Dark Souls is for Everyone

[@TheEgalisator]

This game series really doesn't get enough credit for making people take a step back and rethink their approach. A very important life skill that a lot of games go out of their way to avoid, by making everything so obvious that players will get it right on the first try.

[@bigfreakinfrog]

Love that. I should have talked about how it literally made me a stronger person but it felt too pretentious when I was writing it 😅 I would have had to say it into a microphone too. I should let go of that embarrassment. Glad you have that sentiment tho because I do too ❤

[@JoseViktor4099]

I actually think It received a lot credit. I mean, not everyone can presume to be the "best game of all time" in a famous ranking list.

[@TheEgalisator]

@@JoseViktor4099 I just meant that particular aspect doesn't get mentioned often.

[@AgentChick]

The fact that DS1 is so slow is counterintuitively one of the reasons why it's my favorite game in the series, if not my favorite game in general, despite me having like 300 hours on DS3 and a plan to surpass that on Elden Ring, while I only ever played one run of DS1 (and NG+/+ for 100% achievements). The game being so methodical really makes it stand out a lot from the rest of the franchise.

[@JoseViktor4099]

@@TheEgalisator Yea thats right

[@Galamoth06]

That outro just needed the actual bonfire sound effect and I would have literally left my body and astral projected to Firelink Shrine.

[@bigfreakinfrog]

Aaaah that maybe that was the move 😖 I wanted it to resonate with people who haven't played it so I chose a crackling fire. Hope the effect was close to what I wanted lol

[@Galamoth06]

@@bigfreakinfrog Good point, a newcomer wouldn't have the same connection to that sound. Either way, it still worked well even for a Fromsoft fan.

[@dylanhawley3658]

Could have sworn by the quality of this video that was some channel with over a million subs. Turns out, it’s a little hidden gem with not even 100 yet. Keep these videos up man! The editing, the writing, and the presentation is fantastic. Looking forward to more :)

[@bigfreakinfrog]

Thank you for the kind words 😊

[@HexOmega3113]

the bow is an incredibly useful tool in dark souls. it enables you to pull enemies to you with agro and fight them one on one instead of being ganked. not to mention poison arrows

[@LWmusik]

yeah that goes for items in general in the series! So many people never even touch them, it's weird. I had a blast with all the crazy items in Elden Ring, it's like half the fun for me

[@bigfreakinfrog]

The guy I was talking about using a bow in the video is really hype that people thought his first time build was cool. 😂

[@budbear4127]

I've always said that Dark Souls isn't astoundingly difficult, it just demands you learn to play by its rules. Subscribed, hope to see more from you in the future!

[@Reinoiro]

That sums it up perfectly. Souls games are only hard and frustrating if you are stubborn and refuse to change your playstyle from other games

[@Kampfender_Krieger]

The games are telling how to approach them. As a new player you should follow it's rules, but once you "get it" you can start bending the rules.

[@bigfreakinfrog]

Glad you liked it! Hope I don't disappoint! 🤟

[@zarodgaming1844]

OBEY and be rewarded. very important life skill. not seeing any red flags, nuh uh ... 😅

[@budbear4127]

@@zarodgaming1844 bro what do you mean games have rules you have to play by how is that a red flag

[@DavidDyer-ny5zr]

IM THE BOW DUDE!! But seriously By far one of the greatest games of all time, amazing video

[@bigfreakinfrog]

👨‍❤‍💋‍👨

[@thelvadam5834]

😳

[@JosephSalomonsen]

After sooo many years - still a fresh perspective on DS1. It proves this game is not just a game - its much deeper than that - and im not talking about its lore. Ty. Good video🙌

[@succboah2000]

I remember being so invested in dark souls before even playing it The aesthetic and world building looked so interesting even without playing it. Then when I played it I fell in love with soulsbornes games It was a nice challenge and I was fully invested with the franchise My first being Demon souls Then my first finished souls game being Bloodborne

[@cubedroid5087]

i started playing dark souls 1 about two weeks ago and im loving it! im definitely gonna play all the other souls games after i beat it

[@JosephSalomonsen]

One more thing -I went back and watched ur other vids. Those I became stressed just listening - this one was soothing. This pace is much better!!

