Why Dark Souls' Story is Awful & Great

[@ProperBird]

My Dark Souls 3 savefile got corrupted at the BEST of times so I had to snag some Nameless King footage elsewhere. However if you're very interested in watching me clap him anyway, I did reupload my old Dark Souls 3 highlights from way, way, way.... WAY back when on the back-up channel: kzbin.info/www/bejne/o56tY4ueip56a9E

[@cord113]

I did often think about why so many people in video games sat down to write their journals while about to be killed by something they know is coming. You reminded me of this though: Priest: “He who is valiant and pure of spirit, may find the Holy Grail in the castle of Aaaaaargghh." Arthur: “What?” Priest: "The castle of Aaaaaargghh" Sir Bedevere: What is that? Priest: He must have died while carving it. Sir Lancelot: Oh, come on! Priest: Well, that's what it says. Arthur: :Look, if he was dying he wouldn't bother to carve "Aaaaaargghh." He'd just say it. Priest: Well that's what's carved in the rock. Sir Galahad: Perhaps he was dictating. Funny how even something as grim as Dark Souls can bring Monty Python to mind.

[@songweretson1513]

I kind of wish you were telling the whole story. I'm not a gamer, but my best friend is, and he loves the Souls games. So I would love to understand what in the world he's talking about...

[@CharlesZane_]

Vaati Vidya has many videos on everything Dark Souls.

[@Maesterful]

@@CharlesZane_ He is the best to be fair

[@TheMone22]

I also recommend watching VaatiVidya's videos if you want to know and understand the story of Dark Souls. He is as great at narrating and talking about a story as Jinzee.

[@jedediahcoulbourne1791]

Vaati Vidya, Silver Mont, and The Ashen Hollow are good places to start and learn the story without the suffering. I can recommend Vaati's Prepare To Cry series, yes you will cry but it's worth it

[@ProperBird]

I mainly didn't tell the whole story because it would make the video quite a bit longer and as some of the commenters have already said, there's a lot of really great sources for the stories around already. I really don't think I would add anything they hadn't already!

[@elisthebirb2357]

*embrace boobie, reject thought* I find this video somewhat encouraging. I never considered playing the Souls games, being the kind of a non-gamer that isn't there for challenging bosses, albeit the aesthetic draws me in. But now I think I can do it, bite through the bosses, but more than anything, enjoy a unique and uniquely told story. So thank you! Also these sketches are hilarious and I love them.

[@ProperBird]

I really hope you enjoy it El!

[@Hugo_Tate]

Love the blacksmith saying “where you off to?” and the “items” portion sign coming up right after as a intro for it

[@lady_tadpole]

i love this vid. the humour of your skits perfectly captures the dystopian absurdity of the series :3 if there's one thing i'd wanna add it's that the stories usually have fairly low stakes, which keeps the tragedy inherent to their characters less existential. the world has already ended, we're just here to preserve the last dregs. or not. it's the same kind of sadness you feel looking at abandoned ruins in the countryside and i really love that about dark souls :3

[@crozraven]

I feel like Elden Ring gonna change for the better a bit more, especially since GRRM actually worked on the game. This is also already evidence with Sekiro, being the most recent Fromsoft game that so much more "cinematic" (or what's the right word here for literature) & easily digestible for most players to follow its overall story. I do think maybe because Sekiro featured a more personal story & pre-made player character with a more focus character background & etc.

[@Overonator]

The thing is I don't like the subtlety of Dark Souls story telling. I like my stories a little more explicitly where I don't have to watch hours of lore videos to understand the story.

[@ahumanbeingfromtheearth1502]

All those lore vids do is tell you what's already in the game itself though. But yeah, I get why the story telling style doesn't work for everyone. Admittedly it's not something I would want most games to do, but I can't picture dark souls having remotely the same kind of immerse atmosphere if it had a more explicit story.

[@FullOvellas]

Just as you said "Dark Souls doesn't have underwater levels, thank god" I just instantly thought "UNDERWATER DARK SOULS HOW HAVE THEY NOT DONE THAT YET, THAT RULES". There is a notable absence of marine imagery in the souls series.

