Anita Sarkeesian - Hate and Heroism Speech Ryan Cramer 2015-08-20 | "Speech focusing on some of the more subtle forms of sexism that women face in male-dominated fields. [She] gave this talk on August 19th 2015 at The Conference in Malmö Sweden."Clearly I didn't make this. I just mirrored it here because I didn't see it on youtube and I didn't want it to disappear.
Elden Ring - Ancient Dragon Senessax - Rot Arrow Cheese Ryan Cramer 2024-07-11 | Ancient Dragon Senessax takes a lot of rot arrows for rot to actually prock but takes decent damage from the arrows themselves and can get stuck circling, letting you fire away until it’s dead. 
HITMAN 3 - Paris With Style - Ups and Downs Ryan Cramer 2023-07-14 | Hitman’s Paris location, done with minimal HUD, as stylishly as possible.
Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty - Lu Bu Ryan Cramer 2023-03-16 | My final fight against the first boss in this game who’s given me trouble, Lu Bu. It’s not an exaggeration to say I made attempts on this guy for over an hour before finally getting him. Unlike every other boss, I couldn’t wear him down with regular attacks. He had too much health and would just clobber me.I finally settled on:1. Staying at range as much as possible because it was easier to deflect his charging and leaping attacks and I had no luck whittling him down anyway. 2. Not trying to sneak in basic attacks. It didn’t do enough damage to be worth the risk of getting tagged in melee. It’s a long fight so chip damage adds up on you.3. Consequently, only worrying about deflecting his big hits and damaging him with criticals. 4. Watching out for the horse. Getting trampled is a dumb way to die.The flight went from frustrating to pretty fun as I slowly came up with strategies and dialed in my deflection timings but hopefully it’s not a sign of every boss to come.
Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty Gameplay Ryan Cramer 2023-03-08 | Get ready for some pulse pounding mediocre Wo Long gameplay! This is mostly from the third main mission, with a bonus of the following sub-mission.
Elden Ring - Radagon of the Golden Order / Elden Beast - Comet Azur (Sorcery) Ryan Cramer 2022-06-19 | ...
Elden Ring - Rykard, Lord of Blasphemy / God Devouring Serpent - No Serpent Hunter Ryan Cramer 2022-06-15 | This took many, many tries and lots of fiddling with equipment. I ended up switching out all my gear that lowered max health so I could at least take a hit or two and dealing with slow rolling so I could use Veteran’s Armor for even more tankiness.I relied on Ranni’s Dark Moon for most of my damage, even though its fp consumption is intense, bc it does frost damage, which he’s vulnerable to, and has great range and tracking.In retrospect, I wish I had tried another staff without increased fp consumption to see if I could get three shots per flask but this got it done! Barely.
Elden Ring - Astel, Naturalborn of the Void - Bow Only Ryan Cramer 2022-06-01 | Unsurprisingly, Radahn had the solution to stopping a star.
Elden Ring - Margit the Fell Omen - Bow Only Ryan Cramer 2022-05-26 | Part of my bow-only run. My dodges were terrible in this fight. If I hadn’t been so overpowered, it would’ve been pretty tough. I skipped him for a long time though because there was no reason to go to Stormveil but eventually started wondering why I only had one talisman pouch.
Elden Ring - Mimic Tear - Bow Only Ryan Cramer 2022-05-26 | Part of my bow-only run. When the hardest boss in the game is yourself, does it mean you’re that good or that bad?
Elden Ring - Tree Sentinel - Bow Only Ryan Cramer 2022-05-26 | Part of my bow-only run. He’s more dangerous up close and his movement consistently creates distance so if you can dodge when he charges, he’s not bad.
Elden Ring - Radagon and Elden Beast - Dual Axes Ryan Cramer 2022-05-19 | The conclusion of my dual axe run. Godfrey took a ton of tries but I think this was only my third on Radagon and the Elden Beast cooperated by staying close and not spamming magic at me.
