With the release of DLC Shadow of the Erdtree, Elden Ring players are back to their old tricks by playing the game in weird and wonderful ways.
Take Twitch streamer Perrikaryal, who’s already played the game with her mind and is now tackling Shadow of the Erdtree. Yes, you read that right.
Perrikaryal uses a bluetooth, portable EEG reader to analyse patterns of brain activity and, along with an eye-tracker, convert these to inputs. She then thinks about specific actions, which trigger rolls, attacks and the like in game – here’s an explanation clip.
This has allowed the streamer to complete Elden Ring without using a traditional controller. And now, with the DLC released last Friday, she’s already beaten its second major boss.
WE DID IT AGAIN
Shadow of the Erdtree, SECOND boss, Renalla, DEFEATED with mind control, and ZERO HANDS. Absolutely INSANE
Let’s gooooooooooo
If you have any questions, look at the full VOD below – I do set-up, training, and troubleshooting all LIVE pic.twitter.com/H0UpxUj8hz
— Perri (@perrikaryal) June 23, 2024
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Another streamer is back on the base game, but every dodge roll in the game is performed with an actual roll in real life.
GoodGameEthan began this run five months ago, playing the game with a controller until the time comes to dodge and he barrel rolls across a mat. So far he’s up to Maliketh, but aims to play the DLC this way too.