Elden Ring wants you to stop hitting yourself

[@nalthanzo4648]

Elden Ring truly is the Dark Souls of comedy.

[@polygon]

that's true

[@dragonlordskater5028]

Goddamit

[@maxrona137]

This makes too much sense

[@jeremydubois4639]

You don't have the right oh you don't have the right therefore you don't have the right

[@Yggad]

Didn’t expect dog

[@sadpee7710]

the funniest joke in elden ring are the goats that roll around sonic style, possibly to reference how the players will panic roll when they're in danger

[@Phootaba]

It's even more fun when you get the ability to do it too! The whole rolling thing must be some wierd inside joke

[@LutraLovegood]

Wooloos?

[@mrjooxmanallah]

I never even thought of that. This reminds me of how the devs trolled us with the shield in Bloodborne. They didn’t have to provide the option of having a shield but they did. And mocked us for even considering it.

[@jasper3706]

The fact that they cleaned *most* of the pie off Jenna's face, but not *all* of the pie, was a very good decision

[@pliable-head]

yeah this was a perfect touch

[@Afroofthenight]

To use what I learned in the video, it was a good joke

[@jasper3706]

The fact that Polygon liked this before I accidentally edited it and then came back and liked it again was also a very good decision :)

[@AliIKarimi]

Gotta maintain continuity

[@KevinBerstene]

Also the fact that her glasses got stuck in it when she pulled it off of her face!

[@beozer]

Patches is the personification of this video lol He tells you something’s there You KNOW something bad’s going to happen You go anyway Something bad happens You smile and say “oh, Patches, you scamp” And then you try and kill him later

[@polygon]

I'm so glad you mentioned Patches, we definitely feel like he's the perfect example of this too!

[@pedroscoponi4905]

Absolutely, not falling for it would be _so_ rude it's unthinkable.

[@tmmw1975]

My favorite Patches moment is in this game, you can summon him for a boss battle, and he shows up, stops, waits, and then immediately goes home. So good.

[@dekkonot]

@@tmmw1975 yeah he sees who you're fighting and goes "lol no"

[@tmmw1975]

@@dekkonot it’s so funny

[@MarcWFaceman]

my favourite humour in Elden Ring is when mishaps happen during co-operation; if the host suddenly dies, you only have about 5-10 seconds to respond before you're sent home, so they're always spur of the moment improvisations like a gentle wave at your dramatic death animation or jumping after them off a cliff, i love it

[@hollandscottthomas]

I got summoned in to help Margit, charged ahead to try and pull aggro, but was mid-leap when he sidestepped me and one-shot yeeted the host off the side of the cliff like an unwanted toy. So I used the shackle to bind him and sat down to look him in the eye while I waited to be desummoned. Comedy.

[@Cassapphic]

I did an invasion in caria manor once and the host and cooperator were both at the base of the elevator that leads to the last grace, as I took the elevator down to meet them. The chaos of me being sent up and down and pushing people off as it started to move was so funny, and it ended by me running off to chase the host as the cooperator called the lift back to chase me, I killed the host and the cooperator then shows up and one shots me it was amazing.

[@ds4251]

I had two people summoned for Godskin Apostle, and one of them missed the jump to the platform where you take the second elevator. It was honestly extremely funny to see them smack right into the ground.

[@samknobel6209]

10:50 "Try finger Tarnished, because you are the butt of the joke" is a seriously underrated line in this great video.

[@SupahTrunks7]

And it perfectly demonstrates her point about inside jokes and references creating an in-group bc only a true Tarnished knows what follows "try finger"

[@whwhywhywhywhywhywhy]

Underrated by who?

[@sterd1149]

​@@SupahTrunks7And it'll never get old either

[@deanthelis5578]

It's a nitpick, but scarabs by and large ARE dung beetles, and the beetles in Elden Ring are explicitly dung beetles, too. The description of the scarab hats tells you as much. You are literally chasing a ball of magic turds to break it open like a poop pinata.

[@Kihen9]

I really think the scarabs are a referecence to picking up Korok shit trhought breath of the wild XD

[@sapateirovalentin348]

Pooniata

[@Gloomdrake]

@@sapateirovalentin348 pooñata

[@ikukohatakeyama3726]

Came here to say this, at the very least, Scarabs ARE dung beetles. No bones about it. That's why a giant one rolls the sun away at night... mythologically speaking.

