10 Most HATED Locations in Souls Games

[@wyattnance3756]

“Lost Izalith, where the designers pretty much just gave up” that was painfully accurate

[@Budd631]

Yeah, they totally ran out of time. The last 1/3 or so was clearly rushed. I have a hard time doing repeat runs just because I know when I get the lord vessel the game goes downhill a bit.

[@CliffCardi]

The fact that Izalith is literally Ankgor Wat but in Lava tells you it’s rushed.

[@giantdad2414]

Yeah bed of chaos is my number 1 hated boss ever

[@quadc0014]

they didn't give up they ran out of time there's a big difference

[@AlejandroRodriguez-cy8ee]

@@quadc0014 I am questioning that since almost the dlc bosses were fightable and fair except Bed of Chaos. wtf is that hand reach? her nails have more knockback then Artorias charged thrusts

[@bluecloak_7773]

Imagine how bad the obligatory poison swamp will be in Elden Ring. I can totally see Miyazaki making an entire region poisonous while laughing like a madman.

[@mook8799]

That's why you have a horse in elden ring

[@6kang971]

@@mook8799 And your horse gets poisoned too this time

[@supereffective8292]

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!

[@d3viltube6]

It is law that every fromsoft game has an entire land dedicated just to remind you poison is a thing.

[@dikketenz6251]

It will be, literally every From game does it

[@joebama7765]

I see souls, I click

[@sebastiansparkman5467]

I'm a simple man

[@reheatedpizza7292]

my dad beats me

[@GwynLordOfCinder777]

This guy, he preaches

[@avurado]

Same.

[@GewoonRobbie]

Praise

[@micolashcage8249]

I think iron passage should’ve been on this list, one of if not the worst area in the series because enemies will slow you down, ganks all over the place, a shit run back to the smelter demon which is a hard boss as it is, there are no good parts to this area at all

[@rafaelbordoni516]

That run to the blue smelter demon made me hollow. I lowkey gave up on the DLC, it made me realize I would probably have to despawn the boss walks for a lot of bosses from now on, which kinda broke my resolve, not what the series meant to me. Luckily it was the worst boss walk. Still had to despawn a lot of mobs on the DLC, though.

[@GaZaRaVe]

Shit... Either that or frigid outskirts should have been #1... They're 100 times worse than blight town. That shit is kind of a meme at this point where folks just hear " beware of blight town". Meanwhile the only annoying thing was dealing with the frame rate dipping in that area

[@MSDGAMEZ]

I hated this area.

[@MSDGAMEZ]

I used so many arrows trying to get to smelter demon

[@Darkitz189]

@@GaZaRaVe Frigid outskirts is pretty interesting though.

[@Venus_Raven]

Frigid outskirts in DS2 is really annoying too not being able to see shit, getting ran up on by reindeer just to make it to the boss room to fight two Tigger's that give you shit weapons

[@Victorgramatron]

that place is my number 1 no doubt

[@TunaMayo161]

All DS2's dlc main area are good. Their optional area? The worst you could imagine. Not only the area sucks, the boss also sucks with the Graverobber, Varg, and Cerah is basically a gank squad fight, Blue Smelter Demon? A reskin Smelter Demon, Lud and Zallel? Yep, a reskin Aava.

[@mohammedshubayli8595]

it's number 1 for me without a doubt.

[@NasonL]

Horse fuck valley is definitely number 1

[@fritzy.]

I think you mean reindeer ram ranch. Fuck that place

[@biggiesmalls5652]

I am glad frozen outskirts got mentioned, I hate that place! The poison place in sekiro would be bad, but u can poison the snake eyes mini boss. I cheesed him with poison lake.

[@twitsik8966]

It’s the worst 😂

[@alienby]

Ugh, yeah I had to despawn all those godawful reindeer just for a chance to make it through 😖

[@turtlelore2]

The satisfying movement and combat in that game is what got me through a lot of the frustrating levels.

[@carlosryo]

My first souls experience, I went through blighttown way too early in the game and went down all the way to the big door you need to get the big souls to unlock. No fast travel yet, I had to climb back up THE WHOLE BLIGHTOWN FROM HELL 10/10 still makes me laugh how enfuriating it was xD loved it

[@sonicrules666]

I feel your pain, my remastered run I ended up at the bottom of Blight Town I think and had to climb all the way back to the top, I forget why but it was horrible, fortunately I'm a souls vet with platinums on all the Souls games including remasters and originals but still it was tough

[@kornboy22]

I am sure a lot of people have googled "stuck in blight town" me included

[@FlyfishermanMike]

Same! I kept dying, retrieving my souls and repeating. I think I finally lost them all and high tailed it out of there.

[@carlosryo]

@@sonicrules666 Yeah its always tough, but it was my first souls experience. And it was on the PS3 Frame rate in blighttown was none-existant xD

I mean, I agree with most things he said and still I wouldn't change a bit about the souls games The pain is part of the experience and I'll never forget the moment when I left blighttown victorious and saw the sunlight in firelink shrine for the first time after several hours in-game struggling through the mud and the enemies in that Gwyn-forsaken area - the relief and sense of accomplishment... oh boy

[@Lacotemale]

THANK YOU. For including the archers at Anor Londo. I had so many hours of rage at that part.

