Can You Beat DARK SOULS 2 With Only Scythes?

[@solarpellets]

I chose either the perfect or the worst time to upload my DS3 scythe only run, depending on how many more dark souls videos people want to watch lol

[@TheBacklogs]

Best time, no doubt :)

[@Darksouls131]

I get the "it's easy and does alot of damage" reference it's from happy souls animation

[@colemanstryk3r557]

Your vid came up legit the second video on the right while watching this one, so I guess one of the best, at least for me, since I was planning on watching that one next. 😁

[@CloudWind0643]

Well now someone needs to release a scythe only run in bloodborne and Elden ring

[@jackirish9022]

Actually, you could have killed him without using firebombs. The piles of fire do damage.​@@TheBacklogs

[@rolfstalker2986]

"kill all NPCs" runs are so much sadder in DS2, because filling up Majula with weird strays is my favourite thing.

[@mustafaalshawi2596]

actually true

[@OhNoTheFace]

Something fun about filling your home base with dudes

[@tylerf3788]

@@OhNoTheFace Diddy agrees with you

[@smokestack_lightning_999]

Some of the NPC stories in DS2 are sadder the ds1. The focus on dementia in this game is depressing.

[@Hellwaterva]

@@tylerf3788NO

[@bluejay1962]

"Liberty speed your step helldiver" was a damn mental flash-bang XD

[@luNav88]

Music in the background is from Helldivers 2, awesome :D

[@kylegrefe4399]

12:25 because the armor makes you heavier. It's trying to emulate real life logic, where if you fall with something heavy you fall with more force.

[@thulsa_doom]

^ this

[@kkolyan373]

there is the reason why gravity is usually expressed in acceleration, not force

[@kylegrefe4399]

@@kkolyan373 I suppose I should have said impact with more force, but the point still stands.

[@kkolyan373]

@@kylegrefe4399 ah, then you mean energy of impact (force is for modeling process over time, not instant things like impact). okay, that may make sense. actually, being clad in armor gives you more acceleration than drag (braking agains air), so I believe the velocity of impact could be a bit larger when armored. also, if you land on legs, then armor without exosceleton-like frame increases the impact on legs even if velocity the same. or if you land on the side, and your armor is not paddded and is not hard-framed, then the armor chunks from the other side will squish body a bit, possibly making some harm. but, armor is usually padded, which is good for energy dissipation and hard armor distributes impact over the larger region of body, decreasing impact to the each part of region. and some sets of hard-framed armor could work as exosceleton, protecting legs from the weight of armor itself. so... I think, it's maybe easier to break a limb or ribs when land on that limb when you wearing armor with heavy non-linked parts. but I really doubt that armoring increases chance of death due to fall from critical height (which is relevant to the case of dropping to majula pit).

[@Neceroe]

​@@kkolyan373not to mention fabrics also increase your fall DMG in ds2 but would have little to no impact irl detrimental or otherwise

[@hikagevonblitz8151]

As an individual who is nearly completely blind the phrase youve got eyes always makes me chuckle. Great vid enjoyed it thoroughly :)

[@andylaw3222]

Out of curiosity, isn't there anything that can be done? Eye surgery has had insane progress in the last 8 years and the surgery itself is at around 3500-4000€, that's quite affordable. Sometimes even just 3000, depending on where you live. Because it would be great if you could regain your sight or improve it? Should be possible these days. Best of luck!!!

[@hikagevonblitz8151]

@andylaw3222 most surgeries focus on removal of cataracts or even the correction of the lense. My visual impairment is bexuase of malformed retinas so at present there is no solution unfortunately.

[@willbordy]

​@@hikagevonblitz8151 first time i heard someone that has the same problem my brother has

[@Shagaru_Bleed]

@@hikagevonblitz8151 Ouch man... I hope they find a way... Being blind sucks.

[@saj9972]

wait how do u play games if ure blind sry for asking

[@tomjordan313]

"bye bye lil Sebastian. miss you in the saddest fashion" love the parks and rec reference 12:02

[@The_Hahndsome]

10:30 Love a good Happy Souls reference

[@sejtitsreal7285]

I love sp much😂 finally someone who Also likes it🙏🏻

[@Void_Ghost_Beelz]

It’s amazing, wish we got a sequel

[@Gurmudgin]

Every time I see a pursuer eye glow I can hear “is this… too easy for you?”

