Dark Souls: Overpowered In Ten Minutes

A video in which I overpower a new level 1 character before even stepping foot in the Undead Burg. By taking a shortcut in the Catacombs, I was able to kill Pinwheel (with the assistance of Paladin Leeroy), obtain a family mask to help get me through the groups of angry skeletons, obtaining the Great Scythe, and ascending it to the Fire element. From title screen to the Fire ascended Great Scythe, it took just under ten and a half minutes.
As stated in the subtitles - I do not recommend beginners attempt this in the exact same way I did.
Follow and catch me live at: / ayriak

[@blank4227]

Behold the noble warrior known only as "Test 2"

[@CidGuerreiro1234]

The hero we need.

[@VulturHS]

Not the hero we deserve, but the one we need

[@y0sh1js12]

+Al Capwn And in the darkest of hours, you will hear them scream his name and he follows their call... TEST 2 WILL LET NOBODY COME TO HARM

[@waynewaldron3145]

+MashedPotatoes mvp dude

[@Robosapien_]

There was a Test and Test 1, but they didn't pass.

[@DrunkNugget]

“However, if you time it properly” Ight imma head out

[@FeaturedPixel]

Is there a truer statement on the internet? Whenever one of these tutorials tells me to do something like this I just nope tf out

[@fluttershystayshigh4202]

@@FeaturedPixel you give up to easily and you have no patience, surprised someone like you is even playing this game. Yes that jump is extremely hard to pull off but once you do.. wow! took me about a hundred tries as well, keep at it bro trust me, you'll get it eventually and when you do you'll be glad you did.

[@Gr1mReaperJR]

Fluttershy Stays High420 do you know what a joke is?

[@je7055]

​@@fluttershystayshigh4202 You're surprised that "someone like him is even playing" because he doesn't want to take "a hundred tries" learning speedrun strats for the sake of a "ten minute" strategy to get a weapon in a game where weapons don't matter that much? If you need to expend that much effort following a guide that closely, for the sake of the effing Great Scythe of all things, don't you think it's fair to say that it's more surprising /you're/ the one playing a game like Dark Souls? Play however you like but there's no reason to insult him, mate. It's a great and interesting vid but OP's point is perfectly valid.

[@sirbillius]

Gratuitously Hateful KZbin Jerk If you wanted to skip the jump you could totally just grab Zweihander before heading to Pinwheel and Vamos. You could probably level up enough to two hand it with the left over souls.

[@hillaryclinton.yeahimfamou2014]

•grabs mask of father from pinwheal •grabs Zwaihander on way out • *giant dad* •win

[@codystegemueller9428]

Best looking mask in the game

[@movezig5]

No, grab it on your way in and use the green shard and the souls from Pinwheel to make it fire. You sound have no trouble one-shotting the skeletons on the way out.

[@jackjowens5950]

@@DenseMass chaos?

[@ttchme9816]

@@DenseMass only tryhards use infusions

[@BOB-ck7qp]

G-wyn

[@Boiled.Sorcerer]

Speedrunning and he still doesn’t kill Oscar. Respect.

[@morphinetyme]

whoever kills Oscar is not a Sunbro

[@Gshadin]

Its actually faster to spam his dialouge than killing him

[@imjonathan6745]

Fuck oscar

[@miufke_]

@@imjonathan6745 i always killed h1m

[@miufke_]

@@Gshadin not to hug transgenders or anything but how is it fater lmao

[@IrrelevantOaf]

It's so weird to see Pinwheel living longer than 5 seconds

[@EduardoBarreto]

Yeah.. and I am a huge noob on this game lol

[@negativeTypezero]

Irrelevant Oaf I was thinking the same exact thing lol

[@DerBrocken]

i tried to get the scythe without the help of Leeroy and it was an intense fight :D

[@daltoneudy7148]

Irrelevant Oaf it's like you die fourteen times to the spinning skeletons of doom and then you fight pin wheel and it like, Is this some kind of joke...

[@dekuscrub9583]

At least he has pretty cool lore behind him tho

[@Pushinkanzu]

Why didn't the video stop after he chose pyro?

[@anythingatall7670]

Kyouko Sakura Hah. 3 years old and still gold comment.

[@Br020XX]

hah. nearly five years ago and still gold comment

[@mattroberts6451]

So make a new vid without it help

[@DrRAZI99]

Ha 6 years old comment and still gold

[@joeyclemenza7339]

gotta say.... the first time i beat the game, i was a pyromancer/strength build.

[@olx222]

"I wouldn't recommend that beginners try doing this exactly like I have" *majority of beginners in the top comments* I love this community

[@dimmn82]

The Dark Souls series will forever be cemented in video game history.

[@MatthewTheUntitled]

Awarded the best game ever for 50th gaming anniversary :)

[@LEWIS1992]

Demon's Souls is still better, especially the remake.