Elden Ring - Draconic Tree Sentinel - Double Greataxe Ryan Cramer 2022-05-16 | My last couple runs were a bit more challenging. What if it was easy instead?
Elden Ring - Draconic Tree Sentinel - Dragon Incantations Ryan Cramer 2022-04-27 | From my Dragon run. Please excuse the horrible armor.
Elden Ring - Morgott, the Omen King - Parry Only Ryan Cramer 2022-04-22 | Part of my critical-only run. This fight ended up being pretty sloppy and I get collobered frequently but that’s emblematic of my whole story with this guy. He has a ton of moves and I found him very hard to read. There are even some he does that are definitely parryable but I just never figured out the timing for or the wind ups are too similar to faster moves, so I’d parry for that one and by the time I realized my mistake, there was nothing to do but lose a third of my health. I usually try to master these things so the number of ripostes required is not important but for him, I really optimized my gear so I could do at least 2600 damage, a quarter of his health, each hit. It takes three parries per riposte so it’s a significant difference.This is the closest I’ve come to quitting this run but I’m glad I stuck it out so I could give him the finger and scream victory curses at the TV as that final riposte landed.
Elden Ring - Draconic Tree Sentinel - Parry Only Ryan Cramer 2022-04-19 | Part of my critical-only run but these guys can’t riposted or backstabbed, just parried, so I settled for parrying into an R2 with a dagger. I’m using the Scorpion Stinger dagger, which is weaker for criticals but does slightly more damage otherwise. I was hoping it might inflict rot also but clearly I’m not hitting him quickly enough.
Elden Ring - Astel, Naturalborn of the Void - Bow Only Ryan Cramer 2022-04-18 | Part of my critical-only run but Astel can’t be criticaled so it was bow time! He took a bow? I bow-led him over? I wrapped him up with a bow?I tried to poison him with the serpent bow and poison arrows. Not sure it added a lot but every bit helps.Latenna the Albinauric was really the MVP. She does a ton of DPS if she’s left alone and I held his aggro pretty well.
Elden Ring - Misbegotten Warrior and Crucible Knight - Parry Only Ryan Cramer 2022-04-18 | Part of my critical-only run. Took a few tries but not too bad.
Elden Ring Endings - Frenzied Flame Ryan Cramer 2022-04-15 | Including going to get the flame to enable the ending.
Elden Ring - Commander ONeil - Parry Only Ryan Cramer 2022-04-15 | Part of my critical-only run. If not for his adds, this guy wouldn't be bad. The first set can be avoided just by running away - they'll chase you in melee if you get close but if you stay ranged, they'll stay still and try to crossbow you - but the second will chase you down more quickly than the boss and I decided to just pull them away and kill them.I didn't notice the Miquella Knight sneaking up at the end and was lucky I finished off the boss before she got to me. The safer play is to deal with her first
Elden Ring - Godskin Noble - Parry Only Ryan Cramer 2022-04-15 | Part of my critical-only run. This guy was a major roadblock for me. Behind him is the Dagger Talisman, which increases critical damage (backstabs & ripostes), but his wide range of quick attacks with his rapier were tough to learn. I got within a parry once with my trusty buckler but heard about an ash that would also let you parry spells, so I wanted to give that a shot. Carian Retaliation has been great. I put it on a Turtle Shield for the stamina regeneration and it only helps with one of his attacks but it’s some free damage and despite the overall sloppiness of this fight, it put me over the top.
Elden Ring - Elemer of the Briar - Parry Only Ryan Cramer 2022-04-13 | Part of my critical only run (backstabs and parries only, where possible). The final video makes this look easy but he has a lot of other attacks you can’t parry and is generally very deadly. This is after maybe 20 attempts. What I eventually figured out is that you have to stick very close to him. He has ranged attack combos and charges that are tough to avoid but if you stick on him and be ready to dodge when his weapon glows or he shield slams, it’s safer and you get the most parry opportunities.
