I forced myself to Platinum Dark Souls 2

I forced myself to Platinum Dark Souls 2! This was no easy task getting the platinum trophy. With all the difficult bosses like Fume Knight and Sir Alonne along with time consuming covenant farming. I was shocked what this game had to offer. Overall I think Dark Souls 2 is a game everyone should try at least once. Even if you don't care about getting the platinum!
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[@MacAttackPlays]

You guys have been going crazy with the support recently! I appreciate all of you :)

[@mathewbriggs6667]

DS2 people alwase said it was way to easy

[@priestofthighs3013]

Unironically I did the exact same thing, I really do not like ds2 but it was the only from soft game that I hadn't platinumed except demon souls cause ps5, still did it tho

[@draconariusking8328]

I got the shitty trophy a month ago

[@prodkwop]

I got my plat a few weeks ago, definitely a painful experience, especially farming the sunlight medals offline

[@jacesimmons6374]

Naw the worst farm was farming the mad warrior for the sorcery’s achievement

[@Dragonlord982]

i hated having to get all the pyromancies and miracles cause i wasnt about to invade/help 500 people each so i had to get to ng+3 instead

[@ziemniakpyrqa9989]

For me farming sunlight medals was just chill farm using crystal soul spear. If you use bonfire ascetics instead of covenant to reset spawns you never get lowered drop chances.

[@Thevikingninja117]

Dark souls 3 is worse. The covenant farms in that game are atrocious.

[@Lothric.Knight]

@@Thevikingninja117 lol no

[@Jasmine-ph4fs]

I enjoyed this game despite the bad reviews it gets sometimes. Getting the platinum was fun. I thought The worst farming I had to do so far in my quest to platinum the games is in DS3 when you have to get items for all the covenants. Seemed like it took forever.

[@MacAttackPlays]

Overall I did really enjoy this plat and I'm preparing mentally for DS3 haha

[@joebk44]

It’s a decent game. It’s a terrible dark souls game. They should’ve called it something else.

[@Battleguild]

​@@MacAttackPlays Not sure why, but I always found it easier to find more covenant items in DS3 by swapping one of my armor pieces with another after getting a covenant item. It seems to reset an invisible timer is my best guess. Doing this allowed me to farm the covenant items several hours faster in my experience.

[@zzodysseuszz]

@@MacAttackPlaysword of advice; put aside your pride and fear and just participate in pvp early. It’ll make farming covenant far easier and save you a lot of trouble. Ds2 had pve methods that were doable, ds3’s on the other hand are merely painful.

[@mitchelrowe6915]

@@MacAttackPlays DS2 was worst because for me as I had DS3 online items from PvP but I have original DS2 where PvP almost doesn't exist

33 hours to get platinum?! My very first playthrough took 72 hours and I didn't even get close to completing trophies ._. I tip my hat to you sir!

[@alyfarid5202]

I got the plat in 39 hours and people were so shocked and didn’t believe me so seeing him doing it in 33 makes me feel better

[@dranyth]

I mean, most people aren't following a guide the whole way.

[@HolloWolf35]

Took me months with all dlc

[@madbro1520]

my first playthrough is still going and its over 100 hours

[@thegreatpiginthesky3904]

​@@dranythyeah no kidding

[@dannypistilli4864]

Im playing DS2 currently, and am actually really enjoying it

[@michaeldagnon]

The purser is going to have a controller in my TV

[@dylantorres-brown5976]

​@@michaeldagnonbro Pursuer is so easy. Has like 2-3 attack patterns. Each pattern like 2-3 swings that are easily dodged even at 3 ADP. The only tricky attack is when he launches Dark orbs. But that's easily avoided by running behind him. He tries to track you but just keep trying to get behind him and you will

[@riioas5543]

@@michaeldagnonjust use the big crossbow things lol

[@pogethedoge]

I love how he gets mad on the fume Knight part before going to frigid outskirts

[@StoicKangaroo]

Bro im not even kidding im watching you go through the souls games I swear u are so entertaining I’ve actually been waiting for this video

[@josetomascamposrobledano4618]

I would like to say “I could platinum this for fun”. But then I remember the Sunlight farm. Like seriously. Thankfully Elden Ring, Sekiro and Bloodborne have platinums trophies that are simple and plain fun. While DS trilogy and Demon’s PS3 have those damn dumb farms! Pure Bladestone is PTSD fuel!

