Reacting to Dark Souls 2 Explained Series by VaatiVidya

[@RonHoffecker1]

I have played these games for so long but just now realizing that Gwyn was easy in DS1 because he was a husk of himself. We basically fought a frail old man who was withered from his prime due to his lust for power and keeping his Age of Fire alive. Now, in DS2, we fight and easily beat Nashandra because we have toppled every barrier Vendrick erected that would have destroyed Neshandra. We eventually became the barrier that would stop her, and we did. I love DS2, man.

[@corey_clip]

I literally died laughing when you started the video and vaati was like "this video will make more sense if you watch part one" and you were like "never mind"

[@matiasgago]

classic vaati

[@kyle1806]

Mati has the best unintentional timing.

[@soumyadeepbanerjee964]

I think the character of Alsanna in this game is worthy of attention. I don't think that her character simply symbolises the traditional connotations associated with "a creature of darkness". A child of Manus comes across as being an entity that is almost certainly to be resisted and fought. All of the Queens (but one) in like fashion demonstrate traits worth resisting. In that sense Alsanna is one of the few characters that defy a designated "fate". She seems to maintain purpose in her life not through selfish wants but rather what seems to be very genuine love for the Ivory King. She is not exactly fearful for she never strays away from what she has come to hold dear: not by virtue of what she was supposed to be but rather what she became. I think her existence brings immense hope to the universe of Dark souls for her existence proves that the nature of beings is not necessarily quantifiable through designated fates and expectations.

[@danylonazarov]

I think queen from the first dlc (cant remember name) also was somewhat loyal to her king and not so bad of a creature, she just judged us unworthy

[@tabbycrumch3062]

I think it's also important in realizing that maybe the dark isn't so bad. Humanity thrives in the darkness, darkness is their birthright as undead.

[@frozengoat5834]

The key here isn't that she was different, but rather the Ivory king. While the other kings were either curropted by their queens, or had fallen before their queen even arrived, the Ivory King realized what his queen was and put genuine faith in her anyway, and thus changed her nature. For all we know, he would/ could have done this to/ for any of the other queens, but only Alsanna was so furtunate

[@jotadio608]

Fun fact: Vendrick is voiced by the same guy as the Bloodborne guy from DS1

[@matiasgago]

That is awesome lol easily one of the best voices in the franchise so far, of course behind belfry luna lil dude

[@therealphysalis]

​@@matiasgago i can still hear his laughing in my head

[@themightymcb7310]

@@matiasgago YOU WISH TO GUARD THE BELL?

[@Axesmed]

i had a stroke trying to read whatever you wrote

[@RobertPayne556]

​@@Axesmed😅 I was confused for a moment, The DS2 guy from DS1 did the voice from Bloodborne. Wonder if Vaati knows…

[@chrisw1555]

Vaati : you gain nothing from killing him Mati: I slaughtered him like an animal 😁

[@ismailalizade8078]

hahah yes that was funny

[@tomasstargamer6308]

You should check the Prepare to Cry series with DS2 too, such deep dives into the characters themselves!

[@Oxrenn]

This game has my favorite lore out of all the games, hopefully you can now see why lol

[@matiasgago]

I was honestly shocked lol

[@TheRealProdigy]

To each his own. Out of all the dark souls games this is by far my least favorite lore, gameplay, boss wise. The only reason I’m watching this video is because I love Mati 😊. Dark souls 3 coming next Monday, will Make this game seem like a afterthought. IMO. Mati could hate it but I highly doubt it cuz this DS3 was actually directed by Mysaski and you can truly see a better vision. ( this is me being respectful comment. ) lol just trying to spark conversation:)

[@Rafterz]

@@TheRealProdigy The lore in DS3 is amazing, it's so good

[@TheRealProdigy]

@@Rafterz agreed bro 😎 i’m playing the beginning of DS3 now anticipating his playthrough i love this game

[@idirbouchdoug1567]

@@TheRealProdigy ds3 is only better in gameplay imo , lorewise both are great but DS2 is better imo. especially with the addition of aldia and escaping the cycle. But yeah , overall DS3 is a better game .

