7 Easiest Ways to Screw Yourself Over in Dark Souls

No room-filling boss can screw you over in Dark Souls as hard as you, the player, can screw yourself. These hard-to-foresee mishaps can easily send an entire playthrough sideways.
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[@JinsoNation]

“Mistaking an npc for an enemy” >shows Petrus No, that’s definitely an enemy

[@spacedolphincorp318]

Just ask that one nun in the catacombs

[@nickflippy7549]

deep

[@BewareTheLilyOfTheValley]

Anyone know where Jane is? That was her name, I think?

[@mathieugaillard3968]

I killed him ofc after buying everything lol

[@NourArt02]

First time i met the creature before the chaos daughter i smached him so hard with my Zweihander, and never looked back, until i watched a tutorial and realized he was an npc

[@BeardedNerdSE]

8th way to screw yourself over: Hey, I've heard getting cursed is really bad, so I'll put all my levels into Resistance!

[@adrianchilds666]

Yeah I did that on my first play thru cause my cousin told me I was gonna have to deal with poison swamps and getting cursed so I was like oh well resistance is probs a great idea to dump souls in. Man that first playthru was hell lol

[@eclipsedninja1346]

I have no regrets with my choice (someone who was trapped in a painting for a week because of a walking ball sack)

[@arndnaj]

Resistance does nothing for curses. Humanity gives you curse resistance, and you don't need much to deal with the basilisks. 10 humanity is plenty of curse resistance.

[@arndnaj]

@Adventurer yes, the ring is in the accessible parts of new Londo, before draining the ruins.

[@adrianchilds666]

@@arndnaj you know what's even better for curse resistance........ 99 humanity.

[@Spencer-wc6ew]

A tip for new players about npcs: If you can't lock onto the person, they aren't hostile. So that's a good, quick way to tell if you should kill something

[@reizak8966]

I figured that one out by accident, but it is probably one of the best bits of advice for newbies!

[@acodplayer2956]

Thanks I almost killed a dude around a corner

[@jiwon4903]

Welp didn't work for the milfanito in DS2. You can lock on and start whacking, BAM! you're banned from the altar at the Shrine of Amana. Real dick move Fromsoft.

[@tokiomiller9896]

I’ve been using this for Elden Ring, especially so I don’t hit friendlies by campfires and such.

[@jionmionskwisgaar1476]

Elden ring be lock: "welp, looks like everybody's gonna kill you now"

[@gingerd2098]

Never forget my roommate absolutely hating Dark Souls 1. He didn’t realize lighting bonfires was a thing and kept starting over from scratch 🤣

[@andeolevain]

That's the issue with having such a reputation of being a hard game. In any other game, you would realize there must be something you are not doing right. With dark souls, you're like "Ok, I guess that game is very hard indeed". That was absolutely my reasoning in many instances where I was just missing something.

[@drakenn342]

Oh dear sweet summer child

[@cinnamonshake45]

Bro made soulslike a roguelike

[@ivosamuelgiosadominguez6649]

Doesn't the Undead Asylum teach you about lighting bonfires, though?

[@cinnamonshake45]

@@ivosamuelgiosadominguez6649 maybe he didnt understand or skipped the instructions?

[@iamdavehall]

In my first run through I managed to get stuck in Ash Lake AFTER getting cursed by the toads there. Making the run all the way back up to Firelink to buy a purging stone remains my single greatest achievement in this game.

[@denniswijker7162]

in my first play through (i had seen a playthrough so it wasnt blind) I stupidly went through the painting in anor londo, and immediately sat at the bonfire... only then realising that meant I had to finish that entire section before I could continue my game. And somehow I was VERY much not build against specifically all the enemies that appeared there. It killed my run after repeatedly dying over and over to flame spewing zombies who explode on death with poison clouds, op bird people, undead dragons, big mass of sludge with shields that throw spears etc etc.

[@theluminousone5883]

I got cursed before gaping Dragon and didn't want to backtrack. I had to beat it Hitless.

[@jingalls9142]

@@theluminousone5883 bravo old chap. Thats a good tale

[@dominickkramer6469]

i made the same suicide run one time. shit was hard dude.

[@Pihsrosnec]

@@theluminousone5883 could've been worse, at least you got a boss that was actually reasonable to kill without getting hit

[@synthraofficial5366]

"Accidently pressing the shoulder buttons in when you put the controller down." I literally accidently killed the church dweller on my first Bloodborne playthrough by doing that. Now I refuse to stand near him. Poor thing.

[@elmuneco5108]

When I saw that this could happen, I habitually started standing at an angle to NPCs (or even next to them) so that I'm not facing their way in case of an accidental button press

[@synthraofficial5366]

@@elmuneco5108 unfortunately it was my first PlayStation 4 game because I bought the system just to play Bloodborne and Devil May Cry 5, so I had no idea what I was getting myself into at the time. I'd never experienced that before with the controller. So glad they rectified this with the PS5 controller.

[@ivanenfinger9331]

I've killed the Doll a couple times with accidental charged R2 while the controller was laying in my lap.

[@fmilton20]

So as we all know the PS controller is super easy to trigger the L2 R2 when setting the controller down. So here is what I have done since my first mishap of hitting the blacksmith in Demons Souls on PS3. I press right on the d pad and swap to my bow every single time I talk to an NPC. Thousands of hours through the whole DS games and I still do it. I don't trust me or the controller lol.

[@mh4841]

I am currently doing my first playthrough of Bloodborne and it a masterpiece!!

[@BuppersMedia]

I love how when the Crestfallen Warrior, who is very much supposed to be the embodiment of the actual players emotional state after dying repeatedly, is pushed into a fight by the player he shouts "I may be crestfallen, but I am not defenseless!" I think every DS player has felt that at some point, right before picking themselves back up for another go.

[@leoncoben6983]

It's an even more hilarious thought process once they start getting invaded and think they can maybe slow play it, only to NOPE this asshole is rolling around naked and has backstabbed me for the third time now, STOP TAKING MY HUMANITY! It was fun when I got the poison pyromancies though, I don't think anyone ever expected to get hit with that and watched them panic since they didn't bring any cures lol.

[@josedorsaith5261]

I love his taunt: "Oh no. How'd you let me do *that* to you?" Comes off like he's not even mad, just disappointed

[@zakuguriin4521]

Pro tip for anyone who gets stuck in Ash Lake and is cursed. Kill the clam enemies, they can drop the item that cures curse.

[@King_Joaquin]

yeees

[@CorgiusLord]

Follow-on-tip: If you keep running forwards to the very end of the area there is, in fact, *another* Bonfire. And a giant sleeping dragon. So there is that, but yeah, farm the clams, they'll give the curse-curing stones.

[@ytmndan]

Yea, but they can also one-shot you when you're cursed. Pro-tip: don't get cursed.

[@mynameisearl9283]

After curse, just wear the red tear stone ring and the dusk crown ring with Sanctus equipped and become ungovernable.

[@REALPEDROGAMEPLAYS]

@@mynameisearl9283what do those do again?

[@gigachad2437]

"Don't go left" Speedrunners: I'm about to do what's called a pro-gamer move.

[@darksoul9307]

left there is a nitos blade and cool spell can be taken for free with no damage and no need to fight.

