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Rynling R&D ([personal profile] rynling) wrote2022-10-22 07:58 am

The Adventures of Peaches, Part Twenty

Peaches, along with his Mimic Tear summon clone Peaches 2, defeated Mohg Lord of Blood! As you might imagine, Mohg was up to some nasty business and giving off rancid vibes, so that's good. Peaches also had an interesting one-on-one duel with White Mask Varré, who gives you a horrible bouquet of roses when he goes down.

Varré is the first living(?) person you meet in the Lands Between, and a lot of people online speculate that he killed your Maiden, the woman who was supposed to be the helpful NPC who welcomes you into the world of the game. I don't think that's true, and I actually like Varré a lot as a character. I killed him because the game gave me the option, and it was fun.

Next up is the Haligtree, a giant tree at the northern edge of the snow area. The Haligtree has all sorts of cool architecture up in its branches, and it reminds me of Cleyra from Final Fantasy IX. Except, because it's Elden Ring, the tree is dead and rotting and filled with mushroom cancer... but it's still very pretty!

Speaking of Final Fantasy, I used to tell people that FFXII is a gorgeous and profound and life-changing game, but that the first two to three hours are really tough. I guess I would say the same thing about Elden Ring, sort of. Elden Ring is a gorgeous and profound and life-changing game, but the first 140 hours are really tough.