How Dark Souls was Beaten in Under 20 Minutes (World Record History)

[@jstrandquist]

Summoning Salt would be proud.

[@olly123451]

I love how Summoning Salt is seen as the gold standard of speedrun commentary, and this style is taken and used in so many videos, and everyone is like "hell yeah this is great" instead of being all shitty about copying styles. We all just wanna know more about speedrunning and this is the best format we've seen.

[@jstrandquist]

I completely agree. Summoning figured out a really clean documentary format that clearly communicates the techniques, routes, and runners and how they all changed over time. I remember his videos better than most of my lectures from undergrad. It's absolutely worth emulating by anyone that really wants to do a historical overview of a given speedrun's progression.

[@merllyn7224]

I was close to requesting dark souls from summoning salt as i love his format for speed running history, great video!!

[@Jungbeck]

As much I enjoy Summoning Salts content, Karl Jobst is still the GOAT of speedrun content imo.

[@hellinterface6721]

speedrunning is dumb and it doesn't count if you did it on the demaste.. remaster*.

[@remusaldana8147]

Only in the speedrunning community will you find an hour long documentary praising the dedication of one man made by another legendary speedrunner , I will never stop loving this community and by the gods have I loved every bit of this masterclass in research and explanation of speedrunning . Love you Cata for being a true legend, a great runner and most of all a huge part of this community

[@catalystz]

Thank you for the kind words, they mean a lot!

[@AllthatremainsMV]

NEEERRRRDDD

[@fossar_]

@@AllthatremainsMV imagine thinking anyone watching a history of dark souls speedrunning video will be insulted by being called a nerd haha. You must be too to be here, welcome!

[@tysontupai8914]

K800

[@austins.2495]

Nerd

[@michaelwerkov3438]

it took me over 13 minutes to realize he was saying "force quit" and not "four squid"

[@charlylmaoo5953]

I put this video on as background noise while painting my house. I desperately trying to figure out what four squid could possibly mean

[@TupDigital]

Actually, both are acceptable.

[@capperbuns]

@@TupDigital yeah.

[@realeyesrealizereallies1194]

It said four squid in cc to lol

[@LeoxSevered]

I heard force grip lol

[@falameri1]

Dark Souls would have been completed three times during the run time of this video

[@fahadalsubaie8073]

If you mean without stopping the video then you clearly need to revise your math again but if you meant with stopping the video then you need to relearn everything about math again by the way I actually hate math

[@moonset9419]

@@fahadalsubaie8073 cool

[@trashmix2184]

@@fahadalsubaie8073 it's close enough to 3

[@alexhutchins6161]

@@fahadalsubaie8073 was about to say something similar lol. That was some bad math. I mean really he couldve just multiplied 11 by 3 then subtract that from 1 hour and he wouldve realized 59:27 is more than 57:43. Tho ig when it comes to time lots of mistakes are made as you subtract that 33 seconds from 60 seconds not 100 seconds. Seems obvious, but its a common mistake. I love math. It just makes sense with so many tricks to take advantage of. Instead of multipling 19:49×3 which isnt as fun or easy. Going 49×3÷60 ending with 2 with a remainder of 27. 19×3=57 finally ending with a 57:00+2:27. Seriously if you had to do all math this way id hate it to. The little tricks is whqt makes it fun. Since 19:49 is so close to 20:00 i can just multiple 20:00 by 3 then the difrence would be those 11 seconds multiple by 3. Subtract those 11 seconds and done. Tho thats repeating myself. Mught as well do it again. Finding these little tricks with logic and reasoning is a lot of fun.

[@trevorandrew8726]

@@alexhutchins6161 I cannot imagine possessing virginity this powerful

[@GravityAP]

That’s crazy I spent more time farming for my +10 weapon

[@kreatona4219]

Damn, it's even funnier that +15 is the max in ds1

[@GravityAP]

@@kreatona4219 yeah but you gotta kill the stupid slimes to farm +10

[@rinzler9171]

@@GravityAP no you don't

[@rinzler9171]

@@GravityAP just kill the Iron Golem at Sen's fortress and do the soul glitch with it and estus flasks for about 10 minutes, buy everything you need from crestfallen merchant then return to Andre and max that shit out.

[@robertjackson2692]

I've played ds2 and ds3, not as much as some, but figured i I'd like to get back into the series after not playing for years... just started ds1 yesterday, and I've spent nearly an 1 hour, death after death, haven't even made it to the first boss yet. (The one after getting g to firelink shrine) That's also due to my persistent dedication to smack the skeletons around, but can't seem to make them my b*tch yet.

