The Roguelike Enthusiast Facetanks Their First Soulslike to Completion

I never beat Elden Ring. After defeating the first major skill check of a boss, scuttling about the seemingly endless open world, and getting killed by birds repeatedly on the rafters, I never logged back on especially since there was a Destiny 2 around the corner. I had been on the receiving end of a very humbling experience and perhaps one day I will go back. However, during Destiny 2’s Season of the Deep’s natural lull at the end of the season, I ended up picking up Remnant II to fill the time. I wasn’t originally going, but the promotion videos looked intriguing and some friends said they were picking it up, so I copped the pre-order. Over the course of three weeks or so, I eventually managed to crawl my way to beating the game’s final boss alone… …on the lowest difficulty…  …after intensive research and recruiting some random folks from the clumsy matchmaking in the early game. 

And I have very little intention of returning to the game unless my friends want to give it a whirl, but let me regale you with the tale of how this Roguelike enthusiast facetanked their first Soulslike to completion. This is not a review I’ll be upfront and tell you that this isn’t an assessment of whether or not I think Remnant II is a good game. I think the million copies that it sold in the first month and the litany of accolades serve as more than ample evidence of Remnant II’s quality. This is about my specific experience which was heavily influenced by the fact that I …