[@Richie_P]

Those archers were the first thing I thought of when I saw the title of the video.

[@animonarch800]

just trying to get to one and the other shoot your back soo it`s completely to your luck i hate this part soo much

[@Lacotemale]

Game devs - Let's torture the player for the lols. Yeah, how about giant spear arrows, a huge long narrow path and a building ledge so they can easily fall when they fight? *Round of applause*

[@TheeSkuldthor]

Those archers made my mate quit the game :P

[@Lacotemale]

@@TheeSkuldthor Almost made me quit TBH!

[@BaxBoogey22]

Honestly with the frame rate fixed I think blightown is one of the most coolest, challenging and creepy sections of the game. I love blightown.

[@bingobongo1615]

This. I love blighttown now. Especially th swamp at the bottom. Such an amazing architecture and feeling of dread.

[@literalcancer8810]

Agreed blightown is actually really well designed and fun to explore. The only annoying thing is poison and toxic but I always make sure to pack mosses before I make my trip down to Quelaag

[@TheStraightestWhitest]

I never minded Blighttown too much. Frigid Outskirts, Iron Passage, Iron Keep, Memory of the Old Iron King, Nightmare Frontier, and many more were all worse. They all actually annoy me and just make me take the fastest way through them. Not good when an area makes you feel like skipping it.

[@wittyithink9109]

I never had an issue with Blighttown. Even on the vanilla game. Now? It's barely a speed bump

[@literalcancer8810]

@@wittyithink9109 well the difference between the vanilla and remaster is the constant frame drops. It's annoying to deal with but ultimately up to the player to decide how much they let it effects the experience.

[@Dan-Kart]

I'm so happy you keep mentioning king's field when talking about the souls games! KF IV (or The Ancient City in America) is my favourite PS2 game and I play it annually, so thank you for shedding at least a little bit of light on it!

[@gameranxTV]

👌

[@JakeMXZero]

I always do lost izalith before tomb of the giants and get the sunlight maggot for better visibility, and I always recommend this to new players too. Makes that area much, much more bearable.

[@Okshutit]

This. And honestly, giving 30 humanity to Quelaag's sister (farming rats in the depths if you have to) to unlock the secret passage in demon ruins, which opens the way to the sunlight maggot and lets you skip the worst parts of Lost Izalith

[@CriticalPath]

The Shrine of Amana used to be a lot harder, they nerfed the tracking on the magic arrows after launch if I remember correctly.

[@Soppybobs]

Yeah shrine on release actually made me rage harder than any other game. I’ve played every single game and 100% them all but god damn Amana was so aids lol

[@FreedomAndPeaceOnly]

This is primarily a whining upload. All area's in the Soulsgames are easy *IF you know what to do* in them. _" Wuuuuäääh I hurt my aua aua boo boo ga gah! "_ this is what I am hearing when watching this video. :D F°°k the whiners. Git gut or die! :D

[@soedragons3582]

@@FreedomAndPeaceOnly even Horsefuck Valley?

[@FreedomAndPeaceOnly]

@@soedragons3582 You mean "Fridged Outskirts"? Must say even I raged there. But I got through eventually. Uploads like this are not good. Its like wound-liking among b°tthurt candidates, or more like sore an°s licking. ^^ I will never understand what people find so appealing about _"ooooh yeah I too suffered sooooooo hard like a whipped victim in THAT area"._ :D

[@hz3068]

Shrine of bullshit I must say

[@mladimajstor]

Mibu Village for sure isn't that challenging but it's atmosphere and lore are amazing, especially on your first playthrough. The fact that a chalice dungeon made it to this list just shows why Bloodborne is arguably the best From Soft title so far. Also, the designers didn't just give up on Lost Izalith, it was unfinished because of time constraints unfortunately.

[@akiraigarashi2874]

Yeah. Mibu village is a cakewalk and a pretty good farming location too.

[@74camarolt]

Mibu Village was my favorite area besides Sempu Temple because of the atmosphere, music, and lore.

[@jonmann4980]

I strongly disagree with the argument that bloodborne having a chalice dungeon makes the list supports the idea that it could be Froms strongest title. The point of the games is challenge and the bosses that accompany them, not annoyance, being annoyed is just a side effect. Lady Maria or Sword Saint Isshin are the examples you should give imo.

[@Vashy434]

I do think Anor Londo should have been on the list, not just the archers but the absolutely ridiculously unobvious pathways to progress.

[@_hollowsky]

The only unobvious part is the railing you have to walk across.

[@Vashy434]

@@_hollowsky the entire things a looping maze, you always get where you need to go but it's a coin flip on whether it will be the quick way or the not so quick way.

