15 Secret Areas In Dark Souls That You Probably Missed

Here are 15 secret areas in Dark Souls and 1 BONUS secret area that you definitely missed!
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[@isuki_777]

You are 12 years late, never knew ash lake existed.

[@libralonix]

I totally missed it first time round!

[@themightycrixus1131]

Hilarious!!!

[@AnonYmous-hj1tb]

Don't give up, skeleton...

[@onzir]

Lmao impossible

[@rgagnon9681]

True

[@MStone2011]

I love being on ng+4 and discovering a new illusionary wall

[@libralonix]

Heck yes! This is what i like to hear, out of curiosity which one was it?

[@jasonlee3477]

@@libralonixfor me it was near where patches does the bridge troll

[@vadiks20032]

i think DLC is so unpredictable that you might as well add it to list of secret areas

[@libralonix]

I was half tempted to add the DLC access to the list, but i think it might be better to just make a video on it by itself

[@morgandawson9450]

Honestly and this is no joke unfortunately. I've played all three dark souls and the first remastered on the switch and just brought remastered on the Xbox and only found out yesterday there's dlc for dark souls 1 💀

[@vadiks20032]

@@morgandawson9450 i was in shock aswell, when i found out remaster goes with free DLCs. man, i was so stupid, telling my friend "aw man ds3 dlc is cool, i should've bought dlc for dr remaster". who'd have thought it's so well hidden?!

[@libralonix]

​@morgandawson9450 Well then you are in for an absolute treat!

[@HuynhNguyenVan-fj6dq]

wow, I was so proud of myself for finishing Ds1, after watching this list, I realized that I miss most of them.

[@libralonix]

Nicely done on the DS1 finish, i hope you enjoyed the game! Now you have an excuse to go back and play it all over again in search of some secrets!

[@applejuice8173]

Same I only recognize like half of these, just finished my first playthrough last week

[@libralonix]

@@applejuice8173 Oooo noice GGs, how did the first playthrough go? I hope you enjoyed it!

[@applejuice8173]

@@libralonix good, honestly s tier story telling (previous favorite game was shadow of the colossus, expectations high) and the combat was awesome. I found the ending to be very powerful, and it is still at the forefront of my mind. The only thing I didn’t like were the hit boxes and tomb of the giants, blighttown was manageable but holy shit every time I hear “tomb of the giants” I get flashbacks man lol

[@libralonix]

@@applejuice8173 That's awesome, really glad you enjoyed it. Whats your plan next? I personally would highly recommend playing the series in order, DS2 does get a lot of hate (most of it unwarranted and just people jumping on the bandwagon, but it is a very good game), but it does have some more hitbox issues, and in some cases they can be worse than in DS1, but overall its a great game, and has a much bigger scope than DS1. Shadow of the Colossus is a banging game too, i played it when it first came out on the PS2, and also have played the PS4 remake too and both versions are just breath-taking. Tomb of the giants CAN be a nightmare, luckily on my first playthrough I already had the sunlight maggot helm (which lights up the area) so i've never had to joys of playing it completely in the dark. I would definitely recommend getting it or the skull lantern for future playthroughs!

[@darkflip]

In ocarina of time theres a hole you can crawl through right next to where you start the game, inside youll find the secret kokiri sword.

[@blackcloudmichigan]

Basically 😂😂

[@jacobmetz3267]

Cool vid. Don't forget, though, in order to get Ingie to give you his pyromancy, there are a few more steps. First, after you join the Chaos covenant, you have to first get the parasite egg on your head and let him give you the antidote. Then, make sure your intelligence is AT LEAST 11. He won't offer his pyromancy if you are not at 11 intelligence. Then, keep talking to him, and he will ask you if you have an interest in pyromancy. Answer yes, and there ya go!

[@libralonix]

Good point, it may be worth doing a small how to on this alone!

[@IrvineTheHunter]

So every "secret" area except, 4 & 7 has clues, i.e. you can see into the Anorlondo secret room, via the window pointing at the hallway; also tip on mimics, you can tell which chest is which because one has a chain reaching out to you ready to wrap you up in it's loving embrace.* PS: Also mimics are weak to Lloyd's talismans, using one will put them to sleep. PSS: The Vamos bonfire only exists in the remake, but honestly using the previous bonfire and cutting through Vamos is almost as easy, and well worth the effort for the time saved backtracking.

[@libralonix]

So for me, I only started the series at the start of last year when all the servers were down, so i had to find most of this stuff without any of the clues! I didn't find either of the catacomb bonfires on my first 2 playthroughs, so for me that area sucked! I still put it off for as long as I have to on new playthroughs!

[@libralonix]

@irvineTheHunter Thanks for the tip on the Lloyds Talisman, I've added this one to my most recent video!

[@libralonix]

@@user-us3ic8sx6x Yeh the mimics breathing was one i knew about before, although some of them can still be sneaky and take way too long to breath, been burnt by that one! I'm actually doing my first ever enemy and boss randomiser on Twitch this week, so i will keep an eye out for the Chanellers aura of power! Thanks for the tip!

