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TIMESTAMPS
00:00 The First Day
00:05 What is a Soul?
01:17 What is a Demon?
01:46 Who is the Maiden in Black?
02:34 What is the Old One?
02:57 What is the Deep Fog?
04:49 What are the Soul Starved?
05:44 What is an Archdemon?
06:04 Why does the Old One exist?
06:28 Who is God?
07:20 What was the Mythic Era?
07:49 What was the Classical Era?
08:10 Who were the Monumentals?
08:31 What is the First Scourge?
09:01 What is an Archstone?
09:16 What is Soul Form?
09:35 What is the Nexus?
10:14 What is the Medieval Era?
11:11 What is the Temple of God?
11:53 How were the Soul Arts rediscovered?
12:52 What is the Second Scourge?
13:33 What is World Tendency?
15:27 Why were you revived in the Nexus?
16:08 What are the lands preserved by the Archstones?
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[@leolaroca]

Miyazaki: "Oh... now I understand"

[@GodWarsX]

Hahahaha

[@RafaelCabreraAzrael]

lmao

[@Hinaatje]

Haha nice

[@KOHoxton]

You cant convince me the community hasn't done more lore work for these games than the devs.

[@leolaroca]

@@KOHoxton Idk exactly how it happens at FromSoft, but I believe they develop their worlds very carefully, as worldbuilder authors do in fantasy books. Most of the actual lore is not in the game, but in their heads. The little that goes in the game is through scattered information and the rest is up to our interpretation. "I tell worlds, not stories".

[@chadholloway2763]

*sees a magic user* God: “alright new plan”

[@AleronWolf]

Dirty magic user virgins vs. GLORIOUS superior strength build chads

[@infinitycabbage3984]

vs strength spellbuff giga thads

[@davidhong1934]

vs Naked Man with Spoon

[@TransientWitch]

@@davidhong1934 Excuse me, I am neither man nor is this a spoon. It is a ladle. They are distinct.

[@lolosh99]

*deploy the old one*

[@vinny3283]

So everything that happens in Demon's souls, is because god hated people spamming spells.

[@mackybell14]

The Old One was born from people corner camping Firestorm over and over again.

[@vsGoliath96]

God planted the Old One as punishment for fucking Fire Spray

[@Soup0066]

Even the lore know that sorcery builds are cancer

[@music79075]

Fuck Wizards - God probably

[@davidhong1934]

(Giant Dad gives his solemn nod of approval)

[@LordGrizzlyTheAnnoyed]

My PS5 is still hidden in the fog somewhere...

[@No-sr5fb]

'Tis currently diffused

[@Bad4bizbrad]

😂😂😂

[@mtn9272]

I was granted clarity a week and a half ago when I secured, finally.

[@ponacykasztan5262]

Waiting for mine to emerge out of the fog

[@gaysonjiovanni1593]

I have mine

[@VaatiVidya]

Sorry for the delay on this one, I was pretty sick for a week there. Feeling better now though! Would also like to make a slight correction on the point at 6:48 - the English says a "malicious force" left behind the Northern Regalia, but the Japanese translation more accurately posits that it was left behind "due to malice", the implication being that man might have favoured a sword that scales with their good or evil.

[@rhys8354]

It’s fine, Vaati. All that matters is that you’re feeling better. Keep up the good work; the souls community will always support you.

[@SonOfSurtur]

Don't worry, Vaati. Your fan community is craving for souls and your amazing content, but the most important thing is that your humanity has been restored.

[@artskalp8488]

Nice to hear that your feeling better now, but there is no need to apologize for the delay. You're health always should take priority over any insists for your content. Hope you continue to get better!

[@ProStarG]

You should never apologise

[@landtron5672]

I’m am sick of the dang wait for Elden Ring 😔

[@bigmoeceooftheboppers3380]

WHAT IS A MAN, a miserable little pile of secrets

[@thePontiffsSnickerdoodles]

Die, monster! Monster! Monster! Yo-you don't bel-belong in this world! World! World!

[@mac1bc]

I don't have secrets

[@thePontiffsSnickerdoodles]

@@mac1bc Your words are as empty as your soul!

[@mac1bc]

@@thePontiffsSnickerdoodles ouch. Well there you go. I'm already living in soul form.

[@JonDundas10]

No! It cannot be! AAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHhhhhhhhhhhhh h h h h h h.......

