Dark Souls 2 | The Completionist

[@ThatOneVideoGamer]

It's been brought to my attention that I missed a real true honor of the accomplishment of beating Dark Souls II without dying or lighting a bonfire to get the secret rings. I didn't know about it, I was under the gun trying to get this video done in time today. Rest assured I will make a video in the future that will showcase this and update everyone. Sorry for the hiccup, sometimes we miss things. It doesn't happen often, but it does happen. Also sorry for saying Drangleic wrong. - Jirard

[@Maioly]

research it first, as I am pretty sure that is a lie

[@thisisachannel297]

mario Allstars pack

[@Maioly]

+Maioly this secret completion bonus that is

[@calar8]

+Maioly Its not a lie, its legit. And VERY painful.

[@FlameHidden]

+That One Video Gamer Drangleic, Brume, Eleum Loyce, Vendrick, Nashandra, Aldia, all of those were pronounced wrong, thank you very much.

[@goose8284]

"It's clear the souls series isn't going anywhere anytime soon" You jinxed us, you fucking jinxed us

[@sherylsivertsen-kuhn1255]

Yes sadly 😥

[@Boskibro]

@@sherylsivertsen-kuhn1255elden ring looks better

[@AliCatGtz]

Literally how?

[@goose8284]

​@@AliCatGtz Made the comment around the time Miyazaki announced he didn't want to make anymore Dark Souls sequels, not counting the soulsborne brand that's still being expanded tho

[@viniciusribeiro7279]

I mean, what if they come with Devil Souls lol

[@percivaldotburgers]

He says he's tired, but he looks happier than ever. Thank you for the past 4 years, Jirard. Can't wait to see more content from you :)

[@mr.dr.professorpatrick5978]

432 people were irritated by the way he pronounced Drangleic.

[@lmaxwell2751]

Mr. Dr. Professor Patrick I sure as hell was.

[@Dave_ja_vu]

Those people need to get a life.

[@JimJam_69]

It is irritating

[@destynhepworth5293]

4 years later and I still can't get over it

[@MerdaDeCabelo]

Drang-Leak and Al-dee-ah this man hurts my soul.

[@lunch_trey]

Dark Souls 2: the game that got me into a series I was both curious and apprehensive about

[@antisocialexperiment2033]

Completion bonuses do exist. Beat the game and DLCs and enter Vendrick's Memory: while you're wearing a Crown you no longer become Hollow when you die. You resurrect into a human. The undead curse is now a blessing as you are still immortal but can never go hollow. This ability is removed when entering New Game+ so it's only real use is for pvp! Beat the game without dying: Illusory Ring of the Conquerer Beat the game without using a Bonfire: Illusory Ring of the Exalted

[@Ihasnotomato]

3:03 for the ACTUAL start of the review

[@DaCanary]

THERE IS A COMPLETION BONUS, YOU HAVE TO BEAT THE GAME WITHOUT DYING OR LIGHTING BONFIRES TO GET 2 SPECIAL RINGS

[@superlukey3]

+DaCanary *looks it up* Oh dear god you're right.

[@thescaredshadow]

+DaCanary Do you use one of them to rule them all?

[@DaCanary]

+thescaredshadow No they just turn your left and right hand weapons invisible lol

[@JoeNeutrino]

+thescaredshadow If you can get them, you already do.

[@kaak888]

+DaCanary that is not a "completion bonus"

[@fanohhh]

Best DS2 review i've seen so far, congratulations Jirard for all you've accomplished!

[@rightwing707]

There's getting all the flames on the Majula basement map to turn blue by beating the game several times. Illusory rings for the no death and no bonfire runs. Completion bonus is given in the form of NG+ mixing up some elements as well as increasing the difficulty. Sorry Jirard, but this episode feels a bit sloppy.

[@logansalisbury8356]

2022 says this game didn't age well. Absolutely amazing review though. Glad I found ya a few years ago

[@AlphaDog26]

Happy 4 years, beardman!

[@pyrosianheir]

The act of taking the throne is Linking the Fire. You have to leave the throne empty to let the Age of Fire end.