[@arellajardin8188]

Not a fan of Anor Londo, either. The automatic elevator that you have to wait for. The looong empty path to the castle, if you die before getting inside. The tightrope Walker through the rafters. The painting room full of about 20 knife throwing guardians. The spear demons who always seem to jump back out of your range. The two that trigger at the same time, and you either have to fight them in the open where the archers fire on you, or lure them to the narrow path and hope one doesn’t throw lightning at you. The two archers! The Titanite Demon in a tiny room. And the giant knights that heal themselves outside the O&S fight. But hey. It’s pretty.

[@sonicrules666]

@@arellajardin8188 Souls games really need bonfires outside boss fog doors, I'd be interested to know how many times you had to run back to Ornstein and Smough? Mine was 4 times in the remaster, overjoyed to beat them solo for the first time, both times on the second attempt, my first time playing Dark Souls I used Knight Solaire and it took me 4 hours, clearing out the room before summoning him was a nightmare

[@rampageblizzard]

@@BBQcheese if ai are capable of predicting where a player is going to be, factoring in arrow trajectory and travel time calculations, we’d be in serious trouble. Imagine if elden ring archers could do that.

[@johnfan1015]

Here's why the Izalith looks so odd: When Fromsoftware made this area, they suddenly realized they didn't have anytime to put their design into effect because release of the game was on the horizon, so at last, they just put a little buildings and some enemies that has totally no connection with the lore there to be sure this area is not totally empty. (I hope they remake this area in the future)

[@grimrimimmable]

Unfortunately they have already remastered ds1 the chances of them making any serious changes to the game is pretty low.

[@johnfan1015]

@@grimrimimmable I heard the one who remastered ds1 was not FS themself, so there is still a chance.

[@Gekko1528]

@@johnfan1015 From doesnt do remakes

[@DominantDodo]

@@Gekko1528 demon souls remake tho and yes I know it's technically by bluepoint

[@Gekko1528]

@@DominantDodo yeah it was a Sony project. Nothing to do with From

[@SasukeFromPart1]

I still have nightmares from The Valley of Defilement from Demon Souls. The claustrophobic ledges, enemies constantly pushing me off to my death, and that's not even mentioning the terrifying Giant Depraved Ones at the end!

[@godofgoodhunters2452]

I just learned about the sodden ring in the last week and it's basically the rusted iron ring for demons souls. So instead of suffering through Not being able to roll at all through the muck and getting slowed I could've had this ring from 3-2.

[@sonicrules666]

@@godofgoodhunters2452 It served me very well, my new game plus run I ran through 5 - 2, picked up the souls pickups and got the hell out of there, I'd looted it properly the first time so didn't need any other items!

[@godofgoodhunters2452]

@@sonicrules666 I'm just too use to saying I'm going to die but I'll have all the items on me from this area. Im trying to get the king of rings trophy and it's I had to reset from a botched run.

[@danielolsen8490]

Valley of Defilement is hands down the worst entire segment of any Souls game. No redemption, I hate every second of it!

[@peteroboi1615]

There was a black phantom with a big knife... hated it big time

[@beavers1978]

Am I the only one that enjoyed Blighttown and didn't find it to be a pain in the ass? As for the Tomb of The Giants, I got REALLY lucky on my first playthrough. I got the Sunlight Parasite before I went there and all I have to say is "PRAISE THE DAMN SUN."

[@braidentr9694]

Same, the game loves shields so u just keep ur shield up and take ur time, and you will easily crush it.

[@FOOLK1LLAH]

There’s nothing inherently wrong with Blighttown. It’s just the atmosphere and poison, coupled with really bad frame drops.

[@poekeyhoitz5233]

I love Blighttown. Loved it on my first play through. I found it completely on accident through the forest cave. Ran passed all the dragons.

[@Anamnesis010]

Yes, you are alone.

[@smileydag]

@@poekeyhoitz5233 Blight Town through the forest cave is a cake walk shortcut. That is NOT blighttown. Sorry.

[@quetzacoatlehecatl1440]

Actually Shrine of Storms was the only area in Demon's Souls I managed to complete without dying on a melee build. It wasn't that bad after having experience with other Souls games

[@gameranxTV]

👍

[@lillouisx]

Slick that place is actually a farming spot just spawn and kill every sting ray with storm break rinse n repeat

[@JoshuaJacobs83]

I mean no way to prove it but cool flex

[@AbsoluteSkycaptain]

Demon's Souls as a whole isn't that hard anymore. But back in 2009 when nobody had any experience it was a fucking nightmare.

[@Budd631]

@@AbsoluteSkycaptain DS2 and DeS are the easiest for me. DS gravity killer me a lot

[@nocrot1]

The lantern or headlamp in Dark Souls makes Tomb of the Giants pretty easy. Those items light the way enough to get through it. And you can get a lantern in the catacombs as a drop from a necromancer.(I think it's a guaranteed drop by the last one before Pinwheel?)