[@The_Hahndsome]

@@Gurmudgin “I’ll see you later”

[@TeaFoamer]

hell yea

[@thatmidnightranger1105]

That helldivers 2 ost at 34:27 caught me off guard!! Really well done, i would have never imagined a ds2 character falling into the chamber of the Ivory king with the HD2 deployment music hahaha

[@chadyoung9934]

It's got multiple layers to it, too. Helldivers the game ost, but he specifically said, "We dive, so humanity survives," which is the motto of the Helldivers in the book series by the same name. There is no connection to each other besides the name, though. Absolutely threw me for a loop.

[@randomguy3708]

Even if Lemon does eventually stop doing Dark Souls altogether, it's not gonna stop me from watching immediately when he does. (Edited for clarity) Edit 2: I give up. I'm excited when lemon uploads DS, alright?

[@christopherbronson3275]

Right? It's the sass and personality of Lemon's that keeps me here

[@bigtree7071]

He’s got enough to keep him busy till retirement.

[@2shadesofgray752]

How would you watch them if he stops doing them?

[@amicloud_yt]

what

[@salmonella7993]

This isn't a complete sentence.

[@brutemouse6024]

18:45 YOU CAN JUMP TO THAT FROM THERE?!?!? Lemon, you have changed my life for the better. Sincerely, from the deepest depths of my soul, where the 4 kings live, I thank you for this True Boon of Knowledge. You are truly one of the best. Thank you, Lemon.

[@STARSRav3n]

There's a different way to jump there? I've always done that jump since day 1 😅

[@brutemouse6024]

@@STARSRav3n I went across the bridge to jump from the opposite side. I just never realized you could jump to there from specifically that ledge. So weird

[@yearoldsinger]

Yes but the 2 Alonne knights up top may fuck you up in Scholar so lure them off by the bridge first

[@makutateridax1138]

I don't know how well this would work, but when I saw your hours played in terraria in the "Lets talk about Dark Souls 1" video, I immediately thought: Terraria with firebombs/explosives only?

[@TheBacklogs]

Soon (tm)

[@keyman245]

​@@TheBacklogswhat about terraria but tools only (axes pickaxes and shit)

[@DanielFerreira-ez8qd]

@@keyman245 too unchallenging, actually. explosives in terraria are clunky and you can't really build around them at all - but tools are melee weapons, so it's just your standard melee build with some really short weapons.

[@dragonace119]

@@DanielFerreira-ez8qd The drills post-WoF are also pretty good.

[@mariushatcher2643]

Explosive bullets?

[@Loli-Knight]

The Ivory King actually taught me to use weapons in my left hand for PVP because of how much it threw people off. It's pretty crazy how well it works. It's a shame Aldia's fight is so simple because he's probably the most interesting NPC in the franchise bar-none. Pretty much the only individual to ever break any of the game's cycles guaranteed other than the DS2 protagonist if they make the special crown.

[@YaboiiB1gJ1uice]

I introduced my brother into the Souls series with Bloodborne and now he loves this series as much as I do. He then introduced me to The Backlogs and this is one of my favorite channels. Even the none souls stuff is great. Thanks Lemon. Love your stuff.

[@Xx_SoggyBurrito_xX]

18:30 "Ahhh you deny your weapon its purpose Jack!"

[@Spr0ket]

I Just love how the scythe is around the most NPC's you talk with this run, from the start of the conversation they're in the Lemon Death's grasp

[@Eden-kw1kw]

“You’re next”

[@crustyandcruel]

What are you even saying lol

[@Neceroe]

​@@crustyandcruelhe likes that the scythe is generally around or near the NPCs neck as if they're seconds away from death

[@shaiquaygoins752]

10:28 "because it's easy and does alot of damage" love that video🤣🤣

[@Catman_CM]

Lemon: Let's spend 2024 working on my actual backlog of games and quit focusing so hard on Dark Souls. Also Lemon:

[@Somerandomguy-tp8xu]

I appreciate how you not only roleplayed death during this run due to your weapon of use, but also roleplaying the reaper through your commentary.

