Asmongold Attempts a Dark Souls DEATHLESS RUN

[@knackandthoughts4150]

Imagine an alternate timeline where Asmon quit dark souls after struggling to enter Sen's fortress, because McConnell didn't tell him about the Zweihander, causing him to not like or play any souls-like games at all. A dark timeline indeed.

[@primeirrational]

He was so close to quitting for good, lol

[@Viroh]

Timeline kids

[@costamktostam]

Get a life bitch lmao

[@knackandthoughts4150]

@@costamktostam imagine replying to a KZbin comment and telling someone to get a life. Touch some grass little bro.

[@Viroh]

@@costamktostam low iq

[@MatthewTheUntitled]

Fun fact: exhausting oscar's dialogue is 2 seconds faster than killing him

[@landoncube769]

Fun fact: pooping off a balcony may result in an arrest

[@DougDimmaDingus]

but if you kill him he won't go hollow

[@turdburglar123]

Amazing

[@calicoduck5105]

Praise the sun 🌞

[@pyatig]

@@calicoduck5105 \[7]/ the moon 🍑

[@josunshine5578]

These Asmon play throughs are honestly the best thing to watch of anything out there for me. It’s not upsetting or stressful. I mean maybe it is for him but so chill for me.

[@primeirrational]

Yeah, I hope that we soon will get a part 2

[@TTIOTT]

Same I've had his vods on in the background for a year straight while I play games

[@carlitoxD]

@@TTIOTTdeadass tho haha

[@mikeyb0121]

@@TTIOTTwho tf watches a stream while playing a game lmao tiktok attention span Andy

[@carlitoxD]

@@mikeyb0121 🙄 plenty of people

[@Not_Elite_]

It's so wholesome seeing how happy and excited Asmon is to play Dark souls again. Never seen him smile like this before.

[@yurilopes420]

ive been malding over his first playthrough of this game it's literally a whole different person, holy shit

[@yurilopes420]

oh, it is, it's his second channel. his twitch name is zack. makes sense

[@I.disagree]

@@yurilopes420 Malding is part of the experience. I personally love it whenever he doesn't know a certain game mechanic, and he overcomes a challenge through the most batshit insane way.

[@stu.chainz]

It’s amazing what happens when you play good video games instead of AAA cash grabs

[@Viroh]

@@stu.chainz elden ring

[@Wisefury]

These games are timeless. I see myself replaying these games forever

[@mattbradley408]

About to go through a run with quelaag fury sword 👌🏼

[@kennyg3118]

Eh DS1 is janky, DS2 and 3 are better or aged better.

[@yurpi3425]

@@kennyg3118 DS3 is legendary

[@cheeks_of_the_boreal_valley]

@@kennyg3118 lol, ds2 is the definition of jank

[@kennyg3118]

@@cheeks_of_the_boreal_valley Blighttown wants to know your location. Even the Gutter is better then that tedious lagromancing area.

[@victtorsm]

02:57:44 If you're wondering if he died just watch this

[@eyepatch8149]

bro i never knew he died i watch the whole video but skipped some parts..lmfao

[@oriondx72]

@@eyepatch8149 same lol

[@yancieb]

😱🤣🤣

[@forwardmoving8252]

What a sad reason to die. Dude threw.

[@bl1neoner370]

I knew it'd be Sen's Fortress. It wasn't even his fault. That switch at the top for the boulder's direction randomly resets on you out of nowhere. Some of the purest BS Fromsoft has come up with.

[@Trixie_I]

There's something special about Dark Souls, even Asmon can't get the smile off his face as he's playing, he's clearly enjoying playing it again

[@primeirrational]

The games stay with you

[@jhonzeimerman5650]

It has it's Unique charm.

[@rosemccartney1538]

I’m 20 minutes in and haven’t seen a single smile, not sure what you’re on

[@Trixie_I]

@@rosemccartney1538 ah shucks man.. sorry you can't see it :/

[@rosemccartney1538]

@@Trixie_I All i’m saying is that ur point doesn’t really apply here. He really didn’t smile a lot in this playthrough. Or maybe this is ur first time watching asmon, in that case; he usually smiles wayyyy more when playing a new/ or replaying a game.

