Well at least the world design is still superb and yeah the rest of the game is not so great

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I play on a PC and I have NEVER had that bug you described, across 4 different machines wired or with Bluetooth. In fact I specifically alt-tab back into the game to AVOID hitting NPCs, since clicking back into the window will register as a mouse click in game and light attack. The jump button, if you are playing the remaster, can be rebound to to L3 in the settings menu. The vast majority of notable mods actually were ported over, or have a "demaster" mod you can use. But as for performance, the remaster is a HUGE improvement to the PTDE. The OG version was terribly optimized and even good computers at the time would struggle with the game, not to mention you had to mod it to even run AT ALL above 720p@30fps. Most of the memes about blighttown aren't because the area is particularly hard (though the platforms do seem to be lined with butter sometimes), but because many people went through the area at 15fps or worse with physics glitches to boot since the games physics engine is tied to FPS. The remaster by comparison actually has *lower* functional hardware requirements, running dramatically better. The real flack for the remaster was that the PTDE was such a bad port, a port that revived ZERO patches over the course of it's lifetime, and then all the fixes that should have happened were made years later in the form of a $20 upgrade (owners got a 50% discount for the first two years of the remaster on steam). There are some art style changes as well regarding the lighting between the two that some people dislike.

This video has me so conflicted. On the one hand, i do agree that DS1 is mostly overrated and has its fair share of flaws; but i dont agree with almost any of the points in this video. For one, a lot of the criticism you had that compared annoying features or lack of features to later entries is beyond foolish. Theres no point in retroactively criticizing a past iteration for not invoking a change a later game does. The devs can't go back in time. As for a lot of your complaints about obtuse mechanics....well thats kind of the point. These games dont tell you everything you need to know, because it adds to the immersion of the world. Just like no one in the real world knows every single fact or detail, you aren't expected to know or be given everything in this game. And you complaints about the bosses, while not wrong, are clearly very cherry-picked. You chose like 3 of the games almost 30 bosses to talk about, because theyre the worst three. It'd be like me saying DS3 is overrated and its bosses arent good because of Wolnir and Halflight. Thats just not fair or transparent. And your complaints about the PvP and story are kind of annoying too, but harder to debunk. At the end of the day, you can chose to not engage with the PvP in these games, and thats fine. But to downplay a mechanic that is entirely unique to this series and offers a super creative way to engage with the community is kind of stupid. And as for the story critique, i personally didnt find it boring, even if I do prefer the other games. And for someone who probably loves DS3, its kind of weird that you dont realize DS3 has like the exact same story structure as this game. Overall, while i can understand this video was probably made to be a funny video above all else, i do think you failed to observe and analyze this game in an unbaised manner, or "without rose-tinted glasses".

"No controls are explained" - the entire first corridor is filled with controls explaining messages. Do I have a reason to continue watching after a blunder like this? No. I do not.

Ok let's be real as someone who also started with 3: Is DS1 overrated... NO absolutely not. It is a very enjoyable game that continues to shape the landscape to this day. Does it have some flaws? Yes, but if you look at the upgrade from Demon Souls to DS1 you'll see they fixed a TON of mechanics. And the Gwyn fight being as easy as it is has lore relevance, and if you dont bother to care of course it will be disappointing, but it does add to the story. I can agree with most of what you said, but your overall assessment is objectively wrong. Great analysis up till then tho.

I really liked the points you made at 14:36-14:40

in my whole life i never ever touched a controller and my first RPG was skyrim...yeah skyrim easiest game in the world then i discovered dark souls 1 like a year ago and i do not regret playing this game i finished it and had a very unsettling feeling, i was not happy about finishing the game nor sad that it ended like that. i love dark souls 1 and there is no greater game than this...for low end pcs :)

i'm not a ds1 defender, but i never thought it fair to compare an older title to the new ones. by all means compare older titles to the new ones. but you can't really play DS3, then play DS1 and compare the 2 experiences that are years and years apart. By all means Dark souls 1 in my opinion despite an overall great game that kicked off the series, is hot garbage. And the comparison I make is to its predecessor Demon souls. Movement, combat and level design are far superior in demon souls, even graphically its more consistent than DS1. The main issue DS1 suffered from was the fact that the game was no longer ps3 exclusive, they had to make an xbox and pc versions, so the game is really unfinished and unpolished, hitboxes and collision doesn't line up. half assed enemy placement with little variety. Super super strong start to Ds1, then you get to anor londo, see how beautiful it is, explore the area to find out there is nothing there, its empty, and the game just keeps declining rapidly. Up to anor londo the game is genuinely a lot of fun, a few areas like the Depths and upper blight town suck, lower Lordran sucks, Dark root garden is nice looking but also nothing there. The things it did good it did great, but coming from demon souls i really wasn't that impressed. Ye a big cool interconnected world, but its a pain to traverse it, having to go back up from blight town is ass, having to back track at any point to be fair is such a chore in DS1. Demon souls had arch stones like bloodborne, but the level design in my opinion was phenomenal in comparison. Dark souls 2 is also not without issues, but most people complain about ganking and ADP, name 1 fromsoft title that doesn't stretch your holes out on the casting couch tho. ADP is a stupid complaint as its not even ADP you need to bother with its Agility, that can be levelled 2 different ways and it doesn't need to be as high as people say. Mfs will say you need 105 Agility for it to be DS3, its not DS3, its DS2 and its like 40% slower than DS3. DS3 suffers from being too easy and linear, they removed 60% of quirks and mechanics from its previous titles and made the game a lot more forgiving, not necessarily all bad changes, but to a veteran player there isn't as much to return to. All games are flawed and quirky in their own way.

