Can you beat Dark Souls with just the Crystal Ring Shield?

ULTRA SLASH, I CHOOSE YOU.
...This weapon is a mess. I love it.
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[@grfrjiglstan]

"Miyazaki, why would you put so many bad weapons in this game?" "Oh, you'll see. In a few years, they'll thank me for it."

[@RippahRooJizah]

@Yol Riin Lask Define "out of date".

[@Fuck_handles]

@Yol Riin Lask something tells me you think games from 90s are considered ancient

[@sunman2566]

@Yol Riin Lask ok zoomer

[@kimjongdaddy6793]

@Yol Riin Lask out of date? No, not at all

[@mellomoose_]

@Yol Riin Lask delusional

[@nightangelx1513]

Artorias was mad because his shield arm is broken, and you’re mocking him.

[@thepuffinman1055]

Some say the box art is meant to represent artorias, which would mean his sword arm is broken instead of his shield one, making him much more badass

[@tank19768]

@@thepuffinman1055 The people who say that are wrong.

[@thepuffinman1055]

@@tank19768 prove to me why it is wrong. It seems like you are just trying to make an epic character less cool

[@joshuakim5240]

@@thepuffinman1055 Artorias' armor design actually conveys that his shield arm is the broken arm, not the sword one. This is because the limp arm has a pauldron that would be impossible to perform an overhead swing with. This is a reference to real-world medieval armor design for shield arms, as the sword arm usually has minimal shoulder plating (or none at all with reliance on chain mail for that part) in order to maximize arm flexibility, which allows the sword wielder to perform way more different attacks. Still doesn't make Artorias any less cool, since arguably the only reason the player can feasibly even damage Artorias is because of said broken arm preventing him from just blocking all of our attacks with his shield while whooping our asses.

[@thepuffinman1055]

@@joshuakim5240 you are correct, I did look at the box art again recently and i noticed the armor design looks more elite knight. The sheild just look like artorias'

[@BloodyDIMISIS55]

oh man do you guys remember the original un-Nerf shield? bruh it dealt damage that scales of your... main weapon! DUDE the power of hitting a 1000 damage per ring Yo, that was the days

[@Rainu3279]

Glad I'm not the only one. I remember using this thing back in the day and it was monstrously powerful, and then one nerf later it was completely useless.

[@Psiwri]

I remember, I miss it, the nerf was a bit heavier than it needed to be.

[@sasaki999pro]

Thank god they nerfed that and not you know... chaos weapon scaling, the giant armor, havel/FAP, Dark Sorceries, Backstabbing/Riposting, Power Within/RTSR, Unarmed Dragon Form Damage? Because clearly it was the Crystal Ring shield with a ten year wind-up animation and janky projectile launch that was breaking the game.

[@marvinkose1143]

@@sasaki999pro yeah! With that lightning quick Wind Up there was No way to See the glowing death Ring comeing and beeing Struck by that amount of damage without any possibility to Dodge it or punish the enemy was Just way to busted and the Person dying from it clearly didnt deserve it. Of course only If its opposite day. Shame. A fun, gimmicky shield ruined by the Nerf Hammer

[@marcosquiroz6997]

This thing was easy mode before the nerf. Would have rather them nerf back steping a back stab into a back stab and many other stupid crap in the game. But I love dark souls.

[@UnsuitableProgramming]

I remember when I first played Dark Souls, I was stuck on Ornstein and Smough for such a long time, I was willing to use anything to try and beat them. I ended up making the Crystal Ring Shield because I heard it had a special attack, took ten minutes to try and figure out how to use it, and ended up beating Ornstein and Smough with it. Ever since, that shield's had a special place in my heart.

[@matthewshafer9545]

Yeah ....the first time I messed up and killed Ornstein first and that was a bitch . Mega Smough was way harder . When I did Smough first, Mega Ornstein was easy . His size works against him, you can get in between his legs and his spears worthless . This causes him to jump slam, but he's alot easier to avoid than his counterpart. Plus you don't get Ornsteins ring unless you kill him last ......that I still don't know how to get the damage bonus from.

