Farming Simulator's Hidden Connection To Dark Souls; SECRETS EXPLAINED And Here's Why! | GDELB

Today on GDELB, we are exploring the systematic layers of filter dynamics in the tidal decay of Dark Souls/Farming Simulator.
Though seriously for the sake of those who watch this in the future, it is absolutely an April fools joke, bloody hell.

[@MauLerYT]

Well, this is officially the dumbest thing I have ever made, extra points for anyone who can spot the references I shoved into this thing from across basically everything I have made in the past year and a half. I wont be seeing you folks now until The Force Awakens Critique series, or a video on Infinity War depending on how good/bad the film is, so thanks for keeping up to date with my work and enjoy April Fools day! :)

[@Oozywolf]

MauLer "Fun"

[@theshogunone223]

MauLer did you actually use freaking hbomberguys "play conditioning" at the beginning? And your use of in my opinion and "fun" reminded me of him as well.

[@razekpraxis]

"Unfairly maligned" lmao

[@theshogunone223]

Also infamite ;)

[@karllosikarlstadt5214]

Well if thats your oppinion. In my oppinion.

[@bass-dc9175]

"I did not read the book, but I did control F the word "Game" and did not find anything. In my opinion." That dry delivery just killed it for me. Absolutely amazing.

[@bass-dc9175]

And I would say that Dark Souls is not really the Dark souls of Dark souls, but rather it is the Bloodborne of System Shock 2.

[@bass-dc9175]

"germanic science ... in germany" There are just so many gems in this review. I would put it on the same level as Joseph andersons Hob Review, featuring lines like: "We maybe would have gotten a complete story, different modes or even an ambient sound slider."

[@soyekinthehideaway6763]

You can tell that's a April Fool's joke by its length. Seriously Mauler, who did you think you fooled with it?

[@soulsearcher9620]

But isn't longman bad? That's what makes good rat

[@baddogkelevra1]

“Extensive, in-depth, 10-minute analysis” too perfect

[@nicholasleclerc1583]

Juuuuust enough to get that sweet sweet ad revenue...

[@Mr.Fister.Roboto]

@@nicholasleclerc1583 Yeah.....

[@Mr.Fister.Roboto]

but still.....

[@teddnaing6851]

*laughs in Mauler

[@biggestboss]

This video serves as a vessel for what video game analysis should be.

[@MauLerYT]

Now that is a highly underrated comment.

[@yor9783]

In my opinion

[@OHJ4Y]

That make it less fun though, as a result

[@reviewreviewer1]

I will subscribe to your channel as soon as you finish the second half of Rogue One, so stop asking about it! You are arguing in bad faith. You never voted for Trump. You deny that Ayn Rand is the greatest writer of the last century and heck, I guess I should just start every comment with, SJW Cultural Marxist, Feminist neo-Con gets triggered here, otherwise you will continue to force me to engage in unaristocratic discourse.

[@realhumanbean7915]

Ben Nguyen Ironic.

[@jebuschrist5618]

i think starwars might have broken him. in my opnion

[@Mr.Fister.Roboto]

Yeah, but still.....

[@MauLerYT]

I am afraid KZbin did not allow me to have the full title of this video, which is: The REAL reason Farming Simulator's Hidden Connection (WHAT YOU DIDN'T KNOW) To Dark Souls, Scientists Hate It; SECRETS EXPLAINED (Gone Wrong/Sexual) And Here's Why! | GDELB - A Video Essay. Thank goodness I got that out there, I was worried for my integrity.

[@marving.8868]

MauLer thanks for adding that it was a bit misleading! In my opinion

[@Pan_Z]

Needs more CAPS lock

[@grantb1450]

sorry had to thumb this down... you really missed the mark with this. i mean u never even touched upon the kinetic frequency of the plough which represents the never ending yet finite wheel chair of gehrman which subsequently unveils the clearly displayed cat and mouse meta of wheat and stairs...

[@OMDxPopo]

But did GTA V fail?

