The cruel and beautiful world of Dark Souls

How quickly these ten years have come and gone. Sit back a moment and reminisce.
Song used: Nameless Song - Dark Souls OST

[@ZullietheWitch]

You spend so much time trying not to die that sometimes it's hard to find time to enjoy the view.

[@AltF-io3dy]

Dark souls 1 is so much more beautiful than I thought thanks Zullie

[@FelixMBlume]

The first time I stumbled upon Ash Lake I was stunned by the atmosphere, the view and music gave me goosebumps

[@chrysallex]

No matter the textures or the frame rate, the world of Dark Souls will sit with a lot of us forever I think.

[@themadgamer1217]

Thank you for this - I’m positive there’s someone watching this that just had to take a break from the game after dying for the ump-teenth time, and now they’re realizing that they never took time to actually stop and take a good look around, when all the ads were killed around em. 👌🥰

[@AltF-io3dy]

@@chrysallex tbh I think the textures actually make it look better in some places

[@Consumstra]

The most mysterious part of it all is that we'll never see Lordran before the curse of the undead.

[@leonardwimbelton8920]

Would've loved a canon history where we explore the different areas before the curse, maybe even a story based on Astora or Catarina

[@kevinoneil5120]

I know it won't happen, but we can always dream about a prequel game. Dark Souls: Age of Fire

[@germandragon8664]

Tainted Souls, the prequel of all the lands before the curse.

[@OpXarxa]

@@kevinoneil5120 It doesn't even need to be a prequel. At this point, bonfire warps that link to a bonfire in a different time period wouldn't even break canon.

[@valentinvas6454]

@@leonardwimbelton8920 I get that we won't have Dark Souls 4 since the story ended with Gael and Dark Soul at the literal end of the world but I've been thinking about a Dark Souls prequel quite a lot. In DS2 when we are in the memories we can see actual humans instead of just the usual hollowed soldiers. That made me think how awesome it could be if FROM or even their B-team made a game where we could be in times before the first game, between 1-2 and 2-3 where they could expand a hell of a lot on many things that were only mentioned a few times. I would pay to see the empires/realms we know in their glory days. Especially with a next gen engine.

[@Robthetank001]

Honestly, this series defined the 2010's. Any game that isnt a complete pushover is compared to it, and the influence its had on game design cannot go ignored.

[@racistpandagod]

Game design and level design. One of the most influential games for the 2010s, defined generations of games to come

[@ramen3643]

one of the first 3d action RPG's to use bumper buttons and triggers for attacks instead of face buttons, and one of the first to make rolling a vital move, and popularized should parrying, god of war and kena bridge of spirits clearly got inspired by it, it even created a while genre/type of game

[@steveleopard6761]

Dark souls influenced games how berserk influenced it

[@mx2000]

It literally created its own new genre of Souls-like games, something that no game has done in a long time. Maybe the most influential game of the last decade.

[@batti591]

@@ramen3643 Rolling was integral to the original God of Wars, even taking the right stick from its usual role as camera control

[@austinjones5624]

Hard to believe this amazing game came out ten whole years ago and the community surrounding it is still just as enthralled and fascinated by it as when it first came out. What a special piece of art this is.

[@austist]

its only 9 years old.

[@the.forlorn]

@@austist Dark souls was released on September 22, 2011 in Japan.

[@lt_johnmcclane]

@@austist wrong

[@theheroingreen]

Dark souls is one of those games where a bunch of people will try and replicate it, but none will ever give quite the same feeling. Hell even the sequels are missing… something… i don’t quite know what it is, hut they lack something the first had

[@DrBrooza]

Yeah Dark Souls is a fucking masterpiece we can all agree on that

[@Joseju]

Beautiful. There is no better homage to this game than its own greatness.

[@genaroperez8325]

Exacto, esta trilogia es una maravilla

[@agente9901]

Poggers

[@gabboman92]

How about a 6 hour comedy.

[@sebulon5554]

Hola joseju

[@bryannzuno6353]

Vas a hacer algún video conmemorando el juego?

[@RTGame]

I didn't get into Dark Souls until 2014 and I've loved every moment with it. Here's to a fantastic series

[@fonke_monke]

i got into it very recently and im glad i did

[@emeraldwolf7920]

I picked it up in 2011 and it ruined every other game for me...

[@raidynmorian4518]

Woah, Dan watches these videos?