[@DaxterL]

first time i beat ornstein i had to completely change my game style. I noticed that blocking is completely useless and i need to start dodging. I also noticed that the katanas are somewhat fast and have a pretty decent reach and i didn't have to lvl up too much to get to do decent damage. So stripped bare naked, hollowed with just a katana i defeated the boss and it was so glorious. I never looked back and i couldn't use a shield again.

[@matthewshafer9545]

@@DaxterL I thought it was hard until I switched the order of opponents . Smough has more hp and more powerful attacks than Ornstein and is harder to avoid especially when he's big . Ornsteins size works against him, you can run through his legs to his rear . He does jump and groundpound but he's smaller and easier to dodge. Smough has a tendency to do his rush move hammer strike . It's hard to dodge. I had to keep the broken pillars between us and it took a long time finding an opportunity to attack without getting tagged . To top it off, the loot is just his soul if you kill him last, Ornstein drops the Leo ring and his Soul. The rings damage bonus is ridiculously hard to activate for me though . Timing to interrupt an attack with an attack is not possible for every attack opponent's use and identifying an interuptable attack fast enough to react is more trouble than it's worth.

[@loroleibusser5993]

@@matthewshafer9545 smough doesnt grow in size, plus he has no new moves, I find it miraculous that you find ornstein easier sonce Ive only ever heard the opposite. Ornstien still has more speed and harder to dodge attacks than smough imo, much easier to isolate him from smough in the first phase too

[@matthewshafer9545]

@@loroleibusser5993 Your high homeboy . The remaining boss grows and gets the hp of the fallen boss plus his own . Smough also gets lightning charged hammer and recovers hp everytime he hits .

[@silaslithian5298]

Something strange I never saw you use in this run. The mage girl from oolacile- sells a sorcery that I find invaluable. "Repair Weapon" sorcery is something overlooked, until someone who uses moonlight greatsword sees to be spamming the special attack far too often, and suddenly you get suspicious. Because yes, you can cast that on it. You might be able to cast the shield buff spell too, but don't quote me on that.

[@justinperez977]

Since it’s in his right hand staff on left should work

[@arthurbuffon430]

Yes, you can

[@arthurbuffon430]

The magic shield buff basicaly nulifies magic damage

[@rand0m_s0me0ne3]

0h thnx my Int build thanks y0u :)

[@ExtremeMan10]

Repair weapon is MPV in DS2, because everything there is made from wood

[@kulrigalestout]

I adore how the waifu abuse segment includes Gwyndolin. 10/10, would heretic again :D

[@joca_sol]

Gwyndolin inclusion is the best

[@NexusKirin]

Advanced femboy

[@chukyuniqul]

Gwyndolin is the most tragic dark souls 1 character outside of onion bro or solaire in certain circumstances, you can't change my mind. And at least those two end up dying which might well be a blessing. Gwyndolin gets both vored and hentai'd by a black goo and only gets his rest after untold years since it's a very real possibility he's still conscious while getting powerbottomed by Aldrich.

[@claymore7315]

@@chukyuniqul he is conscious, iirc you can hear him rarely outside the fog gate.

[@chukyuniqul]

@@claymore7315 :(

[@kuyagab4444]

For those who dont get the reference, Ultraman, apart from his signature beam attack can also throw discs of light against his enemies. The method of how these discs are thrown is different depending on the Ultraman using the attack. I'll have my membership card now, thanks much!

[@ImDemonAlchemist]

I feel like he must be referencing something Dark Souls related, right? Otherwise, why would getting an Ultraman reference make you more of a Dark Souls fan?

[@kuyagab4444]

​​@@ImDemonAlchemist given that Fromsoftware is a Japanese company, there is a case that a good number of them grew up on Ultraman since that is absolutely huge in Japan which eventually blew up all over the world in the late 90s and early 2000s. Heck maybe Miyazaki himself is an Ultraman fan but just didn't openly say it. As for the membership card, maybe Lemon forgot to send it in the first place.

[@ImDemonAlchemist]

@kuyagab4444 You're right, but that doesn't answer why getting Lemon's Ultraman reference would imply something about your status as a Dark Souls fan. His statement implies that he is directly referencing something related to Dark Souls. Ultraman and Dark Souls aren't related, though it's true that the creators have likely at least seen some Ultraman.