[@jeremyrm7]

Some of the main themes of souls games is the pursuit or persistence through what seems pointless or hopeless. It’s a testament to human resilience and spirit.

[@ManlyKiri]

Here is why DS2 is my favorite! I love the lore of this game. Glad you are doing this reaction ^^

[@illusion8457]

Easily the best story in the trilogy for me. By a landslide. Feels way more personal and intimate.

[@CptDuck]

You should react to all DLC main bosses lore.. 3 of them are all cool.. especially how badass the story of Ivory King is, its so badass its affecting some Dark Souls 3 enemies current condition as well..

[@ZoeBateman]

Oh, I’ve missed lore and chill so much! Can’t wait for DS3 series as well!

[@paralam2175]

Dark Souls 3 does indeed have many connections to DS2, but they are sometimes so incredibly hidden it's very very easy to miss. So I'm not surprised many people think DS2 is so detached from the trilogy.

[@clrl936]

Yeah. Spoiler Alert (dont read this maati). A lot of people say DS3 has no real connections to DS2 but I am pretty sure the "scholar" who influences Lothric to not link the flame was either our DS2 character or Aldia itself. Too bad we didnt get a direct reference. I dont know how they would do it, but meeting or fighting our DS2 character would have been cool.

[@paralam2175]

@@clrl936 Another spoiler alert Plus the paintings of the Old Iron King's throne, Eleum Loyce, and Nashandra in Irithyll. I'm curious whether they were put there by the royal family or Sulyvahn himself.

[@ehmolekkkkk]

I honestly like the connections being hidden or small, it adds to the Dark souls 2 lore about Drangleic being just one of the many kingdoms that made part of the cycle, so the history won't remember Vendrick like it remembers Gwyn or other important figures from the beginning.

[@johnj4471]

You can read the weapons from boss souls without having the weapon. Just need to view them on the vendor.

[@adambaumgarden7501]

While playing the DS games it often feels like you are just doing things and fighting bosses because they are in your way, but "most" have story driven reasons why they are there and must be beaten. Vaati does a great job at bringing those reasons to light.

[@jeremyrm7]

These souls lore videos are the only reason I was ever interested in playing them before I started, the worlds in theres games are so well crafted

[@khrisbreezy3628]

These endings and their themes have a special place in my heart and really influences my mindset. DS3 will be a fun ride and I can't wait to experience it again through watching and replaying! Ive been happy to watch this every week and will continue to do so! Stay Legendary, dude!

[@Usernamenottaken2k]

Its been such a cool experience watching your souls journey since it started. And these lore videos at the end is such a treat. Thanks again man!

[@mightymurph3949]

I have a feeling a ‘Soundtrack reaction’ series will come about once u play DS3

[@matiasgago]

Boss ost tier lists will make an appearance

[@mightymurph3949]

@@matiasgago hell yeah bro 😎

[@TheRealProdigy]

The menu music in DS3 rivals Elden ring.. it’s that good

[@MekyTheMonke]

@@matiasgago ds3 by far has the best boss osts bloodborne is second

[@mightymurph3949]

@@TheRealProdigy absolutely 💯

[@damirkrancpiler2246]

I never watched any ds2 lore video and I had to pause your reaction video because I was mindblown (Executioner Chariot = endless torture is brilliant)

[@RobertPayne556]

10-pin Boning, Necromancer sets em up and EC knocks em down.

[@raveouscarlias4479]

Dark Souls 2 is literally my favorite base game lore of all the games. King Vendrick and the Ivory King's stories are so fucking amazing.

[@moodybastard170]

Mati, congrats on your continued success, and your completion of DS2!!! You're badass, and DS3 is gonna blow your mind. Take care, bro!

[@matiasgago]

I appreciate you Moody you're a true og of the channel and I appreciate you heavily, I can't wait to explore DS3 with the gang 🤘

[@moodybastard170]

@@matiasgago it's my pleasure, bro. 👍

[@vinowalken]

Easily the best lore in the trilogy IMO, especially when it comes to aldia and his dialogue

[@tabbycrumch3062]

Absolutely agreed, people who say it has "the worst lore" quite literally haven't played the game. This game details the experience of the hollows and their struggle against the curse better than any other.

