Can You Beat DARK SOULS 1 With Only Miracles?

[@TheBacklogs]

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[@achmadalmarifat8142]

Hey lemon, I have a suggestion. How about finishing Souls Series with Class only like Knight, or Mage. Or even make 99 stats challanges

[@TheNeoLoneWolf]

Kicking Lautrec isn't a miracle, run void

[@fistfullofsalt6311]

Love the Manscape ad, I've had such a difficult time finding a good trimmer for the beastly Judaism of my beard hair lol love the Manscape products. Glad they're backing you Lemon!

[@mikerantsss]

10/10 there was Story For the First time i was shocked in a good was omg

[@sirbill_greebi3811]

The gods have forsaken you. At least, I'm pretty sure they have based on other miracle only runs I've seen.

[@KostaDa]

27:19 I have been playing ds1 since 2015, have thousands of hours on it, watched just as many in the form of content, and I have never seen anyone parry a charging boar. Magnificent.

[@dameoncroft6312]

I didn't even notice till I saw your comment, I've played and watched thousands of hours too and I had no idea

[@LittleFreakyEskimo]

Me neither! That is fucking impressive 🪓

[@sebashernandez2058]

when i saw that i was like "did he parried it or tank it?" then I saw the stamina bar...it was a parry, damn!

[@cosmalade]

i didn't even know you could do that lol

[@TwilightWolf032]

YOU CAN PARRY A BOAR!?

[@LrdVnm]

For those curious: "Vereor nox" means "I fear the night", to which Lemon responds with "Laudamus lucem", which Google Translate turns into "praise the light". I hardly know Latin but you can't just throw that in there and not expect laypeople to start digging for meaning, Lemon.

[@punchyboi6915]

That's incredibly cute

[@nicholastaylor5354]

Thanks for the translation silven.

[@Getwsoda]

Omg i tried to find out what the words where for 40 minutes, thank you for your guidance

[@TheRoldrage]

Laudamus lucem directly translates to "we praise the light". Also technically I think vereor nox should be vereor noctem

[@LrdVnm]

@@TheRoldrage thank you for the addition!

[@mrdarthbob4926]

One of my favorite things about your runs is the storyline you tell, really getting into the shoes of your characters. It makes each challenge run unique in a fun way.

[@nolongeraperson]

Though sometimes cringe

[@WatchingCrow]

It makes me cringe every time. I’m just here for the challenge run

[@defalttheloner]

​@@WatchingCrow Feeble

[@zapcookie]

@@WatchingCrow I personally think that its both entertaining and very slightly cringy, but there is nothing, and never has been anything wrong with that

[@susu5331]

@@WatchingCrow I feel the same, but the other parts of the video are as good as they used to be, so still awesome overall

[@erickalacroix3037]

I really enjoyed how this went from being a "normal" dark souls challenge run into this wonderful roleplay, it added so much character to the video and made it feel special!

[@Crackdoza_lol]

18:14 Giant: "Parry this filthy casul" Backlogs: *"Bet."*

[@COSmicFingers]

Backlogs:"i am not the casual you make out to be"

[@MrIrdatlan]

You infact CAN parry a nuke.

[@Guns-R-Us_]

the storytelling is reaching critical mass, man's getting too good at the game. Chekhov's tearstone ring was perfect

[@keaghanwhisenhunt7809]

I thought you were talking about the little animation lemon at first

[@nolanddean5680]

But why did he give himself to the flames? The age of dark is the age of humanity!

[@Guns-R-Us_]

@@nolanddean5680 ours is not to reason why ours is but to do and die

[@filipgasic2642]

@@nolanddean5680 Exactly. Fuck the gods

[@AlkaRez]

@@Guns-R-Us_ hey that was pretty cool

[@lucasromay1213]

Dude, my jaw dropped when you came back for the tearstone ring, the absolute madman of storytelling

[@ciferlu254]

Tbh the most shocking thing about this video was finding out you can parry the iron pigs when they charge you

[@theaveragesquire]

bruh 7 years and 1000+ hours later and im in shock, wtf was that

[@brucepreston3927]

I literally put my face in my hands when I saw that! Like damn, how did I not know you could do that!

