Can You Beat Dark Souls 2 Without Creating a Character? (All Stats at 1, no stat boosting gear)

[@PressContinue]

You may also enjoy watching me beat Dark Souls 3 with two broken arms: kzbin.info/www/bejne/eWbTfIiHaZZ3nbM Watch the full livestreams here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/qXW3opKQbNKMl68 How to perform the character creation skip: kzbin.info/www/bejne/eWXMd4Zpq8isqNU Intro song: Dream Theater - Hollow Years And my previous DS2 vids that I mention in this video: Dark Souls 2 SL1 NG+7 Broken Straightsword & crossbow (all stats at 6): kzbin.info/www/bejne/aKvHpImMh7qqh9E Torch and Immolation only guide: kzbin.info/www/bejne/nJrOc5iYnN2hhLs How to beat Dark Souls 2 as a Butterfly: kzbin.info/www/bejne/mqTCe2tno5qHZs0 Dark Souls 2 SL1 Beginners Guide: kzbin.info/www/bejne/fYqamYiqYqplmLc

[@anti-ethniccleansing465]

Why not use the machine gizmo when fighting the Pursuer? :)

[@U200C-n3i]

btw the arrow hit from the dlc they have a special move that they lift up the bow and they sniper above you

[@KalaxusMageslayer]

DS2 uses directional rolling as a key element to its combat, unlike every other souls game. Rolling to the weak side against enemies with large weapons, rolling same direction as incoming swipe attacks around an enemy and dodging towards and under an enemy aerial attacks. Each time in video you comment on not knowing why fight suddenly seemed easy occured when you instinctively got the directional rolls down for each bosses attack. The addition of directional roll dynamic is how DS1 vets have sometimes gone from ng+ easy mode giants to lol@thenewb dying to the DS2 tutorial areas. Just for future runs 😉

[@aclaymushroomwithaberet7084]

hey just curious, Gowers ring doesn't work anymore does it?

[@zephyroswest3823]

Hey the pitch shifted song in your intro was stuck in my head for days but I couldn't find the version in this video on KZbin so could you link me that version of the song, if a full edit exists? Thanks and cool video.

[@598019001]

DS2 was my first game, and i spent like an hour throwing myself at the hidden ogre before the house without even knowing that wasn't what i should do

[@PressContinue]

I remember dying to the weird dog-like enemies before that

[@zzodysseuszz]

@@PressContinue they’re actually these weird monkey gremlins.

[@callumburke6967]

That Ogre is the original tree sentinel

[@verdunian595]

I couldn't make it past the hub without breaking my sword, lmao. The first spuls game I ever actually finished was ds1 years later. Thankfully I had a friend to tell me what to do, otherwise I'd probably have spent hours throwing myself at the catacombs

[@aharon6035]

@@callumburke6967 that ogre is vanguard demon, and asylum demon

[@unnamedvisitor1649]

"In Lordran, time is convoluted. In Drangleic, space is convoluted. In Lothric, the mind is convoluted. In Yharnam, the body is convoluted. In the Lands Between, everything is Convoluted."

[@saketbakshi4235]

Just say 'In Drangleic, space is convoluted.' when someone says how tf do you get from Earthen Peak to Iron Keep using an elevator

[@ShrexualTension]

in every game: lore is convoluted

[@Sykroid]

In Boletaria, DLC is convoluted

[@TheSilly6403]

In Ashina, life is convoluted. In King's Field, your sanity is convoluted

[@billspurr2090]

What about Boletaria? Everyone always forgets about Boletaria

[@abox6989]

The reference to One at the beginning was absolutely gorgeous lmao

[@TwizslurD]

It was _just_ subtle enough that I had to rewind the video, I thought I was hearing things.

[@Mlopescrjr]

Beautifull

[@cronk8219]

Funnily enough, I just found that song a few weeks ago! Hooold my breath.

[@irond0g780]

At first I thought it was just a coincidence untill he said the next lyric. Absolutely love that song

[@cas6767]

smooth af

[@minimodecimomeridio4534]

Press Continue at level -44 without even having a name: *you know what? I think I’m getting too powerful now*

[@PressContinue]

After torch and immolation, everything feels overpowered

[@valkyr_]

"Your strength, extraordinary. The mark of a true lord." :3 Seriously though, the perseverance this entire run must've taken makes that fight look like a walk in the park lol. Bravo, Press!

