I Got the Most OP Weapon in Elden Ring

[@neverbeforegg]

Thank you all so much for 1,000 subscribers!! 🤯 I hope you all enjoy this episode! Subscribe if you want to see more videos like this! ❤

[@robertking4606]

Keep at it and you be famous in no time 🎉🎉

[@neverbeforegg]

@@robertking4606 Hey I am having a blast with these videos and I am so glad you all are enjoying! We'll see what happens from here!

[@ImmortalIndustries]

Truly blind Souls playthoughs are pretty rare on KZbin and they're always great to watch, especially when the player 'gets it' as I think you do. You'll be constantly challenged, and learning from that is the key to being successful. I'm really looking forward to seeing how to progress. Don't be too worried about editing quite so much (although your editing is pretty good) if it's slowing you down too much.

[@mistercat-b43]

1 gampad tip pree y and the attack bottom so you can 2 hand sword

[@PrinceEnate]

Relatable i was confused for a whole god damn 2 hours on how to sprint

[@damienjohnson3450]

As soon as you said, "Leveling up my vigor" the "seasoned vets" sighed in relief

[@neverbeforegg]

The amount of comments on my last video suggesting I level Vigor is what swayed me LOL

[@damienjohnson3450]

@@neverbeforegg Level up Vigor firstly but then level up to use whatever weapons/armor/spells you wish to use just as much.

[@UsernameGeri]

"seasoned vets" 🤡🤡

[@albert2006xp]

I don't understand how people can fail basic RPG math. I just saw how much health each Vigor gave and it was just not worth leveling anything else for ages outside of enough to wield the weapon. It's not even a choice.

[@marcobering3945]

@@albert2006xp Vigor is an odd stat. It starts slow, does good numbers from 20-30, 30-60 is okay, and anything over 60 is wasted points.

[@MichaelJohnsonAzgard]

It's refreshing to watch an edited Elden Ring video instead of a 2 hour playthrough. Also, I'm liking your enthusiasm and humour. You're playing the game the only way and right way - you learn from your defeats or comeback another day. Enjoy the journey.

[@neverbeforegg]

@@MichaelJohnsonAzgard Hey I’m so glad you’ve enjoyed!! I am having a blast learning this game through trial and error. It’s so much fun!

[@lucarionuva9543]

I love getting to vicariously play through elden ring for the first time again

[@neverbeforegg]

Hell yeah!!

[@justinlowery6017]

This. I have around 700 hours in this game (mostly multiplayer online, plus multiple play throughs and challenge runs) and while I’d be super happy to help out with tips, I really have so much appreciation for all the hard work in making these videos to take the rest of us along on a new first experience in this masterpiece of a world. Your storytelling and narration are top notch and honestly I figured you must be working for IGN or Polygon or something in your day job to be this good at making these videos, seriously.

[@STIR-FRIED-SUBWAY-RAT]

Same here, I have like 500 hrs but always love seeing people do it for the first time.

[@GGBogans]

Yeah I love the confidence and how strong new players think they are. But just knowing how humbled you get from some of the bosses in this game, then you look back at your time in limgrave and realize how easy it really was

[@ultimopyro1063]

Watching you play Elden ring like this is so unbelievably entertaining. 10/10 commentary, 10/10 production quality. Keep up the good work, and I can’t wait to watch you progress in skill before finally becoming Elden Lord…I mean “Elden Ring Warrior”

[@neverbeforegg]

I am so glad you are enjoying it!! I really felt strongly about this format and I am so happy folks are enjoying it!! And yes... I will become the Elden Ring Warrior. ;)

[@lucasherber4683]

@@neverbeforegg Its a very unique approach, but i'm gonna be honest, seeing you know nothing about the game but still savoring every little fight and climb this steep steep learning curve step by step makes me wanna be a noob again. So jealous, there is never one like your first. Keep it up!

[@adawg3032]

Watching you finally use lock on was like taking a whole bottle of Vicodin. What a relief

[@neverbeforegg]

Trust me, it was a relief for me too LOL

[@skyhawkslcb18]

LMAO right?

[@cyrusol]

Honestly, sometimes it's actually just better to fight without lock-on. Thought he secretly wanted to walk the pro gamer path.

[@tuckerhiggins4336]

​@@neverbeforeggIt's better to never lock on, opens up a whole new level of gameplay

[@gordondaniels9308]

Just to explain what happened with the "Slender Boy". Your swing traded with his throw animation. So your last swing did enough to kill him, but the animation for the grab had to finish. Not a very common interaction, but things like this can happen. Also certain enemies, (usually larger miniboss style encounters) don't respawn. So the game was working as intended.

[@neverbeforegg]

Ahhhhh this makes so much more sense. I was COMPLETELY confused. Thank you for the explanation!

[@jaceyates6315]

even having played souls games for a few years, I couldn't even tell quite what had happened it looked so odd.

[@aizensulfid6260]

In about 300h of Elden Ring, that kind of interaction never happened to me. But seeing the exploits speed runners use, it makes complete sense to me that it's possible.

[@JustinL186]

​@@neverbeforegg Yup. Hes correct. Minibosses dont respawn and you killed each other simultaneously. No bug involved.

