I'll get to DS3 soon. I'm dealing with some life stuff right now and I'm just not as familiar with DS3 yet so I'm saving it for when I have a bit more time on my hands.

Yes. I didn't mention it in this video, but this series is me playing through all NG cycles on one character save. I'm doing a new character each cycle.

Thank you so much. I really doubted myself when I started this but your comments help provide a lot of motivation. In particular you and countdread6467 have been very commenting a lot.

Lol I’m releasing the next vid tomorrow and it’s not Tarkus, but you’re not far off.

The no parrying rule didn’t come up as often as I expected, but it did make Black Knights and Gwyn much harder. The other reason the playthrough was so long was because I killed a lot of NPCs I don’t normally fight.

And yes, I will get to DS2 and 3 but I want to finish this cosplay series first.

@@jonthefox Yeah i just finished watching the whole Video, the Gwyn fight really seemed a lot harder without parrying. Looking forward to the next character in this Series! The Storytelling in this Series is what makes it really unique and great for me. Would love to see your Channel grow

@@greyfieldwastaken Thank you so much for that. I really do love the storytelling aspect of this series and I think I’ll focus on that for the cosplay runs and keep the silly challenge runs as just challenge runs from now on.

That sounds fun, but I'll probably save it for when I need an easier run. The heater shield is probably the best shield in the game as it has 100% physical block and provides extra parry frames as well. Longsword isn't bad either.

To clarify, the video has a lot of cuts. It's an 11-hour run cut down to a 4-hour video. The reason my cosplay videos are so long is because I talk about DS Lore and game mechanics during the run. It's supposed to be kind of like a podcast combined with a challenge run. If it's not for you, I understand. I only ask you give them a chance and see if you like them.

Thanks. TBH I only did that so I wouldn't feel the need to show my stats every time I leveled. I'm considering doing other single stat type challenges and if I do I'll probably do that the same.

Interesting. I was always under the impression that Patches won't move to Firelink until you kill Nito. I'll try that way next time I need a mask though.

I'm surprised other content creators don't do it that way. I'm guessing they just assume no one reads the description, but I'm glad someone appreciates it regardless.

That's an interesting idea. Since I would have to kill NPCs, I would be forced to use whatever gear they drop too. I'll definitely include that when I do the run. Thanks!

Will do. I'm working on the next cosplay run now.

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Thanks a lot. I'm working on the next cosplay run now (NG+2) and the run's going poorly, but that probably means it'll make a good vid, right?

@@jonthefox I bet it will. Looking forward to the run! Will be fun to see you invent strategies in the boundries of the Cosplay.

I'm on PC and recording via OBS studio. I'm saving up for a better PC a microphone right now though.

@@jonthefox watching back today the video quality looks much better for some reason thats why i was asking if you were on console it looked very pixelated but much clearer now weird lol but anyways keep up the great work! you def deserve the subs!

I know he drops a blacksmith hammer. But he doesn't use it to fight.

I hadn't thought of Andre yet. Too bad there's not a weapon that lets you do a drop kick. It's his most kick-ass move for sure.

Thanks. I really just got started making videos three weeks ago. I have some older videos, but those have no commentary so they weren't very popular.

Thanks for the feedback. I felt the video was really long already but I’ll include more of the running sections next time. Is there anything specific you would have liked to see included?

@@jonthefox Hope I didn't come off as rude but I like the running sections. More story though which is awesome. Oscar is my favorite NPC in all of Dark Souls 1. Good run just not a fan of massive skips. Keep the content rolling.

I didn't take it as rude at all. Honestly, you were the first person who gave me constructive criticism and I meant it when I thanked you for that.

I'm not sure what you're referring to here. Against Sif, it seemed like the shape of the hitbox was hitting me from the side. Against Artorias, I didn't take damage when I blocked, but I got staggered and he'd hit me with the follow up.

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Oh I see. Thanks