[@christianwilke305]

Agreed. This is only a problem for brand new players

[@NathanSavageDamage]

Speedrunners don't actually go past skeletons early, or even at all, by using wrong warp that skips getting the 4 souls and getting past the kiln doors after obtaining the lord vessel.

[@TSfish94]

@@NathanSavageDamage to be fair, GLS was a VERY old route and might’ve even been one of many sub/arbitrary categories.

[@YaoMingus]

@The Lone Wanderer what is a "real gamer" in your mind?

[@kimballbelliston5925]

"sharpen your zweihänders and _prepare to cry"_ Vaati Vidya: "... Hey!"

[@DarkDesperado25]

Came here to see if anyone made this comment.

[@lightweave]

Going left first. 😄 In every RPG, since ancient times we were trained that skeletons (and rats) are the starter enemies. Easy to beat down, not much damage and slow. Yeah! They did that intentionally! 😁

[@brondermody3409]

The area looks so inviting too "do you want to have the high ground in an open area, or fight your way up winding steps next to a big ass cliff" the devs are evil lol

[@jeremybree1986]

Although there's some stuff you can get there early. Like the zweihander. And if you can dodge well you can put your bloodstain on top of the stairs allowing you to reclaim them without angering the skellies again.

[@sap_phys]

Rats yeah, not skeletons though

[@RazielSoulshadow]

And there's the people (me) who somehow failed to see the stairs at all and thought it was the only direction I could go... I did eventually manage to kill all the skeletons and make it to the tomb though! It was when they resurrected I knew something was wrong lol.

[@WickedRibbon]

4:13 - During my first playthrough I managed to bust out the Pro Gamer move of getting stranded in both Ash Lake AND The Tomb of the Giants before even knowing what a "Lordvessel" was 😅 Let me tell you, painfully struggling to reach the end of the Tomb, only to be greeted by a giant locked door and then realising if I wanted to escape I had to do it all again but in REVERSE, made me understand why that poor man in Firelink might be crestfallen.

[@arlin8530]

Same thing happened to me I got stuck down at the tomb for atleast 12 hours non stop playing in games like these I have dedication so strong I keep going and going until I achieve victory I got all the way to the bottom after wanting to kill myself because of the skeleton dogs in the PURE FUCKING DARKNESS I didn’t know how to use the skull for light until a few hours later so yeah wanted to hurt myself

[@mgmt1215]

​@@arlin8530holy shit this might take it as the most tenacious thing to ever do

[@Spacemonkeymojo]

The thing with DS is that everyone keeps going on about how hard it is. So you end up thinking it's extremely hard (e.g. trying to go through the graveyard at the start of the game) without realising it's not *that* hard.

[@ivain8704]

First time that happened to me I quit for a bit, then when I was inevitably drawn back decided to just run for it. Sprint past everything, ignore anything that might try to kill me, dodge-roll like a madman, and keep moving.

[@markrobinson224]

Ellen: "Why can't I hit it?" Ghost: "I'm still waiting till marriage..."

[@Delightfully_Bitchy]

Oh, you!

[@yaboi5414]

How do I like something twice 😂

[@cyberianhusky6663]

*moans in dark souls*

[@Delightfully_Bitchy]

@@cyberianhusky6663 Dark Souls makes me moan too. Particularly it's great, big lore.

[@jjlouie6418]

LOL mark my dude you're funny I've heard it in a way more hilarious way but your comment is it's on up there and in hilariousness🤣😂

[@aownbey609]

The sneaky Hobbits at From Software don't tell you that being cursed has a side effect, while cursed you can finally stab the ghosts that normally requires a special item, a weapon dropped from said ghosts, or a boss weapon

[@elmuneco5108]

They also don't tell you that while the special item is sold by a vendor, they only have a limited number. So if you burn through all that you find without progressing far enough through the level, you can get stuck. And the only way forward would be backtracking to intentionally get yourself cursed by a basilisk so that you can kill ghosts again...

[@yourdad5799]

@@elmuneco5108 or just run by the ghosts, get the key and proffit

[@blazebane9995]

@@yourdad5799 transient curse and a few of cursed weapons are another work around

[@IrvineTheHunter]

I just commented on this for someone else, it does, In front of as well as in the first part of NewLond proper has transient curses, "temporary curse allows engagement with ghosts. The only way to fight back against ghosts... is to become cursed" It's self referential as well as keys in the idea "You have become cursed" means "you have become cursed." PS. "One of the CURSED weapons. Inflicts damage to ghosts."

[@frostbite3820]

Wait really!? I've played through the game soooo many times and never knew this! Not that I'd use it but this is one of the reasons dark souls is so great. You can still learn new things about the game even after years of playing it

[@jamvis]

Dude. I totally thought “yeah, skeleton seems like a basic starter enemy let’s go!” Then 5 deaths later I decided that if the starter enemies were this bad I don’t stand a chance of getting through this game and never touched it again or thought of touching anything else in the series. Now I see this video telling me I screwed myself and I’m just…. I don’t have words to describe this feeling.

[@AdriiSuizo]

HAHAHAHAHAH

[@kimbrolyy]

It's worth it to pick it up again. General rule of thumb: you should be able to kill small basic enemies in about 2-3 hits. Then you're on the right path

[@Jimera0]

@@kimbrolyy Yeah exactly. The difficulty comes from the fact that messing up and getting hit often has big consequences, not in the enemies being infinite damage sponges. Most of the time if everything in an area seems to be taking a tiny amount of damage, you're not supposed to be there yet unless you're trying to speedrun the game lol.

[@kimbrolyy]

@@Jimera0 mob managment also plays a big role I think. Luring out individuals without triggering others makes some levels way more doable haha

[@Jimera0]

@@kimbrolyy Indeed that is one of the most common mistakes people new to the series make. In most games you can handle half a dozen enemies at once with ease! You're expected to. In Souls games... not so much.

[@SubjectDelta20]

One of the biggest tips i could give someone for this game is to make sure you send the elevators back up/down. It saves time for when you die, which you will.

[@Budget_Spaceplane]

Or to call the elevator down before Rubio g in the shaft

[@bastederbeste]

"Going left first" actually made me quit dark souls right at the beginning... Imagine my face when I started another play through with my roommate who was a dark souls veteran. "YOU CAN JUST GO TH OTHER WAY????!"

[@Stupac0110]

Oh gosh, I wish I had your roommate, I just powered through all the way to the tomb of giants (I was like, "well, they said this game would be hard"). Then had to turn around and head all the way back. After that (and getting cursed with no purging stone), I started bending my "no guides, no spoilers" rule at least some of the time.

[@coleozaeta6344]

I quit for 58 months, then tried again a couple years ago, now I’ve almost beat all bosses at lvl 1. Manus and Gwyn are all that’s left.

[@jayxhuit6000]

I had two roommates when one got dark souls, #1 got to the asylum demon with his broken sword and quit after 10-ish times, i had noticed the door, so like any sane player i said nope and did the level, beat the demon the normal “out of the sky” way, went left…. cursed the squeletons and quit, #2 was watching so he got to the same point as me and proceded to quit at the same place. An hour later i thought “ Theres no way in hell that was the right way” went down with my master key “im smart” i thought🤣🤣 ended up back at firelink through the grueling pain of backwards progress. Knew i was dumb right then and there. Im a DS fan ever since. “Prepare to die” it said on the box, thats all it took, #1 and me still play DS1and DS3, #2 went back to LoL. PERSISTENCE UNDERSTANDING and 🌞Sun Bros🌞

[@chazfernandes9840]

This was me as well.