[@976EVILL]

:3333

[@jeffyjefferson4133]

“Fume Knight, has taken my sight, taken my speech, taken my hearing taken my arms, taken my legs, taken my soul, left me with life in hell”

[@Amogus-bi6du]

Souls*

[@RedKnightOfficial]

*epic guitar solo*

[@chadstruzynski]

Elite comment

[@neemojenkins881]

"what is democracy father?" -a young kid

[@paid14]

What is this from? Is it just a poem you've written?

[@Kaien-itis]

Op= 10/10 Full vid= 10/10 Ending10/10 Enjoyment= 30/10 His pain= 100/10

[@zzodysseuszz]

Honestly, the last one should be 500/10 bc think about it: do you think you’d be a 100/10 after doing this yourself? No, you’d be a 500/10

[@paxtonl1330]

Build= 1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1

[@alysa4816]

20% pain, 10% pain, 100% pain

[@talosgak1236]

Ability to pronounce the letter „s“ correctly = 0/10

[@TH3Willster]

Stats = 1/99

[@Tulkeleth]

Now do it deathless, no bonfire, 100% full game completion. Seriously though this was an amazing run, good job. Love your puns, always get me to chuckle.

[@trychydts]

You forgot to add:... on NG+7

[@FKyoutubeSERIOUSLY]

Someone call Otzdarva. He's got a job to do.

[@Demonis5445]

while partaking in the covenant of champions with the aggro ring equipped

[@BodhiF]

The seal, gower's ring and pupa were definitely not your crutches, they were your very necessary tools. And I'd say you chose a fair time to start using the seal, even fighting the four great ones with just consumables with 1 ADP seems too crazy.

[@aluzyre4690]

😊

[@funkymachine]

Imo a fair time to use the seal is the moment you can get it considering you are 45 levels below 1 lol

[@dingo1547]

Yeah, a lot of the appeal of watching challenge runs to me, is seeing how powerful you can get even with all of the restrictions added on. I would love to see a version of this run with all of the arbitrary restrictions removed.

[@grfrjiglstan]

1:03:26 He didn't actually hit you through the bars. When that enemy fires its bow, the bow actually levitates up far above its body before shooting. You can see how the arrow comes in at a steep angle, then as you move the camera back and forth, the bow slowly returns to his side. It pretty much only makes a difference in this specific room, so I'm not surprised most people don't know about it.

[@PressContinue]

Oh I see. Well not weird that I thought he'd hit me through the bars after that caster in shrine of amana shot me right through a solid wall

[@dogedude1535]

Learned about that recently on my SL1 run, luckily not by dying to it but still a surprise anyways

[@TheOriginalElkstone]

@@PressContinue I believe it's one of those "in the rotation" attacks that just happens to be predetermined for that specific guy. Or at least seems to have a higher weight on him

[@vilek_7235]

I think the ones in the area leading up to the blue smelter demon also do it very often (because why the fuck not right?)

[@skrublordnord69]

Yet people unironicaly say this game is a masterpiece even tho it has an extreme amount of issues lol

[@somethingsomewhere4854]

As soon as this glitch got discovered I had so many questions; How much does leveling up cost? What happens if you respec? Is this the secret to the ultimate STR build with 1 DEX, 1 INT, and 1 FTH?

[@khajiitimanus7432]

Well, unfortunately, the Smelter Hammer chicken wing requires more than 1 Dex.

