My Soulsborne 0 Hit Marathon Run Retrospective

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[@mt2r-music]

You’re so lucky you achieved this before SotE came out. I can’t even imagine fighting the final boss of the DLC without getting hit while also being full of adrenaline and anxiety due to the high stakes.

[@minerman60101]

In theory you'd just speedrun killing Mohg and Radahn, getting in the DLC, and going straight to its final boss before doing the rest of Elden Ring or doing the other games

[@SouthPortlandKK]

I don't think DLC is part of these runs

[@BKD1308]

​@@SouthPortlandKKi think so it is not all boss category

[@birthd-y]

the rng on the final boss will make these runs almost impossible, unless they cheese it

[@herewego1067]

dude there is way harder bosses that he no hit with no problem lol

[@linah1998]

Squilla you'll always be a legend to me. You were one of the first challenge runners I discovered yeeaars ago when I first started playing DS1 myself and I'm happy to hear your private life has improved so greatly

[@SlapHappyEdits]

What i admire about you is your dedication and appetite for life. So many people, myself included, just don't really have that spark (or just ignore it). That's why you're so high performing. Crazy souls challenge runs are things normal people can't even conceive of achieving. I think they represent a good example of the sort of thing we can accomplish through hard work and persistence. I have no doubt you'll be making similar waves in the much more congested world of music, and maybe I'll pick up some content creation tips from you along the way

[@KillerOrangejuice445]

Doubt you’ll see this but just wanted to let you know how thankful I am to you for making my childhood that little bit better.

[@moYouTubeB]

Other than your runs, I've been really enjoying your opinion/ranking and analysis videos like this one. Thanks for the fun content. Also glad you're taking care of your mental health.

[@Father_of_Kos]

I can relate, gave up gaming from the age of 25 to 37 to enjoy life and I don't regret a second, but then I saw Bloodborne bought myself a Ps4 and now at the age of 43 I can't stop playing these games. Wish days were longer so we could balance things easier. Good luck on your future choices, and tks for all the content. 👍

[@bobfunk5055]

What a game to come back to!

[@Father_of_Kos]

@@bobfunk5055 Indeed almost gave up on Yharnam 🤣

[@yds6268]

I liked watching your damageless runs, especially for DSR, still my favorite game of the series by far. Your commentary is entertaining, but not too distracting, and your advice helped me a lot with my own runs

[@eyelesstrooper]

You're the main reason I try any challenges and got so absorbed into these games

[@GeorgMaUlWurf]

glad to hear ur experience, in ds and life

[@weisstag5986]

I'm still amazed that it happened, that you actually did this before

[@turbokai6262]

Thanks for sharing this, squilla!

[@darealdovahkiin3652]

I love the analysis type videos. Keep it up and keep pursuing your happiness!

[@SandyCheeks1896]

After I played ds3 for the first time in 2019 and started watching souls related content there was a year or so where when I fell asleep listening to KZbin the algorithm would end up auto playing hours and hours of your marathon runs. So what I’m saying is your voice is now my conscious and I think I subconsciously learned enough to take up your legacy. In all seriousness I unplugged from the internet to avoid shadow of the erdtree spoilers and just finished it and I’m satisfied. Very satisfied like I’ve been binge eating because I have. Last year was a banger for gaming and I’ve been nonstop binge gaming and with shadow of the Erdtree being done, the rest of the year looks slow and I think it’ll be a nice time to fast from video games and this video was such a nice push in that direction.

[@DTOMbillhilly]

I'm watching it twice. This was a really good insight into some of the crazy stuff you manage to do. GG.

[@FollowingYeshua7]

You seem reinvigorated. That's good. It's awesome that you are helping others get in shape! Good for you, man.

[@syajgaming5498]

hey squilla , just wanted to thank you for those amazing videos you keep posting , and keep up the good work , i use ur videos as white noise to sleep and i literally stopped taking my sleeping meds cause of u :) ty brev .

[@saudude2174]

This video had sort of a nostalgic vibe and I dig that. I've been watching your twitch channel since the times of dark souls 2 pvp streams. I never knew we shared so many hobbies in common - skateboarding, guitar, fitness training (calisthenics in my case). I believe our similarities is why I fully understand and respect your decision. I know that people like me, who get bored with a single activity pretty quickly and need to constantly receive new stimuli to feel engaged and happy, perform the best when switching between their activities often. In short what I mean is, when you take a break from something and come back, you suddenly perform and feel much better, seemingly for no reason. I guess that's just how brains work and we should listen to our "inner voice" more often. I wish you good health, everything else will work out on its own :)

[@willostrand6555]

I’d like to see more long form analysis related content. I like to just listen to analysis related content and you have a particular knack for it

[@hungryhyena783]

“Is it worth it?” I can already predict the video. Of course you think it’s worth it, or else you wouldn’t have gone through with it. Duuuuhhh

[@JChappii]

Honestly you making the content that you feel passionate about is the content that I want to see. It makes it feel more engaging and meaningful as a viewer. If its this type of video, a PvP montage, or a marathon run. If it is what you are passionate about at that time, I am confident that it will be a good video and enjoyable to watch. Keep doing what you are doing.

