Can You Beat SALT AND SACRIFICE With Only Firebombs?

[@lowfatslaplordofcheese6410]

This man’s dedication to handheld explosives is only rivaled by demoman and action movie directors

[@rhezin7154]

Michael Bay could learn from Lemon a thing or two for sure

[@Bluecho4]

The Goddess of Explosions demands nothing less.

[@pacifismenforcer]

If I was bad challenge runner I wouldn't be sittin' here making these videos now would I?

[@ramenofshadows]

He tried to firebomb a boss called flamelurker, I think hes surpassed them big time lmao

[@Deaf_gal]

If I were a bad inquisitor I wouldn’t be sitting here witcha now would I!

[@andgodsaiduntoabraham]

"Let them come." "Cyclonic torpedoes loaded, Captain. Ready to deploy Exterminatus, on your command."

[@blizzardgaming7070]

“At ease troops, deploy the capitalism.”

[@keentrasborg2566]

@@blizzardgaming7070 Fitting name for that reply.

[@blizzardgaming7070]

@@keentrasborg2566 no, that would be “deploy the sexual harassment”

[@keentrasborg2566]

@@blizzardgaming7070 Keklolz

[@danghostman2814]

​​@@blizzardgaming7070 No, you don't see it, it was a genius pro gamer move. First, sell out to China. Second, suddenly spill controversy everywhere. Third, collapse under your own weight. ??? Fifth, profit. (Sarcasm)

[@colton5211]

Okay so if I want The Backlogs to play my game I just need to ONE: make it a difficulty Fantasy game and TWO: Have firebombs added.

[@TheBacklogs]

Honestly? Just the latter point will do it.

[@marvinscheer1028]

@@TheBacklogs So Steelrising could be a possibility as well ?

[@SHADOMEGA7569]

@@TheBacklogs Futuristic cities with high tech capable of vaporizing atoms in an instant meanwhile here's a crazed lunatic running around in crusade armor throwing fire bombs at everything. I'd watch that for sure

[@DrondaDesuix]

@@TheBacklogs animal crossing.. but with firebombs....

[@Barnesofthenorth]

@@TheBacklogs I mean FF7 has molotovs... sooooo?

[@Scowleasy]

I picked up both sanctuary and sacrifice recently because of you. Gotten lost in both games, been a great time

[@BLKDEVX]

Exact same thing happened to me lol

[@two-eyedRoy]

[whispers] add Vigil and Hollowknight to that list ;)

[@chosendovahkiin5781]

Now imagine the chronomancer having a last ditch attack that rewinds the entire battle back a little bit restoring both their and your health but also restoring your items that were used in that time but it is also limited to a single use.

[@mlhx9181]

That actually sounds really cool! Imagine if the the craft able amulet or some other gear allowed surviving one death blow with a similar effect in a small area.

[@The_Bird_Bird_Harder]

@@mlhx9181 That'd be wild.

[@Cteklite]

Fun fact about the Chronomancer Time Fields- because it slows down projectiles, ones that hit multiple times deal more damage if he and the projectiles pass through at the same time.

[@graysonbalke5100]

I thought crushing the hearts was devouring them, by absorbing their essence or smth, not USING A DAMN PREDATOR MOUTH

[@windrider2190]

I was thinking necromorph mouth, but that works too

[@thebaseandtriflingcreature174]

the mage devoured screen was NOT a metaphor!

[@ExtremeMan10]

Imagine being ancient mage powerful enough to shape reality to your bidding and being feared by others Only to be utterly destroyed by some random dude chugging bomber man lmao.

[@vadandrumist1670]

Just wait till he starts throwing around produce.

[@KaiserAfini]

"Wait, so I am getting killed because I was driven insane by my addiction to magic and they send a madman addicted to explosives ? HYPOCRITES !!! How is he any less of a danger society ?"