[@damchou]

Thank you for playing these games, I've been reliving these masterpieces through you. I look forward to Dark Souls 3 and Sekiro! Keep up the good work, my man!

[@jamescannon229]

Super excited for you to start Dark Souls 3! You're actually taking the exact same path through the FromSoft games as I did so it's been really cool to watch. Elden, BB, DS1-3. I'm currently on Sekiro, it's a heck of a journey!

[@matiasgago]

Hell yeah bro I can't wait either it's gonna be a blast to go through, 2023 summer is gonna be one for the books haha. I have a feeling Sekiro is gonna destroy me lol

[@jamescannon229]

@Mati I've definitely died the most times in sekiro, once it clicks though its so fun. Dying to a boss 30 times is actually enjoyable.

[@matiasgago]

@@jamescannon229 man I actually can't wait, the masochist in me is greening ear to ear lol

[@tehCostHD]

@@matiasgago when will the DS3 videos start?

[@TheRealProdigy]

Sekiro will kill you, I would learn how to parry in dark souls three lol there is no stamina gauge in sekiro all rely on parry’s and some very key items you’ll find within the game like any fromsoft game. But is definitely the hardest out of all the games. For sure.

[@ground7287]

That was really entertaining, thank you Mati!

[@mateusv.6331]

You should check some other of his DS2 videos like Alonne and the Iron King and The Raven & The Royal Aegis

[@mrbri6463]

I still can't believe some people genuinely think the lore of DS2 doesn't matter.

[@matiasgago]

Seems like a pretty crucial turning point to me haha

[@mrbri6463]

@@matiasgago Not spoilers: Keep the second dlc for last in Dark Souls 3, it make it all the most bitter sweet. :)

[@tobitroyer9429]

The lore in DS 2 never was the problem. The problem DS2 is the game play some of the mechanics and enemies placement suck. The question is how many shitie enemies can you place in the worst possible place 🤔? The answer is yes. 😊🤣

[@mrbri6463]

@@tobitroyer9429 I mean yeah but a lot of people still dismiss the entire lore of DS2. lol

[@tobitroyer9429]

@Mr Bri even if someone really hates DS2 with a burning passion. They still can't deny the fact that this game is part of a trilogy.

[@vincentlegacy]

Part of me wonders if Gwyn somehow used the Pygmy to link the Fire to Humanity. I’m not sure if it was ever explained how the Pygmy was killed, but I can see Gwyn using its corpse or whatever it had left of the Dark Soul.

[@kyle1806]

I love the analogy you made between the cycle repeating in game with chosen undead after chosen undead and the cycle of players playing the game again and again and how there could be a bijection between the players and the chosen undead. Definitely sounds like something Miyazaki would think of

[@rafike81]

No estoy llorando, se me metió ceniza en el ojo. 🥺

[@zakuguriin4521]

The thing about Shanalot being a dragon failure might actually be a reference to cut content from Dark Souls 1. Originally, Priscilla was intended to be the Fire Keeper at Firelink Shrine, but later in development, they moved her to The Painted World of Ariamis.

[@_Tyrel_]

It’s funny how you forgot you were recording cause for a sec I forgot I was watching you react to the vatii video. He truly makes amazing content that’s so easy to get lost in lol. Very excited for you to start dark souls 3!!

[@jeremyrm7]

35:16 everything in souls games even consumable items have interesting and sometimes meaningful descriptions, everything you find is part of the worlds design.

[@ehmolekkkkk]

Yup, I read the life gem description on a loading screen because I was bored waiting, and discovered that the thing is made from souls, and found on corpses, then I wonder how the fuck the old lady had a unlimited supply of those things to sell, and then I remembered that she steal from the dead, since she sell armor and weapons from NPCs you kill, and everything made sense.

[@moviebad109]

I like both formats of story. It’s like you get the part of piecing it together yourself, then a learned scholar comes along and tells you where you got it right and where you didn’t. I’m glad the game doesn’t break up the pacing with too many cut scenes. I think it really lends to the feeling of being a stranger in a strange land. You’re not going to get the worlds history and politics regurgitated at you straightforward. You have to consider that every character you meet has their own interpretation of events depending on their alignment. It lends to the mystery and makes videos like this very satisfying to see it all come together as a coherent story.

