Dark Souls BUT With The IGN Guide

[@ZeroLenny]

59:44 >:---3

[@MattTheMan2708]

so i loled preety hard xD

[@vodago]

thats real sweet

[@darcreave2683]

@@MattTheMan2708 mik

[@Darkness5423]

so i loled preety hard xD

[@RowletRissoto]

So i loled preety hard XD

[@OmneAurumNon]

I love how every single one of these guides involves bow and arrow cheesing a boss from outside the bossroom. I just have to believe there was one guy at IGN who just tried so hard to arrow cheese every single boss he possibly could

[@willw6504]

NGL - my first time through Dark Souls, I went with a bow build too. Didn't do any outside the bossroom cheese, but I did snipe my way through the game taking out any foes I could from afar. It worked really well in certain areas, no so well in others, but distance kills are a surprisingly solid strat in Dark Souls 1.

[@NBmad]

I'm a dung pie enjoyer myself 🧐💩

[@shaynehughes6645]

@@NBmad The loathsome dung eater

[@R0w4nH0pk1ns]

my fav boss room cheese is throwing firebombs over the capra demon wall

[@TimothyGod]

​@@R0w4nH0pk1nsbest cheese by far. I can't remember the last time i properly fought the capra

[@thecatinthehatwithabat9903]

Lenny's mum just coming in and kicking him off camera for her own guide is the absolute peak of comedy, the only thing to surpass it is floating down

[@sr.piedra3802]

I loled pretty hard XD

[@forest3828]

So I loled pretty hard XD

[@SeanARooney]

I love how excited the chat was when she showed up.

[@luxiken6719]

I XD'd pretty hard lol

[@zyriantel9601]

If Lenny hasn’t told her recently, I hope he lets her know that she’s an absolute treasure of a woman. His dad’s a treasure too, even if we’ve only heard from him the one time so far.

[@dragons_advocate]

The part where he FLOATS DOWN - everybody in the house was laughing their pants off! 🤣🤣

[@SBRS47]

😂😂😂

[@Another_Medium]

Everyone in the IGN office pissing their pants

[@reiva2009]

i loled pretty hard XD

[@GyaruRespecter]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@b-d9099]

So I loled pretty hard xD

[@narc440]

This whole guide is the embodiment of "don't knock it till you try it" and i love it

[@drphalanges1520]

Yeah it really floats down you know what I'm sayin'?

[@DioZaWorldo]

@@drphalanges1520I LOL’d pretty hard ya feel

[@grfrjiglstan]

Fun fact: if you had killed the Daughter of Chaos right when the guide told you to, that would've lowered your rank in her covenant and permanently sealed off the shortcut. That's the most IGN guide thing I can imagine.

[@lileofficial4273]

Yea haha I remember doing that awhile ago thinking it wouldn't make a difference, I was pretty pissed lmao.

[@EarthboundX]

Well you don't need the shortcut really. Grinding out the humanities needed to give to her to open that shortcut is not something the majority of players will actually do anyway. It takes 30 humanities to open that shortcut, that's a decent chunk of time rat kill grinding. Most players aren't going to do that I feel. I mean I did, but I also like going for all achievements in games if I can. Most games don't do that.

[@ibragimowbekhan0987]

​​@@EarthboundX and it might be that he just suggested, but never did it himself, so he didnt knew the truth)

[@anthonyortiz350]

Besides saving solair is opening the shortcut worth it most of the time?

[@grfrjiglstan]

@@anthonyortiz350 If you hate Lost Izalith's gauntlet, and don't mind a bit of humanity farming, then probably. If you're going for an all bosses run, then no.

[@spicymemer6186]

He floated down, so I LOL’d pretty hard.

[@KarasumanXiii]

XD

[@tom_the_bandicoot4595]

Got the whole office laughing with that one

[@derkevevin]

lmfao

[@nijuhinaa]

what is the fucking timestamp for this i genuinely do not remember despite watching the whole video

[@nijuhinaa]

i have learned the error of my ways. i loled pretty hard

[@bigredradish]

i can't believe my takeaway from this all was "i actually need to try an unmovable archer build because it sounds like actually works". these day -1 "we gotta find what works quick to get the guide out" strategies are absolutely unbelievable and i respect the hell out of them

[@mrbri6463]

Same, genuinely look fun.

[@yahia5476]

I tried it with some optimisation and it's incredibly fun, 10/10 would recommend thanks IGN

[@SunshowerWonderlab]

I just realized why I like the idea of that build so much IT'S A LITERAL TANK BUILD

[@GREATGAIWAIN]

As someone who has recently had their writing career take off, I can tell you from first hand experience that what people describe as "cringe" is just vulnerability on the part of the writer. These guys put their hearts into that guide. They let themselves be open. It makes writing more fun when you can be vulnerable. I'm so glad you cheer for that kind of vulnerability. It needs to come back for real.

[@danielhueg769]

This was so perfectly worded. So glad about your recent career takeoff too!