[@ldmt1995]

Feels like I'm listening to commander Shepard "What is the soul?" "The soul represents our understanding of the world and allows us to do soul arts" "What are soul arts?"

[@douginglis8156]

This dude is the Bob Ross of Souls game Lore.

[@judeconnor-macintyre9874]

Vaatividya cheated on his wife?

[@bongcloud_ken]

​@@judeconnor-macintyre9874💀 I didn't even know about this

[@bababepraised2695]

Woah ​@@judeconnor-macintyre9874

[@matthewharner1744]

​@@judeconnor-macintyre9874 HE WHAT?!

[@GoldenViPER-bs1kb]

@@judeconnor-macintyre9874 no calming voice!

[@LolaliciousSmiley]

Dear Vaati, In 2016 I cited some of your videos in a final project on the "adoption of science fiction in interactive media". The final section was a Souls sci-fi retrospective (medieval fantasy, gothic horror, cosmic horror, occult fiction, dark fantasy, body horror, whatever). Anyway, thank you for the encyclopedic coverage of characters and settings. You got me an A!

[@nathanielgeorge7070]

He doesn't care, just buy the merch pleb

[@alexterieur8813]

you got yourself an A

[@matthewharner1744]

Congrats!

[@seekflames8140]

Any of ya'll notice that the magic circle imagery in the Nexus only appears on the bottom half of it? The "chaotic" side of the Nexus while the top half, the "lawful" side has none. And the statue on the chaotic side is a sad woman as if Miyazaki is saying chaos is sad while the lawful side features someone righteous looking.

[@rgama1173]

Yes, chaos creates instability you become unable to build or make sense of anything. The order there is not only safety but freedom, as you can actually act with meaning

[@HidinginPublic]

Vaati Vidya more like Epic vidya

[@JayA-zm8dn]

Very true

[@mahpimbo9943]

How is this comment hours old when the video came out a couple minutes ago

[@rat9041]

no

[@ceral1871]

@@mahpimbo9943 va

[@galaxia-lgz1942]

Make a video about demon souls!

[@berk6413]

The most anticipated video of 2020. UMBASA.

[@noobrenegade1894]

Yes it is

[@antimanti4666]

Eldenring gameplay trailer....

[@berk6413]

@@antimanti4666 Elden Ring? What is this El-den R-ing you speak of? You can’t anticipate something that doesn’t exist.

[@antimanti4666]

@@berk6413 oooohhhh I doubt you could even imagine it...

[@berk6413]

@@antimanti4666 I’m telling you, I don’t see it...

[@Bongobongobongobongo]

When my Crest fallen warrior died in my hub I actually cried a little.. I would talk to him after every successful mission to update him because he was the first npc I had met. Then, he stopped wanting to talk to me, which I thought was strange but didn't pay too much attention to. After my next successful mission.. He'd passed and dropped his storied hero soul. I stood there staring at it for 10 minutes.. Gave a bow emote, collected it and put it into my storage. I am now NG+7 and even though he respawns, I have kept his soul in my storage since my first playthrough. I have also never talked to him again because I don't want him to disappear. If that doesn't show the type of impact an npc has on a player in a souls series, idk what will. Only today have I found out his name is just "Crest fallen knight" because I have never talked to him since that day. Man I love this game.

[@user-rw6hz8by9t]

I killed him the first time I went to the Nexus and later consumed his Soul to Level up.

[@Sydney-rf2om]

@@user-rw6hz8by9t lmao

[@GameTrex_]

This happened to me but with Anri and Horace in ds3 and in ds1 in my first play through I couldn’t save Solaire the terrific voice acting really cripples into your soul

[@thebatman6201]

You need to get out more, mate

[@Troller235]

@@user-rw6hz8by9t rude

[@nauth123]

This guy just makes everything so interesting, even longer videos are easy to watch!

[@StructuralIntegrity.]

You must be new here, welcome to vaati's channel

[@nickchua5772]

@@StructuralIntegrity. just what I was thinking 😄

[@jonnyskasa49]

I don't think that many people have trouble watching an 1/2 hour video ?

[@paulmerritt6745]

He's certainly got a talent for linking individual topics to each other

[@daviddamasceno6063]

It always amazes me how much a single nuance lost in transition can completely change the way you understand a story

[@KirkWilliams300]

There’s something nostalgia about this lore video, I can’t place my soul on it.