[@damionmanuel7337]

The chain on the chest also points the opposite directon from a normal chest if it's a mimic. That's how I could tell them apart, until I memorized their locations.

[@Elinox696]

@@damionmanuel7337i didn't know that, I would usually stare at them to see if they are breathing

[@dr_ubo]

12 years and almost 1000 hours between many versions... this is the first time I see #11

[@libralonix]

Id got a good 300 hours in before i discovered #11 myself!

[@mako8091]

I didn't find this until NG plus.

[@limasapenas]

Bro I find most of them in my first playthrough, though some was by pure accident, like the second illusory wall that lead to the great hollow, I was like "nah, there's no way it'll be a second illusory wall" and it was 💀

[@libralonix]

You channelled your inner Miyazaki and won.......well done young grasshopper!

[@limasapenas]

@@libralonix I was actually kinda surprised by how the illusory walls were easy to find on ds1, normally is in a "obvious" place, or there's some kind of hint, like in the fire place one, there's a window where you can see through the passage. I think it's because my first souls game was Bloodborne, after finishing It, I discovered I missed whole areas and the entire dungeon mechanic 💀

[@zugz8632]

Dude #11 at 4:57. I have beaten this game probably 1000 times and that is no exaggeration and I have never found that bonfire. Nice find.

[@libralonix]

I feel you on that one, I completely missed both this and the Vamos bonfire on my first run, making the catacombs a horrible task!

[@Dubiestcream]

that catacombs hidden bonfire beside patches would have been very useful in the 6 playthroughs that i have done..

[@libralonix]

I feel you, I completely missed it first time around and absolutely hated every second of the catacombs!

[@Dubiestcream]

@@libralonix i hate that section of the game thee most since ive been doing chaos zweihander everytime extremely early in the game like pre sens fortress lamao

[@joeedwards8863]

Dark souls is INSANELY HUGE for its age...I did Code vein first,so I thought I had some idea....but I'm days in,level 246 overall,and I'm barely scratching the surface of what is able to be seen! From really did a great thing,Making it SO MASSIVE...I'm really dumbfounded...

[@MemeJuiceVids]

Secret bonfire in sens fortress. I didn't know that was there for a long time

[@libralonix]

Its a sneaky one that's for sure! "oh just jump off this edge, you'll be fine"

[@danny24042002]

I didn't even know there was a fortress 😅

[@voidbeetles]

It was really fun to watch this and realize I'd found almost all of them in my own playthrough! (Except that one wall in Sen's Fortress that needs to be hit rather than rolled through...)

[@libralonix]

Nicely done! That Sens Fortress wall is a slightly annoying one for not following the normal rules!

[@SensSword]

13 was unknown to me. Red chunks aren't that important to me but still nice to know.

[@libralonix]

Always handy for that Chaos playthrough!

[@drugsAreCrazy-yx6ft]

Sad part for me someone helped me find sif was a heart warming moment saveing that puppy from the abyss

[@libralonix]

Sifs whole lore is just an emotional roller coaster!

[@deanwinchester5268]

I’ve have a play time of 137,893 hours in this game (been playing since launch) and I’ve gotten every single secrets and items.

[@libralonix]

Noice! Please let me know when you've done another 559,076 hours!

[@deanwinchester5268]

Alright, might take me 5 more years

[@libralonix]

@deanwinchester5268 I'll be here eagerly waiting, plus it gives me plenty of time to make your trophy!

[@deanwinchester5268]

Umm.. we have a problem. I missed read it and it was actually 13,789 hours. My bad

[@TMane999]

Lmaooo I was like bro what how 😂😂

[@mateuszrukat7884]

After my first 80+ hour playthrough i didn,t knew about #8 #12 #13 and bonus section containing extra info at the end about blacksmith and flames. Thanks for the vid, cheers

[@libralonix]

My pleasure, hope you enjoyed your playthrough! Whats next on your gaming agenda.....Dark Souls 2?

[@mateuszrukat7884]

@@libralonix Thank you very much, indeed I did enjoy it like none other gaming experience ever before. Now I'm somewhere in the middle, or maybe even futher of DS 2, after 45+ hours, of which I spent at least few chasing my own tail, not knowing what did I miss. But now I guess it's ok. And I have to admit that I'm having more fun than I had with DS1 so far :)

[@joshuaweston6531]

I know literally all of these...I swear, so much of this game is now permanently etched into my memory banks!

[@libralonix]

You should check out my other 2 Dark Souls videos, lots more secrets and obscure stuff to test your knowledge on!

[@joshuaweston6531]

@@libralonix Will do!

[@libralonix]

@@joshuaweston6531 Appreciate it thank you!

[@adamwilson7876]

Considering how long this game has been out, all these “secrets” have been known for quite sometime now. But good job on the video.

[@libralonix]

Thanks for watching i appreciate the support! 😎

[@el_maoo]

i have finished that game 5 times and never knew about ash lake or another black smith

[@libralonix]

While ash lake is nothing to write home about, its definitely worth a visit, you'll find a familiar mini-boss and an extra covenant hiding a secret weapon! On the note of the blacksmith, during my first playthrough i didn't find the 2nd or 3rd bonfire in the catacombs making it an absolute nightmare for a souls noob.

