Summary
Y’know whatElden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtreeis missing? Sniper rifles. What’s the fun if you can’t trickshotMessmerwith a 360 no-scope to the tune of Linkin Park’s Bleed It Out?
Thankfully, Twitch streamer Skum has us covered. He’s running through a modded playthrough that completely transformsElden Ringinto a first-person shooter. On a whim, he leapt off a cliff and shot at theDivine Beast Dancing Lionin the Ancient Ruins of Rauh, killing it with a single bullet.
“Oh my god, oh my god, second try bro - that was the real one. That was first try, actually. That was a crazy shot, I can’t even lie,” Skum said in disbelief. “It was just a joke at first but I actually hit that. That’s fu–ing insane.”
Things Get Broken Against Messmer
It doesn’t always go as smoothly as it did with the Divine Beast, as the first-person mod gets a little broken with more involved attacks.
When Messmer grabbed Skum, they spun around the arena, glitching through their own body. To make up for it, Skum fought tooth and nail with… a rocket launcher. Perfectly in line withGeorge R. R. Martinand Hidetaka Miyazaki’s vision, I’m sure.
They also took on Consort Radahn, the toughest boss in not just the DLC, but arguably the entire game, with an AK-47. It’s nauseating watching Skum roll in first-person as Radahn charges forward at breakneck speed, so the assault rifle evens things out a little bit.
If you want to do this yourself, the mod is calledFirst Person Soulsand there are myriad gun mods, the most popular onecoming from lucaskiller2211. It adds everything from an M16 to the Hunter Blunderbuss to an AK-47. That should make Radahn a bit easier.
Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree
WHERE TO PLAY
Shadow of the Erdtree is the first and only DLC expansion for FromSoftware’s groundbreaking Elden Ring. It takes players to a whole new region, the Land of Shadow, where a new story awaits the Tarnished.
