I Beat Dark Souls, Here's My Review

[@trentbeale1599]

I definitely agree with the nostalgia bias you mentioned in your review, I too hold a lot of bias towards DS1 as it was my first souls game. However, 3/10 made me raise an eyebrow. I've watched this series from your first video and I do remember how you have made a lot of positive comments regarding this game; music, thematic, bosses (some). I do understand the frustration with the tomb of the giants and how it is a terrible gimmick, however when you were walking through the kiln of the first flame you were two handing the pike with the lantern as a secondary. It's definitely a game where you probably have what you need already in your inventory, you just have to search. And there's definitely some drawbacks with other areas and how the abandon the interconnectedness e.g. lost izalith being a great example of rushed areas with very rushed bosses which definitely knock down the score considerably for me. In saying this though, the first half of this game and half of the second portion do have some phenomenal moments. It encourages curiosity and exploration, "oh I can jump on this ledge from the elevator and jump back in the nest?" And next thing you know your back in the asylum. And the fact you can reach different areas from different points I think is a fantastic way to design the world (Blightown from valley of drakes) (New Londo from valley of drakes) (Darkroot Garden from Havels tower) it's this sense of exploration which I never see in more linear style games of this era. Not to mention the perfect tutorial for the game, it teaches you to think smart and to not just rush in head on. And bosses such as Sif, O&S, Gargoyles I think are really exceptional, and sometimes it's hard to see how revolutionary they are when you've played newer titles that have used these concepts. DS1 is definitely the predecessor. For me DS1 gets around a 6/10. I think the use of guides really knock down the experience. I think of it as watching a movie synopsis before actually watching the film. I think that DS1 has the best NPC's and there aren't any that are just there for the hell of it and actually contribute considerably to the story. The music is so well placed and thought out, from the melancholy sounds of firelink shrine to give cues of safety, to the absolutely chaotic soundtrack of gaping dragon which make you raise from your chair. The interconnectedness I've already touched on, but I also agree that my god some of the bosses do really suck. This is where the game does fall of for me. Centipede demon, 3 Asylum demons, Bed of Chaos, and Capra demon are a few where I can be like "Yeah, this is quite bad". However, in classic souls fashion, this is fixed in the DLC where the most phenomenal bosses of the game await. I'd definitely recommend making a detour in NG. Also areas like the dukes archive and the crystal cave so add some points to the second half, and the kiln of the forst flame is absolutely amazing. With the ash covering the once amazing landscapes to the ghosts of the black knights it is really awesome. This is your review, so I can't change anything, but I don't know I hope my thoughts and the way I view this game is some food for thought.

[@LJBrazil]

@@trentbeale1599 thank you for the well thought out comment. I defiantly agree with you on most of the things that you said. Unfortunately even my review in itself is biased and it’s giving a score in my mind wouldn’t be the case if I had played the game first. If this was my first entry to the game I would look at it from amazement and with a different sense than coming from DS3. That being said DS3 will hold the nostalgia factor in my review because I give that game a perfect 10/10. I think the soundtrack, gameplay, bosses, environment and story telling were just leagues above the first Dark Souls. Again as it should be since it’s the 3rd entry in the series. I will give the game a second try especially since there is DLC to explore and I need to learn how to activate it. Maybe it will change the overall score and I might give it an average score or right below average score. This game again suffers from time. Time is what’s killing the review because there has been so much polishing of the new games that it’s difficult to really put in words. Every aspect of the game in my opinion is changed from this to DS3. When I play DS3 every senses is activated and it gives it an overall better experience. Whereas when I would move from one location to the next in this game it just felt funky and didn’t know what I was doing. I think it was unnecessarily chaotic for the sake of being chaotic.

[@LJBrazil]

@@trentbeale1599 also just want to say thank you for watching from the beginning.