[@strawberrycollector]

12:02 Lemon no, don't do it you monster. The world needs Li'l Sebastian.

[@esson_m]

Bye bye lil Sebastian

[@heavystalin2419]

It's just a rickety horse

[@SuperTab2]

it's too bad you didn't get to use nashandra's scythe.

[@cosmiclikesminecraft]

Or the Forlon Scythe. Love that thing

[@randomguy3708]

40:17 Good lord that swing 39:57

[@blipblop47]

ye, that's were the darkness in Lemon really shined through

[@dyslexsticks3381]

Some of crit animations in this game are hilariously violent.

[@FriedrichTheGreatest]

​@@dyslexsticks3381*Halberd backstab.*

[@ibragimowbekhan0987]

Well, this scythe have a lot of mini-blades on it We're ripping off her face with this one!

[@seandonahue5951]

Having a backlogs video pop up in my feed had become one of my favorite surprises. Best way to start my day. Keep up the good work lemon!

[@viktord2025]

Killing Lucatiel is unforgivable. Justice for the best girl in Dark Souls 2!

[@danieladamczyk4024]

But necessary.

[@leonie_gata_de_outono]

2nd best Alsanna is the best

[@viktord2025]

@@leonie_gata_de_outono well, you are welcome to your own opinion. You'd just be wrong, is all/jk

[@AutoReroll]

​@@leonie_gata_de_outonopossible queer representation in a FS game

[@FriedrichTheGreatest]

​@@leonie_gata_de_outonothird. Shalquior

[@tylermacpherson6663]

Hey man been watching you for a long time now. Just wanted to say what you do has helped me through some really stressful times in my life. Your content and your voice are a safe place for me. So thank you

[@pillagius]

Well that was fun! Another killer vid, Lemon! About getting naked reduces fall damage: I think, total weight of the character somehow (as in "I dunno the exact equation") adds to fall damage taken. Idea is something like jumping down with 40kg backpack and without it. Also about Ivory King DLC - the weapon durability goes down faster there by default, as far as I remember. Something about "freezing cold makes weapons brittle" or whatever

[@supraaster]

"Au contraire", "C'est la vie", as a French it pleases me to hear Lemon speak our beautiful language. Keep being my favorite non-french KZbinr :D

[@Sqlfox]

I think what I love most about Lemon's videos is that I can always learn life lessons no matter the game or the challenge. Today's episode was all about Death and letting go, for example.

[@ronthorn3]

I thought it was about swimming?

[@Artemis19925]

Randomly came across your channel from all the dark souls vids I watch, and you have one of my favourite presentation styles. It's so chill. Glad to see the challenge runs aren't over yet. ❤

[@corni_2043]

3:40 BLOOD FOR THE BLOOD GOD , SKULLS FOR THE SKULLTHRONE , MILK FOR THE KHORNEFLAKES wouldn't have guessed lemon is a 40k fan

[@tsquitz]

or that you're a lathrix fan

[@JwaymesWilder]

KHORN flakes how did I just realise that

[@aendranireho6038]

@@tsquitz The Legion is always present Remember, we are the good guys.

[@ScavengingWisdom]

@@tsquitzwhat, I didn’t know that he referenced something else besides a good cereal

[@COI-O3]

Best guess for the durability glitch is that the scythes have multiple hitboxes for each damage multiplier, which hit at the same time and apply more durability damage on big dudes, since they can be hit by more than one part of the swing beacause of their size

[@Buzk_4]

Yeah, I remember that golden serpent ring you got. I also remember that golden serpent ring +1 you got before getting regular one. Love you 🍋

[@LordPenguinworth]

I was hoping someone else noticed that lol

[@pacgabe99]

I first found your channel a few weeks or so ago, through the pikmin challenge runs. Since then, the Backlogs have become my favorite background noise for any and all tasks.

[@justbrettt]

Lets go part two! I started showing your videos to my wife and now she may be joining me on my next few play throughs! Thanks for being hilarious and calming all at the same time

[@richarddill692]

I think a cursed weapons only run might be a lot of fun; using the Jagged Ghost Blade and Ghost Blade to start and then graduating to the Greatsword of Artorias (Cursed).

