Dark Souls 2 | The Completionist

It has been 4 years having you in my life and I'm sorry there is no elaborate celebration, yet. So right before I leave here's a dark personal trial--I mean great game that we all enjoy: Dark Souls 2. Another tortuous experience in this special episode!
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About The Game:
Dark Souls II is an action role-playing video game developed by FromSoftware and published by Bandai Namco Games. The third game in the Souls series, Dark Souls II was released for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3, and Xbox 360.
Taking place in the world of Drangleic, the game features both player versus environment (PvE) and player versus player (PvP) gameplay, in addition to having some co-op components. As in the earlier games in the series, it again features challenging gameplay, but with a more powerful graphics engine and more advanced artificial intelligence system.
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[@BoundaryBreak]

The amount of licensed music in this video really tells you what era this vid was made lol. Loved the video btw

[@HiddenAccount]

KZbin used to be way more lenient

[@MegatronJon8]

Definitely heard the theme from The Last of Us lol

[@ThatOneVideoGamer]

It's been brought to my attention that I missed a real true honor of the accomplishment of beating Dark Souls II without dying or lighting a bonfire to get the secret rings. I didn't know about it, I was under the gun trying to get this video done in time today. Rest assured I will make a video in the future that will showcase this and update everyone. Sorry for the hiccup, sometimes we miss things. It doesn't happen often, but it does happen. Also sorry for saying Drangleic wrong. - Jirard

[@Maioly]

research it first, as I am pretty sure that is a lie

[@thisisachannel297]

mario Allstars pack

[@Maioly]

+Maioly this secret completion bonus that is

[@calar8]

+Maioly Its not a lie, its legit. And VERY painful.

[@FlameHidden]

+That One Video Gamer Drangleic, Brume, Eleum Loyce, Vendrick, Nashandra, Aldia, all of those were pronounced wrong, thank you very much.

[@leobold565]

"Every boss will push your skills to their limit" *puts video of old iron king on screen*

[@jonathanmcculley3728]

+Lukas D except he completed the first one and posted a video of it.

[@colehartgrove1491]

+Lukas D smh

[@AmanojakuPenguin]

I beat the Last Giant first try taking no damage. I beat the first game, and every boss was a challenge, at least in the first playthough, and every battle was well thought. Dark Souls 2 is a very disappointing sequel.

[@jonathanmcculley3728]

The Insane Penguin At least the third Dark Souls was an absolute masterpiece and perfect way to end the trilogy, At least that's how I feel,

[@AmanojakuPenguin]

Jonathan Mcculley I haven't played it yet, but Dark Souls 3 and ESPECIALLY Bloodborne are among the games I most want to play (I would kick a rabbit off a cliff to play Bloodborne).

[@goose8284]

"It's clear the souls series isn't going anywhere anytime soon" You jinxed us, you fucking jinxed us

[@sherylsivertsen-kuhn1255]

Yes sadly 😥

[@Boskibro]

@@sherylsivertsen-kuhn1255elden ring looks better

[@AliCatGtz]

Literally how?

[@goose8284]

​@@AliCatGtz Made the comment around the time Miyazaki announced he didn't want to make anymore Dark Souls sequels, not counting the soulsborne brand that's still being expanded tho

[@viniciusribeiro7279]

I mean, what if they come with Devil Souls lol

[@indeimaus]

Congratulations Jirard, this is well deserved! you run one of the best gaming channels here on KZbin and I can't wait to see it evolve even more!

[@CakeLord7]

Indeimaus Oh boy its an indei comment without danksoulsmemes as replies.

[@mondo3556]

I honestly don't know if that's ironic

[@gorytarrafa]

Drang leek

[@Idk-fo6ih]

Yo

[@swagmimic1010]

It starts with Majula I don't know why It doesn't even matter how hard you try Keep that in mind I designed this build To explain in due time All I know Souls is a valuable thing Watch it fly by as the twinblade swings Watch it count down to the end of the day The souls ticks memory away It's so unreal Didn't look out below Watch the build go right out the window Trying to hold on, but you didn't even roll Wasted it all just to watch you go I kept everything inside And even though I tried, it all fell apart What it meant to me Will eventually be a memory of a time when I tried so hard And got so far But in the end It doesn't even matter I had to die To lose it all But in the end It doesn't even matter

[@michaelbelmont5305]

All that for three likes?....the grammy's are right around the corner.....

[@vitorgonzales9300]

Am I the only one who noticed that during most of the footage in this video he is in the Company of Champions? That covenant reduces the damage dealt by the player in 20% and raises the damage dealt by enemies in 33%. That’s probably why he thought Dark Souls 2 was so hard.

