That guy is dumb. Only fight I really didn't like. I went wired controller for this game over bluetooth. I am sure it didn't matter in the end. After my 3rd NG+ (yes, I REALLY like the game) I fully restarted and was doing so much better compared to the first go around, learning all the timings is key. Also, make sure you are fully patched to v1.4.0, the early versions were kind of wonky on some fights. Last patch seemed to smooth a lot of animations out to make them easier to read.
Yea it's a gimmick boss. Eventually I got his right leg and got a critical.
Now I'm stuck on nameless puppet..2 days and 1 broken Xbox controller and I got him down to phase 2 with a slither of his health left. Using the acid spear +10 along with the max stamina amulet and another amulet that lowers physical damage.
Phase one is simple to parry but I always get hit by this slash red attack which I can't seem to dodge left, right or into him as it always gets me.
Phase 2 I use the perfect guard grindstone after I get a few hits in on him. I'm using the shield fully upgraded but eventually it runs out.
What I hate about this is how I have to manage the grindstone activation which takes time and he's too quick. Also have to repair my weapon by phase 2 so that's the first thing I do as I have control. Sometimes he wambo combos me and that's it.
His laser beam forward attack always hits me in phase 2. I can count 3-4 times now I've had him almost beat with barely an inch of health left in his health bar but I start fumbling with throwables or trying to switch to my healing and he ends up killing me.
I also hate how it feels like some actions I do are super delayed in this fight. This is a brand new controller too so it's not that but sometimes I swear I'm holding guard to activate legion arm shield but he doesn't do it. Or I try to get off a heal and I hear myself clicking the button but it's either delayed or gets interrupted by some other movement or other times it just does t happen so I have to press it twice.
Was hoping to beat this guy so I could uninstall this game and move on to perhaps lords of the fallen.