[@shokid24]

Nice video. My first souls game was dark souls 2. It was gifted from my aunt. Took me a month to try it out of boredom since it looked like a game I wouldn’t be interested in. Well after getting my bottom handed to me over and over I was determined to win and fight harder. Level up and learn the enemy. I was addicted ever since

[@jaded8863]

I got this video on my recommended and watched the entire thing before I scrolled down and saw you have 200 subscribers. criminally underrated holy. excellent video. I'm showing this to my girlfriend as I've been trying to get her to play DS for a while now. Thanks for the excellent video.

[@PROforceXD]

I got into the soul series through Elden Ring, and I'm currently playing through Dark Souls 1 and Sekiro. I fell in love with these games the second I understood them haha. I'd originally given Dark Souls 3 a shot years ago, but went in with the mindset most people are initially met with that its a "real hardcore gamers game" which had me devastated after a few bosses. Now I'm playing through them chronologically and loving every moment. Your video summarizes my experience pretty much perfectly, keep up the amazing content I'd love to see more of it! Don't give up, skeleton!

[@KindlyMino]

Amazing take on Dark Souls. In my opinion the difficulty of dark souls being the talking point of this game can drag the game down. Dark Souls is hard yes, but not impossibly hard. The game finds a good a mix to make it be regarded as lovingly as is it is. Also saw you were a Dorohedoro fan, I knew I liked you for some reason.

[@bigfreakinfrog]

Dorohedoro mentioned 💪💪💪💪💪💪

[@jamesdevine2999]

Keep this up lad, great video and the subs are going to boom in no time

[@bigfreakinfrog]

Thanks dude! This really is my first little increase. It's really fun to interact with people about this stuff!

[@greglane334]

Great video so far. I absolutely loved Demons Souls, but Dark Souls was a game-changer. Such mystery, fun, challenging gameplay, amazing level and enemy design... Man, I want to play DS1 again

[@J-Rush]

My little brother was always a dark souls fan and when I’d see him furiously try to beat a boss for 2 hours I remember thinking “man I don’t have the patience for that shit”. But when the demon souls remake dropped my little brother bought it and it looked interesting so I figured I’d try it out. So after beating it 4 times I then bought ds3 immediately after and then elden ring after that. I could see the level of detail put into everything and I just fell in love with the series. If u were like me just give it a chance, soulslike games are my favorite genre now so you never know, you could be missing out big time

[@leomonk974]

Yo this video is a banger, keep this up my guy

[@bigfreakinfrog]

tysm!

[@jcselement]

I first played Dark Souls in 2014 when it came free to Xbox 360, when I was around 15. Nearly 10 years later, I still find great joy in replaying Dark Souls 1. Wish I could replay it for the first time. The difficulty is mostly gone at this point but thankfully the combat and world design is timeless imo, and still brings me back.

[@bigfreakinfrog]

Ooh I wish I played it during a more formative year like that. I played it when I was around like 19 on Steam for the first time.

[@Dakrs06]

Hey i remember i got it in 2014 of games with gold aswell but i was only 8 and couldnt beat taurus demon😂

[@spookiebruh6743]

You my friend, I truly believe, will be big someday. This was a great watch!

[@lionhunter1296]

Great video man! Really enjoyed it, just like DS 1. This video brought me back old, beloved places and NPC's and that made me happy, thank you for that.

[@katrichardsonwriter]

That was lovely. And you're right: Dark Souls should be on every RPG gamer's experience list. I'm a very casual gamer: I play on "easy" or "Casual" about 90% of the time. Watching another channel do a newbie play through" of DS3 got me to try it. I haven't finished-I got to Twin Princes and got distracted by life and other things, but even though I died a lot, I still love this game. It's a game that really rewards paying attention, thinking, trying things out, as well as just going with your gut. It's not a twitch game-most of the bosses are incredibly slow, in fact. But it's a rare chance to keep on trying new things until you find the thing that works for you and your build, your approach to the game's basic premise. No matter what the guides and the pros say, it really is a game for "playing," not just following a rote set of moves or a particular limited number of builds to "git gud". You just do. And nothing feels better than beating a boss, or discovering something new your own way.

[@bigfreakinfrog]

Twin Princes can be tough! When you're not busy and you're done with 3, I wanna suggest you try Dark Souls 1! It's a heck of a lot slower and strategic imo but it's my favorite of the 3.