[@shanethebrownwolf5575]

If they do a third game in this series, I could see it being called Salt & Sanctity

[@maelman9481]

Not bad

[@blindsloth364]

Salt & Suplex is the fighting game spinoff

[@Kalion-mi1zc]

Salt & Slaughter Salt & Sacrilege Salt & Sentience Salt & Sugar Salt & Spiced Chicken The options are endless

[@nachalnik5738]

@@Kalion-mi1zc "Salt and Sacrilege" sounds pretty good, actually

[@codyfowler1356]

Or a spinoff: Pepper & Purgatory

[@bigdonutstudio]

"Let them come" time to usher in the age of the Goddess 💣

[@BLKDEVX]

At this point someone needs to make a firebomb lore

[@vadandrumist1670]

Gives a whole new meaning to "The Age of Fire."

[@zephyrthepuppeteer5737]

@@BLKDEVX we already have lore tbf just stated in older vids

[@Scottsterd]

Not again, Lemon

[@Burning_Marshmallow]

He can’t be stopped, he can only be delayed and slowed down before he inevitably beats every game with firebombs.

[@spiralcrisis]

You can't blame Lemon, it's will of the Goddess.

[@olivewooled1297]

No, Again Lemon.

[@synonymdave]

Yes, again!

[@HollandTHG]

Forever repeating, Lemon. Forever requested, Lemon. FOREVER, LEMON.

[@blackbloom8552]

i did really enjoy the utter hopelesness of the setting as it is revealed, how this world is ruled by cruel and capricious gods that throw a world-ending tantrum when their entitled wish for the agonising death of a third of everyone who ever lived is not granted. It feels like fighting against the most impossible odds, and i was honestly a bit confused by the ending originally as i expected that one of the option would be to give up and reinstore the sacrifices and instead i was being offered a vague choice between taking the undone sacrifice place or "devouring the tree" I do greatly enjoy your interpretation of the later through, to finally put an end to all these games and face the gods head on, even if there is absolutely no chance of victory. Better to be destroyed than to continue living under their opression.

[@BeefMeisterSupreme]

the ironic part of their tantrum is that it's likely they unintentionally committed self-dirtnap, the gods sure ain't as rocks fall in s&s1 as they were in s&s2

[@trevorvanderputten7430]

I went with the same ending at the end of my first play through, if the gods do destroy themselves unintentionally by destroying those that sustain them I sure hope that's the case, their cruelty and madness was simply too much to let continue, let spite be their downfall.

[@Blandy8521]

There's a game that you might be interested in. It's called Noita and it's a roguelike where you're a mage trying to get the depths of a mountain. Not sure how good it'd be for challenge runs but I think you'd enjoy it

[@Offrayne]

27:09 You would expect O&S comparison, BUT IT IS THESEUS AND ASTERIUS FROM HADES...and Greek mythos I guess.

[@gryphose1849]

24:03 Funny story with the heart: First time I fought it, the ghosts spawned on the far end of the arena...and didn't aggro. I chose to stay right by where I'd come up and used a combination of my ranged weapon and various consumables to kill the heart, who actually didn't transform at any point. This was likely patched out as my subsequent playthrough I had to fight it the right way, as the ghosts still spawned way over there...and then wandered over to bother me. And the heart transformed this time.

[@dragonriderjohann7683]

i love how you showed us everything and the truth and that badass line LET THEM COME, it was like a whole character arc so what would be the name of the next game salt and gods?

[@TheBacklogs]

The next game is actually Salt and Sanctuary. Its a whole lore thing. But if a 3rd game ever comes around, I better be allowed to kill at least one god with firebombs.

[@dragonriderjohann7683]

@@TheBacklogs makes sense since the final boss is nameless god but yes i think you will be able to kill all the gods who knows the dev might put a sling to increase firebomb damage

[@shadowrosegaming3566]

​@@TheBacklogs huh sacrifice is a prequel?

[@tricmagic]

Salt and Lemons. Cause they're going to burn your pantheon down. WITH LEMONS!