[@travisadams6279]

@@grantb1450 Fuckin dead

[@Jaeger_Bishop]

To Paraphrase Otto Von Bismark, This video is a pure example in using many words to say absolutely nothing. Well done MauLer

[@blaqshiep4920]

Other wise known as: Longitudinal Verbal Demphasization

[@GrubHuncher]

"Anyone who has ever licked into the hole of a glazed donut will think hard before eating another" -Autobahn Skidmark

[@Pedro_Colicigno]

So he basically became a politician?

[@Mr.Fister.Roboto]

Yeah, but still.....

[@tljsucks1166]

@@GrubHuncher "What if a video game were more than a video game?" -Bilbfuckel Bagshneider, 1491

[@johnconnorpliskin7184]

This is borderline experimental. It broke new ground even. Truly, I clapped when I saw it.

[@stevenkrefft8883]

No title crawl! It's breaking new ground!

[@Mythonaut]

It took 12 years to make

[@dbdanny]

in my opinion

[@DerAnanasKing]

I showed this to my mother. she clapped.

[@Mr.Fister.Roboto]

@@DerAnanasKing What did your mom say about the clap?

[@ThataGiy]

Damn, Hbomberguy is really running out of ideas

[@mysterymastermind175]

Feminists have an inherently hindered set of mental capacities

[@xarshoon7157]

right?

[@looinrims]

TheOriginal GGHarasser don’t insult them like that, at least feminists truly think they’re fighting for equality when they already have it, marxists intend to destroy society to implement their shit system unto the world and kill hundreds of millions judging by the last couple times they’ve tried

[@Mr.Fister.Roboto]

@@looinrims Yeah, but still.....

[@dylanporpoise2566]

@@Mr.Fister.Roboto Shouldn't it just be Fister Roboto?

[@andreystolyarov7608]

i want 8 hours long in depth analysis of this video.

[@ThataGiy]

in my opinion

[@majestichotdog1195]

people tend to like comments they agree with. i dont know if anyone else has discovered this, i might be the first one, so im coining this as the term "systemic empathic appreciation"

[@majestichotdog1195]

in my opinion

[@BananaMana69]

12 hours is the new standard...

[@Mr.Fister.Roboto]

​@@majestichotdog1195 Yeah, but still.....

[@kingster14444]

Only game journalist Ive seen get this game right. Almost as great as a game as "His hands shoot lasers and shit" from 2019

[@Young-bx2pf]

Jesus man you need to say" in my opinion" more it makes your argument literally impenetrable. In my opinion

[@Longshanks1690]

Young1738 Well, according to Reader-Response Theory, when viewed through the prism of the 1127 Work "My Milkshake brings all the boys to the yard," MauLer's opinion already meets the stardised requirements of molecular symbiotic response, therefore is valid upon the merits of opinionated criteria and does not require the validation of another's opinion as it contradicts the valniz imperative to have consensual overlapping parentheses . In my opinion.

[@bazookaboss332]

Opinions... the bane of modern discussion.

[@Mr.Fister.Roboto]

Yeah, but still.....

[@soulsearcher9620]

That's a fact. In my opinion

[@CruelestChris]

I'm 38 seconds in and I already know you're wrong and much less intellect than me because you didn't consider the LGBT+ implications of Duck Hunt for the NES Classic and Antikythera Mechanism

[@DrSzu]

It's blatantly obvious that he didn't even bother to read the 28 volume work by Nietzsche on Experimental Turtlization of Pixel by Voxel relations in Super Mario vs Predator 2. Unsubscribed.

[@masongalioth4110]

CruelestChris 🧐 Yet here I must rebuke you sir! His contextual explicification of the mono-vehicular concordant occultations of the Zelda franchise and its earliest forth-scrolling conceptions clearly conceptualise the subtle transcendentalist influences indicative of a lesser excessed entertainment vowel. I r intellect 🤪

[@Manostion]

*+CruelestChris* You criticize the lack of consideration for the LGBT+ implications of Duck Hunt, yet don't even mention that E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982) was already complete in it's incompleteness and hey, that's pretty good.

