First Time Playing Dark Souls Remastered | Part 1

[@beef_baby]

“Is there not a jump button?” Oh you’re in for a long ride

[@texsusred73]

Going from Elden Ring movement to DS1 movement must be a trip lmao. I’m gonna enjoy this.

[@Dubiestcream]

i did the same lol, was pleasant

[@thetoyodacar2264]

I did ds3, sekiro, bloodborn 60%, eldenring, bloodborn 100%, DS2 then DS1. DS2 really prepared me. I breezed through ds1, ornstein first try, etc.

[@GORILLA-jv6zi]

@@thetoyodacar2264 weird order I did DS1, DS2, DS3, Elden Ring, Bloodborne, Sekiro

[@thetoyodacar2264]

@@GORILLA-jv6zi I know, your order is the sensible way

[@Rainkea-fr]

I had the same experience

[@Nathan-sh1zg]

OK THIRD AND LAST COMMENT IM SORRY IM JUST EXCITED. if you hear a church bell ringing in the background of the game, that's actually another player in their world ringing one of the bells. it's just such a cool detail that fromsoft likes to link players to each other. it's there to tell you that you ain't alone in your difficult endeavour

[@davobands]

DONT APOLOGIZE FOR COMMENTING, YOURE HELPING THE CHANNEL OUT

[@vacuumfield]

that is awesome, did not know!

[@Nathan-sh1zg]

@@vacuumfield it's really cool! from the start, fromsoft loves binding players together whether it's through invasions or just little things like that. it's most common to hear near firelink but you can hear it even as deep as [redacted expunged for spoilers]

[@Nathan-sh1zg]

@@davobands FAIR 😅 just thought i was being annoying but god i cant wait for you to continue this. my notifs are ON, king. it's been ages since ive watched someone play through DS1 their first time

[@kcojco]

Was it hard getting used to no jumping after Elden Ring? I don’t think I could make that transition.

[@johnbeall8003]

If you see a dragon or any boss with a tail, you can shoot or cut the tail off for an extra free dragon weapon

[@davobands]

📝

[@Aiscence]

@@davobands prepare a shit ton of arrows :'D

[@NANIKANSEIDORIFTO]

A couple important tips: 1. I highly advise you to go to the settings and change jump from Pressing O during spring to L3 (the original did not allow this but the Remaster does and this is how all other Dark Souls games do it and it's for the better. The amount of times you'll die because you want to roll during a sprint only to jump to your death can not be understated) 2. Learning to parry early will help you out in the long run. The shield/spear enemies are perfect example since they can attack behind their shield making it difficult to damage them. You can always kick their shield or backstab them. Also, Dark Souls 1 has by far the most satisfying parry/riposte because you can hit the attack as soon as you parry and it feels awesome. 3. The Master Key is awesome but it allows you to go to places you "shouldn't" go way ahead of time. This is to say, if you end up in an area where everything oneshots you and you deal almost no damage you might be a in higher level area that you're not supposed to be yet. Nothing stops you from going there and sometimes there's valuable loot, but new players often trap themselves because they pick the Master Key, go to a high level area and then think that's just how the game is because "Dark Souls is hard". 4. Shops dont have a "Show All" tab like in elden ring so when you talked to the undead merchant you only saw the 1st type of items (consumables) use the left/right arrows to switch tabs and see other types like armor/weapons/key items/etc

[@Lc-Anders]

Davo missing the door in the first fight let me know this is going to be a priceless series lmao. Was staring at it the whole fight waiting for him to notice. Never change man

[@SA99A]

Davo gonna become hollow mad soon enough. Prayers for his soul 😭🙏🙏

[@davobands]

once i find out what this means itll be game over

[@ChrisPyre]

@@davobandswhy yes that’s exactly what it means

[@epicman4415]

​@@ChrisPyreliterally

[@thatguy1488]

@@davobandsgo back to the video when you read the description for the dark sign and you’ll know what this means 🙏🙏

[@GhastlyEcho]

Ohhhhh, lord, davo, if that first door to get out of the Asylum Demon's arena was a secret for you, you're going to have a hell of a time with the rest of this game. Be prepared to pay very close attention to your environment going forward, there will be much more obscure things than that to find in the world of Lordran. Looking forward to the rest of your journey, best of luck! Also, side note about Oscar (the knight you meet in the beginning), he was fatally injured by being slammed through the ceiling by the Asylum Demon after dropping the key into your cell in the intro cutscene. If you notice, there's no usable entrance to the room you actually find him in before the boulder smashes one through the wall, but there is a suspicious hole in the roof right above him, where the Asylum Demon would've been patrolling before confronting you. Dark Souls loves to tell stories through its environment and character design like this, in classic Fromsoft style. Another reason to keep an eye out.