[@sam_7_4_14]

For some reason, the thought of cycle of life, cycle of ages always gives me chills, almost a sense of satisfaction. DS lore and Vaati videos are the endless source of that satisfaction.

[@beelow84]

These vaati vidays usually leave me with more questions that I had to begin with. Shout out to dude tho. My guy built an empire off of speculations and item descriptions lol.

[@kirramcdowell]

Been a while since I watched this and bonus, I see your reactions too. Nothing better 😊

[@matiasgago]

A true relic of a series, glad you made it 🤘

[@gabrielcristian8038]

You are one of my favorite youtubers, keep up the good content, cant wait for dark souls 3

[@Wheredidigetthismuffin]

Excited to see your Dark souls journey! Going to watch your videos now.

[@josephsmith1649]

You gotta collect 50 Loyce Souls from the Charred knights before defeating the Ivory king to open up the stairs to the Ivory Queen. You can do it after defeating the Ivory king but it's just harder, as you won't have any assistance down there. You must do this though to get the queens soul and an uncharred set of Loyce knight armor. As well as to unlock the Ivory King armor set for sale in Majula

[@russellghales]

I love Vaati's videos. He really has a way of putting everything in perspective. I can't wait for you to start DS3. You are going to love it!, It's seriously so sick.. They are all amazing really. I am so glad I discovered these games. I still play them all. Stoked for the first episode of the new series next week! Much love.

[@jonmichaelbarnett2051]

Never seen these, so I'm very interested to see what Vati says.

[@scrappy8494]

that "I'm down baaaaad" fucking got me.

[@Malvekazar767]

My first play though of dark souls 2 + dlc i took my time with, i had roughly 100 hours or so invested before i beat the main story... I read every item i came across and explored every corner to the fullest extent i could but somehow still missed a few things, however with that said Dark souls 2 is my favorite out of the 4 souls title "demon souls, ds 1, ds2 and ds 3" and im glad you are finishing the game on this note

[@galaxsija4591]

I love these lore and chill videos man! none of my friends are into these game on this level so it feels a bit less lonely to have you there watching along too :) especially for this game because although I've been watching you play I actually never have played it myself and I know very little about the lore! P.S. can't wait for DS3 on Monday!!!!!!

[@YSOchris]

Dark souls 3 is amazing Mati. Since you loved DS1 so much, DS3 is almost a direct sequel. The cycle continues, this time you see the consequences of the continuous Lighting of the First Flame and how it’s destroyed the world. The game changed a lot for me and how I philosophically view the world.

[@matiasgago]

Damn this just got me even more hyped for it and I didn't think that was possible lol

[@ethanheadrick7027]

:)) I'm so glad you do this watch party style :)) you popping in every so often, but not feeling like you absolutely HAVE to say things. :))

[@isaacbingham3163]

Recently came across your channel and have loved all the videos, been loving the souls content. I recommend when you play ds3 during your first video to sit on the main screen and listen to the theme. It is amazing and worth a listen. Love the videos and hopefully you enjoy ds3 😁

[@zakuguriin4521]

Dark Souls 1, Demon's Souls and Bloodborne are definitely my favorite of the games. I think they are all amazing games, but those games just nailed it to me.

[@Gameshackstudio]

this is so crazy to me, i’m on the cusp of finishing Dark Souls 1 myself, and the connections here are blowing my mind, i had assumed since DS 2 got such a bad rep. it didn't take much from the first but i was clearly wrong in assuming such asinine ideals, seeing the playthrough and now understanding the circumstances through the lore, really makes me happy to start DS 2 and appriciate DS1 that much more. absolutely amazing. i wanna cry its so beautiful. Super Excited for DS3 Mati! best of luck!

[@RS-zt5zj]

DS2 ties in amazingly with 1 and 3. Its just a lot more subtle than 3 is so people dont really get it imo.

