dark souls w/ enemies, bosses & loot RANDOMIZED🪦BONEWHEELS EVERYWHERE

[@ryanyoest7352]

Don't tell Luke, there's a shortcut in the middle of the bridge that takes him back to the Undead Burg bonfire

[@normaladultluke]

Don't worry I remember it in the next episode the second it stops being of any possible use to me

[@TheInsideCover]

Literally screaming at my phone. I’m so sorry Luke.

[@bloodhill7296]

It was killing me, that whole second half of the video. Poor dude 😅

[@insainraven9875]

I enjoy this trend of not telling Luke things

[@kunai30]

That's fine. Just don't tell him about Legoland.

[@SimonWarren28977]

Just remember what Lewis Hamilton said Luke: ‘keep trying, no matter how often a rock crushes your Mazda.’

[@GeneralNickles]

I imagine what happened with the boss in the lower burg was one of two things: 1. The dogs for the capra demon were replaced by something that was capable of damaging other enemies, and it killed the boss. OR 2. The boss that replaced the capra demon was too big to fit in the arena, and glitched through the floor, dieing instantly upon spawning in.

[@kirkwhite3399]

I use a little ditty to remember how to recognise a mimic. Chain points back. Don't attack. Chain points forward. OH FUCK, IT'S A FUCKING MIMIC!

[@clockworkcrow8590]

Catchy XD

[@thejason755]

The screaming and crying, are optional: but do add to the song.

[@insaincaldo]

Yeah, only the DLC if I remember right, did the dirty and clip the chain in the terrain. Of course at that point if you didn't know the trick to spot it, you would have just grown paranoid and tapped every chest.

[@insaincaldo]

@NameRealperson Breath, put him to sleep.

[@Xacris]

I love the beginning segments where Luke lies to himself to keep up morale

[@wolflegion_]

To be honest, he is kinda right though. The moment he got the demon spear, a lot of the enemies suddenly became massively underpowered.

[@titanuranus3095]

Lying to yourself is 50% of being a youtuber.

[@ideamissing]

Lewis Hamilton said not to give up, so Luke isn't giving up, dammit!

[@DarkMoon689]

@NameRealperson This one in particular was the lie that I was never able to tell myself, I tried dark souls in 2012, didn't undestertood it ,hate it, tried again last year after so many souls academy and a walkthrough, I supposly understood it, still hate it barely got to the area of this video i think before giving up... I was miserable. I'll stick to listening to Luke making suffering fun for himself.

[@Leith_Crowther]

If I had a nickel for every time I saw a boss throw itself off this bridge while Luke was appearing on a “let’s play” of Dark Souls, I’d have two nickels.

[@eleanorsmith7152]

Which isn’t a lot but it’s weird that it’s happened twice

[@insaincaldo]

@@eleanorsmith7152 Nah, in this instance leaving out that bit was fine. Maybe it only happened twice to Luke, but it's definitely not weird that it happened.

[@mar_speedman]

It's weird that it was the 'taurus' demon both times lol

[@Slothisticated0252]

@@insaincaldo But the original comment is about Luke, so it fits... what do you think "while Luke was appearing on a lets play of Dark Souls" implies?

[@insaincaldo]

@@Slothisticated0252 So you what, read half my comment and fell asleep?

[@superscriptturnip]

23:20 "How's it do against frogs?" Well Luke, you know what happens to a frog when it's struck by lightning?...

[@torgranael]

Was that a reference to X Men (the 2000 movie)? I haven't watched it in at years, but I swear that's *almost* a word for word quote.

[@Paroex]

@@torgranael Correct.

[@animatrix1490]

"the same thing that happens to everything else"?

[@duncancox2146]

37:12 ahh yes. The Ellen Rose method.

[@Arragon5xpwm]

Befitting for Tall Ellen 😉

[@samanthawycoff855]

The demon T-posing on the bridge in menacing silence is one of the funniest things I've seen in a while! 😂

[@DrAustinSauce]

14:40 So for the mysterious boss kill for the Capra demon arena is that there are a LOT of bosses far too large for the arena, and they'll clip through the room and fall once you get close enough for the game to render them in! That was great, though then again, so was the whole episode! Keep on it, Luke!