[@sully4073]

Please make more videos like this, i enjoy hearing you talk about things that go hard

[@GoodBoySifsHuman]

I thought this channel would have atleast a 100k or 200k. Didn't expect a fairly new channel to have such a quality content.

[@razz5614]

the thing ive always enjoyed about dark souls is the massive walls you can see everywhere, like these unimaginably large structures built so long ago it's possible that no one living remembers a time without them. and all the little towns and structures you can see above and below the walls, and how they seem to just go on and on, ever flowing through each other and connecting and twisting. it makes you wonder, "What was this place like before?" Imagine the Undead Burg filled with people cheering and laughing, filled with scents and sounds from all different houses. i love these games for the intrigue of what it was like before everything went wrong, but i do wish we could see an unbroken version of the land in its hay day

[@user-lj2gx2bh8p]

Very good vid bro, looking forward to more Dark Souls content in the future 👑

[@roamingrook9489]

great video mate. We will watch your career with great interest

[@GretgorPooper]

This is a very well written video for a small channel, my dude! Keep it up!

[@bigfreakinfrog]

Well thank you for saying so!

[@wlloyds_]

Dark Souls is an absolute masterpiece. The vagueness of the game just makes you want to know more and play it further. I’m trying to get my friends to play it but they’re too scared😂

[@bigfreakinfrog]

My hope is this video convinces atleast a few people to pick it up! I tried with a few of my friends; they went into it thinking they'd hate it or its overhyped. Came out arguing with me over which one was the best in Discord lol

[@wlloyds_]

@@bigfreakinfrog 😂😂😂

[@Tomp4ul]

The vagueness is done so well that a decade later, I'm still enjoying replaying through the first title in the series for god-knows how many times (let alone the others that've come since), and there's still a huge feeling of mystery and adventure when I do. Lots of games, in a fraction of that time, you'd end up feeling like you know everything about the game - this just stays fresh, as there's always new speculation to be had -- which also adds to why the online community is such a juggernaut too imo. It just makes you wanna think and talk about it. And that's just the story/lore!

[@nottoday9182]

Excellent video! The marketing team for dark souls 2 really screwed up everyone's view of the games. It's a series about overcoming insurmountable odds and coming out the other side, not eating hot wings and dying.

[@bigfreakinfrog]

Totally agree. Eating hot wings and dying in Dark Souls 2 sounds like a great evening tho lol

[@ParkerRat]

Great video! This game, and even the series as a whole, is indeed for everyone. It's something everyone should give a chance, but of course only if they want to. The main take here that I agree with is that stats change the gameplay of Dark Souls. Being stuck with a decision you made can be frustrating for some, but for others it is something that makes Dark Souls, well, Dark Souls.

[@Darkheart1413]

I’ve always been an archer in these games. I will use other weapons as well not a sole archer run, but always upgrading a good bow as high as I can having max arrows on me. DS2 allowed you to stock a ridiculous amount of arrows on you so I used it heavily in that game. Used it quite a bit in Elden Ring as well, I beat astel by using the bow and poison arrows alone, did a mix with renalla. It’s pretty fun

[@Slantwalker]

Love the poetic firelink shrine description!

[@victorprati7908]

Very cool my dude! I miss my first playthough in DS2 and I can relate with everything you said! The narrated description of Firelink Shrine at the end sounds way to quiet for me to understand but I appreciate it nonetheless

[@atoucangirl]

i think too many people are used to stories told through long cutscenes and dialogue that can be nicely summed up in wikis. Dark Souls' (and all fromsoft) stories have to be experienced. there isn't really one cannon, the cannon is whatever you made of it. if you're the legendary hero who conquered the world with his bare fists, that's cannon, if you collected every little item and held onto it for no reason, that's cannon, if you're a mass murderer who kills every NPC for no reason, that's cannon. Dark Souls' story is whatever you make it.

[@sadmarinersfan8935]

Really good video from a hard core soulsborn fan keep it up

[@CompanionIvyChannel]

Listen. I'm a gamer. I've gamed since I had a Commodore Vic 20. And my dad is a gamer as well. He loves playing Fallout 4 and similar titles. I just finished Elden Ring (got through it only because it offers better tools than the other fromsoft games), I tried my hands on both Dark Souls 1, 3 and BloodBorne and never got past the first areas of those other three games. My dad's 74 years old and I can tell you one simple fact, no, Dark Souls is not for everybody. It's not for people with handicaps or people that need accessibility options. It's not for old people with slower reflexes. It's not for any of the casual gamers. It's actually only for a very specific set of gamers. And no mater how you frame it, the game will not be easier for any of these people, which is why no matter HOW MUCH I love this series, I can not and do not recommend it to many of the people I know.