[@MercenaryX21]

CruelestChris Don't forget the transphobic and Other phobics

[@JohnDoe-yp3zv]

Shoutouts to being featured in 2019's GDELB. You're famous now.

[@TwistedTeaRex]

"BUT WHAT IS... THE RED CAR LAW?"

[@Noin007]

I'm going to have to go back and engross myself in some more Rick & Morty before my mind is ready to truly grasp the depth and magnitude of such a powerful and illuminating video.

[@UnfaithfulServant97]

You go do that my friend.

[@Mr.Fister.Roboto]

Yeah, but still.....

[@luisfelipe893]

The dark souls of critique videos.

[@asro94]

Todd Howard - believe his truths

[@maginotline9601]

Todd Howard How many more Skyrim editions are coming out?

[@luisfelipe893]

The Real Knack probably Six or eight, because we are still developing a Skyrim watch so you can climb mountains with you horse anywhere.

[@maginotline9601]

Todd Howard Skyrim for the lampshade?

[@luisfelipe893]

The Real Knack Of course.

[@YesThisIsCrass]

Ah, finally! A conversation about the effects of cerebelac gaming, and how it connects, not only to using a sword, but also to many different areas. Your essay, really goes to the heart of the situation, and shows the connection to Lovecraft--which I always thought was there, yet until now I couldn't get the details. Thank you, for this excellent work!

[@ap1evideogame44]

But what is Cerebelic Gaming?

[@ProxyDoug]

"...12 years to make" *Slow clap*

[@joeman99983]

This is honestly your most underrated video you've ever made. It's hilarious as hell, and I can't wait for the next April fools day video... In my opinion.

[@Lv-sl3rm]

This year's is going to be excellent with what EFAP has dug up.

[@michaelklein6420]

We finally got the second video Time to re-watch this video

[@arenkai]

Spitballing at its finest and yet somewhat an accurate representation of 90% of "reviewers/video game """critiques"""" on this platform... In my opinion.

[@YuriPRIMErpg]

I know this is April Fools joke... but given the amount of super-ambitious contrarian YT critics on a noble quest to poetically over represent their unique perspective on any game as of late... I could buy it as a legit review if it was published on any other day... and not on your channel. ;)

[@dov3rsan]

Completely forgot the date today now this makes a bit more sense

[@spacejunk2186]

What do you mean this is an April Fools joke

[@tr-8r569]

It reminds me more of some of the essays I’ve read in college

[@newfate26]

Really, you couldn't think of a way to fit ludonarative-dissonense in there? Loved the vid.

[@TheInsaneShaner]

Still more coherent and understandable than HBommerGuy's videos

[@qwemlhjsi4386]

TheInsaneShaner Don't know who HBommerGuy is

[@gremlinonion1323]

Qwem Lhjsi This video is a parody of him. Watch his "in defence of dark souls 2" video. You will be enlightened

[@qwemlhjsi4386]

GRemlinOnion You mean hbomberguy? I have. To claim it's a parody of that is a massive stretch.

[@gremlinonion1323]

Qwem Lhjsi Well, yeah that's true. But there are many references to him.

[@qwemlhjsi4386]

Such as?

[@ravenk7149]

Wow...now that is proper shitposting..."in my opinion"

[@SoloBruh1]

I love how clear the subtle critique of this clearly subtle analysis is. How subjectively objective it is. When you look at the clear double meaning of your words it’s is clear that you have subtly created a new type of experience for the viewers which id like to call viewer conditioning. In my opinion.

[@TasTheWatcher]

I get it. You said it was going to be a ten minute video, but it was seventeen. You got me good.

[@rasmachris94]

This is physically painful to watch.

[@MCFPapa]

0/10 not enough buzzwords

[@DrSzu]

A surprise, to be sure, but a welcome one.

[@mythixthedragon6903]

Reedus We will watch his career with great interest.