[@sapateirovalentin348]

@@Gloomdrake perfect

[@LUEFSolutions]

My favorite aspect that I find personally very funny about Fromsoft soulbourne games is metaphor is nonexistent. You think "the path of the two fingers" is some kind of esotric left hand/right hand dark magic stuff? Nope, it is a literal giant pair of fingers telling you to do stuff. Use yourself to "kindle" the first flame? You use yourself to kindle the first flame, literally. You set your body on fire. Big Hat Logan? He has a big hat. Despite that I am always shocked that everything is literal in these games. I love it. edit: adding that I am referring specifically to in universe concepts and not themes, allegories, or subtexts for these games. In universe there are concepts that sound like they are some kind of metaphor of more esoteric or abstract concepts but are often exactly they say they are. Of course these things have greater meaning in a grander scope and in overall themes of the work. I just find it funny how literal they are in universe. It'd be like calling New York City "The Big Apple" and it is actually a city within a giant apple.

[@polygon]

I lost it when I first saw the literal Two Fingers. Incredible stuff. - Simone

[@axelax1]

They love to play around with this stuff. In Bloodborne, insight, eyes on the inside… lining the eyes with the brain, literally! The bonfires made of bones too…

[@mykelmellen2378]

I hope this is a joke. Considering just how much content there is out there about the thematic and metaphorical references that exist in all the Soulsborne games. You're correct that a few aspects (the ones you mentioned) are as on-the-nose as it gets.

[@icecreamget]

I was personally disappointed when I found out Patches was not actually a hyena

[@AshlenUtiger]

I think it's less "metaphor is nonexistant" and more another setup-punchline relationship. Souls games and Elden Ring in particular absolutely have metaphor and allegory built-in, but they're also full of metaphorical red herrings if you will. Stuff like the Two Fingers, kindling the First Flame, calling Artorious the Abysswalker, etc. being literal when they seem so obviously like metaphor is another one of the ways that these games joke with us. There are layers

[@nommads]

polygon’s captions are always god tier. “jenna laughs, freed from cream” is all-time

[@TheClosetExtrovert]

As the great Mel Brooks once said, "Tragedy is when I cut my finger. Comedy is when you kill an enemy, only to have it turn into a giant bear monster and kill you instead."

[@cheyennebarton]

that was the neatest and politest “pie to the face” that i’ve ever seen also, fantastic video !!!!

[@polygon]

THANK YOU

[@FeloPastry]

@@polygon Also, the glasses stuck in the pie added an extra dimension I was not expecting.

[@LegoCookieDoggie]

Ironically an ad disrupted it for me and it was funny in a different way

[@mrgoopsrevenge]

"Excuse me ma'am, your lemon meringue"

[@cameios]

I read this comment before watching the video and still was taken by surprise

[@salmonflop]

I had a moment where I got invaded by an NPC while fighting a VERY big bird. Both were so aggressive I couldn't breathe. My reaction was to make a run for it, trying to use my abilities to whittle them down as I did. It was so chaotic and scary, but on the realization of how ridiculous it all was, I decided to take it further: I started going in circles around a big tree humming the Benny Hill at the same time. It lasted a good 2 min, and thankfully I managed to kill them. One of the funniest and best moment I had in the game.

[@polygon]

Grace under pressure!!

[@beretperson]

I can't believe I was lucky enough to accidentally leave captions turned on for this, thus getting to read "[the sound of Jenna's face gently being released from cream]"

[@polygon]

there's some treats in there

[@blarg2429]

@@polygon creamy ones

[@RhysticStudies]

absolutely love this read, Jenna. "this game is bullshit but I won't stop playing" really underscores the whimsical, dark humor of it all!

[@maxherman3884]

PLaying TUNIC right now, feeling the same way.

[@rhymeswithmoose228]

Rhystic Studies on a Polygon video? Now this is a very cool moment.

[@snowyches9886]

4:18 “Well now wait a minute! Thanks not what I thought would be flung! How *WHIMSICAL* ” has to be one of my favorite Jenna lines.

