Not Another Dark Souls Retrospective...

[@candletype1a447]

Hi all! For anyone who enjoyed this, I also have retrospectives on: Dark Souls 2 - kzbin.info/www/bejne/d2OkoKOQfbF_hck and Dark Souls 3 - kzbin.info/www/bejne/e4PGhGZ_arh-opI Cheers!

[@comradecatbug5289]

48:53 The last necromancer you kill is guaranteed to drop a skull lantern. 54:03 Gwyndolin can be accessed freely in Dark Anor Londo, no ring required.

[@comradelobster1736]

So this is what it’s like to stumble on a channel before it explodes and gets huge. Great videos, can’t wait to see you get the subscribers you deserve

[@TommasoFirmini]

Hitting firelink and immediately rushing for pinwheel and gravelord sword is my new norm for any run that isnt ng+

[@entheo302]

It's been a few years, but I recall the Anor Londo cutscene having some type of triumphant music once the city comes into view.

[@Shmethan]

Yeah I wonder if he accidentally turned the music off

[@lanky_schnoople7010]

5:20 hearing the fear&hunger theme actually sent shivers down my spine

[@jnoinm]

I've heard it twice on this channel and each time it triggers pure anxiety

[@jonnytorres664]

SAME

[@BrandonBRich]

Seriously I said it on your blasphemous video but your videos are so great I love the way you articulate edit and describe everything. Thx for the uploads

[@candletype1a447]

Thanks a lot for watching m8! I really appreciate the support.

[@t-mango2491]

I’ve been watching your retrospectives and I really love your content, the narration; the quips, even the choices of music and background footage, it’s always good to see fresh faces in the souls community, I can’t wait to see yo blow up!

[@candletype1a447]

Thank you buddy, happy that you like my stuff!

[@rafaelgonzalez9150]

As a new souls fan, this video not only has incredible production value, but is full of great content. Cheers, mate!

[@Myrskylintu]

Mate, I'd listen to you for hours on end: even you listing out all the weapons and armour of Dark Souls - no need to apologize for random tangents, I love them. You have such a good style of presentation. I'm glad to have found your channel!

[@glug5176]

the random fear and hunger music gave me ptsd, very good video!

[@candletype1a447]

Haha, I knew someone would recognize it.

[@vallgron]

It's insane how many people including myself didn't get Dark Souls first time but something dragged them back

[@TommasoFirmini]

KZbin really knows what I want to watch lol Always happy to find a new creator with a bunch of souls videos

[@willmungas8964]

I had the exact same experience as you with the remastered edition on PC. I was extremely frustrated my first time through and gave up at the gargoyles, which I couldn’t fathom I was supposed to beat. Then I came back months later, and using a controller (which did help a lot) and the help of a few videos explaining mechanics I plowed through the game and loved it.

[@crackshot3454]

Disappointed me when I saw your subscriber count. You put a lot of effort into this video and I can tell you put just as much into your others as well, and I think they deserve more recognition than the KZbin algorithm has given it with other viewers. Keep it up man

[@candletype1a447]

Thank you very much man, means a lot. Hopefully the algorithm does pick me up this year, but even if not, I'll still keep having fun makin these vids!

[@Elyakel]

I think the same thing i'll subscribe :p

[@datboidani1934]

@@candletype1a447 earned a sub bro

[@kdotshadyrecordfan1]

I know you talked about the structure of the video and it being a mess or something but I’d actually disagree with you on this. I love your structure of videos I’ve watched 4 of your retrospectives now and the way you seamlessly transition between story and combat/ general game design has easily become one of my favorite styles I’ve come across. The paving of your videos is very good and it’s easy to tell how much you truly love these games. Keep up the good work man!

[@candletype1a447]

Thanks very much man, I'm glad you like my style haha

[@oldhand73]

Great video, enjoyed listening to a fellow Scot!

[@timbrutto3963]

Fantastic video! Not sure if people know this but you are able to remap the jump to r3

[@patrickpeyton7433]

This retrospective got me to listen to the whole thing, so I subbed.

[@agbrenv]

42:37 there is one bonfire you can teleport to in Tomb Of The Giants, but to my knowledge there is none for Darkroot Garden or Basin, Sens Fortress, Undead Burg, The Great Hollow, Demon Ruines, Lost Izalith, yet they have 1 for Nitos boss fight arena and the Abyss which you will never visit after killing the 4 Kings, unless you manage to get Darkserpent Kaathe to spawn

[@matteorudolph4746]

I really enjoy listening to someone praising my favorite game of all time

[@rbelljr29]

I actually, JUST beat ds1 for the first time this past week. I've been into FromSoft since bloodborne, sekiro, eldenring, and a little AC6....i tried over and over again to get into DS1. Now that i finally beat it...I'm already going through it again. I didn't "get it" for so long....but once i beat this game, everything just hit all at once. This game is damn near perfect. *Points off for bed of chaos*

[@FRIEDRICH_NASHTON]

It's as if KZbin knows that I'm about to try out Dark Souls after having played Elden Ring for months. I'll definitely keep this video in mind, sir! The length alone tells me it's a perfect fit for me (I'm not a fan of shorts at all for multiple reasons).