[@blankaccount2595]

Think so

[@blueversace4447]

The ol’ Dark Souls unofficial Hard Mode

[@lucas_lipp]

Wait, it does? I played through like half of it in that covenant, offline, though. I didn't really care much about the covenants and that happened to be the one I had. That would explain some things.

[@Godslayer5656]

Though he probably did because an achievement was tied to it.

[@snorple1118]

@@Godslayer5656 The only achievment tied to it is joining the covenant. You can just leave it right after so he just made it harder without realizing.

[@oscarcurrie7147]

I love how he talks about low intelligence and then immediately runs of the platform he just dropped

[@robTCGZ]

Well, you did not mention that, if you collect the 3 crowns and bring them to king Vendrink in the memories of the king, he will restore the power of the crowns, preventing the character from hollowing if he dies when equiped

[@robTCGZ]

***** Yeah. The crowns part is kind of a completionist bonus, so it's strange he did not get into that

[@osurpless]

It's a cool reward, but I ultimately only did it due to wanting to see all the dlc to its completion. This is as such as it only affects your current playthrough. It would have been much better if it affected all NG+ on the same save file. Not that it is hard to get human effigies to deal with hollowing concerns, but the crowns end up being largely cosmetic as a result.

[@robTCGZ]

***** I suppose you're right

[@yawnbing625]

+TheHandinabag I was going to say he did admit it on his top comment and I agree with you the fact that he was mis pronouncing things and did not even take the time to check the wiki for unlocks and secret rings makes me think he did not even play the game possible and just commented clearly speculation but other wise incredibly lazy on the completionists part

[@antisocialexperiment2033]

+Oliver Surpless There's a ring that does the same thing as far as cosmetics go - Ring of the Dead. There is also a ring that makes you look like a white phantom while we're at it.

[@konsta3220]

You totally forgot to mention the crazy rings you get by completing the game without dying or using any bonfires. I mean, I wasn't expecting you to really do it, since I'm a souls veteran and I can't even get the no bonfire-ring, but hey, it's some sort of a completion bonus. For pvp only however.

[@meadow6760]

Wait... What rings? And that's a mighty challenge right there.

[@konsta3220]

Blue Blooded Fiend Those two, my friend are called the illusory ring of the exalted and the illusory ring of the conqueror. One is obtained by not dying at all and the other is surprise surprise no bonfires. I have defeated the game without dying. As a souls veteran I dare to say, that I am rather good at dark souls. I still fail to defeat the game without using any bonfires. The durability and healing do get a little bit limited. The rings makes your left and right hand weapons invincible. This is really usefull for pvp since the other player is unable to tell what weapons you're using. Other than that, it's useless.

[@danrg26]

+Blue Blooded Fiend rings that hide your weapon and shield respectively

[@meadow6760]

That sounds really cool, but also sounds like hell

[@danrg26]

+Blue Blooded Fiend well its not that bad because those ring slots can be used with better things then that

[@nate7418]

“Its clear the souls seires is going nowhere soon” Dark souls 3 is announced as the final in the souls game

[@sedboi7122]

Why do ppl say ds2 is not related to all of souls series?

[@sedboi7122]

I mean they have 4 queens with manus's fragment on it

[@1cioda]

@@sedboi7122 Because its the most "unimportant" of the games. Nothing big happens. Its jut the middle game. The first game was.... The first game. And the 3rd was the end of the story. DS2 was the middle child of the series with nothing really eventful happening

[@BucketOfFuk]

@@sedboi7122 I've also heard people dismiss it because different people worked on it. Take this with a huge grain of salt

[@sedboi7122]

@@BucketOfFuk since the lockdown initiated i've completed all the souls series except bloodborne and the gael dlc

[@jordangidley1606]

This is the first time I've ever watched your channel. I'm already a veteran when it comes to the souls series, but for those who aren't, this is such a perfect video to watch because it covers all the aspects of the game and in such an easy to watch way. The slight comedy just topped it off. Well done brother, I'll be looking out for more videos!

[@mylifeingaming]

[Coury] Jirard in Gaming Historian video, Gaming Historian shirt in Completionist video - released minutes apart. Synergy at its best.

[@NeedMoreMushrooms]

My Life is Complete with those shirts.... :o

[@percivaldotburgers]

He says he's tired, but he looks happier than ever. Thank you for the past 4 years, Jirard. Can't wait to see more content from you :)

[@todatchi1550]

8:57 I know im many years late but, that's music from "The Last of Us" and I love it to bits. Thank you for adding that tiny detail

[@tearsofposidon8341]

Yeah! I love that music!