[@grimthedeathlord8998]

Wow dude, ive never seen this much praise of dark souls 2 in one video before

[@SoyGale]

Your way of pronouncing "Drangleic" makes me doubt if you actually played the game...

[@sdrinkert]

+Soy Jizz It bugged me too

[@MrGrimm425]

likewise

[@Space__Burrito]

+Soy Jizz Lmaooo

[@haven600]

He mispronounces a lot of other stuff either on purpose or its his comfortable way of saying stuff. Weirder accents and mispronunciation shave happened to me and others in improv / drama club

[@TheSaigoon]

+Soy Jizz Considering every single NPC and cut scene says "Drang-Lake". Then yes, he's Jirard is either in denial or he didn't play it and just read what he needed to say to make dolla dolla. Though sometimes it looks like he's putting emphasis on how he's saying it to piss people off on purpose. DURANGULEEK.

[@florisdekkers1552]

Wooh, finished Skyward Sword with my best friend yesterday. 49.3 hours and fifteen fridays later.

[@thesuperfunpeople9315]

#congratsonbeatingthisgame I applaud you for beating this game. I love Dark Souls 1, and Dark Souls 3... Bloodborne is also awesome. I have yet to persist through this game because of its frustrating punishment. Dark Souls tends to have a "its TOUGH.... but fair." philosophy. This game seems to break the "..but fair" philosophy slightly. and you sir, and a saint for fighting through it. Keep up the good work, i'll keep watching!

[@greathorn]

Y’all I just submitted my 10-year anniversary piece for the TOVG Zine and it is wild that this was a 4-year anniversary episode

[@senrunethirteen3941]

Every single time he gits hit in a boss fight, I just sit here and yell "ROLL DAMNIT!!! ROOOOOOOLL!!!!!!"

[@graslund42]

I just realized you were part of the company of champions during a lot of the footage

[@KingCasual1986]

12:13 fun fact: according to my dad that guy was an ACTUAL drill sergeant!

[@bronysaiyan5236]

ouch every time you said Drangleic wrong i died a little inside

[@sagejosh]

if you buy the god sign ring (i dont remember the actual name but you choose a god when equipping a ring) finding your friends is easy. you both just choose the samesign and bam, you see their soap mark 90% of the time.

[@DaUlitmateNinja]

12:16... at first I didn't believe my ears, but then it kept on playing... God I fucking loved Castlevania LOS and it's soundtrack

[@cyborgninja9052]

DaUlitmateNinja too bad its sequels flopped they had so much potential.

[@DaUlitmateNinja]

Yeah, I remember anticipating LOS2 for 2 years, thinking that it would surpass the first in all its glory.... that illusion was shattered when I was forced to turn into a rat and sneak past mentally-undeveloped giants that had shotguns. At least it's dlc was good though

[@abumasudalmamunripon7379]

Who said Dark Souls has a vauge plotline its filled with lore[in the item descriptions]

[@benredding6486]

Where can I find the Dark Souls 1 review? I can't find it anywhere!

[@aldrienaline9991]

Late reply but you can look up an archive of the old Completionist episodes with each of the first hundred-something episodes of The Completionist

[@thecrryocorn9157]

So what did completing the game entail? Like did he have to get every weapon and everything in each playthough he did? Beat every boss in every playthough? Get/buy every armor in every playthough? Level up all armor and weapons? That's what I want to know because I want to complete this game too but just the criteria he did.

[@EditEdward]

Thought strikes. Maybe Jirard deliberately builds in the mispronunciations to create waves and waves of comments correcting and discussing it.

[@tobi0264]

I think DS2 lacks the originality of the first. Less lore and just so many bosses because moore is better right? I don't know. Many areas felt unfinished and just having 32 bosses doesn't make a game great..

[@davidbreault3283]

I'd argue it has even more lore actually

[@WanderSeth]

"Thank you for being with us for 4 years"

[@Nicknock-rw4go]

Damn you skill the fat monsters on the bridge early on always kill me

[@DanArthurMMA01]

The song at minute 15ish is from Lords of Shadow!! Good pick

[@SchwartzBOSS]

Thanks for letting us skip intro

[@RoyalCrustle]

Got the game last week on PSN for 60% off, and I'm loving it. :D BTW, you can still get it 60% off on the PSN until fourth of February (at least in Europe). So go get it if you haven't!