[@tobywhite3650]

Playing dark souls for the first time is best experience

[@stephengoodman9058]

If Dark Souls is a skills test then I failed miserably. I think it's a test of determination and flat out refusal to give up - that's how I succeeded (eventually) and it felt good. I think pretty much anyone can complete it with the same approach, it just depends how long you can give it. It's one of my all time favourite games, maybe THE favourite and as you say I'll never forget my first run. I went on to complete DS2 the day Elden Ring dropped and then that masterpiece stole another six months of my life. Dark Souls 1 will always be special though, I'm on NG+3 now and that save will never get deleted.

[@myfredo32]

Hey Frogwater, I like your video. I appreciate what youre saying, I've always said that Dark souls cheers you on, and that the game wants you to win! but so many people seem to think the game is against them, they hear it is brutal and unforgiving, they think that it is doing everything to stop the player...but it isnt, it mucks around here and there, but overall, it gives you a lot of tools, mostly fair rules and gives you infinate lives, free health refills, farming oportunites, a SUPER high level cap, lots of options in armour, weapons, builds and paths to take. The game wants you to overcome! :)

[@ender1546]

I like this little "Audio book" moment in the end. And yes, the game might be jank and unforgiving, but the experience is truly worth it.

[@David-hv9zn]

Oh my god this video is great you only have 400 followers you got a new one now pls keep making videos with this quality

[@Ipavaiva]

This video has the same feel as those old Souls love letters from 2011-12 and I mean this as the highest level of compliment, well done

[@drdoofenboof6229]

I was stuck on Nito for over 6MONTHS and I finally beat him and the game and yea that shit definitely was beautiful just a crazy experience and ng+ feels gr8 definitely a top 10 game of all time for me and it’s not even close

[@JakeSymbolASMR]

I have played a lot of video games but still hesitated to play ds for a long time. I SUCKED at it my first time through, literally didn’t have basic mechanics down but I got all the way through the game and never lost interest. It’s much more accessible than it’s made out to be

[@DRENIC10]

I just met your channel and you got a sub just because you have a Dark Souls vídeo, I don’t even know if there’s more, but you got a sub and a like

[@Arc-coop]

Sending me through a nostalgia trip watching this! I love dark souls and you reminded me of my first time playing! Great video man keep it up! Made me want to play again lol

[@bigfreakinfrog]

Aw thanks dude!

[@Arc-coop]

@@bigfreakinfrog no problem man

[@davestevens2908]

This game literally kept me from ending myself in Real life. After the souls series no other game has hit the same way.

[@ZoeBateman]

great video, but aside from the main topic... 4:25 I never knew Gaping Dragon had a grab attack, even after maybe 50+ playthroughs of the game

[@Vifts]

As someone who once dropped dark souls because of what I heard about it to now having done a no-hit run on ds3 as well as other random challenge runs like broken sword I definitely agree that the difficulty is not at all represented properly. These games are not hard for the sake of being hard, they are hard because they require you to take a step back, slow down, and really think about what actions you take while learning all the different enemies and bosses animations, etc. It is mostly a mental game compared to a super hard reaction game like everyone says it is. Also about your friend using a bow, while I don't see it as very impactful in ds1 or ds3 compared to firebombs it can have its uses. Dark souls 2 however the bow is a very useful tool with how the enemy placement is. A lot of the difficulty in ds2 stems from the enemy placement and using a bow can almost entirely remove that if you are patient enough.

[@GrotesqueYT]

Great video!! Keep up the amazing work, can't wait for more ♥

[@bigfreakinfrog]

I appreciate it dude!