[@gamehunter88]

So what you're saying is Luke pulled an Ellen and got the boss to kill itself by way of gravity?

[@CraigJudd]

@@gamehunter88 Twice, even, given the Stray Demon fight!

[@FingersMahoney]

So we'll never get to know what spawned there?

[@williamjones5334]

@@FingersMahoney Maybe we will, if he fights every boss...

[@CraigJudd]

@@FingersMahoney I guess if every boss appears once, and Luke fights every boss, and the same thing doesn’t happen again, we could work it out at the end by a process of elimination? But otherwise, no.

[@lewisnapper]

27:57 That glow in the dark crab is called a Vagrant! They're an online feature from the base game - if you die with a large number of humanity consumed, the game sends a vagrant to invade another player's game.

[@TimeKitt]

When you die with certain items left on the ground (mostly humanity) and then it bounces around other player's games off in a corner, growing from a smol eggy to the big angry one seen here.

[@jonathanhenderson9422]

I've seen one in my ~10 playthroughs. They're extremely rare.

[@droooooooooooooooooooooooooooo]

I saw a white one early on in my first Dark Souls playthrough, and thought they were going to be a regularly occurring enemy.

[@chrismanuel9768]

Yaaaassssss, they're SO INCREDIBLY RARE you might never see one even if you play a dozen full runs of the game!

[@lisaghost91]

The worm pushing the barrel 😂 its kinda cute lol

[@penguingonemad]

It is disappointing that Mushroom Man wants to kill you. They look as if they'd give hugs so good it would change the trajectory of your life.

[@speculativemusings3593]

They do! That trajectory just happens to lead to pain and death.

[@pieceofbread5686]

Today, we watch an absolute master of Dark Souls defeat two bosses with ease, each one within seconds.

[@MikesPortugal-zm4oy]

No one one shots fromsoftware bosses like Luke😆

[@thejason755]

He’s an internationally recognized soulsborne intellectual after all.

[@cookiedudegaming]

10:28 "I was an adventurer like you, until I took a ballista bolt to the throat"

[@Patrick-Phelan]

Marriage, birth of first child, friendship with Oxcrew, success of new channel... and then, right at the top of the happiness list, zweihander.

[@breq-toren]

Honestly Luke's edits are just as much a highlight of these videos as Luke himself, they're so funny 😂

[@cimeries3224]

i cant believe you forgot about the ladder you can kick down to the bonfire below the bridge

[@Norien711]

I can’t believe you got a boss on that bridge that could jump off of it… and did immediately. You and Ellen both have insane luck on that bridge haha

[@kcollier2192]

Luke: "Are you serious? Are you SERIOUS!? Surely you're not serious!" Snake Man: "Of course I'm serious - and don't call me Shirley."

[@AndyD773]

As Lewis Hamilton said, “never give up even when you’ve plunged into the endless void between worlds.”

[@MikesPortugal-zm4oy]

"Never give up even when everything keeps one shot deadying you" I believe was the quote

[@AndyD773]

@@MikesPortugal-zm4oy Truly a prophet for our times.

[@chadflanaganCFC]

That Falcon punch clip was great, had to rewind it a little to hear it again.

[@karinde7985]

Damn, Luke killed two bosses without attacking them! Truely a Dark Souls master!

[@CraigJudd]

As Sun Tzu says in The Art of War, "The supreme art of war is to subdue the enemy without fighting."

[@tmmw1975]

Weird glowy crab is called a Vagrant, i think the red ones come from a lot of humanity items being dropped and left while online. They’re super rare!

[@Mistwolfss]

10:30 the mushroom mans pathfinding in the back where it goes back and forth got me laughing really hard.

[@stevenharper9108]

When Luke is saying "there's a ladder just past that bone wheel..." I audibly said "No Luke" before he tried the plan.

[@BillySYT]

That Demon Spear really coming in clutch, I feel you've already made it further than most would on their first go-around

[@emilymitchell6823]

14:45 Between this reaction and the Spa video (with your steering wheel going out of control), I feel like the world needs some Luke gifs stat

[@VeronicaWarlock]

I want the reaction here after he found the gargoyle and demon weapons on a corpse as a gif. 21:50

[@emilymitchell6823]

Yes!!@@VeronicaWarlock

[@kupojoejoe7971]

I don't know what I'm more impressed by: your commitment to complete the game this way, or your commitment to continue with the huge amount of editing these videos must take. GG, my dude.