[@studiogimli7645]

merfolk dark souls with cool trident and net weapons when

[@duhmzdaih]

When I saw "awful and great" in the title I expected to see some criticisms too, because the narrative in Dark Souls does have flaws, it's not just a simple matter of taste. Good video though.

[@Alva_Lombax]

small correction here, if you save Solair, our main sun bro can be summoned to fight gwin, and acording to the games creators, solair will link the first flame in his world

[@gorzag]

I had such a bad opinion of Bloodborne at first but once I played it after playing through all the souls series, I had a complete 180. From Dystopia to paradise in my mind. Going to be revisiting the series after I run through Code Vein and Salt & Sanctuary.

[@egoborder3203]

I love the SoulsBorne style of storytelling. My all-time favorite is the implication Saint Urbain in Demons' Souls has been drowning knights

[@ProperBird]

I've yet to play Demons' Souls but I'm very much looking forward to it when I get my hands on a PS5 one day. :p

[@egoborder3203]

@@ProperBird I can't wait to get a hold of one myself, but as a fan from 2009 I have to fire up the PS3 version once a year or so to take in the nostalgia!

[@YeS1711]

This is a pretty good and nuanced review of the game. Well done Jinzee! I tried out DS1 after some friendly peer pressure and got past Ornstein and Smough just to prove to myself that at least I could beat them and then dropped it. I have come back to it every couple of years or so just to see if there's something I'm missing with the game. Each time it's the same conclusion, combat is not bad, hit detection is a bit weird and I end up cheesing most of the time to get past tough enemies. Level design is amazing, that's one thing I appreciate each time I come back to it. The environmental storytelling option is novel and cool too, howeve,r ultimately I realise the reason I never want to stay and finish the game is because the world of DS is not one that captures my imagination. It's monochrome, everything and everyone is miserable and fucked and I don't want to stay in the world of DS. So I have no motivation to stay in the world and explore or discover more because I know whatever I find will be painted in misery and suckiness. I enjoy fantasy worlds with more colour and emotional tones. At least it's fun to have watched my DS obsessed friends struggle and rage while I drink a beer. That's my way of enjoying DS :p.

[@nemtudom5074]

Actually, Solaire is one of the few who gets a happy ending, because you can team up with him against Gwyn if you save him One last final battle along your sunbro!

[@j.p.r8972]

I would like to recommend also to watch the gameplay of Blue Lizzard Jello here on youtube, I think is wonderful how he explains the whole scenario while teaching you how to play.

[@Lantcer01]

I'm mentioning dystopia. Also Bloodborne is one of the best games I've ever played.

[@ProperBird]

Right?!

[@TheClone]

Not gonna lie, it does feel really cool to have the privilege to watch the video before everyone else hehehe Btw, I really like these long kind of videos, the effort and quality you put in them is really appreciated! ^^

[@ProperBird]

Thank you! I'm very happy with how this one turned out! 😁

[@dekai7992]

@@ProperBird As you should be!

[@landar486_TV]

Loving your commentary. The delivery is fantastic. Kept me interested even though i've never played or paid much attention to Dark Souls.

[@dezopenguin9649]

Can you really say that it's a dystopia, though, if it contains Sock Puppet Frampt? Because Sock Puppet Frampt makes up for a whole lot of darkness in the world.

[@Punkadelic2112]

Praise the Fast Rolling Havel. I love the series, these are my favourite games but I do struggle to piece things together. Makes me appreciate videos like this a lot more. And yes, Dystopia!

[@MrJordwalk]

Correction: The Chaos Servant path ISN'T the only way we can save Solaire. There's also the Pyromancy path, which allows us to save Solaire WITHOUT joining the Covenant. If you don't start the game as a Pyromancer, you must first buy a Flame from Laurentius after rescuing him. Next, there are two ways of acquiring the spell Poison Mist: 1) Find it in the Poison Swamp and 2) Let yourself be infected by one of the Egg Carriers in the Demon Ruins. Having an Egg Head will allow you to buy the spell from Eingyi by The Fair Lady. Use Poison Mist on the Great Door to Izalith and you will kill the Sunlight Maggot.