[@nej24r]

@@khajiitimanus7432 clearly it isn’t the ideal strength weapon

[@khajiitimanus7432]

@@nej24r Except for the fact that all weapons in DS2 have a Dex requirement of 3 or more. Smelter Hammer is 6 Dex and 70 Strength. The only 2 weapons in the game with a Dex requirement as low as 3 are the Hand Axe and Reinforced Club - both of which are pretty terrible Strength weapons. I don't like leveling Dex just as much as most others trained in the bonk, but a minimum of 6 is required for maximum bonkage. Granted, this could be bypassed with a Dexterity Ring, since that adds 5 Dexterity, but I'm not so sure it's worth the ring slot. The only 'weapon' that works fine with no Dexterity are catalysts and Vanquisher's Seal. However, with no intelligence or faith, catalysts are right out - so you just have Vanquisher's Seal if you don't want to use rings. edit: I was wrong. Forgot about shields, haha! The majority of medium shields and greatshields have no Dexterity requirement, including Orma's Greatshield and Reeve's Greatshield - in other words, the Imperious Knights got it right.

[@somethingsomewhere4854]

Clearly the ideal strength build uses neither a weapon nor the vanquisher's seal

[@zzodysseuszz]

@@somethingsomewhere4854 I am not chad enough to do that

[@GoldDude88]

Idk if im seeing enough love for that God tier Metallica reference in the opening dialog. Shit was clean

[@TheGamingCamel22]

Ma man! \[T]/

[@Izzy88izzy]

indeed that was so sick

[@LappEnjoyer]

Yea that was greate

[@shark_vii]

that was great, and so was the SOAD reference during the Freja fight.

[@therighttrousers343]

I thought that reducing a stat might potentially underflow the value, so it's good that you tested that!

[@kazj4908]

1:03:25 If you go to this spot and watch that dude, he actually raises his bow up above the fence to shoot you. One of the times DS2 actually uses its environment very well, imo

[@zzodysseuszz]

There’s a lot of moments like that in the game

[@hardgay7537]

The archers being smarter than the melee guys make me go hollow every time I go for that catalyst. That and their arrows curve mid flight

[@Nick-nn1ql]

DS2 archers are fucking surgical

[@madbrosheo1514]

Press Continue: “I absolutely despise farming.” *Farms desert sorceress armor on nearly every playthrough*

[@PressContinue]

Er.... well you got me there... but you know... sometimes sacrifices must be made

[@madbrosheo1514]

@@PressContinue I hear you. Fashion is worth a bit of pain and suffering sometimes.

[@urtoryu_dy_althraidn]

Maybe that's exactly the reason why he despises it.

[@hardgay7537]

@@urtoryu_dy_althraidn Hey, I'm just glad he chooses to hate a thing _after_ trying it and determining it sucks.

[@urtoryu_dy_althraidn]

@@hardgay7537 You're right, people should take him as an example.

[@kevinbeck8836]

2:50 I love this little reference. Its especially fitting cuz you're at level One

[@Mutually_Assured_Destruction]

I'm so mad I didn't catch that the first time

[@ryanleatigaga7596]

And, like in One, he's living his life in hell!

[@fobo3361]

everyone else playing a game: "yea lemme become as strong as possible and destroy everything" this guy while doing one of the most absurd challenge run of the worst dark souls game: "yea that'd make things too easy, lemme not use that"

[@Astfgl]

As you got to the double-headed horse in the castle hall, I was already thinking "you of all people should be familiar with horses standing in a hall." I was relieved to see that that did in fact lead up to a carnaval joke. Well done.

[@tinminator8905]

This is probably the second hardest DS2 run I have ever seen. This only gets beat by the bleed damage only run I watched. You are so insane!

[@trevordillon1921]

*There is another* All bosses no hits, the true nightmare.

[@IGONECRAZYYY189]

39:30 Based on how you described it, it sounds like you entered a "flow state." AKA Got "In The Zone." Very fascinating subject to look into. It effectively is Ultra Instinct as you mentioned.

[@R1R1R2]

Holy sh*t, a SL -44 run. Mad respect to this guy, and additional respect for loving the game but also being mature enough to acknowledge its flaws.

[@turky1490]

The vision issues in the Freya fight is pretty ironic since you get Seath’s soul in ng+

[@PressContinue]

And seath is blind. Yeah that's true

[@voidfuture]

DS2 was my first souls game; there's something wonderfully adventurous about it. This was insane! Great job - Your commitment to challenge runs is biblical.

[@giannixx]

2:58 "It's like darkness imprisoning me, because all I see is this absolute hollow. I cannot live. I cannot die. I am trapped in myself [...] making this body my holding cell. Oh please, God, wake me" That was one interesting choice of words, I see you're a man of culture as well.