[@PotatoPatatoVonSpudsworth]

Subscribed! As a game designer, videos like this are EXTREMELY helpful for me, as it's rare to find footage of a true newbie documenting their experience with a new game genre. From Software have some truly fantastic designers, however they've always struggled a bit with the classic JRPG "throw a bajillion mechanics and menus at the player before they know what's going on" strategy. Seeing what you pick up on and what you miss is extremely informative! My major piece of advice is to read item descriptions, pay attention to environmental storytelling, listen CAREFULLY to NPC dialogue, and *CHECK THE MESSAGES LEFT BY OTHER PLAYERS.* From Software's design language is _EXTREMELY_ subtle (read: obtuse) compared to the industry standard, so it's super easy to miss many of the game's quests, items, stories, bosses, and hidden areas because you didn't think to use a specific gesture in a specific location while wearing a specific hat. (For context of how subtle they can be, in the first video, you missed one or two chests in the Gatefront Ruins!) Next, the messages left by players is how the game gets away with being so cryptic. While not always trustworthy (they love to pretend every wall has a secret behind it), if you see a bunch of player messages in one place, give them a read! That location may be relevant to a quest, or have some BS secret only accessible via some obscure mechanic! (Unless the messages say something like: "try finger, but hole," "fort night," "mist, or beast," or "try jumping".) Lastly, this game has a LOT of branching NPC questlines, however they're all extremely easy to miss, and a few can become unavailable if you progress the game before fulfilling some of their requirements. As a rule of thumb, check back with (named) NPCs every so often to see if they have anything new to say to you, pay attention to any items in the "key" tab of your inventory because those are often quest-related items, and remember that if NPC moves from their location, it means they're PROBABLY waiting for you to progress their quest somewhere else in the world.

[@christopherjackson2685]

I agree with what you’ve said but I think you’re missing a crucial point: FromSoft does this intentionally. By leaving things so obtuse, they have created a massive community of fans who help each other out. There’s no game in the world that generates the amount of content that Souls games do, and it’s because of how vague and obtuse they are with their games mechanics and story.

[@neverbeforegg]

This such a helpful comment, thank you for taking the time to give me this advice!! And regarding my video, I am glad it is helpful for you!! I genuinely felt, when coming up with the idea for these videos, that it would be quite interesting to hear the thought processes behind someone brand new to a game. I am glad it is coming through that way!!

[@Gakusangi]

First time playthroughs that are totally blind are invaluable!

[@McDudes]

@@neverbeforegg It is very entertaining too!

[@Nickz4k]

The thing you say they have trouble with is one of the biggest reasons these games are so good, i have some advice for you since you say you are a game developer. Try to look at games not like a dev but like a player especially the games you make yourself, that is what miyazaki does and why he is arguably the greatest dev around. Dude just plays his games before he releases them and views everything from the perspective of a player, after the game has released he stops playing so he doesnt risk ruining it with things he thinks he can improve because he cant help but see it more like a dev after its been released. Im not trying to imply you dont already do this, but i feel like this is a problem for most devs these days, they look at things from a professional perspective too much, like how can i achieve this thing i want to have in my game in stead of what would i enjoy as a player in my game if that makes sense.

[@radagastthebrown8976]

Damn boy you got a bright future when you keep this level of quality up

[@neverbeforegg]

Thank you!! I am so glad you've enjoyed!

[@davidjrobinson888]

A few quick tips. 1. Going south is good, the weeping peninsula introduces some important concepts and gives some important upgrades. 2. The bloodhounds fang is a very good weapon, probably one of the best in the game so worth trying it out. 3. Leveling vigor is good it is probably the most important stat in the game especially early on. 4. You haven't seen a real boss yet. 😂

[@christopherjackson2685]

Let him figure it out for himself! I’ve been wanting to scream advice at him too but it’s way more entertaining watching him stumble about and figure it out bit by bit.

[@McDudes]

@@christopherjackson2685 Yeah and I actually love his phase! Reminds me when I first played Dark Souls 1 13 years ago where every victory felt huge no matter who the opponent was! And in Elden Ring it furthers elevates the adventure feeling! I can't wait to see where The Elden Ring Warrior goes next, what he will do and how he will react and also learn and improve! 😂

[@albert2006xp]

To the 4 point, doing those Limgrave evergaols early is harder than the game will be going forward. Simply because you're supposed to have the leveling from Weeping Peninsula, they're a bit above that. The rest of the game will not be as hard.

[@thuglifesnail1243]

Currently my most anticipated series on yt

[@neverbeforegg]

That is wild to hear, thank you so much!! So glad you are enjoying!!

[@pablomartinez4725]

mine too

[@Mr_wisk]

the stun you are talking about is a mechanic almost all enemies have, if you attack them enough times they get "broken" and you can make a critical hit like the backstab but from the front and it deals a ton of damage

[@neverbeforegg]

I keep forgetting about this... next time I fight someone and break their stance, I want to try the critical strike from the front. Haven't seen or tried that yet. Thanks for the tip!

[@antonypavlovsky3386]

front or back on humanoid enemies

[@McDudes]

@@neverbeforegg Heavy attacks (LT or jump attacks break stances more easily then other attacks (some ash of wars are also really good at breaking stances) but the trade of is that they are often slower then a regular LB/RB attack, but also do more dmg too ofc.