[@trentbeale1599]

@@LJBrazil I definitely agree with that time is weighing on this game heavily. Definitely in your next playthrough I would suggest to make as little comparisons to your favorite titles and appreciate the game for what it is. I think this is where the rest of the commenters are coming from as this can be interpreted as a critical analysis rather than a review. In saying this, keep up the good work, I enjoy the videos :)

[@skeletor1177]

One of the worst reviews I’ve seen, most of the things you said are quite dumb and don’t make sense. I get it’s an opinion but unfortunately your opinion is wrong

[@LJBrazil]

@@skeletor1177 understandable. Especially from someone that says my opinion is wrong based off your own opinions. Let’s not forget that skeletor1177 holds all the answers for game reviews ands objective opinions.

[@zllay]

9/10, great game with huge replayability factor. Can't get enough of it!!

[@dreiandreia]

Opinions are like assholes everyone has one. You sound like someone who gets butt hurt when someone does not agree with your opinion . @skeletor1177

[@slipstream5762]

@@LJBrazil Its intellectually arrogant to claim its only "your opinion", when at 3:55 , and at other points in your review, to state that the game is bad. This is not an opinionated take, you are speaking directly from emotion and making an objective statement.

[@corneliussmiff2773]

@@LJBrazil You mean subjective. But I agree, it's only an opinion. But I also disagree, because this is a fantastic game. It has some absolutely terrible game design decisions and areas later on but these are overshadowed almost entirely by the good parts. I will say that DS1 fanboys will hang their hat way too much on the interconnected world stuff, no more so than when they dismiss Dark Souls 3 (which is a better game IMO). However, DS1 is still absolutely brilliant and I had an absolute blast with it.

[@MrKillajay72191]

Mad respect for completing the game, then giving a review.

[@LJBrazil]

Thanks sexy.

[@beowulfECR]

20:27 thats part of the joy of these games, you have to piece together the story, instead of being hand fed the entire thing start to end as for the map, while i completely disagree, thats a very subjective thing i also think a big part of the love for these games is the fact that, to alot of people, theyre comfort games more than anything, as those who play them probably have been playing them for years

[@TJBowman-vr1co]

Basically you gotta "Prepare to Die" to tackle the Tomb of the Giants.

[@TJBowman-vr1co]

Also... the difficulty goes down a lot once you get the maggot helm

[@TJBowman-vr1co]

Oh you figured that out, nevermind. Also you can stumble on the lantern near a guy called Patches in the Tomb.

[@LJBrazil]

Lol I appreciate it and yeah it was annoying having to leave the game and figure it out with a guide. Glad they took out mechanics like that in DS3.

[@fraug9768]

4:00 - you mentioned things being too dark in the world. Idk if you meant JUST 4 kings or tomb of giants or what but at least in tomb, there’s 3 separate ways to get a light. If you explored the easier areas more, like the game taught you with the graveyard at the start, you’d know you’re probably not meant to start this area. With 4 kings being dark, doesn’t bother me but that’s just a preference thing. Skip to 10:00, you’re getting your shit rocked by skele dogs. Again, you’re probably not meant to be here yet if you’re struggling this hard. Use a different weapon, get SOME armor on, use a shield, learn attack patterns. 11:23 lol ok me too. Everything after this, ngl you could be speaking Martian. I couldn’t tell you the meaning of anything you said except I’m frustrated and it’s cuz of the game difficulty. Which is ok ig but this is legit a feature, it’s fun when there’s a challenge and you can overcome it. 12:50 you are coping so hard right now I’m crying 13:55 you’re getting it now. This wasn’t me being sarcastic, if something is too difficult, stop for a second and prioritize your checklist. Explore > level up/upgrade. 15:30 careful now, looks like you might crack a smile killing those knights. You’ll end up contradicting yourself. 15 seconds later you mentioned Sekiro. I get why you feel this way now. You can’t compare this to Sekiro like you’re doing. Sekiro is HARD focused on fighting, Dark Souls is way more methodical and puzzle like. Final boss is genuinely hard if you don’t parry. I’m not going to say anything here except maybe change up your strategies? Around 19:45 I agree with nostalgia. One hell of a drug for sure. But you compared it to Demon Souls, which is more simple puzzle like. Again preference so I won’t say anything. Just shocked. 21:00 again preference. I’m split on narrative. 21:45 I’m gonna disagree here. Yes the lore isn’t presented in a way that’s easy to see, but once you see it and you pick up the pieces, it tells a great story imo. Betrayal, what is a human, a god a king, does this matter? Ultimately I think you’re honest about how you feel, but I think you need to reflect on how you got here. Just in this video, you found out you needed a light source but you just powered through. Reflect and ask yourself, what am I missing? I only watched the ending to your series but I’m sure I can find more instances of you being like this in other videos. Thanks for giving my favorite game a try, sorry you didn’t like it.