[@emeraldwolf7920]

@@raidynmorian4518 he always said he is a big dark souls fan

[@Chamadzero]

Thanks to that we got Ryan Reynolds

[@FelixMBlume]

Dark Souls changed my life, it changed how I look at games, it changed the art that is video games. I will never forget the day I got my hands on Dark Souls 1, beautiful memories. And I bet I am not the only one with the feelings for these games

[@FelixMBlume]

@@Awprtunist Same the feeling of accomplishment, the silent stories you write while engaging in multiplayer with others, the stunning enviroment, music and gameplay contributed to a comfort you will rarely see in any video game

[@Dargon-d7z]

It certainly effected me. I never realized how much the more subtle aspects of a game could mean to the story or lore until I played dark souls. Since so much of the story is seen not told. It’s honestly hard to look at other games the same anymore. Not to mention the fun I had or patience I learned playing them

[@ladyfox6705]

Definitely not alone! I only found FromSoft games in 2017, but the one I keep coming back to is Dark Souls. For me, there is something very uniquely warm about Dark Souls. I find it a very comforting game to play. I know it sounds odd, but this game got me through some VERY difficult times in these past few years & I love it for that. Dark Souls will always own my heart, no matter how many times I start up a new char & wound my way through beautiful Lordran :-) I never tire of Dark Souls - Praise the SUN!!!

[@Jinars.]

Dark Souls has the best gameplay I've experienced. Only For Honor comes close to that standard. I tried playing The Witcher 3 and could not finish it because the gameplay was like a budget souls game.

[@OHG_Fawx]

Demon's Souls restored my love of gaming at a time when i thought i was about to hang it up and sell my collection. Everything had gotten so easy, so formulaic, so completely afraid to try anything new. Then Dark Souls came along and proved it wasn't a fluke. This Miyazaki guy was really onto something and it changed the gaming world.

[@kiranup3329]

"A wrenching nostalgia, a lost joy, an object of obsession, and a sincere hope to reclaim it."

[@debasischinna4696]

Heavens. Could it be that you too have fell in love with this game

[@primdans4961]

Those emptions are really human indeed

[@vinny3283]

I think the first Dark Souls has some of the best locations and level designs out of all of them.

[@3ternalHours]

I don't think that's a controversial opinion. The first game benefitted from a metroidvania layout whilst the other games were free to have harder borders between areas because they gave you warping from the start, and suffered for it. In Dark Souls II's case, a lot of its maps straight up don't integrate and hardly overlap in any meaningful ways. Dark Souls I is the more memorable experience because you spent more time actually engaging with the areas you were asked to move through; you had to, because you couldn't just warp back out. It was important to know where all the shortcuts were. And their placements were necessarily rewarding. The same is just not true for the other two, by design.

[@MrMetalhorse]

The only Souls game where you really feel like you are on an adventure, and you feel every step of the distance. Here's a real hot take, being able to teleport to any bonfire is mechanic that made the other games worse, it breaks the atmosphere.

[@Romb772]

@@MrMetalhorse Literally not a hot take

[@wanderingcalamity360]

Agreed.

[@MrMetalhorse]

@@Romb772 I tried. Hehe

[@Duskwalker68]

I'm so glad the Dark Souls community is still strong! These games will always be special even if we never get another one.

[@AArthreus]

I dare to say that the DS community is one of the most loyal ones from all the other games.

[@Sohelanthropus]

Completely agree with you my big dog, we're truly lucky to be alive in these days, nothing else to do but to enjoy these games with the amazing company of the community

[@Metryk]

As far as I know, Miyazaki said he can imagine taking part in the development of a DS4, as a last act before retiring from the scene. Question is, do we really want a 4th title in the series? How can you make sure to keep the world mysterious and feeling big when there already are 3 other games in the same world?

[@CoreyCompertore]

I just started playing ds3 again and I hope this is true and I hope there are summon signs for pvp

[@magythemage]

i honestly feel a bit dissapointed that the series ended on dark souls 3. i think it would be better for us to have ended on a "Dark souls 4" which combines the best out of all 3 dark souls games, DS3 is not a bad game, but it completly ignored DS2, and many of its mechanics, which i dare to say had the best weapon and magic systems overall

[@Mephiidross]

Ah yes, Dark Souls after the chosen undead's rampage: "This land is peaceful, its inhabitants kind."

[@yuriiknapik7241]

as it should be, cause no-one remains alive

[@jeremyrobel9072]

Only after the rampage. Before those words are a terrible lie

[@PunkieArtist]

"I may be but small, but I will die a colossus"

[@Couriette]

Beautiful.

[@chompythebeast]

Fun fact: That line from Ludleth is pretty different in the English compared to the Japanese original, so much so that it might be thought to affect the lore. In Japanese he apparently says この小人が、王の栄誉に浴したのさ, which (apparently, I don't speak the language) translates to something more like "Even this Pygmy here was honored to become a lord." Pygmy? A very loaded word choice in Souls lore

[@Couriette]

@@chompythebeast hmm yes Pygmy funni.

