Nobody prepared me for the Dark Souls 3 experience

This game has been a humbling experience, I don't really know what I'm doing but I think I'm starting to figure it out
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[@Floverse]

Sorry for the wait on these videos, dealing with some personal stuff. Hope you guys enjoy!

[@BLP04]

Don’t even need to apologize, my man. Hope everything goes well

[@NineNixs]

Dont worry bro, you are doing great, i hope everything goes good

[@Bonkers9846]

The only way you will be able to make more videos is to take care of yourself man. So take your time and make sure your all good!

[@negansmith5637]

Take your time buddy. We will all wait patiently and give you all the time you need! Wish You the best my guy

[@breadman4710]

Don't worry man always prioritise yourself first and then anything other!Great video btw

[@guyguy7923]

“Yeah I’m kinda underleveled and my estus is low so today I’m gonna catch up” immediately goes to the last mid game boss lmao

[@1oneguythat]

Savage

[@ardasevmis7583]

You were not supposed to fight dancer that early lol. You actually did really well against her

[@SerialisBattlefront]

Ikr he almost beat him with that abyss watchers greatsword

[@IanVo235]

lol I fought her at my first play thru cuz I accidently killed the old lady. Took me 1.5 hour cuz I did like no dmg to Dancer 😂

[@merfozz7425]

​@@SerialisBattlefrontyo don't sleep on Farron Greatsword, the L1 combo actually dodges some attacks for you, I actually beat the game with that sword on my first playthrough cause I dodged 30% of bosses attacks just by pressing L1 lol

[@LiLCoolBoyyyyyy]

When should you fight it?

[@IanVo235]

@@LiLCoolBoyyyyyy whenever you want

[@matthewscottentertainmentg1964]

Im glad somebody else noticed that the boss is easier the first time you fight them! Then they just get insane after the first death

[@pillshereee]

Thought I was going crazy with this lol. If you don't get them 1st try, the bosses just go completely ballistic after that, using and doing shit you've never seen them do lmao.

[@matthewscottentertainmentg1964]

@pillshereee yeah I thought it was just me with this. What a relief I'm not gonna need to be admitted anywhere! At least not for this haha.

[@galactic-beastbo1109]

Ye I understand the first attempt is always soooooooo good but then you have to adjust your strategy and everything goes downhill

[@nayyarrashid4661]

​@@galactic-beastbo1109That's because these moves are heavily scripted according to how you play. You don't play by their rules your get rekt. You play by the boss rule set it can't even land a single hit on you. I say if you follow the script even 60% chances are you will get the boss no problems. In Dancer's case mostly though the script is not to get greedy. Only two or three hits and keep at her one side ( don't remember which one) and keep moving with her. She won't be able to land a single hit and you can get to her second phase. Second phase is almost similar but now she can chain combos and have AOE attacks. Concentrate more on dodge rolling instead of landing more hits and you get through. Most of the bosses follow some sort of pattern and once you crack it open the fight almost becomes trivial. Key is always not to get greedy though.

[@pillshereee]

AYOO what's up Galactic lmaoo, didn't know you're a Floverse enjoyer as well@@galactic-beastbo1109

[@ironmaiden93ofangmar]

Bro really tried to do the Dancer skip unintentionally 😂💀

[@matttake4852]

Didn't they patched it? I'm pretty shure it doesn't work anymore

[@karmana4712]

@@matttake4852 if your skilled enough you can kill her lvl 1 with a dark hand since shes weak to dark damage, dark had will deal a nice 150 damage to her no matter the lvl or stars. i always solo her after vord.

[@ironmaiden93ofangmar]

@matttake4852 Well I'm not referring to any glitch. I'm referring to killing the lady and triggering the Dancer boss fight. I thought that was part of the game, not a glitch for them to patch.

[@matttake4852]

@@ironmaiden93ofangmar ohh ok, no no it is not a glitch. I was refering to another thing.

[@UmbreonBlack]

@@ironmaiden93ofangmarhe was referring to you spawning dancer, die to her then using a bow or great bow at the fog wall WITHOUT ENTERING THE BOSS FIGHT and shooting her with exploding arrows, or the glitch where you just backstep as soon as you enter and it disables her ai, both glitches are still in the game

[@Lo54Lo]

"I was supposed to kill that lady i thought I messed up right there" oh you definitely did 😂

[@omegagaming609]

They call 'em winblades for a reason lol

[@echo1180]

Bro casually pulled out the best weapon in the game lmfao

[@iPostiPodiEatiYuri]

the twinblades are they really?