[@matthewzhang8344]

"Brum Tower" was just as bad as "Drangleek"

[@anti-socialage7394]

Almost a minute in and still watching a tee-shirt add. Next.

[@jamjar2820]

This year is year 10

[@rokuken]

You know, I like what you said at the ending of this review. I would like to grab a friend to play games, but the only friends I have I've only met them online and are not from around here (another country/state). I miss the good old days were I could just call a friend and bring him over to play, but that doesn't happen anymore. I don't have gamer friends nearby and I wish I had someone like you to play videogames with. Not fair...

[@Alderwood69]

Every time I hear you say "Drangleek" I legit wish I could die and hollow so I could forget it. It's pronounced "Drang'lay'ic"

[@trissandvia350]

I love Dark Souls, I love Blood Born and Dark Souls 3...I can't stand Dark Souls 2, the max health degredation is what kills it for me

[@DunkeysLongLostSon]

You must hate Demon's Souls as well.

[@trissandvia350]

Dunkey's Long Lost Son Yeah, but me saying I hate it was probably too strong a term. I had fun playing Dark Souls 2, but that ticking clock thing kinda killed it for me. Demon Souls felt a little better in that they took it away all at once instead of incrementally

[@Badalight]

I agree with him, but I like Demons Souls. The mechanic was stupid, but Demons Souls was the first in the series. They fixed it in Dark Souls 1. Going back to it in DS2 was a step backwards, so in my mind that's what makes it bad. The Estus Flasks were a brilliant take and fix on the healing system.

[@trissandvia350]

Badalight DS3 and Bloodborne (in that order) are my favorites personally. Dark Souls 1 was never a game I never got into mainly because when I first tried to get into it I was bad at games and had very little patience. Now I think I would enjoy it a lot more if I tried.

[@Badalight]

Fizzwidget That's understandable. I've been into the series since Demons Souls (Which is a lot more unfair and unforgivable and poorly designed) so Dark Souls was literally just an improvement in every way to a game I already really loved. I thought it was basically the perfection of all the concepts Demons Souls introduced. At the same time, it didn't rest on its laurels and it introduced new stuff as well (Like covenants).

[@kinglegault]

dark souls is skyrim for those that hate themselves

[@deadlygamer111]

Go fuck yourself

[@deadboy9955]

Skyrim is Dark Souls for those that are weak

[@shaggdagg]

dark souls is skyrim but with combat

[@TheSonicfanx1]

Go beat Dark Souls then come back and shit on it.

[@kinglegault]

hey i like dark souls im just saying its fucking hard

[@bruce11lee]

Drang Leak- the land of pissing dragons.

[@brewerco2353]

I know this will get me lots of hate but I think dark souls 2 is better than one (sorry)

[@kingsleywhitlock9873]

the only thing that annoys me is the tracking and wide arc attacks and the fact you have to lvl up a stat and waste points to dodge shit which you did but it still counts as hitting you........oh and gank bosses......5 gargoyles is very fair and reasonable

[@brewerco2353]

some good points very good points... but two in my mind has the better control that is one thing that kept me from enjoying the first one, not to mention the early game hallows do way to much damage and have inconsistent hit boxes(at least in my version anyway) , shields are useless and you cant avoid damage unless you roll a lot but i never have been good at rolling. now to stop ranting i can see why people like one over two it has a far better story and locals but the opening is just not fun for me unlike two i love that opening its fun to play through but the opening to one (past the asylum demon that was fun and a great challenge) was not fun for me i have almost given up playing one but i'll try one more time so until i get further in the first one i will consider two the better game. sorry for taking so much of your time reading this i hope you have a good day and as always "PRAISE THE SUN" ... sorry had to.

[@AmanojakuPenguin]

+brewer& co Early game hollows do too much damage? Yeah... In NG+7! By that point, you should be actually gud at the game.