[@ajarofpickles2826]

Game theory in a shell nut

[@aidencrawford9704]

*Mark Brown

[@thethingthatwouldnotgoaway5881]

Aiden Crawford *Joseph Anderson

[@StarWarsomania]

...I can't tell if you are joking or not. If not... uh, this he nothing to do with game theory. If yes, I tip my hat to you.

[@reginaldfromnigeria5206]

@@thethingthatwouldnotgoaway5881 I actually really like Joseph Anderson, but he talks like this a lot.

[@thomas5076]

@@reginaldfromnigeria5206 I agree. Hope he isnt secretly bad at analysis but great at convincing me he's smart.

[@Thebaggy2000]

The references to the Hbomb vid actually killed me

[@Thebaggy2000]

in my opinion

[@ProxyDoug]

Now I need Mark Brown to do an unbridled rage rant about furry visual novels while parodying Extra Credits.

[@Souledge5]

I wonder how many times you had to redo this because halfway through a "sentence" you'd burst out laughing.

[@ReinBelmont]

*Offense to those who oppose you rather than protection of those you love* That’s how we’re gonna win.

[@pitadude9836]

I'm 8 1/2 minutes in and my eyes have glossed over twice. This is just such a detailed and in-depth work, thank you for sharing with the masses.

[@BallmeatSlapnut]

Happy Easter Mauler, this was hilarious, great work!

[@redacted9755]

DYNAMIC SITUATIONAL DEPTH IS VERY IMPORTANT

[@G1TRYPTICON]

The quality content I expect

[@boomertunes9924]

What is Interstellar? It is a movie... In my opinion.. hhhmmmm......

[@That_One_Xatu]

This video was, objectively speaking, the most pheronic video game analysis I have ever experienced on both a personal and omiphysical level. In my opinion.

[@robo336]

My teacher told me to write an essay on the ethics of video games. I submitted this instead and got an A+.

[@12ebelz]

DAHK SOWS

[@mysterymastermind175]

*Every "Intellectual Analysis" channel ever*

[@xyxxanx9810]

Overall an interesting essay, albeit one with a rather significant lack of the verbosity usually displayed in your critiques of the philosophical dispensary commonly, and rather brutishly, referred to as "vidya games". However i have to raise the issue of an oversight of quite far-reaching proportions. If, like me, one would truly consider oneself a connoiseur of the series, one would know, that much of the groundwork of what would become the idea, the true essence, of the much cited and for it´s time groundbreaking interactive-disillusionment-reverberance was lifted in wholesale from an unreleased version of sonic adventure, designed to be played, excuse me;"alternatively interacted with", on a pre 1968 coloscope, the only gaming device capable of truly delivering the experience of existential dread. With this connetion now laid bare, any knowledgeable person will immediately see the themes of nietzschean existentialism interwoven into the narrativ structure of the dodge-roll and the backswing of missed attacks, an, of course clever, albeit quite obvious, hommage to John Cena´s autobiography "Thus spoke Zarathustra". In my opinion.

[@phillipporter4642]

I love how every word is crisp. That is such a stereotypical video essay thing, and you nailed it. Now back to watching your real content.

[@damascusraven]

12:00 "Bolt-action machine gun" That got me, this is the most entertaining April 1st video that I've watched.

[@TheFishySpartan]

Another great video as usual Mark Brown! Keep up the great work!

[@LumosX]

Y'know, I currently -- technically -- happen to be a researcher in the domain of video games. As such, I am happy to say I loved every second of this. Brilliant writing and perfect delivery, not to mention the thoroughly absurd game names. It does bear _some_ similarity to some real papers about the subject though. **Shudders**

[@suspiciousbaldingman6340]

At some point I forgot this was an april fools video because this is what some analysis videos actually sound like You can tell what you're saying really matters because you put the words on screen, even if they don't make sense

[@AK474000]

Yes, Darksouls is the Darksouls of Darksouls.

[@Longshanks1690]

In your opinion.