[@-HellsSarcasticComedian-]

Cool list. I love this game and my favorite level is the abyss. What an interesting place lore wise and all these areas are filled with great lore and visual storytelling. If your new to the game still, hit all these areas because they feel so incredibly special. Especially Ash Lake when the music kicks in. Its that moment you say to yourself ,"Ooooh wow! This is SEVERELY important!". Then you get to the baby dragon... 😎👍

[@libralonix]

That's epic I'm glad you enjoyed it, thanks for watching! I won't lie I was a little dissapointed in ash lake, I missed it onmg first run all those years ago, but when I replayed the game I found out I'd missed a section, I went back to it, and with the great hollow and Ash Lake just felt a tad pointless and empty. I wil conceded the Aah Lake reveal is beautiful though!

[@-HellsSarcasticComedian-]

@@libralonix I discovered it grinding for the plat trophyand I agree. It could use more enemies, some more features, and of course a wickedly awesome boss instead of an easy to beat hydra. I'm not sure if it was rushed or if it's one of those Miyazaki quirks. I heard sometimes it's a matter of the visual storytelling over action with him and this is supposed to be a MAJOR lore area that wraps up Havel's plot against Seath, the attempted ending of the gods, and Seath's seizure of the area. Miyazaki might have also put a lack of enemies there (put there by Seath himself 😉), to possibly show that the area might have been important to Seath, but this also led the pale dragon into a dead end so he let it decay into what it is when you discover it. I'll have to look into it myself on that, but I agree with your feeling. I also think it would have been worth it to more people if they had a crazy boss down there as that is some epic music to hype ash lake up for so little. Anyways keep playing out there sunbro and thanks for the great vid again. I am on DSIII right now and am still finding new stuff 6 years later lol!

[@danny24042002]

I dont understand why this game looks more tense then their successor. Darkroot garden is my pvp spot of all time, the burg, sens fortress, poison swamp, painted world, catacombs, it seems they really put their soul in this game after a pact with the devil or something 😂

[@libralonix]

Dark Souls is just a phenomenally well designed game, I love the others in the series but they hit the nail on the end with DS!

[@Gebrilas]

#12 was my only one missing, damn I thought I had them all 😂

[@libralonix]

Hey 15/16 isnt bad! Better luck next time though 🫡

[@brudel001]

Funny thing is that in most cases you don't find any super unique item in those secret areas but just some ordinary items or accessory.

[@libralonix]

It's the wonder and sense of discovery that makes it all worth while 🫡

[@WrSalokinZ]

i knew all of those but your voice was so soothing that i kept watching till the end

[@libralonix]

Well what a lovely comment, thanks for watching!

[@luismendozaalcala4281]

Never heard about number 13. Gonna play right now in order to find it. Thanks a lot fella

[@libralonix]

More than happy to help, let me know how you get on! Enjoy the playthrough, and thanks for watching! 😎

[@shakyrob6512]

Didn't know about any of the fires. Currently have the boss in the Duke's Archives left before the last boss. Was knocking out the DLC content first. On the Black Dragon. Those couple hidden things will be nice. I had wondered how that chest was accessed. I am going to need to go back to New Londo Ruins for that chunk.

[@libralonix]

Glad it's helped! Good luck with the rest of your playthrough, let me know how you get on!

[@themightycrixus1131]

I found all of these back in the original release for Xbox 360. Oh the nostalgia and literal pain 😂

[@libralonix]

Noice! 😎

[@h4nn3x92]

I have found all of them in my first playthrough playing offline. I can tell that there are much more hidden areas which are hidden much better.

[@libralonix]

NOICE 😎

[@allyoucando8486]

I was watching hoping from something I don't know, but the contrary, I know all these hidden walls. Still Thanks for the refresh

[@libralonix]

I appreciate you giving it a shot, why not try out my latest video "25 Dark Souls Secrets". Surely there is something on that video you wont know.....surely!

[@SmellenBellen]

I mean I knew all of these except the one that just gets you a single titanite chunk. If I were you’d I’d mention the place you get the dark ember in the painted world because I don’t even know where it is and just learned it’s there being held by a stone blacksmith

[@libralonix]

If I can put enough secrets together for a 4th video in the "secrets" series. I will definitely add this one in for you!

[@hals3675]

The last one I can't believe i finish this game 45+new game and i don't see that one

[@libralonix]

In your defence, you do have to jump down what would normally be a deadly drop to access it!

[@listy77]

Ha, I don't think I found any of them so far. I love this game, only just started playing before Christmas. My god I suck at it haha.

[@libralonix]

Well full disclosure, the video (and some of my others) are full of spoilers for these areas, so watch at your own peril! And dont worry about being rubbish, everyone is to start off. My first playthrough was diabolical! Really glad your enjoying that game!

[@kennylauderdale_en]

I've played Dark Souls so many times this comes off as parody.

[@roderixdekaper]

What weapon are you using?