[@heavensoldier12]

I kind of like dark souls because it reminds me a lot of berserk and I know the creator of dark souls and demon souls was inspired by that manga and great job on the video 😊

[@arjaysantos6130]

Hi, Jinzee, I know this isn't the right place to ask a request but could you do some Lovecraft readings again.. Maybe some other writers like Poe or Bradbury, or better yet some Witcher short stories. Thanks.

[@ProperBird]

I really only take Patreon/Ko-fi requests and unfortunately I'm trying to keep my channel focussed for once in my life. So no strange one-off readings anymore I'm afraid. :(

[@arjaysantos6130]

That's ok. Thanks for your reply.

[@C64_Mat]

Underappreciated content right here, my Dystopian beauty.

[@gregorymifsud5389]

man the Ludvik music is so good. Complements the Lovecraftian and dystopian atmosphere so well. Awesome vod.

[@aquelesousa]

What an excellent video! There's a lot more that could be said about Dark Souls (2011), but maybe this is something for us, the community, together give to other players before they can join in and have their experience. Each of one of us can share our individual stories and reasons to why this world is so special to us. My final paper was about Dark Souls (2011) and I'm not ashamed of it, not in the slightest, it is the most important piece of art in my life and one that inspires me by each corner of its creation and importance in the industry. It takes itself seriously (as an art expression, i do not meant literally in the game itself) and it knows what it wants to give, it is extremely certain of its goals, what it wants to achieve and what it wants you to feel. Every single aspect of the game talks to one another, even the flaws (Cof cof, the whole Act 2 of the game, cof cof) has their own texture and personality that if it wasn't there it could probably not have receive the same affection from the players. Thank you for this video. Thank for your words and thank you for being part of the community. It really means a lot and I'm proud of each one of us here. This series IS a whole lot special. The next comments will be specific things, so i'll end this one here. Thanks Again.

[@aquelesousa]

