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[@ammarsalim1185]

"Make a woman one of the most lore deep and hardest bosses = Sexist" - Game Journalists

[@discipleofdeath2517]

Game Urinalists, fixed it for you

[@Ratovx]

except is not lore deep because the narrative can't be deep with item text only

[@axos3130]

Nobody: Journalist: SEXIST

[@lurakin88]

@@Ratovx yes it can. and for that matter lore can exist without a narrative

[@a.t.6432]

@@Ratovx tell me you play only linear games without telling me

[@alexwheatley541]

Are we still doing this? Calling everything sexist? We haven't gotten this out of our system as a society yet?

[@gaychampagnesocialist7213]

Not until people get tired of it and rightfully ignore these fucks.

[@RudeSaiyan]

I fear we are still at the tip of the iceberg on this, my friend.

[@csrjjsmp]

As long as people get mad about it instead of ignoring it they’ll keep doing it. Getting clicks is all that matters.

[@hoxyheart5479]

They will never let it go

[@Oleanderthal]

Don't mansplain to me :)

[@Er404ChannelNotFound]

Ironically, Malenia is the most tasteful empowering icon I've seen within a game antagonist ever lol. Her nudity is handled completely tastefully and her demeanor is nothing short of elegant and graceful.

[@table2476]

What do you mean, she is using scarlet rot, making her a “toxic woman”

[@janterri3539]

@@table2476 She’s elegant

[@coreycarries6325]

Homie I didn’t even realize she was naked at first I was too busy not dying

[@Lulu-ex7fc]

The exact opposite of feminists today. Lol

[@senatorarmstrong4662]

Yeah but she's not constantly blaming and shitting on men for all her problems so she's problematic.

[@Cascascap]

Imagine seeing one of the most badass female bosses ever in all of gaming and coming to this conclusion

[@GratDuForloradeArgumentet]

Stop making it in to some feminsit thing, it's sexist ok.. that's a good think Fk these feminists

[@raineheartily4580]

One of the most badass female bosses The other is one badass warmonger that slay dozens other gods and her "husband" attempt to take over her rule kickstarted the entire game.

[@GratDuForloradeArgumentet]

@cool dude Im glad. But im saying it's pathetic people like this who say "durrrr it's emporweredment", bro I don't care. I don't want your women empowerment in my game.

[@aknadiri2520]

Some people don't have grass in their backyard

[@bluupadoop]

@@GratDuForloradeArgumentet Empowered women are the best kind of women, fool

[@shinfil3737]

Malenia is blind, has a prosthetic arm and leg and is so diseased that she's literally rotting from the inside out, yet she's still the strongest boss in the game that whoops everyone's ass for at least a few dozen times. "Game journalists" have made themselves into a effing meme for years.

[@wserthmar8908]

She didn't even die instantly, she got to say something about the Tarnished's power.

[@vieira2a177]

@@procow2274 I've piled up more attempts at malenia than at gherman

[@GranMaj]

@@procow2274 remember gherman stupidly wide range sweep wind attack that will hit you even across the map? Now imagine that with malenia but you can't go near her when she wind up a spesific move, you can't block it since it deals a stupid amount of poise damage, it almost stunlocked when you got caught by the moves. Oh and on top of that she heals for every time she land a hit on you, and that moves is a multi hit that can legit heal almost a quarter of her hp. Oh, and don't forget she had 2 hp baru.

[@ShaggyDabbyDank]

Yeah, definitely not the strongest in the game. That'd be radahn, pre=nerf. Even post nerf radahn is a beast of a fight, especially if you tackle it 1v1 like the malenia battle.

[@AH-ms5uv]

@@procow2274 Having played from software games since armoured core, She's in my opinion the hardest boss they've ever made. Niether Gehrman, Orphan of Kos, Midir, Ishin or many of the other from software bosses have been as difficult as she has for me, best possible comparison in my opinion would be when you first fight Ornstein and Smough in DS1, while still barely understanding the mechanics of the games

[@Sonic759100]

Malenia is literally an undefeated demigod, and the hardest boss in the game. Half of the endings involve Ranni or Melina. Rennala is a Queen of Magic. Marika is a literal god, and the whole reason for the game. What more do you want???