[@MacAttackPlays]

Pure bladestone farm was pure pain…

[@Jaalgo]

really enjoying your videos man - great work and keep it up! Wanna see you plat all the Soulsbourne !!

[@thomasroy7758]

this made me want to go back to this game, thanks man, awesome achievement!

[@MacAttackPlays]

Good luck if you go back to it! 💪

[@gabrieleredin8076]

Man i just love this kind of video, is an idea that i have never seen before, this is amazing! Keep up the good work! Your very good at this.

[@Childofbhaal]

I have platinum in every single Souls game. Demons-Elden Ring and honestly DS2 wasn’t too too bad to platinum. The game itself is frustrating nature but I had the worst time with DS3. I’m a PvE mainly player so I had to farm the covenant items and omg some of the worst grinding I’ve ever done. Congrats on getting the platinum on this 😊

[@MacAttackPlays]

Wow, thanks!

[@zzodysseuszz]

Ds2 isn’t frustrating at all. It’s the only game in the series that wholly rewards skill and thinking. The other games are just mindless and sometimes even just button spammers like ds3

[@jeremyrobel9072]

@@zzodysseuszz I remember struggling with dark souls 2 when I was younger, fresh from dark souls. Replayed it recently, and the only frustrating thing is the hit boxes are sometimes wild. But looking back on it, I think it was just so different from the original that I would have, at that time argued about how frustrating it was, how bad it was, how it just didn't deserve a spot in the glorious franchise dark souls. But my opinion has changed since then. Now I like to phrase it, "Dark Souls 2 is a game that is not a sequel, but rather its own game. The fact that it has been restricted to being a part of the Souls series is a crime. It is a good game. I just wish that its lore made more sense."

[@jimmyj5703]

@@zzodysseuszz Lmao nice joke. There's NOTHING skillful about DS2 at all. Not a single individual enemy or boss is tough to fight on their own. The game's main idea of a challenge is having you fight 10 or more enemies at once in a small confined space area knowing their attacks can easily clip through each other, or randomly killing you off with cheap gimmicky traps that no one will see coming on a first playthrough. It doesn't have a well thought out area like Sen's Fortress, Anor Londo or well thought out bosses like O&S, Knight Artorias, Pontiff, Twin Princes, Gael, Ludwig, Orphan, Lady Maria. It's not a challenging Souls game. It's more like a frustrating and tedious Souls-like that only pretends to be. Sorry, but claiming DS2 to be the most skill rewarding Souls game is quite literally the most laughable thing anyone can say about it in all honesty lol.

[@yourdad5799]

@@zzodysseuszz if there's a ds2 video or any dark souls video at all you're always there and your horrible takes too

[@NumaDestroy]

For a while I had Bloodborne, Demon's Souls and Elden Ring's platinums but some time around Summer last year in one of my 827382th playthroughs of DSI I got motivated to get the plat and then there was no turning back, I platinumed DSII, DSIII and Sekiro back to back after that and it was PAINFUL. And yes I farmed everything offline and I can guarantee that DSII's offline farming doesn't even come close to DSIII's... I have literal nightmares every time I see Anor Londo. Congrats on the plat though! 👏🏻

[@probablyprauper9246]

Love your videos! All of your edits are really good and got me rollin sometimes lol. Ive recently gone through the dark souls trilogy again and am currently working on my DS3 platinum, I hope we get to see yours soon too and hopefully Bloodborne as well!