[@RitzStarr]

Nah it's just cringe lol

[@hazeltree7738]

​@@RitzStarrEh, it can be both

[@Zomgnomnom1]

​@@RitzStarrThe true cringe is caring about and judging what other people like and enjoy.

[@TimothyGod]

​@@RitzStarrit's more cringe to judge those who are trying to have fun,n especially during an older time.

[@cahillcomics918]

this one was honestly just wholesome to watch, like there wasnt as many “what even is this?” moments, just more “WAIT THAT WORKS?!” moments. Like i legitimately wanna try that bow build now

[@mitchdouglas9844]

You should just give the channel to your mam, shes the true protagonist now

[@FrankByDaylight]

Agreed. Only reason I come back now, other then Robo Lenny. Anyone remember when Robo Lenny was "Real Lenny" and our boy was "Fake Lenny"? Good times.

[@zboy1152]

​@@FrankByDaylight oh yeah, Robo Lenny

[@pillarsofsnow7940]

@@FrankByDaylight sadly he’s gotten kids commenting about the “TikTok voice” and that kinda ruined Robo Lenny’s self esteem

[@phoenixzfn]

Nah they should just make it a duo channel

[@ChangedCauseYT-HateFoxNames]

Nah. It belongs to robo Lennie.

[@tuberobsessor]

It ABSOLUTELY blew my mind that being cursed by a basilisk lets you attack ghosts. Just absolutely amazing.

[@lividsphincter4098]

I thought everyone knew that. Yeah you got to be cursed to fight the ghosts. Transient curse, basilisk curse. One permanently cursed you but halves your health the other temporarily but doesn't half it. Huh.

[@tuberobsessor]

​@@lividsphincter4098 It probably doesn't help that I jumped on the Dark Souls wagon pretty late.

[@Meteorlink]

Well at least you can also kill them uncursed and without a transient curse with artorias's cursed greatsword if you want to stay healthy. (That is the sif soul weapon if you don't use the broken sword hilt or broken straight sword as material) though the true artorias greatsword isn't too shabby either overall

[@McFluffles01]

It actually comes up in the game with dialogue somewhere, iirc. If you buy something from him and then talk, Domhnall will straight up tell you: "The cursed Ghosts of New Londo are formidable foes. To face them, you will require special arms… Or a cursed body. The quickest way to be cursed? Try the bug-eyed lizards in the sewer. Desperate measures, to be sure…" There's honestly a LOT of little tips and tidbits hidden away in NPC dialogue throughout the game. Heck, Crestfallen back at Firelink is practically a sitting talking tutorial RPG with how many things he'll mention from equipment repair to what direction the bells are in.

[@matteopriotto5131]

​@@tuberobsessor FYI, using a cursed weapon also works. There's only three of them: Artorias' greatsword (the one you can make with any non-broken +10 sword) and the two ghost blades. Using any of these doesn't require being cursed in any sort of fashion.

[@jazzforbreakfast436]

This, no joke, might be one the best youtube videos I have ever watched in my entire life. Just undeniably funny from beginning to end whilst maintaining a profoundly wholesome energy.

[@firecode6824]

IT FLOATS DOWN

[@akshayverma6836]

Agree!! I love this video

[@filipahlers6156]

When Lenny's mum floated down, I loled pretty hard

[@ItsKevin183]

Same, I loled preety hard xD

[@tigrovica8417]

@@ItsKevin183 The whole office did

[@Grugh]

@@tigrovica8417 floats down😂😂 ROFL!!

[@RobertPayne556]

Floating on 1K likes now.

[@TimothyGod]

I'm too out of the loop

[@DestinL]

I'm the one who made a lot of these videos 😅

[@DestinL]

13:03 - So I used to have to record these videos on the floor and basically surrounded by people doing other work. So they would laugh at the totally random things I'd be saying.

[@DestinL]

30:30 aww thanks. I'm still a big dork. Going to revive the "float down" joke and see if I get a few lols.

[@DestinL]

31:20 Yeah so... I'm pretty sure I'm the one who discovered this. This video would go on to be a huge hit for us. Probably one of my first very large view hits on the site. I remember it happening and thinking "wait... this is huge." And I was really excited to share it with everyone.

[@DestinL]

33:25 Hey I really appreciate that! Yeah I made these a decade ago? Still at IGN. Still a nerd. Put off watching this because I thought it would be another "dunk on IGN" style thing but it's totally not. Happy to laugh at my own dorkieness and really had a laugh here. Thank you

[@lauchlanbagley1934]

That's actually really cool tbh, I'm glad you're such a good sport about it

[@Andreus9733]

This IGN guide is so cute, it's like your older brother sharing his experience with this game. I miss the times when dark souls was new and unexplored

[@kachow5830]

And before everything is data mined out the day the game releases 🤣. They gotta find a way to encrypt some secrets in the game like noita did

[@daifuku75]

Data mining in games is a double edged sword. Some sections suck ass without it, and are endlessly convoluted and if you get lost you may not ever be able to continue without asking a friend. On the other hand, some sections get ruined by a very fun feeling of exploration getting turned into "Grab item, turn left, run past these 2, kill this one, jump down and you win" and it removes the exploration fun. Skyrim is a great example, some parts are just boring so it's nice having a good way to skip the boring trash parts, but other parts are fun to explore on your own.