[@TheSteveo909]

yeah give it a like and come back to it, it's excelent ! One of the best parts of fromsoftware games are watching the analysis,critiques and lore videos after you finish them lol

[@FRIEDRICH_NASHTON]

@@TheSteveo909 I fully agree, this is the kind of game series I genuinely enjoy because of all the additional content it can provide you with, both in and outside of the game. The only thing that slightly bugs me is the low amount of views it receives compared to how well it's made, but I suppose that could be because of the algorithm.

[@coremasterr214]

very good video, very good editing, very underrated

[@jarltrippin]

Something I really love about Fromsoft games is that they never once slow you down for the sake of the story. A trend I hate in modern games is forced walking sections, and we should all be ashamed of ourselves for letting devs get away with it. Fromsoft gives you total interactive agency from beginning to end. The story is presented the way it is so it doesn't bog you down if you're not interested in it, but if you are, you have to work for it and I love that. Thanks for the video, man. And if anyone else enjoys that type of storytelling, here are some books I recommend: Malazan Book of the Fallen by Steven Erikson and Book of the New Sun by Gene Wolfe.

[@speedymonkey1]

Thanks for the recommendation! I've been reading thru Gene Wolfe's New Sun series but haven't heard about the Malazan books.

[@entheo302]

I was thinking of playing this again so I don't mind another retrospective!

[@caseycoker1051]

I believe the limitations of what bonfires you can warp to is partially to discourage people from kindling a single bonfire to 20 and just warp to and from that one to get 20 flasks. That's just a guess on my part, though.

[@slenderman2745]

I'm sure you would know by now but there is another way to commence the dark son boss fight and thats if you kill the woman who gives you the lord vessel

[@slenderman2745]

Anor lando gets covered in darkness and makes it possible to access his boss room without the ring

[@corrado8955]

I just did this for the first time yesterday and I love the atmospheric change to AL. Dude just blots out the actual sun.

[@slenderman2745]

@@corrado8955 I also prefer the change and it gets rid of the giants and the demon flyers

[@DuncleWhaleshark]

Most excellent content 🤌 With a sea of incredible videos on the same topic you manage to shine with great incandescence!!!! Very refreshing, looking forward to more 🤘

[@candletype1a447]

Haha, thank you so much!

[@LaVidaVirtual]

Late to this video, but well done. The Demon Princes from DS3 DLC also have a different 2nd phase depending on whether you kill "pain" or "from Above" first. I guess they look similar though, but move sets are pretty different. Excellent video.

[@aberoy9957]

Sunless sea music fits so well for some reason

[@indieemil]

F&H ost in the first minutes? You've won me over!

[@allfathergru411]

Channels like yours, you making this video, inspires me to change my channel to more of a talk channel about the games i love, great work man keep it up

[@edaes1]

I just bought dark souls remastered after beating shadow of the erdtree dlc in elden ring because I needed more souls gameplay. And this game honestly is still hard lmao I thought I was going to go through this game and destroy everything but I didn’t I got wrecked and sometimes it’s hard to know where your supposed to go next but I did end up finishing it and the dlc which was my first time trying it and it was great, all the bosses were fun

[@aberoy9957]

I first finished DS1 when I was 14, so to hear you struggle at 19 was kinda funny 😂

[@grantz9234]

Good video. Liked and subscribed

[@Blandy8521]

I remember how in my first playthrough I somehow ended up getting to blighttown through valley of drakes only to end up climbing up blighttown and getting to the depths entrance on the wrong side and having to get back down...

[@rayne6492]

That is hilariously unfortunate and I'm so jealous because that sounds like an amazing introduction to the game😂😂😂

[@gabrielk2295]

Great video i so loved it. You are a passionnate dark souls lover. I Can feel it and I feeling the same. So glad the algorithme led me herz. Thank you!!!

[@Matthew...1979]

I'm stuck on the very end of Elden Ring... That "universe" boss.. as soon as I beat him, it's on to Dark Souls 1 for me! (If I can ever actually beat him).

[@Pop_A_Chaderall]

I really enjoyed this man!

[@ericbeck6486]

Love your take on your first run of dark souls it’s so annoying up till you fall in love with it crazy feeling. Also Keller content as usual ❤

[@cr-nd8qh]

Im so glad i finally got dark souls earlier this year. I didn't think i would like it because I usually like slower rpgs. It lives up to the hype. I love it

[@SA-kg6rq]

Finally some love for DS2!

