Dark Souls III by spacey1 in

Runner introduction starts at 0:14.
Run starts at 0:35.
Darkman interviews Valdio, GlitchCat7, and RBMACHOK at 1:47:29.
TheBlacktastic is the host.
This speedrun was recorded live at Awesome Games Done Quick 2019, a weeklong charity speedrun marathon raising money for the Prevent Cancer Foundation. Awesome Games Done Quick 2019 is just one of the many charity marathons put on by Games Done Quick. For more information on AGDQ2019, find us at: gamesdonequick.com
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Runner introduction starts at 0:14. Run starts at 0:35. Darkman interviews Valdio, GlitchCat7, and RBMACHOK at 1:47:29. TheBlacktastic is the host.

[@schhhh]

"He takes more damage if you hit him in the Gwyndolin" HOW DID NOBODY LAUGH?? HAVE THEY NEVER PLAYED DARK SOULS?????

[@FadhlyHamzah]

someone said the mic doesnt pick up the audiences voice very well. It aint like Kimmel's show or something

[@hairospinola6790]

Timestamp it!

[@Espeonstar1]

@@hairospinola6790 Little bit after 39:00

[@Voradorek84]

Was lookin for that comment, cuz I died there XD

[@KitKatNisa]

@Madness You like hating things just because people like them, don't you?

[@mintyfresh9080]

Did anyone else think it was cute when he got a donation from his wife and smiled when he heard her username

[@alvaro2399]

Time plzzz

[@Paladinearth]

11:00 mins

[@downsjmmyjones101]

That's the cutest shit I've ever seen.

[@DemoniteBL]

Audience doesn't even register it

[@nebulatheking5402]

No

[@windskatana6496]

tough crowd. i actually enjoyed his jokes

[@Viraus2]

I think the audio just doesn't pick the crowd up well. You can hear them when they're saying something loudly (like "HYYYYPE!") but it's really faint. So there are probably a lot of softer laughs that you can't hear

[@BiscuitAWitch]

His mic doesn't pick up much noise form the crowd, probably intentionally. I think talk shows have boom mics aimed at the audience to pick up their reactions. GDQ needs to test try the same thing for their events.

[@anitheremil8822]

boop him on the snoot

[@lbj20xx27]

I think part of it was they were being quieter for him. A few times he gave the OK to clap and the announcer only asked once or twice(ish) if it was OK to jump in for a sec. Spacey sounded like he knew exactly what he wanted to say, exactly when he wanted to say it so he was sort of doing traffic control in a way. Which is pretty cool if you think about it. Basically a one man stage play with Dark Souls 3. Also, crowd was probably really focused on the monitors because even just watching people play a Souls game takes concentration.

[@tylerglasscock8390]

@@lbj20xx27 ii8i8

[@StephenOwen]

Me: So this is the first boss, I'm going to do one R1, panic, four circles to roll at random around the arena. Then you'll see this huge wind up for his attack? Well my brain will stop working at this point so I"m going to forget how to dodge and walk right into it. When he does the same move again next, I'll drink my estus flask timing it to frame perfectly get hit right before the heal completes, negating any heal I would get from it. Now to end the fight, I'll dodge, dodge, dodge and...perfect, right off the arena I go.

[@olivarroden2243]

Stephen Owen Your comment made me blow a substantial amount of air out of my nose. Don’t give up, skeleton!

[@Nison545]

*light audience applause*

[@RobGodMC]

There was also a loud stream of air from my nose whilst reading this. Sums up my first 100 encounters LUL.

[@johnicorn]

"Why are you the way that you are?"

[@somedude4533]

How I play

[@JKelly756]

I like the runs where they methodically go over what they are doing

[@jobvalero2564]

Joe Kelly that’s what I was thinking, not a big fan where they just sit there and just play the game, tell me what’s happening lol

[@venomtang]

ofc that's literally an addition level of difficulty/ distraction

[@toastedt140]

@@venomtang which makes it an additional layer of mastery to enjoy. Even when the game is too difficult I like when they bring someone on the couch knowledgeable about the the run.

[@nikz000]

Totally great comment I agree

[@1nnards]

“This skip has never been shown at a gdq” **No Signal**

[@plumpbird2005]

Was that intentional?