[@lonesometomb773]

@@chompythebeast To say it uses the word 'Pygmy' would be inaccurate. It uses the word 小人, which just means 'small person' or 'dwarf'. However, it's entirely possible that this is based on translation precedent, maybe the original dark souls translated the same word as 'pygmy' and so they're just pattern matching. Wouldn't surprise me.

[@cubedgecko9394]

@@chompythebeast so its another case of "a man is but a pile of secrets"?

[@TheMaskedMan]

Didn’t know one could feel happy PTSD. *Nice*

[@hazim4309]

hi mr berserk

[@irithylloldman6526]

That's called nostalgia I think

[@D_Pellagrino]

You get used to it 🤙🏻

[@nigrum_angelum6655]

@@irithylloldman6526 was about to say that. Thank you, old man 🙏

[@Jonathan-ob7oy]

This song never fails to give me goosebumps

[@DS_DoggerX]

It gives me ptsd. I can't hear it without thinking of magic orbs slowly homing in, relentless

[@GiantDad_]

@@DS_DoggerX that's milfanito

[@DS_DoggerX]

@@GiantDad_ song is a self reference though, isn't it?

[@GiantDad_]

@@DS_DoggerX kinda

[@missbelled6700]

it is the perfect release after the game. I remember the first time I got through it I was just spent and this felt like a big hug.

[@lavendersweetgrass8409]

“The first flame quickly fades. The darkness will shortly settle. But one day, tiny flames will dance across the darkness... Like embers, linked by lords past” The legacy of DS impacts all of us who’ve played it. Somehow there’s been something in that bleak world we found precious & it’s been engraved in our hearts 💙

[@RamAurelius]

I did not get into the Soulsborne franchise until the Summer of 2017. I remember my first playthrough of DS1 being one of the most rewarding and mystical experiences I've ever had, with the sheer learning curve to combat and deep exploration keeping me enthralled more than any other game to date. Needless to say I marathoned every other game in the franchise that same summer. It was an experience I will never forget, and to this day i am still enamored by this franchise and am sure I will continue to be for many years to come.

[@draco9719]

The world is pure magic and I love it. If you or anyone reading this hasn't already, watch Hawkshaw's "Rediscover Dark Souls Lore" videos. It was like having an author talk about my favorite book for 4 hours.

[@SgtZook]

exactly the same experience here, only a year later. what a magical game

[@scar4361]

I appreciate Zullie spared the optional bosses. Lore friendly and immersive.

[@azashiro9890]

thank lord she didnt kill priscila cuz i wouldve unsubbed

[@UrbanSLUG]

Man, I still remember picking this game up on day one, having no real clue what it was or how much it would impact my life. I just saw the trailers and thought the monsters looked cool. It has been my favorite game of all time since then and I've spent hundreds of hours playing the soulsborne games and making soulsborne content. For as long as I live I will always be excited for what Fromsoft will make next.

[@oonmm]

Cybersouls 2077

[@UrbanSLUG]

@@oonmm gonna be sick

[@Stormmblade]

Man, I picked up Dark Souls on release day because the trailer had me intrigued and I was looking for something to keep me occupied while waiting for Skyrim to come out. I gave up at first because I could not for the life of me beat the first real boss Taurus Demon. Needless to say I went back to give it another try a few weeks later. Probably over a thousand hours logged now and I can confidently say Dark Souls is my favourite game of all time, bar none (with Bloodborne as a close second). So glad I went back lol

[@__-be1gk]

Where's Gwyn's Four Knights 2

[@UrbanSLUG]

@@__-be1gk hehe

[@aidanpage2458]

happy 10th anniversary everyone!

[@papahairy5315]

You too, friend. Try to not go hollow.

[@Sohelanthropus]

You too pimp, we're all gonna make it.

[@booban2559]

You too good sir and don’t you dare go hollow

[@kevinoneil5120]

Cruel and beautiful. Harsh and inviting. Oppressive and captivating. The brilliant dichotomy of this one of a kind game.

[@RootVegetabIe]

Beanpole and fatty

[@lanceg6197]

Just like fire, there is disparity

[@Shroomluck]

One never forgets the feeling of seeing such stunning vista's for the first time. For blighttown I watched it in slowmo

[@CCMASS]

When I got to the one point where you get the eagle Sheild and can look down at it all, I turned on incense and put my controller down, and use a rubber band to make the camera pan very slowly. I was very stressed that day and getting all the way there seeing what I had to look forward to in DS got me thinking about how I'd view the world like this as the real me, and I sat for an afternoon thinking about the parallels. Ds changed me.

[@gatorslayer2388]

Dark souls is the game that best feels like it creates a unique experiance for video games as a medium, it tells a beautiful story that you have to find, you create your character you find the areas in your order, you create your own adventure, this is why this game is pure art and still the greatest achievement in gaming history from the past decade in my opinion.

[@RootVegetabIe]

"Dark souls is the only game that i have found to this day that takes advantage that its a video game" You must have a pretty low opinion of video games.