[@MisterMogzey]

@@neverbeforegg It's called poise in game. Every enemy has an invisible poise meter (kinda like a health or stamina bar). Every time you land an attack, their poise takes damage with heavier weapons and certain attacks (RT attacks and jumping attacks) doing more poise damage. If you don't land an attack for a bit, the meter starts to refill. If you deplete it, they are staggered and are open to a critical at the spot that is glowing. You're doing great! Edit: made wording more clear

[@nickeIdime]

Actually, i think for the bloodhound knight he really found a way to always stun him if he hit the spinning slash on that attack, cause you can see in the video it ALWAYS works, and he wasn't building posture cause otherwise he would stun the knight with any spinning slash not just one in the middle of that attack.

[@starfistconnoisseur]

Here is a quick tip that will come in really handy: there are small golden trees scattered throughout the map that will have a golden seed at the base of it, you can use those seeds to increase your healing/mana flask numbers and also there are quite a few churches in the game also scattered around the map that have "sacred tears" which will increase the level of your flask meaning it will help you regain more heath and mana, there is a special church in limgrave that has a special flask which will give you access to a variety of effects that come in really handy during combat, you can put 2 special tears in the special flask, these special tears are mostly found at the base of the "minor erdtrees", the big golden tree is the erdtree and smaller ones that are also quite large and visible from a distance are called minor erdtree. hope this helps on your journey.

[@isopodshuffle]

tip! one of the most important things to learn in souls games is that in most cases you want to dodge _into_ attacks. enemies have deceptively long reach and/or chain attacks together, so if you try to roll away from them you'll still get hit at the end but if you dodge _towards_ the limb they're swinging at you, you'll i-frame through the attack and take no damage (bonus: this also tends to land you behind their back with an opportunity to punish)

[@maserati4000]

i learned that the hard way fighting the tree sentinel this afternoon.... (my very first playthrough as well).

[@nirmithra1]

Most of the story/lore in this game is in the item descriptions. You can press X in the inventory to read the item description. I think you'll enjoy reading those as you learn more about the lands between.

[@neverbeforegg]

I definitely want to start paying attention to this, thank you for the tip!

[@tjthetrain101]

i’m genuinely happy you improved so much! you seem to overcome challenges through learning so i’m excited to see your first “skill check”

[@neverbeforegg]

@@tjthetrain101 Thank you! That is generally how I learn things, through trial and error. I don’t learn so much from reading things but I am getting there!

[@reyvynnightveil1706]

Was pleasantly surprised how well done your first video was, even though i was repeatedly yelling, "Lock. On!" This was pretty cool too. That Bloodhound Blade is a fantastic weapon with a cool Ash of War. Very interested to see your reaction to how big the world does eventually get. I wouldn't even say you're "scratching the surface" just yet...

[@neverbeforegg]

So glad you've enjoyed!! I know this game has to be massive and I have so much more yet to come.. almost intimidating lol

[@reyvynnightveil1706]

@neverbeforegg It can be. I beat it twice on PS4 and was still discovering new things the second time around. Just started playing on PS5 with the guide to go for the platinum and... OMG there's so much more...

[@ibrahimelzwawy2596]

This is some quality video, that is the first time I am excited for the next video from a youtuber, keep it up and dont ever quit this playthrough if you think this game is hard

[@neverbeforegg]

Thank you so much!! I plan on making content as long as y'all continue to enjoy! I shall become the Elden Ring Warrior!

[@the42nddoctor27]

This series is so great! I hope you document your whole playthrough.

[@neverbeforegg]

I'm so glad you enjoy!! I definitely plan on documenting as much as I can! As long as folks are enjoying, I plan on documenting!

[@valianttoast1822]

Another tip: try reading the item description whenever you find something new. This goes for weapons, crafting materials, basically everything. They always have useful information about the item and sometimes some interesting lore to help you understand what’s going on.

[@ZeroRelevance]

Really love watching people learn my favourite games for the first time, and this engaging editing that captures what’s in your mind throughout acts as a further multiplier to my enjoyment, as it really accentuates the sense of immersion in your journey. Can’t wait to see how you progress in the future episodes.

[@lucianoroberti1734]

this might be my new favorite elden ring series

[@neverbeforegg]

Hell yes!! I am so glad you are enjoying!!

[@McDudes]

definitely my favorite elden ring content right now!

[@skyshard999]

Woohoo! Episode 2! Thanks for the hard work, man. I wish you luck

[@neverbeforegg]

Thank you for the support! I hope you enjoy it!!

[@maserati4000]

i like how you sound like an IGN/Kotaku reporter but not come off as a complete chode. enjoyed the first episode of the series and hope to see the journey to the end. ive never played elden ring or any fromsoftware games either but im balls deep in the lore at this point.

[@neverbeforegg]

Hey I am so glad you're enjoying!! This is a brand new style to me and I am loving it so far!

[@maxd8952]

Love your videos! Really high quality for what looks like a new channel! Keep it up im really looking forward to following your elden ring journey!

[@DereksOpinion]

bloodhounds fang is a weapon you can scale and use for the entire game btw. it’s a god slayer

[@JEWong47]

Can attest. Still using that bad boy against bosses like Malenia and Midra in the DLC lol

[@VerySaneDr]

Did platinum with it when I played ER for the first time, it is a god tier and a god slaying weapon indeed.

[@winterwolf211]

It's my favourite. I usually use fist weapons but when I get stuck in a boss I'd go back to ol' reliable Bloodhound Fang.

[@dudemaverick8114]

I watched the the first part a week ago and was interested but not enough to get me subscribed, after seeing this though, it felt like I was reliving 8 years ago on my very first playthrough of Darksouls 2 where I didn't know anything, and bumbling and tumbling around my first soulsborne. The way you recall and tell your thoughts and experience in this video feels incredibly nostalgic, thank you and you've earned yourself a new sub. Goodluck in your future endeavors Tarnished and don't you dare go Hollow!