[@LJBrazil]

Your overthinking this but I appreciate your time. I didnt find it fun, it gets a worse review overall. Theres other videos where I have in this game but other than that its below average.

[@oliverpease6719]

I don’t have any nostalgia for this game but there is no way it’s a 3/10, like that’s just crazy considering the arguments you gave are shallow and very few of them hold weight. If you gave the game a 5 or a 6 because of clunky controls and the back half being not great, I’d understand. But many of your criticisms can be applied to every souls game. Sekiro level design is much much worse than ds1 and that one’s my favorite! I respect having an opinion, but there’s a difference between inconsistency and a true criticism

[@LJBrazil]

Sorry this is gonna be a copy and paste because I didn't explain it well in the video and was trying to be overly humorous. @LJBrazil 32 minutes ago Yeahhhh wasn't the best. Made a separate video discussing it lol. Here are some examples and again the game is much older than other games so that's why it stays at a 3/10. If I didn't have the love for FromSoftware it would be at a 1/10. Overall not a memorable experience but at least they learned from it and expanded on it. 10/10 game for me is Sekiro and DS3. Cons for me were - Gameplay mechanics - Controls: How players navigate the game world, interact with objects, and execute actions. Intuitive and responsive controls are essential for engaging gameplay. Exploration: Discovering new areas and uncovering secrets in the game world. Breakable weapons: Weapons that have a limited number of uses. Quick time events: Flashy finishers that punctuate combat. Core mechanics: The basic elements of interaction that make up a game system, such as jumping, running, collecting coins, and avoiding enemies. Bosses - Mostly easy bosses that did not have any rewarding feeling after defeating them. Did not feel like they were just hard, felt like they were hard for the sake of being hard. Best example is always the gimmick of two bosses at the same time and then The Four Kings. No reason the area should have been pitch black and if it was it should have been done like DS3. Level Design - How the game was overall designed and the structure of DS1 as a whole. Story (how it was told) - Pretty ass compared to the rest but again it was the first in the series so that's why the review stays at a 3 and not a 1. The simple fact that I have to escape the game and watch videos or reviews of the story breaks the overall immersion from the game. That shouldn't be the case when the game is supposed to tie you into the story to forget about reality.

[@darklord747]

Some people don't like The Godfather as a film, or Pink Floyd as a band, or Breaking Bad as a show, and thats okay. The community and critical consensus is pretty clear.

[@LJBrazil]

@@darklord747 Godfather part 2 was better than the first. Breaking Bad took me 2 seasons to get good in my opinion and I wish I didn’t start it because it’s still mid to me. Link Floyd is awesome lol. No but yeah everyone has their own opinion and to go against the grain means you’re going against people’s thought process and identity. People rely too much on approval of others to like a show or game.

[@darklord747]

@@LJBrazil Yeah I mean, people have the right to their opinion of course. I think the point is that when something is unanimously considered one of the goats, it probably has enough objective quality that someone is unlikely to think that its shit enough to deserve a 3/10. So many people might think you are getting a rise out of the community. Which you might not, you might not like the game. But it is a very, very hot take that 99.9% of gamers will disagree with. Idk what games you like, but if I was to say one of them, say red dead redemption 2, is a 2/10, you might think im trolling. There are basically no games out there that is considered one of the best of all time that I would give 3/10.

[@Wizardtastic]

The plot is literally extremely thought provoking! Lets take for example literally just one character, gwnydolin for example. He is a amazingly thought provoking character on our society's treatment of trans people, and how we've treated them like shit yet expect them to be willing to help us at every moment(This is extremely simplified, I need like 3 hours to fully explore the allegory within his character).