[@brewerco2353]

may be my fault for using the hunter class but it feels like i'm in the champions covenant half the time

[@AmanojakuPenguin]

brewer& co Dark Souls isn't a pushover. Unlike Dark Souls 2, where you can just casually stroll through with little effort, DS1 makes you earn your passage to the rest of the game. According to Steam, around 20% of people who have played Dark Souls haven't even beaten the first boss. In Dark Souls 2, the first boss, The Last Giant, is so pathetic that I beat it first try with no damage. The painfully easy enemies in the opening area of the game are more of a threat!

[@stwida91]

"Drang-leek"? How am I supposed to believe you actually complete these games when you don't even pronounce main area names correctly... they literally pronounce it multiple times throughout the story.

[@eldude5410]

I just realized he has the last of us soundtrack playing throughout almost the whole video

[@1993httphil]

Welcome........ to the Drang-League!

[@dragonator1012]

Aw yes brumm tower

[@SlippyMcDervish]

You forgot to praise the sun.

[@up-sean9086]

Why doesn't it say "skip to review 3:00" dude fuckin loves himself

[@ruggerprogavlar8866]

My favourite soup is potato and drangleek.

[@thejavierlover1717]

its funny how he said dark souls isnt going anywhere any time soon but dark souls 3 was the last souls game

[@lucillefrancois150]

Actually DS3 is confirmed as the last in the series.

[@partysqu1d]

ahh yes. Drain Gleek. What a beautiful fictional land

[@luciencrestfallen1143]

Actually, the review starts at 3:04

[@crystalice8752]

You should have collected all rings aswell to be able to call it (100%)

[@Supercaiphus1]

Dran Lay ic. The lady even pronouces it for you.

[@miko5167]

You praise this game too much! This is a step back from the previous souls games in almost every way.

[@saloukamirer]

The way he pronounces drangleic makes me think of some plumbers nightmare.

[@snuggie12]

How do we vote for a review? Furi is short but tough.

[@Johnnythat1dude]

God dammit you jinxed souls Jirard!

[@InfernalMonsoon]

I LOVE Dark Souls 1 and 3, Demon's Souls and Bloodbourne. To me Dark Souls 2 is a piece of shit that tries so hard to be difficult without having any context on why the games before it were so difficult and how they handled it so well. I would go into huge amounts of detail but I feel MatthewMatosis' Dark Souls 2 Critique video summed up almost every single bad aspect about the game perfectly and explains in detail how its design choices are regressive compared to the previous Souls titles and it's made even worse when there was absolutely no effort made to fix the issues in Scholar of the First Sin. I know Miyazaki has little to do with the second game but that just shows how little other people understand his solid design philosophy. It's a shame really because Dark Souls 2 does have some great qualities like the improved multiplayer systems and if they just stuck to what worked so well with Dark Souls 1's mechanics and refined them rather than allowing enemies to spin around like they're on merry-go-rounds for a bullshit sense of "challenge" then it could have been an amazing game.

[@DunkeysLongLostSon]

His video was complete shiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiit. I would go in depth, but you are so engrossed in your bullshit that it would be way too much trouble to get you out of it.

[@InfernalMonsoon]

Dunkey's Long Lost Son What?

[@polverine7491]

now for Dark Souls 3 😈

[@Shteiny]

Drangleek, drangleak, drangliik.

[@SirDuoDai]

its not drang-leek, its drang-lay-ik

[@christiansyversen3935]

I may be way off base here, but isn’t it DrangLEIE, not DrangLEKE or DrangLEEK (however it would have been spelt)?

[@Alferios-]

I just picked up DS2 and I have to say FUCK THE ENEMY PLACEMENTS AND AMBUSHES! Hell in Ds1 there were ambushes I know, but i've played for a few hours and I've died almost every time cuz I did not know there was like 5 little fucker waiting for me or multiple enemies with a mix of archers or bomb throwers. But tracking overheads seem to have been toned down so that's nice.

[@ramadadheech3319]

Should have used the rapier bro it is op in this game

[@BoundaryBreak]

The amount of licensed music in this video really tells you what era this vid was made lol. Loved the video btw

[@HiddenAccount]

KZbin used to be way more lenient

[@MegatronJon8]

Definitely heard the theme from The Last of Us lol

[@leobold565]

"Every boss will push your skills to their limit" *puts video of old iron king on screen*

[@jonathanmcculley3728]

+Lukas D except he completed the first one and posted a video of it.

