Grah. I still can't beat this bastard. His shock wave thingy still pwns me and his electro blasts still one shots me.
I've been using Reinforced Wooden Shields and the startinr rock on a chain. Are either of these metal? The game doesn't say anything about it having metal.
Getting really sick of this boss. It's just broken, like really broken. I don't mind a hard game but when they pull bullshit like moves that oneshot that you can't dodge or defend against then it just crappy design. >_<
I felt that way too. Paradoxically to what someone else said, the way I won was by buying a full set of 6 iron armor. Seneschal armor probably works even better, but what happened was that I went into the fight with my favorite flail, which had a red gem in it, and I bashed the crap out of the boss as quickly as I could, then defended against his shockwave move and was ground into the wall but barely alive, then bashed him some more til he died.
That was the hardest level in the whole game, I think. But you're going to love the next three levels.
Three more bosses, all in a row. All of which I beat in one extremely lucky hit that made them explode coins. Hilarious.
Also, turns out that not fighting the machine guy gives you the only "happy" ending. I've done two playthroughs so far. Lost my colossus in the second one--somehow the head of the flail broke off, the level ended, and I was left forever with a measly chain. What the hell, developers. I hate how levels just flat-out end. At least give some time for me to collect coins or something.