[@lefthandedscout9923]

The first 2 things that came to mind were Vanquisher's Seal and the Dark Pyromancy Flame (not for casting spells, but for punching people for fire damage). I reckon the latter would've actually been really good for some of these fights. Also, at 1:03:23 that Possessed Armor has an attack where he loads an arrow, floats his bow like, 18 feet above him, then fires from there. So what happened there is intentional, you just missed the attack's telegraphs.

[@bezel95]

Nameless Undead: “I was born with glass bones and paper skin. Every morning I break my legs, and every afternoon I break my arms. At night, I lie awake in agony until my heart attacks put me to sleep.”

[@alliebonesVODs]

Honestly after that One bit at the start, I just have to say how much I appreciate that you don't append any jokes with a self-depreciating qualifier. Soooo many KZbinrs seem to have this tendency to make a pun or reference and then immediately follow with something like "oh god, what a terrible joke, just end me now", "oh man, that reference is so obvious, ugh", or "I don't blame you if you unsub after that one" and it's just obnoxious to me at this point. Very refreshing to have a video where the little jokes just come and go without having someone stop and point them out every time.

[@joshs2734]

So glad to see you do a DS2 run. I'm one of those freaks who actually likes 2 a little bit more than 1 (3 is the best imo) and it always saddens me to see how much hate 2 gets.

[@sirkelendor5429]

Ds2 has some great enemy and boss designs, theres just soo much jank and questionable mechanics

[@PressContinue]

Even though it's my least favorite as well, I've definitely given it lots of attention throughout the years

[@joshs2734]

@@PressContinue You have indeed. Your Broken Straight Sword NG7 run is one of my favorite things you've done. I understand why most people dislike 2. There are plenty of issues. But those issues don't outweigh all the things I love about it. It also introduced some important things to the series like the Soul Vessels and powerstancing. There are things I love about 1 over 2 and vice versa. Anyways, really love your videos. Appreciate the massive amount of time and effort you put into your content and how entertaining your personality is.

[@zzodysseuszz]

3 was terrible. Mechanically and visually it’s fine but it was so lazy that it can never keep my interest for long.

[@zzodysseuszz]

@@joshs2734 and also those issues are not exclusive to ds2 and are equal in the other games if not more common.

[@khajiitimanus7432]

**looks at Vanquisher's Seal** I guess this run can be summarized at you becoming _armed_ and dangerous.

[@RosieJonesRules]

I love this game despite it's flaws, and always replay it along with the others

[@baklapjr]

Ds2 is my favorite tbh. The vibe this game has is my favorite.

[@tylervanpeursem7627]

@@baklapjr yea, as much as I HATE playing it, it's vibe is one of my favorites in the series

[@meru8348]

Finally its here I've been waiting for a run like this ever since I found out about the character creator skip of DS2.

[@JP54704]

I'm always happy to see some Best Souls 2 content.

[@tearfullarc2089]

Im currently doing a base vit/posture, no prostetic, charmless, and demon bell, as well as no combat arts. Its been a challenge so far.

[@Cydrafinity]

Are consumables your only crutches?

[@zamany7596]

As long as you can parry and jump it should be okay, good luck

[@tearfullarc2089]

@@zamany7596 thank you

[@tearfullarc2089]

@@Cydrafinity i dont know ive mainly just been using the sword. Im still allowed to ugrade the ap so at least i can deal decent damage

[@abrahamrangel2326]

I did the same thing but without using exp points to get skills, attack power 1 and base vit and posture, only thing i allowed myself to use was prosthetics, i managed to defeat every single boss except isshin, demon of hatred and owl father in the memory, thats when i decided to quit

[@vaarth3044]

2:48 you absolute menace with that Metallica - One reference. "I mean, when all your stats are gone, and you're just one it's like darkness is imprisoning me because all I can see is this absolute hollow. I cannot live. I cannot die. I'm trapped in myself---since I cannot customise my character---making this body my holding cell. Oh please god wake me"

[@PhillStone]

Well done on completion! That might be the most insane ds2 challenge I've seen

[@shlomorothstein9691]

Just so you know, in the intro song he didnt make the pitch higher like he normally does, James Labrie actually sounds like that

[@PressContinue]

LOL, well... that's not completely untrue...