[@nsa6865]

@@LEWIS1992 demon souls elite

[@frank9367]

@@LEWIS1992 good joke

[@jucalebre7540]

Yes

[@Gugassauro]

finally got it only took 10 months

[@TheIMMORTALKAHNHD]

Gugassauro 😂😂😂

[@tuazulyrojoeljean]

Rofl

[@TheFedericohiguain2]

It’s been 4 days and I’m still stuck at this part smh

[@nonprofithooker]

Good news: got the scythe Bad news: stuck in catacombs

[@cynexist]

nonprofithooker LMAO

[@joeshickler4524]

Yep, both in the same boat.

[@Heed923]

same, i had to delete the save lol

[@Mernom]

Why not head out? just go up from where he ended the video.

[@Heed923]

'Cause i am stupid and i rested at the second bonfire (the one behind the illusory wall)

[@mattfromwiisports7970]

Step 1: grab zweheinderfrom the graveyard in firelink Step 2: upgrade strength to 16 and dex to 10 Step 3: profit

[@hatwearingcrusader4471]

how did you even butcher zweihander that spectacularly

[@a.l.4852]

"zhe winder" the wind is a powerful weapon

[@mattfromwiisports7970]

@@hatwearingcrusader4471 i have a -PHD in english

[@Aaron-hv4hr]

@@mattfromwiisports7970 to be fair it’s german lmao

[@mattfromwiisports7970]

@@a.l.4852 btw just before you dislike this guys comment i edited it to fix my typo thanks for telling me

[@alexadelaide]

“I only add subtitles where I think they’re needed” I don’t know why I find that line so funny

[@gigabic7487]

He beat the undead asylum in less than 3 minutes. I was on PC and it took me more than 3 minutes just to figure out what button let me pick up the damn key from the corpse in my cell

[@thechilliemaster6238]

Lol.

[@collectiveconsciousness6994]

me to. I was plaing on pc

[@drizztdourden4550]

Playing this on pc without a controller is so jacked

[@TienHoang-ix5lq]

it took you three minutes but took me 10 minutes

[@kaitlyncortisse9994]

+Daud Les the game was ported to PC way too hastily

[@timsimtv]

I love how good players make this game looking fucking easy

[@bungobogus8132]

+123timsim It's what happens after you beat the game once or twice. You gradually learn the patterns and paths of every enemy and area .

[@sage33443344]

+Jacob Cummins that's true

[@noelic6744]

But his reflexes that makes it look like he memorized the whole thing, doesn't actually make it look that easy.

[@infinitechoices1641]

You can get a any black knight weapon +5 before you kil any boss. This video is pretty shitty if you want to be op.

[@wesley5729]

Golden Darkness070 actually it would be easier to beat a few bosses to afford the upgrades and stats

[@retrocny5625]

I remember on one of my first playthroughs, I lucked out and got a black knight sword(not the greatsword) from like the very first black knight you encounter as you naturally progress through the areas. I think by the time I first met andre I had enough twinkling titanite to take it to +3 pretty much by the time I had the stats to use it effectively and yeah that definitely felt overpowered lol. Didn't mind it one bit though. I need to play through Dark Souls 1 again, it's been too long.

[@Maverick-7508]

I always seem to get a black knight weapon and the shield, with that sword being the main one I get.

[@muertolamento]

Playing Dark Souls for the first time legit (I played years ago with friends who dropped me the best gear and infinite souls lol) and i killed the first black knight and got the greatsword lol

[@Steph1]

You should fire it up once more. Praise the sun

[@Whammy-bb9ek]

I got the black knight halberd on my first knight

[@jeksewnoleeray1020]

yeah I got the black knight sword extremely early and used it as soon as my stats were high enough to two hand it, I then played the rest of the game with it.

[@cadunkus]

Keep in mind that all of this works in the remastered, but don't use the bonfire at Vamos or you'll be stuck dealing with the wheel skeletons.

[@ariel526]

I did it on my first try, FAR before getting the fast travel... I felt as if the world spawned wheels in that area, and when I finally killed all of them, a black knight could barely be seen from bellow sneacked a attack on me... then I quit it :)

[@dancetonight]

lol i took the bonfire. how to get away ???

[@adan1221]

@@dancetonight there is no escape

[@dancetonight]

@@adan1221 hahah

[@blaize00]

Overpowered in 4 minutes : Grab the zweihander.

[@icepickjohnson]

+_ TheBlaiZe cant even use it

[@blaize00]

+Dark_Shadow1999 16 fucking strenght and 10 dex (keep that a secret). Really not that hard to get those. About 3-4 level-ups depending on what you started as.

[@icepickjohnson]

id just use the drake sword

[@blaize00]

Dark_Shadow1999 Drake sword is trash though.

[@icepickjohnson]

:O how its broken for the first part of the game

[@HebaruSan]

There's a blacksmith under that dead end ledge!? Argh, this game!

[@DarthVraak]

Ikr, I have never seen him in my playthrough.

[@kenshinhimura9387]

Darth Vraak There are secrets beyond secrets in this game, lol.

[@LossOfEternal]

HebaruSan Beat the game twice, killed every optional boss, never once found this blacksmith.

[@kenshinhimura9387]

Oh wow......lol. You gotta be brave and drop down.

