Good video, thanks for making it! Sorry you struggled so much with the Duo. They are a trash boss imo but they are free on a RL1 run even on NG+7. Also, no the dodge for Elden Stars was not patched out, it's still consistent and still by far the best way to avoid it. It's just difficult to execute. If you ever do another run like this ask around for strategies if you want that problematic sections to be less so. Edit; I think you'll be pleasantly surprised by SotE. Imo if you're using blessings (which you should) it's significantly easier than the base game. I'd watch more videos like this!

Disappointed that chaos witch Quelaag isn’t on here 😢

16:43 ok i did not ask you to put me in your video 😹 Thank you for including Wormface. idk what the general opinion is but there is something about them that just creeps me out more than any other enemy. Something being a grotesque beast is whatever, nothing wrong for me there. but the noises and strange uncanny look of the wormfaces just mess me up, they dont outright scare me just give me a very uneasy feeling. Then their attacks being sort of disgusting make it worse too. ( and also they are like one of the hardest enemies for me to fight). I hate them.

i think one of my favorite things about the Scadutree Avatar is the music - how it starts grandiose with a dark edge, and gradually becomes more and more somber, quieter and quieter, completely opposite from what you'd typically expect from the music. The third phase especially, it sounds so sad and desolate, barely more than a dirge for this divine guardian to wallow in dark obscurity, forgotten by all but you. There were a lot of awesome and memorable bosses in Shadow Of the Erdtree, some even tragic, but this one sticks out to me because it's so emotional. Of all the major bosses you face in the Shadow of the Erdtree, this is the only one i think i could describe as... innocent. Most of the other major bosses - if not all of them - have committed grave atrocities, been responsible for the loss of many lives, be it through war or genocide or dabbling with apocalyptic forces. Even as an embodiment of the Scadutree, a dark and divine thing born of that which distorts and weakens Order, it hasn't committed any crime. It's no monster, no matter how monstrous it may be in appearance. It's just trying to defend itself; it just wants to live. It reminded me of Sif when I first fought it, though it's nearly as emotional as that fight was. The fight is so tragic, the music is downright haunting, and seeing the poor boy limp breaks my heart everytime. I couldn't help but tear up a little when I saw the variation of the scene where he recognizes you. Sif weakens throughout the fight too, but it's so much sadder when he does; he limps slowly instead of rushing you, his swipes are clumsier, and with one of his attacks he collapses on the ground and has to pick himself back up again to continue fighting. It affects every part of the fight.

For a second I thought that thumbnail was a giant brazier floating in the air like a hot air balloon. That would have been seriously twisted from Michael Zaki ngl

I’m glad someone else hates memory of the old iron king as much as me. It’s a really amateurish and bizarrely designed level with one of the most frustrating run backs in the series. At one point I had killed the Alonne knights and Salamanders so many times trying to get to Sir Alonne that I despawned almost all the enemies and the area became barren. Which in itself is a weird aspect of DS2 and not really sure why it’s featured other than to mitigate the poor enemy placement and gank fests of the game

It really hit me that Bed of Chaos is just the worst parts of Dragon God and Maneaters put together lmao

Not another bloody bell.... if you got that right then you win a pumpkin, you lucky bleeder, but don't eat it all at once.

I loved this game when it came out and still do. I first played it on my friend's GameCube, he had borrowed it from one of or mutual friends but was too scared to play it by himself so he asked me to play the village section for him. It HOOKED me. From then on I became obsessed with getting it for my own PS2. Then I found the steel book edition in CEX for a steal. Not only that but it was in perfect condition complete with the mini guide for Chapter 1! From then on my friend who also owned it for the Wii and my other friend who owned the GameCube version would talk about our favourite weapons and sections of the game and eventually even started talking about the minor differences between our versions. This game was everything in High School. As a final point, you said at the start that playing through it 50 times would be absolutely mental. Adding together how many times I played through the game on each difficulty and the few times I would complete the game on the GameCube and Wii with my other friends back in the day, I definitely must be mental. 🤣🤣🤣 Excellent video dude, enjoyed from start to finish.

great video, was cool hearing all those damage stats and other little details like that you mixed in.

Not a single ds2 enemy huh.

The worst elden ring boss is every dungeon boss (except for jori)

mildred best phantom cos she's a milf

Its a patches sweep!

I could listen to you say jar-bairn all day.

GG and congrats! Looking forward to more level 1 videos

Yeah the Constable set is my favorite just because of how Victorian it is, those 19th century boot flared trousers, chef's kiss

2:31:41 bro so fast even the ingame camera can't keep up 😂

I was 7 when it came out, I remember the night of my 7th Birthday, I went outside at night and carved a number 7 into a tree and under the stars of the clear desert sky I may a vow to always remember that night, I don’t know why. Oddly enough I played this game when I was younger, and went my whole life sort of never understanding it, at age 30 I revisited the game and found myself absolutely baffled at how much I can relate to the characters especially Cloud. As a child I always praised him as a cool edgy badass, having never finished the game when I played it in the 90s. Uncovering Clouds true self was like uncovering my true self, it absolutely blew my mind… This story was written for me.

FF7, in my opinion, is a masterpiece. Even with its flaws, I love the og. Its dark gritty vibe was right up my ally. One of maybe 3 or 4 games I did multiple play thrus. I have great memories of me and my brother playing this game on the weekends.