[@lilithlianshi2094]

souls series indeed its a hard game but From Software give so much option to use to play it in easy way without using any cheat. its called using Magic

[@bigfreakinfrog]

HEARD lol

[@hrznhrzn]

Too me fromsofts games have always been about the beautiful worlds they're able to create. The first time in anor londo or reya lucaria are unforgettable

[@ComboSmooth]

imo darksouls is meant to be played with varying degrees of help, especially if it is your first souls game. The help can be a wiki, but I'd suggest having a friend give you little tips and hints above full on spoilers. I think this tinge of help can be the whole difference between a player giving up early on. Also theres so many mechanics in the game to help you out if "getting good" isn't as feasible as people are telling you it is... Namely summons and pyromancy.

[@Sctn187]

I gamed all my life and quit gaming for about 10 years after my big boy 60 gig ps3 died and decided to get back into gaming when ff7 remake came out so I bought a PS4 pro and a few games that looked good and Bloodborne was one of them. I just knew it was popular and supposed to be difficult. I beat it and really enjoyed it. 8 didn't think it was that bad. Come to find out I found a live for fromsoft games and been playing them and getting platinums for them ever since

[@bigfreakinfrog]

They're really rewarding to 100% for me 😊 I was about to quit gaming till I played Dark Souls for the first time. It just felt so different! Must be interesting to come back after 10 years to all new types of games!

[@teomcnasty]

I started with elden ring, I haven't even beat the Godfrey shade because start new characters a third of the way through and use new builds. It's so fun. I still remember how bad i was at first, I spent hours fighting Margit and Godrick and even the storm troll, only to scream when I won.

[@minespatch]

I wanted to play cause I learned about Patches. The mechanics wasn't even in my mind, I just wanted to find that character.

[@maartensmits4532]

Didnt expect a foto of mati in this video

[@illusion8457]

I completely agree with your take on the difficulty. It’s mind blowing how much the difficulty of these games is overhyped. It’s not what makes these games special, it’s really about the fun gameplay loop, the amazing atmosphere, detailed world and incredibly deep lore. The games are rewarding, not just hard. Ultra hard modes in games only exist for the sake of being difficult. You don’t gain anything from killing all the bosses in cuphead on S tier or completing MW2 on veteran. It’s just hard. But souls games don’t have difficulty because fromsoft cares about making games that anyone can complete and enjoy in different ways. Nothing is forced down your throat, even the most seemingly bullshit areas can be cleared by luring out enemies one by one if it’s otherwise too hard to kill them all. Different playstyles compliment different people and how they feel comfortable dealing with threats. Souls games are not sandboxes but they give you freedom in how you like to play. And while this isn’t the case 100% of the time (I think ds3 and elden ring have bosses that are so fast and aggressive that some playstyles feel objectively better than others) I still feel like overall the freedom and how any weapon is basically viable makes these games truly for everyone.

[@allandm]

You don't need to be super skilled, you need to be super patient

[@OtakuPursuit]

"L stands for lessons" -some smart frog somewhere

[@gabrielpringle5024]

i thought u were famous because your video was really good i hope u make it big 💯

[@bigfreakinfrog]

So kind ❤ I'll try to make my video better 💪

[@mottyyy]

Dude …. sick shit ❤

[@BabyYodie]

Good video ending was a little extra tho hahaha but fun

[@Just_Areki]

After every similar video I tried to play Dark Souls (1,2,3, Elden Ring, Demon's souls), and every time I get stuck after 1st boss in some area with an enemies, that I can't beat at the moment, spending hours trying to beat them, and then.. I just give up every time and deleting the game. I say to myself "I don't want to spend more time on the game that isn't fun, and beat's me every time". But at the same time, I still want to "get good" and enjoy worlds of these game by myself, and hope that after a while I would be able to kill those fking skeletons/knights/other creatures and continue my run

[@HonkieWithaBoomstick]

great vid, subbed. Ive never understood how people who played Zelda think that Dark Souls is hard. Dark Souls is literally Z targeting: The game It never is hard it just demands your attention. And so many people are too overstimulated to just sit down and play something these days.

[@KumoKumiko]

absolutely valid main point, I definitely felt this series was "too hard" but it clicked with me eventually (although to be fair this highlights DS1, and...nah, that game almost convinced me to stay away from this series, I bounced right off xDD it was Bloodborne that I fell in love with, such good setting and early learning curve. Central Yharnam was my training ground for at least a dozen hours. playing DS3 now)

[@happyfeeths6779]

dark souls is the best first time experience in a game i've ever had, the only thing that comes close is subnautica. There's something super special about getting to a new area for the first time and getting completely ass blasted until you adapt your way through to the next hellscape.

