Consort Radahn is a terrible boss fight and makes this game worse by existing.

[FanaticPharaoh]

I wanted to beat him solo without summons and in various ways before making this conclusion. The difference in difficulty comparing a two handed STR build and DEX or ARC build is comical and makes the game look worse. It took me less than one hour with a status build and a whole ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ day with a bonker. You simply do not have the time to hit him large weapons.
The first phase would be fine, but the second phase is plagued by screen clutter and flashing lights. His hit boxes aren't accurate and he splashes area of effect damage all around himself at the end of combos.
I have played a lot of souls games and he is the worst-not just because he is hard but because he literally forces you to play a way you don't want to. He invalidates play styles and it really rubs me the wrong way. There is a massive middle ground between making players adapt and forcing them into meta builds and he jumps his fat ass right over it.

Idk what they could do to fix it, the whole second phase is just cursed beyond existence. I LOVE souls games and I love this game, and this is a terrible example of how they should be. Alright that's it, tell me why consort radahn is your favorite souls boss.

[zmanbuilder]

Yes.

[Hikaru]

Yeah I think they need to increase the amount of punish windows and the recovery frames he has after combos. The expression of skill for strength builds is significantly lower because you can simply do way less. It's much easier to make mistakes due to lack of knowledge sure, but once you know the limits all it means is you can just press attack buttons less frequently.

There isn't much more you can do with dex builds though. I find most of the fights in this DLC have very low expression of skill because the attack windows are so limited. One button punishes in most cases, sometimes 2 presses of R1. You have about 3 options in most fights: single R1, double R1, charged R2/ash of war depending on what is stronger.

[Zoid13]

Originalmente postado por FanaticPharaoh:

You simply do not have the time to hit him large weapons.

but you do? i beat the whole DLC with my raptor talons ive been using since 2022 (dex build)
i beat him again using the meteoric ore great sword and it was 10x easier. got him like 3rd attempt. he has plenty of gaps where you can get a good hit in.

[speds👃]

It is just insanely hard without status effects. Large or small weapon doesn't really matter, I have tried both.

[FanaticPharaoh]

Yeah yeah yeah, dex just synergies better with status which is king.

[FanaticPharaoh]

Originalmente postado por Zoid13:

Originalmente postado por FanaticPharaoh:

You simply do not have the time to hit him large weapons.

but you do? i beat the whole DLC with my raptor talons ive been using since 2022
i beat him again using the meteoric ore great sword and it was 10x easier. got him like 3rd attempt. he has plenty of gaps where you can get a good hit in.

wow you're so good at the game

[Zoid13]

Originalmente postado por FanaticPharaoh:

Originalmente postado por Zoid13:

but you do? i beat the whole DLC with my raptor talons ive been using since 2022
i beat him again using the meteoric ore great sword and it was 10x easier. got him like 3rd attempt. he has plenty of gaps where you can get a good hit in.

wow you're so good at the game

the fights fine mechanically is all im saying. the visibility in phase 2 however isnt

[SotiCoto]

Originalmente postado por FanaticPharaoh:

It took me less than one hour with a status build and a whole ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ day with a bonker. You simply do not have the time to hit him large weapons.

Funnily enough the first time I saw him beaten was with a Strength build.... that being JackSepticEye's playthrough.

[FanaticPharaoh]

Originalmente postado por SotiCoto:

Originalmente postado por FanaticPharaoh:

It took me less than one hour with a status build and a whole ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ day with a bonker. You simply do not have the time to hit him large weapons.

Funnily enough the first time I saw him beaten was with a Strength build.... that being JackSepticEye's playthrough.

I ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ love to bonk, that is why it cuts me so deep, with two greatswords it was okay ig? I just barely had the time to attack and dodge but my attempts with the giant crusher were just pure pain- zero fun.

[ItaoSakamoto]

Curiously, I realize, the more time goes by, that Radanh, even in his phase 2, has many moments that can become openings, if it weren't for the fact that he doesn't stop attacking and his attacks with lights make his visibility difficult.

With this I mean that the only thing Radanh needs to become a good final DLC boss, and not laziness, is that he has more openings, that he has more punishment time between combo and combo, and not that he seems to combine 3 combos to make a super ultra combo.

[SotiCoto]

Originalmente postado por FanaticPharaoh:

Originalmente postado por SotiCoto:

Funnily enough the first time I saw him beaten was with a Strength build.... that being JackSepticEye's playthrough.

I ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ love to bonk, that is why it cuts me so deep, with two greatswords it was okay ig? I just barely had the time to attack and dodge but my attempts with the giant crusher were just pure pain- zero fun.

I struggled not to laugh all the way through JSE's playthrough, and I'm still struggling now.

Maybe they don't have the same slang over in Ireland, but at least here, "bonk" means the same as "shag". i.e. Have sex with.

I've basically gathered Americans regard the word "smash" the same way we regard "bonk"... since there was a lot of laughter about me smashing monsters with the hammer in my Monster Hunter World vids.

[FanaticPharaoh]

Originalmente postado por SotiCoto:

I struggled not to laugh all the way through JSE's playthrough, and I'm still struggling now.

Maybe they don't have the same slang over in Ireland, but at least here, "bonk" means the same as "shag". i.e. Have sex with.

I've basically gathered Americans regard the word "smash" the same way we regard "bonk"... since there was a lot of laughter about me smashing monsters with the hammer in my Monster Hunter World vids.

lol, well I do love that too but lets keep it pg13

[FanaticPharaoh]

Originalmente postado por ItaoSakamoto:

Curiously, I realize, the more time goes by, that Radanh, even in his phase 2, has many moments that can become openings, if it weren't for the fact that he doesn't stop attacking and his attacks with lights make his visibility difficult.

With this I mean that the only thing Radanh needs to become a good final DLC boss, and not laziness, is that he has more openings, that he has more punishment time between combo and combo, and not that he seems to combine 3 combos to make a super ultra combo.

Fair points, I really don't know what going on behind the rave lighting. The combo layering is impressive, really rides that line between frustrating and interesting.

[ItaoSakamoto]

Originalmente postado por FanaticPharaoh:

Originalmente postado por ItaoSakamoto:

Curiously, I realize, the more time goes by, that Radanh, even in his phase 2, has many moments that can become openings, if it weren't for the fact that he doesn't stop attacking and his attacks with lights make his visibility difficult.

With this I mean that the only thing Radanh needs to become a good final DLC boss, and not laziness, is that he has more openings, that he has more punishment time between combo and combo, and not that he seems to combine 3 combos to make a super ultra combo.

Fair points, I really don't know what going on behind the rave lighting. The combo layering is impressive, really rides that line between frustrating and interesting.

Radanh has attacks that are very interesting to see, but he doesn't give you time to appreciate them because he does the jump attack where he multiplies, followed by a 6-hit combo with flashes, throws rings at you, and then ends with an explosion. .. all that, in less than 1 min XDDD.

Man, if between combo and special attacks I had more space to attack him, the fight would be nice.

[Bmandog]

Absolutely agree, I’ve spent an entire day trying to fight him but I always get nuked by his combos in second phase. I am not fighting him anymore until he gets a substantial nerf.