[@davobands]

man i was hoping nobody would comment about that lil door 😭 not my proudest moment

[@ZeallustImmortal]

Him missing that door was a sign of things to come with him missing so many shortcuts and items lol

[@GhastlyEcho]

@@davobands No worries, man, lesson learned, and great content. Missing that ladder shortcut in the Undead Burg for so long had me rolling too. lol Another tip by the way, you can make all of the bonfires you find give you ten estus when you rest. You just have to restore your humanity and kindle them, it's part of what the Humanity items you've been finding are for. Hope it helps.

[@YuukiOda0911]

Why oscar dont drink his estus?

[@ZeallustImmortal]

@@YuukiOda0911 Because the issue isn't just injuries, hes hollowing.

[@ianster_]

Something about Firelink Shrine and the estus flasks: You restore them just like in Elden Ring by resting on bonfires BUT the default amount of flasks is always 5. The bonfire in Firelink Shrine is special because of an NPC and reatores five flasks more. So every time you rest at that bonfire you get 10 flasks. And you can upgrade/lit every bonfire to get someday even up to 20 flasks, but how you do that you have to figure out for yourself! But its very helpful if you have points in the game you return to often so you get more estus flasks every time you cross these bonfires you upgraded and fully lit.

[@j.d.6901]

1:12:42 Welcome to dark souls level design. Finding shortcuts like this is one of the greatest feelings of this game. I was worried you wasn’t gonna find it 😂.

[@davobands]

bro im mad IT TOOK ME SO LONG cry 😭

[@Aiscence]

@@davobands The game is all about shortcuts, the wold is really interconnected heavily aha, strong point of ds1's game design

[@man....IDK....1]

​@@davobandsremember this: the merchants have multiple tabs, not a "show all" tab

[@Trevor21230]

Also, it's worth noting that one of the most beloved characters in all of Dark Souls, Siegward, is a Knight of Catarina. You often find him immersed in quiet contemplation, and when you help him solve whatever conundrum had him stumped he will sometimes share a toast with you. He's a legitimately awesome character.

[@Columbine621]

You're thinking of Dark Souls 3. It's Siegmeyer in 1.

[@beef_baby]

Siegmeyer not Siegward

[@-TriP-]

@@Columbine621 Siegward is Siegmeyer reborn in another age, linking the fire in DS1 basically reset the timeline

[@Columbine621]

@@-TriP- I highly highly doubt they're the same person. But I definitely do think that they're directly related.

[@skoogadoo]

@@-TriP- they're separate characters bro

[@generalsnow7937]

EP 1 Watched and Enjoyed, have a blessed one. will be binging the rest

[@Aver187]

DAVO FANS EATING STRAIGHT HEAT THIS YEAR 🗣️🗣️🗣️🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🍽️🍽️🍽️

[@deat-mq5xi]

Here to show my boy support even though Ive never played souls

[@davobands]

thats love deat, can always count on you

[@Nathan-sh1zg]

NIIIICE welcome to dark souls!! it's clunky af but we love it for what it is! i hope you got the dlcs! i will also say, you HAVE to look around at everything in DS1. like you HAVE to pick up items and look around at the walls n stuff to find doors. and yeah put your weapons away before putting your controller down or talking to npcs for the love of god the last thing you wanna do is have solaire pissed at you

[@davobands]

i dont think i had the choice to get the dlcs lol, i think remastered version just has them? but thanks for this msg it was super nice Nathan, also thanks for your other 3 🤣

[@Nathan-sh1zg]

@@davobands WAIT i forgot yeah the remaster includes the dlcs!! NICE

[@maudjito]

@@Nathan-sh1zg Every PC version includes the Artorias of the Abyss DLC, since the first one, the Prepare to Die Edition.

[@Julian-5545]

@@davobands Important tip: You can't acces the DLC after you beat the final boss. You have to complete them before the final boss

[@reyrapids63]

Non spoiler tip: The Old Witch's Ring has a use in the early/mid game. It lets you access an important NPC and merchant early which helps out very well for pyromancers.

[@Brakmek11823]

It's also just a super flavorful pick, Master Key doesn't do anything you can't already do by playing the game but Old Witch's Ring is only obtainable as a Gift, iirc

[@Trevor21230]

Master Key lets you access the Valley and from basically the beginning of the game, though. Far more useful in 99% of playthroughs.