[@J-Vasa]

Nobody remind him of the ladder you can kick down to get to the same bonfire he kept respawning at! You know the one where you go down the stairs on bridge, then just go straight and kick the ladder down…. Nobody mention that one! Lol

[@MikesPortugal-zm4oy]

I've already seen it in another comment let's bring back the "don't tell Luke" meta, I'm sure Ellen would approve

[@SvenElven]

@@MikesPortugal-zm4oyIt kinda caused me «physical pain». But Ellen said I shouldn't say that…

[@dontaz1]

I wish I could witness Luke’s reaction when he recalls the ladder.

[@Joe-s7w]

That outro arrow in the back is what Souls is all about!! ❤️

[@theghostfacekza4549]

"Effective against snake men, yes please" we've all said this before, so relateable

[@milanugrinovic]

thanks to your old videos i m about to finishing platinum all fromsoftware games now let’s watch Luke playing more Dark Souls ❤

[@ricoaioa]

31:10 "We really need to find our forever weapon" 31:56 Finds his forever weapon. Ask and you shall receave 🙌☀

[@TimsGamesDoneHard]

Two bosses down by falling to their deaths and the bass cannon (Zweihander) acquired. EZ randomizer incoming lol. Though seems like the areas are going to be the real pain of the run. Especially if Luke misses those shortcuts haha. Loving the videos!

[@Daktangle]

That little red ghost crab is normally an incredibly rare monster called a Vagrant. They come in two flavours, "good" that looks like a legged egg and "evil" which is the one you encountered. They normally happen when a player looses either a bloodstain with a large amount of humanity in it or if certain items are on the ground and the area is reloaded. If they aren't killed quickly enough they will move to another players world.

[@AngelBeatYunara]

27:28 Hark, a vagrant! (the little crabby thing)

[@thehunter8417]

I don't think Luke noticed it, but the Stray Demon on the bridge dropped an item that may have respawned where the boss died if he had reloaded. Probably nothing too major though (unless it was still a titanite slab like it typically is)

[@FistOfFiori]

13:21 "But skeleton was dead!"

[@tomoehawk]

The sheer frustration of watching Luke try and get all the way over the bridge again and again when there's a shortcut down to the last bonfire RIGHT THERE FFS. This is going to be a hell of a series. Love every second.

[@doombiscuit5515]

"Oh my god can you just not." - Luke just summed up me playing every Fromsoft game ever.

[@lozzimusprime]

That happy little loot goblin face when Luke finds the gargoyle axe and dragon sphere is meme worthy 😂

[@yojimbo1375]

16:58 "You people are scum; SCUUUUM!" has me howling.

[@samuelhdiamond42]

Nobody also remind Luke about the fact that he'd opened up the shortcut to Lower Undead Burg, which meant he could have simply gone through that gate and up a ladder, on a relatively enemy-free path back to the Hellkite Bridge

[@dee...]

"Horrible endgame bastards" would be a great band name

[@ka-mai]

I get that Zweihander is the beloved weapon of choice but I really hope to see other weapons or even maybe magic used. Thematically random and out of the comfort zone!

[@Virtuous_Rogue]

He can't not use the demon spear when demon titanite is farmable. He'll have used that titanite slab by the end of next episode!

[@jacobtallen]

The little min maxer in my heart is so excited to see that spear max upgraded next episode Also im just loving this series luke, cant wait to see more from you :)

[@theomnitorium7476]

6:41 Luke absolutely not noticing that a billion things died of screen

[@sammiefayerose]

Just gotta say I am loving the new content and general vibes of the channel. Keep up the fabulous work you bringer of good vibes and times you. X

[@dustincasey7847]

When you died, right at a running jump and dark souls away from the bonfire. I laughed and said, “you deserved that” and you immediately said that the items werent worth it. So good! Haha

[@Spectre1323]

This might be the most invested I've been in a playthrough since watching my friend run unrandomized Dark Souls, which was long enough ago that it makes my back hurt just thinking about it. Said multiple times out loud to no one "COME ON LUKE". 5 stars.