[@libralonix]

The Longsword, its my go to for most playthroughs, its a classic and i love it!

[@macariuswrench]

Didn't know about the Silver Pendant or Red Titanite Chunk, great wee video

[@libralonix]

Appreciate it, thanks for watching 😎

[@tankizard]

PS3, Prepare to Die, and 360 release didn't have a warpable bonfire at Vamos. That being said, I'm pretty sure veteran fans know this little fact

[@needycoolcjsbf9344]

I found all of these in my first playthrough and I’m not even done with it 💀

[@libralonix]

Let's goooo! Nicely done, you should check out some of my other videos and see how many of those you know, I'm sure I'll have something to surprise you!

[@josephfernandesjr5595]

#7 could have saved me so much time 😂 😭

[@libralonix]

I didnt find this bonfire until my 2nd playthrough either, so i feel your pain! The runback from the centipede demon bonfire to bed of chaos is a slog and a half!

[@_essence_07]

Every fromsoft game i play i miss a million things

[@libralonix]

Would it be a FromSoft game if we didn't?

[@grandmasterthefuriousfive7487]

You just check the chain of the chest to see if it's a mimic if not a mimic the chain point forward I learned that 15 years ago

[@libralonix]

Indeedio, plus the "breathing". Also, some one else commented today that the mimic chests are different colours, will need to check that out!

[@tyrioku]

I found every one by myself except for the 11th thx

[@libralonix]

Ayyy let's go, I missed this bonfire too! It comes in very handy!

[@drang42]

I knew all of them except the bonus area. I've seen Vamos before in videos but I never knew where he was and just thought he was deep in the Tomb of the Giants which I absolutely hate so I just forgot he even existed. I will definitely be getting him on my current NG+ run

[@libralonix]

Noice, I'm glad you found something useful! Its quite a handy little spot too, as it saves you running the catacombs if you just need to get to pinwheel.

[@WOOKMEISTA]

Oh man! That Lost Izalith hidden room Bonfire 🔥 I had no clue it was there! I’ll be sure to get that on my next run 🏃‍♂️ 😍

[@libralonix]

I did 2 whole playthroughs before I learnt about this one, literally cussing the run back to bed of Chaos from the fire centipede bonfire!

[@SSMLivingPictures]

Can I save Sif if I kill Great Grey Wolf Sif?

[@libralonix]

You can indeed save Sif in the DLC if you have already killed Great Grey Wolf Sif, this makes sense as the DLC is set in the past. The only thing you need to do in a certain order is kill Artorias prior to killing Great Grey Wolf Sif, this then gives you an alternative cutscene with Great Grey Wolf Sif, but if your not fussed about this then you can go ham in whatever order you fancy!

[@lich8546]

This is more like 15 illusionary walls. N since this game is about as old as Jesus I knew of all these. Good times tho in Dark Souls

[@wdm2180]

Ok,looks like i knew all of them. Love that game

[@libralonix]

Ooof, check out my latest video "25 Dark Souls Secrets" fingers crossed there is something in there you haven't seen before!

[@wdm2180]

@@libralonix ok.lets see

[@yassinrip3426]

nice list

[@libralonix]

Glad you liked it! Thank you!

[@fandomuniverse]

I wish these were in order...

[@libralonix]

Thanks for the feedback, out of curiosity, what order would you like them in, I assume you mean gameplay order? As the gane has several different pathings you can take this does make this tricker to know a definitive order

[@fandomuniverse]

@@libralonix thanks for the reply. Yes I meant the order of the progress, but yeah you are right but you said 😁

[@libralonix]

@@fandomuniverse I've got another video coming out next week, I'll see how possible it is to tweak the order to match the gane progression!

[@fandomuniverse]

@@libralonix can't wait 👌

[@Thetablepower]

Are people just now discovering this ? Any other souls veteran find it strange people are posting about secrets that were discovered 12 years ago ?

[@shamdogg]

it’s called an ILLUSORY wall not an illusionary wall. good video tho

[@libralonix]

While the official name is indeed illusory wall, the words illusory and illusionary are interchangeable and mean the exact same thing 😎 Thanks for watching 👍

[@micheljay8822]

This is a great video for 2012…

[@sejerrasmussen6537]

Exactly my thoughts lmao

[@libralonix]

Got to hard disagree on this one, with the mass influx of new souls players due to Elden Ring, more and more new players are diving into the Soulsborne games for the first time!

[@Pumpakage]

@@libralonixit’s funny because I just started dark souls not a few days ago so this video will be helpful lol

[@libralonix]

That's awesome! I really hope you have an epic playthrough, I've got lots of other videos that may help you out if you do struggle, but I'm sure you've got this! Make sure you keep us up to date on how your getting on!

[@micheljay8822]

@@libralonix yes and if they are just starting they can : 1. Get this content from a vast amount of other content creators who were a lot more organized. 2. Get specific content regarding where they are at the game right now , without being spoiled on other random areas Your assumption that “you have probably missed “ Suggest that you think these players already finished the game and are on a new character or ng+ And those are the people who find your video helpful? Why and how is it different than the other thousands of videos that did the same thing ?