[@tearsofposidon8341]

Its by Gustavo, an artist from Argentina in case you were wondering

[@DoubbleRainbowDash]

Drangleek That REALLY bugs me Like, legitimately upsets me And im never really upset by things like that

[@SpadesHeart]

+Mark Johnson Why? You seem not to be the only one

[@DoubbleRainbowDash]

Its just.. it sounds so wrong, especially considering how many times its said in the opening cutscene. Like, this is a land of horrible creatures and cursed undead, not the land off leeks.

[@dominicmanester8125]

Either he is doing it on purpose or he didn't actually play the game and someone else got the footage for him. I mean he did show the old iron king while talking about bosses that challenge you.

[@ABurntMuffin]

I imagine you were cooking dinner and dropped some veges into the spaghetti and they get all mushed and disintegrate and you turn and go "Wow, that is a DRANG leek!"

[@Amoncaco]

Same Can't even finish the video because of this shit

[@Sylverias]

That's not how you say Drangleic.... That's not even how the people in the game say it...

[@Fool12]

+Sylverias Who cares.

[@Salad_Slammer]

+Fool12 Drang LEEK

[@MrGrimm425]

Agreed. I was so annoyed hearing him say it wrong.

[@DaCanary]

+Fool12 Well If he's going to make a video and knows fans of Dark souls will watch he should take the time to find out how a SIMPLE word is pronounced

[@dancinginfernal]

+DaCanary cry about it you fucking child, it's a word

[@XL1813]

DrangLEAK?

[@humanzyx]

+Jonathan Gréen How does one mispronounce this after hearing it constantly through 50-100 hours of gameplay? I'm not ashamed to say: I have no idea. :D

[@DaCanary]

+Jonathan Gréen It pissed me off everytime he says it lol.

[@kitsunekyubino9345]

+Jonathan Gréen I know right? Way to butcher the pronunciation, Jirard.

[@jerec1267]

+Jonathan Gréen i think hes deliberately saying it like that considering how he says it

[@MistaHahn117]

Better call the DrangPlumber

[@neetpurple2753]

It may not be a completion bonus but more of a challenge bonus. Finish the game w/o dying and or using any bondfires to get the sweet rings of invisible weaponry. RIP my dead save file that has 900+ hours on it with those rings

[@neetpurple2753]

Also where's the true last boss and the alternate end?

[@zevorothrappaleano58]

+NEET purple you can only unlock him if you talk to him throughout all the locations he's appeared, though for some reason he isn't showing up on my game

[@justinchrobak5502]

+Zevoroth Rappaleano gotta have Sotfs

[@casedistorted]

NEET purple omg where'd that save file go? I hate that we lose save files after years moreso than losing or wrecking games back when they were on dvd's or cd-roms

[@thomaskelly4855]

I am truly srry my friend

[@blinkachu5275]

Hearing DrangLAYC be pronounced as DrangLEEK over and over was exceptionally painful x_x

[@muggyrhombus6615]

i actually winced the first time i heard him say that

[@Fausto_4841]

it gets worse every time. do you say Drang-Lake or Drang Lay Ick? i say the latter, but based on his comment OP looks like he says the former.

[@SushiElemental]

Finished DS2 NG+7 and didn't even realize which continent he was on.

[@TheBass16]

Too bad, nerd

[@TaylorTyme4Lyfe]

I couldn’t help but correct it out loud every time he said it.

[@PaleVoyager]

"Sorry I look like a slob" I didn't notice anything different.

[@gagefrederickson3505]

Shots fired!

[@ink1931]

At least he's not a koala.

[@PaleVoyager]

Doki Doki Horonigaidesu Gumiworm Z Say that to my upside-down pouch, punk.

[@matthewcoleman1595]

SICK BURN

[@EvolvedDinosaur]

Okay. They say the names in the game. HOW DO YOU KEEP MISPRONOUNCING IT

[@Vainslave]

This is the comment I was looking for. Thx.

[@MemeLordVassalToTheKing]

drained leek

[@OmlyUltra]

dran lik

[@Nutt_lemmings]

I use to think it was dranlake and not drangleic

[@ZealousGoatt]

How i felt^^

[@sparkslegends7482]

This is the game that got me into the Dark Souls series.

[@mac1bc]

Yeah. It's a good starting point since it's easier.