[@tmmw1975]

I once attacked an aristocrat in the game, and it turned into a mfing Runebear. I laughed so much as it savaged me.

[@polygon]

one of my FAVORITE surprises - Simone

[@mx2000]

Or when you approach the remains of the erdtree in Gelmir and casually backstab that lone zombie on the way…

[@internetguy7319]

@@mx2000 the best part is it's completely optional so if it is a roadblock, you can just ignore it, but you're so likely to get the joke

[@deathsyth8888]

"I used to think that my life was a tragedy, but now I realize, it's a comedy!" - The Tarnished, after being brutally murdered by an angry boss or gank'd by some random enemy while minding my own business.

[@darthplagueis13]

More specifically: The Tarnished after brutally getting ganked by random enemies mere minutes after murdering a literal god...

[@avataraarow]

Miyazaki is a god level troll. The “you thought there might be something nice in this dark terrible world” thing is way too real. Every NPC quest I hope they get fulfillment and a good ending. Damn near every single time I come out with depression. Good job fromsoft, you got me and I only have myself to blame

[@jamesbrooks9321]

Don't help anyone you meet you will only end up making their life worse

[@SanguineThor]

It was mushrooms at the end of the journey the whole time.

[@ExplodingBear117]

@@jamesbrooks9321 Flashbacks to KotOR 2 and Kreia's life lessons

[@Bliss467]

Uh....ranni got what she wanted I guess?

[@jamesbrooks9321]

@@Bliss467 if banishing yourself into oblivion is your goal everything can only be upward movement

[@sucrebaroque3678]

I love how much discussion has been happening about how hilarious Elden Ring actually is. I burst out laughing when Patches rolled up with a boss health bar - but that wouldn't have happened without the continued existence of his character throughout the FromSoft canon, so that my expectations for his eventual appearance could be subverted so hard. Also, I deeply respect Jenna's commitment to shooting the whole rest of the video with the remnants of whipped cream in her hair.

[@tannerjohnston5431]

Especially with added bonus of actually being able to slaughter him on accident... like I did

[@jabronijackpot]

I think this is why so many players make an abomination of a character in the creator too lol. You know you're the punchline from the beginning, might as well embrace it.

[@polygon]

This is a really good point!! - Simone

[@AdonisNesser]

The commitment to the bit in this episode was incredible

[@polygon]

If there's one thing I know about Jenna, it's that she loves a Concept. - Simone

[@MatthewDevil]

THIS IS IT. THIS is how to best explain why souls games are fun. the punishing difficulty isn’t cruel just for the sake of it; the game outsmarts you in order to teach you how to outsmart it back

[@BirdMoose]

Every time I die to a new trap, or ambush, or step into a poison swamp in a FromSoft game I imagine Mizaki giggling like a child and then I start giggling like a child,

[@polygon]

I’m glad he’s living his dreams -Simone

[@BlueRoseFaery]

I’ll never forget the amazing moment of watching my friend boot up Dark Souls 2, him being a Massive Dark Souls fan. He was so amazed with the world & the graphics, he was running around for less than a minute after spawning, not looking at the ground just in awe & giddy to play, so happy, & ran right off a cliff. And of course the “This Is Dark Souls” achievement popped up. It was comedy gold.

[@marchwhitlock6455]

The writing on this one is truly ascended. So many excellent quotes. My favourites are: “doo-doo disco-balls,” “sus,” “Try finger, tarnished, because you are the butt of the joke,” “Fortnite,” and “bazinga.”

[@theletters9623]

nothing has ever been funnier to me than watching someone in darksouls throw a punch that immediately sent them down an elevator shaft to their presumable death

[@ds4251]

I summoned a couple people for Shaded Castle and proceeded to run right into an elevator shaft after we'd just cleared an invasion, followed by me cursing on voice chat, i've never been more embarassed in my entire life

[@generallyjl]

god bless whoever did the caption for this video. the phrase "Jenna laughs, freed from Cream" just keeps repeating in my head. amazing 10/10 captioning

[@fishcati5620]

My favorite example of this is the long tail cat talisman. An item that negates all fall damage up to a certain point... which you find next to a cliff thats just too high for the talisman to take effect.