[@just-gaming213]

​​@@Trevor21230not useful for new players, going there early is just confusing and spoils a lot of the "wtf" moments that are iconic of a dark souls first play. He chose wisely

[@jumbootsjamstrang5694]

​@@Trevor21230unless someone tells you about the master key and it's uses, it really doest do anything that makes sense

[@Ghorda9]

@@Trevor21230 you can access the valley after taurus demon so it's not that useful.

[@Noizzed]

30:47 "For a game that came out in 1995" this game came out in 2011 💀💀💀

[@basajaunnn]

This is the best day ever. Enjoy DS1 man the difference from ER is insane but you'll get used to it. Much love dude!!!!

[@iiiivvvv9986]

4:08 i feel like for a first playthrough, going master key is actually screwing yourself over since it removes the need to go searching for any key and removes half the fun of the interconnected world

[@qinop]

Bruh it's 2024 and we're STILL telling new players to grab master key. It isn't necessary for a new playthrough!

[@reyrapids63]

Tip for Leveling up: The stats in DS1 are kinda whack. Like Elden Ring they have diminishing returns, giving you less and less each time you level up, but way harsher than Elden Ring. The "soft cap" is where it starts losing effectiveness and the "hard cap" is where the gains are basically nothing. Vitality: Increases HP: Soft: 30 Hard: 50 Attunement: Increases the amount of spells you can hold: Hard: 50 Endurance: Increases stamina, equip load and bleed resist. Hard: 40 Strength: Increases damage of strength weapons. Dexterity: Increases damage of dex weapons and slightly increases spell casting speed: Soft: 35 Hard: 45 Resistance: Increases resistance to status effects like poison, curse and toxin. Least useful stat since your Vitality and total Level also increase your status effect resistance. Hard: 50 Intelligence: Increases magic scaling weapons and spells Faith: Increases holy scaling weapons and mircales Humanity: Can't be leveled up, but can be increased by finding humanity items. It increases your item drop chance, and is a resource you can spend to reverse hollowing (turn human, some curses are weaker against humans, and lets other players assist or invade you. Humanity can also be used to upgrade bonfires, which give you more Estus flask charges when you rest at that specific bonfire.) Hard: 30

[@davobands]

huge tip ty man

[@Eyedunno]

Hard cap does not mean "the gains are basically nothing"; it means the gains are literally nothing, so Attunement is the only stat with an absolute hard cap less than 99 (as such, max level challenges should ideally pause at 50 and not start leveling Attunement until Resistance is at 99 😂). Soft caps are the points at which diminishing returns set in, so 30 and 50 for Vitality are both soft caps. Anyway, for Endurance, only stamina is hard-capped at 40; equip load is capped at 99. Strength and Dex should be soft caps 20 and 40, hard 99 (but really no reason to level them past 40 for pure melee unless you are going for a very high level or want to one-hand a gigantic weapon or shield). And Dex also affects casting speed with a hard cap at 45. Int and Faith have their final soft caps at 50. 😅

[@reyrapids63]

@@Eyedunno very good clarification. Soft caps and hard caps are not hard and fast, it's just the usual levels where people start to consider the stat "good enough" before they start focusing on a specific build.

[@Eyedunno]

@@reyrapids63 ​ @reyrapids63 You literally just used the expression "hard and fast" which kind of establishes what "hard" means--strict and final. If increasing that stat still does something, even a little that won't necessarily make your character any more viable in practice, you're not at the hard cap yet. Soft caps are the points where you have a sharp dropoff in marginal returns, but those returns aren't yet zero. I'm not suggesting you level Vitality past 50 in DS1, but if you do, you can still get up to 400 additional HP for doing it, so obviously it's not completely pointless, just less effective for improving most builds than leveling a stat that's not softcapped would be.

[@reyrapids63]

@@Eyedunno I agree.

[@dawsong5208]

When I say I BEEN WAITING for this vid to pop up and make my day man! Can't wait to watch this! Edit: Bro missing the shortcut prob like 3-4 times hurt my soul, but I get that shit lmao. This game is gonna ask a lot more from you when it comes to looking at your surroundings. I know losing them 6-7k souls hurts like a bitch too, but keep going strong Davo! Wouldn't even blame you for restarting to get a lil reset, but all I'll say is there's a nice ez way to farm souls early game that you found too. Good luck big dawg and can't wait to watch more of this series!

