Beating Every Souls Game using ONLY Bows

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[@distortion2]

Sorry for the hiatus since the last videos! I've been super busy with all the new game releases this month, but should have a few more videos coming up soon. Thanks for watching guys

[@Felix-sb6zv]

Thanks for all the great content! Your streams are always such quality time moments for me! Can't wait for more videos :)

[@jajasking9652]

Don't worry ! Though, Will you upload the bow marathon to the vods ? I'm not able to find It, and i love to wacht the raw footage of these marathons

[@bargainbrandmilk9858]

no problem dist

[@bar_jumper1312]

i really like your vids and have most of the tactiks for darksouls and stuff from you dist. kinda emberressing to see you play ds with a bow like some random nooby... impressiv effort but hm i hate the weapon, why no one punsh guy vid instead :P?

[@LavaCreeperPeople]

been watching for a year

[@jirilaska9788]

That's not bow only, he's using arrows...

[@asquil7805]

Nah, he isn't taking the arrows in his hand and wacking the bosses with those - what he is using is the bows. The arrows just happened to be there.

[@responsibleaccount3918]

Check and mate

[@klausklausensen5042]

Clockbating as usual 😂

[@ranmasaotome1094]

Ymfah agree...

[@renzoescobar5]

F##k u are so right!!!😮

[@xXSlyWolfDogXx]

Drinking game time. Take a drink every time dist says any version of "This is actually good damage"

[@maxxkarales64]

I am currently in the hospital, thank you xXSlyWolfDogXx

[@FlyingZdpr]

Does "poison is so good" count? 🤔

[@andrey4943]

"pretty good damage" working well

[@shade3226]

1:50 - Demon’s souls 24:13 - Dark Souls 1 50:59 - Elden Ring 1:21:35 - Dark Souls 2 SOTFS 1:57:20 - Bloodborne 2:22:19 - Dark Souls 3

[@gamingcore900]

Thank you ✅

[@samplebample1194]

thank you, not having finished elden ring i didn't want any spoilers, so now I can skip ahead !

[@TheRedThirst]

The finest marksmen in the lands between

[@LavaCreeperPeople]

Hell yeah

[@outsider4669]

dude, i so love chat at rat bossfight 1:36:05

[@lllXanderlll]

I did bow only in DS3, and it was actually pretty fun to my surprise. Though this was before the DLC came out so that might've changed how fun it would have been

[@psivampire13]

I knew Phalanx could self heal, but I had never seen it before. Damn.

[@TimothyGod]

I didn't realize it was so much. It always healed aittle bit with me, but not a chunk, let alone full health

[@chaoticstarfish3401]

​@@TimothyGod I don't base this off of anything concrete, but I'm pretty sure Phalanx has a timer where it heals to full health if not enough minions were killed, which is why a lot of people may see Phalanx only heal "a bit".

[@TimothyGod]

@@chaoticstarfish3401 yea, I was doing arrow only and it was a long fight

[@freddieplaysgames3528]

Who knew the bow was so viable in demon souls

[@CatTechSupport]

The original launch IGN walkthrough guide did it, zero Lenny did it as a video for a joke but it was surprisingly good.

[@bushwhck851]

Who?

[@freddieplaysgames3528]

@@bushwhck851 everyone knows who. He’s a stand up guy

[@WhiteBorderMTG]

Using a bow only was one of the easiest playthroughs I've done in Demons Souls. Even without the Rat Ring you can do really good damage

[@V1CirylYT]

​@@WhiteBorderMTGlava bow any good compared to white bow?

[@RizenLink]

It's nice to see a run where the bosses' health doesn't melt away in 5 seconds.

[@R1Spam]

Laurence is a right pain in the ass with the Bowblade.

[@c.l.a.u.d.e]

Just walk back lmao

[@shevankaseneviratne1724]

U would know !

[@daroth7127]

pretty sure the bow is the easiest way to kill him outside a caster build...

[@FilmAcolyteReturns]

I remember him being much easier with the bow. So much that it felt like cheating.

[@ozamiel2012]

Great vid Dist! I loved the edit. The streams as always are fun as well. Keep up the good work!

[@YangBalanceYin]

I love DS2 man... It had a LOT of issues, but it really tried to do a lot of really interesting and creative things, especially with the environmental interaction with bosses. It's a shame it's so brutal for all the wrong reasons (namely tedium), but I still think it's criminally underrated and misunderstood. Putting a "2" next to its namesake did it more harm than good. They should have called it "Dragon's/Giant's Souls" or something different.