[@2Skool4Kewl]

This is great. I love this game despite its flaws. I rarely like or subscribe to much anymore, but you earned both and deserve much more. Keep it up

[@b-xnedbirardi8202]

"I thought the vanquisher seal would make me too powerful" this man's a beast. Also, "throwing knives are a surprisingly powerful tool" he was lying to himself and he had already finished the run, imagine what he had to tell himself to keep playing 💀💀💀💀

[@Pophero234]

It just works

[@AsmodeusMictian]

I have yet to even come close to beating ANY souls game.... ...and you're doing this. You absolute Mad Lad Chad. To say "I'm impressed" doesn't even start.

[@123afish]

This video has given me the needed fuel to push through into the dlc with my SL1 run.

[@capperbuns]

Man. My first sl1 run was brutal. Ended it yesterday. (Base game) and am thinking ahout going to the dlcs... Idk man. After the pain in the antlers that was the aldia fight. (The boss that killed me the most in the game, 15 deaths), i am seriously not the least bit interested in any more pain.

[@RTMaster1]

26:56 when you gave us the "press continue" experience, i thought i wasnt wearing my glasses, cause i just came back to the pc. very realistic experience, 10/10

[@jesusjuice7040]

Oooh, that "One" reference of Metallica's song of the same name. Too bad he didn't mention Jason's lack of bass

[@PressContinue]

Jason's volume knob was not even at 1

[@jesusjuice7040]

@@PressContinue it was -1. Unlike what the ladle did

[@The_Belkster]

Okay that little montage at the start was lined up with the music so nice, that was great.

[@gabriel_cooper]

love your commentary dude, the puns are awesome and the word plays make the video very entertaining to watch ^^

[@Khornecussion]

Watching this stuff when I can barely do a NG+3 run is always entertaining.

[@KingSvenDeluxe]

Beautiful work. Thank you.

[@ixelhaine]

1:01:25 Nashandra is resistant to dung pies because you can't bullshit a bullshitter.

[@shadowboy0126]

The point in which mind and controller blend together as you say during The Lost Sinner fight actually has a name. Its called the Flow State and ironically enough its really what ultra instinct is based on. Its most often recognized in sports but it can happen during gaming as well. Its a point at which skill meets challenge and you no longer need to think, you simply do. Once you realize youre in the Flow Stats, youll pull yourself out of it.

[@Locke5413]

Okay. That TCAP soundbite at the start is the price of my subscription. Good show.

[@TrixyTrixter]

1:03:30 Those guys can send their bow into the air and shoot you from there. Essentially a very high shoot. So he most likely did not shoot you through the wall, but instead over it.

[@MadmanEpic]

I didn't think the title "Nameless King" would be quite this literal.

[@CurtisFTW]

Awesome to see how this turned out, I feel like it was years in the making.

[@PressContinue]

Well the idea itself has been there ever since the game was first released. So it's surprising it took this long for it to actually happen

[@mischaprudon3316]

Damm so in short not a sl 1 run but a sl -44 run. No stat-boosting gear and no weapon. Pure insanity. Subscribed.

[@Lucaluciano-sc2db]

Dream theater and DS2? Two of my favorites things mashed up in a video? I'm in

[@ShroomRPG]

I was not prepared for this video to open up with Dream Theater nightcore but sure I guess, what less should I expect lol

[@jmv333]

I have been so excited for this run!!!! Love your content, and love DS2!

[@ambience273]

6:01 that part of the video shows you really know DS2 deep lore (or a theory about it).

[@HeavenlyHavoc]

God your patience is legendary

[@StrangeLeap]

Fucking dream theater is the last thing i would have expected to hear on a dark souls challenge video. Good shit, my man

[@mostafafawze5863]

38:38 you can easilly avoid this by just walking, not even running, walking forward and right to strafe it, as a wise man once said, if the roll doesn't work, then don't roll

[@Skrallizar]

First time I've heard the alternate names for the Throne knights. Literally laughed out load at those.