[@scrantondangler8068]

Having poured hundreds of hours into Dark Souls 1. I would be concerned about only a handful of things attempting this. And *Gravity* would be the most concerning.

[@Clonesoldier501]

You just need to master the good ol' quit out spell

[@mattbradley408]

Gravity, OandS and gank squads

[@ilikepotatoes1345]

The biggest concern to me would be the Seath skip (otherwise it's not a deathless run).

[@MrRafagigapr]

i fear bed of chaos migth claim his souls that thing is bullshit

[@Afflictamine]

how the hell is he gonna do the archives elevator jump lmao

[@Guanjyn]

It’s been cool watching him over the years become a Souls fan.

[@quipsilvervr]

I love how it's universally known as the Fat Roll. I called it that before I spoke to others that played it, who also called it Fat Rolling, and before I knew it, it was some kinda thing everybody subconsciously calls it.

[@yurilopes420]

i say the same exact shit even in portuguese. dude is thicc. it's a fat roll

[@Azraenore]

I wonder what will happen if Twitter finds out about it

[@Viroh]

Plus size model rolling

[@quipsilvervr]

@@Azraenore Brave Rolling.

[@landoncube769]

Isn't it actually called heavy roll tho? Fat roll just rolls off the tongue. Pun not intended but then I caught it so now it is intended

[@quasi2258]

I never get tired of watching Asmon play souls games

[@Azraenore]

I've started playing DS 1 again too 3 days ago. I am really happy to see people give it attention again. Feels like I am not ''alone'' in this.

[@primeirrational]

It's a great game (like all fromsoft games). Personally, the DS1 from the start up until Gwynevere is maybe that company's peak when it comes to narrative and rewarding experience.

[@unyielding.entertainment]

Ive been doing a playthrough myself. I beat Elden Ring and just really wanted that OG Souls experience lmao

[@primeirrational]

@@unyielding.entertainment are you playing DS for the first time?

[@johnydoe6797]

just made a comment like this. hell yeah! i jus beat it finally and dove back in since a friend started running it after elden ring. Watched 2 blind playthroughs recently and lots of new content whch is awesome. I love how im scared of elden, then hes like " i really think elden ring prepared me for dark souls" and i laugh like dayum.. ok ;)

[@XadePsyconic]

The games directed by Miyazaki are all so wonderful, but Dark Souls is easily my favorite. Not perfect by any means, but there's just something so special about it to me.

[@orangecobraEU]

i just finished dark souls 1 yesterday

[@Clonesoldier501]

Congrats! You take on DS2 soon?

[@orangecobraEU]

@@Clonesoldier501 lol hahahaha, no i cant, i played dark souls 2 on my ps3, and i think this is another version of the game, like i am watching playthrougs but the ennemies, items placement, arent the sames, i played 2 hours my new sword got destroyed for no reson, i do no damages, so i quit the game, like you playing a game who destroyed your sword in 2 hits on a wall, i pick a axe and it does the same, i trying sekiro right now, i finished dark souls 3 and elden ring, i also tryed bloodborn quit on the second boss cause of limited life potions

[@orangecobraEU]

@@Clonesoldier501 also, i was played dark souls 1 on my old ps3 with like 20 fps, and arrive in anor londo, and life rage quitting on ornstein and smogh, that was my first souls expreience ever, after finished dark souls 3 NG+ nd elden ring, i wanted to give him a second try, i literaly destroyed the game, i am the god of rolls, i am so happy that i finished it, forever

[@kronniichiwa9909]

​@@orangecobraEUDS2 is the goat tho, give it a try

[@tobiasmccallum9697]

In the last decade, I've played around 2500hrs of Soulsbourne. It's really cool seeing people still so into these legends

[@jt2749]

Some of the best games ever made

[@blitzball4lyfe823]

@@jt2749 for sure! The first Dark Souls is my favourite. Definitely something magical about it and I’m so glad Miyazaki never gave up making it 🔥

[@tobiasmccallum9697]

@@blitzball4lyfe823 100%

[@tobiasmccallum9697]