[@ShaggyDabbyDank]

Malenia isn't the hardest boss in the game. They have 1 pass/fail mechanic and once you know that they're a joke. Radahn is a way harder boss.

[@nihk5234]

Marika's lore is amazing

[@Thallium212]

@@ShaggyDabbyDank “way harder” I disagree, but that fucker hits like a truck.

[@totallynotthebio-lizard7631]

@@ShaggyDabbyDank "it's not hard, all you have to do is figure out their pattern" yes, thank you for boiling down the entire game industry in its most basic element.

[@thien0300]

Plus the fact that she is the kindest out of all of the Warlords of the Shattering, like, she build a home for the weak and the "cursed", and are a respected general to the point that her Warriors willing to throw themself at Radahn to buy time for her. Yeah, she is still a Warlord, she did want the Shard of the Elden Ring for herself, and she did turn Caelid into Ohio, and that's bad, but as far as Warlords go that is pretty good.

[@EclipseMints08]

"Malenia isn't that great. Easy" Remember, he died 77 times to beat her.

[@dirtgames13]

@@XxWolfxWaRioRxX wow almost like every other boss fight revolves around a gimmick thank you

[@masterbeef981]

@@natediaz1863 bro that's what I did lol

[@zeyx3795]

Im not liking this because it's at 77 likes. Also it took me only 10 tries to beat her, then again I was quite op.

[@TheScience69]

The fact malenia didn't have tigger bitties and her moves didnt involve slapping me around with them totally ruined the game for me tbh

[@charliebrewster2809]

You’re a legend

[@DarthWraithius]

10/10 name

[@henrymugello3387]

Your problem, just saying😂

[@pooptown7355]

Same

[@desertsn0wball]

That would transform her from being an optional boss to a required one. In fact, the only boss I'd like to fight, and die repeatedly to

[@LeChickenSan]

could just be an AI article not gonna lie

[@ValkyrissaGaming]

I mean, it was probably written by an NPC, so it's not even that different from an article written by an AI

[@ammarsalim1185]

Yeah fr

[@gordons-alive4940]

I think they have a template they use for writing these articles, and they just fill in game and character names.

[@YukitoOnline]

Journos are part of the NPC crowd anyways. So what's the difference? lol

[@papumerta5013]

This guys catching on

[@cake8211]

2003: Video games cause violence 2022: Video games cause sexism 2041: ???

[@Irken_Invader_Zim]

2041: Video games cause autism

[@AnonningAnon]

@@procow2274 I wouldn't be surprised.

[@Virosaa]

dont forget 2030: video games are antisemitic

[@fishgiovaana8441]

@@procow2274 that's actually pretty scary to think about

[@BloodySeranade]

only if you're a dependent personality type, or basically a beta bitch. otherwise i think it'd be nice for women. they need VR to create these men they dream up in their heads.

[@MaleniaMiquella]

*_I am Malenia. Blade of Miquella._* *_And I have never seen bullshit greater than this._*

[@nafereuskortex9055]

When I was a child and someone asked me what I thought the perfect game would be, it would be pretty close to what Elden Ring is.

[@Psilo-gn1sx]

When Dark Souls was about to drop, I had a dream of crossing a huge field, climbing a great tower, and fighting a dragon. Elden Ring is literally a dream come true for me.

[@HarryTestakuls]

EXACTL MY POINT!

[@Jamplays592]

bruh. Malenia, The Blade of Miquella is literally the most badass female boss in video gaming history.

[@Boosttackle]

Bro I hate her, but I ain't had THAT big of a feeling of accomplishment in a game since beating her.

[@shamaanmohamed3862]

My favourite badass female boss of all time is The Boss (Joy).

[@henrymugello3387]

@@emiami458 Yes.