[@corsicasanova]

@@plumpbird2005 I don't think it was the guy seems willing to share knowledge most likely someone tripped on a cable there was plenty lag already

[@Kwalnoot]

This got me just further conviced it was all pre-recorded.

[@lbj20xx27]

I always crack up when a runner does really solid commentary on their own run, in real time. That is two, very distinctly different set of skills being performed at a very high level at the exact same time by one person. That was this run. Actually Spacey was also doing crowd control as well, letting them know when it was OK to clap, read donations, etc. That is taking in and responding to a whole lot of stimuli happening right there.

[@matthewgeorge6620]

Yeah that's the first thing I thought how he's so calm and collective playing this ridiculously hard game while also being informative and also funny

[@irrouda92akasunpistache16]

Video games help us at multitasking, that video is pure proof

[@nickheyer]

Spacey's IRL CC effects have hit level cap.

[@enshk79]

I can’t even do one of these things half as competently

[@TheHonestTruth]

Very well said. Smart smart man

[@tylerc3081]

Runs that don't have a couch are usually pretty lame, but this guy is entertaining, amazed that he can commentate like that and still play well.

[@TheSado19]

He might have refused to have a coach accompany him since he seemed to love commentating by himself

[@Undone007]

Haha this guy has ice in his veins, it's impressive how calm he stays pretty much this entire run.

[@dilsco]

idk guys it's probably pretty nerve-wracking doing a one attempt live speedrun for tenss of thousands of people!!!

[@thelegacyofgaming2928]

@@dilsco It's much easier when you've had the practice he's had.

[@Vtlaghe69]

Says mastershake the guy who literally has ice in his veins

[@abigdumbamerican315]

I never thought there was such a thing as a “casual” dark souls player until I watched this guy call out his hits on Gundyr before he even walked into the room.

[@lhunterr4876]

I feel bad because the hype for Bloodborne right after this run really brought down how much people cared for this run. Great run, one of the best from the event by far. Sad to see more people caring about Bloodborne being next rather than the run at hand, though.

[@ziegfeld4131]

I mean its prob just the fact that we see dark souls every gdq for the last like 15 years lol bloodbourne is a little more rare ro see

[@NosferatuXGutts]

Lol isn't dark souls 1 only 9 years old though

[@DragonMoth34]

@@NosferatuXGutts speed running so advanced, runners complete games before they're developed.

[@dodoextinct4597]

This guy's stupidity transcends time and space

[@SokimMan]

I'm 12 hours into my first playthrough and this guy overtook me in 17 minutes.

[@Thouxanbanquincy]

my first ever ds3 playthrough (it was my first dark souls game too) took me like 50 hours

[@zip753]

same - 10 hours in, he beat me in 10 minutes :D I was actually pretty close to beating the second boss (the tree) on the first try, but I tend to explore a lot, seems like there's much more to this game than you can see in the speedrun

[@adeptusmechanicus1029]

I like to enjoy the games as much i as I can with the first playthrough

[@SongbirdOfficial]

49:00 "The voice acting's good..." *Enemy's unholy screeching*

[@missbelled6700]

Anyone: Oceiros: AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

[@corsicasanova]

In the same vein 31:40 "and he nicely hands us the ring pay no attention to the deathcry"

[@saskilla1945]

48:57

[@highestsettings]

I'm an hour in and the fact that he has half a million souls is giving me intense anxiety.

[@Deadshot901]

Lul first time i played through the ringed city i had 2 million

[@corsicasanova]

@@Deadshot901 Some people farm, some people dupe, some people don't

[@tigerwarrior1787]

And some people will just look at their souls and not care. Cuz there's only one soul they care about. THEIR OWN!!!

[@mkjayd4969]

I dupe v1.00

[@alyssehmullet994]

This was the best run. The commentary was extremely entertaining, his cool demeanor while playing was incredible. More spacey1_ hype! Seriously a pro. Great run man.

[@koshey245]

Second only to spacey1

[@timk7656]

third only to spacey

[@csquared4538]

Fourth only to space

[@ZacGames3]

@@csquared4538 Fifth only to " "

[@Eric-yt7fp]

I just started playing dark souls 3 for the first time last week. I've been playing for about eight hours. Glad to see I'm nine minutes in.

[@zipzip070]

Execution-wise, one of the best runs of the event and the best run of DS III specifically at a GDQ. Everything was done super well and the solo commentary was cool and calm.