[@Astro939]

Do you have a timestamp? Edit: 27:18

[@michaelplank9376]

Yes, I also have played this game for 1000s of hours the old Edition and the remastered one are both platinum and have also cleared the game with only bow, only miracles, only sorceries and only pyromancies. Also I have extra Accounts for some extra ones like a heavy knight(strg), scythe User (dex), and other little ones but I guess the most absurd one is the one where I have most hours in I am in ng+23 there. it is in the old one though, and have collected literaly every collectible to 99 and max in the chest. While my Level is not max, I do have every Single armor, ring, spells (dlc included). I can even map out the complete map, with all the Crystal liazrds, bosses, common enemys, what drop, how many of them what quality (I mean souls) in my head. The only thing that I don't know accurately is how many souls which enemy Drops since they change with ng+,the chest and silversnakering. I am currently stuck on Gwynn (that guy just has too much health, oneshots me and I suck at parrying) so can someone tell me why the fuck I didn't know they can be parried? I guess i did waste a lot of time not trying those things. It seems the saying you never stop learning is right.😅

[@Otra_Ronda]

SAME! I did NOT know you could do that

[@jtreview7506]

“Their fear is strong…good, it should be” gave me chills

[@ingamingpc1634]

Some dark side vibes over here palpatine would be proud

[@nateroo1486]

"Puff-Daddy Drake" is a wild thing to come back to a year later lol

[@kylelord_8573]

His monologues in this episode are extremely lore-accurate. Pretty awesome

[@alexanderbeardsley5465]

also dont forget his speech on bullying too. managed to slip that one in while not being obtuse about it.

[@lilliesupreme9767]

Is that in this episode or another?

[@alexanderbeardsley5465]

@@lilliesupreme9767 it’s in this episode. Starts at about 17:30.

[@raife9700]

W hollowknight pfp

[@Drak8492]

So I'm the only one that non stop cringes at the RP bullshit? Dang

[@pepeknapp4956]

21:00 For anyone wondering what lemons is saying: "et laudamus lucem", which is latin and translates to "and we praise the light". Praise the sun!

[@reubenr0b0t68]

20:58

[@HeyImThorn]

I know it's an old comment but thank you. I've been looking for awhile

[@sam9975]

I am not going to lie, no matter what challenge lemon is doing what I love the most in his videos is his storytelling. The way he depicts the wavering faith in this miracle run or the spiraling madness of the molotov run. It is those moment what in my opinion set him apart from the rest and certainly the reason why I keep coming back to this awesome channel!

[@blasttyrant3228]

The molotov run was my favorite on the channel. This ties it.

[@dominikatorus]

Exactly!

[@austinluther5825]

The Bloodborne molotov run is a work of art.

[@diinouhothead9362]

As pessimistic it turns, post-realization arc gets funny. (Trips on a rock) "Must be Gwyn's fault" (Manus goes corrupting people) "The gods did this to exert control" (The First flame came up and fades) "The gods did this to mislead all of us" (Hair falls, leaving him bald) "A form of deception to trick us into submitting. Sly gods" (Sif doing their job) "Gwyn's trickery caused all of this" Gives me "ONORE DECADE!" vibes

[@rainestar6781]

Dude, you can’t just keep casually getting even more insane in your storytelling skills. As a writer myself, you're making me jealous lmao

[@flamehad3630]

GOING BACK FOR THE RED TEARSTONE RING TO TURN THE TIDE! The monologue and the storytelling has taken on a life of it's own. Honestly I'd just watch videos of you doing basic run of Dark Souls just to see the stories you come up with. This one was near perfect. Thank you Lemon you, have once again, brought light in the dark.

[@centurosproductions8827]

I love the narratives you put in your challenge runs. It keeps things fresh even after seeing the same bosses 500 times.

[@thekingofravens4322]

The grave lord dance is actually really strong against people not AI, in my personal experience it causes panic letting you get free hits in also I think its stronger if you deepen the covenant

[@leithaziz2716]

You get a stronger variant of Gravelord Sworddance by further leveling up the covenant rank. I've never tested the difference myself.