[@echo1180]

@@iPostiPodiEatiYuri Yup, dex is very overpowered in DS3 and the twin blades are the best dex weapons.

[@iPostiPodiEatiYuri]

@@echo1180 I was already wondering how he was playing the game like it was a hack and slash type of game just destroying everything with those, while I have 200+ hours and struggled a lot

[@echo1180]

@@iPostiPodiEatiYuri Personally I run the dragon slayer axe, shit slapsss. Also the wolf knight sword, which is j Artorious’s sword cause the weapon art is really good. If you know what the lions claw ash of war in ER is then that’s what the sword does in DS3.

[@dn_vii]

Fr the moment i saw sellblades i alr knew the whole game is going to be a cake for him, kinda meh but still fun

[@Vaeland]

Dancer is basically guard dog for the end game lol you actually did really well considering you probably shouldn’t be fighting her at all. Love the videos man hope everything is good with the personal situation because you def bring me up with the uploads

[@salt8889]

dancer actually isn't an optional boss, the intended progression is after you defeat your final lord of cinder, it immediately teleports you to her boss room to begin her fight to unlock the castle

[@ryanadams2671]

The final boss to the second dlc (ringed city) is the greatest boss from any game I have ever played. The music, mechanics, theme and visuals just set a damn tone and gave me a feeling I’ve never had especially by the final phase. Damnit that boss is so good.

[@levisalazar8031]

As a dark souls veteran Pontiff still makes me rage. Man doesn't let you heal lol.

[@lollekompolle]

All you need is a target shield and then you basically only riposte every single of his melee attacks (except for the overhead heavy attack that one you can't) and you're done.

[@brucepreston3927]

All you gotta do is dodge right behind him to pop a heal, or unlock and run as far as you can from him...Otherwise he will get you with the dash stab or overhead slam...

[@reaperofthings]

I was just hyper aggressive with a Refined +4 LKSS and first tried him at… I think I was level 40 something. Didn’t even have to bother with healing. Then I went through and killed him with Miracles on the NG+ run, which was a bit more difficult but still first try with Yorshka’s and 50 Faith (Rosaria respec). Although I have ironically zero faith in my Sorceress Selen cosplay build being able to kill him. I don’t know why, but Sorcery in DS3 just feels trash compared to DS1 and DS2. And I know my Lucatiel Greatsword would one tap him since I used that to beat the DLC, besides a certain someone in the first DLC who I used the FUGS to crush.

[@tacticalmattress]

I actually smoked him, parried first attack and proceeded to destroy him. Now Lorian and Lothric? They don't like to let you heal.

[@BLP04]

15:43 man… if only he knew

[@Fairfairdair]

Great chest ahead

[@ThePorkchopExpress975]

did he not play ds1?

[@BLP04]

@@ThePorkchopExpress975 unfortunately no. He’s going to miss out on a lot of

[@legomannyful]

Bro hopefully you read this, even if you ain’t motivated every day. Every upload you do brightens my day by a fuckijg lot. Keep doing yo thing 🫶🏻

[@misantrope6267]

Those twinblades are arguably the best weapons in the game, top 5 for sure

[@TheRealMerl]

Dancer is easily my most favourite boss out of all souls games. I used to hate her, but after many fights with different characters, and beating her on lvl 1 with no weapon upgrades I absolutely love her

[@SCP-Dr_Bright]

8:40 unfortunately the most common way to find this for most players is trying to fight the skeletons that chase you across, then you all fall and die.

[@Aszendor]

The moment someone don't know Bazoonga Lady is sad😢 Ranni ain't standing ground too

[@dannychefalo432]

The Twinblades are basically the easy-mode weapon for DS3, they are too good. Play how you want but just be aware that they are pretty busted. Still enjoying your DS3 playthrough tho

[@AzarathMetreon]

Waaaah weapon too good

[@dennrock559]

Lol twin blades are ok not more or less

[@plaguezshdow5811]

@@dennrock559 theyre busted nearly all speedrunners use them

[@dennrock559]

@@plaguezshdow5811 because its the first weapon lol. Dont get me wrong. The twin blades are good but not the best dex weapon

[@syvyyss]

@@dennrock559are you perhaps under the influence?

[@jonnyboy801]

Since you got the twin Blades ITS eaasy Mode now You should get the lightning Blade Miracle then you start to mow down anything

[@Link10103]

Most people use the bridge and accidentally cut it themselves fighting the horde, or it collapses when youre all on it. Hinting that if you make it across fast enough you can gravity kill them, and then notice you can climb down. What most people dont do is immediately use the side route and do the tango with the horde and 3 inches of space AND LIVE lmao.

