Kings flame fuoco is really badly designed boss

[pocbame]

He has multiple attacks which different timings, that have similar or near-identical windups. So you have to learn these by trial and error, which just feels cheap. And then in his 2nd phase, you have to stay literally right next to him, otherwise he just spams cannon shots and annihilates you, but if you stay at close range, he literally has a move that says "if I use this while youre close to me, theres literally nothing you can do to avoid it and you take 1.5 health bars of damage"

[Sokurah]

oh you are in for a treat with the other bosses XD

[The Royal Pain]

Fuoco is *incredibly* weak to Souls Cheese compared to most of the other bosses. Strafe around to your rght (EDIT IT'S YOUR RIGHT IT'S YOUR RIGHT. I just refought him on a restart and it is so your right, do not circle to the left holy crap that hurt), and use a fast weapon like the rapier, and don't be afraid to hammer him with Fable Arts when you have an opening. Memorize when to give him just a little bit of space. When he starts shooting you in phase 2, I believe his tracking's bad enough where you can sort of sprint at him or start side hopping while hemming him in against a wall.

He's definitely a test of patience though. If you can get to his second phase and you got past the Patrolman, you got this.

[pocbame]

Lolno. He hops back 24/7 while spamming shots at you. I get to phase 2 undamaged and then he just starts spamming ranged projectiles and when I get close he charges the "Lol take 2 health bars and you cant dodge it" move and repeat until I'm out of pots and die

[Sokurah]

I dont even remember him very well. You can do it 👍

[The Royal Pain]

Publicado originalmente por pocbame:

Lolno. He hops back 24/7 while spamming shots at you. I get to phase 2 undamaged and then he just starts spamming ranged projectiles and when I get close he charges the "Lol take 2 health bars and you cant dodge it" move and repeat until I'm out of pots and die

That's what I meant by knowing when to back off. Compared to some of the projectile spamming bosses in Elden Ring, Fuoco's a few steps under Loretta. Are you dodging, or are you trying to nail perfect guards? Because I noticed that he has a major problem if you can disengage your brain from trying to guard like the game wants you to.

[pocbame]

The difference is that ER bosses are tough but fair. This boss is just artificially difficult

[The Royal Pain]

Yeah I won't argue that. It doesn't help that he likes his area denial. Unfortunately it's been so long since I got past him, and there's been so much *after* that's been just kinda. Jank in their own ways, that I tossed how I beat him out of my head to make room for beating future bosses. Sorry dood.

[Dregora]

I didn't even know he had ranged attacks. I feel like he doesn't do them if you stay on him?

He took me a few tries when I did him but I unironically never saw him shooting the fireballs.


I actually really liked this fight.

[pocbame]

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Yeah I won't argue that. It doesn't help that he likes his area denial. Unfortunately it's been so long since I got past him, and there's been so much *after* that's been just kinda. Jank in their own ways, that I tossed how I beat him out of my head to make room for beating future bosses. Sorry dood.

I mean I already beat the boss man, I'm not looking for advice. I'm just saying this boss is bs.
hopefully the rest of the game isnt like this

[The Royal Pain]

Aaah gotcha. Sorry. Still wakin' up.
Thankfully you don't have to deal with that sort of BS moving forward. Bosses just get aggressive, so if you can handle aggression instead of peppering ♥♥♥♥ at you you'll be fine.

[Dregora]

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Publicado originalmente por The Royal Pain:

Yeah I won't argue that. It doesn't help that he likes his area denial. Unfortunately it's been so long since I got past him, and there's been so much *after* that's been just kinda. Jank in their own ways, that I tossed how I beat him out of my head to make room for beating future bosses. Sorry dood.

I mean I already beat the boss man, I'm not looking for advice. I'm just saying this boss is bs.
hopefully the rest of the game isnt like this

I'd argue this guy is a really fair boss and if you're already triggered over him... I can assure you it's not going to get better.

[Paraskeet]

not necessarily bad designed. the whole point of playing games that don't give you everything on a silver platter ( like the cinematic slob we see with starfield, god of war etc. ) is trial and error.
you go in, you die, you try again...

one thing I got an issue with is the unnecessary downtime and padding. even fromsoft learned at some point that running a mile to the boss, is pointless unless you try to artificially increase playtime.

with that said if fuoco is poorly designed ( which he isn't. at least imo ) then ready yourself for a world of pain.
just embrace the agony and you won't be disappointed

[Slayer]

I crushed him. H's moves are so predictable and easy to perfect guard.

[Pixel]

Yeah I hate that moveset you have to hope there's still pipes left to hide behind

[Samseng Yik]

You having concern to a boss that is almost no one complain and considered easiest in this game?
Good luck man, because the game become really serious starting at 4th boss, (after King)