[@romorez1373]

I had 0 expectation launching this video "Ok, just another Dark Souls video, let's have a look". Dude, that's the best Dark Souls video I ever watched haha, amazing job. (Also, pretty hard normally for me to stay for 1h in front of a KZbin video, well.. I definitely watched the whole video !)

[@secularspectator]

The only thing more impressive than the run itself is this video... brilliantly put together man.

[@nejatgoral9836]

im sorry but thats just utter bullshit xD

[@Belial-jv5tq]

The video is amazing don't get me wrong, but how could a video that was made in a couple weeks/months be more impressive than a run that took 10 years to be possible ?

[@Belial-jv5tq]

That's like saying a review of an amazing movie is better than the movie itself, it doesn't make sense, the review only exists because the movie is so good, the same applies to this video.

[@jojoversus1100]

I think he was just trying to be nice. Lol.

[@mikehunt42069]

Videos rarely get any emotions out of me but this ending where capitaine got his 19:49 gave me goosebumps. Excellent video

[@gethplatform2392]

Would be nice to get the same video about the All Bosses ;) That's my favorite category, the only one I tried to speedrun, and of course, you're the holder of the record :p

[@MRtetri5]

me, who always dies at least 3 times in undead burg when im low level: "interesting"

[@AmericanRoads]

Meanwhile, I am currently at almost 80 hours and still have not finished my first NG playthrough.

[@KrazyJohnnySvK]

How the fuck , i literally replayed ds1 remastered in 13 hours 2 days ago including all bosses

[@alejandroroldanortega819]

And what is the problem? You are playing the game correctly. These speedrunners and their tricks don't. I don't understand where the triumph is in completing the game in record time using all kinds of shortcuts and glitches.

[@KrazyJohnnySvK]

@@alejandroroldanortega819 Exactly. I started with DS2 and fell in love with the genre. Finally a game series that quenched my thirst for quality gameplay i havent played anything even remotely as good as souls series in years. Its not embarrassing to take your time and finish the game completely. Finally got a ps4 so bloodborne is on next on my list.

[@Ballerkack]

@@alejandroroldanortega819 What's the problem with letting everyone enjoy the game how they want?

[@863-t9f]

@@alejandroroldanortega819 Tell us when you finish it in 20 minutes glitchless.

[@HierImNorden]

Dude this video is so well made, interesting and cool. It looks like you put in an immense amount of effort and it really shows. It's the perfect gem for this high quality DS Speedrunning channel!

[@falkirk625]

This is pure brilliance. Thanks Catalyst

[@bishop5470]

Don’t really play video games anymore, and have never played a lot of these games that are popular to speed run but there is something intoxicating about the format of these videos. Fall asleep to them almost every night

[@reneticsk]

Wow one of the best documentaries I’ve ever seen, thank you

[@TheGainsWizard]

God run. I legit can't even imagine this run being beaten.

[@MemeSurreal]

Damn Cata, I don't know what's more impressive, your speedruns or your documentaries on speedruns! Awesome video! Please do more of this content!

[@crow__bar]

An amazing video as always, super happy I was able to be there for the watch party. Keep up the great work Cata!

[@jeblesch7227]

Amazing video cata! Really makes me happy to be apart of this community 💪🏻

[@taylorreid5347]

That was awesome! Subbed dude, your WR all bosses run popped up on my feed, and I really like your candor and explanations in that video. This one was a grand tribute and a show of communal respect. I'm no speed runner, but I'm always on the hunt for little tips and tricks.

[@catalystz]

I appreciate the kind words and it's my pleasure you enjoyed the video!

[@HostileAtHeart]

Okay you had me when you started using Celeste music during the ending of the Force Quit #2 segment. What a fantastically made video!

[@unclevivid9028]

Got an instant subscription from me for this. Love dark souls meta lore vids. The speedruns of these games were always a big deal to me. They showed that you didnt have to play the game slow to have fun.

[@kalan01r]

Your runs are amaizing but Your wideos are equaly awesome

[@S0larisPrime]

This is really great. Good balance of SummoningSalt-style history and Bismuth technical insights!

[@elnombre91]

Holy shit that is impressive.

[@nic8413]

A very well thought out video filled with good information from start to end, great job.