[@bradencosier80]

46:10 Merchants don't display everything they sell on the first page, so it pays to flip through the catagories to see what they offer

[@MateoMatzilla]

I'm so glad you're playing Dark Souls 1. It's got to be a hell of a transition going from Elden Ring to DS1, but once you acclimate to the clunkiness it's peak!

[@davobands]

it is but im genuinely enjoying it right now!

[@MateoMatzilla]

@@davobands glad you're liking it! This first vid is already one of my favorite DS playthrus i've ever seen. Controls are worse, but you can feel the bones of elden ring here, it's pretty remarkable how strong they were right out of the gate

[@beef_baby]

Little tip: Backstabbing is one of the most useful tools in DS1. Since a lot of enemies will have their shield up slowly guarding, you can just strafe behind them and get a backstab in

[@thex6992]

YESSIR. I've been watching you since the elden ring trailer reaction and I was hoping youd play the other games. Just replayed this classic with a friend for the second time last month. The first time I played this was in 2012 when I was still a kid. Instantly became my favorite game, until I played bloodborne (to this day that's my favorite so I hope you might play it one day too). Both these games and elden ring make my top 3 games of all time, so I hope you're having fun on your first playthrough like many of us had. It's a dreamlike experience

[@kinggi0]

Thank you for not being like everybody else and playing bloodborne I will definitely watch this series for sure

[@davobands]

i saw that there were a few bloodborne playthroughs going on and ultimately decided itd be better to jump into that later on

[@conspiracypanda1200]

​@@davobandsI love Bloodborne, but the original Souls need some love. Going back to old movement is a trip and a half, making it almost slow enough to feel like a strategy game compared to the brutal speed and combos of all the modern SoulsBorne games.

[@cartergammage1540]

@@conspiracypanda1200 If davos is doing the whole series I feel like BB should be after ds2 then ds3 then sekiro

[@thatguy1488]

@@davobandstbh bro play sekiro next. easily the best combat in the series and the fastest pace

[@conspiracypanda1200]

The cool thing about that guy who gave you your healing juice and died is that in pre-release versions of the game he actually survived. He would have been your friend and your rival, meeting with and giving you advice at several points as you both try to live out the destiny of the Chosen Undead. But he gets jealous, seeing you progress when it was HIS family that knew the legends of the undead, and even though he freed you to fufill the prophecy he thinks that HE could also be the Chosen one. So you would fight him to death before or after the final boss, kinda like Gideon the All Knowing. Anyways, his questline got scrapped and instead he gets SLAM DUNKED through the roof by the first boss, which jumps down to fight you after. You saw it up there before retrying the fight. That's why he dies in a bricked off room with the sun shining on his face, and you can only get in there by triggering the boulder to smash through the wall.

[@Alexcmlindquist]

I almost forgot that the Elden Ring NPCs don't end every sentence with the Dark Souls chuckle.

[@Model.v1952]

This gonna be a fire series

[@ItsBrisket]

CANT TELL YOU HOW EXCITED I AM FOR THIS SERIES

[@reyrapids63]

Pro Tip: DS1 does not have nearly as many chain attack combos as Elden Ring. Light attacks and Heavy attacks are mostly just 1 hit attacks. Meaning your R1 is good for a quick weaker hit on fast enemies, and the Heavy attack is what you need to actual damage. Focus on learning the timing of enemy attacks and take advantage of breaks to unleash a heavy attack.

[@davobands]

ahh, thanks for lmk

[@WantedRecords5506]

No matter how devastating an attack might look, you can probably block it with your shield

[@LiterallyKirei]

Finally, true pain, Ds1 is not that hard compared to everything else in the series, but starting from Elden Ring to DS1 is difficult due to the jank of Ds1. Besides that this will be an absolutely peak series, again.

[@silverknight876]

The next journey begins. Looking forward to watching you play this series

[@ProtoFreeze]

you will never live down choosing the old witches ring

[@Nathan-sh1zg]

nah he chose the key thank god. thank GOD LMAOOO

[@ProtoFreeze]

@@Nathan-sh1zg oh alright 💀

[@yvancluet8146]

@@Nathan-sh1zg master key is a bad choice for a first playthrough imo, it breaks the pacing / difficulty curve of the game

[@beef_baby]

The master key isn’t good though. I would rather he pick the Old Witch’s Ring, it gives some neat lore rather than breaking the game’s pace for a new player which the Master Key does. Like what if he ends up in Blighttown way too early It’s fine either way but hopefully he doesn’t end up thinking he should be somewhere he shouldn’t be in

[@davobands]

is it that bad? 😭

[@mr.mordicai]

I LOVE THIS GAME SO MUCH, I WILL BE HERE NO MATTER WHAT

[@adamdominguez656]

Perfect first episode. Thanks for uploading!

