Highlights
- An Elden Ring player beat the entire game using only a torch, showcasing their impressive skill and determination.
- Many fans have challenged themselves with specific restrictions, such as not leveling up, to make the game even more difficult and rewarding.
- The player took over a year to complete the torch-only playthrough, facing challenges like the Fire Giant and Godskin Duo, which were particularly tough for this type of run.
One Elden Ring player recently managed to beat the entire game using just a torch. Even though Elden Ring is considered to be more approachable than FromSoftware’s other titles, it’s still an extremely hard game, as fans are likely to die several times over the course of their playthroughs.
Despite the difficulty, some players have challenged themselves to beat Elden Ring with specific restrictions in place. As an example, some Elden Ring fans have finished the game without ever leveling up, while another user managed to beat it without attacking. While some of these methods take advantage of glitches, other fans utilize in-game mechanics to their fullest, giving them an edge over its many bosses. Now, one Elden Ring player has finished the game using just a torch.
A Reddit user named BartSimBro has shared a video featuring their fight against the final boss of Elden Ring, as they claim to have played through the game using just a torch. As seen in the video, it takes BartSimBro a while to beat the final boss, with most of it dedicated to the second phase of the fight. The player has shared further details on this playthrough, stating that they took a 7-month hiatus, with the full run taking around a year to complete. BartSimBro also has mentioned that they don’t have any talismans equipped, and they are using relatively light armor for a lower overall weight.
Many users in the comments section congratulated BartSimBro for beating Elden Ring in this manner, with a lot of players making fire-related jokes. A few fans also compared their own builds with BartSimBro’s, as one user mentioned that they just managed to finish Elden Ring using the Dark Moon Greatsword, while another gamer stated that they can barely beat the boss using heavy armor and presumably a colossal weapon.
As beating the entire game with just a torch is an incredible achievement, one player wants to see how BartSimBro managed to defeat the Fire Giant in Elden Ring. The Fire Giant is one of the most difficult bosses in the game, and players must overcome this battle as a part of the main quest. In one of the replies, BartSimBro mentions that they don’t have the entire encounter saved, before claiming that the battles against the Fire Giant and Godskin Duo are the worst fights in Elden Ring for a torch-only run.
Elden Ring is out now for PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.
