When I think back to Elden Ring, there were plenty of standout bosses, but plenty more that faded into the background – just another conquest on my way to becoming the Elden Lord. But two in particular were such thorns in my side that I can still picture them clearly, the frustration I felt as I tried over and over to defeat them once again rising like bile in my throat. In the end, I gave up on both of them – until Elden Ring Nightreign offered me a chance at revenge.
The first time my friends and I defeated Tricephalos, we returned to the Roundtable to find a warning that the world around Limveld had shifted. Instead of the portion of the map we were familiar with, a fiery crater offered new places to explore and new bosses to defeat. The run was a resounding success, not only because we were able to defeat Gaping Jaw on our very first attempt, but because it brought me back into the orbit of not just one, but both of the bosses that had caused me such pain in my Elden Ring playthrough.