[@jonathans.972]

Miyazaki specifically mentions in an interview that the Crystal Ring Shield's special attack is based off of Ultraman's Ultra Slash. He mentions he referenced Ultraman to the artist.

[@davidb8656]

Other games: “This weapon sucks, it completely ruins the game!” Dark Souls: “This weapon sucks, how can I use it to make the game more fun?”

[@A_Potato_of_Infinite_Wisdom]

I wonder if it would be fun to do a "healing from equipment only" challenge. Using only the healing effect from the Evil Eye ring, the Server, the Butcher Cleaver and Sanctus shield to restore health. Edit: after many people taking my use of the word "possible" literally, I've changed it to "fun". Hopefully there'll be no more confusion haha

[@JDubs0822]

BackLogs you should do this

[@ericglaeser4184]

The butchers cleaver heals?

[@name5462]

I mean people can beat the game without getting hit, so a no healing run, let alone healing equipment only, would most definitely be possible

[@A_Potato_of_Infinite_Wisdom]

@@name5462 Well, I know that. I guess I meant if it's a fun challenge. Someone has beaten Dark Souls at SL1 with a cestus before, so practically anything is possible, but it didn't really seem like an enjoyable experience.

[@PierreLucSex]

@@A_Potato_of_Infinite_Wisdom hey, take care out there. No one wants to see you go holllow..

[@TheValiantBob]

Apparently this weapon used to be bugged where the ring attack did 10x the current damage. Sadly, it was fixed. Too bad, eh Lemon?

[@Slobezero]

Yeah I got it on my first playthrough of DS1 and had some good times with it. I remember using it to deal with capras in eye-searing izalith.

[@dillonqaphsiel7977]

You could always just play without any patches downloaded

[@IndyColaTV]

@tired soul Entertainment...

[@donb7519]

not bugged it was meant to scale with your weapon which it did they just thought that was too much if you want a bugged weapon that was op at start its the rifle spear from bloodborne

[@Seraphim_1172]

It wasn't a bug, it was intentional design. It scaled off your main weapon and could do 1000+ damage easy. Then they nerfed the fuck out of it.

[@TheArnoldification]

Not sure if this was brought up as I havent watched the whole video yet but the crystal ring shield was actually very op on release, and could hit for 1000-1500 pretty easily and I think upwards of 2000 was possible. I distinctly remember this because I used it the cheese the bone dogs in tomb of the giants lol

[@thekaz5225]

Try about 4k damage against O&S, that thing was stupid powerful. Man those were the days. Still hard to use though with its janky wind up animation though.

[@JFKEh]

I somewhat miss these days 🥲

[@TheArnoldification]

@@JFKEh I definitely don't miss people literally becoming unkillable if they used great magic shield lol I guess dark souls 1 on release was incredibly broken but in a charming way

[@kakyointhemilfhunter4273]

@@TheArnoldification Don’t see what it matters in a pve game though

[@TheArnoldification]

@@akoyash9964 *to you

[@Fargoth_Ur]

I remember this shield's special attack was absolutely broken before it got nerfed in a patch. It was what helped me solo Ornstein and Smough the first time I fought them way back when.

[@lo-kal8207]

Wouldn't the dusk crown double your damage? Also I'm excited for the bone wheel only! ...if that's what the rolling skeletons meant

[@Twiggy_Shei]

Probably not. Crown of Dusk boosts your magic adjustment, which determines spell damage not magic damage.

[@lo-kal8207]

@@Twiggy_Shei Thank you for clarifying, I wasn't really sure on the specifics

[@crestfallenwarrior5719]

Its the same Principe with how the ring of the suns firstborn doesnt affect the damage of the astora straight sword.

[@lo-kal8207]

@@crestfallenwarrior5719 I'll be honest I didn't know that ring existed. Looking everything up though that explains alot. Thank you.

[@matthewshafer9545]

Nope . It just gives you twice as many spell cast and cost half your hp . Magic Adjustment plus intelligence or faith determines spell strength.