One thing i wanted to comment is some elements of the video that i think i can share a piece of my mind to make it more clear (i could be wrong, though, but as a recent researcher of the Japanese text of the game, which is 80% different from the English one... yeah, it's that different... I think i can share some interesting thoughts). About Artorias: It is actually not hard to piece together this "convolutedness", specially because it is something pretty straight forward if you already played the vanilla version and went to play the DLC. Even before the DLC, this particular element of Dark Souls (2011) was not hidden and it is the crucial part to understand a story that is actually 250% straight forward, I'm not joking. Dark Souls (2011) like some of the millions examples that we have seen in many medias, specially in Video Game (which is a media that has a lot of pretty good examples of it) is a very self-aware game. It is a game ABOUT video games telling the story of VIDEO GAME STORIES through its own game. But what differentiates Dark Souls (2011) from other games and other medias is that, okay, they are going to tell a story which has this meta commentary about videogame's story. But they never forget that they're still a world on its own. A pretty good example would be Twin Peaks, it's a strongly metalinguistic show that never forgets the fact that they have their own world, but Lynch embraces these elements and and make the story of that world be part of the metalanguage because both are the same and telling the same thing. Dark Souls (2011) is the same thing. (And that's why i'm talking about DaS1 specifically, because DaS2 and 3 completely ignores this, specially DaS3 where they straight up retconned it.) And in what way this ties to Artorias? Well, you go back in the past to the moment where Artorias war, in theory, living his legend and doing what he is said to be done. And then you find out that it was not really how it works and it has a lot of its particular plot points and all that i can't spoiled here, but the point is: Yes. It's not Artorias anymore, It's you, because this legend of traversing the Abyss came from you and that's why you are able to do so in the vanilla. Because that's how videogames work with Past Stories, you are inserted in the past and living and deciding with the mind that you now have of what the future is going to be. The outcome is only one. But in order for this to be possible, because this world was not mended by you, it needs to be part of the nature. Because as we all know, everything which is out of the rules of nature is treated by the gods as a Sin. Invasions, for example. So yeah. There was never a "going back in time to save someone", but rather "going FORWARD in the past to keep the present". This interpretation of time travelling of Dark Souls (2011) is pretty neat and I really like how Dark Souls 2 does it too. It's pretty cool. And going back with the idea of Dark Souls (2011) being a metalinguistic game, they even go further to make it clear the entire time as you go along, because every single aspect of the game correlates with it. You are Cursed. Your curse does not let you die, because you are trapped within this world. Your purpose is now to deal with the First Flame, rather lit it up or letting fade. There's an explanation in-world to why you go back to bonfires after you die? Yes, there are. But as we all know (specially in the Japanese text), Bonfires only exist where there is a Fire Keeper (At least in Dark Souls (2011) and Dark Souls 2, Dark Souls 3 completely fucks this up), because the existence of one is dependent on the other. Bonfires can only still be lit because there are Fire Keepers sacrificing humanities in it, constantly. So why so many Bonfires? Because they are points of resting. Checkpoints. It's where you check... your points. (It sounded awful, but it's literal) Why you go back to them? Because they were the last place you have been. Why do you keep coming back and just doesn't die? Because you still have purpose. What is that purpose? Go out of Undead Asylum, Talk to new NPCs, Have adventures, Know more about this world, Lit the Flame, etc; Your Purpose is given by you, because you are the player. You will only go hollow the moment you shut down your controller and console and never come back. And if you (it goes to everyone reading this) still don't believe me, I won't even go further to spoiled Siegmeyer's Quest, but rather talk and segment this directly to another thing i wanted to talk about and there is correlation to what i've been talking till now: the reason why Rhea goes to Duke's Archives. The reason? It's because of you (player). As we learn through Solaire (and within the japanese translation that is 100% straight forward with this), Time is not convoluted (That is Dark Souls 3 bullshit, doesn't even make sense), only the flow of it. Everything that is a thing has a Soul and so does suffer the effects of time and aging (or the lack of again), that includes elements of the environment, nature, items and enemies. In Undead Parish we fight one of those Channelers and as we know they work for Seath. Killing them does not necessarily kills them forever in this world, because remember, they may be gone but they still have purpose - and the lack of it is the only thing that kills someone in this world while accursed. (DS1 rules).

[@aquelesousa]

Rhea is only taken to Duke's Arhives because you, the player, have been receiving lectures about Miracles, does proving that she's a cleric. If Petrus is dead and you do not buy all of her Miracles (Thus learning), she will not be taken to Duke's Archives. And with this, you can now piece together why that event with Siegmeyer is so utterly depressing. It is the heaviest slap that I've seen a videogame give in a player for doing something that video games always told you to do without understanding why are you doing it. But I rather not spoil this, because it is my favorite quest line and favorite moment of the entire game. Dark Souls (2011) is always reminding you of how you, being a videogame player, is in a world telling a video game story that it is suffering from being a video game story, because of how video games story works. (Or a more well phrase thing in this line, I'm a complicated person). And this is the element that made me be so happy and sad (in a good way) with this game. It is aware of it's place in its media and it will never take that away from itself, because its experience is about that. Is about being a videogame and how they can subverts your expectations to create something truly unique. Narratively and Ludically.

[@chriswolfe351]

I'll grant that it's not a super long time, but I've been watching your stuff since either the Koudelka video, or Ragnar's Koudelka video where he referenced your channel, probably the second one, and I had no idea you were into the souls games. That said, it is entirely possible that I just wasn't paying attention. One thing I find interesting about the first game that really isn't present in the other two is that it is suggested that there is a world outside of Lordran that is more or less functioning, though for how much longer, or if it is at all is anyone's guess. I can't help but wonder what kind of dystopia those places are, that they are willing and able to round up their undead and send them to Lordran.