[@havochaos9790]

Not sure if anyone has said anything but patience is a must for the game, getting fed up and running past things is how you end up with the death at 54:00 , Take it slow and learn the moves. Once you're comfortable with enemy moves then you could run past things but doing so early on will only lead to lost souls and sanity. (edit) Also plunging attacks are something very useful, in fact both the asylum and taurus demon we spots to practice that but hey you got through it our own way so good on ya.

[@bananaman8281]

this was such a good hour of dark souls I loved it

[@isaacchan5960]

He’s gonna have so much fun when he encounters the godskin duo

[@ItsBrisket]

Use humanity then reverse hollowing for to become human again, kindle a bonfire you rest at often to get more flasks from it. Theres more firelink to explore. Pine resin buffs your weapons with that element like grease in ER and titanite shards are your smithing stones. Plenty of stuff not worth mentioning because everyone else already is saying it. Check out homeward bones. The game is much more sword and board than ER so with the really bad dodge mechanics try to use your shield to block attacks from anyone your size to do counter attacks and dodge anything that looks like it will break your guard. Follow the npc's advice and ring the two bells, good luck davo :)

[@brendanharrington2000]

Youre funny bro I enjoyed watching this. Dark souls is my favorite game. So much detail and such a unique vibe

[@davidivaskovic]

The “secret door” in the undead asylum boss room is there for a reason. It teaches the player that if you get stuck on a boss/area, you can always leave and explore other places and then return when you’re ready.

[@mayhem502]

Legacy Dungeons do not exist in any of the past games lol. That's purely an Elden Ring concept, Dark Souls games do have optional areas but the game is pretty much entirely linear going from area to area.

[@justinjeffrey8193]

Lol this was great. Very entertaining. I'm a huge dark souls fan. Subbed 🤘

[@TheSkyfolk]

Ah yes the "secret" door that glows orange because it's surrounded by the only torches in the room lol

[@Esproth]

The master key is really powerful for players who know the map, but for new players I suggest picking the tiny beings ring for additional HP or the witch's ring so you can talk to a hidden NPC if you find her

[@Ghorda9]

black fire bombs or divine blessing are better than the tiny beings ring, the ring barely does anything.

[@Esproth]

@@Ghorda9 both are one time use consumables, almost never worth picking unless you plan on doing something weird

[@Ghorda9]

@@Esproth not really, divine blessing is really useful when poisoned/toxic and you don't have any moss yet. On my first playthrough it saved me going through upper blight town. Black firebombs are just really good for dealing with dogs or even just the guys on the way to capra demon

[@BlueAsterismSolstice]

Some mechanics for you to know about. Dark Souls 1 has fewer bonfires, but you can use humanity in your inventory to boost a bonfire and get more flasks from said bonfire, and there's quite a few considerable shortcuts to look out for. Not retaining a shortcut can be quite detrimental in runback. As a result you're often going to benefit the most going through areas more slow and methodically your first couple times. While it could make the game feel slower, you're also figuring out where things lead to. Using Humanity at bonfires to boost them, you will also restore your own to do so. Mind you that Humanity can be sometimes scarce, so use them wisely, but often bosses may give them and a "level" can drop up to a certain amount from regular enemies. Dying with humanity not used there's also a chance to recover within the level somewhere. Lastly I must recommend rolling into barrels for goodies often.

[@Trevor21230]

Also, the game did explain the controls; you just didn't read all of them.

[@Dwarvenpot]

Havel is so strong that early, i had my brother laughing with just his lore, "he punched a dragon, took the tooth and hit him with it"

[@KamilSzczygielski-u3b]

Well ok, so few lil tips, you can jump in this game, you gotta hold run button and then double tap it, and if that wont work while running try to tap a left stick one of these should work cuz it changes in DS2 or 3 and I do not remember. Also, there is a lot of hidden areas so look around a lot for example if I would to give you a tip... look close to the FAT cleric at the firelink shrine, there is something cool in there. Also covenants yeaaaah... The one from fat cleric is pretty good for the start, Covenants are mostly PVP related but have some questlines too :D. Oh and when it comes to flasks and humanity, you can use humanity once to reverse hollowing at bonefire, then use second to upgrade bonefire and have more flasks after sitting on it, every bonefire have 5 flasks from the get go but you can upgrade them with humanity. Also, try attacking enemies while falling down on them if you are above them it deals A LOT damage, specially on some bosses. Next thing, use items, do not try to keep them for "later" cuz that is a common rookie mistake, use them if you need them to stay alive. Also, get a death counter pls? It would be fun to have a counter for number of deaths for a whole game and compare it to other gamers like Cohhcarnage for example :D PS. If you do not want this tips or anything just let me know cuz I will write them on every video if I will see you having trouble with something :P