[@neverbeforegg]

Hey seriously I am so glad that the second video swayed you! I am so thankful you took the time to watch and I am glad it had such an impact on you! I am having a blast in my first foray into a souls game and I am so excited to continue sharing my journey!! To give you a sneak peak, I just played for another 6 hours (to put me at 12 total) and WOW. Not only am I getting so much better at the game, but this game is just genuinely phenomenal!! Can't wait to share with y'all!

[@HaleCommissar]

I subscribed after seeing your first video of elden ring and knew this would be a great journey to watch. I wish you well, despite setbacks, thy strength may befit a crown fit for a lord one day.

[@neverbeforegg]

I am so glad you've enjoyed the videos and thank you so much for subscribing!! I hope you enjoy the future content!

[@DanJRio]

As someone who has an obscene amount of time in this game, I am genuinely enjoying watching your first experience with this game! The video quality is fantastic, and I’m finding this series to be very entertaining :) One suggestion I’d make is that I saw you picked up a brass shield, one of the better shields in the game. Especially for a first playthrough, a good shield can be very helpful in surviving more encounters. Keep up the amazing work, I’m looking forward to the upcoming videos :)

[@Madara-hz4dk]

You are really getting better at the game can't wait to see you become the elden ring warrior 😁. Also the bloodhound fang that you got is a great weapon you should try it out.

[@neverbeforegg]

I am slowly getting there! I will become the Elden Ring Warrior. Yes I am so excited to try out the Bloodhound Fang!!

[@Madara-hz4dk]

@@neverbeforegg good luck man 🔥

[@ink-T]

Bro I think you might be underestimating how long this game is, and considering how long it takes to edit your going about 1 hour of gameplay for like at least 10 hours of editing. I hope you don't get burnt out dude lmao bc the game is like 40 hours long at least.

[@takeyourheart1]

How Long To Beat says 60 hours for main story and 100+ with side content and I’d agree. If you’re exploring and doing everything you come across you can easily surpass 100 hours in the first playthrough. Doing 2 episodes off of 6 hours of gameplay is gonna lead to a VERY long series.

[@ltok4695]

80 at this rate

[@Ultraconix]

Not that long. I beat my first play through in 24 or so hours

[@Twitchy-l1u]

​@@Ultraconixfew people shared this experience. This game is massive

[@Twitchy-l1u]

Bro is gonna be a new person by the time this game is done with him.

[@MrMosquito22]

Brother, this is such a good start to what I hope is many videos to come. I know you said that you want to keep your knowledge limited, but I recommend you take the time to look through your whole inventory. There’s a lot of useful information in there, especially the explanation prompt near the bottom of the inventory and level up screen. Good luck in the Lands Between, can’t wait for the next one!

[@neverbeforegg]

Hey thank you so much!! I'll let you in on a secret, the next video (which I have already scripted the Outline for) I actually do just that! I spent a good chunk of time exclusively trying to learn the menu, the leveling process, the various values, etc. And truly, it made a MASSIVE difference on my continued playthrough! I am very excited to share the next episode with y'all, hoping for sometime next week!

[@uryenatienza4093]

I absolutely love this format for a let's play, I'm sure it'd take time due to all the editing, scripting, and how damn long this game is, but even if this play through takes 3 years to finish, I'd watch every single one. I would also love to see longer videos that cover longer stretches of your time with this game.

[@michaelrice6483]

I understand that this type of content is much more labor intensive from an editing standpoint, but I am really, really enjoying the way you are putting these together, kind of a highlight reel rather than watching a full stream. I subbed after watching the first episode of this series. Don’t be discouraged if you don’t grow as quickly as you would like, you are doing an amazing job, and you definitely have a voice made for commentary like this! Keep at it!!!

[@cindygrape]

Because of this series I started a new game where first time ever after my first run I don't go main boss to main boss just to get it done with but appreciating the game, learning things and collecting things! Of course I have an advantage bc I know.... stuff...but it still feels fresh (also the no lock-on was freaking me out in the first part I knew someone would show you the way)

[@jaceyates6315]

always breaks my heart whenever i start watching an amazing elden ring playthrough and seeing the views go down each episode because youtube doesn't like series, this is amazing!

[@victorflint7534]

Everyone watching elden ring content apparently wanted to watch someone start from scratch with no prior knowledge. Very entertaining! Keep this series up man, this looks like it's gunna give ur channel an unexpected jump into virality

[@neverbeforegg]

I am genuinely shocked at the reception of the series so far, I am beyond grateful. I am so glad you've enjoyed! I will absolutely continue my journey to become the Elden Ring Warrior!

[@victorflint7534]

You most certainly shall achieve your challenge the way you're going about it. First, Elden Ring Warrior. Then, you'll become our Elden Lord

[@allthe1]

Watching other newbs playing on YT actually improved my first playthrough experience 100x Sharing the rapture of overcoming the gameplay and challenges and mystery feels so good

[@NeedsContent]

If you two-hand a weapon you get 50% strength boost. So you could wield that Dismounter with a 13 str.

[@CoachMacGlory]

Watching the first 5 minutes and yep this will be a long series here 😂 Nice video. Great commentary, have fun, play like you want, and enjoy this Glorious journey. Good start!