[@bryangoodwin6579]

Never played From Software games, but while watching others play I have laughed, yelled, and gasped. When you can get that kind of reaction from people, you know you have truly accomplished something great.

[@kmarj8]

There's always been moments where Soulsbornes have made me laugh out loud, surprising even myself. This breaks down the unique humor of From Software so well!

[@polygon]

I've laughed SO much playing Elden Ring, which was such a nice surprise for my first FromSoft game! And I think the hardest I laughed was when the game did.... a particularly mean but spoilery thing to me in Raya Lucaria....... - Simone

[@bobgrider5230]

@@polygon Was is when a certain character got more... shapely?

[@-beebo]

@@polygon I finished the game twice but can’t quite think of what you’re talking about, what is it?

[@Phootaba]

My big moment of laughter was in Nok, when I heard a noise, turned around and a sentient big ball was hiding behind a pillar 🤣

[@rinofthemill]

"comedy just isn't as funny if you can see it coming" made 10 times funnier by Jenna losing her glasses in the pie

[@Falshoinin]

“He’s a big lion man and they put him on a tiny horse.” No he put himself on that horse because he loves that horse. He loves that horse so much he learned gravity magic just so he could ride him.

[@whwhywhywhywhywhywhy]

Elden ring characters are fictional

[@Falshoinin]

@@whwhywhywhywhywhywhy really impressed at your realization.

[@plinplinplon21]

@@whwhywhywhywhywhywhy people enjoy being invested in, and talking about, fictional stories because it's fun and makes you feel things. what a shocker, right?

[@thefatherinthecave943]

He loves the horse yet the horse is constantly struggling and is bone thin

[@crimsonrose]

@@Falshoinin he mentioned that because your original comment uses the in-world explanation for something that is clearly meant to be a joke by the developers. The way you talk about it suggests that his character has cognition and willed himself into that state when it is the devs making that situation for the laughs and then adding that backstory later.

[@sleepyqueer]

through this video i kept thinking about the godskin duo fight and how the only way i could fight these two stretchy bastards was by chucking sleep pots at them so they’d just go for a lil nap in the middle of the boss arena. point well made

[@kaylynns8878]

The first time I got to the Godskin Noble, my friend (who had already played through the area) was sitting next to me ready with his phone and started playing "Big and Chunky" right as the fight began. Needless to say, that first fight didn't go very well due to the tears in my eyes.

[@sleepyqueer]

@@kaylynns8878 that’s so beautiful

[@piedpiper1172]

The sleepy arrow summon is so good in that fight.

[@auntydepressant4301]

I entered the boss room of Starscourge, got one shot-ed from across the map, and had to take a 5 minute laugh break. It's good to know for once I'm not the weirdo this game is supposed to be funny.

[@jellaux]

nothing can beat the absurdity of "the ever brilliant goldmask" being some t-posing dude with a dinner plate strapped to his head

[@imallfordabulls]

“I love inside jokes. I’d love to be part of one someday” is absolutely peak writing. Both hilarious and heartbreaking at the same time. Just like Souls games!

[@mistergal3173]

i never considered the timing and play with expectations that Elden Ring does well. Good vid.

[@polygon]

Thank ya!

[@polygon]

If you liked this, you might also enjoy Pat's breakdown on why the boss fight against Margit absolutely slaps (you with a big cane): kzbin.info/www/bejne/lWqwgphtqbdorrM

[@megamagicmonkey]

You know, I've watched countless souls videos exploring countless angles and this is the first one to hit upon that sense of unadulterated joy and humor that's also part of the experience. It's hilarious when you've died to a boss for the ninth time and on the way back to get killed for that tenth, you fall off a cliff or some mook you've never taken seriously gets the better of you. Don't give up skeleton, because this was a really good (and fun) video.

[@griffinnovie4921]

Minor spoiler alert: The funniest Elden Ring moment for me was getting killed by a ball that follows you, then coming back to the area and realizing that it was an enemy with a health bar that you could kill. It was two jokes in one!

[@Spacecorgi]

My message with the most likes was just “try target lock” while facing the ball.