[@dragonriderjohann7683]

@@tricmagic as the saying says when you have lemons you make lemonade

[@alexvilchis5237]

Me: About to rewatch DS3 firebombs for the 2000th time You: how about no

[@hmsquared8603]

Oh my God, that ending. Well done, sir.

[@randorookie8587]

If this series is any indication the list of problems in games you CAN’T solve with thrown fiery explosives is very short Also challenge idea “can you beat Skyrim with only Tony” You can only use the spells for summoning the various skeletons from one of the creation club expansions ie the skeleton minion and bone colossus (I think that’s what it’s called) because it’s just a big skeleton made of smaller skeletons it’s basically Tony’s finale form you can also use the various skeleton summoning spells between those two (yes this includes the bone man from the DawnGuard DLC) I recommend a Breton for the 20 in conjuration it’ll make your life a lot easier

[@TheBacklogs]

Putting Tony to work DOES sounds like fun...

[@randorookie8587]

@@TheBacklogs hope it does end up being fun if you decide to try it

[@lorenasol3981]

@@TheBacklogs totally recommend this. People really like Skyrim so it should be successful too

[@randorookie8587]

@@TheBacklogs also there is a guy in the college of winterhold his name is something like philiz I know it starts with Ph but that’s it he’s the conjuration trainer (expert level) and sells lots of conjuration spells relative to your conjuration level

[@kaarpiv375]

There is that skill tree overhaul that has an entire chunk of the conjuration tree dedicated to the Tony Gang. Ordinator I think it's called? Or Arbiter? It's a pain in the ass though, as you need to grind for each specific bone per Tony.

[@Robokitty01]

I can already Vision Lemon's perfect weapon. A fist, with a firebomb attatched that will explode at random when punched

[@skydragon6874]

2-step goodbye in Fallout: New Vegas

[@CrowQQ]

Wow I had completely forgotten this game came out. Somebody said that EGS is a black hole for game visibility and they were not wrong.

[@dawggydawgtown]

it doesnt help that the game itself is massively disliked compared to its predecessor

[@NoMoreBots]

Yeah, the monster hunter like system for the mages was not a good idea. Souls-likes and Monhun-likes have two very different types of difficulty that do not mix well together. Although to be fair, we didn’t know that until this game took the plunge.

[@blizzardgaming7070]

“EGS”? What’s that?

[@marknut9741]

@@blizzardgaming7070 Epic Games Store.

[@blizzardgaming7070]

@@marknut9741 did it come out on epic?

[@AshCrow1]

Lemon I just ordered the dark souls trilogy I started with elden ring but you’ve inspired my love of fromsoft games thank you

[@AshCrow1]

Omg thank you for hearting my comment that means a lot to me especially since I’ve commented on like 5 videos ever

[@MikeHesk742]

@@AshCrow1 Yoooo! I just started playing the Dark Souls trilogy 2 weeks ago after years of watching weird runs etc. On DS2 Scholar right now after DS1, and weirdly, enjoying it far more than DS1. Wasnt expecting this, based on the game's reputation.

[@sasaki999pro]

Now all you need to do is buy a playstation for Bloodborne.

[@FatherOfConqs]

You know, Dragon's Dogma has Firebombs, too. It works off weight, too so infinite capacity

[@Jlomega99]

I'm really enjoying the longer videos you put out. Also, really excited for when you decide to jump into XCOM 2.

[@TyrBarghest]

I think you're the first voutuber that I'm subscribed to that actually beat this game. Everyone else just put it down after a bit. Apparently all the changes that were made that makes this game different from Sanctuary were too much and ruined the experience.

[@frobbel9643]

That's why I dropped it after a day too, most people, me included, went in expecting a salt and sanctuary 2 and more souls like 2d action but sacrifice just isn't that anymore. Not saying it's but, just not for me

[@lapantony]

Game barely has any content besides Mage grinding and it's connections to the previous games seem so obscure it could as well be completely unrelated as far as I can tell

[@mariuszhandzlik9558]

I had a lot of fun with Sacrifice but it didn't last as long as Sanctuary. I don't even remember how many playthroughs of Sanctuary I finished. Sacrifice? DEX build and Sage build. Consumables only challenge run, attempted pacifist but I don't think you can defeat the matriarch that way. Early mages are sooo boring and you see(and fight them) all game. Starting new build was most fun thing in Sanctuary, here it's a chore.