[@colehartgrove1491]

+Lukas D smh

[@AmanojakuPenguin]

I beat the Last Giant first try taking no damage. I beat the first game, and every boss was a challenge, at least in the first playthough, and every battle was well thought. Dark Souls 2 is a very disappointing sequel.

[@jonathanmcculley3728]

The Insane Penguin At least the third Dark Souls was an absolute masterpiece and perfect way to end the trilogy, At least that's how I feel,

[@AmanojakuPenguin]

Jonathan Mcculley I haven't played it yet, but Dark Souls 3 and ESPECIALLY Bloodborne are among the games I most want to play (I would kick a rabbit off a cliff to play Bloodborne).

[@indeimaus]

Congratulations Jirard, this is well deserved! you run one of the best gaming channels here on KZbin and I can't wait to see it evolve even more!

[@CakeLord7]

Indeimaus Oh boy its an indei comment without danksoulsmemes as replies.

[@mondo3556]

I honestly don't know if that's ironic

[@gorytarrafa]

Drang leek

[@Idk-fo6ih]

Yo

[@XL1813]

DrangLEAK?

[@humanzyx]

+Jonathan Gréen How does one mispronounce this after hearing it constantly through 50-100 hours of gameplay? I'm not ashamed to say: I have no idea. :D

[@DaCanary]

+Jonathan Gréen It pissed me off everytime he says it lol.

[@kitsunekyubino9345]

+Jonathan Gréen I know right? Way to butcher the pronunciation, Jirard.

[@jerec1267]

+Jonathan Gréen i think hes deliberately saying it like that considering how he says it

[@MistaHahn117]

Better call the DrangPlumber

[@swagmimic1010]

It starts with Majula I don't know why It doesn't even matter how hard you try Keep that in mind I designed this build To explain in due time All I know Souls is a valuable thing Watch it fly by as the twinblade swings Watch it count down to the end of the day The souls ticks memory away It's so unreal Didn't look out below Watch the build go right out the window Trying to hold on, but you didn't even roll Wasted it all just to watch you go I kept everything inside And even though I tried, it all fell apart What it meant to me Will eventually be a memory of a time when I tried so hard And got so far But in the end It doesn't even matter I had to die To lose it all But in the end It doesn't even matter

[@michaelbelmont5305]

All that for three likes?....the grammy's are right around the corner.....

[@konsta3220]

You totally forgot to mention the crazy rings you get by completing the game without dying or using any bonfires. I mean, I wasn't expecting you to really do it, since I'm a souls veteran and I can't even get the no bonfire-ring, but hey, it's some sort of a completion bonus. For pvp only however.

[@meadow6760]

Wait... What rings? And that's a mighty challenge right there.

[@konsta3220]

Blue Blooded Fiend Those two, my friend are called the illusory ring of the exalted and the illusory ring of the conqueror. One is obtained by not dying at all and the other is surprise surprise no bonfires. I have defeated the game without dying. As a souls veteran I dare to say, that I am rather good at dark souls. I still fail to defeat the game without using any bonfires. The durability and healing do get a little bit limited. The rings makes your left and right hand weapons invincible. This is really usefull for pvp since the other player is unable to tell what weapons you're using. Other than that, it's useless.

[@danrg26]

+Blue Blooded Fiend rings that hide your weapon and shield respectively

[@meadow6760]

That sounds really cool, but also sounds like hell

[@danrg26]

+Blue Blooded Fiend well its not that bad because those ring slots can be used with better things then that

[@nate7418]

“Its clear the souls seires is going nowhere soon” Dark souls 3 is announced as the final in the souls game

[@sedboi7122]

Why do ppl say ds2 is not related to all of souls series?