[@EddieB-ready]

​@@leithaziz2716 it's pretty much the exact same. Slightly bigger hotbox, slightly stronger, same issues

[@Jack-lo5me]

God I love you Lemon. You are just… so much fun. Literally the only channel I’ve ever paid/donated to/joined!

[@ifrickurmom1095]

Get married

[@ahmedm.7432]

Yah iam considering to join too he is just soo good

[@l88ch3r]

I'm with you. Lemon has charisma and a talent for writing. The man has style, even if he is the most hard headed challenge runner on the planet. lol

[@vegterble]

Get married

[@Malkontent1003]

@@vegterble Bruh

[@goncaloduarte5277]

The madlad really parried that armored boar's attack like it was NOTHING

[@DaniAzakura]

I love how you just went on a full *lore-accurate* monologue about your final trials and tribulations on this challenge. Awesome job dude!

[@TheFreemanAlways]

I find it really fascinating how far miracles have slowly advanced throughout the souls; Demons Souls HAD LITERALLY 1 OFFENSE SPELL and now Elden Ring's meta are incantations

[@demonintellect9834]

So you mean it was fine from dark souls onward. WoG spamming was pretty commonplace before Dark Bead came around.

[@tesladrew2608]

Demons souls had 2 I think, a fireball and magic missile

[@joshuaarnett762]

​@@tesladrew2608 those are spells, there was only one offensive miracle: God's Wrath

[@AgentChick]

In all fairness, incantations in Elden Ring are both miracles and pyromancies.

[@DanielFerreira-ez8qd]

​@@AgentChickStill, pyromancies are only a fraction of the total incantations.

[@holycommander1496]

Always love seeing new dark soul challenge runs. Hella underrated creator with the comedy and editing skills

[@talosgak1236]

Underrated? Mfer gained 250k subs in 2 years

[@holycommander1496]

​@@talosgak1236 and some gain millions in months

[@talosgak1236]

@@holycommander1496 The games he makes videos about are a bit more niche and not mainstream so it’s really good. A channel like his won’t make millions of subs in a few months

[@benign4823]

​@@talosgak1236 Dark Souls is niche?

[@douppi2877]

​@@benign4823 Yes it is

[@ethanadams3114]

The backlogs is the best challenge runner in my opinion. His content is funny and entertaining. I also love how he makes sponsorships not boring. My final reason why he’s amazing is because he provides interesting commentary along with his videos. Edit: Thanks for the likes! I never expected to get famous 😅

[@tristankendrick2582]

Bro wrote a thesis statement

[@KainYusanagi]

Ymfah is also up there!

[@Rob_Pap]

He has a thing for describing things

[@Demonix_Heller]

Ymfah, baron’s castle, and Ginomachina(hitless god. 40 different hitless elden ring runs in two months)

[@fakesmile172]

My favourite is Challenger Andy. Very difficult runs, hilarious writing, high quality editing, and deep insight into game mechanics.

[@CrimsonDX]

That, was probably the best challenge run video Ive ever watched. The storytelling was on point. Thank you.

[@kpDiDDy]

Fantastic video as usual, the storytelling is always so creative and captivating. You always go the extra mile with these challenge runs. What do you say to Rhea in response to “Vereor Nox” and in the whispered chant at the end?

[@TheBacklogs]

En laudamus lucen ☀️

[@kpDiDDy]

@@TheBacklogs praise the sun 👐🏼☀️

[@nemtudom5074]

Praise the light

[@droljanz]

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[@droljanz]

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[@Sauerstoff1612]

17:49 "the good feelings will last far longer then any brief relief putting down others gets ya" is honestly worth a tattoo, i'll so gonna get that

[@jakomioftherose2434]

Hope you spelled it with than instead of then.

[@Sauerstoff1612]

@@jakomioftherose2434 didn't get it yet but thanks anyway, that would have been embarrassing English is not my first language

[@billydog2751]

The storytelling in this episode far exceeds every other video you have ever done absolutely amazing lemon

[@strigon012]

ITS THE MIRACLE BUILD! OLD MAN IS NOW OBSOLETE!