[@jefffrederick258]

I remember this shield on 1.0. Pre-patch, it could hit for 400 base when fully upgraded, and lost very little durability. Plus, tracking was descent so it became a go-to off handed weapon. Damage was good enough that it clipped through shields as well. And would sneak in a kill X) Sadly, it was nerfed twice on damage and durability. And the result is the shield you have above. A shell of its former self.

[@lightningbolt95]

i actually always made this shield specifically just to fight the 4 kings in the abyss, mainly because I just thought that the crystal ring shield defends better against those spells the kings throw at you from far which usually was the only thing that kills me in that fight.

[@gglanouille3060]

The very fun thing is that "CRS" means "companies républicaines de sécurité" in french (republican security company), which is the department in National Police specialized in keeping safety into public areas and restoring the public order. So it's policemen with shields and helmets, facing violent riots. So CRS only challenge, using only a shield kinda special is taking it's whole sense !

[@peenyyt4921]

Not very fun at all

[@ZaCloud-Animations___she-her]

Hehehe, that's a neat coincidence. 😄

[@Vicioussama]

I've done shield only runs, it's pretty great. In Souls games, attacking/blocking at same time. Stronk.

[@RippahRooJizah]

Yeah, I recently did a shield only run on DS3.

[@thekaz5225]

Wait, it still counts as blocking when you use it to attack?

[@borntopwnyou]

@@thekaz5225 Yep

[@h0ll0w0ne]

I know it may break the shield only rule but the repair spell would be very useful when using this shield.

[@thepuffinman1055]

Hes using power within aint he?

[@st.haborym]

@@thepuffinman1055 And repair powders

[@Scrombo2]

Ds1 has decent durability, so I honestly to Gwyn forgot there was repair powder, thought this run was gonna be way worse

[@majorasmask5523]

I love that random bit of the Painted Guardian falling out of nowhere. I’m surprised you didn’t include a Wilhelm scream in there! Also, my personal favorite for DS1 is Cursed Sword of Artorias and Ghost Dagger. I got real lucky with that find!

[@Necrapocalypse]

I actually made this shield on my first character. It's really cool at least in concept and design, but I was always afraid to use it. I thought crystal ring shield meant it was like crystal weapons and couldn't be repaired. Which would be awful for a weapon with a special attack like this obviously.

[@firegirl1452]

Fun fact: the crystal ring shield is the only thing that got me through the Four Kings on my first playthrough. That magic defence let me just block all their ranged attacks

[@andyyang3029]

Meanwhile I didn't even find that shield until like 3 years into playing? lol

[@pockystyx4087]

Had a ton of fun with the shields of DkS2. Legit hoping for a shield throw ash of war in ER so I can complete the Captain America build.

[@mightystu49]

If you were allowing spells, you should have grabbed the repair sorcery.

[@justsomejerseydevilwithint4606]

5:20 She's basically the only one with a happy life. And her moss will keep her from going hollow untill the water stops flowing, Which, considering Lordran is trapped eternally in a state beyond time, should be forever, or at least many thousands of years. She is the joy in the darkness.

[@SirFleetingFury]

I recall when this was your most recent video and I'd watched everything. The fact that this channel has bloomed so well since that moment is incredible; you truly deserve it.

[@justsomejerseydevilwithint4606]

12:02 Imagine you've conquered ARMIES OF DRAGONS with your miasmic and necromantic magic, and have ruled pver the dead for countless generations, and THIS CHEEKY TWAT Bashes you dead with a single puny shield. Given the lore, Nito must have been terrified of the power of your Dark Soul.

[@offtankgaming1310]

Very impressive work, love the MB and the shield, the boss weapons in this game are so much fun. Serious props for seeing it through to the end!

[@senseweaver01]

It's takes almost the same amount of time to hit someone twice with the shield as it does to use the laser frisbee. And a double-hit does more damage, and retains the shield's protective abilities. And that doesn't reduce durability. There is literally no reason beyond 'the fancy' to use that weapon art...

[@mcrarburger]

range?

[@senseweaver01]

@@mcrarburger Use a bow, then you can used range damage without losing your weapon haha

[@mcrarburger]

@@senseweaver01 I thought you were talking about the run lol yeah theres no reason to use this in real gameplay ever

[@senseweaver01]

@@mcrarburger Oh, no haha, the run at least has entertainment value :P

[@theapexsurvivor9538]

It used to scale with main weapon damage, but they completely nerfed it.

