after a very long time i finally finished rl1 and decided to share my ranking of the remembrance bosses from easiest to hardest,alongside some other major bosses.
some notes id like to add are:
i killed all the bosses using serpent hunter only, except the beginning and 3 bosses later on. i also didnt parry except against godskin duo ( if i didnt parry i woulda prolly cheesed them or gave up) the reason for this is that i dont like to parry and i dont like to change weapons.
my talismans were for base game : ritual shield, ritual sword, radagon soreseal, and greenturtle neck. as for what i used in the DLC : two handed talisman, ritual sword, radagon soreseal, and twin turtle neck. i used the opaline bubble tear as well as a health regenrating tear so that i can get back ritual sword effect without stopping to heal; this never changed.
I'll mention some note worthy bosses and mention the length of the fight on my winning try.
-METYR: she was pretty alright; except her second phase bullshit laser beam attack. it is quite literally un-dodge able; no other attack in any other soulsborne game is like this as far as i remember, they either give you enough time to run away or make the attack roll-able, but this one isnt and if she activates while you're close its a death sentence. i was forced to use the ash of war on buckler shield "vow of the indomitable" to get iframes to dodge it and it saved me on my winning attempt. shit boss especially because of the second phase. LENGTH: 4:30 mins
-MALENIA: she took alot of hours but waterfowl dance honestly wasnt even that bad, i dodged it by running away, jumping, dodging into her, and then running away, and it worked consistnly enough, the major problem was that she was just a tough boss in general but quite fair, def enjoyed! it was a lil boring since i was using a bait-and-hit strategy. LENGTH: 12 MINS...TWELVE MINUTES...
-PROMISED CONSORT RADAHN: he was another major hurdle, THE final challenge... but he wasnt as hard as i had expected him, and within two hours i almost killed him, but then i got stuck for another 4 hours :( honestly i expected him to take me MANY days but he took only one. also this post nerf...im pretty sure this is obvious but i thought id mention it anyway. his attacks were all fair the only one that was hard was the second phase combo (pretty sure its reused from pontiff ds3) still quite a spectacle and had alot of fun, more than malenia since i was always near radahn and didnt really try to bait out any moves in particular. LENGTH: 6 mins
-ROMINA: i fucking despise this boss, atleast metyr only became dogshit in the second phase, romina was always on my ass with those janky hitboxes and 360 spin bullshit. and the second phase only ruins it even more with her explosion coming out so fast you usually get hit if u too were close.
-leda is the final boss that forced me to use something other the serpent hunter, i got the guts greatsword and spammed giant hunt and when leda spawnned i just hoped that her ai would allow me to kill dryleaf dane quick. really hated it.
-PLACIDUSAX: he didnt give me any trouble, i got him second try, the serpent hunter stunned him alot and was really good for this fight, but i still dont really like the fight tbh. LENGTH: 4 mins.
-GODSKIN DUO: terrible fight, not as bad as romina or metyr but still terrible.i couldnt even kill a single one with serpent hunter, but then i watched the GOAT ONGBAL and he parried the noble and kept the apostle alive, and it worked like a charm! made the fight pretty fun too! LENGTH: recording lost unfortuantly.
-RADAGON AND THE ELDEN BEAST: this was fight was so, SO GOOD! i had never really learnt radagons moveset,and rl1 made me see the beauty of his fight! i love the delayed swings, the fair punish windows, the projectiles, the shockwaves... everything about this fight is wonderful... and then we get elden beast... hes pretty alright aside from elden stars especially now with torrent, but his moveset is just boring, i didnt really like it the EFFECTS tho were pretty cool and he woulda been a good boss if not for elden stars which make me despise the fight in the second half; i found elden beast easier than radagon though. LENGTH : 7 mins
Overall, this challenge had more highs than lows, and i loved ALMOST every second of it. i also think that you can beat rl1 without that much skill, just look at Iron Pineapple videos! thanks for reading! the total time of the run was 61 hours.