[@ZyilxX]

It reminds me of the Prima guide for the first Animal Crossing game. It was mostly an an encyclopedia, but there was this one section that was just about how the guild builder spent his first month in game. There were so many jokes and self-jabs. I remember you, Stinky.

[@TheWrathAbove]

​@@daifuku75I definitely agree, I think many people, myself included, are too quick to turn to a guide these days, but at the same time there's many games, especially older ones where I'll look up a guide and be utterly dumbfounded at how I was supposed to figure out what to do.

[@hazeltree7738]

​@@TheWrathAboveSometimes it'll be "There's a ladder in a dark area of the room you didn't spot" and sometimes it'll be the most confusing, obscure shit with a single line on a 200 page in game book hinting at it

[@EverythingChannely]

Its so genuinely lovely to see that his mum cares for what he does and his career. Its honestly what family is about.

[@TSfish94]

Honestly one of the best parts of these guides is when his parents get involved. His poor dad has no idea what’s going on but his mom is so ride or die and a great sport. Peak wholesome comedy.

[@Phirestar]

This is unironically one of the best video game guides I think I’ve seen. They seem to have trivialize a _huge_ portion of this game’s challenges using these tactics of Stone armor poising, shooting outside the boss room to kill Sif, and that crazy passive damage build on O&S. Not to mention the fact that they went to the length of teaching people about mechanics and exploits, some that I didn’t even know about until this guide. I never knew you could kill the ghosts by cursing yourself, or the fact that there was a Sif exploit, and I’ve been playing the Souls series since 2018.

[@ibragimowbekhan0987]

Ive been playing DS from 2014 and only now i discovered Sif and Quileg cheese. Bow always was out of meta imo. Turns out, i was a fucking idiot. Lmao.

[@quinnkaplan172]

@@ibragimowbekhan0987 dont you mean QueeQuee

[@tylerlackey1175]

Awful comment

[@studiogimli7645]

​@@tylerlackey1175 you're awful, murray

[@iqi553]

@@tylerlackey1175 🤓🤓🤓🤓

[@Glxdiatorr]

Good on Lenny calling out the people who were harassing the poor dude, but I still loled pretty hard!

[@nicegoatdoctor8224]

so I loled pretty hard xD

[@rustyjones7908]

Part of the souls games is that a lot is hidden, and early on everyone is pretty much trying to figure it out. We all had incorrect assumptions I think.

[@pumpkin1escobar]

@@rustyjones7908 The game was also INCREDBILY jank at release, like wayyyyyyyyyyy more than the definitive edition.

[@qcdoomqc]

Why the F do people do that though, I don’t get it

[@carsonroach-howell6945]

Honestly this guide writer is pretty damn based. My man had some weird ideas but he was pumping this all out on release day for the first Dark Souls and was already a big fan of Demon's Souls. He's more of a real fan than all of us.

[@Rynewulf]

Ok this is so charming. The appreciation of old guides, talking to chat, the mum having her own guide, beans on toast, stories, its so wholesome. The day actually seems brighter now

[@carne7]

That “scratching animation” tip at like 6:20 was absolute gold from IGN

[@hmakk6819]

When Lenny floated down, I loled pretty hard xD

[@dontworryaboutit5490]

The KZbin comment section loved that one

[@A-Very-Common-Problem]

Everyone round the office loved that one!

[@cfilorvyls457]

Been 4 months, I rewatched this video like 2 times since then. Still got no idea what that joke is about.

[@TheRedhenProductions]

@@cfilorvyls457I’m out of the loop as well sadly

[@origamidude18]

Myself I floated pretty hard when lenny loled down xD

[@landbeforetimeee]

I adored old guides. I remember an old Majora's mask guide where the author started having a meltdown midway through one of the later areas. I miss that sort of ridiculous charm.

[@possum4234]

Water temple?

[@tiacat11]

Right?? I still remember a guide advising me to go make a sandwich in Majora's Mask because of how long the windmill cutscene is. Just something about the "time to go make a sandwich" that makes me nose exhale even after years.

[@Pikkabuu]

They have their own charm with bits like: "I don't want to write the answer to this bit. Just fiddle around." Seriously I saw that in one guide.

[@MozeKaliber]

​@@tiacat11if I made a sandwich at every Yakuza cutscene I could start a bakery. Yakuza and ghost of Tsushima are the only games I've played that warrant making a sandwich in between lmao if that's why I've never finished them

[@Stopcommentingthesamecomments]

Bro what ghost of tschumia is litterly the best game ever made The cutscene aren't even long like bro what Yakuza games are boring

[@GeannBlueX]

I wasn’t planning on watching the whole video but when, He floated down, I LOL’d pretty hard.