[@bjd3707]

Great summary

[@libralonix]

Appreciate it thank you 😎

[@onepingonly1941]

I missed 3. There's 1 in an area I've never seen b4 and I've played infinite hours of DS. No clue what it is or where to find it. Another quest to fulfill!

[@libralonix]

Your not the only one, i completely missed The Great Hollow/Ash Lake on my first playthrough. Fully disclosure, its not an area I'm going to be too keen to revisit (well other than for the Cloranthy Ring)!

[@Freeman4815]

I didn't know only about 12

[@libralonix]

I'll take that as a win!

[@chir012]

thx man!

[@dranzerxs4222]

I didn't get through only location number 6.

[@mustafaadelez]

Nice and I love your channel 😍❤️

[@libralonix]

Thank you for the kind words!

[@andrewmatthews-mitchell2680]

Most are common knowledge nowadays

[@libralonix]

This is true, but due to the popularity of Elden Ring we have a lot of new players to welcome into the Dark Souls fold!

[@arnaldob.g.9934]

Bet... after almost 6 years playing DS... I bet you didn't found out a new hidden area

[@libralonix]

You'd be surprised how many people old and new have actually found something they didn't know about. That's why Dark Souls is such a brilliant game! Sorry it didn't bring anything new for you! Thanks for watching!

[@drgitgud]

hot take, hiding bonfires behind illu walls is terrible gamedesign for peoples first playthrough. some of them could have cured my massive runbacks LOOKING AT YOU CHAOS BED now that i know them the game became so much better, what a shame im in ng+ and hated my first playthrough because of runbacks

[@libralonix]

I completely get your point of view here, I too missed the bonfire before BOC hidden behind the illusory wall, and it did indeed make that particular run back pretty frustrating, but for me at least, this didn't cause me to hate my first playthrough, and I'm genuinely saddened that it had that effect for you! I know for a lot of people, most illusory walls are glaringly obvious with floor signs, luckily for me, my first playthrough was when all the servers were down, so i had a nice blind playthrough, and as someone who loves to find all the nooks and crannies, it was a pleasant surprise on my 2nd playthrough when i discovered this additional bonfire. Dare i ask, have you played DS2, as there are a good amount of bonfires hidden behind illusory walls.....

[@drgitgud]

@@libralonix i did challenge runs on DS3 Sekiro and currently on Elden Ring (in that order) and decided to pay the the souls series respect and check out DS1. Tho i see all the fundamentals that made the souls genre what it is i had a terrible experience with DS1 because i literally 1 or 2 shot every boss so far (except death bed) and died 98% of times to traps ambushes frustrated runbacks skipping enemys and dont get me started on that trap castle... i always play offline because the messages kinda ruin immersion for me so i dont see the obvious markers, didnt play DS2 but planning to after finishing the DS1 dlc which i had to replay the game because it forced me into NG+ which was also a terrible thing considering how hidden the DLC was. I also skipped the dephts and explored new londo and blighttown backwards with hours of runbacks because my firekeeper was dead and my next bonfire was at the blacksmith, let me tell you DS1 was one of the worst und most unfun gaming experiences to date. still a good game tho cant denie that. im so glad they fixed all of this in the future titles

[@drgitgud]

@@libralonix im also a very patient person in souls games, i no damage run some bosses etc and die for hours without tilting because they are fun to play, but DS1 actually made me alt f4 more times than i can count due to runbacks alone lol

[@libralonix]

I feel your pain with being forced into NG+, the same exact thing happened to me as i made what i thought was a sound decision to save the DLC till last, then had to redo half of the game in NG+ just to access and do the DLC, definitely one of FS daftest decisions. So, one thing i will say is that for you to play the games out of order will inherently make certain aspects of the earlier games much easier, especially with the boss fights, as you are used to way more difficult bosses from DS3, Sekiro & Elden Ring that DS1 just cant live up to. I personally played them in order (except demon souls which i played after DS2) and i felt the progression through the games was fantastic, you could really see the mechanics and bosses of the games developing and improving (including better bonfire placements, DS3 & Elden Ring chuck bonfires at you left right and center). Plus as DS1 was most peoples first (or second dive into souls if they played DeS) most bosses tricks so to speak, were new and a surprise. I did experience most of the issues you faced on my first playthrough of DS1, as i played it offline and blind, but i found the experience a polar opposite, having to explore and find alternative options to problems was a fantastic challenge. And now every time i return to DS1 it genuinely feels like such a cosy experience to try new things, and take alternative routes.

[@drgitgud]

@@libralonix yeah i feel like im just super spoiled by er ds3 and Co i can recognise that ds1 was amazing for its time i wish i played them in order i might have had more patience with its flaws I just finished the dlc and the bosses where at least a decent challenge especially manus with his cheesy rollcatching multihit combo, took me a while to realize to keep distance and punish his handslams, and luckily i found the Silver amulet on my own that helped too Im kinds scared of ds2 since everyone says its so extremely Bad lol but i wanna See for myself

[@mega-mtv7929]

I found 90% of this areas i gues i am exploring too much.