[@kristenstoumann8345]

Now I have never played dark souls or the itterations of them, but I have some time wondered what if you could a different path, and with that I mean in stead of killing enemies, you could choose put away your weapon, and lay your hand upon the enemies(most of them, as some of them may be hard to do so) or on npc´s and cure them of the dark sign, now this should of cause make the game very hard, so say that the health bar is shortned almost to dead, atleast in the beginning, when doing this, but also slowly refill and even grow and extend. now doinng this path or trying to do so, could then perhaps lead towards a wholly different ending, perhaps one more hopefull, just curious :-)

[@Maioly]

43:16 I want to! but we live in a miserable dystopia were it never got a PC release!

[@ProperBird]

One day! (maybe)

[@crozraven]

the leaks tell us it will have Bloodborne PC alongside next-gen console upgrade, but timed exclusive first on EGS.

[@bravo075]

I've played all the games with "Souls" in the title (I was not gonna buy a PS4 just for Bloodborne) - due to this I really wanna play Elden's Ring... But as you mentioned in one of your videos, I don't have enough time to invest in a game as massive as that, which is sad.

[@LadyAhro]

I howled with laughter at that initial Havel skit - also the vast open world comment - Breath of the Wild reference by any chance? Because every time I think about my old playthrough of it, the more I dislike the game. It’s extremely meh and should have been smaller.

[@LadyAhro]

(A boring dystopia 😉 if you will)

[@ProperBird]

@@LadyAhro Honestly in Breath of the Wild I don't mind as much because travelling around is so fast, so smooth. I definitely feel it could've been a little smaller, a little more streamlined, but it doesn't bother me as much as it does in for example Dragon Age: Inquisition.

[@LadyAhro]

@@ProperBird Oh yeah it’s definitely a problem in Inquisition, despite my fondness for it.

[@ducky36F]

@@ProperBird yeah I love Dragon Age and DAI so much but yeah DAI’s open world only really serves to take you away from the good parts of the game.

[@walmartian422]

Myrmidon of loss: Zanzibart…. Forgive me….

[@hariman7727]

Japan is big on laughter of different types having different meaning for different characters. Not all of the characters are bad, or destructive, despite their laughter. I love the diegetic storytelling of Dark Souls. According to Miyazaki, in at least one world, Solaire kindles the first flame, and the sun he makes burns eternally. EDIT: I didn't kill Priscilla. EDIT: Dystopia.

[@jimmyrustles9807]

I am really, really bad at the souls games. I played a chunk of the first Dark Souls game and it felt so heavy. When I asked friends how they did it or how they enjoyed it so much, I got the boilerplate "git gud". I kept playing and used Humanity and got invaded by someone. That happened a few more times, in the same area, and I gave up playing. A year ago I bought Bloodborne and, while I felt myself getting better at it, it was so tedious that I just gave up on that too. I repeat, I am really, really bad at these. I could never get past the two wolves or whatever the fuck they were, near the start. I would die then have to fight my way back, often dying in the process. I have now just given up. I can't work out how to get better. I don't survive long enough to understand what the fuck I'm doing wrong. It's ridiculous. But it isn't the games fault. The fault lies entirely with me and my lack of skill.

[@ZombieDragQueen]

28:20 I'll venture a guess the Nameless King boinked dragons. In fiction it's usually why a noble would forsake one's family and title, for a loved one. No kink shame... ok maybe some kink shame, but mostly curiosity how does one boink dragons. Do they even like it or they just go along with it because the Nameless King is a powerful ally? "So when he presents you flowers that's his kind's way attempting to initiate the mating ritual. Just go along with it. He'll hump your tail for a few minutes. It seems to improve his morale."

[@CARBman95]

Dystopia This was a wonderful video, btw I can't wait for a full decade of Elden Ring lore videos on youtube, I expect you too cover it as well.

[@hazzar7784]

Does New Londo count as an 'underwater level' 🤪 I would definitely watch your lore videos just FYI. I only ever took the master keys once, and it got confusing lol. The Depths is actually one of my favorite levels. Lights out with headphones on and you are there. I soft locked in the Painted World once because of toxin, and knew resources. On a personal note, I suffer from mental illness, and trust issues. Dark Souls(and Bloodborne) always seemed something of an allegory for me, the life ive lead. Sometimes it seems preferable even lol. I Love Gwyns theme, it's played using only the ivory on the piano. Fully upgraded Black Iron is better then Havel, and lighter too 😀 I always found Miyazaki works to be post apocalyptic. Dystopia...? Sorry this comment may be weird. I wrote it while also watching lol Great video as usual.