[@Frogthewizard]

Please delete this comment

[@SuperKingGhidorah]

I agree I think because this was the beginning of the soul series. The start of something grand

[@KirkWilliams300]

@@Frogthewizard no, I don’t think I will

[@KirkWilliams300]

@@SuperKingGhidorah exactly my friend, can’t wait to play online with you and the boys!

[@herbert9197]

He's here all week ladies and Gentlemen please tip your Waiters

[@Wuoffan1]

"Hey, I've seen this one."

[@CNNBlackmailSupport]

"Maybe you aren't ready for this, but your kids are going to love it."

[@gaintrobotsrulez]

“What do you mean you seen it?! This is brand new!”

[@bendevdixon]

I got a lorerection seeing the notification.

[@Joker-oe5kj]

That's a new one "lorerection"

[@EliteKnight97]

It goes deeeeep

[@Ayrton_Chitwood]

At long last, the circle is complete, and Vaatividya has become a storyteller once again.

[@Serdar146]

Very fine video dude, thank you.

[@MrEvilCaneval]

Kinda makes sense as to why the “soul arts” (Magic) is so overpowered if the monumental had to deal with the scourge from just using it.

[@PadPoet]

Demon's Souls Remake: Launches Vaati: Noobs, take notes.

[@Frogthewizard]

Was this supposed to be funny?

[@PadPoet]

@@Frogthewizard A-ha!

[@bungiecrimes7247]

K

[@joshuakim5240]

Ironically, there are extremely few noobs because almost no one can play it from ps5 shortages combined with prolific scalping.

[@PadPoet]

@@joshuakim5240 I know bro. It was just a joke basically highlighting how deep Vaati goes into the lore. Mostly for players new to Demon's Souls :)

[@ayycorn762]

Last time I was this early Gwyn was linking the fire

[@Runescythe9852]

The ‘Lands Between’ has this theme of the fog, even though it’s rarely mentioned. I wonder if there is possibly a connection between the series, assuming of course, the fog only is made in passing to possibly keep them separate in the mind of Miyazaki himself, and therefore, the player’s

[@Ms-mz1be]

This guy really knows how to make Info Dumps interesting... I wonder how hard it was to structure this, as it flows so good into the next exposition without detracting us from the current question he asks.

[@ProbablePaul]

Demon's souls is great in so many ways, it has an amazing backstory from it's beginning's to it's launch. I don't know if we would even have the souls games if it weren't for Miyazaki deciding on a career change at the exact moment that he did.

[@Salvaloll]

This is exactly what I’ve been waiting for THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT IVE BEEN WAITING FOR

[@niizzy7485]

Clarity being linked to the soul, sheds a lot of light on the insanity theme on the knowledge found by seath on dark souls 1. I know its a spiritual successor, but nonetheless it fits way too perfectly. I always thought that intelligence improving your magica, was associated with your capacity for research, but that isn't it after all.

[@GriziDaWiz]

You’re answering all my questions I didn’t know I had.

[@mamuburaa]

The demons are, to the Old One, a lot like digestive bacteria are to us.

[@zark3162]

11 years and one remake later, the lore is finally explained

[@TheDepressedHollow]

I’ve regained my humanity. Thank you Vaati

[@AleronWolf]

Elden Ring is the way to lose your soul and Vaati is the way to regain it.

[@valravhknight1914]

Hey Vaati, what about "Prepare to Cry: Lady Maria" video???

[@chrisjpdx]

Been watching this channel almost everyday since your first Demon's Souls videos. I loved the games since 2010 but your videos make me love my favorite game franchise even more. Thank you for all your hardwork and dedication to studying and deciphering the lore of these games. You , along with the Souls series as a whole have taught me a lot about life through a video game and have gotten me through some of the hardest times in youth and young adult years.

[@MarieCrossbow]

I prefer Demon's Souls' lore over Dark Souls' lore, I think Demon's Souls has a lot more cohesive story to the game and world.

[@laworder6637]

Imo... DS1, BB and Demon’s Souls are the best of Fromsoftware’s games.

[@smackdaddy1]

@@laworder6637 You've forgotten Sekiro

[@LegendOfKhaos12]

@@smackdaddy1 that’s 4/6 lmao

[@willevensen7130]

@@laworder6637 agree with BB and Demon Souls but I’m sorry DS1 2nd half is just kinda mid imo

[@Nobody-su9km]

​@@laworder6637BB is mid af ngl...