[@-TriP-]

L3 jumping became a thing in DkS2 onward, but I got so used to the double-tap that I had to change it back for 2 and 3 lol

[@maroofbaloch-dq9zz]

I just started playing 3 days ago, my first souls like game and I kept watching tutorial so KZbin recommended you. I'll be honest I felt a lot of pain 😂 every newbie did face pain

[@joshuathompson2404]

You had me nervous from the second you beat the Taurus Demon on. I was like....he's not gonna skip the bonfire shortcut, right? RIGHT? Well, surely he'll just grab the next one behind the dragon then...I mean, he's got 5k souls, he's not just gonna run...right..past....everything :) Hahahaha. Nearly gave me a heart attack, but this is awesome content, man. Elden Ring def gave you an edge here, cause I haven't seen a lot of streamers pick up the combat as quickly as you. Can't wait to see more.

[@sebastiangarciasmed9584]

The payoff was real for all the times you walked past the ladder shortcut

[@voxstelarum]

Lets goooooo \[T]/ PS: there is no dedicated jump button, no map, no anything lmao. You just gonna have to fight for every little upgrade you get, have fun.

[@cosmiccat4706]

This is going to be a long ass comment, but I'm gonna try to give as many tips and insight to help you with Dark Souls that the game doesn't tell you: Humans are Undead that have active Humanity in use. Hollows are Undead that have lost their purpose and had their humanity burned away from the Dark Sign making them lose their personality. That's the lore, but what does this mean for gameplay? At Bonfires you can "Reverse Hollowing" to do this you need to use a Humanity then sit at the bonfire and choose this option which will make you human. Being human has benefits and demerits. You can ONLY summon NPC's or other players while being Human. While Hollowed you cannot summon nor be summoned, but the benefit to this is you also can't be invaded while being Hollow. You can be invaded by either NPC's or players while Human so be careful. "How can I get more Estus flasks I had 10 from Firelink?" Some bonfires have Fire Keepers and these special bonfires such as Firelink and a few others are kindled by the Fire Keepers which means you'll get 10 Estus instead of 5 from them. You can however Kindle any bonfire you find by using 1 Humanity. By doing this you can regain 10 Estus from any bonfire instead of 5, and while your Humanity is limited now later you can farm it from Rats so don't worry too much about using it to kindle bonfires. Oh and having active humanity also increases drop rates from enemies regardless if you're human or hollow. To explain your stats, you know Vitality is HP and you know Endurance is your stamina and equip load. A LOT of good armor in DS1 needs you to have like 30+ Endurance and if you don't have that you're rocking leather armors or robes. You know what Strength is as well as Dex, and Faith is literally useless in DS1 unless you want a warp back to bonfire spell or Lightning Spear which isn't worth it since there's an item to warp to bonfires in the Homeward Bone which you'll grow to love the further in the game you progress. Resistance is even more useless DO NOT waste any levels on Resistance you don't get any benefits and should spend levels elsewhere. Lastly Attunement is your mana stat. In DS1 and DS2 you have Attunement instead of Mind and rather than having a mana bar you have spell slots and numbered uses for spells, but can buy multiples of spells and stack their number of uses. Oh and Pyromancy is free you don't need any specific stat for Pyromancy and instead make it stronger by upgrading the Pyromancy Flame item used to cast them so if you want a pinch of useful magic Pyromancy is free and fun in both DS1 and DS2. My last tip for this episode is to help you get good weapons/builds for the entire game. Zweihander, Claymore, Balder Side Sword. These are the early game GOATS you can easily get and use the entire game and build around. Zweihander is in the Graveyard by firelink (dont fight the skeletons you will only suffer without a divine weapon) and this weapon is for a pure Strength build. Claymore is being guarded by the dragon and is ideally for a Quality build (Quality = Dex Strength hybrid), but can be used for Strength or Dex it's a very versatile weapon. Balder Side Sword has to be farmed by Balder Knights that have it here's one that you fought this episode at: 1:04:40 , and it's for Dex builds.

[@EL-BAB]

excited for this, ds1 likes to troll you a lot more than elden ring does, being an older game

[@virusmom.]

GG! This is going to be so hype!

