Dark Souls by Regole in

Runner introduction starts at 0:00
Run starts at 2:10
Commentary is provided by Ashewyn, and QueueKyoo
CovertMuffin is host
This speedrun was recorded during Awesome Games Done Quick 2024, a week long charity speedrun marathon raising money for the Prevent Cancer Foundation. Awesome Games Done Quick 2024 is just one of the many charity marathons organized by Games Done Quick. For more information on Awesome Games Done Quick 2024, find us at: gamesdonequick.com/
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[@gamesdonequick]

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[@RegoleSlayer]

Was really happy with this run. Thanks for having me!

[@VietnamG]

Great commentary

[@Wumbo_the_Mumbo]

You crushed this run. It's unfortunate that RNG wasn't super favorable with the halberd and firestorm, but you recovered really great for a marathon run.

[@Smoth48]

Awesome job, and sick that you kept your cool despite loading a save during a marathon :) Very informative, and very entertaining.

[@blarpgan3641]

Really enjoy watching your runs, Regole. Your GDQ run back in 2020 actually got me to finally try Dark Souls, so thank you! Best wishes,

[@dontkillmejay8570]

Great run man!

[@allgreatfictions]

The way Regole and Ashewyn played their commentary off each other through this was absolutely brilliant. I've watched a lot of gdq runs, and this one really sticks out just for the sake of Ashewyn knowing she can tell them to read donations and stuff, and Regole explained his side of things really well too.

[@trevorbeyer9720]

theyre married! the speedrunning power couple

[@Ashewyn]

I'm really glad you enjoyed our commentary!! ♥ I really being on couch for runs. I highly recommend the two Demon's Souls runs by BertoPlease showcased at SGDQ, I did comms for both of them!

[@dr.balance3377]

9:34 for Ashewyn rap god

[@Aephyn.]

Her explanation there was fantastic

[@esbeekay]

I almost didn’t watch this because I’ve seen so many DS speed runs that I thought it couldn’t be anything new but I’ve never seen that Firesage skip before with the elevator, that was awesome Great run!

[@Jumzaaa]

GDQ doesn't feel like GDQ without Regole taking the absolute piss beating DS1, kills it every time Sidenote: Do I spy a tomatoangus (with a silent G) in the background?

[@ArtificeParagon]

You probably do, he was on the couch for one of the games this year. Can’t remember which one tho

[@Sniperfuchs]

I think this might have been my favorite run at GDQ ever, both the game and the commentary! Short-ish with under an hour so it doesn't drag on too much, constant action, no downtimes in the gameplay. Regole had great things to say, Queuekyoo had some technical details to add and Ashewyn tied it all together very fluently.

[@Armor_Clad]

My favs are dark souls and MGS3. I’ll watch them every time

[@minhcuonghuynh2768]

What about the Elden Ring run?

[@iNomNomAwesome]

Should've been a round of applause for the commentary at 9:35

[@duckcluck123]

9:50 my brain is exploding

[@onceuponatimeonearth]

Excellent commentary from all three of you, very fun to watch!

[@darcyska]

This was such a fun run! Wasn't able to catch it live, so happy to see it here

[@wiglessfool]

"little slow of a fight" kills Quelaag in under 10 sec

[@GlizzyAssassin]

Always love the formsoft runs. Thanks for playing it guys!

[@_Somsnosa_]

Yooo I've never seen that Demon FIresage elevator skip/plunge attack before! SO awesome, this is what speedrunning is all about!

[@xTobsecretx]

Appreciate the run and all the commentary from the couch crew and ofc regole!

[@remulas13]

Excellent run and commentary! Great vibes all around and who doesnt like watching Dark Souls get crushed like it did so many of us :)

[@iagolacerda22]

never get tired of watching ds speedruns

[@BlackMagicFools]

This guy flies through the entire game in sub 45min, I can’t beat the roof gargoyles…

[@xremming]

Incredible how much new tech this speedrun has seen in the last few years.

[@Starcraft2Krauts]

I like the commentary explaining the speedrun mechanics. Gj

[@mmarcusdesign]

Oh god the arrow!

[@christianstachl]

I watched hundreds of DS1 speed- and challengeruns and i can't get enough of it. And yes, the Firesage elevator skip is so cool, i was speechless when i first saw it.

[@elmars123]

9:36 Yeah, of course.

[@KazeBlack]

I love all the glitchy jank in Dark Souls. In my own playthrough I accidentally killed Centipede Demon because he grabbed me near a wall, let go of me and then fell through the world and died. As a pure melee build without spells I highly appreciated that and had a good laugh on top of that.