[@DotAbdulov]

you're lying

[@primalspongebob6144]

Yeah if they remade it like demon souls ps5 level and gave it better ai and more boss moves more people would see it’s one of the best. It feels like such an adventure

[@lobstrosity7163]

Dark Souls II 2 when?

[@Suntoria236]

That mid-air Goldfrey kill at 56:22 was insane

[@Mello_1123]

Man watched this for 10 minutes before skipping an hour in lmao

[@Overphased]

​@@Mello_1123maybe he watched the streams live and was just looking for that specific moment

[@tanerergul6141]

funny to see things come full circle. What brought me to your channel was your greatbow only DS3 all bosses run.

[@ElementEvilTeam]

can't wait for a crossbow only run lol

[@Tacticaviator7]

Demon's Souls' gonna be fine.

[@Sargaxiist2022]

Ds2 with the Avelyn is actually disgusting. I've done a cbow run for funsies and it was great

[@bimmer8602]

​@CowboyCrabYeeClaw what infusion did u use for it? I heard mundane is the best but it feels below average even power stancing.

[@TenguLeaf]

​@@bimmer8602 Some stats if you're interested. TL;DR The best infusion is probably one of the elemental ones. Mundane avelyn out-damages raw avelyn once you have 19 in each stat (total lvl 118). Raw avelyn+10 has an AR of 187. Mundane +10 with 19 in each has 189 AR. Alternatively, all the elemental infusions are great since you'll get C scaling in your chosen stat. Magic Avelyn+10 with 40 INT has an AR of 198 (85phy/113mag). That damage gets even better when using magic bolts.

[@MushroomDetox]

My friend and I did a challenge run earlier this year, one weapon type through Ds1-3. I ended up choosing bow for all 3 and it was super fun. Loved that the black bow and Dragonrider bow are basically available in all 3.

[@liquidbeans4209]

how tf do you get the black bow of pharis in DS3?

[@limonada4347]

​@@liquidbeans4209from one of the big dudes that shoots skulls in farron keep

[@Zadamanim]

32:11 the way he falls off always kills me

[@TheDevil69270]

Awesome format, these always wan't me to go back and play the games again ! One note though, I know it would make the videos longer but I'd love to have a few more cuts of your build, or the equipment you get (rings/talismans etc) Thanks !!

[@gldni17]

I remember vanilla Demon's Souls being kinda a joke with the bow for most enemies excluding Phalanx, Flamelurker, Old Monk, and False King (Old King Allant's human fight). With the Thief's Ring, some bosses couldn't even find you for most of the fight if you stayed back and manual aimed, especially the Spider (which dropped the slab you need to max out your bow, funny enough). It's impressive to you see you get through these games with just bows, because as much as I love them for the memories I have of them carrying me through the first game, they really just became a situational tool in the rest the soulsbourne games for me since. Good video, great job.

[@din6675]

DLC enemies actually have somewhat normal resistances. Instead the devs decided for whatever reason that all ranged damage including bows will do ~half damage across the board to DLC enemies. So for example a lightning spear will do half damage, but a lightning infused melee weapon will do normal damage.

[@samis2642]

@din6675 In which game(s)? All of them?

[@sinuosalice-1434]

That is some lazy game design, nerfing magic i can understand but all ranged dmg is absurd

[@yaqubebased1961]

Which game are you talking about

[@lh3424]

yes please. i really like watching you play and i love hearing you talk about stuff. thanks

[@thelads1678]

2:48:28 Patrick screaming. You’re welcome

[@skivvac]

holy shit an edited dist video this is actually the greatest thing to ever grace my sub box

[@FilmAcolyteReturns]

If there’s one thing you’ll notice real quick when using mainlining bows it’s hit boxes both on the enemies and the level geometry. The sloppiest you’ll find is in Elden Ring. The bows mechanics all change slightly over the course of the games with DS3 probably being the best.

[@Android480]

Brings me back to Epic Name Bro’s bow only DS1 run, before DS2 even existed

[@hwate8]

Now _THIS_ is a challenge I like to see. Are we going to see a 'Dark Souls - One Spell per Boss' Challenge at some point? I know Dark Souls 2 is doable, I'm testing it right now, and I know there's enough spells in Dark Souls 1 (think you have to start as Pyromancer, though...?), but I'm curious whether or not 3 is doable, and I'm almost certain Demon's Souls *isn't* due to a lack of damaging spells (only 11, even if OG Boss Soul Duping is used).