[@jacobgray3112]

I find these GDELB videos hilarious and amazing. Real achievements. But I literally cannot watch one in full it hurts my brain so much.

[@ChatBot1337]

Holy Christ I wonder how many college courses will be derived from the genius shown here. For anyone wondering, the smear after wiping your ass gives more useful information than this video is meant to give. I only feel bad for Mauler for the deep, deep depression he's bound to fall into when people en masse take this seriously. Good on ya bro. :D

[@SharkOfTheRedSea]

"...but that's pretty good." lol I laughed but then had to check description to make sure it was intentional. I'm guessing the anecdotes mentioned and the way you say "...in my opinion", are those "spot the references" too?

[@TheRedSpy43]

2:45 I just noticed this, is that a “not by killing who we hate, but by saving what we love” reference.

[@Kernwadi]

"Who am I? I forgot..." -Somebody with dementia

[@Revdiee]

Honestly, I've watched this video several times over the months now, and "Hiche" never ceases to crack me up.

[@keza2144]

Holy shit, you are so right that you changed my opinion, in my opinion.

[@AkosKovacs.Author.Musician]

Did I heard you channel your inner hbomberguy at some part, or am I imagining it?

[@SpottyMcBumbleFuck]

0:46 "Extensive In-depth 10 minute analysis". Video is 17:16, why u foolin me. Also holy shit 12:30 Space Fighter predicted the horrible writing of TLJ, why didnt we follow the signs

[@artemprotectron]

My mind is completely blown, thanks for that MAO-ler

[@goldenpants1239]

When you see the title and the first thing you do is immediately check the date

[@The.Omnichive]

This is so good, I was laughing every second of it, thank you. Glad I found your channel because of the Dark Souls videos! In my opinion.

[@SeiPlays]

This is incredible. You're really providing some of the best content on this website.

[@franzwageneder7035]

I‘ve slept off while watching his video about Multiverse of Madness. When i woke up, i was in the middle of this video and seriously was not sure if i had a stroke while sleeping. Well done, MauLer - in my opinion!

[@jadenschulz1004]

Amazing that you've said more in this 17 minutes than you have in the entirety of the rest of your youtube uploads.

[@Orphelian]

The best video I had the chance to see in this week. Thank you so much, I really wanted to discover this channel sooner.

[@Owl9174]

This has to be the best youtube video I have ever watched. I was actually reading the lovecraftian stories about the plunging attack before watching this video. You did very good research on this topic. I couldn't stop laughing throughout the whole video, it was so good :D

[@PikachuSexingAgumon]

This is a good reward for me for seeing all your content.

[@lordoz2578]

oh god Im watching this in preperation for the next new GDELB, and my god the EFAPs we have had in this format Ohhhhh it's gonna be a beaut

[@jacoblake5418]

Oh god that reference to hbomberguy's defense of level design in Dark Souls II at 7:54. I love the callback to the earlier stuff from the channel. Hope you keep making this top quality content!

[@GabeSweetMan]

It took me a second to realize you were taking the piss because tbh you never struck me as the sort to bother doing an April Fool's video. Good stuff mate.

[@gfa7421]

Did you really have to make a 17 minute shitpost

[@limegreenhunk2452]

Doctor Weeb Yes

[@fakenews6133]

You must understand that 17... is a number. In my opinion.

[@peacefuldawn6823]

At least it wasn't ~40 mins long like hbomberguy's one

[@jonmeilstrup5828]

I remember telling my friends that I'd wished there'd been a game analysis video like this, perhaps as a video essay. The first thing they did when it came out was tell me where to go for a cool surprise over Skype and I got the video I'd wanted.

[@probablyisaac6611]

Great work! I must say, Red Car Theory is my most anticipated video (in my opinion) of 2009!

[@Longshanks1690]

Coming back to refresh my knowledge on Red Car Law before part 2!