[@zoisantonopoulos7999]

@@mac1bc ds1 is infinitely more easy

[@mac1bc]

@@zoisantonopoulos7999 Sen's fortress and Ando Londor (sic) were such a pain to me. And in DS2 you could repair those rings to keep your souls. At least the ps3 version was easier to me.

[@zoisantonopoulos7999]

@@mac1bc i play ds1 after completing Bloodborne and dark souls 3 so by that time i was so good at these games i cruised through it.

[@lunch_trey]

Same

[@lunch_trey]

Dark Souls 2: the game that got me into a series I was both curious and apprehensive about

[@TheCottonClub]

I usually drop a comment whenever there's a video with great references, so nicely done with the Dark Souls/Groundhog Day comparison, that had me cracking up! (And likewise for the Monty Python nod, I love that people still bring them up even after all these years)

[@fanohhh]

Best DS2 review i've seen so far, congratulations Jirard for all you've accomplished!

[@pippogriffthegreat7003]

Jerard, I just want to say congratulations for all of the accomplishments you've achieved and how addictive your channel has been! I love your content and your style, and I hope the Souls community hasn't been too harsh with your content. As a longtime Sunbro and simply a fellow of mild temperament, I LOVE this , and I think you're a fantastic artist and well-driven individual. Thanks, brother!

[@SalsaSeth]

I don't know why it's this one, but I think this is my favorite video of yours, if for no other reason than I've watched it the most and I can always sit back and watch it. I really love how you take on the game as a big challenge, but instead of espounging on the difficulty throughout the video, you seem to really enjoy the challenge Dark Souls II gives you. And I love how this video is a very wholesome, for the love of the game, I'm gonna talk about this and complete it to the end. I feel like I'm rambling, but I really like this vid.

[@MrR3l0ad3r]

19:49 I guess you missed the "Name-Engraved Ring". It can be bought from Sweet Shalquoir aka the cat in Majula. Fixes this issue completely...

[@mr.dr.professorpatrick5978]

432 people were irritated by the way he pronounced Drangleic.

[@lmaxwell2751]

Mr. Dr. Professor Patrick I sure as hell was.

[@Dave_ja_vu]

Those people need to get a life.

[@JimJam_69]

It is irritating

[@destynhepworth5293]

4 years later and I still can't get over it

[@MerdaDeCabelo]

Drang-Leak and Al-dee-ah this man hurts my soul.

[@Kristofpherburger]

Wow I just found this channel and man I have to say it is so impressive. You do such amazing work because it’s not easy and you could take short cuts but you don’t you go all out! Thank you so much for making videos and just being who you guys are this is awesome. Time to watch all the videos!!!

[@logansalisbury8356]

2022 says this game didn't age well. Absolutely amazing review though. Glad I found ya a few years ago

[@AcidUsagi]

I find it funny how Jirard is able to pronounce the directors name correctly, but butchers the way Drangleic is pronounced. Drang-ley-ick Seems simple enough.

[@AcidUsagi]

+Cody Malicote So simple that the NPC's even in the game pronounce it right.

[@ink1931]

Who cares?

[@Eevian666]

who gives a crap how it's pronounced. it's a show dude. not real life.... cuckooo. koockoo. quoookoo¡ lol

[@michaelohare2355]

its's mentioned ingame multiple times through voiced npcs. There is literally no need to mispronounce the word at all.

[@Ruffy112]

+AcidUsagi "I find it funny how Jirard is able to pronounce the directors name correctly" B-b-but he didn`t! He could`ve done way WAAAY worse on it, yeah, but he still did it incorrectly. Pronouncing Japanese seems to be quite the task to native English speakers.

[@Ihasnotomato]

3:03 for the ACTUAL start of the review

[@DisbelieverH2o]

And now it's 4 more years later! Thank you for everything you do!

[@davidleonreyes]

You should overdub the audio to correctly pronounce Drangleic, but in a completely obvious way.

[@joshuanorris5860]

That could be funny lol. Who cares tho honestly...

[@jojoversus1100]

That is some very "Jirard" humor lol

[@personman1148]

Drankleek

[@headachepuppy]

"Yeah, you are about to get mauled to death." - Every Souls game ever.

[@wangbot47]

Too bad Jirard isn't playing Contradiction as the villain w/ Shercox and Dodgeson

[@johnjiaojhu]

+Mark Samenfink JIRARDIARTY

[@taxibullheat]

+Mark Samenfink "No" - Paul "Jirard" Rand

[@Brainhorn]

Every time I hear "Drangleek" I involuntarily grimace. I don't want to be rude, but with this many mispronunciations, I have to ask: Did you play with the sound off?

