A Deep Dive Into New Londo | Dark Souls Analysis

[@LavenderRex7705]

It has been quite a bit since I've done a Dark Souls episode but I'm going to try and be a bit more consistent with it. The next video will be on the DLC so you can probably expect it to be even longer than this video. Hope you enjoy the video! Have a great day!

[@dekufiremage7972]

I've always thought of the crestfallen warrior's hollowing as him losing his only purpose, to offer a little bit of guidance and a friendly chat to new arrivals in Lordran. With Frampt being awake, his only bit of usefulness has been completely stolen.

[@ankitmustafi7795]

Being in New Londo is like discovering lost history. The atmosphere, the cold wind that can be felt just through the sound and just the general loneliness.

[@LavenderRex7705]

I couldn't agree more! New Londo has such a sad ambience to it and the few people you find within it make that sadness all the more potent.

[@lauroalexandre279]

I played Dark Souls knowing the lore beforehand, and even then, when I reached lower New Londo... There is no words that can described how shocked I was

[@Cory_]

5:00 Redditors when you roleplay in a roleplaying game.

[@LavenderRex7705]

No. Fun. Allowed.

[@johndaviddukejr2325]

Sif definitely always makes me question my own existence. A sort-of Kierkegaardian "fear and trembling" victory. The dark wraiths, however, call me forward through the battle against her, painful though it may be, beckoning with all those lovely drops.

[@Sinleqeunnini]

The stairwell leading to the boss is a great design, a literal recapitulation of the gradual descent into the depths of despair which characterized your trek through the ruins up to this point, and then a leap of faith with your only trust the ring of the man who was supposed to dispose of the abyss. Imagine if you didn't have a gaming guide to guarantee you that wearing the ring was what you needed to do before jumping off the end of the stairway, having come so far but to make an unsure wager in someone's advice and some lore.

[@pl_8404]

I've gotten every achievement in this game and beaten it past NG7+ and I never knew that Ingward went up to Firelink if you talked to him after the 4 Kings. Thank you for helping me learn something new!

[@mrtoxicwasteland]

Fr wtf

[@kod8933]

Errr 8404

[@normalmixo]

I don't think Sif is merely guarding the grave or testing the player - I think she's actually trying to PROTECT the player, making sure nobody else becomes corrupted by the abyss like her old companion. And yes, this does make me feel worse...

[@p1ssedoffchristof48]

Ive played the fuck out of DS1 and i have never come across the giant cat enemies, i never knew they existed. What the absolute fuck??? Learn something new everyday

[@grassblock7668]

I absolutely adore New Londo, and loved this analysis of it, I'd now like to share a different interpretations on the Four Kings, as if this entire storyline wasn't tragic enough. A descriptions i cannot for the life of me recall at one point mentions New Londo as "a haven for the undead" and a place of great culture, this indicates that the Kings (funfact, in Japanese they're actually called Viceroys, that will be important later) were not at all bad rulers, and would likely not doom their city just for the sake of power. You mentioned multiple times New Londo's subdued nature, it was, under every aspect, subordinated to Anor Londo, and as I said in the parenthesis, the Four Kings aren't even kings, but viceroys. The Abyss only appeared after Manus' torture, and the presence of a bonfire in his cell tells us that happened only after the Fire started fading. I believe the Four Kings took the Dark Hand not out of simple power lust, but in hopes that it would be what they needed to get their city out of Gwyn's shadow, to claim humanity's turn to rule the world. We also know Gwyn ordered for humans to be sacrificed to the Flame in an attemt to keep it burning, it is likely that the sacrifices were taken from New Londo. The Kings, therefore, had more than one reason to wish for a rebellion against the Gods, and Kaathe, knowing this, took the opportunity to manipulate them into using a weapon which would further condamn their subjects, while they naïvely hoped to save them.

[@kantosveryown6215]

Just found your channel after seeing the Lost Izalith video. Thanks so much for these, man. Really needed this kind of content for dark souls Keep it up!

[@minespatch]

Your situation with Rickert reminds me how I always get rid of Nito first so Patches can immediately get to Firelink. I love returning back to Ingward after Four Kings so I can rescue him. He's such a goth gran'dad.

[@minenamedothJeffeth]

First played this game maybe in like 2018 or something, went down to new Londo because I thought that was where you were supposed to go. Died because I didn’t know you couldn’t hit the ghosts then I gave up and now dark souls 1 is my favorite game how time flies

[@alessandroferraro1220]

I love your vids so much, dude. They've got a fantastic balance between cheeky wit, deep thought, and letting the footage speak for itself. Please keep it up

[@LavenderRex7705]

Glad you’ve enjoyed these commentaries so much! I’m glad that I seem to have struck the right balance between humor and analysis!