[@VermillionMonk]

So I loled pretty hard XD I eagerly awaited this one to float down, and you never disappoint! 10/10 content as always, Lenny! Couldn't watch the streams live due to time differences, but I caught the replays and knew this was going to be a banger. I wish you and your absolute god-tier Mum all the best!

[@xamrevilo386]

Nice username

[@maneater3795]

5:35 back in the patch that guide was made, enemies dropped way less souls. Those regular hollow soldiers would drop 30 instead of 80 and the Bell Gargoyles only dropped 750.

[@killerzer0x74]

I absolutely love how quickly these guides can go from being really stupid and silly, to suddenly knowing some seriously obscure and/or really smart stuff. I personally like guides to be fun but keep it short and not interrupt the actual guide parts because I generally go to guides for simple and quick information

[@Ninjataz]

I keep seeing a guy saying the guide is edited but i believe Lenny that it’s real

[@AlbanianThrash]

ngl the sif cheese was a new one for me

[@sakesaurus]

in this regard these guides are absolutely terrible. They really basically troll the pkayer making them go back and forth and farm billions of souls for no reason.

[@Dragonatrix]

@@Ninjataz You can literally go check any time. This "guide" doesn't exist and none of the ones from the other videos do either. Does it matter? Nah, not really.

[@luckygallagladi]

​@@DragonatrixGuide's definitely real. It's made by Destin Legarie and the video even shows original IGN guide clips so Idk how you could say it's fake. My guess is he went to the wayback machine and found it on their old site after a while since it's gone now. Hell, Destin responded to him and his video about the guide.

[@CheckpointGuard]

I just floated down here for a rewatch, and honestly, Lenny's jokes are so good in this, it caught me off guard, so i loled preety hard xD

[@derparus6691]

Lenny’s mum and her unwavering support of her son and Bloodborne is truly heartwarming! Love her appearances, she never fails to entertain (and neither does her son)

[@lordbidoof8790]

I don't know how they've done it, but the longer the video went on the harder I started laughing at "It floats down"

[@hybrid5860]

Same here

[@kyucumbear]

It really does float down like that, yeah

[@Arch-Tau]

jesus fuck this little comment section alone makes me spastic wtf is wrong with us

[@theRealSlimGordon]

Peak comedy

[@VogelmitHut]

I loled pretty hard xD

[@The_Archer-he2ft]

There is a suprising amount of charm in the IGN guide, actually sounds like people having fun rather than a group who are only there for a paycheck

[@Apple_Beshy]

That's the old one, now it's just trasshyy

[@Humblemumble7]

We see you IGN employee, nice try...

[@acidrain92]

@@Apple_Beshy Nah. Whenever anybody tries to put any amount of personality into their work at IGN, youtube comments just call them cringe, with the only exception being the guy who wrote the Hot Wheels review who talks about playing games with his kid.

[@SnailHatan]

They literally get paid to pretend like they’re having fun. That’s the whole point of IGN

[@benzym]

@@SnailHatanyeah nowadays, I think people forget how it was actual gamers who worked in companies like these now gaming has blown up and has turned into a corporation like every other media form, like seriously you had mostly nerdy gamer guys and girls working at places like IGN

[@jaysizzleyt5766]

Not gonna lie, I've been having a pretty bad time mentally. This video made me laugh so much with all the strategies and guides and your commentary. Thanks for this video!

[@Rincewindl]

I really like how honest you are + how you're not afraid to be a bit sweary and comically "yelly", it never gets out of hand it's always a guy who's laughing while yelling in anger and I love that vibe

[@tylercafe1260]

12:38 the crazy part is you can hear the people in the office actually laughing. Which makes it even more baffling

[@elitebelt]

WAIT YOU'RE RIGHT I could hear something laughing in the background! I'm losing my mind at this lmao

[@tylercafe1260]

@@elitebelt It Floats Down!

[@DevilJhoMama]

bro listening with his headset on 100

[@tetragrade]

He lol'd pretty hard.

[@lolbuster01]

It's so bizarre

[@mjolnir1208]

i honestly hope the people who wrote these guides ends up seeing these videos someday and gets to appreciate how into it you get and how you play up little throwaway bits they probably immediately forgot after writing. i've only seen like two videos from you but they're so fun and heartwarming, your mom brings such a delightful energy, whenever she showed up in the video, i have to be completely honest, i loled pretty hard.

[@Site17]

He makes up most of what you see here.

[@omegashinra7672]

@@Site17 Does he? I feel like that'd be pretty easy to prove by just checking the guides.

[@thedarkroom6416]

@@Site17 lol

[@thedarkroom6416]

@@omegashinra7672 wdym

[@Mooshielol]

​@@thedarkroom6416he means that it could be easily proven or disproven whether or not he makes stuff up by reading the ign guide yourself

[@CallMeHector]

Cursing yourself to hit the ghosts. I never knew you could do that but it makes 100% sense. Love it.