[@vialenae]

Ayeeee lore and chill is back baby! Grabbing the hot coco for this one

[@rippy8229]

I'm finally getting to this video after a day. I just wanna say thanks for the vid mati, these videos help us more than you think and we all appreciate your enthusiasm in making these videos. Hope you been well and thanks again brother.❤

[@viddywells1405]

These Watch Alongs are really good. Please keep them up. It’s such a lovely thing to see you experience the lore first hand.

[@illusion8457]

I was wondering if you were going to do prepare to cry as well? The prepare to cry videos for ds2 are really something else.

[@azevol216]

Bro that menu music for dark souls 3 is gonna be a favorite of yours

[@jared30]

People hate on ds2 but it honestly does so much to enforce the cyclical nature of the world. I love how it expounds on the world of ds1 and not necessarily its characters.

[@0857222222]

I can't wait for your Ds3 adventure man!!!!! so hype abt it !

[@RicknWRX]

Playing dark souls 3 now. I beat one and two like you and now onto 3. As far as I am concerned 3 is the best by far. It's a masterpiece. 1 was great, 2 was awesome too. 3 I feel is twice as good as either of the first 2. I can't wait for for your playthrough

[@zors5188]

Great shirt you got there! :)

[@mehless]

When it comes to reading item descriptions in DS3, you can probably bet you'll get more mileage reading and theorising over something that sounds like "Steve's Abyssal Soul" instead of reading, like, "Shortsword".

[@walter1383]

When you finish up with DS3 and hopefully Demon's Souls, there's a "just for fun" video that Vaati did on whether Dark Souls, Bloodborne and Demon's Souls are all secretly connected. Officially they are not for licensing purposes, but it's a fascinating breakdown with a lot of strong arguements and has become a lot of players head canon as a result.

[@BlueAsterismSolstice]

There was some fancy description in your journey that said it, but the thing Vendrick took from the Giants was the First Flame. If you remember things of DS2, it seems a lot less detached than people say, but mechanically, they would be correct as they tried out some different stuff in the way it runs to allow for things like powerstancing as opposed to what they were already familiar with for animating it. That's where any of it getting to be a little rough starts fitting in the way it did as a development in general. Elden Ring works something like Dark Sous 2 + Dark Souls 3 + Sekiro. You're going to realize what that means about DS3 is part of how it works, fast. DS3 is going to share much from both previous games, lore wise, to you.

[@valkenx6758]

36:11 LIGHTNING!!!

[@knightofeee]

Perfect timing, just made tacos for breakfast and needed something to watch.

[@matiasgago]

Fantastic breakfast choice

[@lordxemanos739]

a little notice that you should watch other ds2 lore videos ds2 explained is a good video to start with, and also to clarify on something, dark souls 2 is "detached" because the fear of ds2's bad "feedback" they left out a lot of good things in this game and went back to ds1 fashion, no spoilers, you'll see why soon. regarding the lore of dark souls 2, it's easily by far the best of the 3 and dark souls 3 also easily makes that point, but you gotta play out all the endings of the game AND the second DLC (the ringed city) in order to understand the significance of dark souls 2's lore. vaati did a good job explaining the lore but it didn't quite hit home because he left out a lot of crucial details that makes this game even better to his other "prepare to cry" videos what makes dark souls 2 really special to me is how you understand that it isn't selfish to desire a conclusion to yourself without having to worry about others, because it makes it clear that you can't save anyone but yourself in a world where everyone is selfish and only wants everything for themselves, instead of doing it their own, they USE you to do it, vendrick, nashandra, shanalotte, pate, crestfallen knight, and many others. and while YOU as the player take all the effort to do what they couldn't , it's only your fair share to go on a lonely path of saving yourself, and use your power to shape your future, and possibly the ones after. i know this is a long comment and i have so much to say, but also keep in mind that bearer of the curse plays out the existence of the protagonist in ds3 , and aldia plays out in the lore progression.

[@ryno845]

You are currently my favourite KZbinr right now

[@johnj4471]

Dark Souls 3 continues 2. The assumption in 3 is that it has been going on for ages but they also have a fail safe in case the flame can’t be relit like someone walking away. The opening cinematic is the fail safe failing so ANOTHER fail safe is your character.