[@Shinxbi__]

WTH I HAD NO IDEA ABOUT USING THE RING TO GET TO GWYN. THE ONLY WAY I KNEW OF WAS SHOOTING LARGE CHEST LADY

[@partlyawesome]

same here

[@DingbatToast]

Excellent video mate! I'm just going through the remaster on ps5, for the first time! I've done the series randomly having started with Bloodborne, demon souls, ds3 and now ds1. Not sure whether to do ds2 before Eldon Ring. But I'm hooked on the souls games now, that's certain. I stopped you vid at the point where I'm at in the game, and will come back when I finish. Cheers 🙏🍻 For anyone playing a souls game for the first time, I would recommend listening to this as a podcast, without the visuals. I think it explains so much I wish I knew when i played my first souls game. And without the visuals, there's not much it would spoil.

[@death0020]

When I picked up ds1 I had heard how hard it was so when I got to the skeletons outside firelink I just kept grinding there until I could kill them all and didn't realize I was going the wrong way until some of the ones deeper down kept resurrecting, when I returned after getting Astora Straight Sword I got to the tomb of the giants and couldn't progress and couldn't warp out because no lord vessel. Was stuck in the dark for hours before I found the way back up. Same pain in demon ruins when I hit the impassible light door and had to walk back out.

[@Digital-Jump]

lol, you just gave me flashbacks. I did almost the exact same thing on my first playthrough. I spent hours fighting through the graveyard and catacombs before I realized I was going the wrong way.

[@ConservativeSatanist666]

Perfect video for another grind session in DS1

[@ConservativeSatanist666]

Its funny the skeletons used to whoop my ass too. Now when I speed run to it the game it's one of the last areas I go to unless necessary. Lol

[@ConservativeSatanist666]

Well I played Dark Souls 1 first a few years ago I couldn't beat the gargoyles the first couple of games. It was playing Dark Souls 2 in beating that encouraged me to play Dark Souls again 😈 I think because of that; Dark Souls 2 will always have a special place 😊 Playing online in Dark Souls 2 with low Souls while trolling others was the most fun I've had for a long time lol

[@DuggyDarko]

This is great. I also bounced off Dark Souls at first. Like you i just dont think i was mature enough to appreciate the game it is. Thabkfully I came back to it and its now one of my fave gsmes of all time.

[@RickGoesLive]

The AIDS joke was unexpected during pride month, but this was a pleasant watch nonetheless.

[@candletype1a447]

Ah, sorry you didn't like the joke m8. No offense intended with it, was just meant to be a silly, immature wee gag.

[@jennybeck5340]

If you weren’t trolling about the Anor Londo intro, then I’m sorry to tell you you missed one of the most awe-inspiring music stings in FromSoft history 😢

[@Devo2.0]

33:46 nah your cutscene is bugged. Its supposed to play music and theres other background noise

[@Error-mn4el]

damn that anor londo entry cutscene was beyond bizarre, adds some new charm to it i guess

[@BoneMarrowBro]

There's supposed to be a short bit of music there during the cutscene when you enter Anor Londo for the first time, pity that weird bug dampened the introduction.

[@One_of_Many750]

Worry Not Fellow Ashen One, When I Became A Hunter (or As Eileen Put It Hoonter), I Had To Step Away For A While, Before Giving It Another Go. All It Took Was A Push And A Walkthrough And I Was Set. I Tried It Out First Before Searching For Help. Went Through The Whole Game of Bloodborne Solo, Using A Walkthrough. Once I Began To Understand The Game, And Get A Groove Into It, It Birthed My Love For Soulsborne. Sekiro Being My All Time Favourite Combat Wise. (Yes, I Consider Sekiro As Part of Soulsborne).

[@tofusurvivor2882]

Pleaseeeeee do dark souls 2 it helped me through so much, and despite the consensus it’s still a high quality game, just take your Time and don’t skip dialogue, it’s such an ethereal experience. But either way this video was awesome, good job!

[@candletype1a447]

Writing up the script for a Dark Souls 2 video right now! Vid should hopefully be up on Sunday/Monday.

[@richardwiles-arnott6719]

I love tomb of the giants. Genuinely my favorite late game area. Super gloomy, interesting enemies, and Leeroy. Then again, I have better spacial reasoning than 99.5% of people, so I think that makes it more enjoyable for me.

[@TheSteveo909]

very good video! i've played a lot of games over the past 20 years but nothing comes close to that first playthrough of Dark Souls 1. Certainly nothig has impacted me as much or made me feel the emotions I did going through this for the first time. Don't get me wrong i've loved pretty much every fromsoftware title but this one remains my favorite. Excelent video!