[@libralonix]

You can never explore too much, even if you die, this is the way!

[@hyboirds1536]

In my first couple playthroughs I found all of these. I had played ds3, bloodborn and sekiro before ds1, so maybe I had a leg up. But these all seem pretty common knowledge at this point. Its a bit late for a video like this. Also just a note, its "illusory" not "illusionary". Surprised no one else was as much of a pedantic asshole as I aparently am.

[@libralonix]

You'd be surprised how many new players we have coming into the Dark Souls community, Elden Ring made the series/genre much more mainstream so there are surprisingly a lot of people getting some good use out of this. My main intention was to just collate all the spots into one video, but im loving the fact so many are finding it useful. And don't worry, you're not the first to point it out. And yes while "illusory" is the in-game term used, illusionary and illusory both have the same meaning and can be used interchangeably 😎

[@Zibit21]

I think I missed #8 and #13 🤔

[@libralonix]

Noice, time to go back and do another playthrough then right?!?!

[@Almost_Healthy]

So this is for new players.

[@libralonix]

Yes and no!

[@madmax_665]

Um, ackshually, I knew all of those!

[@libralonix]

Did you find the hidden frog though?

[@madmax_665]

Man I Like Frogs@@libralonix

[@libralonix]

​@madmax66655 Well make sure you look out for the 10 hidden frogs in every video!

[@rujianfu]

I found about 1/3

[@libralonix]

Noice 😎

[@jaytravis2487]

Sorry but my English ain't great. Is he repeatedly saying 'illusionary"?

[@libralonix]

Yes.....yes I am!

[@filippopaolillo2006]

Bri’sh

[@libralonix]

Ello Guvna!

[@MichaelRains-s6s]

Skweee

[@justgetbetter999]

il bro non sa che mi guardo sabaku

[@mantisshrimp8121]

Nice, its like 2013 again...

[@libralonix]

I CAME IN LIKE A WRECKING BALL!!!!

[@maccer.8883]

git gut😐😪

[@Incubookie]

Another secret is theres a certain coffin you can sleep in that will take you to gravelord nito to join his covenant

[@sonnyc3826]

and get the gravelord sword..i use it and have for most of the game.

[@roscovian]

or jump down the well at firelink and itll take you straight to the big coffin

[@Incubookie]

@@roscovian 💀

[@jetmad2551]

You need an eye of death for the coffin to work.

[@TohtoriP]

Troll :D ​@@roscovian

[@Svettjan]

Nice list. Would've been good to include the Darkroot area where you find the Wolf Ring, most people miss that one (and there's even a unique enemy type there).

[@libralonix]

This would have been a great addition to the list. I have got another video coming with even more secrets so i can add it to that one!

[@libralonix]

@svettjan thanks for the suggestion on this, it may or may not be in my most recent video 👀

[@Iankameel]

The pretty frog things lol

[@punyr5338]

I love my little frog-ray boys

[@deltarek1534]

I came for that one never knew about it until today after so many years of playing ds1

[@danyfay8848]

The hiden bonefire of sen's forteress would have being à good mention

[@Punchin83]

Hidden bonfire? I've only ever used the one at the top by the firebomb throwing giant. Where is the hidden one?

[@lospolloshermanoslph]

@@Punchin83 well it is the hidden one

[@LilDovahkiin767]

Not hidden

[@snowpools8498]

@@LilDovahkiin767 It is pretty hidden. I didn't find it on my first playthrough and probably never would've known if not for the internet. Main reason being it's hard to look at such random spots when massive balls of fire are being thrown at you.

[@hueminmeat1406]

Love this vid! I don't know if it's supposed to be a secret but after 200+ hours I found out that theres a Sen's Fortress bonfire...

[@IrvineTheHunter]

Or the elevator key, shit's convoluted AF.

[@lizard1255]

@@IrvineTheHunterI mean the elevator key is explicitly told to you if you go to Logan. Just because most people have the master key doesn't mean it's the only way to open his cage. It is weird that the master key works on his cage but not the elevators given it's the same lock. The key is also in a very easily accessible area, all you have to do is go down a staircase. But yeah the bonfire is pretty sneaky. I would not have found it if it wasn't for messages.

[@libralonix]

The Sens bonfire is a sneaky little one, i can add that onto the next video (more secrets to come)!

[@libralonix]

Even though i unlocked the elevator on my first playthrough, i never actually used it. I'll definitely need to test it to see how useful it is on the next run

[@lizard1255]

@@libralonix it's really useful if you don't immediately go through Anor Londo. The elevator takes you directly to the first axe pathway in the fortress. It's really nice when you go back to do some things before facing O and S.

[@JimmyBackbeat]

So far I've never seen a video that gave me information I didn't know in this game. I played way too much Dark Souls when it came out. I was so obsessed it was ridiculous

[@libralonix]

You can never play too much Dark Souls! Hopefully one of my other videos may offer you a surprise, but feel free to drop some knowledge bombs if you ever want to, always happy to learn new facts about these games!