@@blitzball4lyfe823 But Boodborne for so many reasons has a very close second place in my heart

[@blitzball4lyfe823]

@@tobiasmccallum9697 that is one title I never was able to play since it’s a ps exclusive. If it was ported to Xbox I definitely would or if it is on the PS Store for PS5 (I’ll get one this summer). I’ve heard great things about it and have only seen a little gameplay but it looks amazing. FromSoftware has the best enemy designs I’ve ever seen 🔥

[@bigmike1850]

FUN FACT: When this game was in development they knew there would be 10 genders in 2024 and left space for them. 0:38

[@swiftbow2110]

Wow, I never played this before, but I did play Elden Ring. I can see now how Elden Ring stayed true to its roots for older fans while bring in new ones like me to the Souls genre. Very nice.

[@Lluksobad]

Deathless + Daughters of Ash(unintentional) = madman

[@FoxRain616]

This is still the best souls game imo. That title screen makes me want to do it all again for the millionth time

[@SuperDynaZty]

For sure dude. Dark souls 1 was peak soulsbourne. The other games were great but they didnt quite capture the charm of DS1.

[@AidanMcSweeney-rt7gh]

@@darkstar3116 Sekiro is a completely different game though

[@ohmielevisope4237]

​@@SuperDynaZty that's your opinion but if you look at the facts Dark soul 3 is a better game in every single comparable way to DS1.

[@vwavefun]

@@ohmielevisope4237damn. Anyways, what’s Sun Bro called in DS3 again?

[@aRoyz]

I like the character arc on asmon playing dark souls, the game that humbled him and make him patience a lot more, starting his way on souls game till elden ring. Look how wiser he becoming. Thanks for the gameplay ❤

[@joeking6972]

yeah I've noticed him becoming much more methodical in his 30's.

[@vyllix8546]

but no matter how wiser you become, no one wins against rolling ball traps...

[@robertstimmel1100]

Maybe Asmon mentioned it already, but you can use Dung Pies to inflict yourself with a MUCH less lethal version of toxic. Then, you're immune to the more deadly version. It makes dealing with the toxic dart assholes much more manageable.

[@samelthecamel4851]

i used to not like asmongold because his hygiene freaked me out but bro is such a chill streamer, and his takes are actually all good, i always fall down a rabbit hole of 2 min clips of him reacting to different shit

[@ragenaros4475]

He really should play Dark Souls Enemy Randomizers... would be so fun fro both him and viewers

[@johnway8819]

100%

[@tannerpickle]

1:55:45 made me laugh way too hard

[@costamktostam]

😂😂😂

[@mastermill79]

Any idea how that happens? Never had this problem of flailing my arms and falling of the ladder backwards in Dark Souls 1.

[@tannerpickle]

@@mastermill79 I always thought an enemy had to hit you when you had no stamina on a ladder. But apparently if you run out of stamina at all you'll fall off.

[@Crundmama]

lmao holy shit I had no idea that could even happen

[@CHIQUIZO]

Hahahahahaha

[@thekrimsonhat]

REAL Dark Souls fans watch in 480p for the authentic Ds1 experience.

[@smoothsentient]

Over the years been watching your videos I can clearly see you are becoming a pro player for Souls and PoE, well done Asmongold 👏

[@Rubycore]

You got further in an hour than I did in several days. Albeit, I don't often play soulsborne games, and it was my first time playing DS1 but still. Impressive to see

[@SafariFerrari]

hes at 366 hours hes practiced and tried it before

[@kayn9651]

People forget, the full saying goes "Jack of all trades and master on none, but better than a master of one." Adaptability and versatility will serve you great in most cases where just being very good at one thing will leave you lacking. Even if you're not quite as good at that one thing.