[@umbranelegance9034]

This game is not for everyone. If you have MAJOR OCD, this is far from an ideal game for someone of that nature. This game constantly pushes at you when you're already pushing along and continuously creates situations where an action (or lack thereof) of the player causes things to be locked in sidequests. Drop rates are abysmally low and getting hit is often reliant upon whether you're getting stuck on textures in tight hallways. Unreasonable is probably the word most befitting of Dark Souls. The game actively leads you to cause Solaire to go mad unless you like checking the wiki every step of the way (cause that's fun, right? Reading a wiki to play a game.) It creates trust issues and hardens the skin of its players but it NEVER makes up for that by being anymore than that without lore or taking from the world to draw your own conclusions. Also It's not a difficult game, it's made poorly.Especially the later half. It's an unfinished game. I can understand being nostalgic about it because it came out in a time where information was scarce and you really had to rely on your owj ability to overcome obstacles. Its a building sense of triumph when you reach the Kiln and link the first flame, but its not for everyone. Its not a masterpiece either. Miyazaki is a one trick pony and he makes the same game again and again... Couldnt even be bothered to do much with it when the remaster came out.

[@That__Guy]

Yeah, Dark Souls is hard as long as you try to play it like any other game. To me Souls games are the most immersive RPGs out there, because they are not filled with quest logs and map markers. The story isn't told by cutscenes and exposition. You see the world as it is. Just as it exists. It is a snapshot of its history and its past events. Worldbuilding in its purest form. Once you immerse yourself in this world, have patience, explore, think and strategize, you will no longer find it that hard. What would you do IRL if you were facing hellish demons? You wouldn't aimlessly swing your sword around and hope for the best. In Dark Souls you wouldn't just aimlessly button mash and think it will work. You're not brute forcing it in the hopes that the game will suddenly give way to your attempts. You will have to learn to play the game, learn how to navigate the world and its inhabitants, learn about the possibilities, not by some tutorial and more exposition, but by doing it, by living it, by trial and error, by immersion. Then suddenly the game becomes clear and true, fair and honest.

[@lloydirving1823]

Dark souls would be for everyone if they deleted bed of chaos before putting that steaming turd of a boss in the final version of the game

[@homelessgenie3366]

Even if you are an expert gamer there are surprises hidden around corners and unavoidable damage scenarios. And isn't that an allegory for life as well?

[@suhfee]

what us the song 4 minutes in? sean seanson uses that bassline but i don’t know the name

[@A_Real_Rascal]

Hook, line, and sinker You just perfectly summed up my argument that everyone should at least attempt to play the souls series. This was very well made and put together as well, you earned a new sub my dude 😎

[@mutilator97]

Honestly, I don't actually think everyone should play dark souls 1 specifically. It's a clunky, slow mess of a game imho. It's not a bad game, but it's not 10/10 material in my book. That being said, I do appreciate it for what it did, and what it's created. Elden Ring(my first souls game) is genuinely one of my favorites of all time. Dark Souls 3 is fantastic. Sekiro is an absolutely inspired concept. But I think too many people hype it up for both its content and its gameplay. The story is obtuse at best if you don't lore-dive, and the gameplay isn't very difficult once you figure out which of the three playstyles you're going to go with. Genuinely, I think it would be an absolute unit of a game back in 2005. However, it released in 2011. So while it's still a good game, it definitely missed the mark of what it could have been. And that's not even talking about the consequences of its rushed development.

[@legogandalf5453]

I get what you’re trying to say here man, but I think you underestimate just how shit at games some of us (namely me) are. I’d be tempted to give these games another shot, but I seriously doubt I could get any enjoyment out of them.

[@davidborned]

My favorite game in the series is Bloodborne and it’s always been, but Dark Souls 1 is however the game I respect the most. For what it did at the time was remarkable, and because of that, Dark Souls 1 is my second favorite game in the series followed by Dark Souls 3. Oh and nice video! :D

[@RsBanez]

This. Elden Ring got a lot of heat because of the lack of an easy mode and the argument was that otherwise only "hardcore gamers" could play the game, when in reality ANYONE, unless you have a real mental or physical limitation, can finish any souls game, it just takes more effort and perseverance than most people are willing to put into a videogame.