[@strigon012]

Maybe not but grandson might have to go

[@DravenxEyeless]

Was looking for this comment lol

[@TRUENSS]

I love these videos for the building narrative. Begining of the video: i will eventually reach soft cap at 50 faith and then ill need to get specific items for DA DPS End of video: why believe a God's dying flame when i will be the one to rekindle it Its just so good and to me it parallels the rabbit hole of dark souls. You start just playing the game, checking stats, slaying baddies but after you're immersed, you're watching youtube lore videos and reading item descriptions

[@SeductiveDino53]

I find my will to move about the lands of lordran. Of drangleic. Of lothric sapped. As my strength wavers. But yet. Wherever i go. I always find myself entranced by the storytelling you provide. The captivation is amazing! Keep up the fantastic work!

[@calinacho7704]

I can already tell this will be difficult... You'll need a miracle to get through it

[@maxendermen]

Quite a few infact

[@lightning4743]

ahh i see what you did there

[@thebhoy2000]

I know it's a pun but it's a very easy challenge run to do if you just rush wrath of the gods

[@voxistaken]

Just gotta have some faith y’know?

[@houraisheperd9721]

How very fitting that the head of the Firebomb Academy can use even his opponents’ firebombs against them. Love the runs, Lemon.

[@zacharyfreeman8579]

I used to HATE dark souls (not the game just how hard it was and how bad at it I was) but after watching your videos I've learned to enjoy that difficulty curve and learned timing and signs of attack better. It's actually helped me get better at all of my other games

[@shadstout6387]

So in a silly dark souls 1 challenge run is not where I was expecting to find a story about lost faith and redemption. Crazy content dude. Keep it up.

[@davidcroft95]

The monologue has no right to be that beautiful 😭 it literally gives me chills

[@thisguy9943]

This is now the second run I can think of where Lemon was vexed by the golden door being slightly too early for him to progess his build

[@terragamer7142]

I just love this kind of challenge runs and it is always interesting because you sometimes get (useless) information which is fun to know about. But why do you never increase your vitality? You should not be surprised if it sometimes gets close...

[@Shadow87-]

Because faith is all you need!! All the health in the world wouldn't have beat Gwynn. It was the lack of vitality, and faith in the red tear stone that saved the day.

[@amiablereaper]

Yeah there's probably a very specific dex breakpoint that let's you WoG in the window after a parry

[@unfortunately_fortunate2000]

vitality is for scrubs

[@colby1398]

Because vitality is wasted stats. Once you get good enough at dodging to not get hit, health doesn't matter. And since health doesn't matter, pumping it higher is just wasting stats you could have put elsewhere.

[@assassinsden7478]

It's a bad habit of his. Any time he makes a gimmick character, he forgets to dump into health. Either the gimmick works, or it doesn't

[@DarkCT]

Lemons storylines within his own runs are something to behold. while i couldn't place the whispers at the end, I loved the thrust of it all... except the fires...

[@prettygoodgdplayer]

5:13 bro had a vision... two to be exact

[@elijahlarson1582]

My favorite part of every video is when it shifts seamlessly from buildcrafting to epic narrative

[@austinluther5825]

This is absolutely your best work yet. BTW, I named the plushie demon that sits with me while I game Carl. My 6yo always makes sure he has a blanket and a controller before she goes to school so he can game while we're gone. We love Carl.

[@Knytewish]

That monologue 3/4 of the way through started to give me chills

[@bennjjb]

What I like most about these runs is not only the challenge itself, but how you tell a story and roleplay a bit throughout. Well done.

[@notgaphafn4614]

It's always lovely to see someone try a challenge you've finished. Makes you wonder about what secrets you missed and what secrets the person who you're watching do the challenge missed.

[@DesperoVitae]

Dude, love the super hardcore narration at the later half of the run. The absolute gothic angst of it is amazing and just oozes with great references. And the finale with the Red Tear Stone Ring run is seriously a thing of beauty. Amazing.