[@marvinscheer1028]

I allways rescue olacile and get the "cast light" sorcery

[@zappbrannigan4170]

Sunlight maggot works wonders

[@tdee5530]

I Fu***ng love that u jump straight to the content. God damn it, why arent more channels like this.

[@SkisandBeer970]

The forbidden woods from bloodborne were super annoying to me. It was a cool area but I had to look up guides to figure out which way to go, I got lost so many times

[@awkward-girl-sera8143]

Not to mention all the snakes, snake balls giant snake balls snake headed guys with amazing poise and damage…. Poison poison poison and confusing lol I have the plat and I still hate that area….

[@supereffective8292]

Or the nightmare frontier. Jesus fcking christ.

[@literalcancer8810]

If you get lost going through the forbidden woods you can follow the yellow lanterns

[@danielolsen8490]

I agree Luke, the forbidden woods were an awesome change of scenery with cool enemies and surroundings, but Gawd... Damn... I could never figure out how to navigate that place. I'm getting anxious just thinking about how to get around the area and never felt comfortable that I just couldn't grasp it. Trying to get that one item that teases you across a gap between hills. Falling into the valley with the aliens and having to run all the way through it to get back out, wondering if this is the pig by the boss, or the other pig, or wait, is it that other pig by the boss? How many pigs are there? Where's that pit with the 2 giants snake coils? Ughhhh, so much frustration that it was actually helpful coming across live enemies so you would know you haven't been to that area yet, but then sometimes there'd be a tiny snake coil that was just hanging around in the very back of some area that you missed, and it just gets your hopes up....

[@danielolsen8490]

@@supereffective8292 Another one I love but hate. Really cool level design and a change of scenery, but playing through it was a nightmare haha.

[@Siris6771]

The one saving grace to most of these places is once you know the way through, you can use the tried and true method of run as fast as you can

[@JavierReyes-vi7vj]

The only level I actively dread revisiting is Tomb of The giants, I don’t like going through it, don’t find it fun Every other place is fine with me

[@blinkq_530]

yh its so shit

[@patrickmahoney6376]

What about the invisible run up to seath

[@JavierReyes-vi7vj]

@@patrickmahoney6376 I honestly never had trouble with it, and ever since my first play through I have the path memorized so I’ve never died there, unless I fight that one golem that can knock you off the crystal

[@chanchan5789]

DS1 has the most nightmares in game for me 1. Catacomb - crazy skeletons + darkness + nito 2. sens fortress - crazy traps, didnt know the bonfire location, and had to run over the whole fortress everytime i die... 3. anor londo - O&S and archers 4. lost izalith - realy got lost at the lava

[@brennanscarcello1443]

I really think Nightmare of Mensis from Bloodborne and The Frigid Outskirts in Dark Souls 2 should be in the top spot. The Frigid Outskirts is a long Trek through an impenetrable blizzard with respawning undead lightning reindeer that will wreck you in a few shots, and it ends with the worst boss in the get. Lud and Fallen the tiger gank squad from hell.

[@brendancoulter5761]

All of the optional DLC bosses and arias were terrible. I think the one in the sunken city was the worst for me. After fighting your way through petrification and swarms of enemies you just have to dive into, you just get ganked by HP sponge NPCs.

[@cameronhetzler5407]

Fuck. That. Place. BB mention

[@awkward-girl-sera8143]

Not to mention the first boss in the Nightmare of Mensis is the troll god himself, “hey you’re doing well? Auger! Auger! Auger! A call beyond!” Will he one shot you? Will he two shot you? Or will the RNG gods let you free and make him just throw hands lol

[@andreyga22]

First time I went to Blighttown I used the master key, so I got there from the other side and it wasn’t that bad. I spent a lot of time there making sure I explored everything. The real fight there was against the worm parasite things just before the spider boss

[@unimportantcommenter673]

There was a message on the ground for me saying don’t attack. Those things don’t attack you but I did anyway and died easy.

[@therealjuan6184]

I never attacked those things. They're hideous.

[@madterps]

Farron Keep, Demon Ruins, Iron Keep, Frigid Outskirts, Blighttown, Catacomb of Carthus and Irthyll Dungeons are some of the worst for me.

[@yokotaitsuki4619]

Died so so many times at Farron's keep by that enemy that twist your head around.

[@larrytotter5790]

I always thought the dreg heap was pretty cool. I mean, yeah the poison swamps always suck + I had to look up how to get rid of the angels, but I liked that feeling of being at the literal end of the world and discovering Earthen Peak. (the cleaver guys and that pyromancer npc can go to hell though). Smouldering lake was a lot worse imo. Still a great vid though.

[@danielolsen8490]

100% agree, Dregg Heap was a really cool area. If you're going to take cool areas that have downsides, the nightmare frontier in BB or painted world in DS3 with that tree platforming are better options. Good call on the smouldering lake, it was a cool idea, and some cool stuff going on with the giant worm and DeS callback with the balista, but it ended up being kinda lame.