[@chimericpaladin35813]

people who hear me say firebombs are viable and legitimate primary weapons: "nice joke pal" lemon's firebomb runs: exists me to those same people: "told ya so"

[@Thesaurus_Rex]

This video inspired me to get the game (I was a big fan of Salt and Sanctuary), and I had a much more extreme version of 20:00 happen during a daily hunt. It was _supposed_ to be a fated Fungalmancer fight in the mountain area, but a fated Diablomancer and a fated Corpumancer both spawned in the same spot as the Fungalmancer. They all immediately dealt a ton of damage to each other (turns out all three are really strong against other mages), then all three decided to retreat to their lair...which was, again, the same spot. All 3 were on their knees within 20 seconds without my involvement, but unfortunately you can't kill a mage fast enough to chain them together.

[@dungeonpastor]

As someone with just over 4000 hours in Salt and Sanctuary and am heading to 1000 in Salt and Sacrifice, the game isn't bad. It's a good game. Just felt like a very weird design decision to take a great souls like game and make the sequel a monster hunter style game. I know at least I personally was hoping for more of the same. Maybe more about the stories of the deities in S&S1.

[@avatar_xtheabisswalker6299]

I think developers or someone said that Sas2 i Prequel. And gods can just have diferend names like in greek and roman mithologi

[@blizzardgaming7070]

The gods punishment, is overpriced bombs beyond the fog of demons and extremely limited bombs beyond the fog of gold.

[@mythicalthings1796]

Mages: The mages had the power to save the world! To help it! Also Mages: So what if we attack you on site, don't bother speaking to you til we're dying and when we do transform right in front of you, immediately attack you unprovoked... You're still evil! Not a great argument, my guy

[@blackbloom8552]

The mages are puppets of the gods, for all their blame of the inquisitors, they are just helpless cogs in the machine themselves. They only get to speak in the brief moment of lucidity they get before dying.

[@TheJols]

I really enjoyed this game. Binged it like 5 days. Surprised it got mediocre reviews. The gameplay loop was incredibly addictive for me. Souls meets Monster hunter progression was a cool way to mix up the formula.

[@gryphose1849]

Part of what bothered me was how weapons in a single class could have completely different stat scalings (i.e. Palatine Vanguard scales on Strength and Conviction, but the Redscar Vanguard (crafted from Pyromancer mats) scales off of Dex and Arcane). At least they could've had one stat scaling that was on all weapons of a class, make it easier to establish your build...

[@TheJols]

@@gryphose1849 hmmm i think i did strength and conviction, so maybe i just lucked out buy by the end all my scalings and stats seemed to make perfect sense for my build.

[@gryphose1849]

@@TheJols Eh, it was more of a nitpick on my end. Both of my playthroughs to platinum it ended up feeling awfully same-y. Compared to Sanctuary, the builds just didn't feel as diverse (for context, I went with a heavy armor vanguard build on my first playthrough, light armor staff build on my second.)

[@donkeysunite25]

It got such mediocre reviews because everyone was expecting a proper sequel and more of the first game which they did not get for better or worse

[@MrTurok999]

@@donkeysunite25 Basically a Darkest Dungeon 2 situation

[@vadandrumist1670]

Ah, so the mage hunt begins. This one was a bit underwhelming for me, but it should be good for some challenge runs.

[@stenly97]

wow... salt and secrifice sure looks like an awesome game... I picked up Salt and Sanctuary after watching some of your videos, and I think i'm going to get this one as well. Really nice video, Lemon. ( btw, i only noticed it was 40 min long after it was over. It had me glued in front of the screen and it was a blast to watch ). Can't wait to see what else the firebomb academy can acomplish

[@purplehaze2358]

"Looks like frog legs are back on the menu, boys!" Oh god, Lemon's been infected with French.