[@MB-jq1uh]

Same here, although I recently found out that you can exit the forced Seath fight, where he captures you after killing you. Turns out, you're able to exit through the fog gate again!

[@libralonix]

@MB-jq1uh Yeh this was a fairly recent discovery for me too, I covered it on one of my other "dark souls secrets" videos. It still amazes me how many little quirky things the devs put in these games!

[@iromasd3313]

Bruh how can someone possibly not being able to find ghese locations without you tube🤣🤣🤣

[@velsucata]

@@iromasd3313 Hit every suspiscious wall, suspect everything xD it sounds insane but its a good mindset to unravel secrets in soulslike

[@KarlRock]

Thanks Bro. I just got to Anor Londo. Loving this game! Can you add timestamps to the video please? It’ll make it easier for everyone who keeps returning to this video.

[@libralonix]

I am in the process of adding timestamps to all my back catalogue, but its taking some time to get through them. All new videos come with timestamps from the get go though!

[@orest_4thhorseman]

There are no secrets to any of the souls games or bloodborne for me. I have the collectors edition strategy guides that i bought the day i bought the games. I miss strategy guides.😂

[@libralonix]

If they are the FuturePress guides they are an absolute must have for any fan, personally i like to play the games blind on a first playthrough, but its great to learn all the secrets after a few playthroughs of exploring!

[@leek5682]

He featured all the easy to reach ones, then leaves out the blue titanite slab in the crystal caves 😂

[@libralonix]

This video mainly focussed on areas hidden behind illusionary walls, but your 100% right, this would be a great addition to a future video!

[@MontgomeryWenis]

No, I knew all of these. Being an autistic completionist is exhausting usually, but extraordinarily rewarding in Souls games.

[@libralonix]

What's your favourite Soulsborne game?

[@MontgomeryWenis]

@@libralonix Bloodborne, hands down.

[@libralonix]

I absolutely love the combat and aesthetics of bloodborne, but for me the bosses just aren't that memorable compared to other FS games

[@MontgomeryWenis]

@@libralonix I disagree. The other games all have a similar aesthetic. Classic dark medieval fantasy, and that makes them bleed together more easily. I have thousands of hours combined between all the games, except Sekiro, and I frequently mix up bosses. Bloodborne, on the other hand, is unique in its style. The bosses are Victorian, Lovecraftian horror. That stands out. Their attacks are more mystical, their sounds more screechy. The only boss in Bloodborne that looks anything like the Demon's and Dark Souls and Elden Ring bosses is the Shadow of Yharnam. Maybe Rom. But that's it.

[@Zorxeng1990]

Ok I must admit that #11 got off guard... Played this game for years, and now, I know that I missed that bonfire that many times 😂

[@libralonix]

It is a sneaky lil bonfire in the Catacombs isn't it, i had such a rough time on my first playthrough because I didn't know about that one or the Blacksmith bonfire! Knowing about them definitely make the area a little less daunting!

[@saggy3567]

This brings me a lot of nostalgia, great video man

[@libralonix]

This is like my perfect comment! I love giving people a trip down memory lane!

[@eliusmeekus-5708]

Can't believe I've never known about Gwendolyn

[@libralonix]

To be fair, it is hidden pretty well! But on the plus side, ,now you have a new boss to fight! 😎

[@TMane999]

I sont know if you'll see this bro but slaying the giant princess in her chamber turns Anor Londo "dark" amd opens a whole secret story kind of. That story also includes the Gwendolyn fight at the end

[@velsucata]

@@TMane999 slaying the “princess” which actually is an illusion! Insane hidden lore!

[@TMane999]

@@velsucata facts!! Amazing game

[@dar4061]

Ill never forget the hidden wall behind the chest behind the other hidden wall..the idea of having an actual named area as the secret is amazing

[@libralonix]

Not just 1 named area, but 2! I completely missed it on my first playthrough, and tbh i wasn't too thrilled when i did find it on the 2nd playthrough, too twisty and windy and full of curses!

[@marekkovac2039]

U play DLC? :D

[@marekkovac2039]

​@@libralonixu find DLC? :D

[@libralonix]

Oh im very seasoned with Dark Souls, played and loved the DLC several times!

[@SamuraiJM]

Been playing this game for years and I never knew about #8 or #11, nice video!

[@libralonix]

That's awesome, glad to shine some new stuff your way!

[@casualcadaver]

Number 11 blew my mind. This is my favorite game. I have played it many many times and watched hundreds of hours of videos on it. I have never known of this bonfire and I doubt many others do.

[@libralonix]

Glad to be of help! I completely missed this on my first playthrough too, so easily done!

[@pjbarnestx]

There's a spot where you can SEE this bonfire (in between cracks in the wall), and it's a big tease because you can't get to it from there.

[@libralonix]

@@pjbarnestx oooo really? i will definitely have to take a gander at this!

[@frankgrimes7388]

Depending on what you’ve done in your playthrough, there’s also a Patches interaction right above the bonfire room.