[@miljann98]

52:41 More like "Seek adaptability, the rest will follow"

[@far_sample2873]

Vaati is that good .... in his content, literally forgot you are recording ... and I can very well imagine that.

[@johnj4471]

Dark souls doesn’t do hand holding when it comes to deeper lore. You can understand the main idea of the journey but the underlying relationships etc takes some work to see

[@mathi__]

Another game with such an amazing and rich lore we always discover something new with fromsoft games

[@matiasgago]

Honestly blew me away how much I didn't put together lol it's so good

[@mathi__]

@@matiasgago I feel you actually understand more than most players on their first playthrough :)

[@edvige3515]

Mati I recommend you to check out a series called « the boss design of dark souls » by tb skyen. Basically the guy did a full blind playthrough of ds1 ds2 and bb so far, while trying to analyse and understand the lore , story and theme of each of these game mostly by analysing the bosses character design.

[@Riseofziggy]

Hey just a heads up Mati an Elden ring Parody by Matthew Shezman is coming out between this Friday and Monday the fifteenth I don’t know if you’d like to watch that before you start dark souls 3 or after but Shezman’s parodies are by far the funniest I’ve ever seen and if this next one is anything like his dark souls 3 or Sekiro parody you’ll be tearing up in laughter. Just thought I’d let you know and thanks for all the hard work and great content, really looking forward to your run of DS3

[@KarizmaXD_YT]

the moment when you starded watching the video and said let's do this and clicked of instantly when he said that the video's gonna make more sense if you watched the other video

[@shakenveil]

Just makes me so much more hyped to experience DS3 with you. I fucking love fromsoft lore man.

[@lileofficial4273]

OH, IMPORTANT INFO FOR DS3: poise doesnt work. Dont bother wearing armour for the poise, its litterally turned off, you get staggered with EVREY hit, it took me so long to realize this.

[@ZeallustImmortal]

Poise absolutely does work

[@lileofficial4273]

@@ZeallustImmortal it's set to :false: in the config file, it's used for other mechanics like hyper armour only. In DS1 and 2 poise would stop you from getting stunned from an attack untill your poise health depletes, in DS3 poise only exists during attacks. Seriously, If you go into your config file and set poise to "True", you will be banned from regular servers.

[@ZeallustImmortal]

@@lileofficial4273 "poise works differently so it doesnt exist" You know it works pretty much the same as in DS2, right? You trying to pull out technical shit is fucking hilarious when youre literally wrong.

[@lileofficial4273]

@@ZeallustImmortal ds2 it's kind of a mix but it still works like ds1. Poise is a completely different mechanic than in DS3 compared to previous games and the game never tells you that. Your acting like I'm wrong but it's litteraly in the game files dude, if you set it to "true" it will work like it does in DS1, making it just like DS2 where poise works both ways. Also in DS2 it's more similar to ds1 than 3

[@ZeallustImmortal]

@@lileofficial4273 No, it is not. That poise flag you keep mentioning is not always on false, it switches to true during attacks and spells and such (you know, like DS2 poise)

[@andrewbowen2837]

It's interesting to look back and piece together the entire story once you have completed all three games. However, you can even connect themes across all of their games, not just Dark Souls, to get a better grip of contextual evidence. That being said, it is hard to piece everything together even still, and very few videos out there actually manage that. Vaati is one who has not necessarily done it effectively. One idea I've been mulling over in regards to the souls series is actually a concept that originated in Demon's Souls - that the main story figure, be it a lord or king (and this necessarily includes the player protagonist) actually shapes or even creates/produces their version of the world once they perform their version of taking the throne. Every world we play in is the vision of the lord who came before us, so that means it is a combination of what they had already experienced, with an admixture of changes they imagine. As such, in Dark Souls, every lord retains the vision of the age of fire first established by Gwyn, as that is one of their experiences, yet each time the cycle is repeated, the world changes some, and the first flame shrinks ever so slightly. This ultimately leads to the state of the world in Dark Souls 3, where it becomes unsustainable. Yet, this helps reinforce the overt existentialist message found in all the souls games by giving people agency in their creation of value in the world, something only achieved through continuous strife, cyclical patterns of life and death much like Sisyphus, but with the retention of a purpose or ultimate driving goal retaining sanity, despite the unfairness of being born afflicted by a curse. In a way, the games offer a glimpse of hope in a very dreary world.