[@bagin8486]

14:40 I think this is actually a scyte reforged in a way that is more functional as a weapon. Also fun fact - Polish peasant using scythes set like that in uprisigns used to be called scythemen

[@Raggrum]

If you are talking about the scythe that doesn't look like a scythe. That's a war scythe. The first war scythes were just scythes with their blades mounted in parallel with the handle instead of perpendicular like normal scythes.

[@jehru5]

That isn't a scythe. It's a bardiche. A war scythe is an actual separate thing that came about as an evolution from what DS2 incorrectly calls a great machete.

[@darthplagueis13]

​@@Raggrum This is not, in fact, a war scythe. It's a Bardiche, a completely separate type of polearm. It also bears mentioning that War Scythes never were just scythe blades attached to the handle differently. An actual scythe blade would both be too heavy and be almost guaranteed to break if you tried to use it like that. War Scythes had always been forged as weapons, the name stemming from a superficial resemblance.

[@LeoIsDIO]

Love the Cult Of The Lamb OST in the background 💕

[@skelly5638]

As a long time fan,I gotta say,man,you just keep getting better,keep up the good work lemon!

[@jacobwismer1512]

4:07 implying that the traditional Grim Reaper scythe isn't ALSO farming equipment

[@ciadies1823]

Nice! New lemon video! Hoping the one shot competition vid is gonna release soon, super excited for it

[@Eaterofthedark]

Had a feeling you'd show up again, Made my day a bit better. :)

[@scottt7309]

Ah excellent a dark souls ring from lemon. My favourite citrus named challenge runner.

[@micahfloyd1057]

Literally just started DS2 for the first time ever today and you upload DS2, perfect

[@andrewwolfe5479]

How's the run goin

[@Loganaman]

I’m a simple man. I see one of my most nostalgic games being played by one of my favorite creators, I click. I enjoy.

[@shawn3064]

26:50 Dr. jekyll and Mister Hyde reference. Got to love it when you know it

[@h13n12]

I finally get to watch a video early. Thanks whoever gave me membership.

[@patient0500]

Lemon is probably one of the only few KZbinrs I actually enjoying going back to watching videos from

[@icicle_ai]

love the helldivers music in the ivory king fight

[@Koi_Boi14]

Lemon. Ive fallen asleep to your voice once again. Why must you be so calm and soothing. Anyways great video. Wish i couldve stayed awake to watch it all.

[@kirbodin]

I was quite surprised Death left Ornifex alive, and thought she might get the scythe of want, but she did not, and left Ornifex alive for no apparent reason.

[@memereaper2764]

Imagine Death forgetting you're still alive

[@BirchMonkey857]

Death must leave the carrion-birds, for who else will pick the carcasses clean?

[@mattfoster2849]

Cause he's stoopid

[@fcbaroni]

I really love the fact you chose the Cult of the Lamb music for this one - good choice :)

[@jandipoo]

"We dive so humanity survives!" while playing Helldivers music is a great reference that only a handful of people will get. I respect it.

[@audreyrewinded]

helldivers is one of the most popular games rn i dont think thats a handful of people

[@Jaydee8652]

@@audreyrewinded, No way…

[@megabumbusta2746]

​@@audreyrewinded it's a hand so full it's overflowing lmao

[@yeet6893]

For the record im pretty dure "we dive so humanity survives" is a quote from the helldivers book series not the games

[@jandipoo]

@@yeet6893 Bingo. All the people saying it's from the game series are proving my point.

[@Lost1ntheSauc3]

Ayy I've been on a huge dark souls 2 grind the last couple weeks and this beauty drops, Thanks Melon :)

[@t-hakase]

I wonder if Lemon ever noticed he had the upgraded gold serpent ring +1 after going out of his way to get the base version

[@TheBacklogs]

Not until I had already recorded my voice lines and was ducttaping the clips together haha

[@kRx1203]

A true masochist version of this run would be killing all enemies that eventually stop respawning until they do.