[@arriandestombes1741]

good comment brainhorn lol

[@Alderwood69]

Obviously yes. Because its legitimately one of the first things we hear someone say

[@raulvargas4567]

Dranlake

[@jakeholland1848]

Dranglleek

[@urinarytractinspection4747]

or did he play it at all. lmao.

[@smallss7197]

After I watched the Bloodborne video, I got into one of my faviorite franchise ever. Thanks for doing these videos

[@antisocialexperiment2033]

Completion bonuses do exist. Beat the game and DLCs and enter Vendrick's Memory: while you're wearing a Crown you no longer become Hollow when you die. You resurrect into a human. The undead curse is now a blessing as you are still immortal but can never go hollow. This ability is removed when entering New Game+ so it's only real use is for pvp! Beat the game without dying: Illusory Ring of the Conquerer Beat the game without using a Bonfire: Illusory Ring of the Exalted

[@Uncompromising_Mode]

Fuck me every time you say drangleek makes me die a bit inside. Edit: VENDREEK ALDEEA FUCK ME

[@nomadwhy1166]

I died a little

[@cartmanofsp]

I love some DrangLEEKS with my meat and potatoes

[@dduuddeechil]

Oh god I was literally going to make the exact same comment xD +Red_Aza

[@facerip356]

Yeah, he does that all the time. Watch the Bioshock HD review if you want to cringe into a diamond from mispronunciations. I swear, he doesn't even play half these games to completion himself. Like he got interns writing scripts that he reads or something. Get it together dude.

[@mobeastie784]

Red_Aza I know

[@robbiefox7792]

Okay, i just subscribed and started watching your vids! You are awesome, and i love the concept of completing games! But the ending of this vid really boosted you up on my list of favorite youtubers! The sincerity of what you had to say really spoke to me, so thank you!

[@chooseq5696]

4th anniversary 4 years ago? I respect the grind bro, appreciate all the content!

[@DaCanary]

THERE IS A COMPLETION BONUS, YOU HAVE TO BEAT THE GAME WITHOUT DYING OR LIGHTING BONFIRES TO GET 2 SPECIAL RINGS

[@superlukey3]

+DaCanary *looks it up* Oh dear god you're right.

[@thescaredshadow]

+DaCanary Do you use one of them to rule them all?

[@DaCanary]

+thescaredshadow No they just turn your left and right hand weapons invisible lol

[@JoeNeutrino]

+thescaredshadow If you can get them, you already do.

[@kaak888]

+DaCanary that is not a "completion bonus"

[@AlphaDog26]

Happy 4 years, beardman!

[@bomb00000]

I have to say that was a really a good and refreshing review!

[@jojoversus1100]

I know its 5 years later, but the ending still made me tear up. You are so genuine in what you do. Truly an inspiration. I have over 240 games dow loaded onto my PS4 hard drive, and I've only Platinumed ONE game, Cat Quest. A very easy Platinum. But I'm going to do what you said. I'm going to grab my favorite game (Symphony of the Night) and Platinum that mother fucker TODAY. Thanks, Jirard, for being such a pure & wholesome icon in modern gaming. We all love you so much.

[@jojoversus1100]

Now, stop being a wuss and 100% that one Yu-Gi-Oh game that takes over a decade to 100%. Lol

[@EdDevil]

"Drank leak" "Queen Neshendra" "King Vandrik" "Boom tower" "Eldia" Those pronunciations.

[@cynthiastarcrossed]

OH NO I'M HOOKED! It's 2:30, I need to get up in 6 hours and I can't stop watching Completionist videos! It's like I'm completing his channel in a week!

[@beersmoker4444]

Thank you for all you do! Love the DK pin.

[@legendaryfiendlord7738]

As a long time darksouls fan i can say you have pleased me with this fair review.

[@Evanz111]

Nobody: Absolutely nobody: The Completionist: “DRANG LEAK”

[@osriccauldwyn]

DrangLAYick. Also why did you pass up the opportunity to wear Dragonrider armour?