[@diegoimhl282]

@Ongo Gablogian yeah, in mine I went to the catacombs at the begining and somehow I got the great scythe, killed pinwheel on my own, found Vamos upgrading my weapon and went through all the tomb of the Giants until that light wall... And then I got stuck there and was forced to start a new game.

[@ibz0991]

As someone who just started Dark Souls, I thought your run was incredible. I may not try this right now but thank you for the video

[@dongliker]

2/10 comment

[@manwithlongnose2810]

you're a 2/10 comment

[@Lolkillah5]

@@dongliker U don't have to be like this tho

[@paulhallas9649]

10/10 comment.

[@dongliker]

@@Lolkillah5 1/10

[@n0cturnalgamer]

ahhh dark souls. This game literally saved my life. I was super depressed in 2011 and if not for this game giving me escape I don't think I would have made it out.

[@RiVALgx88]

3 years later, just thought I'd say the world is a better place with you in it! Hope you're still doing well!

[@n0cturnalgamer]

@@RiVALgx88 oh boy.. It has. I had a kid since then and my mental health is better than ever.

[@hellmouthoftheuniverse]

@@n0cturnalgamer glad you restored your humanity and didnt go hollow!

[@imjonathan6745]

@@hellmouthoftheuniverse neither one of us wants him to go hollow You got anything forge?

[@ZaZaGaZZa]

i fell into depression bcz of this game

[@ashtonhornbeck3896]

Did nobody see how he dodgerolled over that arrow like the fucking matrix?

[@kaitlyncortisse9994]

Invincibility frames saved him

[@Edward-pi2sl]

ChaosKirby Za Warudo!

[@nicolehudler778]

Ashton Hornbeck YEAH!

[@Roystone730]

which arrow?

[@ImperativeGames]

Very first arrow in game

[@Grasses0n]

Man I didn't know you could do this boss fight this early on. Dark Souls is more open ended than I thought.

[@Dimitris_A.]

+Sir Bacon pinwheel is the easiest boss in dark souls :p

[@stanmarsh3384]

+Arturo Alvidrez people like you are what is wrong with the world

[@OverlordARG]

"insert generic insult"

[@whisperhawkmoonspecialist9203]

"Response to generic insult"

[@hellinterface6721]

imagine a sentient ass hole separated from the body puckering and floating around our tangible world being eaten alive by youtube comments...

[@HaohmaruHL]

The only overpowered thing here is the knowledge of the game itself. This build won't help a noob

[@1337ofDiscreet1]

not necessarily, but when I first watch this, I learned a fast way to get to a boss for easy souls, which is usually the first boss I fight after asylum. I usually go to Valley of Drakes to get the dragoncrest shield (+85 fire defense) and have that shield up while Paladin Leeroy does all the dirty work)

[@rileygibson242]

I watched this when I first started and it only took a couple tries and was very helpful ended up switching out the scythe quickly but it was still very helpful

[@RagbagMcShag]

especially once they realize later on that fire kinda sucks

[@winterstronghold2197]

Black Knight Halbred is far better than this but you need more souls since you need to be a higher level and 10k souls to +5 it, +10 twinklings, and don't forget its only 1/5 chance of dropping from the basin guy

[@FunionBunion]

Yeah simply knowing where to go amd how to play is the most op thing I can beat ds1 like it's nothing aswell as ds3 but ds2 I cant play for shit cause I've only played it for about half an hour and didnt like the feel of it

[@yhaerysthethird6088]

The nostalgia of this game is extreme. I’m glad I grew up playing these amazing games

[@rezeren5326]

Well, after a shameful amount of 5 tries, I finally managed to.. Get to the first bonfire -_-

[@xXxEVANESCENCExXx1]

lol

[@MilkSpitter]

Welcome to darksouls

[@rezeren5326]

Update: I've done it. Perseverance is strength. Kappa

[@brakhai5605]

Small tip for newcommers: Pick black firebombs as a gift, or run for them to the undead burg chest. They are really good against those lantern guys :) And can last you through multiple tries. Also don't forget to put on your ring of sacrifice after the boss fight. Don't wanna lose the souls. :)

[@DiggitySlice]

You should probably know that this doesn't make the game easy at all. Doing this is far harder than just progressing normally.

[@asnipersfate]

So uh I died falling toward the blacksmith *facepalm*

[@CidGuerreiro1234]

RIP

[@RagbagMcShag]

you need to roll properly boi, and dont go for the fake ledge

[@rainhoo4096]

I did to the first time I came through there. At least you didn't miss that bonfire completely like a lot of people do.

[@solidsn8k3]

@@rainhoo4096 that happened to me

[@floki911walsh9]

Did you try putting it in rice?

[@mariocrea688]

Dude you have no idea how much more enjoyable you made my return to Dark Souls

[@1337ofDiscreet1]

demon's souls is also fun c:

[@vintendio]

​@@1337ofDiscreet1no it isn't

[@emperortwan]

Seeing this in my recommend again after many years just made my day 😊

[@davidhubbard9974]

It seems that you were pretty OP before you even got the equipment O.o

[@Trill261]

#memes

[@MisterBones2910]

VAPR crew #I-Frames

[@colossusslayer1234]

***** #pyromancyisOP XD well early its nuts anyway

[@aaron4820]

David Hubbard I'm glad he put "noob don't try this", because otherwise he'd be responsible for many broken monitors....

