eviterno is absurd

[Gefafawhisp]

I have played through the game on stream and it was ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ easy, I'm playing the first again on switch alongside and it is remarkably more accessible, the bosses were all simple. Now I reach eviterno and it's a joke, I have seen difficulty spikes before but this takes it to another level. I cannot heal as there is not enough time, you get locked in a cycle of trying to heal, his swirl attack can be unavoidable depending on where he starts it. Just spent over 2 hours fighting him and got absolutely no where, never come across anything like this in a game before. Dark souls 1-3, bloodborne and sekiro are all easy compared to this fight, WHAT IS GOING ON HERE

[stevo]

It genuinely feels like the Devs got to the end of the game and realized they had made some technically interesting bosses, but none of them were that difficult.

This is probably why Eviterno ended up existing. His second form is just like what FROM did with the Demon of Hatred in Sekiro, putting a Bloodborne boss in a game that is not mechanically set up for it.

I also think this is why the game is littered with those tedious choke point and gated mob encounters. The game just feels a bit rushed and lacking in encounters.

[stevo]

Originally posted by SMJSMOK:

Originally posted by PsychoKevab:

I was using veredicto and the bossfight was close to unplayable

I approach Veredicto more like a "crowd control" weapon. It's great at keeping the trash mobs at bay and has high reach. But against bosses in late game after upgrades, the other two weapons really out-dps it. Fully charged rapier with all the damage and electricity upgrades and statues literally melts the boss' HP away.

Thing is though, most of the previous bosses in the game are still better off with the Verdicto because they all spend time in the air, and the spin to win charge does the most damage in hat situation.

[Tutejszy1]

I just managed to beat him after close to 4hrs of trying and I agree that the difficulty spike is absurd. I more or less cruised through the entire game, but this took me over twice as long as Malenia in Elden Ring (without summons or cheese). I know that there is cheese for him (with time stopping prayer), but I wanted to see if I can do it fair and square - turns out yes, but it was very painful

I went with the parry route (with the sword) and the fact that he can switch the direction of his attack makes it insanely hard, my brain just couldn't manage to make that additional decision in time. What helped me was hugging the corner, so that he could only attack me from one side - with that approach, I was eventually able to chain-parry him through his first 1/3 of health bar. Once he starts using the oval attack and the combo ground smash, you can no longer hug the corner, but I was at full health and with all my flasks, so I was eventually able to secure a victory. Never learned how to dodge him, though, once I went into the parry mode I was focused only on that.

[Gefafawhisp]

Originally posted by stevo:

It genuinely feels like the Devs got to the end of the game and realized they had made some technically interesting bosses, but none of them were that difficult.

This is probably why Eviterno ended up existing. His second form is just like what FROM did with the Demon of Hatred in Sekiro, putting a Bloodborne boss in a game that is not mechanically set up for it.

I also think this is why the game is littered with those tedious choke point and gated mob encounters. The game just feels a bit rushed and lacking in encounters.

the gated mob encounters really started to drag in this one for sure, some of them were harder than the bosses but it just feels boring and lazy

[pharmy]

Here is the strat I used (second phase because first is a joke) that I haven't seen others talk about. Get the poison cloud spell called Jabera. Then get all gear needed to buff prayers and miasma damage. There are two items for that. The poison prayer is a cloud that sits in one place or you can hit the cloud to move it around. I cast that cloud then lure him into it. Then I get out of there and get a hit or two in with the mace (also buffed with gear) and repeat. I used this for the last boss too. After struggling on this dude for 2 hours I tried this method and beat him in a few tries.

[Onoda]

A little sad after I beat him. Now what do I play?

Going back to Blasphemous 1 to do another Penitence Mode run.

[Gefafawhisp]

Originally posted by Onoda:

A little sad after I beat him. Now what do I play?

Going back to Blasphemous 1 to do another Penitence Mode run.

RIGHT?? i'm playing through the first again now on switch, listening to the ost on spotify and melancholy as all hell after finishing the game

[miChi]

just finished eviterno with spellblade rapier build, still was the most challenging boss of the game but also probably one of the best suited for rapiers (especially once you got lightning buff), I'd recommend this build if you're struggling getting hits in, dodging on the other hand comes with practice and good rng of his attack patterns.

one of the best designed bosses ever though, like seriously, vibe was like 2d sekiro in terms of intensity.

[stevo]

He literally has way too much HP for rapiers even with fully stacked abilities to buff damage.

This is the worst balanced boss I've ever encountered in a 2D metroidvania. I would rather fight The Radiance than this ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥.

[my butt is erect]

The radiance and eviterno are both great epic fights. But radiance is even better. If you aren't a fan I guess I can't help you but that's depressing. Beating a boss doesn't feel good if there's nothing at stake and you breeze through it. Most of the bosses in blasphemous2 were a total waste because you could win with your balls tied behind your butt.

[gungadin22000]

Originally posted by Poongoolie:

Most of the bosses in blasphemous2 were a total waste because you could win with your balls tied behind your butt.

That DOES sound like something the Penitent One would do.

[lillies0705]

The most annoying thing about eviterno is first phase and transition. Spending a couple of minutes to do them before each actual try is frustrating AF.

[Gefafawhisp]

Originally posted by lillies0705:

The most annoying thing about eviterno is first phase and transition. Spending a couple of minutes to do them before each actual try is frustrating AF.

after spending so much time with it this is one of the key problems yeah, the length of the transitions is painful on repeat. As opposed to make him easier in his second phase, I propose they make the bosses before it harder in an attempt to create some kind of difficulty curve instead of whatever we are going to call what has taken place with Phase two of Eviterno in the games current balance

[SMJSMOK]

Originally posted by gungadin22000:

Originally posted by Poongoolie:

Most of the bosses in blasphemous2 were a total waste because you could win with your balls tied behind your butt.

That DOES sound like something the Penitent One would do.

Penitent One in weird kinky ♥♥♥♥

[gungadin22000]

I can confirm that the devs put an utterly broken method to beat Evi via prayer into the game if you happen to suck. Didn't feel bad using it, I didn't want to spend the next 20 hours fighting the dude.