[@Viroh]

Yea imagine mastering mathematics but not being able to walk or talk, L

[@michaelmathews4103]

@@Viroh LOL Bro don't roast Stephen Hawking like that rip

[@kayn9651]

@@Viroh I mean you're not wrong. Kinda extreme example tho lmao

[@AdamMuizTV]

unbelievable 2:58:06

[@rchrd3353]

"ds2 sucks because it doesn't logically make sense that you take an elevator up to a lake". *proceeds to put 2 ton lord vessel in pocket*

[@shitfacejohnson4085]

Ehhh we dont know If its a Pocket, the inventory might be Up your bum

[@bigbadsauce92]

Asmon killed Kurt, called him a fat roller, then fat-rolled himself into a rat and the chat was none the wiser lmao

[@brycemcmartin3094]

Everyone says DS3 is better than DS1, I don’t think so, I’m quite the opposite, I like the level design a lot more, the sound design and I feel more immersed in it too, and the areas are good too

[@btwags]

I just played through dark souls for the first time while simeltanoulsy watching your VODs of your playthrough. I was a few hours ahead so it was entertaining to see you struggle with the parts I just powered through. Weird how the world works I just got done watching your first deathless attempt and then coincidentally 4 years later you post this.

[@RealCornWallace]

Watching him and playing along is how I got into dark souls

[@yu4rn]

+1

[@oystercoaster6621]

​@@RealCornWallace poor you lol must have been hard having the most sucky player as a master😂😂😂

[@TrueKivan]

@@RealCornWallace doing a similar thing, I have finally commited to play DS1, and I watch videos like this in parts over the course of days, playing a couple areas blind and then watching how others tackled it, I get benefits of blind playthrough plus some pointers like location of zweihander which did carry me hard early game lol

[@compulsiveconsumption]

oh my god, a dark souls marathon with the lore explained while playing :O that sounds like cinema material

[@Christmas_Johan]

This is the perfect time to be engaging in Dark Souls 1

[@carter1324]

@@Rooster639 cuz its dark souls 1

[@Christmas_Johan]

@Rooster Return to Lordran event and also yeah it's Dark Souls 1

[@sukbo2]

edtior, we need every and entire vods of all zack and asmongold streams please

[@kidren50]

McCool NEVER tikd you to use the Firekeeper Soul. Chat did, Mcconnel told you NOT to.

[@onlybails678]

Watching this as I'm currently covenant grinding for the dark souls 2 platinum. I don't care what people say I love dark souls 2 😂

[@IMSQUIDWRD27]

Im sorry to hear that my friend

[@davidcanavan957]

Playing ds2 as well 😌

[@onlybails678]

@@IMSQUIDWRD27 No need to apologize my friend. I love the additions they brought into DS2. PRAISE THE SUN 😁

[@IMSQUIDWRD27]

🌞

[@davidcanavan957]

Ds2 is my second favourite

[@Straszny303]

2:57:30 death

[@aggrocd1985]

"This time it didn't even kill me, so uh, kinda sucks." Dude, that's because that 2nd one only hit you once. The first one hit you 3 times....short term memory issues.

[@fernando47180]

Four times

[@jpr8574]

been watching your first DS playthrough for the last couple of days. could not be happier to watch this as a follow up. sending lots of love ! ZERO DEATHs

[@Polydueces]

I have never seen that stone boulder do so much continuous damage. It's only ever hit me once and then moved on.

[@richierich6389]

I just wanted yo say you're the most wholesome, honest and awesome creator on this platform.

[@lollekompolle]

The most important difference between the Zweihänder and the Claymore is the difference in weapon category and the resulting difference in poise you need to withstand their guard break. Ultra Greatswords have almost 150% of poise requirement of what Greatswords have. Which is what makes the Zweihänder "beat" the Claymore.

[@simsmelon7793]

It's faster to spam through Oscars dialogue rather than kill him and if you do a jump attack off the ledge for the boss you'll get a burrito combo that does more damage

[@amund0]

Watching you get rekt by a boulder - priceless. Unfortunately, it won't make you any less cocky. I can understand a noob getting got by a boulder, but really? Fun fact: don't run around in the boulders path and then blame the game.

[@zombiebonegaming]

Can't wait until he does the lore playthrough.

[@Elcnar]

2:58:06 death: he did turn the boulder machine, ran to the wrong way, fcked by the poise or something.

[@Mush207]

Dude almost went the skyrim route and almost never played the game

[@557deadpool]

because DS1 is actually good plus he beat it before

[@bdoeden64]

Ok, quote at 3:13:00 - "nobody is going to intentionally play with a bad weapon" - ummm, lots of challenge runners do - LobosJr - Fist only run, Shield only run, Broken Straight Sword only run, ...