[@jackoliar611]

best boy forgot he was filming 😂😂 love your videos dude.

[@EnmiGuy]

It's kinda weird not having your ds3 playthrough to jump into already. Witnessing history ;)

[@Javierrbecerra]

Mat, you don’t even know how much excited I am for you to play DS3, like EVERYDAY I search your channel,to see if you already uploaded the video 😭, also, do you speak spanish?

[@matiasgago]

Exactly a week from today brotha 🤘and yeah es mi lengua materna jaja

[@miguelangeljimenez8784]

thought it would be hollow knight all week before DS III begins

[@TopazIngenious]

You're gonna love (or hate because this is how these games are lol) DS3. I started with Bloodborne, Dark Souls 3, Elden Ring, then all the way back to Dark Souls 1. Dark Souls is still one of my favorite games, even if I did die like 1.2k plus times. 200 deaths or so in NG+. And I only got better too.

[@TSpoon823]

I can confirm that I did indeed lore and chill today. And I was with you for a while, just sitting in silence listening to the hypnotic narration of Vaati. Fromsoft just doesn't miss with their stories even if Miyazaki didn't have anything to do with this game. I'm excited for Hollow Knight Lore and Chill as well as there is just some incredible lore in that game as you're discovering. Hope people follow that journey too.

[@thazlorpistache3259]

1:03:43 and I completely forgot I was on your channel and not on VaatiVidya's x)

[@morganherbert1395]

Definitely read the boss souls and boss weapons in ds3. Can’t wait for ds3 man you’re gonna love it.

[@xxCOMBATzz]

Yes, that is exactly what Dark Souls is all about. "We're all on the same Journey" A car stuck in the snow... Praise the Sun

[@kaiderhai86]

Finally. I hope you can understand a bit better now, why many people love this game despite its flaws.

[@ashenhunter1]

We love these videos too, and you’re gonna love ds3

[@alexsmardz8857]

I’m glad you watched this cuz I think it will make you appreciate the story and lore of DS3 even better

[@FadedImage]

I'm hella hype for ds3!

[@kyle1806]

Mati what are your top 3 Metallica songs. Mine have to be: 1. ...And Justice for All 2. Ride the Lightning 3. Master of Puppets

[@LWmusik]

nah ds2 is definitely not disconnected from the series story/lore! You will notice that in ds3 for sure

[@richardjbsimon]

1:03:58 Same dude! The only one I haven't watched is the one he (VaatiVidya) made for DSIII (cuz I haven't completed the game LOL!). Feels like watching a National Geographic docuseries and the more you understand the lore, the more you deep dive into it and might draw you back into the game for New Game + :P

[@davidpo5517]

Vaati is amazing. Dark souls 2 may not have the best gameplay and mechanics, but imo it has some of the best lore, and it definitely has a better story to it.

[@sumtingwong960]

You outta use a bonfire aestic on thr bonfire before nashandra and aldia and then backtrack up to the throne room, theres a surprise there waiting for you.

[@Kazuhiro-i]

I never figure out the lore by myself xD so we are in the same boat Mati

[@matiasgago]

Lets go we lost together lmao

[@Kazuhiro-i]

@@matiasgago oh btw Mati, I'm going to play ds3 by your side since I haven't finished the last DLC :D BUT I will play it in FIRST PERSON!! Wish me luck xDDD

[@dovahkiinthethird4080]

Bro almost getting spoiled in the end lol

[@ira233]

Such an amazing lore, love DS2 and your playthroughs.

[@TheRealProdigy]

26:58 that’s why you read every piece of item that you pick up even if it’s dung lol. Like from those big trolls from blighttown everything has meaning in this game you don’t need vati s vids. They are beautiful and great, but you can get everything from the descriptions. Like 95 percent of the lore. Haha not all, there’s some lore that still hasn’t been explained by myasaki that’s the beauty of these games, and I hope they make a dark souls 4 as well as an Elden Ring 2 obv