[@TheStraightestWhitest]

@@rasmachris94 She's also empowered far beyond her original powers by the Rot though. Literally turned into a Goddess.

[@shreksmeatballs9435]

@@TheStraightestWhitest so she uses her biggest weakness and turns it into her biggest strength. THAT'S FUCKING ALPHA.

[@kingnothingist]

"If your brain is a hammer, everything is a nail" -Asmongold 2022 Edit: Merry Christmas, Asmon

[@GranMaj]

Not only a malenia is a strong capable women with questionable moral, that doesn't need men, the strongest boss in the game, and she is basically a cripple so thats a plus for a lot of people. She basically checked every tickmark of what feminist wanted from a female character. Yet SOMEHOW that is not enough?

[@HallowedKhaos91]

It's never enough with these people. The best way to deal with them is to point and laugh.

[@stupidanon5941]

@@HallowedKhaos91 You'll be pointing and laughing while they shove you up against a wall and put a weapon to your body and ask you what your last words are. Pointing and laughing is _not_ enough to deal with these people. You do that, they're just going to win even more than they already have.

[@TheHalogen131]

She is white, therefore she is not oppressed enough

[@swilson5320]

I think it was rage bait for clicks. Regular woman/feminist don't really think this at all. This is just ridiculous.

[@heroe1486]

@@swilson5320 Those are real feminists

[@Sk88p]

As a woman im slightly proud she is considered difficult.. The life steal and blade attack sequence are pretty annoying the first time you encounter her. But sexist? Nah! There are not many female bosses in Elden Ring to begin with. So i think the just tried to balance it out that way.

[@primeirrational]

The general belief seems to be that her boss design is conceptually derived from Lady Tomoe (a character in Sekiro which probably was meant as a dlc boss).

[@ReddMango777]

@primeirrational that makes perfect sense honestly, and I can't wait for that DLC!!

[@primeirrational]

@@ReddMango777 a Sekiro dlc would be absolutely sick, however I’m afraid that FromSoftware seems to have decided that it will not happen :( They have not told us anything definitely though

[@Xenor999]

Sexist means hate or discrimination against women.i don't think anything close to that definition fit that.

[@Xenor999]

Using these terms as sexist makes society more sensitive.even if it is sexist we should not care unless it is really harming women .if it isn't society should not care .if they care then they are just being sensitive to the situation .

[@vanadot]

game journalist : Plays a game with jump feature. game journalist : Write an article about how the game is offensive to people with cerebral palsy.

[@Ikdulo]

Oh of course! How could I not see that one of the hardest bosses in the game being a woman is problematic because you can fight her and kill her! Why don't they make her an immortal mary sue to hard block you as a male protagonist from beating the game! But if you make the right choice and pick a female protagonist you sit down and have a lovely cup of tea talking about the patriarchy. Then she simply gives you a copy of her gear and sends you off on the rest of the game... Great idea. (Note: this comment is dripping with satire.)

[@drankydrank1]

Exactly... This is why I always make the right choice.

[@senatorarmstrong4662]

Also where it up to them her boss would be a lecture on how she's just as capable as any man and and instead of fighting you herself a bunch of white knights will fight you for her and if you beat them she calls you a sexist pig and flys off to her computer to complain about you on twitter. And instead of her outfit you get a the future is women shirt.

[@senatorarmstrong4662]

Considering how strong female characters i’ve been portrayed lately I’m not shocked they find her problematic. She’s a strong female that actually backs up her words and when she loses instead of blaming it on toxic men she acknowledges you as someone stronger then her and we can’t have a women doing that in this day and age. We can’t have a female losing in anything let alone say someone is stronger than her especially a MAN.

[@charliebrewster2809]

*Mary Sue

[@joeking6972]

If you got mad at this that's exactly the reaction they wanted. Just laugh at them and move on, it's not worth anymore input than that lol

[@nenram.5786]

I haven't played any GoW but I can say Elden Ring got me into the Souls franchise I'm actually replaying it again this very moment with a fresh new build. Trust me, I have been gaming for decades since my childhood and few games are special as ER it's so good. I have my doubts when it was being hyped before release but then all that didn't matter because this game is a masterpiece of its own right.