All of sekiro, dead stopped at owl great shinobi. Then I came back, learned and 100% the game. Owl was my reason, a father taught the son well.

The Yahar'gul trio are as far as I've gotten in Bloodborne. I absolutely love the game but I'm going to need a lot more patience than I have now to make it past those 3 bastards.

Listened to the whole thing at work. Even with 400 hrs in, I love to hear others experiences in the game. Thank you for your video. Liked and subscribed 👍

At 36:38, you're using the backhand blades but I don't recognize the attacks. Is that an ash of war? Or am I missing out on knowledge of the backhand blades moves?

I was hoping for at least an honorable mention for the parasite victims you first run into in Quelaag’s Domain. The ones with giant worm egg sacks in their backs, still alive and begging the player to kill them… very unsettling at least for me 😅

It’s so funny and satisfying how you mention not being a fan of hard games before and then you use music from fear and hunger, which can honestly be even more obtuse and crushingly hard than any souls game

The top 4 I tried to guess the order u would put everything and I was so happy I was right on the order

Would have been cool to have a bangaa in the party as well but I'm not complaining about the cast of characters in this Final Fantasy game.

1:38 I was at a very good time in my life when FFX released and the soundtrack and overall aesthetic of Spira will forever be near and dear to my heart. I was 20 years old working my first ever job at a movie theater that was more like getting paid to hang out with my friends, friends that I am close with even to this day. We had planned a camping trip to middle of nowhere to these sand dunes far away from civilization out in the desert somewhat near Las Vegas. I remember I had made it all the way to Thunder Plains in FFX right before leaving on the trip. I had a wonderful time on the trip and all the while I was thinking about FFX and how being in the middle of nowhere kinda felt like being on an epic journey like in all Final Fantasy games. Any time I think of FFX or that trip I always associate them together in my mind. Some of my fondest memories. I'm rambling though. Basically I'm saying the music, art and aesthetics of Final Fantasy are always associated with great memories for me.

love how you struggelt with some of the bosses like me hahaha……..

You can emulate on PC quite easily which is way better. I have it on my PS3 and it play like crap lol

Descending from the royal capital and seeing all the bs down there is a terrifying experiance once you slow down and think abput the details you notice while exploring the depths The fact that at the end if the descent you find godwyn's rotting corpse makes it so much worse

Im a little surprise that multiple bio weapons of armored core, or the GIANT EXSPLOSIVE WORMS from ac6. Heck allmind could be on this list for was it does to nearly every other characters.

I came here to see Midir or Plasidusex at no. 1

listen man,most of your stuff stands,but lies of p is indeed a masterpiece.there is no way around it ,so stop LYING

Skimitar... lulz

Aldia is one of the best npcs in souls history. His boss fight isnt that good, but his dialogue and the ending he gives to us is fantastic! Why the hell dont you see that??? Delete him from the game?! WTF?!

32:56 lol don’t know the band but I can tell by the lyrics it’s death metal

Its like Cait Sith is narrating this to me

Congrats on Malenia! Great video, thanks again candle

24:00 Umm...actually that's not a Wormface. It's a Mimic that disguised itself as a zombie in order to explore the world, but when attacked it transforms into a Wormface because they're more dangerous. There's also two Runebear versions (Limgrave, and Consecrated Snowfield), and in Liurnia there is a lobster version that becomes a Royal Revenant. In Altus there's also one that looks like a noble but becomes an Omen Lion/Divine Beast Lion when attacked. Lastly, in Caelid there's a noble that becomes a troll knight. We know they're mimics because they change form and drop larval tears. Great video btw. My theory on Wormfaces is that they're Erdtree Guardians who've become corrupted when the Erdtree roots on their backs become contaminated with Deathroot. Liked and subscribed.

The dog is aways at the farm passed the village. He's normally by the cows. Also, you can heal during Del Lago, just pull up the inventory and heal. Idk why you'd think otherwise.

I'm not grossed out by much, but Sekiro's centipede monks and specifically their grab attack get me every time.

left at 32:55 after you said 5 words in a row that ended with ation

Putting the Crucible Knight at the start of the game as a evergaol boss was insane lol. Especially when you go all the way past Ranni's house and the gaol there has a guy who gets stunlocked by a normal Claymore. The evergaols are so weirdly chosen tbh.

Tell me why I fell asleep and woke up to this???

Abysal woods, Manse hall and midra was the absolute peak of the dlc for me. Just wish manse hall was bigger but at least it had the looping level design. The horror aspect was amazing.

I'm interested in the content, but I can't make out a damn thing with this poor video quality.

I mean you're clearly supposed to summon for those DS2 levels. They're optional gauntlets that allowed you to summon players outside the DLC, and provide you NPC summons to even the odds. Its fine to dislike them but you're misunderstanding the intended playstyle and judging them based on that. Memory of old iron king isnt great yes but you're clearly supposed to run through avoiding combat. Because it's a memory level and you likely won't have enough time to fight everything. Additionally the fire lizards are basically turrets that are highly resistant to attacks. Shouldn't really be any confusion on how to approach it. Edit: I'm sorry I'm kind of beginning to question how familiar you are with this game 😂. You absolutely do not have to fight anything to get to Ornifex. The bonfire right nearby allows you to light a torch which repels all spiders, and nothing follows you inside if you run straight to her. The casters's projectiles were deliberately designed to not reach inside either. This is second playthrough stuff.

thats a fucking bra in the thumbnail dude