Bro trynna be Nathan Drake so bad. This summary makes me think that the developers were trying to rip off Uncharted, because they realized they were having their whole concept be improved by some newcomer IP. They even copied the bullet sponge enemies, the insane predispotion of the MC to butcher enemies. Although this last item they screwed up, because they treat her like she cares about murder... I am so unbelievably against shakey cam, I am not prone to motion sickness but shakey cam gets me there somehow.

Playing 3:40 on loop into the walmart intercom until they kick me out speedrun.

I've played these games out of order, with Demon's Souls being the last one I played. Out of all these games: DS 1-3, BloodBorne, Elden Ring and Demon's Souls, I like DS3 by far the least. It just feels so much like it's repeating the same tricks again, but with less interesting areas to explore and less atmosphere. It's a decent game, but it's the only one of all of the above that I feel like lacks a soul, so to speak. If I was making a list of my favorite areas from all these games, none of them would be from DS3. DS1 sure is very flawed, but the first half of that game is still worth more than the entirety of DS3. To me, anyway.

Seeing that you enjoyed being cursed so much, here's a fun fact, in the first patch of the first version of the game, curses could stack. Multiple times. To the point where any hit from any enemy would one-shot you, basically.

DS1 - greatest world map I've ever seen and no fast travel means you're well outside your comfort zone in the first half. This really helps the suspense. DS3 by comparison has better combat, an underwhelming story and a world map with 10% of the novelty. If ER didn't exist it would be a tough choice, but with that context it's DS1 for me.

The fog gates don't make sense to you because of a simple reason. You don't interact with the online multiplayer

You can really tell what someones first souls game is based on there souls opinions. Good video, there was durability in ds3 though, it was just more forgiving

skill issue

The demons are walking freely in lost Izalith because they’ve escaped from there into the overworld

8 min "good" 19 min of "bad and ugly" the bias is real lmao

Dark Souls 3 is a masterpiece and the best in the series.

the "this game is linear" take is insane. you can fight like 4 separate bosses as your first boss post asylum.

24:50 with all due respect - Cast Light

Definitely not the best soulsborne game, bloodborne and ds 3 are better games (I haven't played elden ring and ds2 and demon souls yet) but definitely the most special Fromsoftware game. The first half of the game has an incredible level design and makes the player want to explore. It has a wide range of builds and weapons. Satisfying combat, boss variety, but there is one thing that draws the player into the world from the very beginning and binds them to it, the NPCs. This game has such a magic, it draws you in in such a way. At the very beginning of the game you see Solaire, shining like a sun in this dark and corrupt world. A little further on you see Andre the Blacksmith, reassuring, wishing you well, wanting you to be safe. And just a little further on, you see Onion Bro. From the very first moment, the Michelin Rubber Man gains your sympathy with his armor. Onion Bro Siegmeyer, who sleeps all the time, a cheerful, cheerful man who calls himself a pickle., accompanies you on your adventures and saves you a few times, but fights with you by shouting war cries when necessary. Yes, the second part of the game is incomplete in terms of level design, the bosses are weak, your desire to explore decreases, in general, the graphics are not a good game even for its period, but I am sure that everyone who plays the game remembers very clearly the first time he saw Anor Londo, remembers Ornstein and Smough very clearly, or if he could not save him, the moment Solaire attacked him, and if he could not save him, he remembers Siegmeyer's death in Lost Izalith very clearly.Artorias and Sif. The first time I fought Artorias I got through on like my 15th attempt and on my 14th attempt I let him kill me when ı was about to kill him, it was such a fun battle that I wanted to do it again. Fighting Sif' and her near-death limp, then entering the DLC area and rescuing baby Sif before fighting Manus. When I was fighting Kalameet, I never thought I could beat him, but the satisfaction I felt when I beat him was indescribable. These bosses weren't just hard, they were hard, fun to fight, and satisfying. And Manus. I recently finished Dark souls 3 and Bloodborne, including the DLCs, but none of the bosses pushed me as hard as Manus, I barely killed Manus on my 35th try. Orphan of Kos, Laurence, Luthwig or Midir, Sister Friede, Gael (which I think is the best boss and boss fight in the whole series) none of them pushed me as hard as Manus. Artorias made me want to learn the whole Dark Souls lore and became my favorite character in the whole series. And here comes the final boss Soul of Cinder Gwyn. After Manus, I expected the last boss to be very difficult, but the boss was easy, it could be killed in 4-5 moves, but there was something about that battle. While I was waiting for God Gwyn, I found him far away from his prime period, now collapsed and waiting for the new lord with a hope in that battle and of course plin plin plon. If someone says that this is the best game in the series, I won't argue with them, so I definitely don't think this game is overrated. It was one of the most special gaming experiences I've ever had, and there are many more things I haven't written here. I finished this game about 6 months ago, by the way, I'm writing all this without any nostalgic attachment. Even writing this made me want to play it again, so 'Be safe friend. Don't you dare to go hollow'.