[@DangoDelicious]

Stage 1: omg april fools so randum! XD Stage 2: smh such a waste of time, april fools is dumb Stage 3: good video

[@SkyrimSoldier]

DangoDelicious Stage 4: He's dragging out the joke. *clicks off video*

[@sandorszekely588]

SkyrimSoldier pretty sure that's meant to be stage 2

[@moonligjt5870]

This may very well be the most innovative, new, intriguing, fascinating, experimental, fuck I'm too lazy to think of more sarcastic comment. Where was going with this again? I might have fallen asleep, In my opinion.

[@MrDuckyart]

Moreso than this video, I am vastly impressed by your narration. It's so clear that the auto-generated captions are on point.

[@robertparr1946]

This is masterfully done. I am fascinated with your work

[@RedToa94]

This was the clearest and most concise explanation of cerebelic gaming I have ever listened to. In my opinion

[@nils-petergustafsson1064]

This is genius. Nice to see that litterature is not dead yet.

[@moofree]

I vaguely remember watching a few minutes of this after recently having watched your Star Wars content... and only vaguely realizing how absurd it was. had to rewatch it here after today's upload... What a piece... ... of artwork.

[@teddyharvester]

Late to the party, as I usually am - just wanted to say that Dr. Hiche almost blew my speakers out. Thank you.

[@kardrasa]

Ow fug! He went full Hbomb. I guess when you stare into the abyss long enough...

[@jsveterans6949]

The best line: "The common house shark".... Hat's off...

[@superluigi121]

Amazing as always MauLer. Somehow, you put more effort into your April fool's video than most channels do their main content. Do you think you'll ever make a longform analysis breaking down a channel like Game Theory?

[@pkhris]

Love your videos, man! Came for the Star Wars and subscribed for the Amnesia/Soma :)

[@MichaelV118]

I rewatch this every couple of months, cuz as a graduate from Game Design, its sounds so accurate, but if you dont dig into what is actually being said no sense is to be made. I follow GMTK and you nail the tone and pacing for these parodies... and with the captions you provide for the gameplay, I did something similar during collage. We had to remake "Brick Breaker" so the title screen for my project was "Super Brick Bricker DX Ball ++ Super with Knuckles" My professor aced me cuz of my programming and creativity. It's a really good memory! Edit: I have always used "Farming simulator" as a joke, cuz idk the appeal.. if a coworker, who doesnt know about video games, asks me what's up in the video game world, I hype up Farming Simulator.

[@hmmmooops]

5:51 Few people know that Lovecraft mastered the art of the plunging attack, but his techniques were lost to the world as he faded into obscurity. The only known practitioners today are of course the vastly intelligent fifteen minute analysts who can perform incredible aerobic maneuvers to befuddle their audience such as skipping over the majority of their thought process when explaining their arguments and jumping to conclusion when they find the faintest hint of a thread that fits their narrative.

[@lemurkidpavlova7537]

I’ve spent half the day forgetting that its April Fools, but this is the best damn joke i’ve seen. In my opinion.

[@EntheogenShaman]

Watching this again years later. "Bolt action machine gun" might be the funniest line in the whole thing.

[@dennislief4044]

"This is called shapes." just fucking lol

[@tristanseaver9054]

This sounds like it was produced from that Post-Modern paper generator. Absolutely glorious.

[@aalex100]

I am glad you supported every major point in your video with "In my opinion" argument which really makes analysis incredibly objective and clearly not biased like other 40-hours "retrospectives". Your video essay is secretly BRILLIANT

[@danielfincher8439]

Seriously, not moving the machine during the farming simulator clip was gold.

[@AdeptusForge]

It burns to listen to. I turned this on expecting an entirely different kind of satire and found myself 5 minutes in listening to nonsense in the middle of working. X.x

[@AlexanderWilithinIII]

DARK SOULS: Is DARK SOULS the DARK SOULS of DARK SOULS???

[@joelreis5366]

I think this is the first GDELB video i watched. Im gonna start pestering you for more, after i watch all of them.

[@OptionallySavage]

Wow Mauler I didn't realise you were such an expert in Post-Modern critique.