[@kristianstanhope7850]

aaron4820 when he said no one I think he was talking to me level 23 and I can't do it

[@choiiv]

Poor Pinhweel, one Second he's just there minding his own business and next he's getting his ass kicked, no mercy... I kinda feel bad for him lol

[@GlowZoe]

He's actually a mesh of 3 people the father who stole from nito to try and save his dead family and bring them back to life only getting them stuck together and he is forever trying to find a way for them to become unstuck which is why you see so many copy's of himself everywhere

[@choiiv]

Yeah, true, I knew his story... Makes me feel even sorrier for him... :/ Serious mistakes were made

[@Anjohl]

He's my favorite.

[@rockinpaladin3659]

Killed by some warrior and a pyromancy named Test 2

[@kaimerry1587]

Fun fact: pinwheel is actually a rotten-esque fusion of three people, a family that are all lumped together, working in the catacombs to figure out how to separate themselves and be a normal undead family again.

[@christianvelez5694]

Ten months of trying later* Finally, I have done this perfect run in ten minutes

[@JohnZomB.]

It's been ten months. Have you done it?

[@shivermetimbers9316]

Took me about 5 hours to get it down today

[@aurumarma5711]

Oh don't mind me, just popping in, going to need this in a few months.

[@shrunker684]

no, for the 20$ dsfix and living PVP

[@Jasetyy]

So did you need it?

[@Michael.Virtus]

Knowledge is power. This game have hidden difficulty settings, that works as follows. You don't know stuff - its hard. You know stuff - it's easy. Damn I love this game. April 25th is coming...

[@mobai123]

hehe it's damn true

[@MirageMiM]

Lol, just like real life ;)

[@mobai123]

not really relevant but, GUYS, I've just killed Gwyn and beat the game!!!!! The feeling after 3 hours trying to kill that last boss is just awesome, but I wouldn't want to do that again, so tiring LOL

[@soundwave8560]

mobai123 took me three tries with the silver knight spear but that ONLY because its one of the longest weapons in the game. Gwyn could barely reach me lol

[@DrJDaniels]

Soundwave I was kinda disappointed with Gwyn :D Just destroyed him with my large club :D

[@bigchill123a]

I almost can't believe that the Asylum Demon ever gave me trouble. He's really only hard that first time you play, when you're still terrified of the game

[@Lilitha11]

David Copeland First time I played, I beat him up easily. Though I am used to playing a few other games(like witcher) where you can spam diving rolls all over the place to avoid enemies. Not as nice as this video, but it gets the job done.

[@bigchill123a]

If I had started with DeS, I would have been prepared. But like, when i played for the first time, I hadn't even seen it being played before. I knew absolutely 0 about it. I wish I could get my Souls virginity back, and lose it again. It's never quite as fun as that first time

[@MisterJingo93]

I skipped the cutscene and missed the door.. so i fought him with my bare hands the first time around. It made the rest of the game seem pointless up until O&S though. I even enjoyed kapra demon after that. Edit: yes, I am retarded and I know that.

[@Amoeba_Podre]

Just like Gascogne for me

[@puremyth3365]

7 years later and I just now get this on my recommended lmao, but I still love dark souls! Best game ever in my opinion

[@yobro6053]

I love it but that ceaseless boss and bed of chaos smh hold it back for me from absolute greatness

[@hurricaneheli79]

@@yobro6053 The Bed of Chaos was bullshit. Absolutely hated that boss. Only took a few tries but still.

[@eagle-tn6br]

@@hurricaneheli79 i had fun fighting it tbh, i laughed at myself for not memorizing the spots where the stone falls. The jump was kind of annoying but you just need a little timing and attention the bosses arms and it will be over in a min

[@SomeoneWitSkill]

lmaooo same. I have no idea why this is in my recommended.

[@SuperPeterok]

not better than bloodborne or Nioh

[@KAPTAINmORGANnWo4eva]

This video may be ancient, but with the Remaster coming out, one thing I'd add for beginners is that there's a Ring of Sacrifice on the aqueduct you walk through to get to Undead Burg. Getting that and resting at the bonfire before the Catacombs can take the stress out of the post-Pinwheel run, as if you die with it on you can just spend the souls at the bonfire without the risk of losing them.

[@DrFrogglePhD]

I didn't realize you could run in this game.

[@otisinnes318]

yes you did

[@DrFrogglePhD]

Duck Overlord Not until I saw this video.

[@otisinnes318]

Dr. Froggle have you ever played dark souls

[@DrFrogglePhD]

Duck Overlord Yes. I've beaten it. Running isn't required to play or even beat the game in any part. It's only really required to get the Crestfallen Merchant, but that isn't necessary to progress the game.

[@gavin2945]

+Dr. Froggle you probably have to jump a few times in the game. not completely sure tho just guessing about that.

[@confettiembolism666]

asylum demon, more like ASSylum demon i'd eat the whole thing tbh

[@nuissance8600]

+Solaire of Astora Hows the praisin bro?