[@sedboi7122]

I mean they have 4 queens with manus's fragment on it

[@1cioda]

@@sedboi7122 Because its the most "unimportant" of the games. Nothing big happens. Its jut the middle game. The first game was.... The first game. And the 3rd was the end of the story. DS2 was the middle child of the series with nothing really eventful happening

[@BucketOfFuk]

@@sedboi7122 I've also heard people dismiss it because different people worked on it. Take this with a huge grain of salt

[@sedboi7122]

@@BucketOfFuk since the lockdown initiated i've completed all the souls series except bloodborne and the gael dlc

[@AcidUsagi]

I find it funny how Jirard is able to pronounce the directors name correctly, but butchers the way Drangleic is pronounced. Drang-ley-ick Seems simple enough.

[@AcidUsagi]

+Cody Malicote So simple that the NPC's even in the game pronounce it right.

[@ink1931]

Who cares?

[@Eevian666]

who gives a crap how it's pronounced. it's a show dude. not real life.... cuckooo. koockoo. quoookoo¡ lol

[@michaelohare2355]

its's mentioned ingame multiple times through voiced npcs. There is literally no need to mispronounce the word at all.

[@Ruffy112]

+AcidUsagi "I find it funny how Jirard is able to pronounce the directors name correctly" B-b-but he didn`t! He could`ve done way WAAAY worse on it, yeah, but he still did it incorrectly. Pronouncing Japanese seems to be quite the task to native English speakers.

[@EvolvedDinosaur]

Okay. They say the names in the game. HOW DO YOU KEEP MISPRONOUNCING IT

[@Vainslave]

This is the comment I was looking for. Thx.

[@MemeLordVassalToTheKing]

drained leek

[@OmlyUltra]

dran lik

[@Nutt_lemmings]

I use to think it was dranlake and not drangleic

[@ZealousGoatt]

How i felt^^

[@oscarcurrie7147]

I love how he talks about low intelligence and then immediately runs of the platform he just dropped

[@mylifeingaming]

[Coury] Jirard in Gaming Historian video, Gaming Historian shirt in Completionist video - released minutes apart. Synergy at its best.

[@NeedMoreMushrooms]

My Life is Complete with those shirts.... :o

[@PaleVoyager]

"Sorry I look like a slob" I didn't notice anything different.

[@gagefrederickson3505]

Shots fired!

[@ink1931]

At least he's not a koala.

[@PaleVoyager]

Doki Doki Horonigaidesu Gumiworm Z Say that to my upside-down pouch, punk.

[@matthewcoleman1595]

SICK BURN

[@davidleonreyes]

You should overdub the audio to correctly pronounce Drangleic, but in a completely obvious way.

[@joshuanorris5860]

That could be funny lol. Who cares tho honestly...

[@jojoversus1100]

That is some very "Jirard" humor lol

[@personman1148]

Drankleek

[@robTCGZ]

Well, you did not mention that, if you collect the 3 crowns and bring them to king Vendrink in the memories of the king, he will restore the power of the crowns, preventing the character from hollowing if he dies when equiped

[@robTCGZ]

***** Yeah. The crowns part is kind of a completionist bonus, so it's strange he did not get into that

[@osurpless]

It's a cool reward, but I ultimately only did it due to wanting to see all the dlc to its completion. This is as such as it only affects your current playthrough. It would have been much better if it affected all NG+ on the same save file. Not that it is hard to get human effigies to deal with hollowing concerns, but the crowns end up being largely cosmetic as a result.

[@robTCGZ]

***** I suppose you're right

[@yawnbing625]

+TheHandinabag I was going to say he did admit it on his top comment and I agree with you the fact that he was mis pronouncing things and did not even take the time to check the wiki for unlocks and secret rings makes me think he did not even play the game possible and just commented clearly speculation but other wise incredibly lazy on the completionists part

[@antisocialexperiment2033]

+Oliver Surpless There's a ring that does the same thing as far as cosmetics go - Ring of the Dead. There is also a ring that makes you look like a white phantom while we're at it.

[@Brainhorn]

Every time I hear "Drangleek" I involuntarily grimace. I don't want to be rude, but with this many mispronunciations, I have to ask: Did you play with the sound off?