[@MacAttackPlays]

Thanks, this means a lot! Bloodborne video will drop this week :)

[@altunsi]

i started watching your content and im so in love with your platinum videos and i've watched them all so far and i just wanna say you're different than any other youtuber and your content is so addicting. The first video i watched was the DS1 platinum and i was watching it while going for the DS2 platinum myself and i loved that video so much. i just saw you uploaded the DS2 platinum and i can't explain how happy i was and how big of a smile i had on my face because there wasn't any video like this. i haven't watched it yet but i will do and im sure ill love it and it will be my favorite! i hope you remember me when you become one of the best youtubers because you have potential and i love your videos so much. much love to you and thank you for entertaining me !

[@MacAttackPlays]

This is one of the most meaningful comments I've ever recived. I'm glad you enjoy and I will keep pushing to make great videos :)

[@altunsi]

@@MacAttackPlays im so glad it was!! hopefully that made your day better and im so honoured

[@exterminatus2069]

Damn your videos are so good; incredible quality! You deserve waaaay more subs! Keep going man 👍👍

[@MacAttackPlays]

Thank you 🙏

[@Jahycore]

I currently set aside this platinum and I’m absolutely dreading the day I finally finish it.

[@Riis25]

Alll your platinum videos are so entertaining I’m excited for the dark souls 3 platinum video! Don’t stop the content grind! ❤

[@MacAttackPlays]

I'm glad you enjoy!

[@indieemil]

Bro, just found your channel and it's great! Keep up the great work 🤘

[@Thevikingninja117]

Loving your content man. Great quality stuff! Keep it up!

[@MacAttackPlays]

thank you! glad you enjoy

[@Muriizzz]

love your videoss!! so entertaining tbh

[@animefanatic2674]

Ay man welcome to the ever growing and very great trophy hunter community on KZbin! Can’t watch to watch more of these plat videos, keep up the great work fam

[@MacAttackPlays]

thanks a lot :)

[@BoNabil10]

You just got yourself a new subscriber , great content brother keep it up ❤

[@MacAttackPlays]

Appreciate it!

[@JayBigDadyCy]

I've never seen anyone beat the chariot like that lol Also - Fume Knight pain is real. I still get nervous on that fight. It's brutal. That it only took you 33 hours is actually kind of astounding. DS2, if you play all of the xoacs, is insanely long. Not ER long, but as far as Souls games go, it's by far the longest. I'm guessing this was the original version of DS 2 and not the Scholar of Sins version? Though I may be wrong. Either way, great job! Love DS2. It always gets shit on but it's a lot of fun.

[@MacAttackPlays]

Thanks! yeah this was Scholar of first sin and it was overall really fun

[@lucaskeromnes4029]

@@MacAttackPlays Hmmm weird that you had SotFS and did not meet Alva at the end after Nashandra, you skipped through Ivory knight (best boss in DS2 imo) and missed Sinh (best dragon fight of all FS)

[@ORCA1739]

​@@lucaskeromnes4029You mean Aldia?

[@Bittebitte_gib_mir_gift]

​@@lucaskeromnes4029 Aldia appears if you choose not claiming the throne.

[@fatape122]

This is the most positive vid about ds 2 from newcomer. Congrats on plat. Love this game

[@MacAttackPlays]

Wow, thanks!

[@sixmilion-notis7270]

The secret to platinum a soul like game is passion

[@HeyItsTheWykydtron]

I almost went Hollow when I found out that I have to defeat Sir Alone jus to get that last fire stick thing in order to get all the Pyromancies. That boss run was disgusting lol

[@angelshomegym8263]

I took the easy way out and just farmed the npcs until they wouldnt spawn anymore 🤣

[@tifas_gf]

just discovered your channel and i’m really enjoying all your videos!! very entertaining and high quality + loving the „trying to platinum …“ format a lot :))

[@MacAttackPlays]

thanks! I'm glad you enjoy :)

[@eddy1739]

Top video. Absolute banger with the edits found it funny. Keep it up boss.

[@MacAttackPlays]

thanks man!