[@SomeScruffian]

The best part is that even after discovering the soul dupe glitch and adding it to the guide, they still made him farm 40k souls lol

[@ForumcoldiArchon]

Those were different guides as said in the video. He mixed that one in.

[@Phiro00]

that was actually a different guide writer

[@bellystraw]

Lenny's mum is such a gem. The guide video was on point like always

[@lordjustinian2913]

I love these guide videos a lot because all the guides seem really fun in their own way, from the humour that they have and I really think "cringe" humour actually does have its place in video game guides because that style of humour is just a little bit of fun. It's not the funniest thing in the world but its a game guide it doesn't need to be a masterclass of humour, it just adds a personal touch to the guide.

[@ZeroLenny]

I don't even feel like it's that cringe tbh. It's clear they're going for "plaything with a friend sat next to you" vibe. So they're gonna say some pretty kooky wacky stuff.

[@dinkelberchs3697]

I have watched this entire thing for like the 4th time now, it's just so much fun and so pure. I love your philosophy. Thank you and keep doing what you're doing Lenny!

[@KuroboshiHadar]

Amazing video. This guide reminds you that the people who wrote it are human. You can glimpse into that special day in the office where the coworkers all got together to play this and write about it. I hope someone who worked there will see this video and recall those sweet memories, it sounded like a fun and caring workplace, which is so increasingly rare nowadays. RIP that era of the internet and gaming in general. So I loled pretty hard! XD

[@ZeroLenny]

I would pay top dollar to be a fly on the wall in the IGN office while this was going down. Must've been such a fun time.

[@janitordel6296]

​@@ZeroLenny​and just like that, Lenny never came back to KZbin. Not gonna lie though, I loled pretty hard XD

[@MainManJaggi]

​@@ZeroLenny When you're a fly and you And you float down!!

[@barneybetsington7501]

> so increasingly rare > XD Child, you have no idea what you're talking about.

[@sebawuba8533]

​​@@barneybetsington7501 the "XD" is a reference to the video.

[@TheNeilBlack]

I can't believe Lenny didn't know about getting cursed to kill the ghosts. It's amazing what little tidbits people can overlook even when they're very experienced with the game.

[@thefool8224]

i learned about it after being terrible at dealing with basilisks. even today on elden ring i still shudder whenever i have to face the bastards

[@qrowing]

I had no idea either lol. In hindsight it makes sense. Like it's called a transient CURSE

[@Faruq-xn4gj]

If you talk and buy enough to merchant Domhnall of Zena he will say "to damage ghost you need curse weapon or have curse body" follow by "the easy way to get cursed? there are basilisk in the depth"

[@fishnutz5196]

Its not something most people would know because as soon as you get cursed you want it gone haha

[@SunnyAznable]

I always preferred the cursed great sword method originally but the transient curse is so much easier as long as you remember to top it up lol

[@Djerun7787]

Lenny has finally brought us the guide so I can beat dark souls Love the surprise cameo there! Always good to see

[@bilalahmed-bu7bi]

Now if only dumbshit guide to dark souls series would be completed

[@andreisova773]

If wildpie101 aint gonna do it, then imma trust lenny to do it

[@Djerun7787]

@@andreisova773 now that’s a name I’ve not heard in a long time

[@andreisova773]

@@Djerun7787 elden ring dlc is about to come out, and still no lost izalith tutorial...

[@Djerun7787]

@@andreisova773 yikes, I assume they didn’t want to do ds1 anymore

[@Narkit]

Happy 1 year of It Floats Down, the funniest joke in the office!

[@Juniper_Rose]

Lenny's Mum floating down and bestowing the Bonkey upon us like a queen made me lol pretty hard xD

[@Leminies]

Where’s your pfp from??

[@Anakin_SkywaIker]

like a quee quee queen

[@Buznik_]

Your Mum is a force of pure chaotic good and I'm here for it. She clearly knows nothing about the whole scene but she's there to support you regardless and have a bit of fun along the way. One of my all-time favourite parts in your videos is the time in the old IGN video where you phoned your folks to tell them you'd beat the Fume Knight and your Dad had no clue what you were on about but your Mum didn't miss a beat congratulating you anyway despite also having no idea what you were on about.

[@Gekkotor]

Considering you're profile pic is the Izzet League symbol I surmise you love chaos

[@ghostofyharnam7180]

It was the Heide Knight, not Fume Knight, but I agree with the sentiment.

[@burtieeee9827]

Yeah but then it floats down

[@gigagogagagio]

I wish my mom loved me like lenny's does

[@lucasmather4837]

@@gigagogagagio same bro

[@Meatus4514]

It was so great to witness this live. The greatest piece of ZeroLenny lore

[@HandIeDeezNuts]

DAUBENY! DAUBENY SHOW YOURSELF!