[@kalebvanderpool2609]

I love your videos lemon, please keep making these challenge videos :)

[@foxmcqwerty608]

"I am here to ask you one question, and one question only: EXPLOSIONS?!"

[@joshuapatrick682]

Hey it’s like Dark Soul’s and Hollow Knight mixed with BloodBorne but you get the ending of that obscure C grade Canadian survival horror film “Man Vs”

[@moonlightlunacy]

Great video Lemon! I bounced off of this game pretty hard even though i loved the first one and Monster Hunter, but seeing this run makes me want to try again. Maybe something will click this time and I'll be able to make it through to see the ending

[@Vinncceeee]

Mmmm yes, I love bingeing Backlogs every morning

[@dogeshadowlegends7902]

Loving this series of fire bomb themed runs! (When’s the Elden Ring Cracked pot, ritual pot run coming?)

[@TheBacklogs]

Gotta finish Demons Souls first!

[@armanagahi9297]

Can't wait to see more challenge runs of this game!

[@ladylunaginaofgames40]

31:03-31:18 Sssoooooooo, they're basically saying that Salt and Sacrifice is secretly Purella Magi Madoka Magica? (If you know the anime, you'll know why I made the connection)

[@VitoFariasCorleone]

just, whoa. now thats lore, gameplay, fun, comedy and dread in one video. amazing

[@pockystyx4087]

Enjoyed my time with this game (not as much as the original, but still); and glad we're finally getting challenge runs with it! Hopefully we get some crazy mods from the community.

[@tonhaogamergranudo]

"Let them come" Ngl, pretty badass line. Also, challenge run idea: X-COM explosives only. Let us continue the firebomb legacy.

[@JULR0W]

I am hoping for more sacrifice videos, the 2 games and you are the reason I come to this channel. The enthusiastic energy is so addictive

[@Spartan117C24]

I love the use of the Dark World theme in the background! As if I couldn't enjoy your videos more but Zelda music does it

[@Adrastos_Armor]

My Goddamn it Tony shirt arrived, it's wonderful! Super soft. Can't wait to see what else you produce

[@lordvaust5830]

Finally! Salt and Sacrifice! I’ve been waiting for this.

[@leksikkeksik]

The only time I beat the game so far, I did it in coop with my wife and we used bombs every time we encounter mages. Pair them with the Temporal Twinsickle and you’re Golden!

[@daltoncarter7091]

I don’t know of any other channels that I click like before the video even starts, by far my favorite content creator

[@wannabeva9000]

I really fell in love with Salt and Sanctuary through your Videos and i replay every once in a while I own Salt and Sacrafice but haven't been able to get into it since yet for some reason. I really hope to warm up with the game as I progress further

[@musicaandlyrics3536]

I'm gonna give it to this game history. It's pretty neat to know that we are potential mages

[@AndGoatz04]

[firey explosion knocks down the door] NOBODY EXPECTS THE FIRE BOMB!

[@AabluedragonAH]

My man really took one look at the complainers and said “skill issue”

[@mx7_l2]

Haven't played Salt and Sanctuary but i saw your challenge runs and i think this game deserves a try

[@JP54704]

If this channel has taught me anything, is that there's no unsolvable problems, as long as you have enough motivation, and Firebombs at your disposal.

[@Just_Mosley]

So after watching I think all of your S&S videos, i thought why not download and play myself. As a Souls fan, I'm really enjoying but god you make this look easy!

[@nikalasguadagnino1296]

Oh man update 2.0 completely changed the game up.

[@speeddemon9616]

My life is fulfilled been waiting on this for ever

[@victornossug3833]

Another incredible video offering for the FIRE GODDESS

[@grimgore6249]

The firebomb saga continues

[@AonDuine077]

Lifeformed is such an interesting place to pull music from for a video like this where you are fighting undead and corpse mages, but I dig it.