[@LyrogTCG]

It’s insane going back to rewatch history moments for the greatest franchise in video games history. This video was crazy, I didn’t even realise that I’ve been watching this for a hour now XD just got hit with the biggest nostalgia in my life. Thank you!

[@governorsofthemetaversegot9136]

Man I love these docs about DS and the history of speedrunning and glitch discoveries. I would sure like to see that story for another time about the splitting of any% categories in 2017 you mentioned. Very interesting to a dedicated From fan.

[@uraccountcrashed8845]

Honestly, the most surprising thing I learned in the course of watching this video is that there's a person on the entire internet who knows how to properly pronounce "Ornstein"

[@basbas192]

Damn, I did not expect such a good freaking video. Good stuff.

[@facemelter2277]

Khamul and GanDrake were in chat when he got the sub 20. The souls community is the best

[@domenigo97]

This video is longer than it took a person to reach the end of Dark Souls

[@8SwordStyle]

Really well done video! I would love to see all the soulsborne games covered!

[@CuteLittleGoat]

I've been waiting for Summoning Salt to take on the subject of Dark Souls ... but your job is just as entertaining.

[@Estus5807]

excellent SS-type video! loved it !

[@FagnerLuan]

Amazing video man! Congratulations

[@fungus_am0nguz644]

Awesome video on one of my favorite games of all time. Hey editing and MUSIC, my god. Yo Catalystz can you post the soundtrack with their time stamps if you can, it will be greatly appreciated. Keep up the good work.

[@SouveraineMiaa]

High quality documentary as always ! Love your work man, was super interesting to watch, keep going !

[@pestiferousvibe4925]

Love the MGS music, a melding of my 2 favorite series

[@AdrenalineStew]

This video had to take so much work! Amazing.

[@RobewhO]

Great video. I love WR Progression videos and when it comes to og Dark Souls, I couldn't think of anyone better to put one together. Also, on another note, I kept hearing "four squid" in my head instead of "force quit" lol. No disrespect intended, obviously.. that's my own mind's fault 😁😁

[@saverofthehumens]

I hear that MGS2 main menu music at the start there. Good taste.

[@BugNutz04]

was i the only one that got goosebumps???

[@JoshuaJacobs83]

That guy beat the entire game before I even finished figuring out what how to make my character

[@shurilampio]

I love speedruns

[@braves4life25]

I just watched this entire video and the guy would just be beating dark souls for a 3rd time during that span.... crazy !!

[@seanys]

This is as good as any commercially produced TV documentary. Really good. 😎

[@papyrustrousle4339]

Something tells me you know the Wirtual trackmania videos ;) and if you don't, you should. Amazing video!

[@jordank9239]

Amazing video mate. Subscribed I cant wait to see what else you make in the future

[@todogenial119]

Dayum that opening soundtrack is fire

[@davidlejenkins]

I liked all the transistors soundtracks in the video 🙂

[@YayapLives]

It took me untill the title card to realize that it was a force quit glitch and not a four squid glitch. I was very confused.

[@Joaogtenorio]

UNDERRATED AF

[@daibaandtheghostmachine8952]

But why is there no link to the actual speed run in the description?

[@prismaticc_abyss]

just google it its not taht hard to find

[@elisetehhooman4236]

They way he didn't just beat that but CRUSHED it

[@Gnurklesquimp]

Even if it took a glitch, I'm happy to have seen my boy great club shine, I favor the Large Club for it's 1hr2 at the cost of dmg and reach if I get a lucky drop on my way there, but these two are my favorite options when I just wanna swing a large object on a pure strength scaling monster. Get the master key and you just get it straight off the bat upon landing in Lordran, it takes a while for their scaling to really put them ahead of others, but it's pure str scaling making even 27str super strong makes up for the fact it's not twinkling a little bit. Nice for some comfy end/vit/equip-load left for bulk vs. other options for a very suiting ungabunga character, without having to mid-roll.

[@walterjordan8267]

Get this man to 10 mil

[@Ravii697]

You don't need to kill the Four Kings early to access Kaathe, you just need to not talk to Frampt

[@nonphysicalshaun]

I love the montage at 49:37

[@Mysoulgone]

This is too underrated

[@robertharris6092]

You know. I feel bad for the guy last on the list of a speedrun page.

[@SuperTank121212]

What an exceptional video, thank you for your efforts.

[@joshkuchmy8801]

Great Video, what are the songs you put in the video? I love that kind of chill music!