[@LJBrazil]

Lol Ill have to rewatch a shit ton of lore to see where that comes from lol. Idk the lore was all over the place due to being able to go wherever you wanted. I think they really polished it up in DS3 when it came to story telling with NPCs and having them in a linear fashion to get it to be a A-B-C instead of A-C-D of story and puzzling pieces. Hope that makes senes.

[@Wizardtastic]

@LJBrazil I understand where you're coming from, but at a certain point, it might just be you. No offense, of course, but as a whole, with an hour of free time, the lore can be understood pretty well, with exception to minute details.

[@vihakurjategija]

Gwyndolin is not trans. Trans people have been treated fairly and no one ever wants their help.

[@augustus766]

Pretty bad review! Dark Souls is a pretty consistent game with the level design, there are some quirks with the level design due to experimenting and console performance issues with the consoles (mainly the god awful ps3 version) at the time, but it's one of the most meticulous games, with world design that still amazes me to this day. The levels, the art, everything in Souls games is designed to make sense from the perspective of the player. Things are shown from a distance to incentivize players, items are characters are placed in locations to fit the world, the land itself, is connected in a way to immerse the player in their journey, i think its all incredible. As for the lore of the game I completely disagree with "super hard, super, fun/anyone saying otherwise, youre an idiot." That really diminishes how much work was put into the way stories and their themes are told environmentally. One of the things Ds1 pioneered in this series was providing enough thematics to its world design to keep you invested even without 100% background on whats happening. I can understand your perspective given you dont enjoy the gameplay or the world, but i can assure you there is so many more reasons people love this game besides nostalgia.

[@Idiel96]

He's just farming bro.. just take a peek at least 10 of his recent post bro try to ragebait so bad

[@LJBrazil]

Hey don't watch it if you don't want to but I actually used this as an example when it comes to the review on another video. I understand what you are saying but at the end of the day it's just a different narrative writing style that is not good by any means. I had to re-read what you wrote to really digest it and I still don't think DS does a good job when it comes to telling a narrative. At the end of the day people will still need to read up on the lore outside of playing the game. They will have to either read up on some wiki or also watch KZbin videos explaining the narrative and lore of the game. In that very aspect it does not matter about the items placed, location or level design/art direction. If it was easy to understand there wouldn't be videos describing every aspect of the game just so someone can understand what is going on in the game. You have to take it from the perspective of someone getting out of work and then trying to play this game. They would have to get rid of their escapism to the real world to research the game and the lore.

[@LJBrazil]

lol no.

[@canontheory]

Thought this was a troll review from the 3/10 or maybe you just don’t like the game. I don’t like Sekiro and would give it a 3/10 since it just sucks to me personally.

[@LJBrazil]

Yeah all good lol, Im not gonna hate for you not liking what you dont like lol.

[@vj7248]

im surprised you prefer Demon's Souls over Dark Souls. typically it's the other way around. honestly both Demon's Souls & Dark Souls are very much different games than what Souls-likes would eventually become today. they are much more Dungeon Crawling than Action RPG. i don't see that as bad, but it'll definitely be jarring if you're more used to Elden Ring.

[@LJBrazil]

I am biased too though. I love Sekiro more than any other game. But its also just my review, people are welcome to have other reviews that they want.

[@vj7248]

@LJBrazil yeah if someone loves Sekiro, Dark Souls 1 wouldnt necessarily be the next game i'd recommend 😆 honestly i'd give shouts outs to Nine Sols instead for that department.

[@Blugus1]

out of curiosity, what was the order that you played the fromsoft games?

[@LJBrazil]

DS3, Sekiro, and then Elden Ring. I failed to mention that in this review but I do mention it in previous videos.

[@th3mush]

I completely disagree.

[@LJBrazil]

Fair

[@dromulio]

After giving ds1 a 3/10 I’m curious to see what you give ragnarok. The AAA interactive movie slop game.

[@LJBrazil]

@@dromulio personally I doubt it’ll be higher than a 5 just from what Iv seen.

[@dromulio]

@ you plan on reviewing it?