[@NoahIsNeon]

Time to do an only hit run marathon

[@TheKinji789]

yoo never knew you skated thats so cool! Doubt you'd do it but would love to see a vid or two of some clips of you skating!

[@melancholoid]

Awesome Vid! Thank You very much for Your Work! Greetings from Germany

[@ty-ks4eDSa2lvw]

Awesome to see you skateboarding again!

[@frankish3237]

much love squllia! cant wait to see you live again xx

[@peanutbutterjelly5861]

Your Amazing dude!

[@amglory13]

A topic I think would be really interesting would be to focus on the community: why is there such a huge desire/audience for watching other people play these games in extremely challenging or wacky ways? The audience for this type of content has grown massively over the years and I’d be curious to find out why. Also, as a side note, been watching you for many years and I am glad to hear that you are in the place you wanna be 🫶

[@craftihlow69]

No hit DS2 with 8 I-Frames is what I believe to be hell.

[@zuljaras]

I just want to see you play the games how you want.

[@auzell1449]

10:42 That's a Dark Souls 2 moment if I've ever seen it

[@asdergold1]

Seems like the tip of the hitbox appears too early and that's why it hit his foot. Damn.

[@ElementEvilTeam]

12:21 drake playing guitar?

[@Septem_150]

Where can I go to get guidance for working out if I wanted to get help from you with it? Much love, Squilla. Live your best life!

[@bobfilm-c9r]

SQUILLA MY GOAT FR

[@Nothing-hv5ie]

lol you said “seath of the scaleless”

[@mastergame1311]

I may be an outlier, but I tend to dislike such marathons. Their scale increased to such an absurd levels that, somehow, it feels less impactful now than when only DS 1-3 were included. This may be just me, but I perceive such runs as more of a "I spent 2000 hours to beat this arbitrary challenge" kind of deal rather than anything else (especially since people already beat the previous games, adding new ones doesn't really change that). Also, e-drums are cool.

[@shv3t]

The 🐐

[@KingSvenDeluxe]

DS2 hitboxes are the best.

[@michaelhamilton9095]

Elden Ring No Damage + DLC

[@bobroberts2581]

Why not King’s Field? /evil

[@Spectrum0122]

Maybe I'm just not good, but how tf are you gonna no hit commander gaius?

[@SandyCheeks1896]

Bro I’m definitely not good and I just beat him in 3 tries the other night. I didn’t use torrent, I had the guts greatsword and deflect physic tear and he was easy. Obviously i didn’t no hit him but I really don’t see the fuss here. I AM NOT bragging and playing up my skill. I got my ass beat by Lion Dancer and a fucking sunflower.

[@duckchen2676]

Crucible feather talisman probably

[@danowarhealy6890]

All gaming achievements are ultimately fucking pointless if you think about it. Like really what does it get you? Nothing. Now. That said. It's fucking cool as fuck when people do stuff like this and definitely am impressed with all the dumb souls challaneges I see.

[@MrBunnyWizard]

Soo again - did you stop streaming?

[@MrBunnyWizard]

I’m going to say yes and unfollow you on twitch and youtube. It was fun watching you - have fun with whatever you’re doing now! Best wishes!

[@pauldenton7669]

Now this is how you're SUPPOSED to play souls games ☝️🤓

[@-RAYZ-]

I decided to make a marathon not a marathon.....Because doooooo better....My mental health..... I didn't wan't to be a mental health bigotits!...Lmao.

[@deluxegir]

stop it

[@josetomascamposrobledano4618]

I’ll play the contrarian. As someone who has done hitless but individual each game. It’s actually not that impressive… Both in the fact it’s a recipe of guides that people have tested to let anyone follow. And MORE IMPORTANTLY that this is a completely a “human concept”. The game itself gives 0 rewards for doing this (and neither should they tbh). Just look at the rule sets and our strats. RTSR, leaving ourselves 1 hit away from death. And all the player intended damage to reach that state. Or the realistic look. In IRL do we feel bad for using shields? While some like to point at shields, truth is they aren’t given up for the sake of the rules, but rather they are a non factor cause the most optimal build for damage has nothing to do with shields. I know the appeals, I’ve done hitless… But if we become “intellectuals” about this, then this isn’t as much a practice of skill as it is of patience. Dark Souls 7 will be part of the next marathon and the marathon will be done. But that won’t be a “humanity peak achievement” but rather an achievement of patience by someone with a wholesome community while they were streaming the game for a couple months (pointing fingers at the great Dino here).

[@birthd-y]

But if you’re playing demons souls remake, you’re not really playing the 5 souls games run? Demons souls remake isn’t demons souls

[@zzala9449]

It is

[@willostrand6555]

It’s not really the point if this video though. You also don’t have to watch if you don’t think the run is worth watching

[@Vasu_Bhatnagar]

300 views in 30 minutes bro fell off