[@arashjafarpour1376]

Love this series, elden ring was my first souls game as well and your videos remind me the same fun, joy and fear I had during my first play through. Don't give up on this series and this game. Looking forward to your next videos.

[@pommedeter7407]

When you said « it’s difficult to stay out of Darriwil’s range of attack » this is completely true, but the thing is, you don’t HAVE to stay out of it. If you dodge at the right time, you can phase through attacks (or sometimes you can jump over them). I tell you this because there are many bosses where it’s a lot easier to stay close to them, because when you try to distance yourself, they’ll chase you down with combos

[@jschaffe123]

I just began playing ER about a month ago, so I feel what you're going through. With practice and study it does get better (not easier, but better). It just takes patience and playing around with all of the mechanics that the game provides. Just keep at it and you'll get there!

[@Jianichie]

I know people can't help but comment advice, but I'm genuinely loving your progression and hope most of it is organic. I actually cheered when you figured out how to lock on. Absolutely looking forward to your potential first true road block.

[@neverbeforegg]

@@Jianichie Hey I genuinely appreciate you!! So far, the only things I have learned from the comments have been things like sprinting, locking on, and the dual wielding I believe. Very small things in the grand scheme of the whole game. I have chosen to keep myself as blind as possible otherwise! I am so glad you’ve enjoyed and I hope you enjoy the future content!!

[@Jianichie]

​@@neverbeforeggGood to hear! Rest assured, I'm here for the long haul, future Elden Ring Warrior. ✊️

[@mohammadjavadyeganeh5292]

Wish you health and a successful career.

[@neverbeforegg]

Thank you so much!!

[@zuriakx7238]

A small explanation about the 'stun' and how it works during the bloodhound fight: You basically have a stagger- having an enemy recoil from your move- possibly cancelling his own move to kind of shrug back like you do if you get hit. Then there's the 'stun'. Every enemy has a hidden poise value, something your character has as well if you check your stats or status. Poise indicates how much you can 'tank' before staggering, high poise such as for example 60 poise lets you trade attacks more frequently without staggering out of an attack yourself. Breaking an enemies poise or stance as its often called, makes a harsh sounding sound and well stuns him as you called it. This stun often lets you backstab or critically hit an enemy for damage, some times being more massive then other times. You can break an enemies stance by being aggressive, bigger hits often do more poise damage and the enemy will regain his poise over time if not attacked. Hitting large enemies' heads often do more damage and poise damage in general. Hope this helps even if its a little overwhelming ^^ Also great video! Been really enjoying this type of voice over type of videos!

[@starfistconnoisseur]

I wish you good luck fellow tarnished warrior, as someone who has beaten the game so many times that I lost count it is so refreshing to see someone have their "first time" experience and reliving my own experiences that I had of my first playthrough also congratulations on 1k subs your video quality is really good and entertaining, I was shocked to see that you only had uploaded 2 videos before this one and already gained this much traction but it is well deserved.

[@neverbeforegg]

I am so glad you are enjoying the videos! Thank you so much for the support, truly. I am blown away by the response thus far and I am so excited to see where things go from here!!

[@jfranks1295]

THESE videos (your 1st video included) are what new players should watch!!!! A new player chronicling their playthrough will have an entirely different experience that other new players will relate to. I’ve played all the Souls games and this video reminds me of my first experience with one, it being DS2 Keep them coming!

[@tateallen9972]

Something about your narration style is so captivating. I look forward to seeing your reactions to the rest of the game, and I hope you’re not too overloaded with advice and spoilers

[@DonutSwordsman]

Please put numbers or part.2 etc it would really help follow this unique review/playthrough.

[@joeymayer7681]

I’ve played this game so much, that it’s easy to get burnt out on content, but seeing someone with your enthusiasm play it for the first time, and approach it with such an open minded is awesome. Good luck and have fun on your journey!!

[@desmo6765]

This was an amazing video, I watched the first part around when you released it and now this one aswell, and the surely isn’t going to stop. I couldn’t stop smiling throughout the whole video. Can’t wait to see your channel flourish you got this 💪❤️

[@neverbeforegg]

Thank you so so much for the support, seriously! I am so glad you've enjoyed and I hope you enjoy the future content!

[@LadyCorvia]

Im a long time veteran of these games and its EXITING to watvh someone new play the hame and document their experience, even if sometimes its painful tk see you miss loot or misunderstand a mechanic ^^"

[@AnimalClashOFFICIAL]

Great video man, your combat progress is already noticeable! You say your confidence is rising, and that is half the battle in souls games

[@neverbeforegg]

Thank you so much!! I am working on it!

[@McDudes]

I love your use of stealth to sneak around to get backstabs on enemies! keep it up you're learning fast!