[@thatzombiplayer7993]

Same with ER getting me into Souls-likes

[@Dan_Kanerva]

try playing the God of War feanchise then , so your opinion change real quick... LOL

[@DadsCigaretteRun]

The new God of War games are REALLLLLLLLY good. Eldin Ring deserved game of the year but GOW would be a close second to me

[@dyingwild9977]

God of us nice as a series but it is pretty much shuttled onto one platform

[@nenram.5786]

@@Dan_Kanerva I have no doubt it will be good but I am currently preoccupied with ER I will play GoW for some but that's for another time.

[@alexaleman16]

Sounds like that journalist couldn't defeat her and after rage quiting wrote the article because they were so pissed that they sucked at elden ring and couldnt handle that reality.

[@__Insanity_]

So they pulled a Quantum. Nice

[@yungzhe]

bold of you to assume they can get to her in the first place.

[@alexaleman16]

@@yungzhe 😆 true.

[@rish1656]

@@yungzhe Don't be too hard on the journalist, Soldier of Godrick is one of the nastiest hurdles in gaming

[@alicecry]

When you can’t handle Elden Ring becoming GOTY…

[@human_trash_dot_jpeg]

The women in elden ring are literally so powerful and iconic. Why are we doing this?

[@Falzyker]

They released a Tomb Raider with a guy instead of Lara Croft it's called Uncharted, they just didn't ship it as Tomb Raider.

[@DatAsianGuy]

to be fair. uncharted seems to draw far more from indiana jones, then from tomb raider

[@adjuchasbrokk8033]

Those media outlets stopped being about gaming around the time of "gamergate", they all switched to hard line extremist political content with certain flavours, like in the case of polygon and kotaku their target was gamers, I'll never forget the day there was an article posted about how gamers are dead! :P They're like the other side's Daily Stormer.

[@NoName-tr3vs]

Nailed it. It's just like you wanna google some feature about a game and have to sift through paragraphs of bla bla bla only to find the feature mentioned in one sentence. Game "journalism" is dead.

[@Miraclelnvoker]

Remember the article calling gamers racist for not designing their characters to have a black skin in the character creation panel? That was when I realized game journos are just activists that just came out of universities.

[@hypethekomodo6495]

I remember reading this article and just really tilting my head. Malenia is one of the most badass, empowering characters I've seen in quite some time. Her second phase is to show off how she came to control the Rot to empower her as opposed to consuming her. Kotaku will Kotaku, I suppose.

[@n8doggy733]

3:01 😂😂😂 Malenia making Tarnished smoothies

[@tommcgovern2083]

Once was cooking with my ex, and she really wanted an avacado with dinner, which happened to be incredibly unripe. Almost cut myself trying to prepare it. Naturally, I called the avocado a bitch, "this avocado is being a real bitch". This really set my ex off. She started screaming at me that I'm not allowed to use that word, even to an avocado. I calmly retorted that she constantly said the n-word (as a white woman) and it's a bit hypocritical and way worse than calling an avocado a bitch. She burst into tears and stormed out of my apartment. Thats when I knew she was fully brainwashed and beyond help.

[@whitewall2253]

I actually refuse to believe that happened.

[@dom1040]

@@whitewall2253 the 5 stages of griefance, denial

[@_Lumiere_]

@@whitewall2253 I wish I could say the same, but I have definitely encountered similar attitudes from women, so it's very realistic.

[@ermwhatdaheck]

this did not happen, go back to reddit bruh

[@nataliet4293]

And then everyone clapped

[@jobwilliams5705]

Gehrman taught Maria how to hunt though, didn't he? It wasn't just a creepy old man making a doll of some chick, it was a creepy old teacher making a doll of his beloved apprentice.