[@Leofossi]

Same thing happened to me. My steam account shows a playtime of about 6 hours for the prepare to die edition, but over 200 for the remastered lol. (I played a lot of DS2 e DS3 before DSR)

[@TheValiantBob]

Taking the master key as a starting gift on your first playthrough. For experienced players with a run or two under their belts this item is amazing as it lets you break the intended progression to speed your way to certain goodies you normally wouldn't get until much later. But for a new player, the master key will more than likely get you horribly, horribly lost and stuck in an area way beyond your current level and equipment grade.

[@widdershins5383]

Yes lol

[@thehalfnegativeoptimist4578]

Noted

[@jokerzwild00]

On the other hand, it lets you skip an entire area that most people considered one of the worst in the game. If you are following a guide already and want to make the game a little easier I'd take the key.

[@nathancurnutt8074]

@@jokerzwild00 Not just one area everyone hates, but three of them. I hate the sewer and lower undead burg, but that's because of the dog loving demon

[@rohat185]

You can Even skip the red wyvern.

[@lag8901]

I still remember in my first playthrough, I accidentally attacked the crestfallen warrior thinking the Attack button was the Skipping dialogue. He gave me a real hard time by killing me for more than 10 times. RIP Crestfallen, and thank you for teaching me how to parry properly

[@notjohncena6492]

Same i used him as my parry partner tok

[@GrayFox_74]

Thats stupid. It says "Press A/X" not "R1/RB" .

[@NittaSayuriii]

He goes agro after like 3 or 4 attacks, it doesnt add up

[@VENENOSEASON]

@@NittaSayuriiiyou’re cute

[@SunlightGwyn]

@@NittaSayuriii If you do enough damage with your first attack any NPC you hit will immediately get aggroed.

[@realkingofantarctica]

This is why the second playthrough is always a lot of fun. This time around, you avoid the hellkite fire, save Solaire, wear a Ring of Sacrifice before the first Seeth encounter, and kill Lautrec on sight.

[@Sun_Bro69]

I'm on my first playthrough and I killed lautrec on sight I wanted his ring cuz I had no good ones to that point

[@ssfrost1337]

How did you know he had a ring in the first playthrough?@@Sun_Bro69

[@Sun_Bro69]

@@ssfrost1337 I looked up some tips and tricks mostly because I tried to do catacombs first without realizing there was another place to go and I was like ok I'ma need a little help with this game but after awhile I stopped looking stuff up and just did everything on my own

[@calciferblack2409]

​@@Sun_Bro69Wait, were you in the middle of your first playthrough when you commented here? With your name and your pic, you musta fell in love with the game *fast*.

[@rubyamateurtactician4354]

Wait.... Ellen's in the chair... this feels like a milestone...

[@majorminsk]

And a glorious milestone, at that.

[@flurglhinge3051]

nature is healing

[@adamroc123]

Especially if you've seen her video about how longer her isolation was, you can't help but feel happy for her. Once her hair turns blue again, we'll know it's finally over.

[@tripolarmdisorder7696]

If only it was the old chair.

[@rubyamateurtactician4354]

@@tripolarmdisorder7696 That is true... what happened to the throne chair?

[@ImElMounstro]

"And then get kidnapped by a giant fuck off crow" might be the best line said all year.

[@kayhaich]

Easily impressed

[@Dhalin]

Except... it's a raven IIRC.

[@sweetoneirataxia5678]

@@kayhaich virgin

[@nathanwebster103]

i thought it was "pissed off" cause they are censoring more and more words making it more difficult to manuver a heavily bleeped out conversation easily

[@cardrop33]

@@kayhaichAre you? thanks for letting everyone know but i’m not sure how it’s relevant.

[@DerdyDubs]

Having traversed the great hollow in reverse, and finding my way out of the tomb of giants without a source of light or a guide..... I am confident I can take on any fromsoft challenge

[@imafraidjumitebeeinnagang155]

Honestly I had an easier time traversing the great hollow in reverse than I did getting down there to begin with lol. I was surprised at how clear the path up was because I was really concerned I'd trapped myself

[@planes3333]

Ughhgh I am sooooo struggling with tomb of the giants, I have gotten the spinning wheel skeletons down but the huge giants are friggen super hard

[@lowlydovahkiin8084]

Lake of deathblight in elden ring dlc.

[@afropunkx]

Going left didn’t hurt too much. It was tough , but it was worth it for the sword. The ability to grab loot and keep it if you die really helps.

[@meem4606]

Zweihander for ze vin, mein friend!

[@christopherregan1654]

The Gravelord Sword can definitely be helpful since it can poison enemies. If you pick the Warrior class, you already have the 13 Dexterity points required to wield it, so then you just have to upgrade Strength a bit.

[@hailsneazer6484]

I’m so happy they are back in the studio

[@jackprice4959]

Luke cry-laughing at the end is going to be one of those things that always makes me chuckle when I think about it. 🤣

[@bigmurphman]

I have laugh-cried SOOOOOO many times during DS. It’s the game’s primary emotion.

[@yourdad5799]

@@bigmurphman The other emotion is: **deep breath** fuck

[@michaelandreipalon359]

HAHAHAHAHAHAH, MAKE ME STOP THIS CONTAGIOUS LAUGHTER!!!

[@StirrCrazy90]

@@michaelandreipalon359 you're part of the collective now. Live with it.

[@michaelandreipalon359]

@@StirrCrazy90 PLEASE!!! END!!! THIS!!! SUFFERING!!!

[@thecrimeskeleton4848]

i did a suicide run on the left for the weapons in the graveyard then went right, that actually was incredibly helpful

[@squeemlives]

Zweihander ✊😤

[@voidcheque7019]

@@squeemlives Fire up the bass cannon

[@meem4606]

@@squeemlives love to grab the Zwei early for strength runs, looks cool, breaks poise and destroys hp like wet cardboard, and usable practically throughout the entire game

[@ytmndan]

Zweihander is besthander

[@calciferblack2409]

The good ol' days when you could flatten the enemies like pancakes with that jawn.

[@I_Cast_Fireball]

I used the Firelink Shrine's soul to reinforce my estus flask by accident because *it looked like any other fire keeper's soul* and it made me sad. I'm at least glad that you can still use Firelink Shrine as a warp point and the bonfire by Andre is close enough to make access to another bonfire not too much trouble. But still, I hang my head in shame

[@DerFauleHund]

Prepare to cry? Didn't know this would be a new video by Vaati.

[@Neopulse00]

Love that guy

[@starscreamsniper926]

From watching Ellen's playthrough of Dark Souls I can honestly say another way you can easily get yourself screwed over is picking a fight with Crossbreed Priscilla. This optional boss will just ask you to leave when you finish the painted world instead of fighter but if you do fight her you're in trouble. Meaning you cannot leave now if you pick a fight with her until you kill her.

[@shadowassassinz7413]

I killed her needed the souls

[@deathbykonami5487]

@@shadowassassinz7413 She doesn't give that many souls especially in the leg of the game where you enter the PWA. You get more souls circuiting Anor Londo and Old Londo Ruins (provided you have a divine weapon for all the damn wraiths and lichs)

[@GreatZarquon]

But she is one of the most fun fights in the whole game!