[@KarlRuprechtKroenen935]

I don’t skip the part when he talk about the sponsor cause his voice is so fcking good MAN WE NEED YOUR PODCAST

[@richapborne6870]

these marathon videos are my favorite videos on the internet

[@S.R.B.G.]

Absolutely mesmerized by that SOTFS lighting mod, it looks so good

[@yamiookami]

Man Bed of Chaos would be so simple if DkS just had an Elden Ring jump lol

[@Pio_Mora]

Bro literally admitted to giving Maria back shots insane

[@luandourado7249]

Amazing job from everyone involved.

[@95PTorres]

Will the full runs be on your Vod channel?

[@Nolimitsbestfriend]

33:15 he said ohh weeeeee youre already tucked lemme get u a warm pillow poke :D

[@justinhowe3878]

ds1 composite bow slaps so hard lol, that was one of my favorite runs that i ever did. actually killed kalameet without talking to gough too, that was really fun. also really hilarious to me that when you shoot priscilla, the arrows stick in her and floats around with her so you can see exactly where she is.

[@Gary_Kurita]

Oh nice! Something to watch on this Sunday morning! (France) thanks Dist

[@Bonsoir945]

Bonjour

[@Gary_Kurita]

@@Bonsoir945 bonjour à toi bonsoir!

[@Zakybell]

Bonjoir comme ça c'est bien pour le jour et la nuit

[@nataliemartin7274]

This is clearly a Bow and Arrow only run, I can't wait to see a BOW only run ;)

[@Mark8271997]

Up next: SL1, no damage, 100% equip load, fists only, constant poison, only hold RT/R2, no skips, all enemies, EldenSoulsBorne, under 12 hours, while eating super spicy ramen, feet only while hands are rubbing stomach and patting head. And you can only use English nouns and Japanese verbs/adverbs with the grammatical structure of French for commentary. Goodamn, you make these games look easy. Amazing work my dude.

[@dziosdzynes7663]

2:04 dont let nemz see this

[@Nneoh1]

I love your challenge runs

[@lolnumberlol]

What are balistas if not large, lever-assisted crossbows?

[@pockystyx4087]

I remember doing a Bow-only DkS2 run back in the day; was surprisingly effective, and I honestly still hold some of the bows and crossbows as the best in Fromsoft's soulslikes.

[@bophadesknutz7798]

To be fair, a lot of things are viable and effective in DS2. What makes it fun to mess around with different runs

[@pockystyx4087]

@@bophadesknutz7798 yeah; it definitely felt like DkS2 was the most balanced in terms of build/weapon viability (even if there still are top picks).

[@SirFatso]

I love the Okd king Allant buggy AI that he charges at you and instead of finishing his attack no no he brainfarts turns to you and insta kills you. Game design

[@unyielding.gaming]

It always amazes me how good he is at these games😂 I guess if I played them as much as he did I'd be pretty good too but still it's impressive lmao

[@BloodyN1nja]

I remember my own crossbow only DS2 run. Dark infusing the sanctum crossbows was really really dumb (in an OP way)

[@YureiOni]

What the hell?! I didn’t know there was that big skip when you step into leyndell capitol. Cool!

[@lumina6123]

I’d be giving Maria back shots too if I were you

[@ikarus004]

classic dist, nemz only wishes you the best for the vase skip

[@teedeepk]

1:28:47 Never knew that dialog existed!

[@sindresolhaug7681]

The headshot spamming of the last priest guy in the Congregation really reminded me of some of those obscure and janky PS1 action shooter games I used to have, lol!

[@frylord_krispy]

Ballista is just a big crossbow, and crossbows are just bows so valid Pursuer strategy

[@brandonjota375]

cant wait for armored core plasma blade only

[@azimaini]

when dist needs to make a sponsored vid:

[@soulslayer434]

there is actually a weird bow melee attack in demons souls so u can actually do Vanguard Demon with Bow Only. :)

[@LavaCreeperPeople]

Beating Every Souls Game Bow ONLY

[@nonagrey3422]

That starting armor looks so damn badass

[@ltheabyssl]

cant wait for crossbow only runs

[@Rhylum]

Take a shot every time Dist says "not bad damage"

[@Junjixyz]

Nice video, love to see it

[@Chill_Lynx]

I like how he actual did armour mix and matches in Elden Ribg but Ds1 and 2 he just went naked

[@skn1Qast]

Your skill, extraordinary... The mark... of a true Gamer...

[@ghostram7900]

complains about ds2 being long but it was only 30 minutes longer than elden ring

[@good5453]

Someone making a tier list said this best. "Distortion is the best speedrunner because he's so diverse with gaming that everyone knows of him."