[@Ninjataz]

@@HandIeDeezNuts calm down Holden cross

[@HandIeDeezNuts]

@@Ninjataz but... but... but trial by combat, right now

[@vicentevazmarrone8362]

bro this tutorial is so cute. tought me so much about things ive forgotten. the innocence, enough to feel, and still come up with great ideas. thats what gaming is about. not being the best. but having fun, inventing, finding out stuff, trying your best. having fun. im almost crying. i get it bro. it floats down

[@squidfestMods]

I gotta say, Lenny's parents being so supportive is actually really touching.

[@discipleofdagon8195]

Lenny's mum: plays along, funny as funk, comes visit her boy, beloved by the chat Lenny's dad: Called him "Steve" live on stream, edited a photo of him holding BK Balloon to read 'loser king', hid the yoshi's island cartridge from our boy on christmas, still proud of him for beating the Heide Knight

[@manboy4720]

@@discipleofdagon8195 "i don't know what you're saying." that was so funny, i loled pretty hard.

[@daddyespressodepresso2207]

100% Agree with you. I miss these old guides that felt like an intimate conversation with the writer. It felt like having a friend on the couch next to you helping you out, down to the awkward jokes and everything.

[@yoursonisold8743]

Just get a friend to talk to then. Guides are meant to actually help. Most of these old ones were just a stream of consciousness of some dude playing the game and writing down exactly how awkwardly they beat it. I also find it odd that cringe is now considered a good thing. Back when those guides actually came out this second hand embarrassment would have been mocked to hell. Nostalgia is one hell of a drug.

[@daddyespressodepresso2207]

@@yoursonisold8743 I never considered these cringe and if anything cringe culture is something I lowkey hate because it's just shaming people for being themselves. And no, when these came out people found it funny but mocked to hell? Nah, these were day 1 guides, everyone knew they weren't going to be in any way optimal. Again that type of cancel culture wasn't really a common thing back then. Yes a guide is meant to actually help but I also like when guides have a bit of personality to them. Yes I could just get a friend to talk to and having a guide that's awkwardly trying to have a conversation with us is somewhat endearing.

[@yoursonisold8743]

@@daddyespressodepresso2207 If someone at your workplace constantly made really embarrassing jokes that gave you second-hand embarrrassment, would you not try to avoid them or tell them to tone it down? No? Then you are maybe not genuine either. "cancel culture wasnt common back then" Again, nostalgia is one hell of a drug. This isn't cancel culture, this is how the internet has always worked. IGN was always the punchline everywhere since its inception. Mocking IGN was so common that every meme about them is how bad they are at everything. Be it their bizarre game scores or messy guides. The internet of the past was actually far more vile and unrestrained. These days you got too many rules and moderation, so people can't even properly harrass people on public platforms. Back then they could and did. You just find cringe entertaining. That's all it is. You are not alone, there are thousands who watch cringe videos every day, for fun. But that's the counter-culture. The majority mocks cringe. Because it is what the word suggests.

[@daddyespressodepresso2207]

@@yoursonisold8743 My point was that I don't find these type of jokes "Really Embarrassing" nor do I get second-hand embarrassment from them. The entire concept of feeling second-hand embarrassment from what someone else does feels weird to me. I don't find it entertaining I just don't understand the need to mock someone for something that, while embarrassing to them, is mostly harmless. Sure, if it's something really egregious I might tell my coworker something about it, but I'm not going to shame them and mock them for it. IGN's scoring system was always a joke, but the only people that were constantly shitting on them were the "Elite Gamer" crowd that think they are better than everyone else. The Guides were corny and unprofessional, but rarely downright misinformative and malicious, and, at least in the forums I used to hang out in back then, they were still referential for players looking for information on whatever game they were playing. I couldn't tell you how many games me and my friends wouldn't have beaten without them. I wholeheartedly disagree with the internet being worse back then. It was more unhinged, sure, but much more disjointed. Most communities stayed in their little pockets without bothering anyone else most of the time. You had some groups that trolled the shit out of everyone but they were a loud minority, and their harassment rarely splashed into other communities besides their target. Nowadays it seems that as soon as anyone calls to cancel someone, EVERYONE jumps on the bandwagon. Everyone has an opinion on whatever content creator did a harmless thing that everyone is taking out of context. You weren't constantly hearing about X person getting Death Threats sent to their house. It happened, but nowhere near as often as I hear about it now. If you think you can't properly harass people on public platforms anymore then you clearly haven't spent a lot of time on Twitter or IG/TikTok because my god have I seen genuinely good people bullied of those platforms over the most trivial shit. Imagine back in the day if the forum I hung out at suddenly got swarmed with 100+ new users spamming Hardcore Gore Porn in every thread. Absolutely unheard of back then. In the past 3 years I've seen that exact scenario happen 5 times in different discord servers. The internet was more trolly back then, but the level of downright hatred and hateful rage is way worse nowadays and I will die on that hill.

[@evelynphore7635]

​@@yoursonisold8743 you're sad

[@bloodyiceblast]

The end was the best part. I'm so glad you did everything the guide said including treating your mom to a spa day. Such a wholesome moment

[@badnewsbears9358]

This is the definition of let them cook. Those bell gargoyle and sif fights were insane.