[@gatorslayer2388]

@@RootVegetabIe I have over 120 games played on my ps, let me restate that its the one that does it the best, my mistake.

[@Destroyer2150]

If Dark Souls was shifted to another medium, I don't think it would have the impact that has as a videogame.

[@cacomeat7385]

I remember watching my uncle play this game around launch, he loved it but didn't have the time to learn how to beat it. I don't think he ever got around to it, and he passed away last year. This prompted me to finally play it myself, and while i didn't have anywhere near as much trouble as he did, i still ended up sobbing my eyes out when the credits hit. This game has a very special place in my heart

[@KaptainKommissar]

man

[@bakedapie5987]

bro

[@vicstoron]

you area a real one.

[@saleemshady9270]

He would be proud of you my man.

[@zacharyprice2611]

For me it is the most wholesome, complete and enjoyable game I have ever played. I will be playing it still for many more years.

[@ig100magnaguard]

Hehe, me too.

[@micahjones7837]

Idk about complete lol

[@zacharyprice2611]

@@micahjones7837 I don't mean in the sense of content and bugs. I mean as a whole what I enjoy in a videogame this is the most complete.

[@FronkZappa]

I played the first Dark Souls in 2012 because my friends had really recommended it, and I honestly hated it at first. I was really bad at this genre of game and couldn't make any progress and I started to loathe even the visual design of Firelink and Undead Burg just from the association of being unable to make progress. Left it at that until feeling deeply compelled to try the game again 8 years later, and now I've played through all 3 DS games and a bit of demons souls and Sekiro from becoming so obsessed with the games. In a weird way it felt like I needed that experience to truly appreciate the series, because I'd never dropped a game like that out of frustration. Coming back years later, it was cool to see all these themes of futility and fighting in a hostile yet still beautiful world like Lordran and how it connected to my original playing experience and struggles with depression. I was literally the Crestfallen warrior, dejected and convinced the experience just wasn't meant for me. There's something meditative about the series to me now - learning to let go, being forced to accept all those times you lost a stockpile of souls is a part of the experience and literally the only solution is to learn from mistakes and grow as a player. The elements of frustration I felt as a high schooler are still in the game, but it only makes the victories more rewarding and the calmer moments hold even more weight.

[@christianstachl]

"because I'd never dropped a game like that out of frustration" I feel you. I played it first in ~2017 or so, and Capra Demon made me quit out of frustration. After countless tries i even searched for tips and still couldn't do it. Never happened in a game before. Fast forward few months i started again...and again Capra made me quit. Another few months passed by, i started again and finally beat Capra second try, and then the world of DS1 fully opened up to me 😊

[@vicstoron]

@@christianstachl my experience was like this but with Orstein and Smough like, got to them and it was terrible, terrible, looked up guides and nothing but after I could finally defeating them the world of DS1 opened up to me and it became my all time favorite game ever.

[@ferro_nimo]

First time ever Dark Souls give me chills with their landscape is when i flew to Anor Londo. Man, i'll never forget that feeling of longing for a place i've never been. In every run, i'll always stop atop the staircase and enjoy the view

[@abigcupofwater]

Best cutscene in the series, except maybe the Ringed City reveal which is an intentional callback

[@eloelo6944]

Ive been to anor londo in dreams many times smoking blunts there

[@kevinoneil5120]

3:30 In my first playthrough, after what felt like an endless slog through the Undead Burg, I made it past the Titanite Demon at the bottom of the church and began the climb down into Darkroot Basin. I remember stopping on the way down to admire the scenery... a mist obscured forest, dimly lit by a darkened sun. It was in THAT moment that I realized this game was something special. The subsequent playthrough and the uniquely awesome community built around these games completely validate that realization.

[@realkingofantarctica]

I only started the Dark Souls series at the beginning of the year, and yet I feel like I've been there with it for the whole decade, partly because, I kind of have. There are inspirations from Dark Souls in so many of the best games now, and my intense curiosity of the series has only made me more attracted to its influence. The community is unlike any other, devoted and inspiring. Despite the reputation this series may get for being brutal, cold or cruel, I really don't think of it that way. It's beautiful. More than beautiful. It's gorgeous. More gorgeous than 4K graphics or RTX 3080 or whatever it is developers and players hold in high regard. It's a world of good and bad, and it's not up to the writers, but rather up to _you_ to decide which is which. Dark Souls is a masterclass. Thank you, Dark Souls. (joke not intended)

[@fabi3790]

Welcome to the community Have a good time I also only played these games a few years.

[@Rexfuselier]

Art style> graphics

[@AreGeeBee]

@@Rexfuselier The graphics were damn good for 2011 though

[@amirtessahuac5841]

Ok, whatever thou sayeth.