[@Ipherix]

I remember summoning solaire for the gargoyles on my first playthrough. I had never seen lightning spear, and when he chucked one I lost my shit. It was so amazing and surprising, I was blown away

[@abdulazizalanezi595]

this run scripst made me think twice about my life, more than i ever did. some deep words made my bones freeze. what i actually wished is for this masterpiece to not end at all. well done lemon

[@jackthewartortle9523]

Storytelling when done right in a challenge run is beautiful. You have made a masterpiece.

[@anthonyyu2722]

It was beautiful as he waxed poetic near the end.

[@cyanideytcuriousseadoggo]

31:35 Sometimes a cleric need no faith but the will to rekindle and maintain faith in others

[@l0s_n4ch0s6]

always love dark souls runs that only uses spells, keep up the good work :)

[@krishnansubramoni7801]

That change in tone from funny challenge run to serious narrative got me so invested! Amazing work ❤

[@DanteYewToob]

Wow. I’ve been rewatching your S&S challenges to help me on my own play through and you’ve come a LONG way since then! This awesome! I’m loving your twist on somewhat standard content, making challenge runs and gaming videos more entertaining… great job!

[@nicktaylor7879]

Every single video I'm impressed by the sheer quality of the self contained stories he writes for each challenge, it's genuinely incredible

[@mateuspyluchmann]

Nice touch adding that bit about feelings and our man Siegmeyer. Really great content!

[@JoshuaOdionson]

Praise be! Glory to the Fire Goddess! Miracles!

[@Dark.Shingo]

I've been waiting for this for a long time... That it's finally out is almost... a _miracle_ ! ...I'll see myself out.

[@DocDoesGamingTV]

This is my comfort challenge run, I always like helping people out at the Gargoyles so I can get the Great Lightning Spear miracle early!

[@pineapplefantastico3079]

Nice usage of mechanicus music during the manus segment. Really fun spin of having a narrative here, greatly entertaining.

[@sloopsters]

I love how every single character Lemon makes has lore. It's so cool

[@icetide9411]

Welp, Lemon has officially entered his "Self-righteous villain" phase. We should all hold great fear for this.

[@thesilvershadow13]

Another amazing video! Thank you, Lemon! 😁 The writing on these videos is an A+

[@2011multisam]

Always love the roleplay that goes alongside the challenge, great video as always Lemon

[@The_Arisen]

34:26 calls back to 20:58 "Vereor nox" (I fear the night) "Ad laudemus lucem" (to praise the light) Very cool little detail, my guy! *Translations sourced from google's latin to english. Edit: translation

[@blueturtle2010]

damn, you knocked this one out of the park. Loved the story told in this vid! Keep up the great work dude 😁

[@icycybercat51]

It might be 1 am but I’m ready to watch a new Backlogs video

[@ChristianKnight-1054]

It's 12 PM where I live.

[@chriswells4912]

Love the vids man keep up the amazing work.

[@AceTheShortCat]

This is the first video that I watched on your channel, and I’ve been hooked to your content ever since. It even helped get me through a tough time I was in. You have no idea how happy I am that I found your content, keep up the good work dude.

[@benjimotsi4732]

I’ve found that the gravelord greatsword dance (the level 1 reward for Nitos covenant) is wayyyyyyy better than the base sword dance. And it only requires 10 eyes of death to get.

[@300kyuubi]

As a fellow Paladin, this was a wonderful watch

[@Haru-spicy]

if you start as Thief and get black firebombs, you can glitch the asylum demon without technically 'killing' him but still get the key to escape, while still having the master key in your back pocket for later

[@Ironica82]

He doesnt use glitches in his runs so that wouldn't work. When GW did it, he did specifically state that the challenge starts when he reached Firelink

[@pheelgad5455]

or better yet, do the plunging mace glitch and stay cleric!

[@redhog8419]

It’s always a good day when the backlogs

[@myloemike]

This is a great video. I really liked the narrative you spun throughout it, even if it started out more silly than serious. It was a fun romp through DS1 and I was happy to see that miracle only runs can be completed!