[@hamstsorkxxor]

I honestly loved Blightown, it truly challenged me, and the vertical game design made it fun to explore. Also, the I appreciate the atmosphere and scale, it truly sells how huge the world is. It probably helps that I actually played through DS1 for the first time on a Xbox OneX, so the frame rate was not an issue (or not as bad as on xbox360 and ps4).

[@BruceWillis57]

Unpopular opinion but Shrine of Amana is one of my favorite locations in all the souls series. The atmosphere in there is and the lead up to it is amazing

[@johnfritzjerald4535]

That damn frigid outskirts from Dark Souls 2 is awful. God awful, even. Worse than blight-town.

[@slugy1236]

Only the end of blight Town is bad, the majority of it is super fun with a fantastic atmosphere

[@johnfritzjerald4535]

@@slugy1236 Very true! But very laggy! XD

[@slugy1236]

@@johnfritzjerald4535 I've only ever played it on ps4...

[@johnfritzjerald4535]

@@slugy1236 oh god. Look into the old footage of DS1 blight town. What a time...

[@dimitrirascalov5248]

I find it odd that Sen's Fortress wasn't even mentioned. It's the only place in all fromsoft games that I genuinely hate

[@jasonvalentine7618]

Another light option is the sunlight magot helmet ya get for being in the chaos covenant in DS1R that allows you to keep both hands free with a decent amount of light. And you can skip dragon ass lava lake at the same time ya get the magot helm.

[@rpgfan007]

cast light spell is is better dude

[@jasonvalentine7618]

@@rpgfan007 didnt ever really think of that tbh. However does the light move with you?

[@jaynoskills6708]

Still playing my first souls game with the remaster on my switch lite and getting through blight town was a huuge sigh of relief. It made me think that a boss encounter would be better than circling around the world. Except for that capra demon fight, made my hands sweaty

[@goolandar3888]

Cool me too. I used to play Dark souls so much on the Xbox 360 and recently got it on the switch, I even played the DLC for the first time on it too

[@tokiwartuthe]

I see gameranx and i click no matter the subject! Yall are definitely a must see channel no matter what it's about!

[@gameranxTV]

❤️

[@Vkz1]

Can't believe you didn't include the WELL from Bloodborne DLC !

[@sunjoexys7251]

Izalith for me is at least memorable for its depiction of a fiery hell. The road you need to get to the boss is difficult, of course, and the cradle of chaos boss is certainly annoying. I remember cutting the wrong limb first, and had to go through all sorts of cracking floor, giant swings and fireballs to get to the other limb. When I finally defeated this boss, I checked walkthrough online and found out the correct sequence to cut the limbs, and the walkthrough said if you cut the one on the left first you might as well delete your save file and start anew because it's next to impossible to get to the right arm now. Well, guess it's not impossible after all.

[@Grim_Bud]

I always get the left one first and don't understand how it is harder, the worst part for me the first time was going through the center because of him spamming sweep attacks.

[@sunjoexys7251]

@@Grim_Bud I think most people had the tendency to go gor the left limb first. Miyazaki surely knows how to make life harder. The only stage in Sekiro I found almost unbearable is the sniper valley where you have to dodge 10 snipers at the same time. That said, Sekiro probrobly has the most balanced and versatile stage design in his games so far.

[@LuisEnriquecrack]

@@sunjoexys7251 I think the sniper valley is cool, if you just run without stopping they are almost never hitting you, and it feels cool to be assaulting a gun fort as a swordsman

[@VyxelOP]

I'm somewhat impressed that Sen's Fortress missed a spot on this list. Also, unpopular opinion, but I really liked the aesthetic of Black Gulch.

I mean, I agree with most things he said and still I wouldn't change a bit about the souls game The pain is part of the experience and I'll never forget the moment when I left blighttown victorious and saw the sunlight in firelink shrine for the first time after several hours in-game struggling through the mud and the enemies in that Gwyn-forsaken area - the relief and sense of accomplishment... oh boy

[@arellajardin8188]

Shrine of Amana? Equip a bow. Easy area. Players with the mindset of just running through areas hate it, because you really can’t do that. DS2 is like that most of the time. Skipping through an area is often punished, with enemies that chase you forever, or interactive objects that don’t make you invincible. Also, the trick with the water is a torch. This will let you see the drop offs under the surface. Yes, that’ll make lizardmen attack from further away, but they’re easy. It’s part of how DS2 made torches an interesting mechanic in several areas.

[@Timmymeister]

Literally this. Having a bow of your own triviliases this area but I think it makes things interesting because you have to be methodical in your approach. Urs actually one of my preferred areas of DS2. The songs of the Milfanito adds a nice soundtrack to it aswell.

[@poekeyhoitz5233]

Why doesn’t anyone ever use a bow? Giant manta’s Shrine of Storms. Dead. Dragons. Used my dragonslayer bow. Dead. Before I started playing any ‘souls’ game. One of my best friends told me ‘a bow is life’. Ever since then I go through all the games in stealth mode like I’m playing MetalGear ‘Souls’. And Blighttown is amazing!!!