[@gremlinschanges]

osriccauldwyn The pronunciation was bugging me as well

[@DaRealHananas]

Hahahaha i love Jirard but yea this annoyed me xD

[@Dave_ja_vu]

All the dudes complaining have

[@siegmeyerofcaterina1228]

@@Dave_ja_vu a stereotype which is 100% true, this isn't a joke everybody knows it's true now get over your feelings bitch boy

[@yikes6969]

@@siegmeyerofcaterina1228 corny

[@ledoge2073]

when you said that the first sin guy was a secret boss i wanted to cry since he is literally the only one i haven't fought. thanks for giving me a reason to replay the game though

[@gameshock2916]

An episode that humored a young 14 year old me as I watched this on my mom's Google account before I made my own Google account at 16 years old. I was just finishing up Devil May Cry 4 on Hell and Hell mode before picking up the updated version of Dark Souls II known as Dark Souls II: Scholars Of The First Sin for my Xbox 360 and it was brutal. It was my very first Dark Souls game and it took me 50 hours to just beat the story without completing it back in 2015.

[@Bobman-ml5qf]

When I roll in Dark Souls, in my head i just keep thinking this "Keep on rolling, rolling, rolling! What?! Keep on rolling, rolling, rolling!"

[@robbedoes77]

It was only during my second playthrough that I noticed 'Nashandra' was the same person as the Queen of Dranleic. I really like some aspects about this game, but man the story is so obscure and easy to completely miss while you're frustrated with the levels that lack proper checkpoints leading up to a boss. I also missed the DLC areas on my first run. When I encountered them during my second run (which was a lot less frustrating than the first one, yeez) I realised I was lucky not to try them when I played the game for the first time, because those were just a saltmine.

[@AliCatGtz]

I didn’t even know the Queen and that boss were related until watching this video! 😂

[@thesuperfunpeople9315]

#congratsonbeatingthisgame I applaud you for beating this game. I love Dark Souls 1, and Dark Souls 3... Bloodborne is also awesome. I have yet to persist through this game because of its frustrating punishment. Dark Souls tends to have a "its TOUGH.... but fair." philosophy. This game seems to break the "..but fair" philosophy slightly. and you sir, and a saint for fighting through it. Keep up the good work, i'll keep watching!

[@richardalcala4125]

I am enjoying these videos ty 4 making them.

[@TheTeamPlayers]

Fun video, as always, Jirard! Give him a break over pronunciation, considering how often he puts out high quality content! P.S. Loved the use of the Super Mario 3D World soundtrack in the background :)

[@Arexion5293]

Um Jirard? There actually are completion bonuses: there are two rings that you unlock by beating the game without dying and without the use of bonfires. I know, they don't sound like fun, but getting those rings is part of the completion challenge.

[@utcgangstaa]

+Arexion5293 Jirard is spreading misinformation about the souls games? That doesn't even surprise me. He lost a lot of credibilty for me after that deadlock video on dark souls.

[@syndixel9857]

+utcgangstaa Crap dude, he's not perfect and can't remember every single detail. Cut him some slack.

[@utcgangstaa]

BlueTetri619 If you've seen the deadlock video you'll know what I'm talking about, he wasn't just misremembering things.

[@syndixel9857]

utcgangstaa I actually didn't see it. If you could explain....?

[@SjorsTea]

+BlueTetri619 Well, he said the game had no sense of direction, that you needed the rusted iron ring and that the games fighting mechanics were very clunky. It's hard to kind of tell you all of it, you could better watch it.

[@masochisticmeese3555]

1.) Drang-lay-ihck 2.) The narrative is there. The narrative is everywhere, and it's very very deep. You just have to piece it together. It's not handed to you like every other video game

[@Hiushisan]

The best part about replaying games like this is with the amount of variety in weapons and armor, you can basically have a completely different run each time. Maybe you start out with a greatsword run, next time you can focus on using a crossbow and mace combo, or any number of things. With Dark souls' combat mechanics, different weapons take different skills to use properly, leading to very different strategies and gameplay. Heck, I've seen people do runs of the game using only Shields! That shows how much variety you can find to keep the game interesting and engaging.

[@AplReach]

14:03 "I'm saying "Burger King" a lot so you can give me money. But I really hate Burger King a lot!" The intonation cracks me up XD

[@STOPTHECLOWNS581]

1:50 this is the beginning of the end

[@Loganmccoy1996]

I love your channel bro! Been following for a few years always when I thought id seen all the videos I find ones on my favorite series!! I’d love a job like this how does one go about doing this for a living??

[@grimthedeathlord8998]

Wow dude, ive never seen this much praise of dark souls 2 in one video before

[@MrBojangles3154]

I was honestly expecting the review to be Shovel Knight Plague of Shadows

[@almostfree9255]

At the exact moment you said this is dark souls, i died and got the trophy "This Is Dark Souls" .

[@jarhettthreeton8061]

Elden Ring introduced me to theses games. Great video btw! Awesome game but I like Dark Souls remastered the most.