[@Mattrick360games]

Loved the tactical nature of the run and the full tilt into storytelling by the end was *chef's kiss*.

[@Streetcleanergaming]

Hey babe wake up new backlogs just dropped

[@sgtpastry]

The Lemon lore deepens. We now know he has a normal number of digits and once had a beard. Edit: You have no idea how bad the sword dance is. I'm doing a challenge run where that's one of the two spells that I can use, I am stuck on Smack and Sparky because Sparky keeps jumping out of the AoE! It does do 600 - 1k in damage per cast.

[@Estra_Estra]

What's the other one?

[@WilliamLiberty]

Puff daddy drake joke did not age well

[@shadowcrazy728]

Frrrrr wtfff

[@HouseLyrander]

20:57 Personally, instead of "et laudamus lucem" I would have gone with "et laudat solem", but I then again you hadn't rejoined the Warrior of Sunlight Covenant yet.

[@gamithemighty5932]

I love your narratory moments, they are inspiring. the way you get into character, the way you begin to express how they feel during their darkest hours. it is truly amazing. and I hope to be able to do the same.

[@bubblesbubbleton2747]

Sir, you can’t start all goofy and then turn into a god tier story teller. Earned a new subscriber, so keep it up!

[@toonpacha2396]

It’s a, ahem, miracle that you made it through such a run with your sanity intact……..I’ll see myself out

[@LiamLovesMetal]

Do a poop walk glitch only run

[@PrizrakGM]

omg, the last part of the video with storytelling was amazing. You got a touch directly into my soul. Dark soul...

[@etothez9898]

The story interpretation, the story telling and the gameplay execution are absolutely perfect. It gave me a new perspective and insight on the story itself. For me this gameplay with this narrative should be the correct interpretation of dark souls

[@Thunder_God_Eneru]

He really wrote an entire play off him failing to get the red tearstone ring 💀

[@pandapandaoneone]

Bro turned emo in the second half💀💀💀

[@justinlaplante330]

CHEESE. 🧀 🧀 🧀 🧀

[@skinnywhiteboy5590]

I always love it when people are able to make an entire story out of such a little thing. I know that some other youtubers would simply just go "ok and now we kill everything" without saying anything of real interest.

[@danielwyrembelski7129]

HOLY CRAP the STORY of This was crazy fun and cool!

[@arc8687]

noo not the femboy, not the gwndolussy

[@Devo2.0]

Absolutely fucking not, nope.

[@crimson_kairo7663]

I agree

[@convenientinconvenience]

This video is lame, I had to stop watching at 35:13. I just couldn't go on :/

[@hoovy2319]

I like to think that the Nerbit rule is a good way to go for challenge runs “If killing something is mandatory to progress to the challenge, then you don’t lose the challenge.”

[@graysonschoenfeld3925]

I love suddenly getting slapped in the face with beautiful roleplaying while listening to some of the best music of all time

[@ibfunkee2]

Ahh there are so many things I love about this video. I run a D&D game for my friends, and watching this i can't help but imagine how much fun you would be to have at the table. Great video as always

[@swordmaster24681]

I wasn't expecting that story

[@DesperoVitae]

I seriously love the dramatic writing in these episodes. It really adds so much personality to a seemingly mundane challenge run as to make it mandatory viewing.

[@SwirlyTwirl]

I've always been a big fan of Miracles and Dark Souls 1 and this playthrough has been very cathartic because I've never been able to get big damage numbers out of them despite how satisfying they are to use.

[@zangatsubankai]

Fighting Gwyndolin with Dusk Crown is pretty ballsy. If any boss will make you feel the magic damage taken debuff, it's him...is what I WOULD say, if you didn't crush the man in 3 casts and do more damage to him than his dad did.

[@BetaNights]

A man after my heart! I've always loved Paladin style builds, partly since I still heavily prefer melee playstyles, but I've always liked Miracles/Incantations (and Pyromancies) over Sorceries. Part of why I've been loving Elden Ring so much, since there's so much cool stuff for a hybrid Faith build to use!