[@Iso20227]

8:38 Fighting the skeleton horde on the bridge would more than likely accidentally cut the supports, causing the player to panic and try to rob off the bridge before it fell and created the ladder, killing the skeletons in the process.

[@venomousghost8155]

Important note Flo: If you wanna kill the dancer easily use the dark hand from yuria. Very easy to obtain

[@tjniezek3096]

Man, i miss Dark Souls 3 it was my first love . I especially miss co oping the Slave Knight Gael fight . But props to you friend , the dancer is a later game boss she's tough you did well .

[@iRunKids]

The thing you did way too early is dodge roll, constantly, you’re not supposed to immediately mash the roll button as soon as see the boss move like some kinda tweaker, that’s why it’s called “timing” and not “omfg movement detected, mash, mash, mash” - it seems like you’re doing too many inputs as well, if you try to attack or roll too early during your previous animation then the game will either eat your input (ie. do nothing) or it’ll lock you into that movement even if you don’t wanna do it anymore (which you won’t, because how could you predict the future, you can’t, you were just panic mashing buttons). Try to be more reactive, read the enemies telegraphing their next move (they all do), position yourself behind or to the side of them (depends on the enemy) where they’ll whiff their attack so you can punish them (don’t get greedy), and then reset and do it again, and be deliberate with your inputs, time the roll, roll in a direction where you can not just avoid the attack but come out of the roll in a position to bait a whiff or strike (usually into the attack so you can get to the side/back of them and their combo won’t track). And keep the stamina bar in your peripheral at all times, you don’t want to be at zero stamina when a boss goes in for a grab, besides your attacks do way less damage if your stamina is too low. Hope this helps!

[@JakeTheStakeNowIn3D5024]

I really like it when youtubers notice the mechanics of a boss mid-fight (I'm referring to him realizing the sully-clone does the bosses own attacks before the boss does). Good eye!

[@davidbates4473]

In case no one knows, the reason bosses feel easier the first time, is loading of assets. The game must load the moves the first time. Meaning it's move sets are slower, the second time they are loaded in cache, meaning no load time waiting. Also the longer you play a game, the exact opposite can happen, meaning the cache gets filled and takes longer to load new animations to the point that it doesn't even load some attack moves. IE Moon Presence from Bloodborne had the biggest problem with this.

[@Noizzed]

"I found this really cool armor" Not the piss set 😭😭

[@zorojuro8720]

Freaking Flo! You are becoming a Legend. Souls are my favorite style of game. And I suck at videogames in general. But it is awesome to see you grow and overcome whatever obstacle in your path! You're awesome bro!

[@Vidually]

He found the sellsword win blades, Its Joever chat

[@BeYera3]

The confidence building between each video is legendary, keep it up man!

[@aero9094]

Bro I'm not joking or exaggerating when I say a LARGE chunk of new players eventually go for the fallen knight and dual blade/katana combo. Had a buddy recently get into DS3 and I told him about the armor and weapon combo and he went wide eyed and asked "how tf did you know?" He'd fallen victim too.

[@accidentprone2543]

I wish I could play ds3 for the first time again. Incredible game, even better soundtrack. Damn life changing

[@Marius-br7mq]

I totally agree. Still one of my best game experience ever

[@Michaelengelmann]

“These crabs are on fire, what kinda crabs are these?” 😂

[@apollozoid7421]

this series is the most painful series to watch BUT the most entertaining 10/10 channel bro manages to make me scream out of anger and joy

[@wwklnd]

"I thought I messed up!" Oh sweet summer child

[@ihateallthethings2683]

Man this game is incredible. Need to replay it soon

[@michealokocha9356]

Ds3 was my first souls game (I played Ds2 and hated the hollowing mechanic) and I beat the Abyss Watchers on my fourth attempt; heart pumping, fingers shaking, that freaking ost releasing so much adrenaline that I just sat there frozen with my friends in silence rolling and slashing. That was the moment I realised I was going to love Dark Souls. I could never lock in that hard again until Lorian and the Soul of Cinder.

[@LeopardGamingYT6969]

Ds 2 is just GOATed

[@hangingon]

The Pontiff had me stuck for a few days. I was so glad when I finally put him down. For a minute there i thought i wasnt going to be able to beat the game, but alas!