[@LJBrazil]

@@dromuliomight as well. Everyone seems to love my reviews so far 😂😂😂

[@dromulio]

@@LJBrazildon’t let the hate stop you man. I highly regard ds1 its like a 9/10 to me and I’m a huge souls fan. I don’t agree with your review but I think you should keep doing them!

[@realhoneysuckle1927]

Okay to be fair, tomb of the giants is arguably one of the most annoying areas in all of dark souls. A 3/10 is wild though, blud is tweaking

[@LJBrazil]

@@realhoneysuckle1927 😂😂😂😂😂 bro it’s cause I started with DS3, I already had a negative bias going into this game. I was expecting a “MASTERPIECE” as everyone says lol.

[@dksrkf]

There is a reason why you have 300 subs.

[@LJBrazil]

Yikes, your gonna have to come back when we hit 400 and then say this is why I only have 400. Thanks for the engagement though! Happy New Year!!

[@luisesteves5929]

Order of games Ds3 (2023), Bloodborne(2023), Elden Ring (2023), Demons Souls (2023), Sekiro first half (2024), Ds1, Ds2, Sekiro finish,.. GTA 6 (2127). When I finally played Ds1, I had the most miserable time out of all Fromsoft games. Ds1 really demands the slow methodical gameplay all the time. I didn't really liked though, how much the devs literally tried to kill me every second with their level/world design. Not the enemies but their placement in the world or the world itself is just made to be inconvenient for the first playthrough. For any later playthrough, this difficulty would fade away a bit since you would know about counter meassures. Your review here is a bit nitpicky since your problem in the darkness is not a problem at all. You can find a torch, so that you can see what actually happens... it is a bit nitpicky for you to say, "what should I learn about this death".. I mean yeah... nothing really... BUT you could ask yourself the question, if you could findr a way to create a better time for yourself (finding a torch for example) and figure a way out. This is the intended playstyle Ds1 demanded of their players. A playstyle that you might not have wanted in the first place, as well as I haven't really wanted this. Acknowledging my own skill issue, I would give this game a 5-6/10. There is nothing to crazy though that will keep me invested into playing it, especially when you have better alternaties nowadays. Also Fromsoft acknowleded, that this game design difficulty is not the best way of doing it, since they changed this formula almost completely. It is now more about the enemy difficulty than the world design difficulty. Your ranking is a bit too harsh in my opinion, but it doesn't matter. People just need to stop overthinking these rankings, as if a world collapses if someone doesn't like it. For its time I think, the game was succesful enough, and this is what really matters.

[@LJBrazil]

Rankings for me start at a base of 5. Most games are average. If its fun then it scales up, if its not then it scales down. This game was average with multiple faults. Thats why I ranked it so low. There are other games that Souls has improved from so you dont have to do the back and fourth to get through certain areas. They should honestly do a critique on how many people buy the game, return it or put it down because at the end of the day theres no clear cut linear way to tell you, hey this item will help during tomb of giants.

[@luisesteves5929]

@LJBrazil Of course they are not going to say you what Item is useful and which is not. They have never done that. I also don't like Ds1 too much. It is just a given thing though, to bring lighting objects with you, to buy them when they are buyable. I did this since Ds3, because in most games, the torch has one specific good use. These kind of items always help you, so I take them all the time. For some people, it is the fun of not knowing what they are thrown into. A challenge that nobody saw coming before. I am not really speaking for myself here, but I still do think DS1 is not all too bad. I have played games that actually never made fun to play and I can say, this is not how bad Ds1 is to me personally.

[@Kweesh]

Giving 3/10 for a this game means I can't take you seriously

[@LJBrazil]

All good. you don't have to.

[@keven8671]

to some extent i understand that the second half of the game rlly decreases the overall perspective of the game, but tbh, lots and lots of things that u said seems like u tryna ragebait/ be diff and some other are conflicting

[@LJBrazil]

Was not trying to rage bait. At best I was trying to be humorous. It just wasn't a fun game to me, didn't even feel rewarding when it came to the boss fights. It was more like oh that was a stupid mechanic, I guess I'll do something different and then I did and beat the boss. I wish there was more to it but then again it is the first in the series so I understand it be slower paced.