[@NicholasJacklynn]

So pumped to journey through this game with you!

[@itzhurg2652]

epic! Davo onto the souls games now this is gonna be great!

[@davobands]

YESSIR!!!

[@dallas5770]

Quick tip: If you're dealing with ANY shield enemy that's blocking, you can flick the left analog stick forward and press the light attack button at the same time. This will make you perform a "kick", breaking their guard instantly, most of the time, which also allows you to riposte them.

[@elliedear7053]

Yay!!!! Davo you are playing my absolute favorite game of all time! and I played dark souls remastered AFTER dark souls 3 and it's still my favorite. I really wish people hadn't talked you into the master key as it breaks intended progression and may lead you into places you aren't ready for but it is what it is. If anyone can overcome it's you! Have fun and take breathers if you need them because the movement limitations can be a bit aggravating at times.

[@mimikdemon-236]

Damn, I so late. Thanks for the great content Davo

[@davobands]

thanks for watching mimikdemon

[@onepunchman5837]

Im so hyper for that playthrough this was my first souls game and it was so amazing especially the dlc will be crazy

[@Glonag]

Movement in Dark Souls 1 is my favorite of all the games from Software, I like how the characters move slowly and methodically, in the next games the pace will be faster and faster, I miss it

[@TheKiddo2468]

You shouldn’t really level any stat past 40, it’s like leveling past 60 in Elden Ring. Also there are no stat respecs so you really have to think about which stat you are leveling up as you can actually waste level ups in this game Also, equip load matters a lot more in this game than in Elden Ring. You’ll move slower, jump shorter, and have less I-frames on rolls

[@vacuumfield]

excited to see this playthrough! but second playthrough of elden ring, even if you do it off stream, has my highest recommendation. at least for me, i noticed so many things for the first time when i wasn't constantly scared of getting deleted :D . if you want more difference, go through with a totally diff build!

[@lg_here]

comment might be too late for you to see this davo, but DS1 was the only game that ever gave me the same feeling oot did as a kid, and I really hope you get to feel that way too. The atmosphere and skyboxes and nature folly all just remind me of what oot showed me for the first time.

[@Sargentwhitey]

Timing with the gate was so insane, what a play

[@Joshua68187]

Just beat the game, surprisingly I'm not the only one decided to play in 2024, on one of the bosses some random dude had a sign down and I was suprised

[@FantomEx22]

Good luck Davo! I wish you well in your journey through Lordran. Prepare for amazing chest ahead haha.

[@davobands]

thank you Fantom

[@Dante_Tim]

I was already happy that you chose the Witch Ring, but you changed your mind... This ring would have helped to reveal a small part of the lore and one character. A lockpick in the first playthrough can break the magic of exploring the world and the order of exploration. A lockpick is good for a speedrun or a second playthrough. In general, if you see that you used a lockpick - know that you should have gotten here by another way, and perhaps much later. Dark Souls 1 is still my especially beloved game. It's a timeless masterpiece of amazing symbolic depth and philosophy ) 39:06 - The entire first Dark Souls is a system of "Legacy Dungeons" Or Legacy Dungeons from Elden Ring are pieces of Dark Souls in the open world. )

[@TheSkyfolk]

Master Key isn't great for your first playthrough. It's convenient but you don't learn the map as well as you otherwise would.

[@jakethedog00]

if you remember the rolling barrel of fire back in the undead burg, there was a flight of stairs right before that leading down to an item you missed

[@TheSuperColonel]

Hellkite drake takes cover in a corner while he breathes fire and wait around 10 seconds he will come down to the bridge and you can quickly run towards the bonfire.

[@denberz711]

Also using humanity will give you a 1 next to your life bar. You can reverse humanity at the bonfire if you use it. Then if you use another you can select "kindle" which can increase ur estus to 10 when resting at that bonfire. (Edit) also shooting the dragon's tale on the below part of the bridge will do something if you hit it enough with a bow ;)

[@trevis32]

NON SPOILER TIP: you should try out parrying!, Out of all the souls games in Fromsoft DS1 has the easiest parry mechanic and it only gets harder to parry in the later games!! 😁

[@dearcastiel4667]

About the door to the left in the first boss room... Normaly you read every message at the start of the game, when you enter the boss room there's a message on the ground telling you to run away.

[@ethisfreedom]

that intro got me hooked brotha😆

[@TheSuperColonel]

Bonefire maintained by the firekeeper like in fire link Shrine has 10 estuses. Normal ones have 5 you need to use humanity from inventory in order to get"upper left corner" humanity. You reserve humanity at the bonfire and then kindle it for 10 estus costing 2 humanity in total.