[@TheMinimi666]

Same

[@betterert]

asylum demon is EZ

[@DiggitySlice]

Same

[@blimpy8263]

confettiembolism666 nah more like assy-lump demon

[@owneddiagonal]

0:09 "Black firebomb: Explodes upon impact when thrown. More deadly than std bomb." STD bomb?

[@gabrielcastro1736]

AIDS Bomb

[@satrio303]

Standard

[@colewilder7353]

IKR LOL

[@faithcarchia]

STD means standard

[@amberhernandez]

First thing everyone thinks when seeing that on character creation wwww

[@dragonhillz1687]

If you think about it, pinwheel deserves more respect. Without him our Lord and savior, Giant Dad, would have never existed. Still weaker than a wet tissue though.

[@Dravianpn02]

Brian Torres I wish for the remastered version, they made his hits stronger and his teleportation faster and his clones have more health. Then he’d actually be more than a nudge death.

[@Dravianpn02]

Brian Torres I don’t understand how a game works so I don’t even know if that’s a possibly thing to do, but still.

[@unnamed7485]

@@Dravianpn02 I think Pinwheel was designed with the fact that you can go straight to the Catacombs from Firelink(if you're crazy/skilled enough) in mind. Weaker/worse players cant kill him as fast and thus have to actually dodge his attacks and target his clones carefully. But that makes him a weakling if you fight him when you're supposed to, like most people do.

[@Fantasminea]

lorewise hes also not meant to be strong hes Just a man who wants his wife and kid back but got merged with them and doesnt know what to do to have his old life back it suits him being a tissue

[@Hirotoro4692]

@@unnamed7485 that logic makes no sense since it's 100x harder to actually reach him in the first place

[@SALordBaxter]

Are you serious? Better strat is to savescum a black knight sword (or halberd if you're doing PVE only), get the grass crest shield and elite knights, and upgrade your weapon with the twinkling titanite you get from the crystal lizards you can find in the burg and in the grassroot basin. Add in a quick havel's and a FaP ring and you've got yourself sorted, much better than a wimpy little fire weapon.

[@SALordBaxter]

Daiyuki117 Wouldn't even need ten to get the sword, all you have to do is get through the burg and donk the black knight with the help of the lightning pine resin and congratulations you've got a weapon that's better than a freaking +5 fire whatever. You could probably get the black knight sword, havels, 4 twinkling titanite, grass crest shield, elite knights, and FaP ring in ten minutes, and that gives you a much better weapon, plus armor which this strat doesn't provide. Might give it a shot to see how viable it is actually.

[@MaybeBlackMesa]

The scythe is literally the best weapon in the game

[@SALordBaxter]

The scythe has a long range and can can dead angle well in PVP. It's also got a long recovery time if you miss, and +5 fire is nowhere near as good as a +1 or +2 black knight sword. Video says OP in ten minutes, I say that you can be even more OP in a shorter or equal amount of time.

[@Ayriak]

Baxter There are several different methods to obtain overpowered equipment early in the game, and while a lot of them do offer stronger weapons than a Fire Great Scythe +0, there are a couple of reasons I still believe this is a method worth using. Firstly because the Great Scythe is a guaranteed weapon, the ascension material is also in place, as is the source of souls. The only real requirement in doing this, is don't die and lose those souls. Also, doing this isn't achieved by the same means as luring a Black Knight into some kind of cheap fall death, which let's face it, doesn't really help a player learn the mechanics of the game. As I mentioned, there are several methods in which an overpowered weapon (for so early in the game) can be obtained. The Gravelord Sword seems to be one that's mentioned quite often, so I'll use that as an example. I'm able to obtain that weapon and use it two-handed in just over 6 minutes and 5 seconds, and one-hand it in less than 8 minutes and 30 seconds from title screen. More powerful? Marginally (265 physical against 130/130 physical/fire). Harder to run and requires skill? Not really.

[@Miranox2]

Baxter The black knight weapons have low drop rate and they are not the best weapons in the game.

[@SteamPunkWillie64]

1:07 that was some serious Matrix shit.

[@immortaldonkey7448]

+SteamPunkWillie64 You rite brother that was some mad technique.

[@MrDrewsky32]

+SteamPunkWillie64 Iframes, friend. Iframes.

[@thatguyyouhate3743]

+Drew Holliman a souls gamer's top weapon

[@Kabodanki]

Alongside running around

[@RatKing2137]

"press dodge just like you do in this game every 4 seconds" "whoa matrix god!!!111 xdd lol!1" Hmmm...

[@jiyuunokaizoku]

This is the exact video I used when I started my first playthrough, I was struggling with the game and looked up videos and this helped me a ton, getting this recommended now after all these years brings back good ( and bad ) memories... never go to the catacombs first...

[@skelixblaze3037]

1:15 i laughed how he trying to get away from you and you just run past him ahahah XDDDD

[@TheFlamingPike]

9:38 the skeleton lol

[@matthewpower1324]

Poor Pinwheel :( He never seems to get the respect he's due.

[@jacobmelanson3210]

He's batshit insane though...