[@Keln02]

Holy crap, from all the AGDQ dark soul's runs this has to be one of the most impressive

[@rickhapstley3866]

I love how he explains everything, for both veterans and people who haven't played the game.

[@TheAlcale]

I was so impressed with the death cam run in the painted world. I think my jaw hit the floor from how smooth that was.

[@rjs9228]

Most skips that are glitches and not just movement tech were found by accident.

[@Stenaven]

This video, speedrun, and Spacy definitely deserve more views. I’m surprised this has such low views as of this time in comparison to the other GDQ 2019 runs. Nice run and commentary.

[@rareroe305]

That may have something to do with the fact that (on my computer anyway, using Google) searching for 'agdq 2019 dark souls 3' doesn't bring this run up.

[@derekcampbell4209]

Agreed

[@itsbunta]

I was waiting for this run, but I think it flew under the radar. It was probably due to the amount of videos that got released.

[@ocksygen]

Yeah, it didnt appear for me either. I tried looking for it too.

[@Chaogardenx]

most people saw Spacey1´s run, he was faster than Spacey1_´s

[@chedattilo6284]

It's not lost on me that his wife hyped him up like that. That's great.

[@alyssehmullet994]

His wife tragickiwi is super adorable. Its awesome he has support like that. She seems so proud!

[@rhiys]

Damn. I've never liked these live runs. But this guy was genuinely entertaining. I liked his little quips, clearly a tough crowd! GG man 👌

[@vycanismajoris6871]

This guy seems much more credible, calm and cooler than other "soulsborne" runners that just screams and act insane in streams. Gonna follow this guy ! :)

[@Hidden-Secrets]

Such a good commentary.

[@android19willpwn]

Yeah I was immediately impressed by it. Really neat.

[@DtoZ24]

love it when runners are very informative. today I actually decided to make a sellsword run and I was wondering why other straight swords were better until you just told me that they only get OP with sharp infusion and a soft cap in dex.

[@SnakeThisLife]

Going back and revisiting old agdq slots, I feel like this is the best showcase any runner has done. Spacey offers clear and concise commentary on his run while smoothly transitioning between strat explanations, he only gets one minor detail wrong (estus upgrades) which doesn't really play into the speedrun itself, he's extremely focused on playing both the game and the crowd, he gets almost every skip first try and finishes the run with no major mistakes (deaths), and he did the entire thing without a couch behind him. Really impressive stuff, and entertaining the whole way through. Not to mention that clutch save during vilhelm skip, holy moly

[@csquared4538]

He got estus wrong? His explanation sounded correct to me. Estus shards increase number of uses, bone shards increase how much each drink refills your HP.

[@kdread11]

Not gonna lie, that ending was pretty badass.

[@Endeva09]

I didnt really understand the ending, what did he do? swing the sword just at the right time so that it shows the animation but doesnt hit her?

[@zanekreger8041]

He killed her instead of getting the "real ending"

[@corsicasanova]

@@zanekreger8041 he didn't Was a set up fake out to time perfectly so the line of the sword in the dark seems like he kills her but instead doesn't and it's only revealed by the voice of the fire keeper. Most people wanted to kill her. Also there is no real ending but the "most canon ending" would be the usurpation of the fire ending which won't be done into speedruns because it requires following Anri questline which takes a lot of time.

[@irreleverent]

@@Endeva09 He swung in the other direction just enough to make the sword swing look like it might just barely connect, but it did not.

[@yaboi821]

Boss gave me a extended 2hour long lunch, let me just casually beat dark souls real quick

[@matasovich3446]

Did you complete it?

[@laufendlich]

I really like this guy. It was a great time watching him, he is an amazing players obviously and nothing fills me with more fun watching someone play than the ones who are outsanding at teaching what they do by explaining it nicely and precisely

[@shoelariat]

Best fake-out, there was a second where I thought he screwed it up but I shouldn't have doubted him.

[@Corcky54]

That was a great run! He knows when to be serious when he needs to, and calls for donations when it's necessary. Soulsborne is one of my favorite series and it's great to see competent runners of it. The bloodborne run wasn't as good as last years, but still worth a watch.

[@MrBallinmangosocks]

This guy KILLED this run. Awesome explanations, super well done tech’s, absolutely loved this from start to finish

[@yatazen7670]

Congrats to Spacey, that's the fastest Farron skip I've seen in a speedrun!