[@Soul._.Seeker]

Its amazing how people still find secrets and mysteries in a game that's 10 years old Miyazaki's games are just incredible teaching us that: no matter how tough the situation is there is always a way!

[@mboz_2108]

Except in Dark Souls 2 where there is 2 of every boss and invader and only one you

[@luna7157]

@@mboz_2108 Watch some Ymfah vids, he has discovered means of completing DS2 that skip so much nonsense, it is almost beyond belief.

[@BroadwayJosh]

Really. I t was only in a recent playthrough that I found the Stone Armor set in Darkroot Garden! I never had walked around the corner of that tumbled down building, and surprise surprise! A chest!

[@thefriendlyknight]

I like to imagine that it's Anastasia singing the nameless song from her little dungeon. I don't know why.

[@stevenprutton194]

Dark Souls is without a doubt one of the most beautiful, serene and heartbreaking series ever made. This is stunningly fantastic Zullie. I'm absolutely not ashamed to say this video got me right in the feels, hard.

[@chrisofthehoovers4055]

I spent so much time exploring and looking the scenery in my first playthrough but it never seems to lose its luster even now a decade later

[@booban2559]

Man I can’t believe it’s been ten years and I’m glad I got a chance to play such a masterpiece

[@BlueNemo3]

Zullie are you a director irl? All of these shots are beautifully composed, I loved seeing the architecture of the world from an angle the players normally wouldn't see

[@jphenry3404]

Yeah, the shots were exquisite, from first to last. Ten years on, this game can still give so many of us goosebumps, it's quite extraordinary

[@Zikar]

I'd genuinely forgotten just how much artistry and effort went into designing and creating the world of Dark Souls. They really did go out of their way to make the world feel like a real, solid place that was at one point inhabited. Thanks for reminding me :)

[@koholos]

I think that’s its biggest strength. Even just watching this video, you can quickly recognize each location and remember what you did there. I recently replayed the first 10 or 12 hours of Wild Hunt, and outside of a couple very specific quests, I remembered none of it. Same with Los Santos in GTA 5, or Steelport in Saints Row 3, or even the Hive in Hollow Knight. Lordran just sticks, every part of it.

[@Destroyer2150]

It's hard to believe that the Dark Souls franchise started as a failed discount Elder Scrolls game, and Miyazaki taking control of the project and creating Demon Souls. Success came and Dark Souls followed soon after, with even better sales.

[@Simte]

This series and in particular this game gave me a home and strength when I was in a deep hole back in the day. I couldn't find it more beautiful.

[@Khazrain]

Dark Souls changed my life. I'll never forget the countless friends and memories I made playing it.

[@andreas8488]

Happy 10 years. May we have 10 more years of these videos.

[@elijahkeay3906]

I think one of my biggest regrets in life was watching a playthrough of this game years ago. I later played through bloodborne, then DS3, then sekiro, then back to DS1 and while it’s still amazing, I wish I could have had that blind first playthrough, and first experience, because I don’t know if there will ever be another game like this again. No other game has ever seemed to capture this kind of world. The other games are fantastic but the only one that really does this is bloodborne. The story and lore of dark souls sucks me in every time and I’m always fascinated by the insane things I continue to learn each time that I venture down the rabbit hole Here’s to elden ring everyone. Let’s cross our fingers for the world that we explore being an incredible one

[@laundrybasketgamers]

The biggest gaming regret I have is playing dark souls 3 before dark souls 1, and using guides and watching lore videos for both.

[@klexos2185]

It's crazy how much impact this game has had on my life the last 10 years. A work of art...

[@THExRISER]

Seeing an empty world like this makes me feel a certain way, reminds me of that one time I cleared Heide's Tower of Flame in DS2 by killing all the enemies over and over, I enjoyed taking off my armor and going for strolls there every once in a while, it was a serene experience.

[@relariis_the_paradox]

There's something haunting about seeing the story-riddled world with no enemies in it. And there's something profoundly sad that Gwyndolin and Priscilla are the only two actually left. This could be a convention demo or trailer, well done

[@keziahavila4827]

The Darkroot hydra too

[@thefarmer6541]

The beautiful yet cruel world that made us so happy

[@sanguineregis5354]

Ya know, this game honestly helped shape me as a person. I got into when I was... younger than I should have. Between the haunting locales and adrenile rushes, this gamee has truly made me appreciate the somber and macabre aspects of our own world, as well as a love of a challenge to overcome.

[@dirt_dert_durt]

Dark Souls, Batman: Arkham City, Skyrim, Portal 2, The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword, Limbo. 2011 was a monumental year for games.

[@FarhadHakimov]

Don't forget Minecraft :) Yes, that year truly was... a game changer.