[@otisinnes318]

and he stole from a fucking gravelord

[@TOTFAHRER]

+Matthew Power I killed this "boss" on the first try with 4 hits. Black Knight Sword + 5 fyi

[@CorvotheAssassin1]

XD same here. was on the way to nito

[@woodencreep8489]

I followed norhteregg and got to pinwheel and got crepped out by the music that was playing. I vow to never go to the catacombs again unless its to progress through the game

[@5pointSoulja]

I love how I got pro at this specific run because of you. Thanks good sir, may the sun shine on your journey

[@chrisbl1727]

Pro isn't the same that overpowered D:

[@5pointSoulja]

@@chrisbl1727 you misunderstand my comment. The RUN. Not the weapon itself.

[@chrisbl1727]

D:

[@5pointSoulja]

?

[@5pointSoulja]

You good bud?

[@carriesmith1825]

Thank for the guide man! Very helpful. Keep up the good work!

[@jannorman2091]

You sir, are awesome at Dark Souls.

[@Fadedgogeta]

Pro tip: if you dont got any divine weapons, when you kill a skeleton that is near a cliff knock one of their body parts off and then they can't come back.

[@TheLocust911]

+Fadedgogeta godlike advice

[@Fadedgogeta]

+Phi6er or just kick the bugger off the cliff

[@Fadedgogeta]

+Phi6er yeah but skeletons resurrect themselves by putting themselves back together with the body parts that rolled away like a magnetic, pulling the parts together. Plus the parts only roll and do not fly, so because of that knock a part off a cliff and BOOM; the skeletons can't come back together. Or you know you can kill the necromancer or get a divine weapon.

[@GodSeffro]

+Phi6er it works if you knock the head off the edge Was doing a cosplay run and didn't want to use a divine weapon

[@matthewhealy7607]

Phi6er you have to knock all of their body parts off

[@reichhb]

Holy cow. I struggled through this game and missed half of that stuff until late game. I didn’t know there was a blacksmith in the catacombs and I had no clue you could get there so early. Wow.

[@faffywaffle561]

One of the OG video guides for dark souls

[@miserablesmileface7062]

1. Buy yourself the club. 2. Profit. Seriously, you can easily play through the whole game with only the reinforced club.

[@EmporerEmblem]

you can easily play it with any weapon, as long as you can git gud

[@casfaer7261]

+EmporerEmblem Hell, you could even play it without weapons. Just good ol' fisticuffs.

[@EmporerEmblem]

Clayton Smith Bro, your fists are a weapon *pulls arm out of the gaping hole in a black knight's back*

[@CidGuerreiro1234]

You can even play it with a blindfold if you're gud enough.

[@rlancs20]

+miserablesmileface Someone beat the game with voice controls and another with a guitar hero guitar! (BTW with the voice controls is like saying `move 10 paces left and roll`. Imagine having to say every little thing in an intense boss fight)

[@donnk]

people who are new to the game shouldnt even try this. It'll spoil their experience imo.

[@unboundking9742]

Welp, to each their own I guess. It may be out of left field here, but I'd actually prefer someone get a little help on the game and proceed through with the entire game, then not get any help and eventually quit. Especially since Dark Souls is such a glorious masterpiece of an RPG. I've seen a few of my friends who would have fled from Dark Souls stay just because they got a little help in the start. I think that shows some maturity as a gamer, even if only a tiny bit.

[@MisterBones2910]

Maria Ferguson They'll end up reading a guide and grabbing the stupid drake sword anyway.

[@valissyn647]

Maria Ferguson Well it's an open route to go to so if you go there first and end up completing the area then pretty much deserve to be able to go through most of the game with ease lol

[@ToriRocksAmos]

***** no reason to hate on the drake sword, you can use it to save titanite when you get the weapon you actually want to use, early game. Makes killing the Black Knights a lot easier when you only have to parry/backstab them two or three times and thus saves you time if you need the 16 str anyways.

[@monkeysama4767]

Marcel Krebs Or get 15+ Pyro Glove and you're set for life

[@DracoHandsome]

Pinwheel at Soul Level 1 is still easier than every other boss in the game. Isn't that amazing?

[@junojan8414]

capra demon more difficult than frekin Gwyn

[@iciclegaming7740]

W comment

[@IFlairI]

@@junojan8414 Nah man, you just need fat armor and you poise through his attacks and they do little dmg, like the Stone Knight Set, its legit op early game.

[@zweihander00]

@@IFlairI it's really easy to dodge his attacks But the fucking dogs

[@lakersforever9572]

@@zweihander00 it's the F'ing DOGS!!!!!

[@itsmerobinyi]

I’ve never even played this game before, but that was fun to watch. You should upload more.

[@Stealth]

10 minutes where everything must be timed perfectly .. lol good video though

[@zer0768]

I know this is 6 years old, but it's funny to think 10 minutes back then was pretty tough to do seeing as at most he had about a year of experience. I'd say this same run by someone that's played through this entire game multiple times over the last 9 years could be done in as little as 7, maybe less not sure.