[@libralonix]

@@frankgrimes7388 Its funny you mention that, I don't remember finding Patches here on my first few playthroughs, and then on my most recent Boss Randomiser run I did he was up there. Do you know what the requirements are to make him appear here?

[@maximus_ab]

I am sure who ever found these impossible to imagine secret areas at first must have gone hollow by now .....

[@libralonix]

Haven't we all!

[@maximus_ab]

@@libralonix I take 1 humanity every day with lukewarm milk

[@stripedhyenuh]

I found all of these on my first blind playthrough, but according to this video I guess I actually missed all of them

[@libralonix]

Fair play on finding them all on the first run, nicely done 😎

[@avidd_8084]

No way you just accidentally get to ash lake... Xd

[@dmdk1119]

In ash lake there usually is messages if you are online so there is that. I found also almost all of them. Only thing i googled was how to get to DLC since it is kinda weird you have to go that spot like 2-3 times to portal to appear

[@HatemZZZ]

Can some one tell me what the land number 15 name is plz?

[@libralonix]

#15 Is the Painted Worls of Ariamis, if you need to know how to get there you can check out my following video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/h5fCiJx8q6ipbsksi=tSa22DbasSn2-8A5

[@HatemZZZ]

@@libralonix no thanks am on this world but i dont know how to get out of it...

[@libralonix]

@Ahmadbousl Ahhh gotcha, unfortunatly you need to just work your way through the area to leave as the bonfire warping is locked during this section

[@FrADandD]

Good video :) if you see all game is a potentially secret are 😀

[@12joric]

0:38 The what gate 0.o

[@libralonix]

You know...... OH YOU KNOW!!!!

[@BroadwayJosh]

You missed one on the Crystal pathway to Seath the Scaleless: at the opening of the end of the Crystal tunnel with two Crystal Lizards, there is a long invisible upward twisting Crystal pathway to a Blue Titanite Slab that requires many many Prism Stones to make visible - or not - if you think you can follow the spare falling snowflakes marking the passage to the Slab. Of course, it's really not secret, but the Shiny is easy to miss if you're not paying close attention, as it is very far away. There is also an obscured witch summons hidden by bushes at the bottom of the steps of the tower leading to the Moonlight Butterfly in Darkroot Garden. If summoned, her gear is later available at the end of a short pathway when exiting left from the Firelink Shrine Tower into the Valley of the Drakes/entrance into Blighttown.

[@libralonix]

Thanks for watching, I've covered these two extra secrets in some of my more recent videos, but always appreciate people suggesting new secrets! Keep em coming 😎

[@NJP1234567890]

I think ash lake is one of the best hidden areas for many reasons. 1 it’s in blighttown and many new players aren’t going to want to explore it cuz. Well. It’s blighttown. And 2 it’s behind 2 hidden walls and a long fucked up path down a tree with fucking crazy frogs! But when you get there it’s ahhhhhh. I wish they did more with the area.

[@libralonix]

I completely missed it on my first playthrough, and then when i found it on the 2nd run, i was kinda glad i missed it first time round. I do agree, i wish they had done more with it. After getting through the Great Hollow, Ash Lake feels like a bit of a let down

[@JonderQuintero]

Hi there, in the year 2022, when i play for first time Dark Souls : Prepare To Die Edition, i found almost all this secrets, except by #6, in the abyss the unique thing i past hours there is collecting souls for level up. This year i am playing Dark Souls 2 : Schoolar of first sin, for first time, on friend house, by the moment i just reach the Drangelic Castle or something like that. i am level 200, i feel my characters level is too much low. Because i die too much, already i had more 1700 deaths, because of that i never became my character into human, all my game i had do like a hollow with the minimal life bar possible. The first time i talk with a old man on a chair, he told me "You found him 3 times, but you requiered convert to human" when he say that i kill that npc XD. after of that he don't want talk to me for hours XD, and after hours the unique thing talk to me that day was "You character can't access the abyss"

[@libralonix]

Personally i would say level 200 is way more than enough for a first completion of Dark Souls 2, but that being said, if you are struggling theres no harm in continuing to level up. And don't worry about the high deaths, i was on 1812 deaths by the time i finished my first playthrough. Everyone plays at their own pace, and skill level, so don't worry about anyone else, as long as you're enjoying the game that's all that matters!

[@darudesandstrom1067]

Dark souls saving grace is the level design and detail of the world. Definitely the best designed world in the series, but with the absolute worst gameplay lmao

[@libralonix]

Being the worst of a fantastic game series is still a very good thing, but saying that, the gameplay is miles better than OG Demons Souls IMO!

[@conejonegro957]

i have to admit i was gonna talk s on this video cuz i think most where very well know things... but you got me at #11 so im sorry for being a jerk, probably was helpfull for a lot of people too

[@libralonix]

Yes let's goooooo! Your all good no apologies needed. I'm just psyched there was something you didn't know, that's why I make this content, love to show people new (or some may say old) things lol

[@arglebargle42]

I've been playing since launch, more than 2k hours, and I NEVER KNEW #14, great job man!

[@libralonix]

Ayyy thats epic, glad you managed to find something new for you in the vid!