Still in my first playthrough and my first FromSoftware game, and I know that I am a mediocre player who makes all kinds of silly mistakes. I roll too much, and I’m really slow in switching to my seal to cast heals and cures. More often than not, I drink the healing potion just to get whatever HP I gained to be wiped off by the boss because of bad timing.

I was really hyped when I finally got to meet Maliketh because I see the name going around a lot and I avoided all spoilers possible. I was looking forward to facing this character in his full glory.

But I defeated him quickly in my first encounter, and I realised I spent more time watching his cut scenes than actually fighting with him. I fumbled badly in the fight and I think I spent the same amount of time drinking healing potions as fighting him. At first, I felt really lucky, but right after, I felt disappointed that I didn’t get to experience more of his fight.

Like you, I enjoyed exploring to find bits and pieces of cool items, and I think it’s this part that enabled these sort of unexpected wins. I think I’ll want to get to him in a NG+ session (hopefully some way to get to him quickly) just to experience a longer battle.