Well, technically the whole game is optional.
Technically life is also optional, just throw a toaster in the tub and get it over with.
But it's kind of a moot point to make because most of us still feel like we have some goal in life that we aspire towards. Similarly most games also have a goal and if you want to reach that defined ending then there are certain parts of the game that you have to complete, hence them being mandatory. When it comes to bosses like the Nameless king beating him isn't a requirement to finishing the game (compare to the soul of cinder whom you have to beat to get the endings), thus the boss is not mandatory and is instead optional.
Midra is such a cool fight. Fuck the optional Huge ass dlc dragons which all have way to much hp tho
Idk, Bayle is totally worth going out of your way to sidestep Senessax.
I can't overstate how awesome Dragon's Peak was for me. Riding up the side of a mountain, jumping from peak to peak, red lightning crashing everywhere, climbing over entire mountains of dead dragons. And the payoff, the Bayle fight, was easily my favorite dragon in the whole game. Even better than Placidusax. It was like playing a Dio album. 10/10, give whoever worked on that bit a raise.
He’s easy to cheese on Torrent if you don’t feel like fighting.
I have some heathen friends that only play the mainline, can you imagine!?!?!? What has the world come to :(
Nameless King was such an awesome fight. Such a cool area and lore
I'm convinced Elden Ring, until very late in development, required all 6 Great Runes to access the capital. It feels very strange for that much to be optional, both in terms of gameplay and lore, it was probably just thought to be unreasonably long in testing.
I found this years ago when someone edited the site. One of my favorite DSs, although kinda hated that boss.
The lore behind this boss is intense.
I think it goes even deeper than the nameless king.