[@ericb3157]

reminds me of a crazy video i watched part of, where someone was trying to beat one of the Souls games using ONLY ITEMS. that is, only firebombs and other throwable items! -he picked the "thief" class, BTW.

[@win_kay5306]

I really have my problems with the map design in ds2, it often times felt more frustrating than challenging

[@Budd631]

Dark Souls 2 in a few words or less right here.

[@CommanderCodyChipless]

I love when you guys do soulsborne videos. Especially when it's unintentional, like with the "top 10 hardest bosses" video lol

[@noahkleiter]

Lost Izalith is such a sad reminder that the original product was super rushed. The concept art is so cool, but the final product is so underwhelming because the team was working under deadlines.

[@rahulverma8774]

Yeah Nito,seath and gwyn were so cool They really looked like extremely powerful gods who are now losing power But witch of izalith's boss fight and most her minions were terrible

[@foxmcqwerty608]

falcon i have some advice for the mini-boss in that poison pit area in sekiro. you can cheese it by forcing it to stand in the poison pools and staying out of it's reach, baiting it to snipe at you and either blocking with the loaded umbrella, deflecting the shots, or simply side stepping them. it's a bit tedious to do and you gotta walk the boss on to solid land again in order to poison them again once it wears off but it makes it easier to deal with by a crapload. you can speed it up with the loaded umbrella's follow up attack after you get it charged up from blocking the snipes, as well as getting a stealth deathblow before you initiate the fight. just be sure you clear the adds up as best as you can before you start the fight. gachiin sugar's are your best friend while doing so.

[@coryyoung7544]

The frigid outskirts will always be 1# most hated those that know about it don't talk about it and those that don't know it should be happy for themselves.

[@kdawg3484]

No mandatory Bloodborne areas on here which I think speaks to the excellent design of the game in general. The Defiled Pthumeru Chalice definitely feels like they wanted to add a little actual Souls into the game. Having half health makes you play much more defensively in a game that typically rewards aggression, because a lot of things can one- or two-shot you now. One thing worth noting is that you do get the best blood gems from Cursed dungeons, so there is a reward for doing them. I've spent so much time on the Watchdog of the Old Lords at this point that I almost kind of perversely look forward to that fight when I'm derping around doing various user-shared chalice dungeons. (I particularly like the Whirligig Saw in that fight.) The chalice dungeons do give this optional way to fight different enemies and bosses in very different scenarios, which is kind of cool. And it's not just copy and pasting bosses into the rest of the normal game like the other Souls games. But, yeah, Defiled Pthumeru is definitely the real challenge of the game.

[@JC5481]

The Sekiro one was one of my farming routes during my time playing, I didnt hate it, I actually enjoyed it :D

[@jsullivan2112]

One of my favourite areas in the entire game!

[@wasinater9377]

Code veins knockoff anor londo easily beats all of these combined. A 3 level high labyrinth where everything looks the same, connects together in weird ways and takes like half of the games playtime just to get through just because you cant find the goddam exit...yeah code vein is great

[@cyo_mh]

Thief ring + alluring skulls got me through that section in sl1 on demons souls

[@ultimatedespair7079]

I’m my opinion blightown is actually pretty easy when you get used to it. I like the darker atmosphere though.

[@brennanscarcello1443]

I just completed Dark Souls 2: Scholar of the First Sin yesterday. I have completed every Dark Souls, I Platinumed Bloodborne and have beaten every boss in Sekiro. I have to play Demon Souls (the original because good luck getting a PS5) before Eldem Ring is released.

[@gameranxTV]

👏

[@akeemsam]

On my first playthough of Dark Souls 2 right now, and I must say I enjoyed Shrine of Amana. I took it slow and steady and yes I had some troubles and a couple of deaths but overall still had fun. On the other hand, Iron Keep...I never want to do there again. This is the first time in my Souls journey where I legitimately got tired and almost demotivated to continue. The Alonne Knights are just the worst. Followed by middle finger boss and bonfire placements, double red phantom invasions at the beginning and so much fire. My gosh I needed it to end.

[@voltarinedecleire3634]

Blightown is one of those areas that i really appreciated in the second playthrough... just great design

[@WoahItsCrazyMike]

I agree with the anor londo archers honorable mention being one of the worst areas in dark souls, though for a different reason, I think it's one of the worst places in ds1 because it goes entirely against the hard but fair design philosophy of ds1, as an example, think of the first time you encounter a painted guardian, he's by himself, in an open space so you can move around him easily. after that straightforward encounter, the game throws a curveball by making you fight some on narrow rafters, but it's fine because you just fought one in a controlled environment and get to understand how it works and fights. then you get to the god damn anor londo archers, your FIRST ENCOUNTER with silver knights, and it's literally the hardest one! every other encounter with silver knights in the game is easier than this first one, top that off with the left archers AI being really finnicky (he's supposed to stop firing arrows once you get to the top section, but sometimes he'll shoot an arrow at your back anyway) It's a perfect example of how not to scale your difficulty progression in a game, oddly enough coming right after a perfect example of how to properly scale difficulty with the painted guardians. once you're beaten the game, and go back, yeah, you can get past them easily, but it's because you know how they work at that point, when to parry, etc.