[@NoBullOxGaming]

@@GreatZarquon stand where you would jump off, turn and face the only direction she can come from, wait for footprint to appear in snow, hit a few times dead, fun is now removed and I still havn't got her tail after 3 attempts. I'd rather not kill her but she has a tail

[@NoBullOxGaming]

Not really worth going into the painting if you're not there to kill her

[@Blandy8521]

I remember on my first playthrough of ds1 I somehow entered blighttown through the back entrance only to go the wrong way and end up at the sealed door to the depths after I'd rested at the bonfire. So not only did I ascend blighttown, I reached a dead end and had to descend it again

[@KitsuneYojimbo]

Surprised entering the Painted World of Ariamis wasn't mentioned. Highly aggressive and strong enemies, and you can't escape the area unless you reach Priscilla and reach the exit.

[@christopherregan1654]

Not to mention that Sorceries are invaluable there because of suicidal enemies that will infect you with Toxin if you kill them in melee combat.

[@jacobhoover1654]

Finding Priscilla is the highlight & point of the game

[@Doopliss666]

Don’t rest at the bonfire. A homeward bone gets you out of the painting

[@Seinari]

For me being cursed in Dark Souls was kind of a blessing. In my first play through I rage quit when I got to New Londo and had to deal with the ghosts. So when I was cursed in my second play through I took it as a chance to give those ghosts a piece of my mind and I even got a Ghost Sword for my troubles.

[@robertnett9793]

You mean - as a civilised Dark Souls player, you gave them a piece of your mind in form of a well but still sharp worded note of protest and - understanding the errors of their ways, they compensated you with a shiny new sword. And I was here loosing my hope on humanity, until I read your heartwarming story about those poor misunderstood souls.

[@historicflame972]

I hope when they died it was painfully

[@SeenAGreatLight]

"Crystal is the diamond of minerals." Isn't... isn't *diamond* the diamond of minerals?

[@Mar032891]

Yes that’s the bit.

[@neutral8517]

R/woooooosh

[@SeenAGreatLight]

@@neutral8517 Sometimes it's just fun to play along. :)

[@alexrankin8211]

nope, diamond is just a carbon

[@dragon22214]

@@neutral8517 get back to Reddit with the other losers

[@mattwhite3068]

I would argue that Oswald does not look more like an enemy than any other NPC, because it was incredibly easy to accidentally kill the pyromancy trainer near quelaag's sister.

[@SunlightGwyn]

Yep I 100% killed him my first playthrough. Had no idea he was a friendly NPC until my second playthrough.

[@audriusfrankonis6862]

@@SunlightGwyn I did that, THEN answered "Yes" to the other pyromancy teacher's question. Ended up with my Pyromancy Flame at 0 upgrades for the rest of the playthrough. Surprised this wasn't in the video - or did I mess up in that unique a way?

[@SunlightGwyn]

@@audriusfrankonis6862 I don’t think it’s that uncommon. Most people will doom the Pyromancer to hollowfying by showing him the Pyromancy when he asks.

[@josealejandroenriquezpreci5487]

I got Andre hostile to me on my 1st run ever. Then I discovered I was still able to get him friendly by absolving my sins, when I get there I didn't remember that I had killed Oswald already. So I had to kill Andre as well and go trough my 1st run ever without leveling my weapons until I got to the giant blacksmith. Man, I was 14 and downloaded the game bc it was free for xbox gold users

[@around3]

I played 3hrs a day for two weeks. And then one night my gf jumped into bed and I bumped the right trigger and hit Andre. I didn't know I could absolve sins. So after 2 days of sulking, I started a new file... I got further in one night then I did in 2 weeks of my first play. Welcome to Dark Souls

[@onepingonly1941]

I am amazed you stuck with it.

[@agustinamagpie]

First time playing Dark Souls I definitely went left first. My first two areas were literally New Londo Ruins and the Catacombs. I used what my ex fondly called "the magpie strategy" where I saw something shiny in the distance and SPRINTED towards it, learning the paths of all enemies on the way to grab the stuff and then let myself be killed, starting the process all over again. My first 10+ hours or so of the game I assumed it was a dodge and run type of game where I was actually not even meant to kill the things chasing me. I was pleasantly surprised later on when I learned I could stand up to enemies. But by then I already had the Great Scythe so weirdly in my mind DS is a game where the start is awfully hard and then towards the end it's laughably easy

[@arndnaj]

Love the great scythe.

[@kaldo8907]

Funny enough I was basically the same. I heard Dark Souls was really hard, so when I went ot the skeletons I was like "dang, pretty tricky, but I see shiny so". Half the bosses in the game didn't even come close to killing me, Gwyn was trivial. But giga skeleton wrecked me many times.

[@MalachiLper]

I heard Dark Souls was super hard, so when I saw I only did 2hp of damage to the tutorial boss, I just powered through until I ended up winning like 20 deaths and 90 minutes later. By comparison to that, the rest of the game was laughably easy because I had actual equipment xD

[@nintendofan5978]

@@MalachiLper The horror that I felt when I saw that boss bar deplete by 1 percent each hit made me think that's just how the game is like and it makes sense cause because you are just a fucking zombie fighting demons. Honestly I was so scared the whole game was like that but thank god

[@ryynerwicked2762]

This would actually make alot of sense I had a similar experience with this game and a few others doing similar strategies.

[@epicguy44]

In my first run I didn’t know about Oswald and killed Andre, beating Nito with a +8 uchigatana really changed me as a person.

[@GinkgoPete]

Why not get +10 in anor londo tho?

[@OnAChairSitting]

@@GinkgoPete Or just the blacksmith literally right below firelink

[@midnights2631]

I remember in the beginning of the Dark Souls, I accidentally killed a npc who I thought was bad due me suddenly turning. I found out from my sister he's actually good and I felt terrible for killing him.

[@Silverwind87]

I thought "well I don't have to put any points into vitality if I dodge," then I remembered that I can't dodge for shit.

[@veruminfiniteofficial3334]

Just remember: Dark Souls is most enjoyable when sipped slowly. Don't go deeper into the catacombs until you are able to progress in a slow and deliberate way. Nothing is worse than being a low level/low upgrade when you get yourself into a sticky zone. Getting stuck isn't without warning, because you shouldn't be pushing through areas you can't clear.

[@Nixdigo]

Anything for big scythe

[@gremlinman9724]

well, the thing is, they're game journalists. they like complaining about games being hard.

[@matthewisabella8145]

Very true. I did go left when I first started, but as soon as I got two-hit by skeletons and got the red, all-caps ! BLOOD LOSS ! indicator on the screen, I turned the fuck around.

[@TheRisky9]

The amount of patience that it requires is my favorite part of the game. The lack of cutscenes and obvious story elements means that I'm not rushing to find "what happens next." I'm taking my time and just enjoying the game.

[@aubreyh1930]

How do I know when I’m pushing through areas I can’t clear though? How do I tell the difference between that and the game just being hard

[@connorinacar9008]

The graveyard: is suicide Dark Souls Giant Dad Players: challenge accepted

[@cacomeat7385]

The Zweihander is such a titan of an early game weapon though, it's worth losing a little bit of souls to obtain

[@rebound1340]

Did you mean THE BASS CANNON?