[@Traeger91]

New Londo is creepy for the same reason that Wet Dry World is. It has a liminal nature to it. Especially with the ambience and water sloshing sounds. The abandoned cities and distant unreachable parts of their world and skybox, add to this feeling.

[@itsaUSBline]

I actually had no idea that ingvard goes up to firelink if you talk to him after beating the four kings. That's pretty neat.

[@Sporkonafork1]

WHAAAAAAT?!?!?

[@borger8054]

Hello, I like your videos a lot, I watch pretty much all them. Keep making them pls!

[@ClydeMilliken]

I love these videos man theyre comforting in some way

[@crutonman1547]

Subbed, great video!!

[@JonDundas10]

Love your Dark Souls videos! Please keep em coming

[@strykerking]

Your vids are so good. Hope to see one kf these for every area in the game.

[@PrinceSheogorath]

FYI if you summon Beatrice for the butterfly fight you can summon her for the Four Kings.

[@HorstBoy]

always nice to see some dark souls cntent, very good

[@phy_dude]

Good work Sir. Glad to be connected again with the game again after long time.

[@eyesontheinside5776]

Thorolund in japanese also has "Londo", its been weirdly translated. You should take a look at those lore blindspots that have been created by unanalysed locations in ds2, like tseldora, aldias keep etc.

[@A_Black_Sheep94]

4 Kings fight is fun until you get to NG+ then not so much. Helps to know that they Kings hit harder further away you are.

[@597das]

ur pretty good at finding poignant meaning in a video game about a snake with bad breath

[@Dimbark]

Great video!

[@LavenderRex7705]

thank you!

[@ally_deltoro]

FLEEBY GLEEBY GLEEBY

[@LavenderRex7705]

You make an excellent point

[@Atomic_Aegis45]

I see what you did with the title. A "deep dive" into new londa. The area known for the flooding.

[@jackismemeish]

You make every area seem important.

[@michaelstrong8841]

The alternative intro cutscene for Sifs fight is too much, emotional damage.

[@RedHeadTakes]

I beat the four kings on my first run and never had trouble with it. Don't move around too much and you won't fall to your doom👍👍👍

[@StevenLueb4life]

This content is awsome 😮😮

[@ShandoGuardian]

Man I love the four kings look but it is my least favorite fight (besides bed of chaos obvs). Its just a DPS test

[@Gamergirl99657]

Good job

[@LavenderRex7705]

Thank you

[@Gamergirl99657]

@@LavenderRex7705 you’re welcome ☺️

[@gwyntech]

good vid love your vids mAN DONT GIVE UP

[@DrDeadP00L]

16:00-16:25. I understand if a person goes through life holding everyone accountable for every trangression, they would eventually be left completely alone. I'm getting better about when to give a second chance, but you have to understand I feel like forgiving society as a whole for their recent shenanigans would be like forgiving a crackhead who didn't go to rehab. I appreciate the souls video , but I don't owe you partcipation of any capacity .

[@ismellmandude6401]

WDYM?

[@DrDeadP00L]

@@ismellmandude6401 I felt he was comparing new londo to the way a lot of people become shut ins from pandemic habbits. you go out ,you don't see similar faces. people moved all over the place when confronted with isolation. I felt the video poster was speaking to me the viewer lol. But I don't really see it as my problem that we will lose bread and circus, or even our culture. We're better off seeing what's to come, maybe we can come back together rather than just honoring what our ancestors tried to do.

[@tagmata1872]

The Abyss predates the suppression of humanity, we learn in dark souls 3 that the og human knights had their weapons forged in the Abyss. So unfortunately i dont think your interpretation of it works

[@gorrack10281987]

I disagree. I consider new lando to be the end of the games first half.

[@Sporkonafork1]

That’s just not true. New Londo is definitely part of the second half of the game, especially because of the fact that they are Lord Soul shard bearers.

[@gorrack10281987]

@Sporkonafork1 you can do it before you ever open sens fortress and I generally consider it more fun than anor lando and beyond. Objectively you are correct, though.

[@Rudi4rius]

I like your videos

[@ricky.t.1658]

Four kings worst boss in dark souls 1

[@perryshearer3059]

im sadd

[@Devilkon]

you need to tone down on the voice trembling. i get you wanna make the video a little emotional, but it's overdone here by a longshot. this also is barely even a "deep dive" into anything regarding the area. you just sort of talked about it as if you skimmed the wiki and talked over it, with some random seemingly unrelated segments that had nothing to do with anything. didnt enjoy the video, but you'r doing better than 90% of other channels out there. just dedicate yourself a little more to "deep dives" or label the videos accordingly, if theyre going to keep being general glance-overs

[@LavenderRex7705]

@@Devilkon that’s just my voice brother