[@Phootaba]

I had a good laughing fit with that one, because when I met it, it was trying to hide behind something

[@aethernaut1899]

Even after you're in on the joke, there's something very humorous about seeing the ball creepin' on you around a corner, or hanging out on the ceiling.

[@Grizzytron]

Jenna did some really nice stuff for this. She did a good job!

[@amyadams2253]

This is such a good take! I love From Soft games aesthetically, but Elden Ring feels a little kinder to play. I feel like when something kills me, I understand why and how. Every death feels justified. I also tend to dramatically yell "Nooooooo" and then dissolve into laughter when I get killed 😆

[@agent3c]

The whole explanation of how games use absurdist comedy reminded me of how my friends all think the Hitman series is a very serious assassination game when it quite regularly breaks its veneer of gritty intrigue and shadowy organizations to allow you to dress up as a clown and knock a man unconscious with a blueberry muffin, all while Agent 47 holds the expression of a trained killer solemnly planning the death of his target. It's a sandbox for absurdist comedy that the developers very subtly encourage you to play in. I could have sworn that deconstructing Hitman's comedy was a video that Polygon did, but I guess I'm thinking of a different channel.

[@Marsaw]

Just wanna say the clip of soldiers weeping over their fallen companions is actually soldiers *eating* their fallen companions

[@blarg2429]

It's what they would've wanted.

[@TheMeatyBaguette]

The fact that I actually chuckled when she said "Bazinga" either proves that my humor is broken or that she's right about everything all the time

[@mrreemann8313]

Ragdolls have always been Fromsoftware's favourite "joke". Not Patches, the moonlight greatsword or illusory walls or mimics, but the ragdoll physics of enemies. There are some tough enemies in these games. Enemies that challenge your skills and patience to their limits. Not always, but sometimes, your reward for persevering and winning is not the tangible item at the end, or the currency received, but the joy of kicking an eight foot tall knight down some stairs and watching as his lifeless corpse flops and wriggles madly.

[@sydposting]

To quote Chiquita Dave, upon killing the final boss of Oblivion: “Oh, he’s just folding like a cheap suit.” Seeing amazingly-rendered models suddenly devoid of the “dignity” of having an animation or pose applied to their rig is as wonderfully absurd as t-posing memes.

[@mx2000]

That sweet sensation when you are edging a body closer and closer to a bottomless pit just to watch it fall, even though you know you are one thumb-flick away from accidentally falling yourself and it’s totally unneccessary, but you still do it.

[@thetramp123]

Closed Captions on this video are great. "the whuffing sound of Jenna laughing buried under cream" "cream peel" "Jenna laughs, freed from cream"

[@dayalasingh5853]

I want to say that I knew this would be a Jenna video but I didn't, the title is the perfect intersection of Pat and Jenna title that I really couldn't tell, it was 50/50.

[@mikemiles2241]

yeah i thought it was pat too

[@SILVERF0X13]

Props to the commitment of taking a pie to the face while still wearing glasses

[@Shredulex]

"... warriors weeping over their fallen companions." I've been to this area. They're not weeping. They're eating the corpses. Awkward

[@rwo23]

I couldn't tell if this was a misunderstanding, which is reasonable I also thought they were mourning, or a funny joke from jenna on the ambiguous naivete

[@jburgos961]

They are??!! 👀👀👀👀

[@darthplagueis13]

They might weep over the fact that they forgot to bring any salt

[@Mister32]

"I am an idiot, and also this game is bullshit" I so very deeply identify with this line.

[@OwlScowling]

Miyazaki is a sadist and he's made us all masochists. I love it.

[@zac5416]

i had to take a moment and pause the video to finish laughing when i saw the Hole in One at 4:45 how whimsical indeed, and also abso-fucking-lutely hilarious

[@itsjimjonesjr]

Yet another wonderful Polygon video. It seems unfair for you guys to ALL be so good at this! Thanks Jenna!!!

[@rpemulis]

i think this was one of the best explanations on why people just absolutely cherish these games. the whole difficulty debate gets so heated on both sides, it seems like some are very quick to ascribe some sort of nefarious or malicious intent to fromsoft and the people who love these games. usually the people that love these games don't really manage to explain it well enough either or get defensive and it just turns into a big ol mess. anyways, great vid.