[@connorinacar9008]

@@rebound1340 POWER UP THE BASS CANON

[@nobleerobligeer8095]

Me a havel demon greataxe player: weakness is sin

[@cygnusdarth7726]

Zweihander worth the suicidal run and loose some souls :) Best early weapon for strenght build.

[@That__Guy]

they realized that losing half you hp after being cursed is so damn unfair, that they made an entire new game around it.. called dark souls 2

[@ponglenis9273]

I love how being cursed is so bad and op that this game that essentially offers no tips apart from the tutorial, even tells you what to do do get rid of it. I think curse was way more fair in dark souls 3

[@detested2022]

lol The turn left one is personal with me. The first time I played, my brother came to see how I was doing. I tell him "man this is kind of hard to do, i haven't gotten to the first boss yet." Its been about 20-30 min by now. He just looks at me and says "Did you turn left into the graveyard?".

[@markjacobs1086]

It's even worse when you realise that morningstar nearby does much more damage to them than starting items & you can easily murder them with it, if you dropped into those black depths at the firelink elevator...

[@2102082]

Did similar with my first SoulsBorne game, DS2. Heide’s Tower of Flame was my first are conquered and then I eventually realized where I was actually supposed to go first and that was a breeze being at a higher level than anything else. Beat the Pursuer first encounter only because of my level and blind luck tbh. Next play through I could barely touch him that first encounter 😂🤣🤣

[@danielivangilmariscal9404]

I won't forget my first time playing DS1 blind, I had went down the elevator in Firelink Shrine before getting to the burg because I wanted to reach Blighttown (Crestfallen Warrior tells you Blighttown is "down below" when you first speak to him). Firstly, I was unaware Blighttown was a poison pool and I wasn't prepared. Secondly, I had no idea it was right around the corner (if you have the Master Key of course), so I ended getting my ass beat again and again in shitty New Londo. Good times.

[@detested2022]

@@markjacobs1086 that I never knew. Thank you. I've actually never beaten the game, I know I know, but I have been planning on going back to it so im glad to know that now.

[@detested2022]

@@2102082 omg, now im no master gamer but im nothing to laugh at either, but I still haven't been able to pass the first town in blood borne

[@stalkholm5227]

#4. Going Left First. This is why it took me until 2018 to get into Dark Souls, I didn't know I could go right, and I figured the extra super hard resurrecting skeletons were just part of the series' legendary difficulty.

[@frantschou2369]

Dude i started playing dark souls a week ago and i went left as well and just thought that the game really is THAT hard. I was very relieved to see that i actually could kill the enemies, once i tried going to the right xD

[@kaldo8907]

No other part of the game lived up to those skeletons if you faced them at the beginning

[@iiiivvvv9986]

I started with dark souls 3 but currently dark souls 1 is my first souls game simply because there's that katana dude outside ds3's firelink shrine who one shots me, and since I can't find any other path to go, I basically gave up on the game until my parry game improves

[@davedavid6860]

@@iiiivvvv9986 dude lol you sit at the firelink shrine bonfire and use fast travel to get to your first location, the door behind the katana dude is locked to start with that’s not the way!

[@iiiivvvv9986]

@@davedavid6860 I realised that on the second playthrough when I decided to walk near the unlit bonfire and realised it wasn't just a bowl of ash. From what I've played of DS3 right now, the locations feel much less intuitive than DS1, like, sure a ton of people start with the skeletons on the left, but eventually realise they can go right. In DS3, I basically thought: "ok, there's a katana dude who I definetely should not be fighting right now, but I literally cannot see any other direction to go". Talk to the firekeeper? Why should I talk to her a second time after I already talked with her? Place the coiled sword in the bowl of ash? Well that would be nice to know if I actually knew that the bowl of ash was interactive

[@stargazer99]

Going left when you’ve already spent your souls and doing a couple of death item runs is actually very helpful! Especially if you’re able to get into the ghost place there’s a flask upgrade down there where if you decide to try to grab it you’re probably dead anyway

[@jonathaningram8157]

I just realised you could use the bug headpiece to go in the catacomb with a light... I also went there completely in the dark because I didn't know how to use the lantern. Man, playing Dark Soul 100% in the blind is an experience. Although I'm proud I never got cursed.

[@XCM666]

On the subject of being cursed: The first encounter with Seath, the one where you have to die, can leave you cursed in the prison of the Duke's Archives and there is no fast traveling from that bonfire. Have fun making it to the next bonfire with half your health (if you didn't pack a Purging Stone).

[@Holly1000]

Fun fact you can warp from the jail bonfire. Just stand outside the cell right up against the bars and you'll be in range to rest but outside of the box they use to block warping.

[@HeavenlyHavoc]

Get a rare ring of sacrifice, it nullifies a curse death. You can find several in the game but the easiest is right behind the rapier wielding knight in Sen's Fortress

[@darklord884]

@@HeavenlyHavoc Not to mention it also lets you keep your souls upon death. Let me tell you, that's even harder to recover from all the way in Seath's nesting chamber than un-cursifying yourself.

[@christopherregan1654]

You can just equip both the Cursebite Ring and a Ring Of Sacrifice. Now you won't get Cursed and you won't lose your Souls and Humanity.

[@Sonix07pr]

You’re right that you don’t want to piss off Andre, but not for the reasons you mentioned, as you can upgrade and repair armor at other blacksmiths, even bonfires if you bought the armor smithbox and repairbox. The real reason is that you NEED Andre for the regular weapon ascension, which is by far the most common upgrade path, especially if you’re a beginner. Without Andre you can’t achieve a +15 weapon, as you need him to ascend from +5 to +6 and +10 to +11.

[@UmbrasMercy]

I mean its clear in that section that they play as a swing first ask questions later style. In which case the game does its punishment thing.

[@NeoSaturos123]

Well you can just calm an aggroed Andre down by going to the pardoner after the Bell Gargoyles fight, it's killing Andre that screws you over.

[@ashergipner1989]

@@NeoSaturos123 I'm in the middle of my first playthrough and I've killed them both should I just start over

[@songbird6414]

@@ashergipner1989 you can if you want, but it’s also possible to just grab the dragon tooth and Havel set from Anor Londo and smash tank your way through the rest of the game, upgrading the tooth at other blacksmiths.

[@marcosdheleno]

"oh god i hit andre acidentaly, oh well, i guess its a black knight weapon run again..."

[@Breeelax]

My first 4 hours of Dark Souls was learning how to fight these skeletons and kill them quickly by kicking them off the ledge before the stairs down to the graveyard. The first necromancer then absolutely broke me and Reddit told me I did it wrong.

[@davidwilson4446]

I started the whole trilogy a while back and one of the most humble of moments I experienced was surviving the first two games and completing all the DLC…. Only to die in the tutorial of the third game to a random dog enemy when I tried dodging and dodged right off the cliff

[@andymcp4752]

They say that an undead has to cling to some form of goal or drive to keep from going hollow So I just like the idea that if you accidentally hit them, they are so insulted that they immediately give up on whatever their life purpose was originally and are instead kept human forever just by the idea of drop kicking you if you get near them (Or in the case of the moss lady repeatedly roasting you as you run past)

[@NoBullOxGaming]

you are accidently hitting them with a sword, I'd be a bit insulted as well, it's not like you trod on their foot

[@DirgeTV]

As someone who hasn't played any of these games, I read this comment and just imagine you getting some sick burns as you sprint by her everytime (Could her dissing your armor, dissing your inventory or dissing how many times you got killed or even what actually killed you). I mean hey, sometimes words do more damage to you then any sword or spell.