[@jamesputterlik225]

Easy way to extend life of the shield between bonfires. Stock up on repair powder. You know, the consumables that restore durability on the fly. There's also the repair spell, but that could be considered a rule break since it requires a catalyst. But seeing as you use power within, I don't think its a problem. Surprised you didn't get the powders sooner.

[@maiev2]

i admire your persistence and sheer will to pull off this video. Your skill is also amazing, but your perseverance outshines everything else! Ty for taking so much work and effort in making this ♥

[@SuaveHumanBean0343]

One of the best parts of these videos is when I listen closer for a second and hear Hotline Miami soundtrack music playing, this man knows all the bangers

[@DeterminedGoat]

Was the song during knight artorias from hotline miami

[@TheBacklogs]

Nope. That was a remix by a fellow youtuber - see the description for details!

[@winterflan]

This is quickly becoming one of my favorite channels! Keep up the awesome work ❤️

[@chegg3391]

Gonna watch this later I just wanted to pop in to give you props on another challenge and good job on the entertaining vids Your underrated so keep it up until you get the audience you deserve

[@NotsoHero5101]

I subbed earlier this week and I just want to say I really love the personality and editing style you use. Keep up the good work, I’m glad to have found your corner of the internet

[@Kazmahu]

I love you videos. The conversational style and edits never fail to amuse me! For the record, I'm one of the few who have gotten legit use out of the shield! It actually did some work for me the first time I ever fought Gwyndolin because I was lacking in magic defence otherwise. I have to know what that pokemon remix you used for Artorias is though, because wow.

[@TheBacklogs]

Link is in the description! The remix is by Button Masher, he's got lots of other remixes too!

[@Kazmahu]

@@TheBacklogs I missed that like a doofus, thanks for pointing it out. And double thanks for taking the time to reply!

[@hazart8909]

Never knew this weapon existed bruh. Reminds me of when I first found out that the multi fire crossbow existed after like 4 play throughs

[@kanzkat420]

The what

[@Syntherus]

@@kanzkat420 I assume they're talking about the Avelyn.

[@hazart8909]

Yee

[@tortoiseterror7073]

I remember making this once. Was fun to use.

[@krillissueonshrimpment]

Coming back to this when this was my first video of your that I watched is really cool to see. Thank you for continuing these challenge runs lemon

[@Ojutai]

Just discovered your channel and your runs are very entertaining. Thanks for the content!

[@amenberk1157]

Challenge runs like this have actually inspired me to start working on a challenge run video myself. Let’s just hope ill pull through lol

[@kyenodos414]

Challenge idea: a sort of dark souls nuzlocke. Rules: If you die, all the equipment (except for rings) you have equipped, no firebombs (don’t kill me) or other damaging items that can be used and have no durability, however all other items, weapons, shields, spells, pyromancies and armour are allowed. If you are using a bow/crossbow you can either get rid of the ammo you were using or not, it’s your choice. Any soulsbourne games are allowed to be played, or you can go for Salt and Sanctuary, Monster Hunter, or any other game you see fit to this challenge. Anyways, even if you don’t decide to do this challenge, I love your content and the dedication you show to it, so too the moon my guy, hope I can see you get to 1 mill (cause you WILL!!!) - Good luck, Kyenodos.

[@matthewshafer9545]

Yeah that be hard, but there's no way to set equipment durability to 0 . Therefore you could take it off but it wouldn't cost the souls it would really cost at 0% . Would need to modify the game engine to break gear upon death like the ring of sacrifice and that would require source code .

[@aetherspiralknight]

Sweet, I'd been meaning to re-up my membership! Thanks for mailing me the card!

[@thatoneguy6065]

man I just found your channel recently and I gotta say these are some of the best soulsborne challenge runs I've ever seen, the commentary is informative but still funny and feels personable, and the runs themselves are very entertaining. looking forward to more great content. Also just wondering, think you'd ever do an elder ring challenge run?? Lots of untapped potential right now since it's still relatively new

[@Pinkooru]

If you like it then you shoulda put a ring on it.