[@CallOfTheMadMan]

Some handy things that will hopefully help (No Spoilers), sorry if it's been repeated a bunch by other people: -On the map, there will be locations marked with dark spots with an orange/red aura (there is one in the Northwestern corner of Agheel Lake, the lake with the giganto crabs on the eastern end). These marks are mines which have upgrade materials which spawn as white and yellow crystals/rocks -The upgrade materials have numbered tiers. So a Smithing Stone [2] is higher than a Smithing Stone [1]. It can be easy to confuse tier of stone with quantity. And Somber Smithing Stones are different from the regular variety -Weapons scale with a letter system like a tier list, with S being highest and A just under that etc. When you get weapons you want to scale the damage of, focus on the stat with the better scaling letter. They are shown in the same menu as the requirements to weild the weapon. Ashes of War can change the scaling of weapons to better suit your wants, but weapons tend to scale best with certain stats (fast weapons scale with Dexterity and big slow weapons with Strength) -Similar to the mines, there are obelisk marks in the gray areas of the map (once you've travelled the area enough to clear the fog). These are map piece locations -You may not encounter it for a while, but you can jump over the shockwave portions of attacks attacks (stomps/slams where visible shockwaves hit or stagger you). They are more easily jumped than avoided by invulnerability frames from rolling -You have the right idea about those golden lines coming from Graces. They vaguely point towards graces closer to story progress, but exploration is key to success. -one of the tricks to dodging is wait for the attack to come forward. Many enemies delay their draw back animation to catch you after a roll. You have pretty good invulnerability window (it's not 100% accurate, but rule of thumb is you're invincible while your feet aren't on the ground during the roll animation) -Endurance will give you more stamina and equip load, so you can wear heavier armor without going into Heavy Load, which will severely hinder your dodge ability. Medium Load is a great balance between speed and good protection from armor. 20-25 Endurance is generally high enough for most builds unless you want the heaviest armors or largest weapons -Stuns on bosses happen from posture damage. Light, fast attacks don't do a lot, the spinning slash/storm stomp does an okay amount. Heavy attacks (Right trigger/R2) can be charged to do more posture damage, but you may find smaller weapons still don't stun very often. There is a signature sound when larger bosses are staggered, much like the back stab, you can get very close to the glowing spot (sometimes hard to spot, sometimes very obvious), and press right bumper (R1) to do a critical attack -Some weapons have a status effect. It will be listed at the bottom near the scaling. Examples such as Bleed (50) or Frost (45) are the type and amount of buildup they apply. The statuses can be very handy, but any enemies that appear to be ghosts/phantoms/illusions/otherwise ethereal (or made entirely of stone) will likely be immune to them. Ashes of War can be used to add the effects to weapons that don't naturally have them -You will be disappointed if you expect a clear, laid out story. FromSoft doesn't really do that. An incredible story is there, but you won't just happen across it in general play. You will be very unlikely to complete any NPC quests or unlock alternate endings without outside resources. That isn't a slight against you personally, but the nature of the cryptic storytelling. The amount of story they give is just enough to be intriguing -Vigor is essential to a smoother experience. As a general guide: aim for 30 as soon as you get the stats for the weapon you want (early game damage comes from upgrades more than stats), then aim for 40 once you are in the big shallow water area (you'll know when you are there, it's impossible to miss), then 50 once the grass is yellow and you are very close to the big golden tree. You can go as high as 60, but you get diminishing returns after that. -Damage stats (Strength/Dexterity for weapons and Intelligence/Faith for spells) scale up to 80, though if you want to spread them out a bit to experiment or have a more diverse build (like getting some intelligence to pick up some spells), you won't miss too much damage going to 55-60 and redoing your stats is possible after a certain part of the game. It is called "re-birthing" -Spells must be attuned at a Grace and cast with a correlating catalyst. Staves for sorceries (int spells) and seals for incantations (faith spells). Memory stones found around the world give you more spell slots Hopefully that wasn't overwhelming. There's just a lot I wish the game communicated more clearly

[@cem1056]

Watching this at 3 am in the morning and im loving every minute of it :D Just be carefull not to burn yourself out. These videos seem to take a lot of time😊

[@neverbeforegg]

@@cem1056 Oh yeah these videos take FOREVER to make lol but I’m so glad you’re enjoying!! Definitely going to pace myself though!

[@infoverflow5559]

Amazing, love the style of playthrough with commentary. As you play the game more and get better you forget what it took to get there.

[@neverbeforegg]

I am so glad you've enjoyed! I really thought this style video would be interesting and I am really excited to look back on this once I gotten much farther in the game!

[@PerezH87]

So happy to see you locking on now! Also, when your character glows red like that after defeating an enemy 11:46 , it means your flask is recharged and you can use it again without resting at a site of grace!

[@stiimuli]

Your storytelling style and methodical learning and discovering is quite enjoyable. Subbing to see this journey continue.

[@walnutgecko6786]

YES

[@neverbeforegg]

YES

[@SupaChayajin]

Your videos are so much fun to watch 😄

[@neverbeforegg]

I'm so glad!! Thank you for watching!!

[@victorprati7908]

I really like your attitude in facing the challenges from an optimistic way of viewing things. Don't let frustration take over and keep learning! I'm looking forward to how your journey will continue :)

[@Anubiszz512zz]

I think this series is really cool. To see a first time souls player moment to moment takes me back. My first souls game was dark souls 1 but my best friends was Elden Ring. Lol I largely imagine this to be very close to what his experience probably was. Keep it going man. I think there are a lot of people that want to live vicariously through you to re experience their first elden ring/souls playthrough.

[@neverbeforegg]

I am so glad you've enjoyed! I am so happy with the reception from folks and that is exactly what I keep hearing! I didn't know how much this style video would impact people and I so glad it has!

[@nsnick199]

Loving this series so far! Small tip -- on the right-hand side of the Equipment screen there's your "Equip Load" with two numbers. These are how much weight in equipment (armor + weapons) your character is carrying and their max amount, respectively. Below that it will say either Light Load, Med. Load, or Heavy Load. Try not to get to "Heavy Load", as that will make your character dodge more slowly. If you want to carry more stuff, leveling Endurance will up that maximum (as well as your Stamina, like Vigor does with your Health) That said, enjoy your journey into and learning about The Lands Between!