[@Raven-fr3ki]

I just wanna say, resting at the wrong fire, is actually great, I got stuck in the ash lake myself on my first character , at the dragon bonfire, and I had to scale all the way up, and nothing quite made me feel more accomplished that clawing my my out of the ash lake, great hollow, blighttown, up to sen’s, and all the way to anor londo, I don’t know how to ascend higher physically in the game, and the sense of accomplishment was great, actually part of the reason that I love the games as much as I do I think

[@3vanguardofthephoenix335]

The interconnected shortcut porn, beautiful landscapes, deep but not pushy lore, fair bosses except BOC, great weapon and armor choices and customization, few and memorable NPCs. Those are only a few reasons DS1 rocks. And so much hidden shit! I almost didn't find the great hollow (except some excellent Chad marked it with orange soapstone) and didn't even find oolacile and alllll that content! The panic when you die, and the way the game teaches you to be patient and observant, tenacious and yet intelligent... Just so many things to love!

[@GladiusTR]

So you Ghosts and Goblins 'd it

[@dog_with_hat]

The morningstar you get early on can be two-handed and makes killing the skeletons much easier. You can stun-lock them, even the giant ones! A good way to get some souls early.

[@jgrizzly69]

starting my first playthrough in 2023. gr8ful 4 this content. may it live forever.

[@joeywatts2306]

On my first playthrough I went through the Tomb of the Giants without a light source... inching forwards with my shield up, not being able to see more than a metre in front of myself. That was torture, but after about 15 hours in that one hell hole I made it through. I had a lantern in my inventory the whole time, and even equipped it. I just never knew to equip it to the left hand...

[@jackal1115]

Dude. I gave up at the skellies in the grave yard. I never would have gotten into this game if it wasn't for a helpful friend that got me pointed in the right direction and all the guides I've watched. I feel like fighting cowboy is an old friend now and he doesn't even know who I am hahahaha

[@typacsk]

You and Dan Floyd from "Extra Credits" :)

[@bingusmingus2937]

That’s fucked

[@craydussy]

@@jackal1115 fighting cowboy is the actual goat. I love that man

[@chrishubbard64]

Had a similar experience in Everquest. I played the game and found that at night time I was near blind. Even with a light source. Took me over a MONTH of basically hanging out till sunrise every game day to learn about a thing called gamma control in the options. Turned out it started turned WAY FREAKING DOWN. Suddenly i found I could actually see where I was going!

[@longo9595]

Granted, the Graveyard gives you one of the best weapons early on and the New Londo Ruins give you a Firekeeper Soul right of the start... if you can dodge the ghosts.

[@dainyvick8262]

If you do it right you can summon npc and kill pinwheel early in game.

[@coleozaeta6344]

For the ghosts guarding the Fire Keeper Soul, I just aggro the 3 that come out before you cross the little bridge to the soul, then lead them up the stairs. It’s then very easy to walk across the bridge to the soul, then I say “Ha, fuck you, I got what I wanted”, and jump off

[@boitata2617]

9:25... I did that... Knowing I was not the only one makes me feel better...

[@Kidkinsey]

The fire keeper shrine mistake is SOOOO harsh bro😭😭because if u die you’re BACK in blightown

[@TophinatorStreams]

I like that they called the crystal upgrade “accidental”, indicating that it’s not totally useless. I like to main two weapons per run, using one for bosses (crystal) and the other for general use. Annihilated bosses quick!

[@revenant5]

Right, I commonly use a greatsword or am ultra greatsword for bosses And a rapier for regular enemies and mini bosses (mimics excluded, they don't deserve mercy) Though on some bosses I like using the rapier too (dragonslayer armor, ds3)

[@ace-smith]

the weapon i did this with was literally the crystal halberd they show in the video talking about how stupid it is to do that

[@christopherregan1654]

I don't even bother actually using Crystal weapons. I just upgrade it only to get the achievement. I use a +15 Demon's Greataxe instead since I dump lots of points into Strength.

[@xlgapelsin6173]

@@christopherregan1654 Are you by any chance using havels armor with that greataxe to become a unstaggerable absolute unit of destruction?

[@christopherregan1654]

​@xlgapelsin6173 I use Havel's Greatshield, but not Havel's Armor. I actually use Smough's Armor since that has the highest defense stats of anything else. Then I wear the Ring Of Steel Protection to decrease damage further, while also dumping a whole bunch of points into Vitality for massive health.

[@Venomtankmod]

Feels funny of Ellen being mad at Taurus demon, as it threw itself of a bridge for her

[@dubbingsync]

“Oh you’re new to the game? Here I’ll make it easier for you at the start” *throws self off bridge*

[@fabi3790]

I legid never saw that Well to be fair I never fought im at the position where he can fall down

[@finn_in_the_bin5263]

2:30 ngl that makes him even more badass to me. When you professionally make weapons and still prefer your fists over them you KNOW you have badass unarmed combat skills

[@Zekrotan]

Person: *goes left* Skeletons: "You have made a grave mistake fleshy boi nyehehehe!"

[@Ceece20]

Choosing the deprived class isn’t screwing yourself over. You are just choosing the best armor and weapons: naked with a stick.

[@ThallanarRabidtooth]

For new players, armor is often a hindrance more than a boon. The physical protection most armors provide (especially unupgraded) is not worth the amount it weighs. Only thing armor is good for is elemental protection. My favorite build on DS1 is usually naked, grass crest shield, and a giant two handed weapon. I rely on fast rolls and timing attacks to punish enemies with huge damage.

[@cosmiclikesminecraft]

@@ThallanarRabidtooth but FASHION souls

[@kurosakikun96]

Even setting the gear aside you have a much better stat layout than most other starting classes, it's probably the single best choice if you don't mind looking like a naked chimp for a couple hours

[@kayleedoyle3634]

Naked with a stick AND good starting stats

[@JS-rv3et]

@@ThallanarRabidtooth i dont like tha shield i use the clothy ring. and a black knight halberd. and bk shield

[@DarksteelHeart]

I went through all the trouble of defending Eileen the Crow in Bloodborne, only to tangle my headset cord on my spinning desk chair and drop the controller. It pressed R2. Hit her. She killed me before I could pick it up.

[@reizak8966]

I hadn't looked up any walk-through and thought that the two hunters fighting in the graveyard were both hostile to me. Let Henryk kill her, killed Henryk by standing on the roof and chucking molotov cocktails at him, looted Eileen's corpse, all the while cursing her for not helping me in the fight. (I looked up a guide after he killed me three times) Then I checked my inventory. Oops.

[@xlgapelsin6173]

Guess its an early blade of mercy skill build in that case

[@SunlightGwyn]

"Leave the hunting of Hunters to me." She warned you.

[@aaronquist8125]

3:24 “All’s well that Oswald’s”

[@matttondr9282]

I have one that’s similar to number two. Running past enemies that are too tough to kill and then resting at a bonfire only to realize it’s a dead end and those tough enemies have to be dealt with on your way back.