[@ianwallace8034]

My brother in death Lemon, being naked in Dark Souls 2 does less fall damage because of carry weight. I believe it's the only Souls game that actually cares about carry weight in regards to fall damage.

[@cosmiclikesminecraft]

No DS1 does as well I believe

[@lucajohnen6719]

Even Lemon cant escape the call of managed democracy 34:26

[@TheAverageNerd]

Killing Lucatiel is a sin that can't be forgiven, even if committing to the theme of the run. Just do her questline and let her time come naturally 😭

[@HollandTHG]

Gravity is a Reaper, slicing webs and wings, plummet to the Earth now, child, hear Death's Windsong sing. There, I made poetry to justify the gravity kills.

[@crablion847]

All it took was a sacrifice to the firebomb goddess to start the run, guess the scythe you got from it was her punishement Very interesting run still, I didn't know McDuff also used a log as his weapon of choice lol

[@gordonfreeman7187]

That profile picture is crazy. If the Olympics hosted an event called most victimized person you would win a gold medal.

[@stabbygenki]

DS1 with Scythes was my favorite video of yours. I am so glad you decided to continue the showcase.

[@braindent6464]

i'd watch terraria challenge runs from this channel :)

[@sirloinsteak7206]

Love the vids and the one thing i know you love more than the vids is fire bombs. There's this metroidvania soulslike i picked up a week or so ago called Last Faith that guess what, has firebombs, and actually loads of other bombs too. Would love to see if you could beat the game with those only

[@moonlight2870]

I will never not giggle at the bane MILFnito

[@OneRightClick]

As someone who had a reaper only pvp build with sorcery enchants, usually the damage sweet spot is where the point of the reaper hits. For hitting around shields, you have to actually position yourself so the point of the reaper hits around the shield. Too close? Blocked. Too far? Hit the handle so it does no damage. Took me around 100 hours to get this down. But when you get it down, it is honestly one of the best weapons in the game in my honest opinion.

[@TerribleScroll]

Have no idea if you will se this but the scythe in 14:44 is a war scythe that people would use in battles the great scythe is a farming tool.

[@darthplagueis13]

It's not a War Scythe though. It's a Bardiche.

[@tcdtboc8551]

14:38 the reason that's classified as a scythe is because weapons were hard to make reliably back in the day, so tools being repurposed was the norm. A scythe normally meant to harvest crops was refitted and sharpened to be used more like a poleaxe. The more you know.

[@darthplagueis13]

The repurposing thing is a common misconception. If you just put a scythe blade onto a pole in order to make it point forwards it would be too heavy and brittle to use. There is a polearm called a war scythe, but that name stems from the fact that the blade bears superficial resemblance to that of a scythe, not that it is made from one. Plus, the "Scythe" in the game is a Bardiche.

[@Rock-the-block]

Where does this man come up with such raw lines??? “Purpose is an invaluable thing, and you have lost yours”

[@Enzo_honey]

Love the little “because it’s easy and does a lot of damage” reference lol

[@jamesthompson6528]

Let's fucking goooooo, made it on the Firebomb Scholar wall

[@Rehann-The-Pretender]

I’ve recently discovered this guys challenge runs and been binging them. Nice to see a new one

[@dartroza3062]

A sickle. It’s called a sickle. Edit: I was overzealous.

[@britishshock]

Theses are really fun to just listen to at work. It's like a story time. Telling the epic a run long long ago

[@Crimnox_Cinder]

the fact you have helldivers music playing when you dived into "hell" really caught me off guard. well done Lemon! can i expect to see challenge runs of a "beating an entire level 9 mission using nothing but fire nades?"

[@kuyagab4444]

3:42 Hey Lemon! Khorne called! He wants his catchphrase back 10:32 HAPPY SOULE REFERENCE

[@somegingerguy4242]

My man Gavlan didn't deserve that. Dude deserves his deals

[@Soumein]

0:22 "I just always want to play the game at a slower pace, ya know?" Famous last burns.