[@BingusBungos]

I completely agree with you, especially about the 'nostalgia blinds people' which is so true.

[@LJBrazil]

@@BingusBungos yeah it’s def something that causes people to look at things through a emotional lens rather than a objective.

[@Idiel96]

Not really.. I played and finished dark souls 1 literally last year.. still a good game by today standard

[@PilotViking]

I have no nostalgia for dark souls, but I still love the game

[@LJBrazil]

@@Idiel96 Can you explain what you liked about the game? Trying to understand how people still have a love for it.

[@LJBrazil]

@PilotViking Why love though? is there reasoning behind this or just because you liked the game overall with no specifications?

[@tr1snags168]

I think ds1 is the best first souls game due to its simplicity. If youve already played another souls game, it can be rough to go back to.

[@LJBrazil]

Yup I agree 100% with you. I did myself a disservice playing the other games first and then making my way back to play this one. I should have started with DS1.

[@jacquescousteau3194]

Dude this was embarrassing to watch. I'd take it down before too many people see it if I were you

[@LJBrazil]

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[@marten4765]

9/10 ragebait

[@LJBrazil]

@marten4765 *10/10

[@LJBrazil]

Just a heads up, the code is in here. If you cant find it, you'll have to look around. That's the only clue I can give.

[@beherit15]

now i understand why 376 suscribers

[@LJBrazil]

@@beherit15 *377 now. Merry Christmas

[@Vexx263]

Yeah, I understand giving it a lower score because of how clunky it is, and the shitty endgame levels, but a 3/10? That's WAY too low! Plus, you have to look for the lore in the other souls games too, so it's unfair to rank this game lower then the others because of it. (Not that the convoluted lore can't be a bad point, it's a matter of opinion there). Also, the early game level design is god tier, best in the series! But, I think it's fair to dislike the game, so something as low as a 5/10 is justified. I'd rank it an 8/10 personally, love the game.

[@LJBrazil]

Yeah bro sorry just my review of it lol. It's just not up to par as the rest of the games in the series. Even lore wise it's decent but I just happen to like the other souls more when it comes to overall game and narrative as a whole.

[@Vexx263]

@LJBrazil True, the other souls games are much better. I just think that 3/10 is way too low of a score. 3/10 games are the bootleg stuff you find in the bargain bin. Dark souls is better those games!

[@Kinuhbud]

3/10 is just bait edit: oh no

[@LJBrazil]

LOL

[@Kinuhbud]

@@LJBrazil lol *shakes fist*

[@CEO_ofcats]

Didnt really like the way u did the review, just called it dogshit and whatever :/ I understand ur points but dont understand how u decided on rating it 3/10?? I wont try to change ur opinion and just call u a dumbass for not rating it smthing high like 9 or 10/10 but even if 1. The story isnt really explained fully and 2.The bosses felt easy to u (Idk if u are just a pro or what but ig that can happen) I think a 5/10 would be as low as u could give for these reasons. I would really like to know some games u think are like an 8,9 or 10/10 cuz they must be awesome! (I just realized how sarcastic this sounds but its not, im really curious)

[@LJBrazil]

Yeahhhh wasn't the best. Made a separate video discussing it lol. Here are some examples and again the game is much older than other games so that's why it stays at a 3/10. If I didn't have the love for FromSoftware it would be at a 1/10. Overall not a memorable experience but at least they learned from it and expanded on it. 10/10 game for me is Sekiro and DS3. Cons for me were - Gameplay mechanics - Controls: How players navigate the game world, interact with objects, and execute actions. Intuitive and responsive controls are essential for engaging gameplay. Exploration: Discovering new areas and uncovering secrets in the game world. Breakable weapons: Weapons that have a limited number of uses. Quick time events: Flashy finishers that punctuate combat. Core mechanics: The basic elements of interaction that make up a game system, such as jumping, running, collecting coins, and avoiding enemies. Bosses - Mostly easy bosses that did not have any rewarding feeling after defeating them. Did not feel like they were just hard, felt like they were hard for the sake of being hard. Best example is always the gimmick of two bosses at the same time and then The Four Kings. No reason the area should have been pitch black and if it was it should have been done like DS3. Level Design - How the game was overall designed and the structure of DS1 as a whole. Story (how it was told) - Pretty ass compared to the rest but again it was the first in the series so that's why the review stays at a 3 and not a 1. The simple fact that I have to escape the game and watch videos or reviews of the story breaks the overall immersion from the game. That shouldn't be the case when the game is supposed to tie you into the story to forget about reality.