[@briggy4359]

The feeling when I walked onto the demon ruins after beating Quelaag was absolutely unique.

[@Tp_hedgelinghog]

I think the time to do Catacombs is when Nico and his friends disappear from Firelink, and then saving Rhea in Tomb of Giants

[@LoZander]

There are actually two ways of getting to the valley of drakes without the master key even before New Londo: One is through Darkroot Basin, the other from Blighttown.

[@anotherwaterroute]

Modern day matthewmateosis??

[@elijahdubray]

Holy shit, this is an amazing video. Very glad to find your channel!

[@TheGreatAndMightyGoBo]

3:55 😂 idk why that killed me so much

[@NCR_trooper-69]

If dark souls had a bonfire next to bosses room it would've got game of the year

[@AliSubhi-xs4rn]

Glad this video has found its way to me. Really nice video although it might be all over the places at times, but I've quite enjoyed going from weapons to story to combat in the span of three minutes lol. PS: titanite demon could go fuck itself. Easily my least favorite enemy in the game and one of my least favorite in ANY game ever. Subscribed!

[@dansmith2178]

great video mate :)

[@ColtonGamingTV]

If anyone want a similar satisfaction beating a boss you have trouble with then I have to recommend Armored Core. Seeing an enemy AC blow up that was giving you trouble gives that same dopamine rush. Also, you will see From Software have been making the same type of games for a long time.

[@LoZander]

you can also kill the ghosts if you are just proper cursed. Honestly, I wish the transient curse items weren't a thing, so you had to be actually cursed. Would be really interesting

[@michiganjack1337]

I was a “hater” of the Souls games since Demon Souls, for no other reason than to be a contrarian. However I would buy all the games when they’d come out try it thinking that this would be the time it finally clicks for me, but never happened. Until about 3 years ago when I was looking for something to play, I picked up Dead Cells. Something about the 2D style finally made me understand how the games work. So after completing Dead Cells, I dusted off my Steam copy of Dark Souls, started playing it in earnest and I was absolutely hooked!

[@KalebTheLombax]

Quality of a KZbinr with 100KSubs

[@obamagamingg8206]

Nice vid m8

[@kremsyngaming]

Ds 2 is my most sentimental

[@Litigation342]

Ohh boy another dark souls retrospective 🤓

[@themanthemyth4522]

The algorithm Blesses us this day!

[@lucideclair6690]

The Annor Londo cutscene 100% has music 😂 weird, I wonder what happened

[@linedpaper5374]

excellent. time for demon's souls

[@chipklip2]

The only reason I was able to beat Dark Souls 1 was because I knew I would feel great when I beat it. I just had to push through. I struggled way more than I expected, but I was hooked from the beginning. I know that nowadays, beating them isn't all that impressive, but considering I didn't have much experience with other souls games, Artorias and Manus were insane to me. But I pulled through, and I felt amazing after beating Manus. But after Gwyn, I just felt empty. I almost wish I could've beat Manus last because he was much harder than Gwyn

[@chipklip2]

btw great video I listened while playing dark souls 3

[@asdfghjkllkjhgfdsa8725]

Ds1 is still the best fromsoft game. Maybe the best game ever made. Elegant masterpiece that is held back by its age

[@hubbabubba5177]

I wish they would remaster it and do literally fuck all except fuck up the atmosphere...

[@TheGreatAndMightyGoBo]

For the Algorithm! For the disembodied voice! And for your channels growth! Bwahahaha!

[@niemand7811]

Just to think of it. Dark Souls as a game that it is is not too special at all. I hold that opinion ever since. I understand that to some people it might have been the first challenging game to them. And they hold this experience to high regards. But as an experienced gamer I just adore the slow pace of the game. All you need is good reflexes, stamina and a useful shield. With that you almost won the game. Now add some useful weapons and maybe some nice spells and you have won the game before the journey really begins.

[@scotttaber7008]

Cool to hear you talk about it being compared to Skyrim. That was the first time I heard of Ds1 was it being compared to Skyrim and i couldnt understand how anything could be better than Skyrim. Now the DS is probably my favourite series!

[@Hugo_Tate]

20:47 lol you lost your accent for a second there

[@grubbiechirp5695]

That’s definitely not the audio… strange 😂

[@thedamntrain3467]

algo

[@lukew6725]

Hey, at least it's not a Dark Souls 3 retrospective. I mean, how much of a psycho would you have to be to make one of those in this day and age? 😏

[@stevereallyevil]

didnt watch the video, why don't you just talk normal, anyways good video keep it up friend

[@Para2normal]

He is talking perfectly "normal" it's just a regional accent!

[@stevereallyevil]

@@Para2normal what do you mean

[@Para2normal]

@@stevereallyevil I was replying to your question about "talking normal", that's all😀

[@stevereallyevil]

@@Para2normal hello