[@TheGirlInFandomWorld]

"Bimmy and Jimmy" is no slouch either

[@programv8559]

the hardest challenge i did - sl1 on ng+, but this seems even more painful

[@zakatalmosen5984]

yo that lost sinner fight was insanely good, gave me chills

[@BlondeMcGuinn]

First time viewer here. This is the balls-to-the-wall, hardcore, drinking warm milk for fun type of DS run I’ve been looking for. Entertaining as all hell. Liked, subscribed and laughed a lot. 10/10

[@ZenzeroSans]

Anyone realize that all his stats are at one, and he quotes a Metalica song at the beginning of the video. CALLED ONE. "Darkness imprisoning me All that I see Absolute horror I cannot live I cannot die Trapped in myself Body my holding cell" The song is supposably about solider who lost his limbs eyes mouth ears ext. From a landmine in a state of living death.

[@tw8702]

When I first fought the poison boss I didn’t know you could get rid of the poison so I had killed her with a full poison arena it was miserable

[@PressContinue]

Yeah it was the same for me on my first playthrough. I mean, who would have guessed that you could burn the windmill

[@chrishall8378]

Wasn't expecting dream theater in a random Dark Souls video

[@iminmissouri8589]

Amazing vid man! Love your humor, knowledge, and explanations on this run!

[@nemtudom5074]

21:08 They dont back into the wall, its just that they spawn behind you, in this case, in the wall

[@Hahvayz]

58:32 We don't deny it, it's just insane how much ds2 alone gets clowned on for hitboxes when it's literally every game in the series that has bad hitboxes

[@The24thWight]

I think two is the most egregious example. And honestly, 1 didn't do all bad. At least not by the time I played prepare to die.

[@peenyyt4921]

DS3 and ER both have good hitboxes

[@Hahvayz]

@@peenyyt4921 Nameless King has bad hitboxes and bad hitbox animations but the rest of DS3 is mostly okay, and Astel's grabs are definitely messed up. But I mostly agree with how Elden Ring's hitboxes are. They feel tight for most normal enemies and bosses.

[@peenyyt4921]

@@Hahvayz NK's hitboxes are sort of trash yeah

[@ogrebruiser2425]

Love the SOAD reference in the Freya fight, one of my favorite songs as well

[@someguy1513]

this must’ve been hell to do

[@PressContinue]

It was quite frustrating, yes.

[@Synchro-tq1mo]

One of the craziest challenge runs of ds2 I ve seen

[@destructomaniac2540]

This is the backstory of how Virgil escaped the demon world while lacking all his power

[@jamescody278]

Literally everything about this video is wonderful.

[@Az-pr7zw]

Aaah You’re finally at true level one an inhuman run with 1 adp

[@cannibalist1c231]

25:51 lovely system of a down reference

[@JoeBerg38]

Oh oh een paard in de gang. But yeah, it was the "vind ik niet leuk" for me 😂 this run must've been so painful dude, good job, great video!

[@milgos5269]

1:03:27 when you pause the video you can see that the ghost armor did the attack where he shoots over the fence, its just that the did it close to the wall so it looked shady.

[@bloiboppin8923]

Honestly, I really enjoy ds2. It has some jank, there is no point in denying that. But it and bloodborne are the only from games I feel the urge to retry. I also think the story is the best of the trilogy

[@jhsjdytk]

Lol now that you mention it while bloodborne is my fav and ds2 i always say i love and hate, ds2 is the one of the souls i think of most (of 1 2 and 3)

[@Zarroxius]

easily my favorite intro of yours, I’ve come back like 15 times in the span of 7 days 😭

[@Door-kun_07]

Congrats my guy, you have officially earned a quintaple chad chin after beating the game under such restrictions :D

[@Red10122]

There is a video by Radai released a few weeks ago showcasing Fume knight's hitboxes (And they are suprisingly consistent, albeit a bit wacky). But watching that video helped me a lot recently with my sl1 no stat boosting gear run.