[@ezdiamond2522]

Commenting for the algorhythm! Nice vids cata, alsways love watching your runs on twitch

[@gstvntt]

Idk what the fuck im doing here but I enjoyed the ride, nice work dudes

[@akaraven66]

An overview of a 20 minute speedrun... that takes longer than the speedrun itself lol. It's so interesting to see these videos, I just wonder the train of thought that someone goes through and than just goes *DING* "I broke the game".

[@daitsy2476]

You know things are getting tight in a category when you're doing things just to save literal milliseconds lol

[@smamoden1523]

this video is amazing in every manner

[@mahdi4846]

Hearing mgs2 menu theme out of nowhere shocked me

[@Alpha_omega_102]

Dont know if it's slower or since known but you can actually bait down the drake by standing just behind the wall in front of the stairs bit going under the bridge. Dragon will jump down. Would that save some time having visit merchant to get item to bait drake

[@DustyGamma]

I misheard and kept hearing "four squid" instead of "force quit".

[@yizhang7027]

The ending is epic!

[@TheRealNiruz]

Holy shit man, Nice work.

[@Metalhead121396]

Awesome recap! Cata, what is the difference between the force quit category (which it seems this video is about) and the one you were showing with the new wrong warp skip a couple months back? Were you doing no force quit, but yes wrong warp? Thanks!

[@catalystz]

That is correct. Any% uses wrong warps as well, but without ever force closing the game.

[@Metalhead121396]

@@catalystz thanks! Love your content, keep up the awesome work :)

[@matthewshafer9545]

Behold ! the awesome unrivaled power of quitting and reloading the game real fast !

[@liyifenn]

Hey Cata, how do you (and other Souls players) get bright blue/green coloured characters like at 2:34? I've never been able to find any info on how you manage that, or whether it's a PTDE only thing

[@Your_Landlord]

Aren't you able to do it in the character creation? Under the skin tone option you have blue and green sliders.

[@liyifenn]

@@Your_Landlord I meant specifically *bright* blue, not the pale shades you can achieve through the character creation.

[@knightsolaire8567]

“Like a magnificent father....”

[@joshprendiz71]

I'm thinking the original copies of Dark Souls,, wrapped in plastic,,will be worth alot as time goes..I totally see that.

[@prismaticc_abyss]

I mean thats true for most games, even those that you can still buy online. Physical copies are harder to come by

[@gargimosiashvili3726]

Excellent video!

[@AnnnaKathryn]

1:35 I'm on TV get the camera

[@SubwaytoSally111]

What is the name of the song at around 25:25 ?

[@metzillixochitl]

17:16 ayo wasu--

[@martinprkno6226]

Dobrá práce, jen tak dál! 🇨🇿🇨🇿

[@queenluci6664]

This video is nearly three times the length of the very speedrun it's about

[@fart4192]

thats a basic observation and has no significance whatsoever

[@Thor-Orion]

You can play Dark Souls against Four Squid?!

[@AaronShenghao]

No killing Sif? Sign me up

[@FreekinEkin2]

Cadarev helped... is that Cadarev the Tomb Runner?

[@dudlecore7358]

oooh this ones gonna b good

[@man_hunter_howell529]

i heard that mgs2 main menu theme in the background

[@frosnen]

Va-11 hall-a soundtrack just made this video even more perfect

[@ivo2781]

do you have the name of the songs used in the video? too many bangers to leave unlistened to

[@Khawkenbhallz]

glad you said ornstein right, everyone pronouces it as ornstien

[@drdrew7475]

Yeah that's because similar names are pronounced like that like "Goldstein". Typically people don't pronounce it the German way. With that said, I don't find it acceptable when people say "Rammsteen" instead of "Rammstein" XD

[@darkside66696]

Awesome work I want more

[@clueless6763]

question: why fight gargoyles and quelaag at all? just go straight to iron golem no?

[@diamondkyle812]

Capitaaan!

[@tomjones6347]

Brilliant videos

[@adrenalinerush4727]

Lord of the Rings category?! By my Frodo what treachery is this?

[@babbisp1]

27:30

[@matthewshafer9545]

Lmao the explanation for the run took almost 3 times longer than the run ...which is totally appropriate . If everything goes your way, it can be done in 20 minutes and if it doesn't your restarting ...months of attempts...hundreds of hours...countless fails, for 20 minutes of glory

[@TRIC4pitator]

HOLY SHIT , I DIDN'T KNOW THEY FINALLY MANAGED THE SUB 20