[@zack-115]

When the moonlight butterfly floated down, that had me lol'ing pretty hard XD

[@GildedBaz]

Banger as always, everyone round the office really liked this one.

[@botterminator]

Rumour has it everyone at the office loled pretty hard.

[@NotOnLand]

I love the "the whole office" bits, it really brings back that feeling of all your friends trying struggling to beat that one really hard part of a game. Except this is Dark Souls, the world's first Hard Game™ so it's like that the whole way through

[@mergenocide]

Congratulations, you got the whole offfice laughing.

[@frostyelwood9898]

@@mergenocide it floats down! I loled pretty hard XD!

[@StenchSniffer]

They always have to have that “ _in the dangerous world of DarkSouls, everything is a challenge_ “

[@primary2630]

​@primepaladin9757 it floats down

[@qrowing]

Me and the boys desperately trying to get through Cortana on Legendary on a school night.

[@DisgruntledPeasant]

This is so wholesome, reminds me of my first journey into darksouls. I had no concept of what build i would use, just clawing my way through the game with whatever nonesense seemed to be working.

[@sdsdfdu4437]

I love this guide series. The cheesy humor makes it feel like it was done by a geek who loves video games, whereas modern game journos sound like they don't even like or play games

[@blushingralseiuwu2222]

That's half true. The problem with modern game journos is that not enough journos with game background to write stuff while demand is high, so they resort to employ freelance journos or journos with no game backhround. This problem become worse because experienced journos with game background usually just leave to pursue their own stuff because they realize they do much better writing independently than for mainstream media, this resulted in mainstream media employing dumb editor with experience for mainstream stuff but no game background. So even if you got a good writer, it will become soulles bs because of that editor. This situation will probably never change for the better

[@vloger63animates51]

@@blushingralseiuwu2222 but that wasnt a modern game journo

[@ForgedinPrint]

you watch the whole cuphead thing, and yeah I wouldn't be surprised if they didn't actually play many games. I know it's just one person, but he was able to get through the cracks, what else can get through.

[@Site17]

He writes most of the guide. The video is fake.

[@sdsdfdu4437]

@@Site17 do you have a single fact to back that up

[@nannonana]

Lenny I love your mum, what a wonderful supportive mum. Always a treat to see her on the show.

[@matthew8253]

A whole hour of lenny shenanigans this does put a smile on my face, hope your shoulder/arm is doing better

[@cbunny6671]

52:25 "It's just like those trust fall exercises. Don't worry I've got you" Aww. That's actually really sweet lol

[@alex_72509]

Man, that was probably my favourite IGN guide so far. Funny, wholesome and actually very good about game mechanics and even glitches. Can't wait for DS3 and DLC

[@hyperblazer4204]

Never knew about the Sif bow cheese or Quelaag stun method with the bow. I didn't expect to actually learn anything from their guide but here we are. The Ornstein and Smough damage glitch thing was pretty neat too. Still don't know how or why that worked but it was fun to see. Great video!

[@carsonroach-howell6945]

And this man figured this stuff out before the game even came out!!

[@lordturtlellama2224]

Unironically crying laughing at "floats down" near pissed myself too, absolute comedy gold

[@ZycheCiorre]

I loled preeety hard xD

[@benjaminlocks]

I am so happy that I randomly stumbled onto this video. Brand new to the channel, absolutely got a sub out of me! I am SO ready to Float Down your playlist of IGN guides!

[@derkevevin]

31:57 he came floating down, and so did his health bar so i loled preety hard xD

[@vinnie3142]

I loved the wholesome interaction between Lenny and his mum.

[@firestuka8850]

I played Dark Souls with Mouse and Keyboard in FPS mode with a bow. It was quite hilarious. My friend watched me and was disgusted, but slightly amused.

[@alphakakcmeddlakadoofahkii3362]

Too easy?

[@NathanCassidy721]

I remember seeing the keyboard controls once. Made my fingers ache just looking at the absurd layout.

[@Hideyourtoes_miyazaki]

I play on keyboard and mouse normally 💀

[@diediedice]

​@@Hideyourtoes_miyazaki Are you okay bro

[@mistersandman3446]

​@@diediedice it's not even that bad

[@chainsawgood123]

There's so much energy of just having a laugh in this video. It's genuinely so fun, and I like how you aren't mean either. It's great.

[@King_Firebrand]

This series is just gold. I wish this series would spill over to other games. The early internet FAQ guides have a one of a kind charme to them that I just love, it was a truly special time.