[@mamuburaa]

Maiden Astrea must have also inspired the Firekeepers to a large extent, visually and thematically.

[@GoldenViPER-bs1kb]

I’m pretty sure you mean the maiden in black? Blind, hot, says touch something inside me, and has to do with the endings.

[@gregboulton5752]

Best Christmas present, a new lore video

[@elsquisheeone]

hearing Vaati explore Souls lore again is like drinking water when you wake up at 3AM

[@april.haunta6678]

I’d like to see longer vids like an hour plus doing a deep dive on the lore and some of your thoughts on how things connect together. I love all of your lore videos

[@dogpound_gaming3625]

I FINALLY bought your displate! The Painted World in gloss. I can't wait to get it. I have followed you for years. Can't wait for more Demon's Souls content! Thank you soo much for every smooth and well thought out video over the years.

[@vadunchee]

Amazing work as always, Vaati. Words can not describe how bad I wish to play this beloved, and not to mention, beautifully remade version of a nostalgic masterpiece, but I do not see me owning a PS5 for a long time. Sadly, it's not coming to PC either. But rewatching this now as we speak, and seeing how gorgeous everything looks, and peeking deeper into lore with you, it really makes you fall in love with it all, all over again. Thank you, and Happy holidays.

[@discopete117]

Just 7 more days to get that Lady Maria vid out “before the end of the year”

[@discopete117]

You lied :(

[@unclepan1]

@@discopete117 :(

[@madj.7379]

I love the way you present your videos! You're not yelling or trying to be 'fresh' or 'edgy'. Concise, to the point, and real. Thank you for that, @VaatiVidya. I'm subscribing for sure.

[@etranablala9843]

I really liked the format of the video, the chain of questions was in a logical order and kept things exciting

[@Hollow_Pigeon]

Are you going to do prepare to cry remake for demon’s souls?

[@_rgrech]

Do a prepare to cry on the lack of PS5.

[@madtoxicologist9717]

Maybe if we ever get the Bloodborne ones lol

[@_rgrech]

@@madtoxicologist9717 I'm still waiting for those.

[@CyrilOfTheWind]

This is the main reason that I was excited for the remake. I love demon's souls, more than any other souls game easily, but due to lack of info on it, lore videos have been really lacking.

[@neda9438]

That fire keeper painting was beautiful. Whoever created that is definitely talented

[@JMAssainatorz]

Got to say i absolutely adore the essoteric twist that they have taken in this now. It just is a delight to listen and explore!

[@whatusayinbruv]

I was gonna take a nap and saw the notification. This will be perfect to fall asleep on, thank you Vaati ❤️

[@omarlothbrok789]

Vaatividya? More like the best soulsborne content on KZbin.

[@skeletonmeatphantasylibrary]

Glad you're feeling better! Amazing, as always

[@XelionGraves]

Thank you Loremaster VaatiVidya, these are so fascinating and coupled with your calm voice it feels like you're a sage that kept his soul to join us at the bonfire, eager to share your wealth of knowledge with us ^^

[@Morlugon]

This is crazy: the first time I ever feel an urge to learn about Demon's Souls lore and seek out a beginner's guide, I find out that none other than VaatiVidya has made one for just this purpose ONLY THE DAY BEFORE!

[@Soluswithyou]

God: Gives humans the power to learn and evolve beyond their primitive selves. Humans: Use new power to mess with the fabric of reality and cause imbalance in nature. Sounds about right...

[@jimijenkins2548]

By the gods, fear the old soul.

[@samuelhunter4631]

Definitely

[@starhammer5247]

He must HATE the Dark Souls world.

[@samuelhunter4631]

@@starhammer5247 Why not? It's a literal shit hole place

[@starhammer5247]

@@samuelhunter4631 That and they abuse the everloving fuck out of magic.

[@EEVOL]

I really love the way you break down the lore, very thought-provoking.

[@cliftonsargent1572]

More please.....this is incredibly entertaining, I’ve never played any of these games but wait patiently for your videos so I can learn more

[@markj3169]

"Logic of all things that live which no longer returns to its master. Power of the soul that comprehends relations mediates them." Holy fuck I don't know how to feel about that line. Maiden in Black can still step on me tho

[@forgefatherclaw2921]

"Absorbed by Fog and Banished to the infinite Darkness." This gives so much credibility to your linked timeline videos. As well, the linked timeline of all Soulsborne games. A Greater Soul = A Greater Will and great ability to alter reality.