[@piniensieb7215]

@@AuspexAO i mean he tells u at the beginning of the game to even „use“ the doll if that floats the hunters boat :D

[@joeking6972]

@@cryptopsyrin4425 the place is littered with those books M definitely wanted people to put two and two together lol

[@joeking6972]

@@AuspexAO I read somewhere that it was implied that he r*ped Coz and that's why the Orphan looks and sounds(has the exact same soundbite of him weeping) like Gehrman. Coz has the face of beautiful a pale woman and Maria hates him for some reason so maybe that's why. This is all just a theory of course I really wish there was more to go on.

[@anusaukko6792]

Honestly I don't blame Gehrman, she bad as hell.

[@dubiousbrick4483]

“If your brain is a hammer, every problem looks like a nail” -asmongold, 2022

[@JSuperfly]

Did it take the game journos all year to finally reach Malenia or something?

[@a.t.6432]

Probably

[@found6393]

There's no 'easy' difficulty mode, so I find it hard to believe they even got to the Haligtree, much less through its branches, never mind to Malenia.

[@ca4999]

@@found6393 Oh there are plenty of easy modes in this game, you just need to do some research. But imagine being a game journalist and doing some actual research. Ridiculous amirite?

[@antares3030]

Probably never played it

[@nickrivas6429]

Elden and God of War are both great games for different reasons. Should treat it as a W to get 2 good games rather than making it a dick measuring contest when none should even exist.

[@kurtmueller2089]

Kotaku and all the other "gaming news" websites have lost all credibility since August 2014. They are not reigning their editors in because this rage-bait articles are the only reason anyone even uses them at all anymore.

[@chronosoul1837]

Damn. It's like Malenia is just another inhabitant of the world of Elden Ring. Who would have thought that.

[@ammarsalim1185]

Title is a legitimate bruh moment.

[@daimster0130]

Was thinking exactly that, bruh...

[@anothersettlementneedsyour9146]

its kinda sad that wherever someone makes a huge succes like fromsoft with elden ring there are always gonna be people trying to drag you down and make you feel bad for no reason.

[@turnipus]

There's a lot of this kind of rage baiting going around the online magazines, using Cunningham's law to attract views and because often only subscribers can post comments arguing with the article you'd have to pay them to offer a counterpoint.

[@brynmiskb1991]

I found GoW:R to be more enjoyable, but it was derivative of a formula we know and understand. Elden Ring simply brought more to the conversation of gaming than any game has in recent years.

[@brynmiskb1991]

@@tehbeernerd I don't know what percentage is xenophobia, or what percentage is people who just didn't enjoy Elden Ring and don't understand why everyone else keeps saying it's so good.

[@Micxhxael]

I can’t believe Polygon OF ALL PLACES would write something like this! 🤡

[@thesecondnarrator]

Polygon is such a trash site. I was forced to take them off my feed after they kept spoiling movies and TV shows literally with articles at midnight release time

[@SnailSnail-lo4pm]

4:10 personally that's what I like about malenia. It's a power fantasy fight with the only challenge being one of the most difficult moves in the game, further serving the fantasy when you dodge it perfectly. Same thing with dodging the clone move in the second phase.

[@AscenderPrime]

The oppression Olympics, otherwise known as stale feces

[@claytonangotti1784]

Ah I thought we moved past the phase where everyone pretends to get offended by everything, guess not though

[@frostyredoc2120]

The article itself feels like it embodies the writer's own personal problems with women.

[@somerandomperson9670]

Melanias water fowl dance can be dodged if you know what to do, all you have to do is run away if your at a moderate distance, wait for her to finish the second part of the dance, then when she starts the thrid part which leads to her jumping over you and behind you, you dodge forwards

[@CKER-cl8in]

You cant run away when you are too close to her, she just catches up with you.

[@ThisChangeIsAwful]

"but at least I can pay rent" 💀

[@dotheneedful55]

I've never laughed so hard in my life. This has to be satirical.

[@ZeusKnocksYouOut]

Imagine coming across the most "Strong and Independent" woman in a game and thinking the devs are sexist for creating her. Ideologues see what they want to see.