[@stephenmurphy326]

I have to say about the invader comment. I agree with you that they are hard because they are similar to your character and have a build per say. But the reason they are harder is because that the 'main bosses' in the game have patterns or tell or weak spots whereas the invaders don't they are unpredictable just like the player. Love the vids man. Love from Ireland 🇮🇪

[@archusdraisen2786]

I appreciate seeing people run through DS2. I just couldn't wrap my head around it and wasn't having fun with it, so it's interesting seeing what the game has.

[@alundra11]

I love the warhammer reference! Blood for the blood God, skulls for the throne! I just started reading the 40k books. Love the videos.

[@wagsworld5521]

Lemon thank you for the video, had a lot of stressful things happen this past week and a video from my favorite challenge runner made it better. Even if you never do another Dark souls run I still enjoy all of your content

[@devistater6558]

Finally set aside time to watch this. Lemon, you are great. May your patience ever unwavering, and your firebombs burn bright for the goddess!

[@DerNeoUffja]

I don‘t know why, but I your words about the many faces of death brought tears to my eyes. I put my dog to sleep last week and I can imagine how a figure helped my dog to cross the bridge to heaven. Thanks

[@quantumationsgaming3387]

I dunno if its just been one of those weeks, but hearing Lemon say "hope youre doing well" in his lively, friendly tone genuinly made me grin

[@yayita2788]

Hell yeah! I just came from work and my dude lemon drops a new video. Greatings from argentina!!!!

[@RandomSquirrel]

Ah, another Dark Souls II challenge run video. What a pleasant gift to get. And it's as great as always.

[@matth3760]

Great video as always! Also, would absolutely love to see a Majora’s Mask without a sword vid 11:37

[@theodoredexter6540]

I always like these kinds of challenge runs, where its not some struggle to see if its even possible to do it (I still enjoy those) but where its just playing the game a little differently and seeing what happens when you do it

[@realmshifter9102]

32:02 Fun fact about Ds2. Even though the mid roll threshold is between 60-70%, there is a very significant penalty to stamina regen when above 59.9%. So much so that even the Cloranthy ring doesn't fully mitigate the penalty. But even lower equipment thresholds see penalties of up to 15% stamina recovery speed. This is why being naked is used by most speedrunners.

[@The_king9087]

This was a great one, loved the references, and its great to see you back in the souls universe🤟

[@santiagoramirez2570]

I just really love these videos and the style you have, thanks for all Lemon!

[@ironwolf5802]

I just imagine Sickle Lemon talking to a farmer harvesting wheat. "Hi there. That's a large Sickle, how much wheat do you get a swing?" "Human souls and it's peak harvest time." Slice.

[@Aldlv13]

I adore that lemon quoted "cause its easy, and it does a lot of damage." Made me smile

[@DerpyLaron]

Always sweet to see a new video from you! Have you considered making a Monster Hunter challenge video? I never played Dark Souls till your videos got me to start it and the combat flow reminds me of monster hunter and some weapon types are basically challenge modes in the early parts. One of them is the gunlance. The answer to the question what would happen if a lance and fire bombs had babies

[@TheBacklogs]

I actually did already, and beat MHW with only the Kinsect (the bug, not the glaive) :)

[@DerpyLaron]

@@TheBacklogs Wel I be damned you are a fountain of content and gamer with many talents. I salute you fire bomb master

[@eastongallegos1272]

Loved that helldiver music in tbe background lol, love the video too!😊

[@SectionHCLI]

Hearing that "Because it's easy. And it does a lot of damage" brings back memories. Happy memories, souls memories, heck even Happy souls memories

[@DoomWolfOfficial]

That durability hit during Sinh, I don't even have words that's just ridiculous

[@dogesquad4077]

10:30 nice happy souls reference nice to see a fellow scholar respect the classics

[@86fifty]

Ya know, I actually DID learn something new from this video - That Carhillion has some unobtainable lower-leg garb! I've never seen him stand up before! - so it's only fair you get a like!

[@EndlessYASA]

Had no idea you could get to the queen in elaum. Learn something new about my favorite games all the time from you, lemon 🍋! Thank you

[@kyrar.j.4856]

Shirts off for power!! It's the same tactic in climbing when you're working on a route that is giving you hell, for some people, stripping off the shirt gives them more confidence and suddenly they can complete the route!