[@smudge3611]

Not enough people are making good content for this game, excited to see more sns from you

[@krios4141]

"welcome to the backlogs"? Surely you ment to say "Welcome back to firebomb academy"?

[@GamingLORDKnight]

Ahhh yes the fire bomb classic

[@ericmerrill9808]

BUT LEMON!! What about all that fire bomb LOOOOOORRREEEEE!!! Maybe been watching too much game theory. But I’d love to see you just play the game and go through the lore with your favorite weapons. You’re always a treat to watch.

[@kokukun6907]

ok im going to say it this man made me a fan doing only firebombs runs in dark souls

[@trixaboi]

That ending cutscene sent chills down my spine.

[@kuyagab4444]

All hail Lemon of the Backlogs! Patron Saint of Yeet and Delete! Also I did not realize that this was a sequel to Salt and Sanctuary.

[@TheMoogleKing93]

You can actually get the Phlogiston Concoction as a starting gift, so I think you could have managed to avoid the punch-to-kill necessity.

[@zanderjo]

Awsome run lemon cant wait for "Potatoes 2 Carrot boogaloo"

[@eow4317]

This game is madoka all over again

[@rozzajenkins7998]

another note about the hydromancer at 8:40 you can also just roll through those bubbles and it has the same effect, no need for blocking

[@artorias4581]

This man is giving everything for the flame godess. Flame for the Flame Godess!

[@mikezilla2800]

“Let them come” goes hard bro ☠️

[@kevinlemon3467]

I'm glad you liked Sacrifice, Lemon.

[@randyrobb1860]

Thanks so much for this you beautiful human being! You are awesome!

[@BLKDEVX]

Woke up to this alert...going to be a good day.

[@Souper482]

The people demand their firebomb frenzy

[@Onebadterran]

The Backlogs: The physical incarnation of "Kill it with Fire!"

[@notxukl4563]

It’s here :D thanks for the great videos and determination!

[@rileyrobinson2597]

Loved the lore man. Great run

[@dillonclemens4037]

There needs to be a game where you either throw flaming lemons or play as a lemon throwing firebombs. We’d see at least 1 playthrough of it in sure

[@wills1705]

Love the into the breach music in the background

[@joca_sol]

Lemon my man, we need a complete playthrough, I'm too dumb for this game 🥺

[@Destromathor]

Great video! Nice to see some Salt and Sacrifice! I enjoyed it immensely ❤ Just a random thought that crept into my mind: The Convergence mod for DS3 might be right up your alley. There's an alchemist class that focuses on luck based weapons and consumables with all kinds of new firebomb-like items among other things. I know you said you're not focusing on modded content and that's fine, but maybe it's something to keep in mind or check out in private :)

[@NotaHandlePushOnly]

Look! Even the gods wanted to join in! Their throwing firebombs too!.

[@Capoodle]

Man, I am so excited for this game to be freed from EGS.

[@Gary_a_normal_human_being]

I played Bloodborne for the first last week and when the fight against Ebrietas got a bit close I remembered the molotoves buried in my hotbar and I maniacally yelled „Firebombs“ while finishing her off and then realized I watched a lot of Backlogs lately

[@lautaromauro4547]

yeesssss salt and sacrifice video

[@ashenphoenix6869]

After all the hype you gave this game, I was wondering if you forgot about it 😄 glad that wasn't the case

[@EliTheGleason]

The madman did it

[@Skenjin]

I am saving this for after I finally get to play and beat Salt and Sacrifice myself.

[@imcvak3461]

The king of combustion has returned!

[@zanderjo]

YES FINALLY A SACRIFICE RUN THANK YOU PAPA LEMON

[@kantstopmenowimhavinsuchag7748]

12:07 They totally aren't copies of O&S, they're actually copies of Theseus and Asterius from Hades

[@santerintel5051]

I just want you to know I will literally see a video of yours and run to watch it on my tv

[@jottenmiller]

"down he goes and in my happy fun stick goes" totally not out of context

[@DrRandom77_]

Nobody: walking into my room thinking im asleep Me: 16:34