[@CEO_ofcats]

@@LJBrazil Ill be sure to check sekiro and ds3 then, ive heard a lot of good stuff about them. I didnt get some of the points u put before bosses, but yeah stuff like 4 kings and the fire centipede or whatever the fuck just felt like a task I had to do to progress, didnt really give me a rewarding feeling after beating them. From ur points it seems that u like games if they have a good story, for me its more like smthing between a must have and a nice addition (I still dont know exactly what happens in ds1 but i just have a vague idea lol)

[@LJBrazil]

@CEO_ofcats Oh yeah I def love story more than anything else. It's why I fell in love with DS3 and Sekiro. Story was phenomenal. Gameplay doesn't matter too much to me just because it comes natural, its not the hardest thing to beat bosses or I guess I should say its not the hardest for me and I always have games set to the highest difficulty. If the gameplay is good than that's just a bonus for me. I want to know what the person is trying to convey when they build out a story. I love seeing their minds creation and because of that I was really disappointed with DS1 from what everyone was talking about. Then again it's the first in the Dark Souls series so I give it leeway.

[@G_UZI]

Tbh the first half and the dlc is a 10 but most of thr stuff in the second half is like a 2.

[@LJBrazil]

Ill split the difference and give a 4 then lol

[@wrestleking2563]

I would like to cover most of your review with this comment attempting to be respectful. I entirely disagree. The first Fromsoft game I played was Bloodborne and then Elden Ring and then DS1. I have no nostalgia for the game nor a bias towards it because the bias belongs to my baby Bloodborne. A 3/10 is just unjust. Complaints about figuring out lore are misplaced as the game isn't supposed to spoon feed you a story, it is meant to tell a story and your meant to pick up its pieces. Disliking that is entirely suggestive. For you to call DS1 a "hard" game and say that anyone who thinks it isn't is an idiot is a horribly misplaced insult especially if your coming from DS3 and Elden Ring as DS1 is not hard and has a very low skill ceiling. I personally platinumed the game in under 50 hours and would have been closer to 30 if I didn't have to grind for the trident from the channlers. Easiest of the souls games I have played including DS2. I would like to address you stating that the game is "dogshit" multiple times in the review but with all due respect your arguments were very shallow as to why it was. I can understand frustration in tomb of the giants as that area gave me a lot of difficulty but it gave you the skull lantern to light your path while you were there so the gimmick of it being dark is immediately counteracted. I won't say the game doesn't have its jank though like the four way rolling and its goofy ass hitboxes but the game definitely is not an inherently bad game even by modern standards of gaming. The level design through the first half of the game is extremely thought out with enemy placements being not too clunky and easily manageable while also being able to go anywhere you want. Finding checkpoints that lead back to an earlier area are a staple of gaming and DS1 does just that linking all these areas and having them all be interconnected, not just with the hub but the entire first half of the game. By no means is DS1 a perfect game but it most absolutely is not a bad game. Personally I would give DS1 a 6/10 and if the second half of the game was polished id give it an 8/10. My reasoning being 1. Its captivating atmosphere that engages the player with scenery that gets the players attention 2. Its rewarding playthrough. Beating the bosses should be a challenge to overcome so coming in as someone experienced in souls is going to have an easy time because DS1 is simply slower than any other game. A new player will feel extremely rewarded for overcoming the challenges of the game. 3. Its intricate story. While not spoon fed to you the game introduces a captivating story and sets you up to be the "chosen undead" where you set out to, in your mind, save the world. Sure you have to put stuff together yourself but you dont have to watch video essays for that you can do it yourself by exploring the game. Overall I think your review was a bit lazy and just kind of thrown together at the end of your playthrough so you didn't give yourself anytime to reflect on the playthrough making your complaints shallow and not well received (I really dont mean for this to be insulting so think of it like constructive criticism). At the end of the day it is your opinion and that's perfectly okay but I hope this comment stirs some thoughts.