[@PressContinue]

Oh wow, I went and watched that and his arms are hitboxes???? WTF??? That is so weird. Also now I can see why dodging right in his second phase is so much safer, because if you dodge left, even if you dodge the sword, you'll get hit by the hitboxes on his arms. That is so strange. Why would his arms have hitboxes? And that also explains why you can get hit when behind him during certain attacks. Also, the hitbox of his sword is a cylinder. That's why it's larger than the sword itself. Same applies to the smelter demon I suppose.

[@Red10122]

@@PressContinue If i am not wrong, cylinder hitboxes are the standard for all dark souls games (and probably all Fromsoft games), it's just that they are much bigger in ds2 and there are less of them (One big hitbox rather than multiple smaller hitboxes), here's a video of midir's hitboxes from ds3: kzbin.info/www/bejne/rnPCiWV3rJKSm5o. But yeah, the arm hitbox is weird. I think it was supposed to stop you from getting too close and getting away with touching his arms rather than his sword but those are way too big.

[@theForrestGalantey]

This game was a pain. Was different than the other darks souls but had a little charm thinking of playing it again.

[@gnoureldin5642]

This man literally just videotaped footage of hell and showed it to us.

[@EmeraldBarin]

How long will it take for Lars Ulrich to copyright claim this video?

[@twelvevoltage]

u r a madlad. i played level 1 run and wanted to gouge my eyes out. this is just crazy you earned my respect

[@TofuLP]

43:50. I'm not from the Netherlands, but from Germany. And there actually IS a German version of this carnival song (Da steht ein Pferd auf'm Flur). Ha, didn't know this but it's quite funny! ^^ Really enjoying your runs btw. You suffer for us so we don't have to... thanks bro :)

[@PressContinue]

There's a german version? I had no idea you guys even knew about carnaval in the first place

[@TofuLP]

@@PressContinue Yeah, I'm from Mönchengladbach, which is not too far from Venlo. Carneval is kinda big there! But it's even bigger in Cologne. ^^

[@Schraiber]

Jesus you are better at dodging with no i frames than I am with a ton of em. Absolutely amazing run

[@blackforce8478]

Impressive work my friend, btw for that Lost Sinner part, it's called skill my friend, you are really good! Keep it up the great work!

[@firegirl1452]

The reason the archer killed you "through the wall" in Brume Tower was actually because those archers can raise their bows above the barrier and shoot you from high up. It's still bs but it makes sense at least

[@masremlap7326]

Dks2 holds a special place in my soul. So much more fun at sl1 than dks1. I haven't done a sl1 in dks3. I started and got to Aldrich but never finished it. Nice video!

[@sebastiankiro6984]

Lmao my man just quoted metallica lyrics for his intro this will be a good video.

[@StrengthScholar0]

DS2 is my most hated game in the series because of I frames being hidden behind the adaptability stat. I make a point to never look up guides when I'm playing through a souls game so I never learned that. Mostly because the game doesn't make that clear. I ended up beating the game with SL1 adaptability and it almost broke me. I can't fucking believe you are doing this with all of your stats on one. Absolute insanity.

[@greenbrickbox3392]

Hats off to you for playing these games without looking stuff up, they tilt me way too much to play blind, especially DS2. Not knowing about ADP pissed me off so much after getting hit through rolls that I only came back to DS2 after Elden Ring lol. Now I love the game, but it really punishes you for not knowing meta knowledge behind game mechanics/level design.

[@sagacious03]

Great analysis & run video! Thanks for uploading!

[@JohnSmith-ju6tm]

and im proud of just completing souls games

[@thepigeonknight9849]

25:48 Did he just quote S.O.A.D "Spiders"? 🤣🤣🤣 What a cultured man.

[@malegirlboss]

So excited to watch this!! Absolutely love your content and seen every single video., always looking forward to the next one. You deserve a million subs and I hope you will finally get the attention your runs deserve. Even though I personally do not enjoy DS2 myself you make it fascinating. Thank you for going through that agony for our entertainment, haha! Mega respect for all you do! Edit: I thought it was impossible for me to like you even more and then you hit me with Dream Theater and references to other amazing bands, haha. You absolute legend

[@mrrixel28]

That was a great run looking for more in the future