[@ogpunyama683]

Vampire survivors game of the year hands-down take that to the bank

[@zachthecool4321]

Clearly they haven't met the holy chest of Gwenovere in dark souls 1

[@thetabo8648]

And the half a thousand messages before her door saying "amazing chest ahead". I legit thought it was gonna be some OP weapon. Goddamn did I get a laugh out of that

[@Lulu-ex7fc]

We already have a male Lara Croft. His name is Nathan Drake.

[@xelloskaczor5051]

the craziest thing about this whole thing is that there exist people who uironically read what game journalists have to say someone had to read that article to send it to this youtuber so he can mock it.

[@pokekiller787x]

4:00 definitely disagree, the feeling I got fighting this boss was like no other boss in Fromsofts games before. Waterfowl dance is the biggest move and aspect you need to watch out for, but what that does is make you play passively and every single action made is important and could spell your demise.

[@pokekiller787x]

I know that's true with most bosses in these games, but I feel Melania is the most extreme example of that.

[@TheRichardSilver]

'You can't reason people out of a position that they didn't reason their way into.' I don't know if Asmon made this up or not but either way I love that and it's incredibly accurate.

[@Invie4196]

My dad told me that growing up and who knows where he heard it from, which is to say it's been around for a while.

[@NixLotus]

You gotta be living a truly privileged life for your biggest concern in life to be a video game character 😂

[@redrooster303]

Yep, or a very sad one.

[@aldoleonardo220]

I'm pretty sure this guy never see Dancer of the Boreal Valley's dump truck. Well, he can probably see it until she is doing the spin to win move.

[@junaugust2705]

" this guy doesn't like the waterfall dance" basically every elden ring player

[@primecalibur]

Idk why people didn't think Eldin Ring was gonna win, God Of War Ragnarok is amazing BUT remember it's a Playstation exclusive so naturally a LOT less people have played it. Eldin Ring's reach was far greater being on multiple platforms.

[@jameilmcnally9022]

Sounds like someone got rolled by malenia a few too many times🤣

[@zeallust8542]

13:10 "Is this guy attracted to Malenia?" Are you not? I need that scarlet rotussy right NOW

[@kheim94]

I legit just saw an ad on youtube about AI writting articles for you for easy money. I think that "journalist" saw the same ad as me.

[@TheVisualParadox]

tbh people make me sick making problems out of nothing.

[@westnavarre]

Imagine it's just AI generated

[@frogdeity]

Yeah, I'm pretty sure it is. Nobody could be this stupid. Fromsoft has some of the most empowered and interesting female characters in gaming.

[@tileux]

Ive been co-oping helping players through the Malenia fight for a while now. I couldn’t tell you how many times ive fought her but it would be in the many hundreds. Its probably worth pointing out that Id guess in over 80% of fights i help players with they get killed by her. But Malenia is not frustrating, even though most players i see come through get killed a few times by her. You just have to understand what she’s doing and know how to time your response to the waterfowl dance - most players take a while to figure out her to approach that fight or never do but get lucky. Other than that she’s not that hard. As for sexism, ive only ever thought of her as a tough opponent - which she is because if you goof your timing or position she will one shot you. As for THAT cutscene most players skip it. Even after these claims shes a sexist character i just cant see it: she is what she is. Even the millicent quest that ends close by to malenia’s chamber seems to be neutral on the issue of sexism. Im not big on fromsoft lore - it usually baffles me - but my recollection is that miquella and malenia are twins. Miquella has already succumbed to the rot, as any player who has seen him knows, while malenia awaits her twins’ return.

[@themagician44]

"Jousting at windmills" I love that comment made me chuckle

[@tombosley3048]

bruh, the dude talking in this video infuriates me. I can't help it, listening to him stumble through sentences is awful

[@danielharbison5831]

Same.

