited for you to meet Patches in the game. It was great. That slimy SOB haha.

[@bpopa27]

Try equipping two weapons of the same type in each hand and press the block button. And also try taking a closer look on the map (zoom in) there are tiny details hinting at structures.

[@ericwilford7691]

More exploration please, best episode is just exploring and enjoying the game

[@taguchi_graphics]

I just couldn’t stop smiling when I encountered Patches in the cave! It brought so much joy finding him in the game. Of course I let him live even though he will most likely keep screwing us throughout the game haha.

[@VL7D]

The anxiety when mapo opens the map to just leisurely study it while there is a 10ft bear right next to him lmao 💀

[@henrybell8983]

Couldn't wait to see you go down the huge elevator! I'm now 45 hours in and only 2 demi gods killed ... Absolutely loving it

[@andresMadrid7651]

I cried when I saw the monument of the swords the first time. Thanks Kentaro, without you, this game wouldn't see the light. But this is one of the best gifts that Kentaro and Miyazaki gave to us.

[@MasterSorez]

Exploring around is exactly what I wanna see, its super fun!~

[@tahlialysse]

This game is so BotW + Dark Souls, which is a game I've explicitly wanted for years at this point. The more I watch, the more that sentiment seems reinforced to me

[@JediMasterRevenantMADNESS]

Know my favorite thing about this game in terms of quality of life improvements? No goddamn weapon durability. It was made useless in DS3, a minor nuisance in DS1 that sometimes was a real pain, and a goddamn nightmare in DS2.

[@alfredoalejandro87]

Also forgot to mention, I agree with you about the map and exploration. This is the reason why I just cannot complete a lot of RPG games like Assassin's Creed (latest ones) everything just feels big and empty. Elden ring on the other hand rewards exploration and keeps you on the edge on what you might find around the corner. Its excellent.

[@nonagrey3422]

You're doing a fantastic job!

[@fated2pretendd]

literally my reaction upon discovering the underground world: got teleported next to giant bear, being chased around by it, running to this random house in the hope of it wouldn't be able to get inside and accidently openning a whole new fucking world, I just completely lost my mind there

[@poentecontentejoga]

oh boy I feel like this episode has the exploration I've been missing. thanks Lord Mapo! And yes to pen and paper notes!

[@GaldirEonai]

Been waiting for Mapo to discover the "Underdark". It's such an amazing moment.

[@maxrusty3596]

Such an enjoyable vid man i know ur going to enjoy this game as much as i am right now cant wait for the next one! What u said about the sense of discovery and no having anything marked on the map or quest markers. This is what open world games have been missing and this game has become my favorite Fromsoftware game to date its mindblowingly good.

[@dandyprime5338]

I would agree with the exploration aspects, however, I would say that Breath of the Wild really did it first when it comes to making a map that doesn't force question marks on you. It lets you explore to your heart's content.

[@Retro_Rainer]

they basically merged 2 awesome things: world map from botw and lore/world building from souls. 32 hours in and I haven't even seen everything in limgrave. haven't been bored for a millisecond. off to another 100 hours. bye

[@soloq8719]

You can raise the torch up to see more in the dark

[@alfredoalejandro87]

Just what I needed today something to cheer me up. Nice one great playthrough my friend.

[@tylerbrown9631]

I'm right there with you. Witcher 3 feels overwhelming with pressure to do things. Especially getting (and tracking) side quests that you're way too low level for.

[@Neclony]

In Witcher 3 I modded away the icons and even the minimap, it s awesome!

[@Gakusangi]

This game is always best when you cut loose and explore. Too many people stayed confined to the Limgrave area where there was a lot of great content to find outside of it.

[@NecroSage]

you're gonna love this area

[@joeschwartz8162]

Paintings are treasure maps. They are found somewhere in the world.

[@qrexpand6775]

i commented last video that i was sad about not exploring i take it back i liove this episode!!

[@Retro_Rainer]

dude, mapo, your reaction to patches is sooo similar to mine hahaha. I was overjoyed when I found him. and I love the ds2 reference, too. what a masterpiece this is. fan service, but executed very well.

[@urtoryu_dy_althraidn]

Holy shit Sekiro has a map!!! I played that game 5 times and I had absolutely no idea that existed... Thanks...

[@CruelusRex]

1:53:30 wasn't that a mechanic in Dark Souls 2? It's been so long since I played I've already forgotten. But yeah, I wish they added the ability to light stuff up.

