Spoiler warning: This article comprises spoilers for the Elden Ring, Shadow of the Erdtree DLC’s remaining boss.
Elden Ring Twitch streamer MissMikkaa has grow to be the primary particular person to finish Shadow of the Erdtree whereas utilizing a dance mat as a controller, overcoming the DLC’s brutal remaining boss on the 52nd attempt.
Shadow of the Erdtree is already gaining a repute for being a phenomenally difficult piece of DLC, even by FromSoftware’s characteristically troublesome requirements. However, its fearsome nature hasn’t stopped a choose group of exceptionally gifted streamers from going above and past to make it even tougher for themselves by enjoying with their very personal jury-rigged controllers.
For instance, final week noticed legendary doot champion DrDeComposing full the whole thing of the DLC whereas utilizing the notes performed by a modified electrical saxophone to information his Tarnished warrior by the shadowed lands. Streamer Perri Karyal in the meantime is making an attempt to beat Shadow of the Erdtree with the facility of thought, by utilizing a particular headset to learn her mind’s electrical exercise, which is then fed right into a digital controller to offer imputs with which to govern her character.
I DID IT! ALL bosses of my dance pad Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree run have been deFEETed!
The final boss fell after 52 tries and seven hours of dance-padding (my toes harm). DLC took me 7 days in complete with 325 deaths; 69 of them to gravity, good.
I hope Miyazaki is happy with me. pic.twitter.com/DqbgLxTCXz
— MissMikkaa (@MissMikkaa) July 8, 2024
Now, Twitch streamer MissMikkaa has joined the pantheon of FromSoftware fans to beat Shadow of the Erdtree with unconventional means, after utilizing a dance mat to defeat Promised Consort Radahn, and cap off a problem run for the ages.
“I DID IT! ALL bosses of my dance pad Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree run have been deFEETed!” wrote MissMikkaa in an X post following her defeat of the ultimate boss. “The final boss fell after 52 tries and seven hours of dance-padding (my toes harm). DLC took me 7 days in complete with 325 deaths; 69 of them to gravity, good. I hope Miyazaki is happy with me.”
MissMikkaa was capable of direct her Tarnished to assault, dodge, heal, transfer, and swap objects by stepping on strain factors on the dance mat that had been certain to particular keys on a digital controller. The lack of buttons relative to a conventional gamepad additionally meant that MissMikkaa was compelled to get rid of issues like nuanced digital camera management, which most avid gamers take without any consideration.
Of course, this is not the primary time that MissMikkaa has made headlines for performing seemingly not possible feats of ability whereas gaming. For instance, the streamer made headlines again in 2023 when she sensationally defeated two Malenias concurrently utilizing a dance pad, and a DualSense to regulate two separate video games of Elden Ring on the identical time.
Check out IGN’s Shadow of the Erdtree information, and interactive maps to seek out out all the pieces that it’s worthwhile to know in regards to the Elden Ring DLC, together with learn how to discover the elusive Scadutree fragments wanted to energy up your Tarnished for the late recreation push.
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