[@zakjumah]

Fable 1 & 2 had really good a9 nd interesting item descriptions. ...we don't talk about Fable 3... (in regards to item descriptions anyway, only the weapons had them. Still a good game tho)

[@thomaswrightson2230]

These skits are the best. "Just going to kill Havel for an early ring. *whack* Just going to run away."

[@Sekiryuutei96]

I love souls combat but if I had to choose my favorite fantasy world it would be the witcher universe. At this moment I've put about 1000 hours in the witcher world alone.

[@laviniasnow4494]

Never played these games, but I love fantasy and your storytelling. 💗 I swear I feel like a child again listening to your stories. 😌 Thank you! ☺️

[@winterburden]

Thank you! I'm not good enough to play these games, and you're the best at telling stories!

[@danirouge2045]

I love your comedy and how you have beautifully woven it into the wonderful story you tell. Also, dystopian novels are so 1984.

[@TheMone22]

Great video Jinzee, i really enjoyed it! ''Dystopia'' 😉 And i would LOVE to play Bloodborne if it ever comes to PC... 😞

[@ProperBird]

Fingers crossed it will one day!

[@TheMone22]

@@ProperBird 🤞🤞

[@danieladamczyk4024]

Story of Dark Souls is like story of Real Life, you will never know the whole of it, and what you may know, probably is wrong. This is what i love in DS, plot don't interupt my playtrought.

[@michimatsch5862]

Have you tried Pathologic 2? From your video it sounds like you'd like it. Be aware though, the game is a bit of a dystopia.

[@ProperBird]

I have!

[@garethsalter3892]

Another really enjoyable video @jinzee. Got to it a bit late, but it was a nice little nostalgic ride through a game I spend far too much time in.

[@shimmerback]

This is a fantastic and underrated video and thank you for making it. 👍

[@TheGameStampede]

Better play shadow tower ps1 and king's field ancient city with an inexpensive 13in OLED monitor to enjoy the graphics.

[@udontsayxxx8622]

do you play dnd if yes can you make a video about it?

[@MapleFried]

Recently stumbled upon your channel and am thoroughly enjoying this incredibly curated content! Keep up the great work! PS: Dystopia

[@Masterofwar232]

Should have made a quick save before the end.

[@nemtudom5074]

Back in my day we were happy when we found content after completing and during replaying the game. Now people are entitled and throw a fit when the game doesnt serve it up on a silver platter for them *Pfft*

[@mionmayu6241]

may i ask wat is that bitching cool armor you sport there with the hoody around the fire at 11:10 id play it just to wear that lol

[@ProperBird]

It's the Eastern chest piece with the Wanderer's headpiece. ^^

[@mionmayu6241]

@@ProperBird ohh ty ty, ur vidoe and awesome suit made me an undead of dark souls and now to find a way to kill that damn metal boar

[@lukasgraesslin]

Jinzee making a video about Dark Souls? Damnit, count me in! /edit: 20:30 sums it up nicely. Reminds me of that Season 3 Ramsay Bolton quote ... "if you think this has a happy ending, you haven't been paying attention"

[@LadyAhro]

It’s very accurate to Souls, but oh boy do I hate that quote now after seeing it parroted endlessly after the unsatisfying ending of Game of Thrones. (Because we didn’t want a happy ending - Hell, all of the Starks basically got one in the end. We wanted a logical ending with actions that had understandable consequences. Like Ned's death or the Red Wedding. Decidedly terrible unhappy things that were very well set up. The ending of GOT wasn’t that.)

[@lukasgraesslin]

@@LadyAhro Oh yeah let's better not dive into GOT ending discussions :D

[@MapleFried]

"I'm 15 smart now!" Underrated line lol

[@mikailirwan3717]

I’m about to start my first play of Bloodbourne actually

[@ProperBird]

Enjoy!