[@lucassennhauser]

It's a little thing, but saying they and them for Gwyndolin is really cool. It's minor and probably unecessary, but it means a lot. Thanks for the wonderful content ❤️

[@SigmaGhoul]

Love your videos man keep up the good work! 👍

[@somedood07]

Dude, I’m loving this, sarcastic humour is top notch and the explanation is great! New sub :)

[@epic0koala]

Always great to see more content from you! If you could somehow have gotten past Artorias, do you think you could have done Manus?

[@TheBacklogs]

More than likely. His attacks have a lot more delay after they finish. Kalameet is probably a similar story.

[@thekaz5225]

@@TheBacklogs I feel like Kalameet and Manus have too much magic resistance. You should beat Artorias regularly and then take them on with the CRS, I'm curious how much damage it does to them.

[@Zoiberg-nm5tr]

Love this run! Kinda makes me feel like doing some challange run again! Just some side note, technically first titanite demon can be the one in catacombs near coffin that takes You to Nito

[@TheBacklogs]

Huh. Good point! Im sure I'll need that advice in the future!

[@jameswilcox511]

This video just got a jokingly derisive shoutout in the "release day version of Dark Souls" from Mr Metagross. So I came back and rewatched and this is as fun as I remembered seeing it a year ago. Thanks for all the joy, Lemon.

[@wrench982]

First vid of yours I’ve seen and I already love it, subbed

[@jarrettdecker9580]

I love that people find new ways to punish themselves playing DS... Well done! I couldn't do it.

[@TheInfiniteSlash-]

I only started using this weapon recently because I was going for every achievement on a recent playthrough, and despite better logic, used this shield instead of good ol Grass Crest. Every time I used its special attack, I’d always shout “Destructo Disc!”, only to be disappointed by the damage. Guess I know what it’s like to be Krillin now.

[@KisniCovek]

--I scrolled down specifically to see if you listed it, and so many people don't. Thank you for both crediting the song and finding me some more fun music to enjoy! Cheers.

[@cephaleaorion4888]

4:35 i was taking a nap and you activated my flight or fight responses with that song i love that game

[@redeveer6647]

time to listen to this while playing league of legends, pain and pain awe yeah

[@oldhunterraziel5327]

This shield prior to being nerfed was actually pretty amazing

[@nicosteer3629]

Damn i love you content, its so chill to watch at 3 AM

[@thexmeta29]

Running back through Lemon's stuff, because I love his videos, and.. I am not good enough at the souls game to do challenge runs. The humor and patience is great. That being said. Everytime i watch this, that painting guardian falling to their death after being spared and lemon's little "...huh" always makes me laugh. Every. Time.

[@francisco9455]

you know? for some reason i like when artorias just win in this challenges

[@kingjohn8980]

How’s the Ds3 firebombs only run going

[@TheBacklogs]

*internal screaming intensifies*

[@redgarlicbred6228]

Something I love about scrolling through my recommended is just finding extremely talented small youtubers like lemon. Gives me hope for this platform

[@HuslWusl]

3:35 "The first and only titanite demon we can access right now." **sad catacomb titanite demon noises**

[@DarkSoulsSauron]

your editing is top notch. subbed and belled for this

[@ElectricKitty]

thank you for the song selection

[@Onebadterran]

Your comedy style is killer. Absolutely love it! Subscription unlocked.

[@ad480p]

You playing Crystals by MOON in the background really surprised me as a hotline miami fan! Good taste

[@sir_coma60]

Never expected a yatuzaki reference in a DS video. Great job, u made my day.

[@jackparker2115]

Your writing and delivery is so killer man, lovelovelove these videos :) Also - Bowser's Inside Story music instantly took me back to grade school, thx for the inclusion 🙏

[@asmbeanman]

I'm playing the Daughters of Ash mod and its very refreshing for Dark Souls. Trying a Magic knight build atm - I want to get this shield for the build as it fits it very thematically. Thanks for the video!

[@iansinoz56]

Have you tried Convergence for DS3 as well?