[@angbald]

I haven't played any other fromsoft game but have hundreds of hours in Elden Ring. I just started Demon's Souls remake last week and it's amazing. I plan on playing the trilogy of DS when it is eventually remastered/remade. Since getting my ps5 in February I have gotten snotty and annoying about playing older games. Lol. I don't like that I'm doing it but I am.

[@declangarvey8980]

9:02, just realized you used a track from The Last Of Us... mad respect.

[@alexanderstilianov]

29:31 Classic Dark Souls 2 hitboxes

[@ericrieth1447]

Drangleek what new horrors await us there...

[@puritydvoyd2978]

Bro out here telling me to complete my favorite game, but my favorite game is Hollow Knight. I’m happy with my 112% completion, those pantheons with all bindings is just too much to ask of me. Hats off to you for doing it though, seriously, I can’t imagine how skilled you must be.

[@user-ks1ze4io6b]

Lookin forward to dlc release for DS 3 so I can see you complete it. Thank you Jirard

[@kitsunekyubino9345]

DranGleeek, really? You need to pay more attention when NPC's are talking to you. It's dran-glay-ic.

[@MrGrimm425]

bothered me too. small things like that kill the video for me

[@KratosAurionPlays]

I just finished this game recently in my spare time. Was really entertaining. 2:15 The season better end with Tales of Symphonia. 6:11 A lady who looks like Palpatine. 14:56 That was the worst boss. Thank goodness it was optional. 22:52 Wait so the queen is her? I didn't even know that. I thought she was just a random final boss. 29:21 Was this after NG+7? I was around that level and time after my FIRST playthrough of the game.

[@konsta3220]

I don't assume he played the game all the way up to ng +7. Those hours would never be enough. I'm quessing that was the time it took to collect all the achievements. I'm a souls veteran and not once have I actually played up to new game +7. That game just get's harder and after collecting quite literally every single armor piece and weapon there's pretty much nothing to do. I prefer to create new characters instead of using the same. Feels fresh and new ;)

[@KratosAurionPlays]

Konsta Nurmi I get that approach. I never played very far into NG+ in either Dark Souls 1 or 2 but I'd probably just stick to the same character since I'd want to keep beefing up my stats.

[@danrg26]

tales of symphonia is kind of average tho

[@aghostshell]

+Kratos Aurion Plays For the 29:21 part if you're talking about the boss fight, it's actually in NG (all bosses are in NG), you can actually find that boss in a place called, "No Man's Wharf"

[@danrg26]

+no1 babydaddy yeah I played it on GameCube back in the days

[@drivethrufiend]

Just noticed that the label on the Star Fox 2 cart in the background has my label on it. pretty goddamned neat!

[@beholdthesupergirl]

I am so glad I was introduced to Scary Game Squad, it got me into Jirard's awesome content. CROSS PROMOTION, BABY! :D

[@targetdemographic1257]

Criminally underrated. Best PvP of any souls game.

[@soup_lord]

Target Demographic I’m gonna have to disagree

[@targetdemographic1257]

Ds3?

[@soup_lord]

Target Demographic Are you asking if DS3s PvP is my favorite or if I think it’s better than DS2s?

[@targetdemographic1257]

I’m saying ds2 has the best pvp. If you disagree I’m assuming you think it’s ds3 because in my opinion it is second best. I’m not talking about favorites. Ds2 has more build variance, poise is worth a damn and is overall more balanced than the other games. There is a fair case for ds3 in my eyes.

[@deusvult7903]

Target Demographic poise is terrible in dark souls 2, it was the best in dark souls 1, in my opinion the only worthwhile thing in ds2 is pvp and even that is awful, mainly because pvp will never work in a souls game let’s be honest. But hey if you think it’s the best game in the series that’s cool you can have your opinion.

[@rightwing707]

There's getting all the flames on the Majula basement map to turn blue by beating the game several times. Illusory rings for the no death and no bonfire runs. Completion bonus is given in the form of NG+ mixing up some elements as well as increasing the difficulty. Sorry Jirard, but this episode feels a bit sloppy.

[@Haplo2020]

I haven't been with you very long but, thank you for being so fucking awesome!

[@CLouDBRoS]

I watched this again after watching Symphonia... I think I say this when this video was released, but the completion bonus is the final crown after completing the DLC, with that equipped you don't go hollow if you die

[@DerVasto]

In Dark Souls 3 there are the Drang Hammers. So why not a Drang Leek.

[@Nison545]

The amount of times you say "DranLEAK" really kills the video.

[@Nison545]

...and no mention whatsoever of Darklurker.... Kind of makes me question if it's Jirard at all competing these games...