[@arriandestombes1741]

good comment brainhorn lol

[@Alderwood69]

Obviously yes. Because its legitimately one of the first things we hear someone say

[@raulvargas4567]

Dranlake

[@jakeholland1848]

Dranglleek

[@urinarytractinspection4747]

or did he play it at all. lmao.

[@neetpurple2753]

It may not be a completion bonus but more of a challenge bonus. Finish the game w/o dying and or using any bondfires to get the sweet rings of invisible weaponry. RIP my dead save file that has 900+ hours on it with those rings

[@neetpurple2753]

Also where's the true last boss and the alternate end?

[@zevorothrappaleano58]

+NEET purple you can only unlock him if you talk to him throughout all the locations he's appeared, though for some reason he isn't showing up on my game

[@justinchrobak5502]

+Zevoroth Rappaleano gotta have Sotfs

[@casedistorted]

NEET purple omg where'd that save file go? I hate that we lose save files after years moreso than losing or wrecking games back when they were on dvd's or cd-roms

[@thomaskelly4855]

I am truly srry my friend

[@vitorgonzales9300]

Am I the only one who noticed that during most of the footage in this video he is in the Company of Champions? That covenant reduces the damage dealt by the player in 20% and raises the damage dealt by enemies in 33%. That’s probably why he thought Dark Souls 2 was so hard.

[@blankaccount2595]

Think so

[@blueversace4447]

The ol’ Dark Souls unofficial Hard Mode

[@lucas_lipp]

Wait, it does? I played through like half of it in that covenant, offline, though. I didn't really care much about the covenants and that happened to be the one I had. That would explain some things.

[@Avghistorian77]

Though he probably did because an achievement was tied to it.

[@Snorplicus]

@@Avghistorian77 The only achievment tied to it is joining the covenant. You can just leave it right after so he just made it harder without realizing.

[@blinkachu5275]

Hearing DrangLAYC be pronounced as DrangLEEK over and over was exceptionally painful x_x

[@muggyrhombus6615]

i actually winced the first time i heard him say that

[@Fausto_4841]

it gets worse every time. do you say Drang-Lake or Drang Lay Ick? i say the latter, but based on his comment OP looks like he says the former.

[@SushiElemental]

Finished DS2 NG+7 and didn't even realize which continent he was on.

[@TheBass16]

Too bad, nerd

[@TaylorTyme4Lyfe]

I couldn’t help but correct it out loud every time he said it.

[@jordangidley1606]

This is the first time I've ever watched your channel. I'm already a veteran when it comes to the souls series, but for those who aren't, this is such a perfect video to watch because it covers all the aspects of the game and in such an easy to watch way. The slight comedy just topped it off. Well done brother, I'll be looking out for more videos!

[@wangbot47]

Too bad Jirard isn't playing Contradiction as the villain w/ Shercox and Dodgeson

[@johnjiaojhu]

+Mark Samenfink JIRARDIARTY

[@taxibullheat]

+Mark Samenfink "No" - Paul "Jirard" Rand

[@BobExdee]

Seems Dark Souls fans are almost worse than the actual game...

[@Silvergun_Raven]

It wasn't like that when Demon's Souls was first released. Ever since the release of Dark Souls (2011), the ever increasing popularity of "Lets Plays", Twitch, and people stroking their ego, the series has had those fans that gave the series a bad taste, but I still enjoy each game and some of the fanbase, like EpicNameBro and A German Spy.

[@pakasack]

+Fliebenhiemür Jones (Jimmy Williams) They seem like whiny bitches. "JIRARD YOU PRONOUNCED THIS NON-EXISTENT FICTIONAL NAME WRONG, WAAAAHH YOU SUCK"

[@davidlussier8316]

+David Richard The reason why is because apparently the name is said like every five minutes in game. So yeah it's pretty difficult to say the name wrong unless you haven't played the game/watched gameplay footage. Kinda hurts his credibility.

[@dollenrm]

+David Lussier and he mispronounced a bunch of other stuff, didn't even mention the optional boss darklurker. didn't actually complete the game anyway since he didn't get the rings for no bonfire and no death play through didn't mention vendricks crown that prevents hollowing which is literally a completion bonus. the main problem was the lies in the dark souls 1 deadlock video.