[@jepe4537]

The game is definitely more accessible than it’s reputation suggests. IF you are personally drawn into it. A lot of people aren’t though. And I can understand that because, although I love the game, it is a pretty ridiculous game very often. Especially on first playthrough. No amount of preparation or caution can save you from some of the things the game trolls you with. Tough for me to imagine this game being for everyone. This game is very life like in the way it constantly messes with you and wants to see you fail. I don’t think everyone enjoys their fantasy becoming more realistic or lifelike over their fantasy just being conventionally fulfilling like most other games. 😹 It would be awesome if that were the case and everyone could love the masterpiece that is dark souls equally, but I can definitely see how many people would never take the time to get over the initial learning curve or even the lore’s initial abstractness. This game is so special imo, because it plays on your fear. Constantly. Not only does it reputation scare people away, but even inside the game, there are enemies and locations or situations that take advantage of your initial measured or scaredy-cat approaches. Dark souls is from my point of view, a type of game that only welcomes people who can overcome that constant fear, hostility, and seeming hopelessness. In other words, true gamers. 😭 Not everyone has the time, passion, or energy to even finish the game without looking almost everything up almost every step of the way. One could even argue that the game’s design took the concept of cooperative single player very seriously. It seems the creators were really into the idea of people learning to defeat the game together just by sharing their own trials and tribulations with one another instead of figuring out everything by themselves. It’s a very very different game. This may seem less true now that it has been explored a million times. But playing it now is definitely not the same experience as when it came out. Just another reason why this game is so brilliant and stands out historically from so many other videogames. I liked your video though I do share the sentiment of it being more accessible in general than people made it out to be. 😎

[@Alicechan2137]

nice vid

[@bigfreakinfrog]

appreciate it 🤟

[@zacharythompson9755]

good video

[@bigfreakinfrog]

ty!

[@michaelralph5472]

I started dark souls and now I only play DS and Eldin ring.

[@gum2606]

dark souls are my fav games of all time, i avoided these games because of those streamer of rage and scream and i thought who even wanna play these type of game, i find darksouls not hard but fair

[@WeebSlayer71]

Good thing you kept the topic on DS1, Because Elden Ring has been such a massive hit thanks to how accesible it is, yet DS1 is also there with accessibility options. The difference being DS1 is idiot-proof, Elden Ring isn't

[@devonnogoogle3592]

I got into the souls series when ds3 came out so Like 2015 and it was single handedly changed my view of games from these games where they hand out everything as a partipation. Then I got the rest of the series and got every single souls game besides demon souls I also got into the board game for darksouls for not making a physical interpretation of the games but also have minis of all characters that I love

[@cococolson]

No idea how you came up on my "for you page" but great video!

[@playmsbk]

Dark souls is a game for everyone willing to pay the price. The price being willing to be humbled and being ready to adapt. That's what git gud has always been about, despite what people meaning to use or take it as an insult would have you believe.

[@emv2917]

A truer take has never been spoken

[@DaxterL]

I love this video, but the game is definitely not for everyone... i'd advise to everyone i meet yes... but it is not for everyone.... because not everyone likes third person fantasy games. My dad and bro only like shooters. So definitely not for them. As for me, you would hard to convince to play any strategy game. Maybe some hyper-specific case, maaaybe you could convince me to play xcom, but even then, only the version where the snakes are playable.

[@landrosmerk6139]

Is nice

[@dylanehooverlibrarian7026]

Ever since I discovered Bloodborne, and became a disgusting FromSoft fan, I realized the thing you mentioned at about 4:25. "Prepare to Die" (aka The Thing I heard echoes in Soulsborne advertising) isn't a threat,it's about setting expectations. I am very grateful to hear others echo that sentiment (which I will foolish insist I invented when I got into Bloodborne back in 2020). Thank for evangelizing these games so eloquently. Praise the Sun, and may the Good Blood guide your way!

[@sanadalatiwish7792]

hol up why u talkin like that at the end 😳

[@ElYoinked]

Don’t give up skeleton!