[@AHMEDMOHAMED-vm5bn]

When the reaction to elden ring lore stream?

[@davobands]

between you and I? this weekend

[@Logan_-gk6xj]

I would recommend light equip load for faster rolls. The faster rolls help a lot for running past enemies and is generally the best equip load to run.

[@Zanzibawrr]

there it is. the genesis of peak.

[@quetzalisaac]

Near the firelink shrine there is a graveyard where you can find one of the best strenght weapons. But its a high level zone so i recomend run past the enemies

[@Lardzor]

@4:21 They done ya dirty with that black guy preset. He's got that goofy looking smile like: "Just happy to be here."

[@Bradleyhart-cs7wl]

This is pretty important, but only if youre interested in it, boss souls and upgrading weapons gets really pretty complicated, unlike elden ring. To even do it, the process needs a fully upgraded weapon of the proper type, the soul, and a specific NPC, just the same one for all of them. But to be honest, some of the weapons are ass shit. And theres like two for each soul, so it's a gamble. Otherwise, for normal weapon upgrades by themselves, you need smithing embers a lot of them hidden very well. Which some increase the normal damage, but most change the damage type completely. A lot of normal weapon upgrades need the normal weapon powered up, then you switch to a different type, and restart with usually a fully different upgrade material. Some upgrades need that same process done twice, even. Mb for the shitload of text, and adding to the backseat comment wall, but the only other was to figure it out is the hard way, most of the time.

[@UnfortunateInc]

anotha CLASSIC series in the making

[@scarletripper9342]

You can remap the jump button to L3. Jumping doesnt have good s so its better to be able to roll while running (you will always need to be running to jump) If you hit light attack while falling you will do a plunging attack for big damage You have to use the humanity in your inventory to use it at the bonfire. Humanity on your person will be represented by the number in the top left. Reversing hollowing makes you not beef jerky, allows you to see and interact with summon signs (online features), kindle the bonfire, and be invaded by npc’s with unique drops. Dying will return you to being beef jerky and any humanity on your person will be with your souls on the ground. Kindling a bonfire raises how many estus flasks you gain from resting at it up to 20. All bonfires start at 5 except firelink shrine which starts at 10. You need to beat a boss thats considered really easy for an item in one of the other paths you can take out of firelink, but its a hard journey with a long runback. Covenants are for online play, different covenants give different rewards when you give them specific items. You can farm these items in game to get the rewards, but it can be tedious without pvp which isnt very active. Switching covenants also takes a portion of your progress away so i would recommend looking into what covenants give you before committing to the grind with chaos servants being the exception for reasons i wont spoil at this point

[@wanyesullo]

Game Design 101: Even when you put a giant glowing red door 10ft away from an unkillable boss people will still miss the door.

[@jakeniclaz5393]

Great to see this series! Now whatever you do Davo, please don’t skip DS2 aftwerwards, I did that, and ended up regretting it a lot

[@Yoga_Beam]

INCASE someone hasn’t told you, two things that go crazy in game, kicking (break shields, leaves open for crit) and parrying (MUCH easier then other soul games)

[@DuBaas007]

Loved this video! Be sure to look *everywhere* while exploring, stuff can be very hidden, pay close attention to everything around you, it'll help you a lot in this game! Enjoy!

[@Animedingo]

Hollowing: Humans who have the curse of the darksign, basically cant die (thats why you respawn). But they lose part of their souls when they die. Using humanity at bonfires offsets this curse. When theres nothing left of your soul, you become a mindless husk. A hollow.

[@adarkreminder8889]

Can we start a new controller fund?

[@davobands]

bro i swear this controller is only like 2 years old the problem is my pc 😭

[@tupik4234]

IVE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS

[@leadstomach9397]

How do I jump? Who’s gonna tell him?

[@just-gaming213]

Nobody.... He works it out. Why TF does everyone feel the need to backseat everything?

[@leadstomach9397]

@@just-gaming213 let me react to my favorite current let’s player in peace. Also how is this back seating?

[@Glonag]

Vitality is not so important in ds1, usually 20 units are enough for me, it's not like in Elden Ring where the first 20 points give almost nothing

[@dorcusss3693]

press forward and regular attack to kick. kicking deals massive damage to shield posture (or stamina) and one kick will more often than not be enough to remove their blocking state for a second or two

[@cartergammage1540]

Been here since the Elden Ring trailer reaction vid and I'm ready for the whole Fromsoft catalogue