While Limgrave offers players more boss experiences and smaller-scale dungeons, Stormveil Castle covers the entire area and features two large bosses. Many people have seen Margit the Fell Omen, who punished the player in the closed network test. During my hands-on time with the game, I had the opportunity to face Godrick the Grafted himself, the current lord of Stormveil, and a serious challenge, especially for an “early game” boss. True, you don’t have to fight Godrick to get to other neighborhoods to keep exploring and powering up, so my road to the multiplayer tyrant was quick. I haven’t really done a lot of gear upgrading or optimization as the clock is ticking during my 10 hours of play and I want to see and do as much as I can. It’s safe to say I’ve been pretty underrated since From Software expected players to take on Godrick, but it’s important to reiterate that due to the game’s open-world structure, everyone’s experience can be quite different. together. If you get to see Godrick early, it’s probably best to take a detour and check the surrounding biomes before trying to get close to him.
Either way, the first thing that struck me about this fight was the sheer breadth and depth of Godrick’s move set. It’s something like to say, Orphan of Kos in Bloodborne, where even after plunging into battle multiple times, I still see new animations and abilities. Now, Godrick is definitely not as hard as Bloodborne’s peak monstrosity, but he’s also quite early in the game, and his range of skills will likely put players in front of countless tries. . For now, he still has some core electronically-tagged abilities to find and exploit, and like many other From Software bosses, these abilities are subject to change or change as he enters “phase two”, which occurs at about 50% health or so. As many saw in the preview, Godrick grafts a dragon’s head into one of his many arms at this stage, unlocking a new and deadly set of skills, some of which enhance already-dangerous abilities. his danger.
So here’s a question that’s constantly on everyone’s mind – does summoning souls trivialize or minimize the impact of massive battles like Godrick’s? Based on my experience with him, not at all. True, I have yet to find the ability to upgrade my spirit companions, which I assume is tied to a character named Roderika. So I’m a “level 1 spirit”, but Godrick was able to completely destroy most souls I tested in one or two attacks. Right from the start, I tried to use a soul jellyfish summon that could shoot poison at Godrick from a distance, distracting his attention between us and making sure I “pulled the locust” away from him. me before he killed my little friend. However, once he thought of crushing the creature it would wear off quickly, so although marking the poison seemed useful, I tried other options. My spirit wolves and townsfolk are also useless, as Godrick’s repertoire has many frequent and frequent effect zone attacks, rendering these companions useless. Out of my magical souls, the Skeletal Militiamen proved to be the most useful, though to be honest, they were still really just a quick hit for him. Their value? These skeletons can come back to life after they fall, so they probably gave me more time and hit the window than any other spirit summons.
That said, spirits in general do almost nothing to dull Godrick’s advantage. A wide range of lightning-fast melee attacks, empty point stratified area effect attacks, and fire attacks with dragon heads make Godrick a real deal. During phase two, I had the best luck trying to track Godrick as he used a sweeping flamethrower attack pattern where he pointed his head at the ground and slowly moved forward. This is a great chance to hit him in the back, but you also have to be careful, as some sparks shoot out behind him and can hit you if you get too close or get lost.
When defeated, Godrick drops a “Remembrance of Godrick”, which I can use to gain many runes. Like the lord or Boss souls in the other Word games, I suppose this can also be used to transform into a serious armor set, a weapon, or a spell. I also received one of the key Great Runes that I assume are tied to progressing to the game’s final regular area or boss, similar to how the Lords of Cinders in Dark Souls 3 are structured. Godrick has given me quite a few tries, and if he takes on the “first” boss of the demigods, that leads me to believe that the others in the hierarchy will actually be quite challenging.