[@i_play_everything1359]

im sure someones already said this but blighttown isn't half as bad if you know about the back entrance

[@tray0302]

Best souls video ever! I bet most solid souls players knew what #1 would be. One nasty spot I was glad to summon a homie.

[@gameranxTV]

Thanks

[@Charok1]

I liked the DS 3 Angel location. What I don't like was the boss next to the end boss with the guy and dragon. Bad boss.

[@phunq_]

Just spent the day playing DS3 and came to youtube with this recommendation. On point haha

[@gameranxTV]

👌👀

[@SasukeFromPart1]

A dedicated Souls video, noice.

[@SubzeroNr1]

Watching this video and not played the games feels so satisfying ^^

[@omehoffice]

never understood the hate for blighttown. yes, it's an absolute hellhole to go through for the first time, but after that it's pretty much one of the best locations in the whole game

[@lawrenceriverside6659]

First time (it was on ps4, thank god it went more than a frame a week) i kinda of cried myself to sleep. My brother did it before me but he was at the seaside with parents and I was home alone and pretty blue. Somehow managed to descend it and gave the middle. Second run was like "oh wait the ladders are where the torches are?" and it went like a trip at the ice cream factory

[@triash]

i really like your style of narrating -> subbed

[@CrissCrossCA]

I dont really agree with the ranking as I liked some of the areas like Izalith because the lava part isnt that big if you figuered it out and after it its really awesome to explore the ruins (+ Solaire) or black gulch which is looking pretty awesome, is short and I liked the enemys there, really nightmareish. Shire of storms and tomb of giants are easy with the right items. My most hated area by far is shrine of amana because the range of the casters is ridiculous and it took me many hours to progress an area you could run across in 3 mins if you're good and you know it well. Also suprised Iron Keep from from DS2 isnt included as you have to fight 15 strong knights every time you wanna attempt one of the hardest bosses of the game. Its just frustrating and no fun at all

[@offworlder461]

Well, i think this list is based on players' first time experiencing the areas. Pretty much every areas in every souls games can fun once you've, as you say, figured it out, since it becomes easy.

[@jakehodge8324]

My first time playing dark souls was after watching a speedrun. And while I didnt try and speedrun myself, starting with the master key and going to blight town through the exit was great. Ive since gone back and have done the area proper, but im glad I did it the way I did on my first playthrough

[@krotos6134]

I belive The Farron Keep deserves a mention

[@sam-pletext8352]

Bruh, i love mibu village. Not for the visuals, but for all those enemies you can take down without resting on a bonfire. Its like a perfect place to farm, also, it can be used to try every weapon and item in your inventory. I feel its pretty underrated in a way of being your sandbox. And the lore of the area is something i enjoy

[@hudsonfolkerts7278]

I actually find the defiled amygdala harder than the watchdog because staying to the left of the watch dog can have you avoid half of the attacks while after you break his head just shooting it or attacking before the increased damage dissapears you can kill it without being touched even once

[@supereffective8292]

I found both of them to be pretty easy. On the other hand, i had my ass handed to me like a million times by the bloodstarving beast lol

[@nitish5636]

I loved this video… amazing dark souls throwback. Haha mibu village is super annoying and encountering the silver knight archers the first time was such hell

[@MrDeaditeking]

Blightown on 360 at release still gives me.nightmares xD

[@ReidZer0]

The Shrine of Amana... I can't describe how much I despise this area

[@Esenyushi]

Shrine of storms is actually my favorite area in DS but I gotta give it Frigid outskirts for least favorite. Navigating that blizzard hellhole while getting jumped by reindeer only to get to a gank boss fight made that place a nightmare.

[@danielolsen8490]

Shrine of storms is kinda rad, right?

[@zzodysseuszz]

I have a feeling frigid outskirts and shrine of Amana are on here…..both of which are the most overhated areas in the series. 1.) frigid outskirts has no enemies aside from the reindeer’s. they only spawn once per blizzard and they die easily (3 attacks from a grand lance) plus they stun easily as well. The dark crypt black sword absolutely shreds them and you most definitely have this build by the time you’re playing this dlc and if you don’t then you’re playing the game wrong. Very regular area. It was overhated. 2.) shrine of Amana is only bad if you rush the area (you can still successfully rush it if you’re careful) and the only bad part per se is the drake knights right before the fog wall with the poison snail things in it. It’s literally only a bad area if you try to rush the whole thing and have a crappy build.

[@rorisang8602]

The Area in dark souls 2 where you have to pass to fight the blue smelter demon or the horrendous snow area with giant deer in dark soul 2 are two of the most awful locations in all of dark souls.

[@Anamnesis010]

Iron Passage.

[@Budd631]

Reindeer fuck land. It’s meant for coop that’s why as solo it’s so insane. Terrible design. DS2 dlc has some great areas and some real duds.