Elden Ring - Margit the Fell Omen - Parry Only Ryan Cramer 2022-04-13 | I’ve played these games a lot of ways but one thing I never figured out how to do is parry. LobosJr says if you want to get better, try a run that’s outside your comfort zone, and that seemed like good advice. So I’ve started a loose crit only run and here’s my first major victory!My rules are - backstabs and parries/ripostes only unless an enemy can’t be backstabbed or parried and then knives and bows are fair game.For example, Margit can be partied and riposted so he has to be. The Tibia Mariner can’t be so he’s fair game for a good front stabbing. Most human enemies can be parried or backstabbed so they have to be. Wolves can’t be either so it’s slashing time!Margit is actually a pretty good starter boss for this run. It took me a couple dozen attempts to get the timings but his staff attacks are almost all parriable. It’s his magic sword and hammer that can’t be parried and just have to be dodged or partial parried. It’s a fair and fun fight that ended up being a lot of fun!Current gear:Dagger +2BucklerStarting armorAssassin’s Crimson Dagger (Talisman - HP restore on crit)Flask with stamina regen and increased strength A dex flask would be better but I don’t have it yet.
Demons Souls PS5 Remake - Phalanx - SL1 NG+ Bow Only Ryan Cramer 2021-03-14 | Phalanx fight from 1-1 at SL1 on NG+ using a lava bow in hyper mode with holy arrows.
Demons Souls PS5 Remake - Dragon God - SL1 Melee Ryan Cramer 2021-03-13 | Dragon God from 2-3 killed with Dragon Short Sword +5 at SL1. I included the cut scene at the end as proof you don’t have to save False King Allant for last. This was my last Archdemon.
Demons Souls PS5 Remake - Old King Allant - SL1 Melee Ryan Cramer 2021-03-13 | Old King Allant from 1-4 fought melee at soul level 1 with the Dragon Short Sword +5.
Demons Souls PS5 Remake - Penetrator - SL1 Melee Ryan Cramer 2021-03-13 | Penetrator from 1-3 fought melee at soul level 1 with the Dragon Short Sword +5.I feel a little bad about how hard I leaned on Warding in this fight. I got hit a LOT. I halfway wish I could do it again and be less awful at dodging but at the end of the day, he's dead and I'm not so it's a win.
Demons Souls PS5 Remake - Old Monk - SL1 Melee Ryan Cramer 2021-03-13 | Old Monk NPC from 3-3 fought melee at soul level 1 with the Crescent Falchion +5.
Demons Souls PS5 Remake - Maneater - SL1 Melee Ryan Cramer 2021-03-13 | Maneater from 3-2 fought melee at soul level 1 with the Dragon Short Sword +5. By far the hardest boss so far.Full disclosure: I save scummed a little bit for this fight. I probably fought these guys 20 to 30 times and somewhere in there, I got so sick of doing the run up, that I saved and quit right in front of the fog door, backed up that save file, and re-downloaded it to fight him again instead of starting back from the archstone each time. It felt a little cheaty but it’s funny how much of a psychological difference it made. Being able to retry quickly basically eliminated the frustration and I could just keep hammering him until I figured it out.
Demons Souls PS5 Remake - Maneater - SL1 Melee Fail Ryan Cramer 2021-03-13 | Maneater from 3-2 fought melee at soul level 1 with the Dragon Short Sword +5. Attempt number so-many-I-lost-count against this asshole. Y’know that part at the end of a long boss fight when you’ve been going slow and safe but it’s taken forever and they’re finally almost dead - your victory is so close you can taste it - and you think, if I was just a tiny bit more aggressive, I could finish this thing? And another, smarter part of you who’s put thousands of hours into these games knows that’s a bad idea but you’re impatient and thirsty for the win and you just can’t help yourself? /sigh
Demons Souls PS5 Remake - Tower Knight - SL1 Melee Ryan Cramer 2021-03-13 | Tower Knight from 2-1 killed melee at soul level 1 with the Dragon Short Sword +5. Also not the prettiest kill but it took me a minute to remember how to do it when I wasn’t in hyper mode.