[@eddy1739]

@@MacAttackPlays ❤️❤️

[@yukishkabura688]

Great video 👍

[@MacAttackPlays]

Thank you 😁

[@oozemacheesemo8656]

I platinumed this game back on PS3. It was amazing. I love this game

[@miguelmayappo1434]

This kinda inspired me to get back to the grind

[@gabelarsen4375]

I loved Majula and the music there. Not my favorite souls game but I enjoyed it for what it was

[@the-beggar]

Enjoyed the vids, just found your channel

[@LeakyMonster1222]

Its interesting to see the skill differences like I never died to the Iron Lord a single time but it also took me 108 hours to get the plat although I was less prepared im still jealous great work

[@t-money_]

youre gonna make it big, i feel it

[@MacAttackPlays]

I appreciate it!

[@thomascuttriss-gg3zx]

you and nick ar are the most underrated youtubers. keep up the great videos

[@lilollypump]

I have to say man i’m loving these videos you’re gonna blow up in no time!

[@MacAttackPlays]

thanks a lot :)

[@lilollypump]

@@MacAttackPlays If you ever decide to platinum apex legends let me know I can aid you

[@mickeycee8559]

Man this trophy took foreverrrrr. It is not the most hated, it’s a great game.

[@HolloWolf35]

With all dlc took me months of pain good stuff

[@lizarddude7730]

Another banger! Keep it up boss!

[@KholA4]

Crazy how far the channel has come in such short time I can’t wait for the bloodborne video this one was 🔥

[@MacAttackPlays]

The support has been insane! super grateful.

[@renerivera9715]

Nice dude I didn't know people didn't like this one. Good luck getting the platinum trophy on the third one and the dlcs

[@MacAttackPlays]

Thanks! can't wait for DS3.

[@StoicKangaroo]

There isn’t any dlc trophies unfortunately

[@StoicKangaroo]

I think

[@renerivera9715]

@@StoicKangaroo actually they have the dlcs if you have buy the bundle collection

[@StoicKangaroo]

@@renerivera9715 dlc trophies

[@Aelu351]

The way you killed the horse riding boss, like whaaat 😂 didnt even know you could do that... little hint, there is a lever that drops the gate and causes the horse to smash it and is being stopped so you can meele fight it 😂

[@NittaSayuriii]

I can't believe this is your first time playing, damn you're good at this

[@JellyJman]

My favorite of the trilogy. I also got the plat for this first. I got the medals through coop so it was actually pretty fun helping a bunch of new players. I know it would had been more fast just farming them but it would had also been mind numbing boring.

[@BlackFlameBingii]

THATS CRAZYYYYY I still have that character I was also going for my plat at the time and farming sunlight medals

[@MacAttackPlays]

Yooo my friend!

[@acasualplayer5839]

Now this is gonna be helpful for me

[@rosetyler4801]

I'm working on getting the platinum in DS2 right now. All I have left to get are the all miracles and all pyromancies trophies and I'll have it. The only obstacle I have to overcome still is Sir Alonne. After him, it'll just be a bit of grinding and I'll be good. Should be able to do it. I really like the game. It's not that hard once you figure the combat out. Especially since enemies will stop spawning after a few kills.

[@naiteiruakuma2261]

I miss only the spells for online PVP, which can be bought in NG++. I didn't even have to farm sunlight medals since i had a friend join me in co-op. It wasnt as hard as It seemed, and it was Still Fun Journey. Third souls-game platinum, here i go!

[@blackbeargamer2052]

You are the first I see platinum ds1 and 2

[@vineeshanjukandy643]

I really enjoyed this game and still one of my best platinum achievement to date ❤

[@010les]

dark souls 2 was my first souls game and i love it i like how you can pick your own route, the amount of bosses and the way you can get op at the very beginning of course the map makes no sense but who cares its a great game

[@MacAttackPlays]

It was very fun to playthrough

[@christopherdunn3094]

I never understood the hate it recieves. Especially with the DLC included. It is my favorite DS game!