[@CheerfulSpider]

Can't get enough Normal Adult Souls

[@nonspiderweb]

41:59 So excited hearing that music! and then it was immediately cut down!

[@MikesPortugal-zm4oy]

2:26 in and I'm already losing it, this is brilliant

[@anniebengtsson8328]

I'm so excited to see where this channel goes! I just got my first normal, adult, "this is why I got a degree" job, and as soon as that paycheck gets in I am joining the Patreon.

[@ogier300]

There's few things more enjoyable that the expression on a Dark Souls player's face when something goes right.

[@emmettowl]

22:24 On second watch I noticed that the bone wheel brought the snakeman you killed with him. XD I love the corpse physics in Dark Souls so much.

[@merylsquirrel7196]

34:45 Oh no! Luke's being attacked by an evil slinky! Keep it up, Luke, we're loving your new content.

[@pensword14]

Can agree, joining the Patreon did feel pretty good - supporting one of my favorite KZbinrs so they can continue making videos like this. But not quite as good as the Suicide Run to the Zwei in my first Dark Souls playthrough, because Luke coaching Ellen through Dark Souls (and a friend's enthusiasm) made me want to try.

[@TheGreatGoddessFreya]

Two-handing the scimitar is my absolute favourite way to play Dark Souls.

[@TheGreatGoddessFreya]

Also bosses cheesing themselves never gets old.

[@rkbmcb]

The crystal archers are from the Duke's Archives. A lot of people have talked about vagrants and how rare they are due to it being an online-only enemy that relies on specific death conditions from other players being met. But they're also rarely seen because they have a limited set of spawn locations, depending on the zone in which the other online player died. So if you never went to those specific spawn locations, you'd never have sees one, even if you had been playing when the online play was huge. What you saw was specifically the "evil" variant of the vagrant. In normal play, if you hadn't seen or killed it while it was in your world, it would have spawned in someone else's. If they didn't kill it, would continue to jump from world to world. After a while, it would get upgraded and become the black phantom version, which is significantly more dangerous.

[@jonathans.972]

This is just a theory, but it would make sense that while enemies are chosen at random, only a certain amount of unique enemies can exist for each area. Maybe something to do with their AIs, models, and hitboxes being loaded into memory at the same time. It's why you run into multiple instances of Man-Serpents, Crystal Golems, Slimes, and Bonewheels. As well as enemies regularly in the area. Some sort of insanity check for constructing an enemy load out.

[@Ashley80005]

Wow, that demon spear is awesome! That’s some great luck there, Luke!😊👍🏻OMG THE ZWEIHANDER! HECK YEAH!🎉🎉🎉

[@oraclle]

38:41 I believe in terms of Dark Souls, the saying you're groping for is: "One door closes, another gets slammed in your face."

[@fixedG]

It's so jarring how enemies whose aesthetic doesn't match the environment really takes you out of it, or put differently, how much the enemy design contributes to the aesthetic of the level.

[@dugstarr5277]

Delighted this playthrough is continuing. So excited for what's to come! It's gonna be insane, brutal and ridiculously funny!

[@dominateeye]

42:08 The dash-wringing... The flash-singing... The spell-slinging chump!

[@skimzy19]

Hats off Luke. This game was already hard enough. But watching this is a whole other level. Makes even the littlest victories worth celebrating.

[@SolaScientia]

I love the confusion at getting the key to the depths from killing whatever replaced the Capra Demon (a dog? not sure what he killed there). Looks like one of the snake dudes from Sen's Fortress replaced 1 of the dogs. "This is good" as he falls through the world. I love the 2 different skips being done just to go hunting items, which I think is the correct approach to a randomizer like this. Okay, the backstab from the silver knight followed by a dark wraith joining the party was hilarious. The pure joy at the Demon's Spear is perfect. Never mind. The ecstasy at getting the Zweihander is glorious. I laughed and clapped so hard at the demon yeeting himself off the bridge like the Taurus Demon did for Ellen. I did swear at you being so close to the bonfire and then dying like that. Damn. Big sigh of relief when you got the bonfire lit; immediately followed by laughter at dying to an arrow from one of those other enemies. Can't wait for the next ep!