[@silvercat2922]

Malenia is a perfect female antagonist. In every sense. She is an undefeated demigod protecting her older brother Miquella. If this is not the peak of feminine strength , I don't know what is. There is also nothing overly sexual about her. Everything about her just screams "Badass" in every sense. Some info for the nerds: In the japanese version of the game there is cut dialog where Malenia refers to Miquella as her "older brother". Just too bad her Ending got cut from the base game . But that means that the DLC might be about ST. Trina / Miquella. And there might be a chance we get the new ending with it.

[@resid3nt3v1l]

Melania took me 4 tries without summons but I've had other bosses I had issues with

[@Enigma1990ad]

Malenia was the ONLY warrior capable of facing off against the mightiest warrior of the Lands in Between Radahn. Even with the Scarlet Rot she is still a force to be reckoned with. That's not what sexism is...🤣 That being said her voice will haunt me for all my days...😭

[@azazelsiad3601]

“Malenia is a sexist character made by From Soft!!!” Melania: doesn’t need a man to be an absolute badass, is mostly prosthetics and rotted flesh and yet is still massively physically appealing even beautiful. Has never lost a sword battle and fought the strongest of the demigods to a standstill and left him simping forever more. Is a literal goddess, she doesn’t just talk the talk. Penetrates you deeper than any man will. Azmon: “waterfowl dance is the worst part of her move set” Me: mans has clearly never been one frame stabbed and one shotted by her lmao. Trust me while the gimmick is the forefront of her boss mechanics I promise you there’s plenty more she could do just get a bad move set cycle and see what I mean lmao.

[@just_dont_do_it2883]

the thing about game of the year elden ring V. god of war. God of war is a story game, like you follow the story with different levels and worlds. Elden ring is a open world RPG game you can explore and do just so many more things in elden ring. for me its like for GAME OF THE YEAR not just which one i prefer. i look at the content and all the things in the game, its like putting Rust against a call of duty campaign.

[@Aerensianic]

So many articles out there now a days that Idk if 1 crap take is worth over analyzing. This feels a step above those things that try to say "the internet says x" then they link like 2-3 tweets as if that makes it a "thing". Haven't seen anyone criticize Malenia that way. Most people too mad about her mechanics or are mad because she was responsible for their favorite (Radahn) being the husk he is. Fromsoft seems to have badass female bosses in their games. Lady Maria and Sister Friede along with Malenia being some of the highlights.

[@MrArthys]

God of war was basically a more polished DLC for the first one. ER made history and will be cherished for decades.

[@briand6386]

I was wondering why I did not get any notification on this video drop, now I know

[@kuroazrael2069]

I bought Elden Ring the 1st week it lunched, after making sure it was not full of bugs, I will buy God of War Ragnarok on a 50% off or higher sale, is there much else to say? I still don't understand, there's no competition this year, it was the only game I would buy full price

[@Yettee0201]

All the best to mischief and the content he does but holy shit his voice and speaking cadence I just can’t do.

[@Ennello]

I don't get what an empowering woman is supposed to be, if Malenia isn't. What more do you want? She's a woman you're fearful of, she's incredibly accomplished, strong, without saying too many words. She demands respect without having to beg for it. I'm sorry, but once you start stressing the fact a character is a woman in power in a world rigged against her, you're forcing a view on people and lose respect and interest, and ultimately miss the purpose of making that character empowering. In this case the lore, brief dialogue and aesthetics speak for themselves. This is what true empowerment is.

[@Ennello]

@@rp19888 For sure, it's also nothing more than sensation, this stuff is likely just made up too.

[@curvedsix6579]

I finally got Elden ring yesterday, looks like I have to return it.

[@frozenbinarystudio]

Did most people not learn the methodology of the western gaming outlets yet?

[@azazelsiad3601]

As someone who’s played both GoWR deserved it’s much earned “Best Narrative” nomination (not sure if they won) but frankly Elden Ring deserves game of the year the hype for the game was absolutely staggering and even now it’s still played pretty regularly it’s much quieter than release but that’s literally what happens every from software release. Some people buy the game for the hype and are utterly disappointed when it’s not for them (Quantum TV).. but I promis the moment a DLC is announced that hype with pop off again and that’s why it was made game of the year, because it not only expanded its formula and brought in new players but it’s already super loyal fan base will always be there to support it and that’s really what a studio really wants from its consumers, that no matter what they give so long as it’s good they’ll support you. I’m stoked for Armor Core (Mech Souls) lmao.