[@drizzlybear350]

THE KING IS BACK

[@vassillios16]

Nice run Dist! 43:30 Bed of Chaos continues to be worst boss of all time

[@benperrin-smith5306]

I'm literally in the market for an m.2 dock at the moment so that is a must have for my setup 😄

[@tomasstargamer6308]

The lack of Dragonrider Bow during the DS2 section is the real first sin.

[@TheBasedDonHoly]

My bow of choice in DS2 was always the lightning short bow with poison arrows

[@graduator14]

Wow, didn't ever think I would see the "You Died" screen on this channel!

[@anassmouradi90]

Oh s**t here we go again 😂

[@Navierstokes256]

im on a distortion bing session. love your playthroughs, youre a cool lad

[@play3rthr339]

Drinking game: take a drink every time he says "good damage"

[@TheHogfatherInvades]

The challenge of all time!

[@Exodia.404]

Demon Souls - 01:50 Dark Souls 1 - 24:15 Dark Souls 2 SotFs - 1:21:35 BloodBorne - 1:57:20 Dark Souls 3 - 2:22:22 Elden Ring - 50:55

[@CasperTheGhost64]

Why did your editor remove you getting the bowblade? I really wanted to see how you did that

[@YureiOni]

Man I wish I would’ve known that Godrick’s dragon arm had no collision when I fought him the first time. ER was my first ever souls like game and didn’t know it had no collision mechanics on things that should clearly have collision like a fuckin’ dragon head arm.

[@biomegamechdude]

was there any specific gems that you used on the bow to do that dmg?

[@Mello_1123]

Ay more challenge runs

[@thenamelessking375]

I was just about to watch the vods

[@mattparkent440]

I did a bow only run in Elden Ring. Radahn's Greatbow is awesome. It destroys Malenia!

[@Cdeaton56212]

Love a good bow run and all souls is just a bonus welcome back btw

[@halvarianknight4477]

There are two versions of bow only. The normal way, and the Yamfah way

[@Shtoops]

Yo, whats that DS2 lighting mod, it looks sick.

[@kp-lj9pj]

Goat is back

[@user-nn8td8re3v]

I really want to see more elden ring meme runs so hard!)

[@blinkachu5275]

"This game is so long" people say in regards to DSII but then Elden Ring is way longer :') I don't get people

[@enobariabites]

man oblivion override really lookin like Dead Cells huh

[@levilee207]

2:01:05 Reminiscent of "I GOT BACK UP AND PWNED HIM"

[@anrijsc1037]

Should've also done Shuriken only Sekiro lmao or something stupid like that.

[@AtreyusNinja]

1:22:20 Best Souls 2

[@DAS_k1ishEe]

Only when ymfah plays it

[@AtreyusNinja]

ds2 is always best souls 2, best replayability best ng+ best fashion soul best hub best builds best quality of life, not linear as ds3. @@DAS_k1ishEe

[@Lexsed]

Honestly did not expect much from the lighting mod he used but damn does it look great

[@AtreyusNinja]

dude that mod is INSANE @@Lexsed

[@Venomtankmod]

Can you do a mod of starting some soulsborn game at max stats with a fully upgraded weapon mod, but also a challenge where you cannot heal except with bonfires

[@ThatOneNiceGuy9001]

Oblivion override looks like a dead cells texture pack with air dashes.

[@dumitruboaghi4404]

When Black Bow of Pharis does more damage than any weapon in the game, I'm feeling fooled.

[@geekinfamous3860]

Idk bro I've watched you for so many fucking years and I can't help but be amazed. Like you genuinely give me hope for myself because if someone can perfect multiple different games. From multiple different genres. And never once get your name ruined by cheating. And have that great of an impact than I know I'll be able to do something I put my mind too. Keep doing crazy shit dist. Thank you.

[@Macswaggens]

I did bow only in ds1 once. I ended up turning my comp bow into a straight sword for Artie

[@ZedEff420]

30:49 sometimes chat is so handsome and mature

[@SilimSavertin]

I've done a Simon's Bowblade build/run before. Probably my favorite weapon in all of Bloodborne, but a bitch to get asap.

[@viviolet7]

enthralled by that guy in chat who was visible for like three frames saying elden ring looks like ass

[@Dracowinges]

Seeng the kind of damage he's taking makes me wonder, did the heavy armor I wore actually do anything. He doesn't seem to be taking agreigus amounts of damage for not wearing anything? Awesome runs BTW! Those Bloodborne bosses got rekt!