[@AsteroidWrangler]

Simone's laugh walks the fine line between "I wasn't expecting that to be funny but it was" and "I'll laugh at the punchline, I promise, just put down the switchblade first", and don't think I didn't notice. Also, a Jenna video commenting on the meta-structure of game mechanics is always one of my favorite treats. Glorious.

[@justinkopy3354]

12:06 THE EVER BRILLIANT GOLDMASK

[@deaniguess]

There's something funny about the way enemies will continue their animations and then transition back to idle after you die, even when they are all still grouped too close together bc they were pursuing you.

[@gabrielpasquino4270]

the funniest moment in this game was the comically oversized ball in nokron, that slowly moves and hits you around. Best fromsoft enemy ever designed

[@sadeknight9112]

I was more terrified of that ball then any demigod. When one dropped from the ceiling and I had no chance to kill it because I didn’t have any ranged attacks and no chance to escape because it blocked the door, safe to say I enjoyed the run back.

[@codofwar666]

One of my favorite things in Elden Soulsborne: Shadows Die Twice is the Bloodborne item description for pebbles. "Small pebbles found throughout Yharnam. Can be thrown at foes. Quite thrilling."

[@kjcsk8r]

"the sound of jennas face slowly removed from cream" is one of the funnier captions ive ever read

[@hiccup3.14]

You never ever run in a room full of items in a Fromsoft game, And never,ever ever ever ever Run around areas without being cautious...

[@mauricehopes9105]

Very true. If you see a room full of items and don't see the traps you either haven't been playing long enough, or the traps are very well hidden.

[@mx2000]

Also, three or more rats are a red-alert situation, no matter what level you are.

[@theblindbuildergrandminuti5648]

One of my favorite things in these games is after years of rolling away from giant creatures, a literal giant now rolls away from me.

[@yuler_]

I also enjoy the funny small moments that aren't at your expense, like spamming 'A' when talking to tanith and accidentally exploding her sidetable when you jump, yet she remains unfazed

[@stigoftdump]

Being hit by that boulder in the Undead Asylum is tragedy. Coming back to the Asylum 40 hours later, having forgot all about the boulder, and being hit AGAIN, is comedy.

[@polygon]

YES

[@AngelBeatYunara]

Oh Patches... you're right in attacking me, seeing as I stole your stuff from your chest.

[@polygon]

oh, Patches!!

[@izzy2799]

"You're a little piggy, chasing sh#t" 😆😆😆

[@xstarsystemsx]

I did not expect to see Nagase Tomoya biting a door handle in a Polygon video today, but here we are.

[@LolaliciousSmiley]

I love tornado wolves, crab, and giant sentient pinball from Nickelodeon's "Are You Afraid of the Dark?"

[@polygon]

The crabs always get me, without fail -Simone

[@CaymenLeP]

I cope with laughter. Doesn’t matter how uncomfortable I am, I’m able to completely disassociate from my person and laugh and how funny or tragic the situation is. Kind of like a sense of self-schadenfreude? regardless, this video is for me. humor is my raison d’être, and if I can’t find it in my games, then where can I?

[@abj6920]

I've never been one for pies to the face, but seeing the glasses come off Jenna's face really made me reflect on the density of whipped cream and I hadn't asked myself many questions about it before

[@harpitonic1728]

i really value jennas insights and perspectives. the media analysis backbone of her videos is always a treat.

[@AmandaBee]

5:05 I love that skeleton so much I was so delighted by him

[@wolvus553]

0:19 that actually has me fucked up. My friend told me about it, the soldiers are actually eating their brethren not mourning.

[@adamfowler350]

Seeing that there is an actual throne chair, directly behind the two fingers in the roundtable, is another funny find. Just picture how goofy those fingers would look sitting there.

[@colaburken]

Can't wait to watch it! (Pat sent me here from Twitch)

[@polygon]

lol thank you for your service

[@gregorywhatley9659]

1:18 I really hope that took only 1 take hahaha

[@Flavershum]

Trigger warning: she says "Bazinga" in this one

[@marchwhitlock6455]

Thank you for saving my life.