[@gagefrederickson3505]

Shots fired.

[@MrR3l0ad3r]

19:49 I guess you missed the "Name-Engraved Ring". It can be bought from Sweet Shalquoir aka the cat in Majula. Fixes this issue completely...

[@sparkslegends7482]

This is the game that got me into the Dark Souls series.

[@mac1bc]

Yeah. It's a good starting point since it's easier.

[@zoisantonopoulos7999]

@@mac1bc ds1 is infinitely more easy

[@mac1bc]

@@zoisantonopoulos7999 Sen's fortress and Ando Londor (sic) were such a pain to me. And in DS2 you could repair those rings to keep your souls. At least the ps3 version was easier to me.

[@zoisantonopoulos7999]

@@mac1bc i play ds1 after completing Bloodborne and dark souls 3 so by that time i was so good at these games i cruised through it.

[@lunch_trey]

Same

[@todatchi1550]

8:57 I know im many years late but, that's music from "The Last of Us" and I love it to bits. Thank you for adding that tiny detail

[@tearsofposidon8341]

Yeah! I love that music!

[@tearsofposidon8341]

Its by Gustavo, an artist from Argentina in case you were wondering

[@osriccauldwyn]

DrangLAYick. Also why did you pass up the opportunity to wear Dragonrider armour?

[@gremlinschanges]

osriccauldwyn The pronunciation was bugging me as well

[@DaRealHananas]

Hahahaha i love Jirard but yea this annoyed me xD

[@Dave_ja_vu]

All the dudes complaining have

[@siegmeyerofcaterina1228]

@@Dave_ja_vu a stereotype which is 100% true, this isn't a joke everybody knows it's true now get over your feelings bitch boy

[@yikes6969]

@@siegmeyerofcaterina1228 corny

[@DoubbleRainbowDash]

Drangleek That REALLY bugs me Like, legitimately upsets me And im never really upset by things like that

[@SpadesHeart]

+Mark Johnson Why? You seem not to be the only one

[@DoubbleRainbowDash]

Its just.. it sounds so wrong, especially considering how many times its said in the opening cutscene. Like, this is a land of horrible creatures and cursed undead, not the land off leeks.

[@dominicmanester8125]

Either he is doing it on purpose or he didn't actually play the game and someone else got the footage for him. I mean he did show the old iron king while talking about bosses that challenge you.

[@ABurntMuffin]

I imagine you were cooking dinner and dropped some veges into the spaghetti and they get all mushed and disintegrate and you turn and go "Wow, that is a DRANG leek!"

[@Amoncaco]

Same Can't even finish the video because of this shit

[@TheTeamPlayers]

Fun video, as always, Jirard! Give him a break over pronunciation, considering how often he puts out high quality content! P.S. Loved the use of the Super Mario 3D World soundtrack in the background :)

[@headachepuppy]

"Yeah, you are about to get mauled to death." - Every Souls game ever.

[@lukaparker8128]

Cringed every single time he said Drangleic.

[@ink1931]

Deal with it.

[@customercareskeleton]

+Luka Parker Me too. That aside, top notch video.

[@kitsunekyubino9345]

DranGleeek, really? You need to pay more attention when NPC's are talking to you. It's dran-glay-ic.

[@MrGrimm425]

bothered me too. small things like that kill the video for me

[@gillythekid]

dat norm shirt

[@DreadyKong]

Nice seeing you here gilly!!

[@cynthiastarcrossed]

OH NO I'M HOOKED! It's 2:30, I need to get up in 6 hours and I can't stop watching Completionist videos! It's like I'm completing his channel in a week!

[@robbedoes77]

It was only during my second playthrough that I noticed 'Nashandra' was the same person as the Queen of Dranleic. I really like some aspects about this game, but man the story is so obscure and easy to completely miss while you're frustrated with the levels that lack proper checkpoints leading up to a boss. I also missed the DLC areas on my first run. When I encountered them during my second run (which was a lot less frustrating than the first one, yeez) I realised I was lucky not to try them when I played the game for the first time, because those were just a saltmine.

[@AliCatGtz]

I didn’t even know the Queen and that boss were related until watching this video! 😂