[@CI254]

+Nison545 Assuming he got all the trophies which was likely his assumed "Completed" checklist he would have had to beat him once atleast.

[@chickmcjr]

+Nison545 Yeah. Mispronouncing a name and not mentioning a boss DEFINITELY means he didn't complete the game. You child, keep crying about it.

[@Nison545]

chickmcjr What a dumb logic leap. With the amount of time it takes to complete a souls game, it's not out of the question to expect that he'd be able to pronounce the name of *the* *world* *he* *spent* *literal* *DAYS* *in*.

[@Nedoxu]

The amount of people bitching about it in the comments section is what kills the video. Quit being whiny bitches, all of you.

[@chickenpermission2638]

Fantastic game, and totally right about the game changing how you think. I used to always tank in every game i played, when i played ds2 i could never beat it as knight, no matter how much armor or strength. I finally beat it by playing as a bandit, and really taking the time to develop strategies

[@rokuken]

You know, I like what you said at the ending of this review. I would like to grab a friend to play games, but the only friends I have I've only met them online and are not from around here (another country/state). I miss the good old days were I could just call a friend and bring him over to play, but that doesn't happen anymore. I don't have gamer friends nearby and I wish I had someone like you to play videogames with. Not fair...

[@manticore6963]

Dis gon be gud, seein Jirard gid gud.

[@Darx969]

At least he didn't say MAHOOLA

[@buttlerubbies747]

The ending of this video made me tear up, you’re the fucking man. ❤️

[@JohnnyBurnes]

The Castlevania: Lord's of Shadow soundtracks were very underappreciated. Nice to hear them utilized.....Even if for a different franchise.

[@smallgay]

Just beat dark souls 2 tonight after a 60 hour play through, my first full souls game 😌

[@lazyrmc]

Congrats

[@modestshrimp8368]

Nice job man it's a great series

[@shady4091]

LOL DS2... Aka Baby's First Souls Game. Grow a pair and come back when you beat the first one you fucking scrub. Lol, just kidding, man. Nice job! :D

[@Terker2]

I really hope he covers Undertale. Toby Fox can need every bit of coverage, so we might see another game from him :)

[@insertnamehere4107]

+Terker2 Yeah that game is awesome

[@l.pietrobon3925]

Sans Undertal

[@petercharter4854]

I just want to point out the one thing I think they messed up with Scholar of the First Sin, and that is movement. If you move your character around via joystick without altering the camera, you will notice that they switched to directional "lockpoints" instead of free movement. That means as you rotate the joy stick you want see your character turn until it hits a certain degree and it will turn to that point, it can ruin some of your dodge rolls by having you go the wrong direction.

[@warcow6514]

Dude that transition from Mario music to friggin Rocky Balboa at 2:40

[@redblobdude]

The true completionist reward for completing the game is obtaining the ability to use every single item in the game in pvp at your disposal. You can cosplay as all the different bosses, try out every single combination as you can imagine and have fun reking in pvp.

[@PotatoesTasteGreat]

+Redkryypt Yeah but you don't get achievements for that

[@redblobdude]

*facepalm*

[@BlitsBoyGaming]

+Muncle This is what metagaming does. This.

[@PotatoesTasteGreat]

Duke Wikoli I'm just saying you can't really quantify "being able to have fun with all the content in the game" as a completionist reward. It's a damn good reason to play the game but way too vague for a show about 100%'ing games.

[@BlitsBoyGaming]

Thank you for clarifying.

[@floridaman4473]

"Drang-leek"

[@clareja6719]

Ikr it's pronounced "Drang-Lake"

[@MediocreLPC]

It's not like the lady in the intro said it with emphasis or anything.

[@CyberDVonaven]

It's gotta be that he does it on purpose. Cause I mean seriously, he makes these videos AFTER he's completed the game. And it's not like characters in DS2 didn't say the name of the place like several dozen or more times. Wait... unless he always just button mashes and skips past all that spoken dialog and the cutscenes and all... infact that's gotta be it. He must do that to cut down on time when playing games. And then just read about it all online. So he's pronouncing it how he thinks it's said from reading it rather then hearing it said like tons of times by NPCs in the games. That would explain why he consistently miss pronounces names and places and things in games he plays all the time.

[@robberchanel]

Monty the Desert Rat "in purpose"

[@taylorfaith2320]

dank leak

[@VegetasCorndog]

That snoopy in the beginning is adorable

[@darrennewton4404]

That chest scared the crap out of me and I even knew it was coming