[@deathahoy8971]

O it’s you

[@raydonxclusive2912]

Naw fr... i b getting murked trying to follow these vids lol

[@gordonfreeman5872]

get gud

[@rockon609]

Gordon Freeman shut your hole

[@Mysterie]

that shortcut jesus fuck

[@sethdillard3560]

+Mysterie Just takes a little observation to know you can do it

[@indiomoustafa2047]

That was one of the faster fights with the booty demon Ive seen.

[@1337ofDiscreet1]

ha! booty demon 😄

[@RiggsHB]

I always enjoy watching these videos of people flying through a game that took me months to complete on my first playthrough. Lol. Nice vid. Im gonna attempt this run after work.

[@oh_heeeyyy]

Lol at the nubs mentioning the drake sword...

[@oh_heeeyyy]

*casuls

[@oh_heeeyyy]

AquiredCents Shut up casul.

[@antireddit1698]

specialdefect The fuck is a casul?

[@CoffeeMakerStudios]

AquiredCents fukin casul

[@sevenzhannah8630]

AquiredCents I'm pretty sure they're calling you a casual gamer. Which means they play more often than you? Or their skillz are just so 1337 & they're MLG or equivalent. Something along the lines of elietest bullshit.

[@Alalpog]

Hey dude, you missed something in the title. "I'm OP AF already, I just want a good Weapon" Guide in ten minutes.You Sir is OP AF. Damn.

[@azaelde7838]

its not that hard so you can pull this off easily on your second charakter if you play the game for first time and you died 10 times trying this i would say you earn it cause first time shouldnt be like 'i go to the internet and look whats the easiest way to get trough the game' btw if you are bad at the game a better weapon wont help too much

[@ITSFRICKENADAM]

+Azael DE how many times did you fail English?

[@azaelde7838]

+divzerr r i dont fkin care its not my native language so its normal to make mistakes

[@ITSFRICKENADAM]

Azael DE define normal

[@azaelde7838]

+divzerr r if i fail english tell me whats wrong so i can do i better next time but just saying that my english is bad doesnt help anyone

[@JackieMorandi]

9 years later, this is always my go to run

[@danangrianca1554]

10minutes to be overpowered Me : 10minutes still making characters

[@FluffysGames]

Paladin Leeroy: "Alright, let's do this! LEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEROY -...!" Dark Souls Character: "...wrong game, dude." Paladin Leeroy: :(

[@DisvaDravir]

He is, actually, based of of the original Leeroy.

[@Llnstead]

Disva Dravir Yes that is the joke...

[@CookieDynamics]

Dark Blurr Fluffy's Gaming started the joke, but Disva Dravir wasn't repeating the joke, he was just adding a little bit more information to the conversation. He basically said "It isn't a coincidence that the paladin we find at the Catacombs is named Leroy, this is actually an homage Darksouls developers made about WoW. Leroy Jenkins was playing a paladin when he did that famous charge. "

[@ROCKY999NWA]

5:55 LEEEEERROOOOOOOOOYYYYY JEEEEEENNKIIINNNSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@shadedepeche2556]

He just ran in.

[@wilhelmstrasse5713]

Goddammnit Leroy

[@shadedepeche2556]

Go in and help. Stick with the plan!

[@wilhelmstrasse5713]

Shade Depeche at least I got chicken

[@6shot6]

i wish this had more upvotes

[@silentnightstriders]

Like your subtitles :) very simple and clear!

[@willyoliveira3853]

Thanks for the quick tour

[@CIoudStriker]

Just wondering, is Paladin Leeroy a Parody of Leeroy Jenkins?

[@therealsamasima]

Captain Orvok no

[@CIoudStriker]

samasima ...because?

[@therealsamasima]

Captain Orvok why would he be?

[@CIoudStriker]

samasima Why not? Leeroy doesn't sound like a regular name for Dark Souls.

[@samhooper3774]

Captain Orvok I'm pretty sure it is. Since Leeroy played a paladin in WoW.

[@gwyn1076]

i jumped down cause i thought leeroy killed everyone a wheel skeleton came out and killed me and leeroy stood there watching me die

[@RagbagMcShag]

he wanted you to get a taste of the fight aswell, he only meant it well mate

[@anysn2268]

Love when I pass through an old video about a game that I love

[@jamesfuller235]

Ten minutes well spent. Enjoyed that.

[@GreenHandMovies]

damn out played by Pinwheel like crazy 6:52

[@gweenbawlz]

Ankles: BROKE

[@strengthbeyond8162]

I remember watching this when I was 15 years old in highschool. Nostalgiaaaaa

[@rafaelacuna1667]

A classic vid dang I remember watching this around my first DS playthrough.

[@1ndle]

thanks youtube algorithm. I almost forgot about this classic video.

[@How2SayFuqALot]

i did it! it took me a few deaths and a lot of salt but somehow i did it without losing any souls and without restarting. im almost proud of myself. thanks for the video!