[@ithecreator983]

Glad you're making more Demon's Souls lore videos!!!

[@perishedfirestorm555]

I gotta say man your videos are something else, your narration and the editing is outstanding. Unfortunately I never got to play any of the souls games even tho I fell in love with them, fortunately you exist and i'm binge watching everything!! Props to you and the hardwork. Respect👏

[@ShiivaWilding]

More Vaati is what I need right now, this Christmas might well be the worst time of my entire life and I'm distracting myself with writing and editing my novel... everything you do has and will always be an incredible help and inspiration for that. I know some people turn to alcohol, some turn to their favourite movie and ice cream to try and forget what's going on their lives, or to people they love, but I always come back here. Can't tell you how many times I've watch the DS3 and Bloodborne (despite never playing it) videos, so thank you for all you do, Vaati, and God Bless.

[@abdullahirfan9991]

*"big m, a warrior whose power was so great he could kill dragons with his bare fists"* Miyazaki officially hates lizards guys

[@Thrillingdrew]

Thanks Vaati, got a PS last week and really needed this !

[@chriscoleman5238]

Your voice is soothing. Brings life to the words you speak. I've always enjoyed listening to your videos. Keep it up man!!

[@Ar1AnX1x]

the best thing about this game is that song that's called 'return to slumber' or whatever it's called. incredibly atmospheric and haunting.

[@ISoloYouRelax]

I feel so stupid. I didn't understand tendency like that until you just explained it and you did so in such a great and easy to understand way.

[@MrZanthiago]

Love your lore analysis! Looking forward to your archstones lore ones!

[@Sivet555]

Thanks a lot for the quick run down :) I have so many more questions like how does the dragons fit into all this? But I'll wait, your videos are the best and I'd rather you take your time :)

[@Rabid68]

"Who is the maiden in black?" VaatiVidya: She is the Heroine of this story.... Indeimaus: She is the Waifu of this story....

[@aidenmclaughlin1076]

I can’t wait for more lore on this game!

[@dronionmonkey]

Thank you for being a good narrator. Thank you for not sounding like you are reading a speech in middle school. Also, good job with the content and editing. Thank you for not trying to make stupid jokes that don't fit in. I've been on a kick watching dark souls lore videos and I am getting sick of how bad most people are at speaking. You are an oasis in a desert I've been wandering in for days. You rock. Make more of these. I will now like, subscribe, and watch more of your videos.

[@princessc.j.6192]

Before i even began, i heard ur voice and remembered tht nice calm happy feeling i got from binge watching ur other lore vids u helped me alot in dark souls remastered on switch. Thank u 😁😁😁

[@hoofhearted4]

I am so excited for these videos. I was heavy into Demons Souls back in the day, but the lore was never dived into by the community, not this deeply and cohesively anyways. This is what I desired so strongly back then. I never cared about Darks Souls, never really even got into it after the first one, but I love love love Demons Souls. Can't wait for these videos. Can't wait to play it some day.

[@biohazard724]

If humans can become demons does it work in reverse? Can a demon's soul be made human?

[@emiliovanilla6833]

From what I gather most of the Demons are just creatures so I figure if they lose their souls they become soul-starved like humans do and would just be like animals. Now what about Demon's that used to be humans like the Tower Knight? Maybe draining him of souls would cause him to revert back to human perhaps.

[@LiquidusSnakeX]

My personal headcannon is that it all started when someone ripped a huge rank fart.

[@NickHuber]

Great videos, looking forward to unearthing the rest of the lore. Never stop!

[@elnicko4189]

There is no Easter Bunny, there is no Tooth Fairy, and there is no Elden Ring

[@patrika.6632]

*gasp* HOW DARE YOU????

[@davidhong1934]

There is also no Queen of England

[@imdangrow]

LET ME DREAM

[@Psychobum91932]

yo I saw Santa last night 👀

[@davidhong1934]

@@Psychobum91932 No, that's just Gael looking for the Blood of the Dark Soul

[@andrewelymedina6381]

Been watching this channel ever since I was 12, my best friend bought me the Dark Souls: Prepare to die edition Box as a surprise for my birthday and we were completely engulfed in the theme and gameplay of it all. We took turns playing whenever we had difficulties or were burned out and we just enjoyed it. I was very curious about the Lore and I found this channel. I know you wont be able to see this comment, but I just wanna thank you for the memories. I'm 20 now and you're my favorite channel on youtube. You never disappoint man, Godbless always.