I never tried souls games because i thought i wouldn't like them until elden ring came out. Had alot of fun playing it and did multiple playthroughs. Eventually i decided to try old souls games and i started with DS1 and i hated it. it wasn't because it was hard, bosses were actually easy. i just hated the map design and and the art style of the game the attack animations are boring. the game is just terribly inconvenient which makes it seem hard and add more playtime. if Dark souls 1 never existed and were to come out today as a new souls game even with better graphics the souls fanboys would call it the worst souls game ever.

My only issue with this game was nothing was rewarding. Other than “for the brotherhood” i got no caps from doing anything, compared to fallout 1 where I was rich for most of it.

I mean Gwyn's supposed to be easy. He gave up his Lord Soul to many characters plus he's literally using it to prolong the age of fire. He doesn't even use a single Sunlight spell - the thing that made him so famous and powerful

please all stop saying hidden walls, it makes absolutely no sense

"No controls are explained, but they're easy to figure out" ... uhhh every single control is explained if you read the messages on the floor. How could you miss that?

I have long awaited thy return, and now I shall delight in this videoth

I don't know who is telling you DS1 is the best game ever, tbh I kinda feel like you should question anyone who says any given thing is objectively the best X I definitely think DS1 a good game but not for everyone and it does get significantly worse in the second half, I do think there are still some interesting ideas in the second half(except for lost Izalith, F that part) I personally prefer a knowledge based approach to challenge rather than reaction and execution. I've come to realise whether I force myself through a game where difficulty comes from execution I don't enjoy myself. Like I said not for everyone, also screw anyone who calls zweihander a noob strat, they probably use the great club or some similar bonk stick I actually found the painted world by accident, I just went back to the asylum because I was looking around and didn't know what the doll did. Then later I was poking around for loot and stuff then "oops, now you're stuck here until you either contend with bonewheels or use a glitch"

Guessing it's because people just don't take the future seriously. You have the choice of a slight inconvenience today or the possibility of a massive inconvenience years down the line. You have to actually care about the future in order to take the slight inconvenience.

You had me at step 1 :D

The audio guys in concerts usually work with earplugs on... people are literally better off using it instead of rawdogging it... when will they learn!!!

Before anyone comments about it, my "scoundrel" character is named Morissey, because he is, well, a scoundrel and a rotten racist piece of tofu.

time to hate on your opinions because I have different opinions. no disrespect & you're probably right about some things but I have chosen to hate watch your content

Jumping is even weirder

well i agree it aged badly and remaster doesn't save it sure, well it has some unique vibes that other dark soul doesn't have idk what it is, but yeah to me it was more of running simulator , until ornstein and smough, after them it gets a bit better, i think devs did good adding more bonfires in the next games, because the tedium between the bonfires is indescribable, if we are talking about 2nd part of ds, but still would rate it 6 or 7 out of 10

Yes, it is. But so is ds3

Just an awful review

Do give a review on ds2 sotf

U look alot like an indian youtuber aka carryminati

The clever part of DS1 story is there really isn't one its pretty vague, you make the story as you go along.

Man what an absolutely amazing video. I've been finding out the same thing recently, add in KZbin to the mix where gaming would go. I find reading and engaging with the outside world in a slow-paced manner-watching the birds fly by and play with each other, listen to the trains go by, watch the clouds and planes overhead-help me appreciate the longer sessions of watching KZbin or gaming. Gaming no longer feels like a requirement or habit, and KZbin doesn't feel like the default for when I have "nothing" to do; spoiler alert: we never have "nothing" to do, there's always that task or list of tasks you've been putting off, that book/movie you keep telling yourself you're going to watch, maybe it's getting late and you should just be getting ready for bed instead of going on your phone. This was a nice short video, just subbed; I hope your videos pop into my feed again in the future. Cheers!

I played the crap out of this game back in 2012 and i remembered it being a straight banger from start to finish but recently i decided to hop back into it after Shadow of the Erdtree... The first half up until anor londo is absolutely amazing but after that the rest is absolutely boring... I'm one of those people who has to complete everything before moving on so I'm slogging through it... Im on my second playthrough and I really wish it held up like i thought it did. After i finish it again i dont think I want to ever play it again.... No thats a lie, i think ill come back in a few years.

Ds3 is way more overrated than ds1

if you like reading then you gotta play star wars knights of the old republic series, they are great games with great stories you could also check out japanese visual novels(its in the name) like higurashi and clannad, both are amazing novels to read

Cool video - Reading is kinda the goat, and inspires people in ways nothing else can. It took me a few far-flung family visits with nothing but a few paperbacks to realize that too. Keep doing what you're doing, my guy.

have you tryed the old gta games or fallout or skyrim? fallout and skyrim arent as good as CP but theyre still rpgs with fun long story lines

you bored yourself into playing games again?