[@zeekiy9901]

Ngl seeing a newbie experience the game is very nice. I think I want more uploads. But other people have lifes as well and not here to entertain me.

[@neverbeforegg]

I'm so glad you enjoy! Well you're in luck, I have a new episode coming VERY soon. Stay tuned.

[@hihyou]

Really like the reflection bits. Nice format. Me and other Souls vets love to watch newcomers to the series become gradually seasoned by the game. Your insights are a great addition to that.

[@theofficial_ben]

From someone who's played the soulsborne games since Dark Souls, it is very refreshing seeing someone's first time through the game. Seeing the thought progress and progression is awesome to see. Keep it up!

[@ballendorf]

Loving the series so far. Quick tip, when resting, if you choose "Flasks" you can convert your blue FP flasks into healing flasks.

[@winterwolf211]

Enjoying the commentary and gameplay, surprised you only have 3k subs. Thought you had more with the great editing and clear audio.

[@gmattano]

Great content, really enjoying the perspective of someone new to the genre. People already said this before, but i cant stress this enough: Read item/equipment descriptions no matter how mundane the item looks. At best, you'll learn some new mechanic or interaction with the world, at worse, you'll learn more about the lore and context of what's happening. Keep up the good work!

[@neverbeforegg]

Hey thank you so much! I am so glad you've enjoyed! And thank you for the tip, I will definitely start doing that as I continue my playthrough!

[@munyxxi]

Love this kind of content, keep it up! A little advice: Keep talking to NPC's until they start to repeat because only then you start or advance on their quest. Also if they have to give you something they normally do it on the last "talk".

[@gameracer5155]

Glad to see a new Tarnished on the path of Lordship! Allow me to give you some advice! I'm sure you might have noticed small golden trees around the map! Those have Golden Seeds under them, which you can use to upgrade the number of your flasks. Also, be sure to visit churches when you find them, they have Sacred Tears, which are used to upgrade how much your flasks restore. There's a three Churches in Weeping Peninsula, one in Ailing Village, and two more in the Southwest of the map! More exist around the Lands Between, so good luck! And...I just noticed someone said this already. Another tip then! Spirit Ashes are a normal reward at the end of small dungeons. There's a lot of these around the world, so exploration is key to finding a summon which works for you! Good luck!

[@wonderwook3919]

Im definitely subbing for this series. I just found you from tiktok. I'm about to start my first play through so this is very helpful, especially as someone whos never played a souls game.

[@neverbeforegg]

@@wonderwook3919 Hey that is amazing! Thank you for coming over from TikTok!! I’m so glad you’ve enjoyed. I hope you continue to enjoy the content and good luck with your play through!!

[@Dronepeelo]

Subbed! This is very fun stuff to watch, cheers!

[@neverbeforegg]

I'm so glad!! I hope you continue to enjoy the content!

[@th3gli7chrama]

Let’s go episode 2

[@neverbeforegg]

YESSS

[@cindygrape]

This is how you're meant to play this game and I love that you are recording it for us! And more importantly, for you, because when you master this game this is gonna be so fun to look back to!

[@jakefoster8976]

Awesome playthrough! One tip I haven't seen in the comments so far: When you kill a group of enemies in The Lands Between, you will get some heals back. This can be seen after killing the giant.

[@ragingamigo1191]

Favorite part of elden ring series is the exploration, there is so so much to find and you should read the item descriptions for some sweet lore!

[@jondaley5515]

First things first, really enjoying the content! As a souls veteran it's been really cool seeing a newcomer explore the genre and the journey has been presented in a very cool way. It may be worth mentioning a couple of things about ashes of war for you here, the spinning slash that you have on your curved swords actually has a follow-up input as well, which can make a pretty powerful attack chain, and then for straight sword that you have Storm Stomp on, the default ash of war "Square Off" is really powerful too, it has you adopt a stance and then input a light or heavy attack for an exceptionally powerful variant of those attacks. Another thing to note is that you can wield your weapon with two hands by holding Y and tapping your light attack button for whichever weapon you're wanting to two-hand, which increases your effective strength with that weapon by 50%, this also allows you to use weapons you may not necessarily be strong enough to use. E.G, if you have 12 strength and a weapon that requires 18 strength to use, you can wield that weapon with two hands but if you were to one hand it, it wouldn't be effective!

[@ThisChangeIsAwful]

i clicked this video so fast. will there be lock on? im locked on to my monitor to find out

[@neverbeforegg]

There is in fact lock on!!

[@gor5865]

i have played all the souls games and i am loving your series.. your description of what you do and what you feel and how you discover this game makes me remember my first time with these games and how amazing the sense of discovery and accomplishments is

[@Plasmixxx]

yay! im glad you kept uploading, this video was something i was waiting for!

[@neverbeforegg]

I'm so glad!! I am having a blast with these and I hope you all continue to enjoy!

[@NeroDeAngelo]

I love this playthrough of yours, I love to see you learn, playing the game :D I can't wait to see the next part :) Just ONE quick tip: If you equip a weapon, look at their "scaling", like "Str: B" or "Dex: A" etc. these stats are actually increasing the strenght of Our weapons, NOT the strenght stat by itself! Your Dual Blades are Dexterity weapons, so they get stronger by levelling dexterity. If you find a new weapon, always check their scaling :)

[@alejo_andreo]

I have been waiting for part 2!