[@mahfuzannan8270]

I hope 2022 will be same too. Elden Ring, Horizon Forbidden West, Bayonetta 3, Breath of the Wild sequel, Starfield, GoW Ragnarok.

[@ethan438]

I started my Dark Souls journey halfway through the pandemic, looking for a new kind of game to play. It left me with one of the best game experiences I’ve ever had and a fear of gravity

[@connoroboyle7310]

I played Dark Souls for the first time back in April this year, thinking I would dislike it and just slog through the first game now and then and move on afterwards. I couldn't even make it through the first night of playing before I fell in love. It's become a such a huge part of my life that my friends send me meme videos about the game because I'm the guy who likes Dark Souls in our group. And after playing for only three months and moving on to DS2 until now, this video still makes me feel like I've come back to visit an old friend. Dark Souls really is something special.

[@ozmafioso8347]

Masterfully done. This is a perfect glimpse in to the world of Dark Souls. I’ve beat the game countless times, yet I still watched the entire video in awe, as if I’ve never seen it before. Excellent work 🙏🏼

[@Schect3r]

It's so crazy to think this game has been out for a decade already. Ever since my first play-through I've been so entranced by the lore and world of dark souls that it's been a part of my life ever since. Thank you Miyazaki and RIP Kentaro Miura 💜

[@Destroyer2150]

It's one of those games that had a huge impact on people and even game devs. Back in the day, there weren't many good action RPGs or even RPGs. And if there was, mostly were very much casual and would basically make the player the "Special one" right at the begining. Miyazaki and Kentaro Miura wanted the player to go on an adventure with a Hero's Journey structure (with some changes ofc), where struggle is constant, but at the same time, show the player that it is possible to overcome obstacles, either through the help of NPCs, summons and even other players.

[@Baby_boodle]

This video sincerely evoked the same joy, wonder, solitude, melancholy, and awe I felt as I explored this game for the first time. I cherish the experience I've had with the game very much. Thank you for making this.

[@NAME.EXPUNGED]

Feels like just last year I was bumbling my way through Sen's Fortress for the first time, afraid the silver knight statues were going to wake up and come after me. That, and the first glimpse of ash lake will stay with me for a long time. Crazy it's been ten years already.

[@JLHoskins]

I hope Elden Ring serves to create many powerful memories, just as Dark Souls has. Anyone want to share their memories? I'll share: I'll never forget when I got cursed for the first time, spawned all the way back in firelink shrine and had to rush back to all the souls I lost. It took all my estus, my pyromancy and my sanity to retrieve them. Then after the accursed depths, I suffered through the horrors of blighttown, discovered the gorgeous view of ash lake, went back and fought Quelagg for the first time; I was exhausted, lost, and so far away from home. The pure euphoria I felt when I returned to the surface and ended back up in firelink... ugh, it's like getting a long needed embrace from your parents after being away for so long. Most of all... I'll never forget when I journeyed into the Tomb of The Giants early on: getting wrecked by bone monstrosities and creepy pyromancers for hours. Once I got to the very bottom, just to be met with that golden fog wall, I realized the horror: I had to fight my way out of here.

[@Noltar]

God damn, you really had it rough.

[@hugomcdinosaur5273]

Reaching Anor Londo for the first time was one of the most memorable moments in gaming for me. The scale of that place is absolutely mesmerizing.

[@RogueAgent96]

My favourite memory of ds1 is going through darkroot garden with my friend for the first time just after the games release and getting constantly invaded, it was really funny. I've long since beat all the games now but i still do occasional series runthroughs with him.

[@MrMetalhorse]

I quit playing three times at blighttown, I just couldn't get through it, the poison darts were making me rage so hard. I played ds3 first and I was used to sprinting through areas if I got sick of them, you can imagine how that worked out... lol. But then I reached Anor Londo and I realized the fucking masterpiece this game is, it makes you suffer but it rewards you with the most beautiful level of all time at the end.

[@user-xn1xd4mg4j]

Oh hell yea let me tell you about my first time being cursed *cracks knuckles* this is the story of how I got gud. So I'd made it down to Ash Lake in my first ever playthrough. No Lordvessel, no purging stones (I don't think I actually knew what those were yet) and generally getting real frustrated and depressed with the game at this point. I'd killed the Hydra and lit the bonfires down there, but the black Basilisk got me during exploration. Not knowing about the purge stones or that man-eater shells dropped them, I just returned to get my souls, died. Went back up the tree, got cursed again. I've lost all my humanity and nearly a level. So now I've gone IRL hollow. I hate this game. I should go to bed. I've given up. I didn't even fight back and just allowed myself to keep getting cursed without really trying not to. So when I soberly picked up my game again the next day, determined to undo my terrible mistakes, my max health could only take one or two hits and I had to fight my way from Ash Lake to Firelink (which had no bonfire anymore) and then into New Londo (which I avoided like hell all game) because that's the only way I knew to break the curse 😂 With only a Claymore to protect me. It. Was. Awful. But eventually I stopped dying or even getting hit by the end and now I can overcome anything FromSoft throws at me. GG Dark Souls.