[@xxxVideosaregoated]

@@christopherdunn3094 😂😂😂

[@christopherdunn3094]

@@xxxVideosaregoated Go eat yourself before you talk to me, my boy

[@yourdad5799]

@@christopherdunn3094 I like ds2 too but it's very obvious why people hate it

[@Justin-rd7ec]

This was my first souls game so I’ll always love it, and it was the first souls game I ever got a platinum on

[@ravewander9780]

I'm currently on a road to platinum all soulslike games (already done with ds1/2/3 and sekiro and man is it fun. even a game like ds2 became slightly more interesting to me

[@MacAttackPlays]

congrats on all the plats! and yeah ds2 was actually enjoyable

[@angelshomegym8263]

Absolutely loved this game. I was even a bit sad after getting platinum. I think ds2 platinum was the most enjoyable out of the 3 imo

[@MacAttackPlays]

I agree with that tbh

[@alimoradi9396]

and it took me 100 hourse to just beat the game. nice job bro

[@adamc18]

I've honestly never understood all the hate for this game, it's fun as hell and the dlc is great. I earned the platinum trophy twice, on the original and on scholar of the first sin, and I'm currently playing through on the Xbox series x working on getting all the achievements lol.

[@MacAttackPlays]

Dedicated 💪

[@gabebauss-il2dh]

wow dude 33 hours that’s actually insane

[@christianwitte406]

Exactly what I was saying. It would take me over a hundred to platinum that game. I've probably got a few hundred hours in DS 2 already without a platinum

[@ethanjohnson8322]

I was so happy when I got all achievements for this game

[@Sir_Fres]

Underrated channel

[@JustADadGaming]

Plat took me about 3 times as long, but I agree, great game. Came ip with a method to skip 3M farm to get last spells because i didn’t want to farm.

[@teneleven2818]

I only platinumed DS1 and DS3. I couldn’t do DS2 especially not the SotFS and it only took you 33 hours. Pretty good 👍

[@sohildorle1930]

Why do you not have a million subs, you deserve that

[@ClementBaudoin]

Okay that’s it, I’m gonna beat this platinum’s game too. Thanks for the motivation

[@MacAttackPlays]

🙌

[@draketorres]

Bro you made me wanna platinum the whole dark souls I hope you do dark souls 3

[@MacAttackPlays]

that’s gonna be after bloodborne, if you go for the plats good luck 💪

[@JPAcuna3]

In my memory this had at least ps4 graphics :o. DS2 was my first Dark Souls and i loved it. I'd really like to go back to get platinum. The Covenant trophies seem like a chore though

[@omarynwa3097]

4:33 “He’s not playing fair” It’s coming from someone who ganging the boss with 2 friends

[@molto7783]

for the chariot you can close the gate so it crashes and you fight the horse

[@BruttiF27]

Been there. There's only pain.

[@MaracObama]

I honestly would just clear out the area and then make a save state outside the fog wall because of how horrible the run backs were

[@TofuBR28]

Bro got the platine in 33 hours, i only got 11 achievements on xbox 360 on that time 💀

[@christopherdunn3094]

I'm lucky. My 1st souls game was DS2. So it is my favorite. I, of course, LOVE all the other souls games.

[@BilalAhmad-ip1sm]

bro this guy is so underrated his videos are so good

[@MacAttackPlays]

I appreciate it!

[@xdmemes5821]

For anyone fighting fume knight you can kill those giants that spawn in between the bonfire and door and they are perma death so the run up will be easy. You don’t have to kill the one that spawns far back because you can outrun him :)

[@MacAttackPlays]

W comment!

[@Lemontarts01]

I "recently" also did it. I failed a few years ago so a reran it and blasted strait thru it no online obvi

[@JuanitoMedz]

1:00 reminded me of Dross in Dark souls 3 LOLOL

[@dceasedbrickfan74]

Good times! I love 2.

[@DOC_951]

I love DS2, so underrated.

