Elden Ring yapper beats Shadow of the Erdtree DLC using voice controls, taking down the final boss in a flurry of "wow," "panic," and "shrimp"
Jul. 19, 2024No controller, no problem
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Elden Ring’sShadow of the ErdtreeDLC is no joke, but that’s not stopped talented Soulslike masochists everywhere from taking on brutal challenge runs to turn things up another notch. One streamer has now managed to beat the expansion usingonlyvoice commands, and it looks unbelievably stressful.Be warned, there are spoilers ahead for the DLC’s final boss.
Twitch streamerLarxahas been tearing through Shadow of the Erdtree this past week with no physical controller in sight thanks to a unique setup that allows her to control absolutely everything with spoken phrases, allowing her to destroy the likes of Messmer the Impaler, Romina Saint of the Bud, and now Promised Consort Radahn. Anyone who’s fought the DLC’s souped-up version of Radahn will know that he hits like a truck and has some ridiculously fast attacks, making him hard to dodge at the best of times. So, how on earth are you expected to deal with that when you have to sayeverythingyou want to do out loud?
The answer is with great difficulty, and with alotof talking. As you might imagine, Larxa’s fight was full of “dodge” commands, as well as the aptly named “panic” to dodge-roll backwards when things were getting dicey. Amusingly, while most of these voice instructions match their actions, some phrases were seemingly totally unrelated to the game, which sound very funny in a fast-paced, stressful situation. While Larxa was fighting for her life, she started spouting words like “shrimp” to use a consumable, as well as “morb” and “wow” to use her two Ash of War skills, which all sound rather silly. But those short words helped her remain in control even when things were getting dangerous.
Speaking of Ashes of War, Larxa was using two that ended up being key to her victory. The first was Prayerful Strike, an attack which heals you significantly when you land the move on an enemy. By using this, she was able to boost her survivability while still landing heavy hits. This was helped further by herotherAsh of War, Endure, which temporarily boosts your Poise and reduces the amount of damage you take from attacks.
In the end, Larxa was able to beat the final boss in around five hours of attempts, which is seriously impressive when you consider the circumstances – many players would struggle to beat him in that time using a regular ol' controller. If you’re still stuck on him though, don’t worry - you can check out our guide to beatingShadow of the Erdtree final boss Radahnfor some tips.
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