[@crazyakira1222]

The IGN guide floating down was so fun I loled pretty hard xD

[@JohanNed]

The absolute commitment at 34:28 to following through with the guide right down to not bothering with the escape till the guide tells him to do so is absolute gold. Keep at it with these videos, and hope to see more of these with potentially other games. 😂

[@hallowbanterman]

This has been one of my favourite videos you've made to date and I've been watching since the first broken sword video the positivity made me feel amazing and any video with your mam is guaranteed to be fantastic

[@AkashWShah]

The part where he floats down… I loled pretty hard xD

[@KenshinRyuzaki]

This video was a lot of fun! The way the IGN guide was written just reminded me of those tips and tricks articles you used to find in magazines like Nintendo Power. They were quirky, fun, and sometimes blew your mind with the info they would divulge.

[@austinroks32]

Honestly the one off cut aways to you sprinting down the street to buy a can of beans are amazing. I love your effort and commitment and can't wait to see how you continue to grow

[@HopeyDiamond]

54:30 meanwhile the game pretty much screaming at you though it's version of lore cinematics, item descriptions. "OI, YOU NEED TO BE CURSED, if not, use this item for temporary CURSE, or use a CURSE weapon" But I'll agree, didn't know you could camp-snipe Sif xD

[@beckerscantbechoosers6768]

My favorite part of this video is the end. Just seeing you happy with your mum and having it tie in to the last part of the guide is really nice.

[@unyielding.entertainment]

Lenny's mum is such a treasure, what a sweet lady

[@EnderMega]

This was actually very wholesome and I say a guy in chat (58:31) saying a thing that is very true "back them all the office laughed".

[@Lordyankovich]

Love the “cringe” guides no need to change my mind. I used an old guide to beat halo 2 on legendary back in the day that had the same feel as these ones. Cool part was that in that guide they went into the lore of the enemies and I actually learned their actual alien names from the guide. Also went into detail on why enemies were different colors and stuff, nice memory I had from back then.

[@poppinpineapples3481]

His mom is a global treasure, her dropping the floating reference SENT me

[@jjswifthd]

What a fun and wholesome playthrough. From the obvious fun the ign guys were having the in vids and guides, to his mom showing up with her fun shenanigans and Lenny just having a good time. Really just feelsgoodman vid. c:

[@BrettFairchild]

I haven’t had a creator make me laugh SO MUCH every video in a long time. You’re the best

[@mateotrapiello1114]

so I loled pretty hard xD It's admirable how you keep finding so many cool, memorable, funny ways to play the very same game after all these years and never feeling old. Thanks for this great work, lad, keep it spicy

[@krusher181]

So I loled pretty hard xD too

[@iamcool544]

Its so sweet how close he is with his mom. My mom refused to hug me after I turned 8.

[@stormshadow281]

That took a turn

[@michaelhenderson1337]

Nah because I actually started crying when he showed all the homemade birthday cards she got him as a kid. Like actual ugly crying that shit was so wholesome I had to actually stop watching the video for a couple minutes

[@iamcool544]

@YngvarGH94 well thank you

[@Joural0401]

Bro wtf

[@UltraTaka1]

Same bro I feel you, much love g

[@a.s.raiyan2003-4]

When the heck did this channel go from making jokes about people's mom to making this wholesome content about moms? Me like it very much. Almost as much as when it floats down.

[@sethsolves5522]

She be LOLing me till it floats down. And by it, well, lets just say... my office

[@Halosrighthand]

You and your mom are so wholesome man, I really love your two's dynamic. You genuinely have such fun together and are so supportive of each other; it's awesome.

[@Steve-vb1cc]

The part of being cursed to damage ghosts is pretty much how I always dealt with them since the very start of the game 54:27 . I loled pretty hard on this part, especially when he floats down, darn dude, got the hole office here rolling

[@theatomiclemon1]

If these videos taught me anything, it's that I miss the old ways of writing guides. Yeah it might be cringe, but we wouldn't have had Hokage mode without them!

[@joshiebabe12]

Lenny's mum's anger at lenny shooting arrows and it being boring as fuck is so funny. i love this whole vidoe

[@joaoartur19]

It deeply saddens me that there are a finite amount of Souls-like IGN guides out there, these videos are a treasure

[@michaelwalters4749]

These guide videos are some of my fastest clicks on the internet. Been watching you since your first Dark Souls experience before anyone knew what you sounded like and what a ride it has been. Happy to see you having fun

[@TheLikeButtonLMAO]

Lenny's mum floated down into his room to give him her guide.

[@LPwatcher]

I've never heard of this channel before youtube recommended me this video, and I must say that this was absolutely delightful. Learning that the ghosts can be harmed if you get cursed blew me away as much as it did chat. I will certainly be watching the rest of your IGN guide series.

[@GFCOLCQuote]

I just wanna say your mom is incredibly wholesome. I love that little spa day at the end, very well done.

[@TA20017]

Really respect how you go into these runs with the intention to have the most fun possible. An hour long Lenny vid was a real treat 😊 Had me loling reasonably hard to say the least x

[@nottiredofwinning3736]

12:36 LOL - "float down" - that's a real knee-slapper.

[@Dee-Dee]

the pure wholesome in this is just too much to handle 😭❤

[@Dee-Dee]

So I loled pretty hard XD