[@wrestleking2563]

If this is all pure ragebait then power to you ya got me but if its genuine then I like the openness of the review even if I think it is shallow.

[@LJBrazil]

Hey I go over it a lot more in comments but at this point I would be repeating myself. I can only say that I have spoken about this in multiple videos aside from just this one. I would go more in depth but again it would just be repeating the same points over and over again. I appreciate the time it took for you to write the comment though so I cant say anything other than thank you for even watching and commenting on the video. I respect your time and opinion.

[@brokskiganna]

Merry Christmas to you and your fam!

[@LJBrazil]

@@brokskiganna thanks brother I appreciate it, happy new year also brother.

[@FoxerLen]

I played all souls games except form dark souls 1 and I finished dark souls 1 yesterday, Before playing it I was so hyped because everyone kept saying it was the best but honestly it was de least enjoyable for me, at least I'm glad all the things I hated on this game were fixed on the next games. DS1 it's a game that has aged poorly, definitely this saga has to be played in order, if not like me you will hate this game so much.

[@LJBrazil]

@@FoxerLen yeah I think the issue also with me was the fact that I believed the hype. Ended up overestimating the game.

[@jacrispybbq]

"only 5 percent of people have that shit and i wanna be one of those 5 people" i know it wasnt meant to be a roast towards the game but if it was that woulda been funny af

[@LJBrazil]

@@jacrispybbq 😂😂😂 I swear I didn’t realize till after the fact

[@kdotfan28]

If ts came out tdy yall would trash it

[@LJBrazil]

@@kdotfan28 ppprrrreeeeaaaachhhhhgg

[@varu-nn]

they look awesome!i like the Dragon Ball Z one much more!anyways happy christmas!

[@LJBrazil]

@@varu-nn thanks bro and Happy Holidays to you to.

[@CyberFishe703]

12:27 I like the journey we went through to come to hotdogs are sandwiches and why dark souls is bad

[@LJBrazil]

@@CyberFishe703 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@ameliapegasus9725]

Merry Christmas Eve broski!

[@LJBrazil]

@@ameliapegasus9725 Merry Christmas brother man! Happy holidays.

[@LexiDavey-q8n]

DS1 is a product of its time. a great game for then, and a game that does not hold up at all now, especially when the remaster botched up a real chance at modernizing the game

[@LJBrazil]

Yeah main reason the review is so low. I should have started with this series but I ended up starting at DS3 and that's really skewing my overall score. That's why the ranking is so low. Im sure if this was first on the list it would be up there.

[@LexiDavey-q8n]

@ yeah i did as well! i appreciated DS1 for being the first to do it with such mainstream appeal but after playing the more modern games it really shows it age

[@JoeTheRealOne]

Your opinion is objectively wrong 💀💀💀

[@LJBrazil]

@@JoeTheRealOne nice

[@JoeTheRealOne]

@LJBrazil i mean come on man, first off, you knew what you were doing with the thumbnail, truly a rage bait moment, and then you also have the goofy ahh dramatic title. (Has nothing to do with your review, I just wanted to point that out)

[@Nasha842]

Speaking as someone who actually kept up with the original release of Dark Souls and went into it from the original release of Demon's Souls; I've been saying for years that Dark Souls is nowhere near as good as the average Miyazaki fanboy says it is. Bar some exceptions, the game up until beating O&S is good, as it is largely a nice upgrade. But past that the game kind of sucks. To the point where I was personally put off of actually going further than O&S whenever I started a new character.

[@LJBrazil]

@@Nasha842 I gotta make a separate video addressing the community because the amount of people where the points go over their head is astronomical. I think it’s cause I tried to be funny but I’ll make a more serious recap lol.