[@kendlerkendler2667]

A stunning, usually not seen sight is coming out of the catacombs to firelink shrine. Climbing up the stairs shrouded in darkness, looking up and seeing the sunlight... beautiful.

[@justsomeotherguy5743]

I remember DS2 as my first DS. When I left the fire keepers, went through the cave and then got to see the whole of Majula... damn.

[@kendlerkendler2667]

@@justsomeotherguy5743 Yeah DS2 has some gorgeous scenery. I mean, Shrine of Amana is awful, but it also looks downright incredible.

[@nieproszony]

Dark Souls series belongs to small group of games that had a big impact on my life. Thank you fromsofware for creating such an amazing world. We are maybe small cursed, unkindeld and undead but we die as a mighty warriors only to keep the flame and light of this world

[@shr1mpsush1]

I still remember when I first played this game. Literally spent a whole hour post-asylum getting my ass kicked in the Catacombs. Wish I could do it again.

That's just spot on. Beautiful video

[@Never_Ending_Dulf]

From is just an amazing company, with an amazing director dropping masterpiece after masterpiece. No wonder the DS community is still going as strong as it would have been released yesterday. Thanks From Soft, special thanks to the feet modeling team, thank you Michael Zaki you absolute madlad and, of course, thank you Zullie for all those amazing videos

[@alexepic3255]

Michelle Sake is truly a unique director

[@fahdasq507]

@@alexepic3255 ikr I love Mickey hockeys work so much

[@FarhadHakimov]

Truly, Michaelangelo Zuckerberg may not be of this world with his legendary work

[@calebstarr3915]

Way too make me feel like an ancient dragon, zullie.

[@lionheart4109]

"Seaaaath, how's it feel?"

[@calebstarr3915]

"Lightning"

[@laundrybasketgamers]

Playing my one of my favorite songs ever over one of my favorite works of art ever. You truly are awesome, zullie. Thanks as well to Miyazaki, for creating such an amazing world for us to play through, over and over again.

[@chrislevister5659]

Man I miss the days when I was in middle school playing this game and being so intrigued and lost in its universe. No other game has captured me like this one did. Hats off to from soft for creating something truly unique and beautiful!

[@luwinkre2371]

I remembered first time going to ash lake. I was like "wow" and very impressed about everything in there. I normally just run and find enemies to fight against. But this is the only map makes me walk slowly and feel the environment

[@solderingiron1008]

This masterpiece is the reason From Software was able to continue producing so many great works over the years, and it's my favorite game to date.

[@HiatoPDSS]

I remember the joy it brought me last year when I first played the game, now that I have bested all 3 Dark Souls games, I feel kind of empty, as if the task of beating the games left a hole in me, and I know going into the next Soulsborne will only make this hole larger, but that's the magic of Dark Souls, it makes you go to great lengths, only to go hollow in the end of it all, I don't think there will ever be a game as challenging and fulfilling as Dark Souls on my first experience, beating the Soul of Cinder, then Gwyn and lastly, Nashandra were events that made me so happy, the feeling of having completed a long and arduous quest and merely appreciating the entire journey, feels good, next stop os Sekiro, then either Demon's Souls or BloodBorne

[@seanbingham6923]

This was beautifully done. The nostalgia that comes with it is like nothing else!

[@petermower5708]

What an incredible world. The most beautiful part is that people are still discovering it because of people like you, Zullie. Keep it up.

[@GFMarine]

I miss the ninja flipping havel moms in the forest at relatively low level pvp.

[@3ternalHours]

The. What.

[@MrDjdecks]

They're still there. Dark Souls 1 has a pretty healthy playerbase.

[@GFMarine]

@@3ternalHours Let me tell you a story young one. Once upon a time in Dark Souls, there was a ring called the dark wood grain ring that changed the roll animations for you character, it made them faster, had more i-frames and was all around detrimental to not have it on because you needed to be at or less than 50% total equipment load, and due to how Dark Souls 1 worked it was very easy to do that with almost full Havel's armor set and your choice of a light head piece and one of the most popular one was the mask of the mother because it gave extra HP, along with being able to use pretty much any weapon you wanted along as it wasn't insanely heavy, shit was wild back in the day but it got a very deserved nerf and other shit got buffed so in the end that meta died out, it was still alive in like 150+ soul level pvp but I never found high levels to be fun to Invade or get invaded so I pretty much never encountered the havel mom meme, even on the re-release they were pretty rare for the short time I played that.