[@Mark.H3721]

I'm working towards the ds2 platinum as we speak. I've finished my first playthrough and am just checking to make sure I haven't missed anything before I begin NG+. I just discovered that the dlc is required. Not happy!!

[@MacAttackPlays]

Good luck! 💪

[@Shatter149]

"he summoned freakin guts!"

[@sif1102]

Great video but I think the fume knight runback isn't an issue, the bonfire is next to the arena

[@demarais2424]

Right? I was also confused on how the run back was bad 😂

[@mr.mendez7094]

33 HOURS? OMG I HAVE BEEN PLAYING FOR ALMOS T 42 HOURS and i recently arrived to drangleis castle

[@davidgorman994]

Well done. I do like DS2 a lot but wouldn't have the patience to get the platinum

[@MacAttackPlays]

Thanks! and it can definitely be done pretty fast unlike DS3.

[@RafaelSilva-if6go]

Ive platinum both ps3 and ps4 version , its my favorite in the series .

[@boxman2491]

This video just reminded me of the pain this game caused me and how ill never play it again

[@dayzahnjames1241]

This was my favorite platnuim to get ever.

[@hareharekrishna1]

didn't expect to get this video a couple hours after I platinum the game

[@MartialGlobe]

I've never seen somebody beat the chariot like that, very interesting way and unique animation

[@horrest790]

same. Now I wanna kill him the same way wtf

[@Fwgiorno69]

what an interesting way to beat the chariot 😭😭

[@mp7vidz-700]

I’m playing DS1 now I can’t wait to get to 2&3

[@MacAttackPlays]

Have fun!

[@mikehunt6649]

Hey you got this, I found DS2 was the worst experience(not most difficult) to platinum. Looking forward for your DS3/Sekiro/Bloodborne platinum!

[@technomage6736]

This game is actually much harder than it looks. The weapon used here is literally the most OP in the game.

[@Hopper_Arts]

Maybe i'm biased because this was my first souls game, but i just love it so much, i enjoyed it thoroughly.

[@MacAttackPlays]

I loved everything besides the enemy spams lol

[@Hopper_Arts]

@@MacAttackPlays yeah, i won't defend that shit

[@aneesahlambat7598]

I am loving this series!! You should totally do Dark Souls 3 and Bloodborne if you're up for it 😁 keep up the amazing content 😊

[@MacAttackPlays]

I'm glad you enjoy! those videos are in the works

[@nigeldlc9939]

Amazing video cant wait for the rest, will you be completing the dlc for bloodborne and darksouls 3 aswell I haven’t played bloodborne’s dlc but the ds3 ones are amazing with great bosses especially the ringed city

[@MacAttackPlays]

glad you enjoyed! I will be completing bloodborne and the DLC since it has trophies. Not sure about DS3 DLC tho.

[@nigeldlc9939]

@@MacAttackPlays i looked at the trophy’s but I didint see any for ds3 but I would recommend you played them since the dlc has some of the best bosses in the series

[@restinluis]

how you only got 60k views? this video is so good, damn bro keep up the good work!!!

[@MacAttackPlays]

appreciate it!

[@Joswa420]

I also got ds2 platinum a week ago following the guide of Square One Games, guess you did the same haha i still have this platinum fresh in my memory lol

[@MacAttackPlays]

Congrats! Yea square one has the best guides

[@Joswa420]

@@MacAttackPlays Yeah i got a couple of platinums thanks to him, congrats to you as well!

[@MacAttackPlays]

@@Cordam. please check the description before commenting

[@SquareOneGames1]

Hey, Joswa! I'm glad you enjoyed my guide for Dark Souls 2. Congratulations on the Platinum! :)

[@SquareOneGames1]

@@MacAttackPlays Thanks so much! I'm glad you enjoy my guides. Thanks for putting a link to my guide in the description.

[@MrTrueCaller619]

I love DS2, underrated gem .

[@ExtremeMan10]

Let just sink in this guy went into NG +2 while still rocking equipment/weapons from NG, when all enemies in NG+ now have mini boss HP pools, that alone deserves plus.