[@Aaron-ch7zt]

In awe at the Darkness of these Souls.

[@remghoost]

36:54 That Duke's skip setup is rad. It reminds me of an OOT setup (particularly the forest escape backup if you miss the Navi dive). I love setups like that. Just input the correct buttons in the correct order. It feels like a cheat code.

[@PotluckB]

I always felt like the mod (Or whatever it is. I watch speedruns I don't do them myself) that makes the Black Knight Halberd a guaranteed drop should just be how the game works normally haha. Having fully missable weapons tied to a percentage drop on a non-respawning enemy never felt nice to me even during normal play. It's been a while but I think you can farm them out of the game's final area where they DO respawn, but that's like... the very end of the game haha. Gimme my rad, heavy-ass weapons! Also, thank you so much for the run and good commentary!

[@stewrat0420]

agreed. In contrast lies of p just gives you guaranteed weapon drops.

[@vinvinvichii]

Love it! Just started running this game as well! Just got to a 1:38!! I’m coming for you guys

[@vinvinvichii]

700 damage on quelag without the red tear stone ring active !?! How sway

[@justinhowe3878]

great run, sucks about the bed of chaos but the show must go on. never seen the nito ai disable before, really cool. kahmul is a total madman lol.

[@ZentyLP]

Top tier commentary by Ashewyn. 😊

[@SuperRioMa01]

Amazing run. I died a million times to the first boss 😂

[@arisrayden]

bed of chaos once started the firestorm as i was about to hit the main body so it did die but the firestorm still went off meaning i had to walk back to get the souls sicne the bonfire wasnt activated yet.... good times

[@itsukine]

Is the timer lagging or is that just a visual issue? 4:13 ish was when I noticed it as he was leaving undead asylum

[@Doublee73]

9:00 Asheyn’s explanation of prompt swap was insane

[@morgans.5190]

first time ive seen that sen skip setup

[@cloud1641]

Bed of Chaos was like NAH-NAH!

[@mcjibbo6100]

After getting both endings i never want to touch this special kind of game again. Now i have DS2 to play next. I wonder how this will play out haha.

[@Demonrifts]

DS2 is basically just Gank Squad: The Game. Prepare to get swarmed around every corner lol.

[@nazgulsenpai]

Wait its faster to talk to Oscar than kill him? Oh dear what have I done.

[@NerdGlassGamingPA]

How is that Halberd hit so hard ? Did I miss the explanation ?

[@guy3717]

Its at +5 and RTSR is active. He also moveswaps the running attack to the one of the rapier so the running attack hits twice but uses the damage of the halberd.

[@literallyjustgrass]

Oh my god that O&S rng was incredibly bad and he handled it sooooo smoothly

[@logansisson5949]

Woooo

[@CapitaineToinon]

❤

[@thomsencummings8471]

im glad there was a reason for the cursor on the screen cause i was getting so annoyed lol

[@thomsencummings8471]

nevermind it stayed in an even worse position

[@thomsencummings8471]

thank god, it's gone after 30 minutes

[@bensutcliffe3904]

praise the son

[@-The-Cake-Is-A-Lie-]

21:33 Ok hear me out..

[@Graterstuuf]

I wish console runs were as popular.

[@asianinvasion6209]

The return of Obi-Wan

[@DiceRollX19]

Why DS Vanilla, not Remaster?

[@ottokarl5427]

I think they fixed the Move-Swap Glitch in Remastered, though I might be wrong there.

[@MrClawt]

Bed of Chaos always being a jerk.

[@Acaran]

Bed of Chaos, ruining playtroughs since 2011.

[@Garuda..]

Is this wr?

[@lordtice14]

No

[@jacobbrown457]

Why would you recommend cheeseing a boss to a first time player, it takes a lot of the joy out it

[@CJ739]

Because Bed of Chaos is hot garbage, there is no joy to be had on that fight in any form

[@crafty_matt]

It's the Bed of Chaos, what joy?

[@lordtice14]

Because bed of chaos fucking sucks lmao

[@ottokarl5427]

Bed of Chaos isn't a Boss, it is basically a very un-fun puzzle. The boss would maybe be okay if there was a bonfire right in front of it, but the fact that you have to do a two or three minute long walk just to get gimmicked in 10 seconds is just awful

[@GGrev]

Why are you a skeleton?

[@thedrunkenbaboon8593]

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