[@DingaLingu]

Those arent regular people

[@SS4KirinBolt]

theres something endearing about the caveman when he munches a cookie playing a fun game

[@sinsoup2803]

I hope he does another attempt soon ! :) fun to watch

[@sinsoup2803]

Checking back. Still want that run

[@samiulhasan1218]

​@@sinsoup2803Same

[@danbuckig4564]

1:26:54 You don't have to skip the bonfire in the sewers, you only needed to activate it, that won't make it the last bonfire you rested at switch over unless you actually rest at it.

[@Copperscaled]

yeah but then what's the point of activating it if he won't rest/travel to it

[@danbuckig4564]

@@Copperscaled In case he had to go back for something once he had the Lord Vessel. That's usually the best spot to farm up a few humanity for healing later.

[@meowiewowee]

this is a good run. i like your focus and the way you're explaining yourself as you go.

[@mateokorinthos4163]

this melody during character making, masterpiece indeed🙌🙌

[@ArcAngelRyse]

FUN FACT: those serpents in sens fortress are exact rips from king's field just with better models.

[@Mephil]

I love Asmons brand of "guides", it feels like the old school content back when wow was new.

[@spectorz2294]

How did he get that far without putting a single point into endurance?

[@JAXX3L]

Why don't you put ads on this and make a bit of money. Asmongold doesn't care he is the most wholesome guy

[@dariussonofjazzlin7433]

The people telling him to unequip the Grass Crest shield because he "isn't using it" are pretty funny.

[@pokekiller787x]

Asmon having the two demons fight each other is funny af

[@skannerz22]

i like all dark souls but it's too hard to play so i eventually quit and go back to world of warcraft to bang my head on a different wall

[@557deadpool]

The games aren't hard

[@1MykHyn]

Bro cheated thought we wouldn't know

[@jacquelineess1141]

So satisfying to see Asmon being great at this game after watching him struggle during his very first playthrough, years ago. :)

[@ilikepotatoes1345]

Are you kidding? He's awful. He still doesn't understand the most basic stuff like stat scaling or stat caps and going off of one of his last runs he still appearently doesn't know the level layout that well either (immediately fell off at the very beginning in the tomb of giants lmao).

[@TheOfficialSethos]

@@ilikepotatoes1345 Spoken like a true neckbeard virgin

[@ilikepotatoes1345]

@@TheOfficialSethos I'm a very proud souls neckbeard yes

[@kklap3219]

@@ilikepotatoes1345 who hurt you

[@price8346]

@@ilikepotatoes1345 This is what makes most From games great as a power fantasy. It's got this incredible reputation as a punishing game but anyone can grab the game journalist weapon near the start (Zweihander, Vordt's Hammer, Gold Halbardo) and feel like a rockstar.

[@KosMachine2955]

For awhile there I actually thought asmon was finally good at the game, and then he bought 20 piles of shit instead of leveling up😂

[@thefeeblesheep]

Best intro indeed. It still gives me chills after all these years.

[@LucaszSchmitz]

Dark Souls 2 is actually really fucking good, Scholar of the First Sin is amazing, it has the best characters and best lore in all Souls games, Aldia alone is more then enough to place it in that position.

[@shitfacejohnson4085]

He turned himself Into a tree Funniest Shit I've ever Seen

[@Xivinux]

This run is so good I'm here watching it for a third time

[@davlop90]

random thought: you think asmongold be eating vegetables? like for dinner.

[@brinaldi81]

Everyone has that friend they would love to get to try Darksouls because they would lose thier mind but u know they wouldn't even try it long enough to give u the satisfaction of Mega Ultra Rage lmao

[@zaftra]

2:30:01 you can teleport down whether she's dead or not, but you cant teleport out

[@Assassins12Chaos]

No matter what I'm watching the algorithm brings me back to this.. asmongold and souls

[@cstober2]

Souls games have no replayability for me. I've tried but it feels like a fever dream to revisit them. I thoroughly enjoy the first blind playthrough but anything after that feels so gloomy. Chalk it up to PTSD.