[@officialroxxmusic]

This dude must do commentary on all his runs while he’s practicing with no crowd at home, cause that was SMOOTH!

[@bbsonjohn]

I am still amazed by all GDQ events. Just think about it: We nerds get to spectate some awesome speedrun skills. The nerd runners get to show off their skill. And everyone is making A LOT of money for a charity cause.

[@Bepopp]

Great Run; Good Commentary. The lag really annoyed me but the runner dealt with it well.

[@derekcampbell4209]

Awesome run Spacey! This was the only run I actually watched throughout.

[@drudigger]

Best Run of any game ive watched in a long time. Great runner, good presentation and info.

[@DukeOfJam7591]

I've been watching GDQs for about 3 years now and watching backlog stuff in between and this... This is my favorite run of all the ones I've seen, so much so that I downloaded it to watch at work since I work in the freaking boonies and there is no internet or cell signal at all. The game play, masterful. The commentary, clear, concise, on point. The humor, spot on despite the crowd being ass. This run is the single reason why I'm learning this run and actually got into speed running.

[@danscu5278]

I was scared they wouldn't upload this VOD. Glad they did, this run is awesome!

[@StealYourFace7731]

I love this game and I love seeing these guys make it look so easy. I always enjoy the AGDQ events, thanks for using a great hobby for a bigger purpose.

[@uutarn]

Consice explainations and peerless execution throughout. Thouroughly enjoyed. Gonna look out for spacey more :-)

[@semiotikos1576]

Absolutely fantastic run and just as great a commentator and player. This is I think my favorite ds3 speedrun + commentary ive ever seen1

[@jameswilcox511]

This was really spectacular and I enjoyed every minute. Thanks GDQ and spacey1!

[@ShadowMk3]

How dare you not give this runner a couch! I mean he handled it like a pro, but damn he deserved company for being this awesome!

[@RETROGameGuide80]

This guy is great. Good commentary. Good sense of humor. Good execution. Fun speedrun to watch.

[@PerpetualNoob]

My god. That was an incredible run. That Midir fight. I'm still stunned. Great job! :D

[@thuaphong2704]

that fucker supposed to be tanky as fuck, why he 's so soft in that damn speed run ....

[@Dennzyl]

i guess i found a new favourite runner here... i just love it when they explain the stuff they do! nice commentary! nice run!

[@gilbertovampre9494]

Darkeater Midir was my nightmare on this game, maaan I died uncountable times to this boss, see you killing him like it was one of the hollows is pure gold. Also, loved you run and commentaries, it was a really joyfull run to watch. Thanks.

[@FarhanH1]

what an amazing run with great commentary. made everything so clear in regards to what he was doing. also loved the fakeout at the end!

[@VileLasagna]

Amazing run and great commentary. Really awesome throughout

[@ALT-et8gs]

I watched it all like a movie.. Fantastic speedrun.. good explanation and got me all needy for dark souls 3 again.. U did great, bud.. Big tnx!

[@SinpleaOfficial]

these speed runs are so nice and relaxing to watch

[@Krysk_SK]

Great speedrun! Idk why there’s no views, but this deserves way more.

[@DB-xc5zu]

this is still my favorite run to watch. just such a chill vibe.

[@android19willpwn]

this guy really knows his shit. And as someone who did Yhorm The Hard Way back in my first playthrough it was... cathartic to see it here.

[@GlowZoe]

Android 19 you died to yhorm?

[@Acrylescent]

Same! I remember the first time I saw someone use storm ruler I was so tilted. Lol i brute forced him so many times.

[@imaginatedepoch]

This video together with that Dragon Warrior run became my comfort video when I want to watch a speed run. So well done.

[@jimjamjul]

Awesome run and awesome commentary. Takes a lot of skill to do either one of those things so the fact that he was able to do both at once was super impressive.

[@moathajafar2901]

Spacey, dude thank you for the great gameplay, really high level of skill

[@aaaz319]

Amazing run and commentary. That Yhorm fight was incredible.

[@luciddre4m]

Pontiff was incredible, wow Edit: Champion Gundyr was INSANE

[@YourPalHDee]

He made nameless king look like child's play, that blew my mind.