[@ffdtsfsfgdfasdgsyhg]

Holy shit you should. I've only played about 5 hours or so, so this video kind of terrifies me. Great job man :)

[@MF_Zurg]

Fuck you for giving people false hopes of being able to do this

[@trollface7622]

@@MF_Zurg chill out dude

[@Masterdesstruct]

I did it and the weapon it's basically useless

[@jo_naash]

I've played DS1 like 10 times, doing a sl1 run (am at 4Kings) and I've NEVER seen Vamos nor heard of him. What.

[@RagbagMcShag]

gitgud

[@albaa.9434]

@@squeezy8414 he is hidden, you need to defeat pinwheel. It is the only way to kill Nito but find the Black Smith is really hard without guides

[@nocturnaldivision]

He's useless anyway. Fire weapons are only good for low level pve

[@nocturnaldivision]

​@Jimmy Strudel I've never found them all that great past sens fortress but you do you.

[@alexfedz7739]

@@albaa.9434 found him by accident. he is not that hidden

[@shmeamanfuhr4422]

am drunk but that lil wave at the end made me so happy. made my night

[@Terracronz]

This video is such a classic, thanks algorithm for bringing me back. My personal favorite OP starting weapon is the black knight sword. I believe is 14/18 str/dex to two hand it which is doable by the first black knight.

[@spartin117production]

OMG I JUST DID IT, I died exactly 37 times and was mad(this game actually messes with me mentally) and sad so I said I'll try it this last time if I fail oh well I'll just you know go ring the bells but I did it I finally got the scythe without dying and finally upgraded it and all IM SO HAPPY

[@stormtrooperelite1453]

the Great Scythe is OP by itself, dude :)

[@GioBMX]

Man I remember this video, changed my perspective on what order you can play the game. I started suicide running to weapons and titanite.

[@klangoxp]

Classic of classics. Helped me 9 years ago, YT still recommending today.

[@brinkleymelvin2671]

I remember watching this video years ago before dark souls 3 existed , crazy how fast time flies

[@dariochiga5814]

At the moment where you first took the ShortCut and fell down you could have gone for the Gravelord Nito's Sword which is waaaaaaaaay more powerful at the beginning and you will one-hit those skeletons

[@wills5482]

Awful delayed attack animation and heavy af

[@bruh_status]

true dat

[@kovrcek]

@@bruh_status but toxic status is quite OP, you just swing it few times and then dodge

[@emiliorosanov6386]

9 years later youtube decided to put this in my raccomanded

[@krt8205]

Here in 2021. Im going to follow this for a scythe playthrough . Thank you so much.

[@assikopp123]

holy cow, that was some 1337 shit :D

[@RangKlos]

This was... intense

[@felipebrasil5]

do you have lords of the fallen videos? pretty similar game

[@husaynsajawal7168]

Certified food eating video 10/10 best nostalgia

[@zeph6182]

If you're already in Catacombs, why not just go for Gravelord Sword? It comes with a absolutely free miracle, too, and if you start as a bandit you only need seven levels to use the sword and miracle. That being said, I realize that Great Scythe has way better scalings and such, but you could use this method to setup for a faith/str build. I'm mostly saying this since Pinwheel doesn't give as many souls any more, so my method seems quicker and cheaper for some actually higher damage.

[@thesacredbeast2000]

i think if you are running a dex build you may as well grab the scythe but the gravelord sword is probably the better choice for quick runs/non planned builds. this method is really dumb now since pinwheel got nerfed. a better early overpower run would probably be starting wanderer or warrior investing early stats in 16 strength , then running down and grabbing the gls, leaving nito's tomb through the coffin and going straight to pinwheel and killing him for a mask, then i dunno go kill quelaag and ceaseless for some easy levels

[@arsonedaxe8466]

Warrior only needs 3 levels to twohanded it which is when the weapon is best

[@Tizianodepauw]

started using the gravelord sword at the beginning of the game and finished the game with it :p i'm using a heavy set-up though... tower shield +15, gravelord sword +5, smough's armor and havels ring...

[@TheFlamingdragon2]

pff i got the black knight greatsword with a stone great sheild at around moonlight butterfly still have it

[@UnstopableUrsaring]

Penalty first ever play through black knight sword elite knight armor and grass crest shield with havel's ring and the red tear stone ring never let me down in pve though the black knight sword loses a lot of pvp matches

[@sIeepy_ash]

Isnt it better to use the Zweihander?

[@Dave-hq5xi]

suddenly all these old dark souls videos are coming up in my recommendeds. niceu

[@theoldblood3804]

ooo original ds1 videos from when it was still new. I cant say I've stumbled upon these yet

[@harrisonphillips1474]

Thank you for the classy subtitles. No sarcasm.

[@HystericalCruelty]

1.Start with cleric and master key. 2. At firelink take elevator down to new londo ruins 3. Open gate on the right with master key, grab astoras straight sword Boom. You’ll be able to easily get to sens fortress At sens fortress, kill mimic chest for lightning spear And youre good for the rest of the game. The Occult Club and Havels Set in Anor Londo will kill Gwyn for you, too so yeah this game isnt hard at at all

[@prax4173]

I can almost not belive it is 10 yrs and im still playing this game watching videos about it

[@mam162]

Given Dark Souls' reputation, when I saw the video title I thought it meant you died in ten minutes. Very impressive work!