[@0southpaw6]

Thank you Luke. My spouse and I have had a terrible few days and oxventure and your videos are really helping. ❤

[@jaredeastin8830]

If you picked the master key as a starting item, you can take the Havel tower shortcut to get to Andre. Open the door behind the barrel kicking worm, go down, avoiding whatever enemy replaces Havel. From DarkrootBasin you can run up to Andre from below.

[@laeerak6633]

Hey! Pikmin are visually interesting! 7:20 (Even by themselves! -ish) 😋

[@MikesPortugal-zm4oy]

Only when Ellen and Jane are playing and zooming on them

[@kiradattei]

Watching through the playthrough again and took a moment of silence for his purchase of the skull lantern 😔

[@jonmeller1382]

Absolutely the love the editing in these. Beautiful chaotic energy.

[@TheManyManyMore]

I want Luke’s victory scream after finding a certain weapon at 31:55 as my phone alarm. 0% chance of falling back asleep 😅

[@makkurasami]

"When one door closes in Dark Souls, another one also closes."

[@justmonifer]

The bridge section was an absolute masterpiece, from the silent t-posing to the demon decising to dip instead of actually fighting you. Probably knew it didn't stand a chance of winning 😂

[@odysyr]

This is a super enjoyable playthrough, and even though I know next to nothing about darks souls I know about the zweihander and had the biggest grin on my face when you got it!

[@renegadetla9331]

Loving the sudden jumpcut editing, makes me laugh every time 😂

[@codysaxe2002]

I knew it Luke would always be waiting for his first love. The Zweihander

[@horrorandcats]

I heard “twin humanities” as “Twinkie manatees” and now have a new favorite mental image

[@ExcellentU]

Luke. This is madness. I have played through every Soulsborne game several times. I have played these games so many times that I now consider them a relaxing pastime. And I'm here to tell you: This is madness. You have gone mad. But also... I want you to see you succeed. Go, Luke! GO, FIGHT, WIN!

[@silversalamence10]

2:15 No, I did not imagine Captain Falcon punching a Chao, that's Dark Souls level cruelty... owait.

[@alfie6102]

18:41 Loving the F Zero X winning race music, it's my favourite N64 game

[@dragonsmccreepy6589]

absolutely in love with the editing style Luke, falcon punch made me burst out laughing!

[@iimploreyou]

Luke being able to execute skips perfectly on his first try makes me simultaneously proud and furious. how dare you sir

[@dugstarr5277]

Hey Luke, just a reminder that at the bottom of the staircase in the middle of the bridge you can kick the ladder down to shortcut back to your already lit bonfire. Appreciate if you read this you may have got it or progressed past it, just wanted to share just in case you haven't.

[@studiogibbo522]

You have provided me with 100s of hours of entertainment over the years especially with your souls play throughs and I'm so happy to see that it will carry on! The cool part is I'm a normal adult called Luke, who loves souls-likes, plays piano and makes music also!

[@Y2KK94]

Great that you did an "Ellen luck" boss defeat, Luke. (37 min marker)

[@isabellecw1]

Luke using the Demon Spear almost feels like Luke is finally using Bolt Paper

[@laser8389]

HAT PALS! Also, "Though I may never escape..." Yeah, sorry about the giant snake man that has essentially replaced your door...

[@glitch1126]

More Luke, more often, brilliant.

[@JWest8606]

I've been quite looking forward to this since finishing episode 1. But seeing the title 'Everything is Bonewheels'... Now I'm hyped!

[@gimp6100]

you are crazy for doing this challenge run. I think I would have given up by now. this is great to watch.

[@Monkeyzforever]

Really loving the audio edits on this series! 😊

[@DangerousDave528]

This series is Luke’s baptism by fire

[@bunnylizard2717]

Can't believe that I forgot to comment for the algorithm on part 1 of this glorious chaos run, but wanted to confirm as others have: sorry Luke, but the suffering must continue for our entertainment! However as one does with Souls games, the bright spots of joy make it all worth it - I imagine finding the Zwei quite literally gave the same rush as defeating a big ol' bastard of a boss. all the feels

[@scaryclownproductions-musi7968]

I’m absolutely loving this series so far! Hope you’re doing well Luke! 😊❤

[@jimbo_13]

This is ridiculously entertaining Luke. Thank you for it.