[@corsicasanova]

@@YourPalHDee Not to mention the hardest part for him is the "chicken"

[@csquared4538]

I did not set out to watch any of this, much less the entire video. I've seen plenty of ds3 speed runs, I was a fan a big dist2 fan for a couple years, but this was exceptionally entertaining and well presented.

[@3lithepunk]

*Spacey1 starts Ds3* Ds3 Bosses : oh shit not again

[@bolch88bb8]

I am dead lololol this guy has such a mastery of the game it is next level :)

[@Rbrt92]

Great run, very entertaining! Also loved the fact, that you put effort into explaining certain skips..

[@NolifeSosun]

Really enjoyed this run by Spacey. Made sure to follow him on twitch. Seems like a great dude.

[@IamProvocateur]

I was just straight up glued to the screen the entire run. Yasssss.

[@ZuckerbergsAi]

this guy is a real pro, his explanation of what he was doing was clear and concise the entire run

[@modernlion2372]

"boop em on the snoot, then give him some belly rubs" *viciously murders doggo* LMAO!

[@seasonalgent8479]

This man is literally a machine. I love this explanation as a normal dark souls lover, but this gave me more insight of how amazing the speedrun community is.

[@CJ739]

This run was absolutely sick. Props to Spacey on the best run I've ever seen at GDQ

[@HeeroAC195]

One of my favorite runs, good stuff dude!

[@TuffMelon]

Honestly, the confidence with the number of swings in what order is pretty impressive.

[@NekoHibaCosplay]

I never get tired of enjoying the astonishing soundtrack of this game.

[@ruiperes]

This was awesome! Thanks for the cool commentary and great display of skill. :D

[@Keggas1]

This run and runner are absolute class

[@0num4]

Great run, great job explaining to the crowd. Well done!

[@TacoBarato]

Wow, that was a really clean run. Congrats.

[@justinhowe3878]

such an amazing run, great gameplay and great commentary, really entertaining and educational.

[@thousandcello]

this isnt my first time watching a speedrun but i am so amazed by how people can talk while playing games without making any mistakes.

[@murdoc6416]

I’ve played off and on for a couple years now and that stamina management tip I’ve never thought about lmao. Thanks

[@raiderz10mb]

Funny speed runner that did a good job explaining all aspects of the game. Will definitely follow

[@Slymind]

Best of the show for me.

[@mohammadosmanriaz6237]

Once upon a time, I tried out dark souls 1 and right after the first Boss appeared, I watched in awe and I quit. And then you have these guys.

[@STRIDER_503]

Like this dude, hope we'll see him more often!

[@robc6022]

what do you think the estus flask tastes like? i imagine a mix of mango, pineapple, and orange juice but it's carbonated.

[@marentrigger1591]

That...sounds really good, kinda wanna try that

[@user-ef6gv4wv1l]

probably tastes of ash

[@JobinLovesYou]

Sunny D ?

[@bjaminrowe]

Rob C Whisky, but the consistency of syrup.

[@pleochronic3028]

Caramelized onions

[@Martin-uj6zn]

This is such a good run. Spacey1 does a great job of explaining his methodology. I used this run to beat some of the hardest bosses in DS3.

[@andrewdescombes6129]

Love this guy and his explanations

[@mohamedelshazly1514]

I really enjoyed this, thanks a lot guys :))

[@Cygnet13]

Plays the game very well, gives great commentary and manages when to time donation shoutouts. Great watch!

[@paolocerracchio4028]

Impressive commentary quality+run quality combination

[@vegarandreassen6637]

Excellent running commentary

[@omaralajmi1551]

It's really impressive seeing this dude Ran a whole DLC DS3 Run with alot of risky Skips... yet if u saw this whole run , he didn't even die once ( Deathless Run ) i gotta say the Farron Keep skip is pretty hard aswell as the DLC ladder skip run

[@ChubbsRN]

Great, detailed commentary by Spacey.

[@J00SH]

I wonder why there were so many lag spikes? DS3 isn't super well optimized but you don't need a monster PC to run it at smooth 60. Props to the runner for not letting it effect him or his run.

[@Crabe05]

this is possibly one of the best run i ever saw

[@mea5116]

Abyss Watchers is such a beautiful fight normally. also the music is sublime

[@nm-literallyjack7630]

Mega Respect for this guy!

[@pedambr199]

great run, i enjoyed watching it