[@BigDaddyWes]

It can't be overstated how much of a disservice you're providing yourself when you go into one of these games any other way that completely blind with as little outside influence as possible. Getting advice on what to use, where to go, how to think. All of that is how you ruin the game for yourself and miss the real appeal of the experience. I've had the great pleasure of watching several entire blind playthroughs of Elden Ring by multiple people with varying levels of experience with From Software games, and let me tell you. Watching someone go through one of these games without ANY help will teach you more about the game than you could've ever taught them. The process of building your character from scratch with no idea what the heck you're actually doing is one of the best parts about this. Everyone finds or connects with wildly different tools and their process is going to be different than anyone else's and that shit is so beautiful. You really only appreciate these game's designs when you step back and look at it through the lens of a new player. Unparalleled gaming experience.... And then, once you roll the credits, i.e., you beat the tutorial, that's when the real fight begins. You unlock an entirely new game full of jolly co-operation and then you start learning all about the things you missed the first go around.

[@TheRoleplayer40k]

Unless you’re like me and you hate walking around and exploring Walking around isn’t Wonderous to me it’s a waste of time

[@sethbrown3245]

Not going to lie my anger issues are so bad I sold a whole ass ps 5 because of elden ring there where a few other things like I preferred the Xbox more but still one of the defining features that made me think I’ll never use this again After watching I never really thought play it in my own way I tried mid maxing my build ima go redownload darksouls yes I bought darksouls and never completed it I got mad

[@adradox]

I have in my mind something which I call "DSP standard". If DSP can beat a game - anyone can do it. No excuses. Dark souls is for everyone.

[@TheRoleplayer40k]

I don’t like repeating boss fights over and over and it has shit walking animation so it is not for me

[@SilverCinder1]

I'm getting the impression souls fanboys don't care and they have a fixation with making everyone praise the game even if it's not a good game for someone like you or me. Communities like this are really annoying about it

[@wolftales5203]

These games really do something to me and it isnt good. I love Elden Ring but the old Souls games? Nah, something about them just makes me feel grossly self-destructive. It might be the community or the "need to prove something". I wouldn't imagine it is difficutly as today I beat Vordt on my second try and yeah it felt alright, not amazing, not worth the hour long struggle through the High Wall, no bonfires near bosses, that will get tedious so i'm not even going to bother. But something between the games themselves and their self-felating fanbases just russel mai jimmies. At this point I dont know whats wrong, is it me or the series. But go and prove me right, comment skill issue because git gud is older than my sister

[@bigfreakinfrog]

I understand that not everyone will enjoy it. I do want to encourage everyone to try it though since it kind of re-sparked my interest in games! I was really falling off of video games so this was a breath of fresh air and got me to try a bunch of indie games afterwards. It makes me really appreciate game directors! I'm sorry your experience felt self-destructive; it felt very cozy to me after my classes in my first year of college. I'm also glad you gave it a shot. Sorry if you've had a negative experience with Souls fans in the past as well. I hope I don't add to that.

[@wolftales5203]

@@bigfreakinfrog but heyyyyy i fucking LOVE Elden Ring!

[@SilverCinder1]

​@Frogwater why is your video titled dark souls is for everyone then? Your entire video is trying to prove that people should love it even if they aren't into it. I don't respect or like that take. Just let people not like it and be ok with it.

[@bigfreakinfrog]

@@SilverCinder1 I should have worded it better then. I think the game was made for everyone, or atleast a much more broad demographic than Souls elitists have placed themselves in. I don't think everyone will enjoy it but I do think it's always worth a try! My hope with the video was to get at least a few people interested in finally picking it up and making it feel a lot less scary to them.

[@marika4836]

I couldn’t agree more. Dark souls was actually what got me into video games in the first place. I literally bought a PC so I could play dark souls 😂 I think it appealed to me because /everyone/ sucks at Dark Souls at first so I wouldn’t have to feel bad for how bad I knew I was gonna be.

[@bigfreakinfrog]

wow What a weird first game 😂 That must have been super interesting tho! Most people have to un-learn video game tropes but you went in fresh!

[@the-programing]

I cannot agree more about doing your own style instead of just using the meta. In dark souls 3, I didn't watch any tutorials and really liked using halberts, which I found out is one of the least used types of weapons used in pvp. However, I got invaded multiple times after beating a boss with the ember restored. I didn't lose to any of those invasions, and most of those invaders are using the meta weapons like the dual sells swords and claymore. I think I understood what my build can do and cannot do better than just looking up a guide, and in Dark Souls games this is rewarded.