[@neverbeforegg]

Me too lol thank you for watching!!

[@alejo_andreo]

@@neverbeforegg thank you for making such great videos!

[@jeffnaval4894]

8:02 is verry verry important place. you can aquire a weapon that can lead you all the way to late game or even use it against the final boss of elden ring.

[@neverbeforegg]

You talking about the Bloodhound Fang? I didn't realize how big of a deal it was that I got it till after seeing comments about it. Hell yeah!!

[@jeffnaval4894]

@@neverbeforegg it is a huge deal. Yes that fang.

[@neverbeforegg]

@@jeffnaval4894 I’m so excited to start using it!!

[@jeffnaval4894]

@@neverbeforegg they intentionally did that to help newbie to reach late game. Similar to dlc (shadow of erdtree)the weapon called solitude. Its a beginner stage weapon of dlc but can help you reach all the way up to late game.

[@neverbeforegg]

@@jeffnaval4894 Ahhh well I appreciate From Software doing that lol

[@Kenotic0913]

Cool series! Keep it up. Advice from a souls vet -- when you run into a wall (aka a very difficult boss you cant seem to get past), just dont give up. Its hard to overstate how much you can "level up" your own skill by getting more play time. Something will feel impossible and then suddenly "click" for you. It's part of the experience and everyone goes through it!

[@withgirl1501]

I really thought that I was watching a much bigger channel!! It's so interesting to see the perspective of a new player, I don't think I realised how much playing Dark Souls helped me to understand Elden Ring. You've earned a subscriber! Looking forward to the next video

[@neverbeforegg]

@@withgirl1501 Hey thank you so much!! I’m so excited to get the next episode out for y’all, hoping for next week!

[@TheGreatMillz]

I randomly found your video about starting your Elden Ring journey and I love it so far! Similar to you, I had never played any From Software game but I watched my husband play it and I was super intrigued with the world. Despite having barely any experience with open world games or action RPGs and generally sucking at them, I was determined to try it and see how far I could get. Towards the beginning, most of my deaths came from learning the controls and forgetting which button to press lol, but my husband was able to help walk me through how to play Elden Ring. After about 120 hours of gameplay (I got insanely addicted and got every single site of grace), I was able to become Elden Lord! I've also finished up the DLC and am currently on NG+, where I am challenging myself to do a dex focused build with a bit of magic splashed in and not using summons. Watching your journey really reminds me of my journey and how I (painfully) learned a lot of the game's mechanics and how to deal with different enemies/bosses. I also would do the tea bagging crouch after beating bosses lmao. I love your commentary and can-do attitude, so please keep it up! I will gladly watch future updates. As a heads up, the DLC is really REALLY hard. I would generally recommend being lvl 150+ before trying it, but you can do whatever you're comfortable with. It took me around 80-100 hours after scouring for everything I could find.

[@ukaszrodziewicz1592]

As the From Software games veteran I find it super entertaining! Please continue this series :)

[@KoAlanCoda]

Great video

[@neverbeforegg]

Thank you so much!!

[@corygoverno4323]

Seeing this channel grow 500subs after 1 video is cracked. Excited to watch the full journey. Next game should ds3 or sekiro for more FromSoft. If not I’d love to see your interpretation of persona 5.

[@neverbeforegg]

Trust me I am absolutely blown away by the response so far... it has been incredible!! I bought Sekiro during the Steam Summer Sale so right now, that is most likely my next one. BUT I really want to jump into the Dark Souls games as well so DS3 may be the one I do, folks have told me Sekiro is REALLY hard lol.

[@goshachelak9876]

9:49 "slow cane walkin ass" Lmao

[@neverbeforegg]

bro had it comin

[@jannikatsoulis5422]

Please dont stop with this series. Your Videos are Gold😊

[@chancecarter5503]

Bro this content is amazing. Joining you for your first souls experience is really refreshing as a longtime souls fan. The editing is on another level too 🔥

[@pablomartinez4725]

i just discovered this series and I’m absolutely on board. You’re making really fun videos, you got this.

[@greeneyeballs]

the elden ring warrior grindset is real

[@neverbeforegg]

It really is

[@jonathanbiamdecarvalhosouz3767]

Keep up the good content

[@neverbeforegg]

That's the plan! So glad you've enjoyed!!

[@boydstallings6004]

OK, here are some essential tips: stunning an enemy lets you land a critical strike. Second, you stun an enemy by depleting its invisible posture bar. It slowly recovers, so jump attacks, charged attacks, ect In quick succession are critical. Knowing which attacks to punish with your own attacks is a must to beat this game

[@Edhelvar]

Loving your videos, always fun to someone to get into the genre! Just one small tip that I think you still haven't figured out and it's kind of important to realize earlier than later, weapons's DPS increase differently according to their attributes. For example your Scimitars rank with Strength and Dexterity, since they have a D in both. But the Bloodhound's Fang has a D in STR and a C in DEX, which means it gets more powerfull when ranking in DEX than in STR. Just something to look out for when choosing weapons. You can check that in the weapon description, in Attribute Scaling. And it goes D < C < B < A < S.

[@jaimerojas6578]

This was my first Fromsoft game as well, I had to look up many tutorials in order to get an idea of how things worked, but they did not decrement the game experience for me at all, it actually helped me avoid unnecessary frustration and helped me enjoy the game even more!