[@frodobaggins7710]

Here's another one in relation to the bonfires: not realising that you need to rest at a bonfire after teleporting there, otherwise you'll just respawn at the one you last rested at. Bonus points if the bonfire you rested at wasn't kindled. Also, studio's back! Wooooo!

[@tintiamzon2382]

Found this out the hard way: In Anor Londo, past the notorious archers. 😭

[@confusedlemur12]

@@tintiamzon2382 everyone's had that happened once, i can almost garunteed it

[@zakariamusa668]

Only in ds1,,u don’t have too in ds3 and ds2 SoTS

[@StraightOuttaJarhois]

1:40 I remember seeing this tragedy unfold live. Luke really picked the moment to look away.

[@faceonpaper5111]

Did the same thing on my 1st playthrough

[@bigslappy823]

This video unearthed memories of me getting cursed and stuck at the bottom of the great hollow on my first playthrough.

[@theusher2893]

"Oh, good. Skeletons are beginner enemies, right? Let's go this way."

[@dmfannon]

I remember starting Dark Souls and fighting past the skeletons and going into the catacombs only to get stuck in the tomb of the giants and having to fight my way back

[@TheBluesthaze]

I had to restart my play, I went deep into the catacombs even through the dark and got to the bonfire down on the ledge through running and mostly tricking enemies into jumping off ledges or kicking them, I found that I couldn't get back....... at all...... no matter how much I used the same tricks or anything it couldn't get back so I was like ill just start over and not go that way lol.

[@adrianchilds666]

Hey man making it to the tomb of giants when you first start is an accomplishment in itself a dumb one but still I went left on my first playthru got killed 85 times by the skelys and didn't touch the game for a week till my cousin told me to go right not left

[@JS-rv3et]

you didn't get to the giants... the catacombs respawning skellys kick yo ass back to firelink

[@calciferblack2409]

The following story happened between two mutual friends of mine some time back. Friend A started playing the game and was trying to get used to it and all that. Friend B came over and said "hey, lemme show you something." Friend B then proceeded to take Friend A's character into Blighttown via the precarious shortcut that can be reached at the beginning when you have the master key. Friend B hit up the bonfire and handed the controller back. :')

[@hudsongrove5586]

Ok so I’m doing my first dark souls run ever rn and honestly I immediately went left at firelink… I actually didn’t think much of it and was like “ah this is dark souls it’s supposed to be tough!” And made it all the way down to killing the necromancer person at the bottom. Also I uh didnt realize until watching this that I wAsnt supposed to spend her soul to reinforce my estus flask 😅 (never considered I’d be able to revive her O_o)

[@fixedG]

I would say taking the Master Key as starting equipment when you don't know what you're doing is a great way to screw yourself. You're already in over your head as a new player and struggling to find your way in a game with no map and SURPRISE, the game isn't using locked doors to shepherd you along the appropriate path anymore!

[@stephenlazarus3329]

Going up blight town having skipped the gapping dragon is indeed an ordeal

[@HC_Constance]

My brother chose the Master Key and accidentally found, and subsequently died to, Havel on his way to the Taurus Demon.

[@deathbykonami5487]

@@HC_Constance Better there, mate, tell your brother not to feel bad (that stupid penis club wielding bastard (for the record yes I do know it's a Dragon Tooth but when he swings it at you it wriggles and bends) ruined one of my early attempts at a no die/no die often run).

[@Questioneir]

See I feel like NOT getting the master key, when youre a melee build ruins a playthrough. I gave up my playthrough when I reached the dragon at the end of the sewer section, I kept dying to it more than any other boss, and the walkthrough I was using gave me three unhelpful options: 1. If you got the master key, bypass the boss and open the door behind them without killing them for the key. I cant do this becaise I started witht he ring that let you talk to the spider witch lady. 2. If youre a ranged build, just attack the dragon from the balcony above. Again, I cannot do this because I am not a ranged build, and do so little damage with a bow. 3. Invite a friend into your game who is a ranged build and have them help you whilst you melee the boss. I cant do this, because I have no friends willing to torture thenselves enough to play Dark Souls. After that I just went "bollocks to Dark Souls, I rather play some other souls-like instead".

[@bossd3815]

@@Questioneir Wow, I remember this dragon as one of the easiest bosses I have encountered on my first and only playtrhough (this isn't a flex, check next paragraph for advice). Wich, btw, isn't even a playtrough since I was far from finishing when I left it and eventually lost the save file, my biggest achievment being beating Ornstein and Smaug with help from summoned NPC after 30+ atttempts. So I'm not even remoteley good. And I had a melee build, not that I decided to do so or used some guide, I just leaned to swords and shields naturally as every beginnig player. Probably the only difference was that I wasn't giving up on mobility and was quite fast in knight's armor with Havel's ring. And I used Black knight's sword to slay the beast. To be fair, there weren't much trick to it - you just trick it into it's charging attack (you have to properly pick your distance from the dragon to trigger it and your distance from wall behind to be sure it will stop near you, also mind the abyss nearby), roll out of its way, smash its hind leg (don't get greedy!), and run for another build up/ Takes time, but works like a charm. You can also summon NPC around here to tank for you, it will save you some time cause you'll be able to down beasts' health by half before NPC dies, but it isn't crucial. I recommend learning and practicing the tactic instead.

[@thanatos5150]

People always talk about turning left. don't turn left. What about us poor souls that went *down* first? To the ghosts that you can't hurt at all?

[@kayhaich]

You never got gud

[@thanatos5150]

@@kayhaich Oh, no. I tried again several years later, wandered around firelink shrine trying to find the "proper" way to advance for at least an hour, looked up a guide to find that hidden path off to the side and then eventually carried on with the game and beat it 90 hours later with my starting armour, a falchion, and some solid dodges.

[@icankickflipok]

Me lol. And with the master key on my first playthrough. Boy am I glad I looked up a boob tips video. Once I found out you could go up, that was it. Of course that was after I gave up once. Lot different now.

[@asheblackflight1720]

13:09 Duuuuude, this was a huge chunk of my experience back when I started with Dark Souls 1 and was trying to figure out summoning with my buddy (turns out, my name was like, 2 characters too long and would crash the game for anyone who opened my summoning sign at the time). Good times.

[@YuriYoshiosan]

*More on these bastards later* Me immediately: "Yeah... the depths."

[@astraldragon01]

The one and most cruelest thing in a Souls game, GRAVITY!!!

[@JS-rv3et]

nah slippery tree branches.

[@DMGamanda]

I know I don’t know how many times that little so and so caught me out👍

[@justaway6901]

I actually went to the skeletons area first. Its hard to kill them so I tried to lure them near the cliff and push them to their death with kicks. Although you have to be careful and aggro them two at a time at least. Its worth the risk as I was able to get one the best weapons in the game, the Zweihander. Even the giant skeleton crumbles at the weight of its vertical strike. Great times.

[@Torthrodhel]

That's great but you can also do a run through the area and just be quick enough to pick up all the items before any of them are done assembling enough to block your path or chase you effectively. That's how I got the unique spear there, right at the beginning, which I'm still using (though I'm not that far into the game yet - still not rang any bells yet). Later I came back with it upgraded and dispatched the regular skellies with relative (careful) ease. Not tackling those big dudes yet tho.