[@lordteensie6156]

I had no idea you could get combo'd by the boulder like that.

[@rgerber]

if he just made one of his legendary steaks in between the run- only takes 5 minutes, right? he would have beaten dat ass like no god damn modfoggyn bietsch no more

[@MegaUbernerd]

In the graveyard at the beginning you missed a drop behind a tomb stone

[@Not_Elite_]

Did he.

[@lotanowo]

This is why people generally dislike DS fans. They're way too autistic about these games.

[@grilledleeks6514]

finding asmongold twitch chatters irl is what I hope every murderer aspires to. Its good to have goals.

[@Potentialbadboy970]

U can’t tell me in the very beginning when he starts the game that voice isn’t the last from the Elden ring dlc right before u fight the dancing lion

[@willywitchdoctor]

ngl i have a lot of nostalgia for ds2. Mainly because me and my mate played it at the same time and it was so confusing and weird but good atmosphere in some parts. Controlled like shit tho

[@babbisp1]

3:30:23

[@markismiller6484]

I remember watching on stream when he first played this good times.

[@blackwidow7804]

Stone armor set is the best heavy armor you can get early and is only surpassed by Giant +4/5 and Black iron +4/5 and even then it have higher poise and lightning resist.

[@vangoghsseveredear]

I hated DS2 at first. Especially if you play them back to back, it feels weird. But on my second playthrough I appreciated it a lot more. It's story is fantastic honestly

[@someweirdo9129]

The hate for Ds2 is genuinely overblown.

[@Solr084]

@@someweirdo9129 and its often people who havent even played through all of it

[@nnnnnnnnn8888]

Right now im on my first play through and im seriously questioning playing it, i just need to know what is the best weapon to play with

[@knilax]

@@nnnnnnnnn8888 standard mace and rapier are both extremely solid carries

I played ds2 way more than any other. Pvp was great with a ton of variety, and Majula is vibe.

[@johnmagus6341]

Oh.... This is going to be good.

[@legendaryhardbacon]

Yeah. When I played DS the first time I remember struggling so so so hard, and then after Bloodborne, DS2, and Elden Ring I returned to it and did a FAR better job. Game isn't easy at all, but you can learn and make it look and feel easy

[@baron6148]

Havel's ring would make you use less stamina while crushing your enemies to death with the zweihander

[@jeffphisher3801]

Hardest part about kalameet is getting the tail

[@matthewxavier8067]

Anyone else think the castle in the intro looks like Leyndell Capital before a giant dead dragon was laid on top of it?

[@fatlargomat]

that ryan reynolds cosplay thoooooo

[@brandonholloway8594]

notice he didnt flinch like the rest of us when the rat ran across the screen lol

[@rgerber]

7:55 hes the only player that ever beat the Asylum Demon to the Stray Demon

[@zerobemix]

Souls videos ❤

[@kenomenorias3200]

Chat is so funny simping for Emiru so hard then witnessing Asmon destroys the gargoyles in like 30 secs. lmao

[@KingNORTH2020]

Noobs: plays the game normally and doesn’t level up weapon Casuals: picks sorceries MVPs: goes for zweihander Legends: goes for black knight weapons Gods: broken straight sword

[@Edmund545]

Hey Great Video! Is there a part two as well?

[@dierussmon]

No because he died. He did reacts after this on stream

[@rosemccartney1538]

@@dierussmonhe didn’t die in this video right?

[@dierussmon]

@@rosemccartney1538 2:58:00

[@jeffrey778]

its ok i get crushed by boulders all the time in terraria. stumble around in the dark sometimes it happens

[@metallicakevin1]

This stream was so chill man

[@jamesrickman6497]

asmon attempting a dark souls run is the only thing he has more difficulty with than admitting to everyone that he's never returning to ff14

[@Judeko]

2:28:49 "We could have fixed her." This made me spit out my coffee laughing.

[@mateokorinthos4163]

new dosen't mean best. nothing can beat this masterpiece,that's for sure.

[@brycemcmartin3094]

I don’t know about y’all, but the sound design of ds1 is so good, tbh kind of relaxing