[@skellybonz5467]

let’s go another ultra man enjoyer. always loved watching it as a kid. my favorite ultra men are probably the og ultra man, zero, and nexus

[@skellybonz5467]

also hikari is cool

[@joca_sol]

Wow I'm binging your channel, absolutely underrated gem

[@gaiusadonusmaximusxiv9629]

Thanks for playing music from the best zelda game, TWILIGHT PRINCESS. It brought back some memories from my childhood and put a smile on my face. It almost made me tear up remembering how easy childhood actually is and wishing i werent an adult anymore

[@HeartlessSeph]

Before even starting, I remember the Crystal Ring Shield before it was patched and paired alongside the MLGS. It would do like 1000+ damage with its weapon art. It was bonkers but very fun.

[@fuzzythoughts8020]

I used the CMS back in the day as an alternate shield slot in pvp, it was great for throwing a ranged attack at someone trying to keep distance.

[@leolong2984]

Lord this was my first exposure to you, it's not even that old and I'm already nostalgic for it wtf

[@nssheepster]

Sweet run, Lemon!

[@javier4640]

I loved that Ultraman reference, grew up watching the original series and rarely do I see any english speaking people talk about it outside forums, let alone a good youtuber, props bro! Good video btw

[@javier4640]

Also did you hear about the new movie Hideaki Anno made? Apparently its great

[@MaxxsHandle]

I'll be making that shield eventually. It's one of my favorite looking weapons and I'm so sad it sucks. S scaling with int and it would be great

[@Spookybluelights]

I'm glad my knowledge of long running tokusatsu shows makes me a real Dark Souls fan. But that's honestly a relief, I figured I'd have to actually be good at the games for that.

[@BrokenKave]

Solid run my guy, that’s a sub

[@AyakaruJuuhachi]

Funny that you mentioned Gwynn's grabbing attack. I had serious trouble with Gwynn. So much that I stopped playing for a bit, twice. But after a while i found that sweet spot. Just pouting your chest enough to make irresistible to Gwynn's hollowed fingers. And then it was just a fun game of luring it out, stepping just out of range, and punishing Gwynn. I don't consider it a clean victory, but it's still a cleaner victory than those parry gods claim to call their master

[@Ben-rx1xz]

I will say one thing about the sheild, its great for suplimenting the durability of other weapon art weapons like the moonlight greatsword and golem axe. You can hack away at a badie's health with your right hand and finish off with your left

[@kyleguajardo]

M.O.O.N Crystals in the background as music. Nice touch

[@Galaxa3396]

Also these types of runs by you and Gamers weekend have inspired me to do runs (axe only- currently on O&S)

[@MommysGoodPuppy]

loved the commentary 👍

[@requisjohnson159]

12:00 it’s a small thing but I love the backflip animation if you two hand block a big attack like Nito’s blast or Nameless king smites

[@tensets9830]

Welp im happy this was in my recommend lol i was just thinking "man i never made a build with the moonlight greatsword and the captain america shield i should really get that done" you saved me some time.

[@dreamwanderer5791]

This video is so damn relatable for anyone who has ever done a challenge run. Bless the lemon.

[@thepancakemann]

Used this as my secondary when the remaster first dropped on my low level magic twink. Very fun stuff.

[@aaronblack7038]

Video starts: *Hey, It's me Lemon, welcome to The Backlogs.* *"Visible happiness each time"* jokes aside you're doin great man, love you (no homo)

[@Gazaster]

Just found you in my recommended from the stardew no energy video and already love it here

[@therandomdickhead5744]

Binging this channel has been such a joy

[@cuddlequeen3225]

You're hilarious and informative. Great stuff.

[@bellystraw]

Fun fact, back in the day when ds1 just released I was struggling so hard against O&S and my first kill literally came from me spamming this stupid shield until it broke. I almost never use the damn thing but it does have a special place in my heart

[@TheRoseReaper]

Ultraman if I'm thinking correctly is one helluva throwback.

[@SvelaPrisera]

The "High five!" *SMASH* from Stray Demon got me good! xD

[@tuno_ow9010]

This video will hit 1000000 views soon. It’s well deserved for putting yourself through this hell

[@purplehaze2358]

"I'd be lying if the ring damage didn't excite me" ...What kind of "excitement" are we talking about here?