[@Momsterluv4Ever]

Always try to kill him the first time you meet the lady. Next area up ladder is where you need to be. GO upstairs & open short cut then loot that wooded poison area b4 killing that optional boss. Then go straight from ladder & that area is 1 of the the absolute best, most fun, really OP area of the game.

[@andrewe.8321]

“I thought I messed up.” *YOU HAVE* Dancer appears

[@emixam6947]

I just finished my first run of DS3. I gotta say this game was amazing. Once you nail the flow of combat this game just becomes so much fun. My favs were Midir, Gael, SOC and NK. Just wild fights.

[@Medicalguy]

Ugh midir was awful

[@comradestarbucks2726]

I remember cutting down that ladder on a desperate guess after asking myself what the bone sounds were and then doing a genuine spit take at the amount of skeletons following me.

[@Shakesbeer1]

There is a message about that bridge, and this message is really hard to miss.

[@caliberaxis8892]

16:13 that was a smooth dodge, man causally pulled out the ultra instinct

[@iHaveTheDocuments]

Bro really triggered the dancer fight this early 😂

[@insertnamehere5769]

Bro fought a late boss early and held his own. Not bad.

[@majkeferxz]

Enjoyed watching as always. By the way, I believe the first boss fight always feels easier, because the bosses are programmed to show you their entire moveset on the first encounter.

[@canadiangopnik7007]

Dancer is the gatekeeper for endgame, you absolutely shouldn't be fighting her now

[@Thrall120]

I just started playing it also, I fought Dancer at level 50 before I even fought Pontiff. I got all the way to Dragonslayer Armor before I even remembered I had to beat Pontiff and also forgot entirely about the Dungeon area.

[@silkspectre7979]

These twinblades are called Winblades for a reason. My personal fave

[@GNIC107G]

I feel you man, you have no expectations the first fight of a boss so you almost mop up, then the next fight you think you know something and the boss just laughs and goes “oh yeah, watch this”

[@kakami4473]

Brother, don't forget to travel back to firelink shrine u can actually trade the bosses souls for really badass weapons you basically get the boss's weapon

[@thepoofster2251]

Those twinblades are named the "winblades" by the community for a reason. Also, use its weapon art fully by hitting r2 after the first spin, fun and strong in the right situations

[@julianwhelan1565]

btw, "that" way actually does lead to the arrow thing in the lake, also everything at the end of Irythill and in Anor Londo is a giant Dark Souls 1 referance, like that woman painting is a main NPC from DS1

[@codyallen9188]

Those twin blades with bleed do work great video as always man got a good laugh on this one!

[@okapops]

Bleed infusion is actually pretty underwhelming, most bosses are resistant or immune. The bleed resin was also nerfed years ago, but with a sharp infusion is still usually better than blood gems.

[@ClieraNight]

this really makes me want to play through DS3 again

[@travdoza6179]

The love a little death jump cuts 😅

[@Calum79]

Oh my, you did so well this ep on Dancer and Pontiff!!

[@ThePorkchopExpress975]

after 100 deaths 😂

[@andrewmartinez5549]

good stuff bro, pontiff is a pretty big wall and killing him without parrying him ain’t easy. also nice job killing dancer that early, you def weren’t supposed to do that yet but nice job

[@ElfPrincess55]

Dancer is such a perfect boss! Everything about her is SO cool.

[@MinhTuHa-ry4fe]

That twinblade sellsword is actually OP, I feel like I was play on easy mode when I tried these blade

[@ZoranBlackRose]

The demon ruins do lead to the archer eventually its a long dungeon with only one other bonfire though. There is a second way in in the lake thats a lot closer to the way to the ballista if you can find it!

[@BLP04]

I had the same criticism of this series for a while but now I just don’t care, these videos are fun as hell to watch anyways

[@slimeballsake]

can i hear that criticism? im considering touching this side of froms catalogue, n hesitant

[@BLP04]

@@slimeballsake well, I’m a huge fan of the lore and I think he made a mistake by starting with DS3 instead of DS1. He has missed a few things already and will miss a lot more because of that decision

[@BLP04]

@@slimeballsake I believe DS3 is the best sequel in gaming but it only works that way if you play DS1 first, so my tip would be to do it like that if you’re curious about it. It has some of the greatest moments in gaming but the surprise will mean nothing if you lack the context

[@slimeballsake]

@@BLP04 sighhh 1 looks so grievous tho

[@BLP04]

@@slimeballsake I know, but it’s worth it, trust me. It’s old and a little janky but it pays off in the end

[@nikochikorita8777]

The casual Armour was helping you 😂 gg bro

[@n-tony6015]

Totally agree with that the first attempts are the best ones at a boss fight

[@benozonoff4309]

Twin blades op. Love this series man!