[@mikey22791]

I watched this video originally a year ago when it was released since I’m a fan of the channel. Since I actually went and played DS1 and man the jokes hit so much harder now! “I’m fast roll Havel” 😂🤣

[@sunbroninja2868]

Great video! I love DS1 so much and glad you share the feeling

[@dekai7992]

Very, very nice video! One helluva work.

[@y4notu236]

I was literally suffering through the bed of chaos when u said that lmao

[@ProperBird]

I am so sorry. ^^;

[@Hugo_Tate]

33:24 omg. I’m dead

[@Hugo_Tate]

“Embrace boobies. Reject thought” life motto

[@SirRavix]

I honestly love the Dark Souls series even though I haven't played any of the Souls games except the first bit of Demon's Souls. I looove the style and how the story is told. I have watched so many videos about the stories and characters. I guess you can say I love the series from afar... Oh! I also really enjoyed the video. Today's word of the day is Dystopia

[@Loon_1]

I always enjoyed dystopian stories. Well at least I did before enrolling into university. No story can compare with the dispair of the exam crunch. So long story short. The real dystopia was the choices we took along the way

[@BiggusDickusTheFourth]

Bloodborne is the shit; but I'm prejudiced because I love Lovecraft and Victorian London

[@netocock]

That Kaathe And Frampt ;D

[@andreiv1916]

We are living it.Its called dystopia.

[@cord113]

Speaking of awful but great stories, did you ever play the original "Nier"? It takes 3 full playthroughs to get the full story and for me the 3rd playthrough was all about getting the Platinum trophy so I could stick it back on the shelf and have no excuse to touch it again. (R.I.P. Beepy and Kalil)

[@ProperBird]

I did, the required level grind for the DLC was a kick in the teeth I'm not gonna lie.

[@cord113]

@@ProperBird I wasn't even aware the original had dlc. Knowing me, I probably completed it and erased it from my memory...

[@nailin18]

Dystopia.

[@TheBloodswordsman]

*Embrace Boobies. Reject thought* Never have I heard a statement I agree with so much...

[@milosmaksimovic6103]

Where are The Witcher videos ? Like, Third Northern war or lore of Philipa ? We would like this

[@ducky36F]

She’s said a few times she’s not really going to do Witcher lore anymore

[@Hybe123]

I finished dark souls about 6 months ago. I'm a very thorough player so I explored everything (painted world, knew about big boob illusion, killed Gwyndolin) and I gotta say, having not gotten the proper explanation of what the fuck is going on in the game at the end, and having to google it, watch vaatividya videos afterwards, made this game shit for me and left me with a bitter taste in my mouth. I like the fighting system, the level and world design is genious, atmosphere amazing, but the story, damn, what a piece of shit. If they put just a tiny bit of effort into it, the game would be 4567450 times better. And sorry, didn't have time to watch your video in full length, but I'll mention dystopia. Also, you're cute :D

[@ahumanbeingfromtheearth1502]

It's fine if it doesn't work for you, but saying they put no effort into the story is incredibly disrespectful. All those lore vids are doing is telling you what's already in the game in a shorter way the fact that you have to peice the story together yourself is part of its appeal and works brilliantly with the atmosphere the game is going for. If that doesn't work for you, I can understand that, I love it but I definitely can understand why it fails to engage some people. But it's an incredibly bad attitude to game design to call something a peice of shit simply because it doesn't work for you personally. The story telling style of dark souls is part of what makes the game what it is.

[@Hybe123]

@@ahumanbeingfromtheearth1502 I'm calling it shit because there is no story. There are pieces of it that people on the internet gathered and compiled into a video that made sense. Also, you have to agree that what they came up with isn't a clear picture. After buying a game, and putting 60+ hours into it, I think I have a right to say anything I want about the game. If I had to be polite, I could say the game design team was lazy for not making a better story. I don't think it was mystical on purpose, I think it was an accident due to poor game design, therefore if they hired someone for the story (hint, they did it for Elden Ring) it would have been much better. What makes me dissatisfied is that people think the story is deliberately not explained, whereas it was in reality a game imperfection that they picked up on in later games too and went with it because it accidentally worked. Your only valid argument is that I am not nice and disrespectful, which I can agree with. But trying to police the internet with your ethical and moral standards, good luck with that 😄

[@DiegoSilva-bs9gk]

23:23

[@zombiefriend]

My Dark Souls tattoo hummed while watching this.