[@Nazo-kage]

For me the place I hated revisiting in demon souls when I got a hold of the remake was the prison of hope 3-1 I remembered how anxious I was when I first played the PS3 version but since then I played through blood-borne so I thought maybe it wouldn’t bother me anymore. Not only did it still affect me just as much as it did back then, I also made the colossal mistake of trying to play the level at 3 o’clock at night. Needless to say my dreams were filled with Bell ringing mind flayer’s.

[@redfishrambo5761]

That area reminds me of Bloodborne sooo much. I love Bloodborne and didnt play Demon Souls until the remake so it was one of my favorite areas right off the bat. But it was a bit creepy and unsettling at first, not even gonna lie.

[@2k13Ghost]

Frigid Outskirts, my guy

[@tonesdad0408]

7:45 The Sunlight Maggot helps in lighting the way. Its also way more useful than the lantern as it's equipped as a headpiece.

[@AncestorEmpire1]

#1 will always be OG blight town.

[@EleosGames]

Demon Souls remake is absolutely amazing, it sounds and feels like a true next-gen game. The Depraved chasm was the worst place for me. I was hoping Elden's ring would look like this:P but o well I know Elden is open world and old gen compatible but that's not a valid excuse seeing Horizon Forbidden West is also open world and old gen compatible.

[@avgjoegaming8271]

Mibu seemed hard cause theres a lot of enemies but they die so easy Yah gun got and poison where annoying Top of the tower with all the ninjas and ministry assasins is bad too

[@trinity3422]

Funny how the majority of the areas mentioned are in Dark Souls and yet the first Dark Souls is the one that most people swear is the best lol. Personally I like 1&3 equally, maybe 3 more.

[@demiurge5374]

Blightown is so much better with master key

[@crimsonshadowx6]

yea not a alot of ppl know that

[@donnerblitzen1388]

That thumbnail has soul.... I felt that one.

[@enigmaC3]

The title screen as you know the pain you are going to put yourself through. For fun of course

[@steventownsend1384]

Part 2? Maybe would like to see some more on bloodbourne and Sekiro I know there’s a lot of hated areas in the soul’s games but I want to see some more

[@Praedyth12]

Love the thumbnail

[@BaldAndBearded]

The archers in Anor Londo is the correct answer. Well done!

[@crimsonshadowx6]

Lost Izalith Was Rushed also it was made by a dev that didnt know what he was doing hint the dragon butts and the shit ton of Taurus demons

[@HI-du4lq]

valley of defilement was way harder to get thru than blighttown in my opinion. I was fully expecting #1 to be frigid outskirts

[@RevenantMain1]

You made it past the load screen huh?

[@gameranxTV]

😅

[@RandomPS5Guides]

DS1 in the dark you can get the helmet that lights up around you. That's what you need instead of using a torch limiting your fighting and movement.

[@AdemTumerkan]

I actually just played the entire Souls trio for the first time recently - and my god in DS1 the Anor Londo silver archers was the most infuriating thing That is until I got to the chaos bed boss in Lost Izalith Horrible designs PS - still loved the games though

[@obzen901]

Best trilogy ever

[@harls7317]

Thank god you mentioned those archers! I just beat that part yesterday for the first time after trying and dying an untold amount of times!

[@arcade7651]

Dark Souls is a game you could make me play and in 2 minutes I'll throw the controller

[@willhuey4462]

when i play them on pc i usually cheat use a trainer that was how i beat dark souls 2.

[@BuckBeakGaming]

To avoid breaking your controller Simple Solution never play a from software game ever again Lmao

[@slugy1236]

Just get into the right mindset, it helps

[@Kadeo-ms6qw]

@@willhuey4462 *SHAME*

[@tatienouorest3358]

Hey! How many poison swamps do you think will be in this vid?

[@jordanleopold93]

Perf timing. JUST bought the DS Trilogy and I'm ready for some nice pain and frustration.

[@gameranxTV]

Have fun!

[@win_kay5306]

Great, welcome to a nice community and have fun!

[@Ak47OrganDonor]

Thanks for the Soul content it is always welcome :)

[@kingshadow8782]

Nice

[@Xvin22]

Jo mama

[@gameranxTV]

Very nice

[@kingshadow8782]

@@gameranxTV Thank you

[@Someone89a]

Me at first “what do you mean Frigid Outskirts isn’t the most hated????” Falcon “I refuse to even call it an area” Me: “you know… you’re right”

[@GaZaRaVe]

Yeah but I still think that it or iron passage should have been #1 considering blight town is honestly just a meme at this point. Outside of the frame rate dips the area isn't that bad.

[@devastatheseeker9967]

It isn't bad. It's quite good in fact but SEKIRO IS NOT A SOULS GAME

[@Dan-Kart]

I thought the same thing, and neither is Bloodborne! Tho I think they let included them cuz they're FromSoftware games, but still.

[@Xl_Fenrir_lX]

3:38 “another widely liked disarea” lol we all have those days