[@ugib8377]

Sellsoul Winblades. Basically easy-mode for the entire game. Especially if you start as merc. Bet it feels good though after getting crappy stomped 500+ times. My first playthrough was with heavy armor, greatshield and Vordts great mace. Big bulky str tank.

[@leoflaskay4963]

Those twinblades are called the "winblades" by the community lol. One of the best weapons in the game, and it's not a contest at all

[@tyranidswarmlord9722]

NGL this series made me redownload DS3 lmao. Well the Very Very Hard Mode version of it. Still, nice to see that things are looking up.

[@die-hardman9900]

I'm a firm strength and greatswords believer but twinblades are the best weapons in DS3. The damage is disgusting

[@roen5639]

Floverse after you beat ds3 could you do ds1, ds2 or demon souls next?

[@emidiolara1981]

Keep playing this game playa I’m on demon time for the notis 😂

[@graysonofthewood3747]

I came here from a Lies of P video so I thought I was tripping when I heard the Kraut Hotel theme playing faintly in the background.

[@tacticalmattress]

The worm in Smoldering Lake is Solaire 😢

[@mitchellcrego1451]

Can’t wait for Nameless and the Champ

[@ArkadyWolff-gb5yf]

Does anyone know if there are longer videos of this playthrough? I checked on twitch but there is no content.

[@nekrazero8331]

Oh hey, he found the win-blades. Easily the strongest weapon in the game

[@shrub.sorcerer]

Here is some fun lore. Pontiff Sulyvahn is the ruler of Irithyll and is a main antagonist against you. He put Vordt where he is to stop Unkindled Ones from entering the Undead Settlement, and from there to not only where Aldritch is supposed to be sleeping(Where the Deacons of the Deep boss is) but also Farron Keep where the Abyss Watchers are. He also put the Dancer where she is to stop the Ashen One, an unkindled that has proven that they could link the flame, from progressing as well. And of course Pontiff Sulyvahn is trying to stop you from something he thinks is very important. But that stuff is yet to come so no more lore for now.

[@Do0mSl4yer95]

Pontiff had a Mimic Tear 😂

[@olivenot6186]

Nice vid, tho you missed a ring in the lake, you should stand before a brick wall against the ballista and then the wall will break and behind is a ring after that you can deactivate the ballista, but you should explore the corners( I don't want to spoil much)

[@1oneguythat]

Did i just hear "get over heree" from mortal kombat. Thats hilarious.

[@Matr1x03]

13:20 actualy the giant arrow guy is somewhere trough these catacombs

[@amateursinger7210]

I just found out your existence like two days ago and saw your series on bloodborne and I’m very curious about what build your in cause it is really op

[@cavaliertechnician4953]

I’ve never died to dancer, want to know how I’m not lying? I struggle against old demon king, idk why but he brick walls me every time

[@aciiks]

There is a hole in the ground at the big area where the big ballista is... Missed area.

[@5N3K93]

The dancer is closer to end game than any other boss you could’ve chosen lol

[@franciscocore]

Floverse, you the man Fr 👑

[@lilacen]

Good job man! I knew you had it in you! 🎉

[@joshuathompson2404]

Pontiff loves punishing those panic rolls. He was tryin to get into the Elden Ring roster :)

[@psivampire13]

I am a twinblade/dancer swords user. Twinblade for things I have some trouble with, dancer swords for fashion. Twinblade is the best weapon.

[@kyledabearsfan]

Dancer is still one of my favorite bosses in the entire series, such an incredible design

[@marciocouto3543]

2:30 I never saw this move of her!

[@ericwengkh]

if u wanna buff your weapom with lighting or fire or dark, use pine resin on or

[@aneesahlambat7598]

'your boys improving out here man' Yes you are and we're very proud 🥺👏

[@venomousghost8155]

Its so funny watching u miss the most obvious items and upgrades 🤣

[@B-Wrecks10]

if you go back to the catacombs, you kill that which skeleton from the first video that you chased around and when you kill it the rolling skeleton ball dies and you get a plus item for your flask. best of luck

[@Nick_308]

“I thought I messed up” is comedy

[@randypoole9491]

I was today years old when I realized how the normal people feel when a character just yeets out of peripheral. The Pontiff moment. Is that how anime characters feel? This is where the first person mod come in.

[@j.2977]

i would recommend investing more in stamina aswell, great videos!