[@noconsequence4486]

"There's just something so beautiful about a samurai riding this steed." Torrent: lolbye

[@elvisrelvis2774]

Actually writing down my first elden ring playthrough would have been pretty cool

[@matheusrodrigues7921]

That howling in the mistwoods was kinda weird. Wonder if anyone could give you some information about it...

[@inksplattercomicscomicartw4746]

oh wow! that certainly a cave

[@Wade8419]

I just found this place yesterday. Had pretty much the exact same reaction

[@the1990boy]

There are definitely illusory walls

[@joeschwartz8162]

Skeleton enemies hacked them down. When the light to bring them back appears hit them again and they are done.

[@Sam-lt1pb]

When you get locked in the dark room in stormveil, I assumed that laugh was patches. It was a pleasant surprise finding patches. It amazes me how big this game is, it's so hard to find everything 100%

[@jakuzi3971]

I think it was actually the "friendly" guard he met by the gate. He wants you to die so he can steal some of your runes before you pick them up again. Check the last video. Every time he picks up his runes, it's always less than he had before. I actually heard you can see the guard spying in you in some places. Like, he's behi d a bush etc.

[@MichaelJohnsenOslo]

02:07:05 - Oh my god, I just realized…”The Lands Between”. It’s the land between the sky land and the underground land. /foreheadslap

[@NumberJ42]

renner my beloved dork moon witch

[@nanach6276]

I'd played 150 hours and I still went to the bonfire to teleport xD

[@karambit6508]

Its crazy to me thinking he's played all these games and hasn't figured out he can destroy undead by hitting them while they're down.

[@logicwizard783]

What other games of theirs has that? I don't know think any of them do, so it's kind of understandable how he misses it. Although with how much they glow, I'm definitely surprised the thought hadn't even crossed him to at least try, lol

[@karambit6508]

@@logicwizard783 ik for sure dark souls 3

[@MrGaming-qe3sc]

oh this playthrough is great

[@jaba1982]

Finished the game after 70 hours. Given that Mapo explores everything and takes time to read almost all item texts and lore, we're in for at least 50 parts.

[@n.h.1335]

yeah, im at 50h just got caelid and the academy done

[@joshcharron6207]

@@n.h.1335 I feel like I'm gonna be stuck on radahn for 50hrs alone 😔

[@n.h.1335]

@@joshcharron6207 haha😂👍 rhadan is such a beast

[@joshcharron6207]

@@n.h.1335 I don't understand how to not get one shot killed when he teleports away and comes crashing down like a comet!

[@n.h.1335]

@@joshcharron6207 try your torrent😉

[@Marcieur]

I was almost screaming at the screen when you first didnt notice the elevator building, wanted to see how you react to that lol

[@αεκ21-γ3φ]

by watching this vid i just realised i could switch and fast travel from underground to the surface and i am not obliged to take the lift and wait for it every time :))))))))

[@BroadwayJosh]

I've just watched a little bit of Elden Ring playthroughs, because I don't want to spoil myself too bad. I skipped way ahead and just watched Mapo coming up on the "Siofra River" elevator and taking it all the way down. I've got to stop watching... or I'll ruin my eventual experience! Great Half-Life 2 playthough Mapo... looking forward to your assault on the capital building!

[@lordioris]

I have 45h of gameplay and still only glimpsed at Liurnia. Limgrave just has so much stuff

[@keeganbate8935]

This is a great playthrough so far, Mapo! It's gonna take awhile, but I'm here for all the exploration you got Edit: you also figured out how the pots work WAY quicker than me.

[@BlueRoo42]

1:26:42 - A wolf guarding a grave site.. where have I seen that one before? 😭

[@thomaspereira1545]

Unbreakable Patches then Amnesiac Lapp in the Ringed City Dlc

[@bagofrandom]

i laughed my ass off when you whipped out your pencil to write things down. reminds me of assasin's creed 1. that game didn't tell you shit! if you didn't write down the hints you received from the NPCs you'd be shit outta luck trying to find your mark. Nerd!

[@bennordstrom]

Yeah, I've been taking screenshots to remember everything lol.

[@colinchildress1251]

I love how you write things down. I aspire to be you lol

[@darksign2898]

Patches was in DS2, just disguised as a new charakter, with a kind of different name, just similar enough to let you know. Remember "Pate"? If you know what you're looking for...

[@Xeno_Solarus]

That's a dishonest way of framing it. Pate isn't Patches. He's a similar but entirely different character.

[@SonofSol1]

I think we will get Dlc in the sky, ruin fragments first made me think that and then when i went underground i just felt like the only place left is up. I haven't beaten the game yet so up may already exist

[@separaattori957]

Wish I had learned to use markers so early. took my way too much time to start using em