[@caseysailor9301]

This wasn't the direction I thought this vwideo was going in and I'm so glad. Thanks for keeping us on our toes Jenna

[@caseysailor9301]

BREAD BOY POG a polygog reference in my polygon vid?? peeak content consumption train

[@HyTricksyy]

0:18 Girl they ain't weeping they're fine dining.

[@unicornblackwillow9206]

Love a Jenna video to start the long weekend 💜

[@ZoeBateman]

The best part imo is that it's not the first fromsoft game that is just inherently funny, hell even Demon's and Dark Souls weren't the first. I remember seeing something about one of the King's Field games, where there's a trap chest (think mimic or the teleport chests from Elden Ring) that poisons you, but OH? What's the item in the chest? An item to cure the poison! Truly incredible comedy, and they've only gotten better at it over the years.

[@DangerDurians]

Jumpscare warning : 3:41 9:09

[@zenmaster8]

I remember when I first got soulsborne humor. I was playing the old hunters dlc and there was the guy in the chair from the first area. I went up to kill him… nothing. Then booom. Death. I remember laughing so hard at that

[@GarthTheMighty]

The glasses coming off on the pie was a nice touch.

[@polygon]

It was such a wonderful surprise when we were filming -Simone

[@BlakeMaloof]

And that's not even getting into all the "finger maidens" in the "inner chamber" dialog...

[@DeliciousJames]

The guy in the ad before this video looked just like Russ so I thought the video had already started and Elden Ring had fitbits for some reason

[@JaySerpa]

Loved the video essay. Super fun to watch and lots of points I had never considered. Someone deserves a raise!

[@adamfowler350]

My favorite moment is being locked in that dark room with the knight, inside stormveil castle...and hearing that cigarette laugh the first time. They say it's that dude that follows you, but I'm going to pretend it's the knight, bc it's funnier.

[@rachelrachel9152]

Ive been watching so many older polygon videos that i almost took for granted that this was in studio! I love that you guys get to work together in person again :')

[@polygon]

We do too!!!!

[@just_a_turkey]

I think the core of "Get good" is the fact that there never is any good answer to "how do I beat this boss that I'm having trouble with?" because the answer is always "there's no trick, you just have to do it."

[@Fachewachewa]

Not the same kind, but I find hilarious how literal the "two fingers" are. Overall, it's probably not 100% intended, but the whole narration is very funny to me, and it start in the intro with that narrator that just starts screaming about some dung eater.

[@JonasLekevicius]

So happy to see What The Golf and Elden Ring in the same video.

[@CrplCon]

I'll never play Elden Ring. It's not at all my thing. But after watching this video I want to...just a little.

[@augustinesim1672]

12:06 She looked like the sun guy for a second there with the pie on her face lmao

[@lucidicrain]

My favorite moment was seeing a vulgar militiaman standing in the middle of a hallway, knowing it was a trap and that more would probably jump out at me from the sides, deciding to risk it anyway, and having a land octopus fall on my head when I got close. No matter how much you think you have it figured out, they always have something new to throw at you

[@polygon]

Oh FromSoft, how droll!!

[@matthewallen9707]

Might be the best (under 20 minute) video on this channel. Great job.

[@spoopy7336]

*pie in the face* This is the greatest joke that has ever been written or will be written. Mountains will rise and crumble to dust, civilizations will ebb and flow with the ascension of humanity into the stars. Finally when we have surpassed even the physical form, when our bodies are little more than thought and shimmering stardust, it will still be funny to hit for one ascended godcloud to hit another in the face with a pie.

[@AmyDentata]

Came up with this whole video to justify getting a pie to the face. Respect the hustle

[@polygon]

Make your dreams come true

[@paolomandala02]

9:55 My initial reaction to this was "hey, but I've been on the receiving end of that as a kid and thought it was funny." But I think that actually illustrates your point further, because in those cases the people doing it were my siblings or parents, or occasionally close friends. Going off of what you said, I feel like this sort of "bullying"/teasing/playfighting, when done with the right context and relationship between the participants, serves to build up trust, as it establishes not only that one person has power over the other, but also that they won't abuse that power, and that the other person is okay with them having that power. This applies doubly when the teasing is mutual/reciprocal. [disclaimer] This is all just idle musings on my part, I've no idea if it's actually accurate psychology, though it makes sense to me. [/disclaimer]