[@GFMarine]

@@MrDjdecks Last I played I only found them at around SL 170+ or so on the re-release and even then I only saw 3, myself included a couple of times for fun, that or they were low level hackers.

[@thayerhills]

@@GFMarine Ahhh. The 1.05 patch. Good times.

[@bl9048]

Thank you for this wonderful video, showing so many amazing places that I have spent so much time exploring and dying.

[@painf4ce]

It's crazy how much detail and beauty was put into a game that you never really get to appreciate because you're trying not to die.

[@Halberick]

for one more time, I just want to say: THANK YOU, Dark Souls.

[@dsagent]

The only difficult thing is gravity.

[@Kanista17]

Perfectly capturing the feeling that makes Ds1 so special

[@Hamza.Al.R]

I only wish all your videos were this long :) thank you for your amazing work!

[@Diobrando-no1wy]

Miyazaki needs make a game of Berserk

[@THExRISER]

5:42 Is that an unused pose of Gywndolin sitting next on a chair? Never seen it before.

[@Rob.Coleman]

Some great memories evoked by watching that. Thank you for all your uploads 👍.

[@TwistedxGamer101]

I found this channel about a month ago and wanted to just your videos are incredible and have actually taught me a lot about these games. I've been playing the Souls series almost the full 10 years and absolutely love these games. Your channel has been wonderful to see a lot of the behind the scenes of these games I hold so dearly to my heart. Thank you

[@Mechamore]

❤

[@Beowulf102]

Thanks for the beautiful video on the anniversary of Dark souls! It was a great trip down memory lane.

[@D_Pellagrino]

Thanks for making this, beautifully done with great care. This series, especially this game, means the world to me. Like many it has helped me through some of the greatest struggles of my life and I’m so grateful passionate people like you take the time to share these tiny or special details. Makes me itch for another Dark Souls tattoo!

[@ReprobiCrucesignati]

This game deserves a remake. One of the best games ive ever played. "You wish to forget, so you could enjoy it once more"

[@SgtZook]

this is exactly the sort of video I was hoping to see. I'm so grateful you made this, sometimes I put on Nameless Song and reminisce about my first playthrough and this is just perfect

[@CUBOSH]

so simple yet so perfect. thank you for making this.

[@ratjesus2009]

Man i had literally just turned 9 when this came out, these games were a great part of my not so great childhood and I'll always cherish the memories I have with this legendary game series.

[@Arkhigoul]

This was a pleasure to watch, thank you.

[@themattbat999]

I love all of the camera angles. Helps give you a slightly different look to the world, and helps appreciate it so much more.

[@danieladams7266]

These games have helped me through the darkest parts of my life. Today on the 10th anniversary, it continues to do so. Thank you Miyazaki, the team at FromSoft, and this entire community for the greatest franchise about overcoming adversity that we may ever see.

[@snowglade]

Gorgeous! Makes me want to play it again, thank you Zullie. Your videos are amazing by the way, you have a lot of talent

[@alucardarukado5602]

The most cruel and the most beautiful video of the channel. Thank you, good witch, for your great work. Long be the dark soul shine.

[@berkaykurkcu]

Once a favorite, always a favorite. A game that is more than a game. Completely changed my life. What a masterpiece.

[@garbage_person]

Thanks for all your hard work Zullie.

[@kbmmi]

thanks for making vids like this and all the others you put your time and effort into making :)

[@gayzer1020]

I feel like this is The Chosen Undead's final moments, seeing all the areas they've been trough while they are sacrificing themself

[@ianmaddox5121]

Watching this video, recognizing every single location the instant the image comes on screen, I realize just how much time I've spent in Lordran over the last ten years. Thank you, FromSoft!

[@GabRadis]

I love you for making this. Darks souls has completely changed my life, Dark souls is so much more than a game, and nobody is ever going to be able to recreate the feeling that Dark souls brought inside you. It is a masterpiece in every way shape or form and nothing could ever tarnish its legacy

[@sairotrassyba2040]

My brother got me to play Dark Souls. The game was so good I got my friends into the series, I've done three separate playthroughs of all three games with my friends. Plus all the times I just played solo. Each time I play the game I learn something new plus Zullie gives me so much more! Thank you Dark Souls. Thank you Zullie. And thanks to everyone in the community you're all amazing.

[@Poltygeist]

Just found out about your channel and I’ve already binged everything keep up the good work!

[@kiryuri9111]

Thank you Zullie. This brought ne nack a lot of memories. Thank you.

[@Bindaruk]

Thank you for shining a light (in some cases literally) on the series! Following your channel is so interesting and I really appreciate all the work you put into it :)

[@fizzymilk2246]

Thanks for reminding us all why we love these games so much. Can't think of a nicer way to celebrate a decade of dark souls.

[@xpirate16]

It's amazing how much you miss when you're worried about death around every corner... ...just like real life