[@Johnpaulthesecond]

Vaati you should do a deeper dive on Demon Souls similar to the prepare to cry series. Im dying for more content like that, youre the only one who does it so well!

[@unfinishedsentenc5308]

Oooh. Been waiting for you to cover this.

[@corky5867]

I have never been this early for a video, and I'm so happy. This is my favorite channel.

[@randybutternubs4647]

Me: *reads title* "meh, no thanks." Also me: *Sees thumbnail* "hmmm, tell me more."

[@keestar8740]

Wont even lie, Story corner with you is freaking dope mahn 🙏🏽

[@yharnamiyhill787]

Man. Vaati actually defines the lore, not simply narrating from dialogue that is provided... Great talent, sir.

[@torhenryandreassen6144]

I cannot overstate my love for how you commission Souls art! This piece is magnificent, thank you so much! - for all that you do, and merry Christmas!

[@silverscourer]

Oh shit!!! Never been so early... Need to make a joke quick!!! Let's see... Hmmm mmmm.. I have a PS5

[@declicitous1763]

same

[@Crowned_PvP]

HAHAHHHAHAHAHAHAHAaaaa.... laughs in broke

[@yourewallsareveryconvenien8292]

Underrated lmao

[@AleronWolf]

There's pc master race, then there's console plebs, and then there's ps5 slaves. I call it Broman republic. Cuz at the end we're all bros.

[@laurenceharper2037]

Thats a good joke

[@breathtaker101]

I don’t see why some people complain about your videos. You give credit all the time, and I enjoy how you collect and present the information in a digestible manner.

[@Isnogood12]

I played the original Demon's Souls over 10 years ago, and I couldn't make heads or tails of the story and didn't understand a bit about the mosters I fought or why they had weird names. After a decade, I finally understand the general premise. Thank you, and Merry Christmas.

[@xXKOKSXx1]

YOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO Yeah Baby! That’s what I’ve been waiting for! That's what all about!

[@Silverparodox]

New Elden Ring trailer by January is my personal Elden Ring theory

[@arijan-itanmuratovic7495]

Sony is supposably having a state of play early 2021 so there is a chance we will get to see it then

[@afruitypunchy]

Merry Christmas Vaati.

[@xtragedgnolf]

Just gotta say, this is almost everything ive ever wanted. Thank you Vaati

[@unabara5051]

When there's a new lore video but you can't see it because you haven't played Demon Souls yet ●__●

[@jeremytitus9519]

This is a good lore video to watch in preparation for a Demon’s Souls playthrough. It gives valuable context for why you’re on this adventure, and doesn’t spoil the story.

[@Brawndo2008]

None of this is really explained in the game itself, like Jeremy said, this is a good video to watch BEFORE you play the game.

[@jeremytitus9519]

@@Brawndo2008 For real. This game's themes are more compelling to me than I ever realised. Contextualising world tendency and the colourless deep fog (it really does make sense why it's "colourless" now!) as the world itself transforming according to our transforming _perceptions of it._ Demon's Souls isn't prototypically Souls-like, it's ARCHETYPICALLY Souls-like. I wish I had the opportunity to play this game for the first time, understanding these things as I do now.

[@armandsoulliard3296]

Quite an informative video, as always! One word of feedback: the pacing seemed a bit fast. A few extra moments of pause between segments may have made things flow more naturally.

[@jeremytitus9519]

Seconded. Though maybe he just didn’t want to edit the extra footage, or upload a heckin chonker of a vidya. Which is reasonable.

[@VaatiVidya]

Noted

[@Lilith_LittleMissCrazy]

This is such an amazing video as always but all I can see is the epic smile of Abort the Fort :DDDDD

[@grhnine3787]

Please we want more of this, I really love it, Thank you.

[@huskytzu7709]

Finally got a ps5 today. God demon’s souls is so pretty

[@corynorell3686]

"Finally"... *Looks around for PS5's*

[@thehopefulyetdoubtful3656]

The Soulsborne games have inspired a book I'm writing called "The Forlorn Lands". Your videos really help me with how to progress the story & think of new things to put in it too, so thank you😁

[@WilliamScotch]

Don't let it be just this my good friend. your videos are a work of art. I need this beautiful lore told by you!

[@realgamer9413]

Love your vids bro! Keep up the quality!