[@gostreiver8036]

Unless you’ve spent hours learning the fight and practicing water fowl Malenias 2nd phase she is far less of a “bitch” and much more of a demon from hell

[@wolfgangcho9236]

Love how this video just transfers to the guy playing cod lol

[@Mei_Ayanam1]

@tehbeernerd I just like the idea that a multi-console non-exclusive game beat a playstation exclusive game for GOTY, I think they are both amazing games, but elden ring has more accessibility for approach and more options to be played with (mulitplayer).

[@Mei_Ayanam1]

I meant to take the @ out, sorry @tehbeernerd

[@hazalad]

Don't know how can you bait rageclicks if people ignore the original article and just watch youtubers reacting to it. Feels like lose/lose situation to me.

[@kurosumomo]

The first error of Asmongold is that he believes a western game journalist came as far as to face Melania in Elden Ring.

[@hanzo90]

If Elden Ring didn't have a single female boss this person would write an article complaining about it and accusing From Software of being sexist

[@tpf92]

11:20 Yeah, when they constantly throw around words that mean terrible things when the person/thing isn't actually what they the word starts losing its meaning. Whenever I see anyone call anyone a Nazi/Sexist/etc. I automatically think it's likely not true, 99.9% of the time it turns out it wasn't, which reinforces the idea of the words losing their meaning.

[@SpectreAnimations]

Out of all the women in Elden Ring you could've picked as an example of sexism, you pick the asswhopping, sexy ass, valkyrie warrior?! I mean she is like the fucking embodiment of female empowerment dude wtf lol?!

[@iconoclast485]

“Never argue with stupid people. They will drag you down to their level and beat you with experience.”

[@wababiba4181]

Why is this clip talking about Elden Ring and showing some Call of Duty type game on screen??

[@chazzychouse]

She also has some of the best lore in the game in my opinion. Her and Radahn specifically.

[@RaymondMichaelBarrera]

Actually her nudity is presented in an almost Shakespeare & poetic like manner. Many games handle women horribly like devil may cry 4 & 5 shows them almost like objects and Bayonetta 1, soul calibur, wolfenstein, and gta etc.. Everything in elden ring feels almost too classy and religious almost. And that's a great unique thing we rarely see in gaming.

[@MASKarade25]

22:10 that is EXACTLY what’s going on, you are completely right.

[@tyrgannusgaming6657]

Figurehead leader of the Lands Between: Queen Marika Probably the most cunning and effective demigod: Ranni Easily the most skilled warrior: Malenia Realistically the head of Volcano Manor: Lady Tanith (Rykard isn't making many executive decisions these days) It's almost the culture of the lands between isn't too hung up on this stuff

[@eneuf7753]

I have had the art drop of her up against Rohdan as my phone background since I played the game

[@classyrobot5648]

Flip a coin. If its heads, i win. If its tails, you lose

[@PerfectZeroMusic_]

Honestly , i find it interesting at how far people can spin something into fitting their agenda/frame

[@nicolobo764]

it feels like the henry cavill article that ended up being fake it is so desingenuite

[@aknadiri2520]

Some people don't have grass in their backyard

[@sk8ermGs]

Lool the general reception of melenia was that it was a fantastic boss fight ? That’s a lie

[@merlinwarage]

Maybe I'm wrong, but I believe this was a Polygon article, not Kotaku

[@Hephaestus_God]

Before I even watch I'm going to guess: they are mad because Malenia shows boobies and in their eyes any form of nudity that isn't on a guy is sexist + they borrowed a friends account to even get to Malenia since they couldn't get there by themselves and when she dominated them they felt oppressed and complained about the difficulty. (which let's be real, in the souls series isn't close to the hardest boss they have made)