[@blitzie66]

i just run like hell it’s an important dark souls skill

[@furkankostekli7400]

@@blitzie66 Im planning on starting this game after finals, its good to know these kind of advices i guess ;)

[@zinaidanitikin4886]

not so much once you get the hang of it, but the lock on mechanic can screw some moments up. baddie jump attacks and gets behind you somehow. now your roll to avoid the attack has you falling to your doom. the camera angle flipped around so your body just decided to move the opposite way you wanted.

[@superstretch215]

I went left at firelinkshrine as well lol. Not at first, but shortly after while exploring the general starting area. I quickly realized (hoped) that this wasn't the intended path and legged it back to the shrine. Upon pulling up a guide I found out that I shouldn't have gone there yet. Relief. Great times. Elden Ring cannot come soon enough.

[@newb13fy]

See, this is why I think playing Dark Souls without the help of a walkthrough is for people who like punching themselves in the crotch.

[@gruggerduggerhoose]

What can i say? Soulsborne fans can be a masochistic bunch 😅

[@ghostderazgriz]

With brass knuckles

[@MrJazzyPants]

No, we are the people who made up games with our friends punching each other in the crotch.

[@michaelandreipalon359]

Hope your crotch doesn't hurt like Paul Edgecombe's then.

[@confusedlemur12]

@@gruggerduggerhoose or sadistic maybe sadomasochistic, cause after we know wtf we're doing... we know exactly wtf we're doing...

[@Neopulse00]

9:15 - "Don't go Left" So damn true, I did that and it made me quit the game for awhile.

[@Malanaras]

I did that 5 years ago, never played again. What a horrible game experience

[@jaysowden2652]

Going left and picking up the zweihandler is the best thing you can do, literally sprint past everything and get the items

[@bigprojects2560]

@@jaysowden2652 I actually did that for my first playthrough of dark souls ever. I felt like an absolute boss after making it out of the damn graveyard

[@jaysowden2652]

@@bigprojects2560 it is a satisfying moment, to make it even easier you can go down to ruins of new londo and grab the estus shard down there, you will die so make sure you dont have many souls

[@EmilyRose900]

You just quit the game? Didn't dawn on you there are multiple ways to go? Like hey, where does this staircase go?

[@asta9359]

I can confirm, not knowing that Oswald will suddenly stand there, makes you jump a bit lol

[@MartynStanleyAuthor]

Nice guide. I spent waaaaaay too long battling the skeletons in the graveyard, I DID get the Zweihander at like level 5 or something, but it requires 24 strength so it was basically an ornament for many, many hours of play. And yes, I upgraded said Zweihander and gave it a practice swing - thinking Andre was clear, sadly he wasn't. Luckily, I was ready to take on the Bell Gargoyles at that point and beating them plus the souls I already had gave me the required 15,000 souls to fix Andre back to non-aggro. It did mean I missed out on gaining some levels, but it was worth it. I actually went back to the graveyard at level 30 or so? The skeletons there still weren't a push-over. I haven't actually figured out how to hit the ghosts in New Londo yet. I'll definitely be taking the advice about those two bonfires on board!

[@meem4606]

You can hold the Zwei properly with 2 hands if you have 16 strength and 10 dex

[@Pain11116]

To be able to hit the ghost in new londo you need a item called transient curse. Comsumr this item and will temporary hit the ghosts

[@CortashGaming]

Yay+, Luke and Ellen's back in the office!, also, lovely hair ellen!.

[@patchouli3422]

Pro-tip: You can still get the Dark ending without ever even meeting Kaathe. Just walk out of the arena after you kill Gwyn.

[@2dogg228]

Whaaaaaaat?

[@toastyvids1952]

@@2dogg228 I can confirm, it happened to me when I didn't want to end the game because I wanted to beat optional bosses. I walked out and got the ending

[@bigslappy823]

Lmao how is linking the fire even a thing bro like just walk away lmao

[@ever1543]

Happened to me on my first playthrough lol

[@christopherregan1654]

However, you can't join the Darkwraith Covenant unless you never talk to Frampt, and you kill the Four Kings right after you get the Lordvessel. That's literally the only way.

[@brianriecks8363]

Great Video you Guys - really enjoyed it and learned some new things!! ⚔️

[@gamerofgamers1417]

They really expect you to be ready for everything. Also, the cursebite ring is super useful to make sure you don't get cursed. Use it.

[@Cellwinn]

Another way to screw yourself over: Putting hard earned souls into levelling Resistance.

[@benjobenjowherry]

Do you mean overlevelling it or levelling it at all, because I’ve put one or two levels into it

[@Artificer1911]

What's wrong with resistance?

[@WolfbloodJakeWilliams]

It improves your resistances slightly but every skill does that to some extent. You can also use armour to boost your resistances. Also it doesn't improve it by that much. Plus you shouldn't be dying to environmental damage much anyway. And you can put those levels into vitality and use the additional health to survive.

[@chrismanuel9768]

Never. Level. Resistance. Changing your armor makes an infinitely bigger difference

[@redskullerz8365]

@@benjobenjowherry honestly I'd say levelling any points into resistance is never worth it I found myself dying to normal enemies than the environment if you level up your health and endurance it's the best as you can upgrade your armour with much better resistances

[@mikekazz5353]

The fact that he drop kicks you the moment you reach the bottom of the stairs is what makes me like the blacksmith even more.

[@leonardfeuerstein]

I love your guys videos...honestly, good job!

[@Linkmegax]

Interestingly enough I made the mistake of resting at the bonfires in the Tomb of the Giants (after surviving Patches' surprise when my estus flasks were depleted) and having to fight my way all the way back when the golden fog blocked my path. This all happened today just hours before watching this video.

[@matwilliams8012]

Does this mean we could be seeing a Show of the Weekend soon?

[@undrahh]

Show of the weekend show of the weekend show of the we-e-end

[@tempestgaming1600]

unfortunately I believe show of the week and weekend just weren't getting the engagement needed to justify the time they put into making it, so I don't believe that they will be returning to that format

[@LateSleeper]

@@tempestgaming1600 Heretic! Heretic! He's a heretic, for sure!

[@akmal94ibrahim]

@@tempestgaming1600 Really? Oh no, they're my favourite. Especially SotWE with the creative hilarious games/quizzes they play.

[@tempestgaming1600]

@@akmal94ibrahim I completely agree but to be fair to them between writings scripts, filming, and writings it probably takes quite a bit to make them

[@brightongold4398]

Luke's "Why, Dark Souls. Why" 18:39 has the same vibe as the "stop it. get some help" video lol

[@falkheck7083]

The first time I played I got the Black Night Helbard and since I knew it was extremely good I used it for the rest of the run. But after I got it I just got bored of fighting because I was that strong that I started running past everything and later on started learning on how to parry. It's extremely easy running past everything, but I already knew where to go by watching tons of videos.

[@napzilla]

I loved the dropped the controller on the couch... I have been undone by my foul furnishings more than once.

[@Sheldon1985]

I hadn't realised just how much I missed actually seeing them in these videos until the most recent videos. Their expressions really elevate the videos to another level. I know it's been said a lot but it's nice to have them back in the studio.

[@moonlitxangel5771]

It's also much better in my opinion when there's that witty banter worked in or the others shouting about something or other in the background and other such things