[@CarsonDrewIt]

A Jinzee video day is a good day!!💜

[@Hugo_Tate]

Would love your take on Elden ring!

[@YumLemmingKebabs]

I'm a little bit tired of dystopias. I enjoy fiction as an ESCAPE from reality. But at least I finally caught up on your videos again right after you finished the next one. :D

[@ehabl8816]

Amazing video

[@carlinring758]

something something dystopia, love a long Jinzee video

[@ProperBird]

I swear they're always long these days. :p

[@ravelitschimo]

Architecture is my story :-) kill the king 🤴 and you can choose between fire and darkness. Or 3rd option make it to the king and quit the game/ same I did with Bloodborne

[@markj3169]

"Why would say that my special pumpkin piiiie?" Idk why that killed me but I'm ☠️👻 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@Mangomesh]

You mean Dark Souls has a story? I always assumed it was all about killing monsters and dying a awful lot.

[@ProperBird]

It is also that yes.

[@Mangomesh]

@@ProperBird Just wanted to say you have a lovely channel here. Do you think you will ever make a video on Vampire Hunter D? I really enjoy the PSX video game and the Vampire Hunter D movies.

[@ryandavid1277]

Uchi Bleed life!

[@kyleobrien3383]

Nice take on this. Dystopia!

[@RwnEsper]

Eagerly anticipating your Bloodborne video.

[@ProperBird]

I might just one day, I might just.

[@nemo5336]

I can't think of anything clever to say so... "dystopia".

[@ProperBird]

I'll take it!

[@Hugo_Tate]

4:29 lmao I live for these bits

[@joshchandler13]

“I’ll go ahead and die then, let you figure things out”. 🤣😂🤘🏼

[@yucon_man]

Pretty woman... my one weakness

[@froggybot1]

mention dystopia in the reply

[@bigyin396]

Man dystopia is so much better than datopia or deothertopia.

[@ProperBird]

There are many -topias but this one is mine.

[@iamtrass]

I do like me some dystopia. :)

[@evilcartoonmoon3370]

If your just going to fan girl for 45 mins straight on why you love the series then name the vid "why i love DS", the good & awful title made it seem like there was going to be a nuanced breakdown of whats good and bad in the series

[@ProperBird]

My guy do you know how KZbin works, because what I'm reading here is that you do not.

[@WaSeEm2022]

For me this is the BEST video that explained dark souls , “Dystopia”

[@homoxymoronomatura]

Man, Dark Souls lore is really dumb. I enjoyed the game, but the story dissapointed me.

[@mahoboogie]

Thank you for the video

[@ProperBird]

No no... do a count. :p

[@mahoboogie]

@@ProperBird xDDD

[@SpottedHares]

darksouls, a plot line pretending that it is a story.

[@jakub_paints6775]

I was so excited to learn about the lore from playing the game. But after some random zombie handed me my ass for the 100th time I gave up

[@explodingjew8049]

Don't give up hope! In Dark Souls, the only time you truly lose and go Hollow is when you, the player, gives up. This is shown by all of the dead bodies and their lootable weapons and souls along your journey. It's representative of past players giving up at certain spots and areas, quitting the game at a particularly difficult juncture. When you give up, you're letting the grim dark world- and the agony of dying again and again to horrific monsters and massive weapons-overwhelm your soul, making you and your character Hollow. Willpower is the only way to ward it off. The second you let it all get to you and put down that controller for the last time, it's too late. When I discovered this and thought in that perspective, I played with a vengeance until I got to a point where I can 'no death run' DS3, though that has more to do with too much free time than any skill on my part. Keep fighting friend, and remember, don't you dare go Hollow.