Dark Souls 1 : Daggers Only

[@marctaco2624]

To the unfamiliar, Pracilla’s dagger bleeds for 50% health (30% for bosses) but the build-up is only half as much. It also does occult damage, making it effective against gods such as Ornstein, Gwin, Gwindolin and the black and silver knights.

[@lonewanderer1328]

this is why you build up the bleed with the bandit's knife and then proc it with pricellia's dagger

[@Noblesix84]

Other players: Oh man, my damage was only 500 per swing, not 600. Whats wrong with my build? Lemon: I can see the health bar actually move? Woohoo!

[@olivewooled1297]

Lemon's view is just the superior way to think about the game.

[@darkypeep]

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[@darkypeep]

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[@darkypeep]

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[@nightlistic8012]

Watching all these Dark Souls challenge streams inspired me to play Dark Souls 3 again. I soloed Pontiff Sulyvahn for the first time using a pure magic build and each time I died fighting him I remembered some of the wild challenge runs you've done and just keep at it and before I knew it I had beat him. I had an idea for a challenge run. All skill points in luck using only the weapon, and armor of the starting class. Anyway thanks for the inspiration. I've really had a great time with DS3, and with the servers back up its been fun helping other with boss fights.

[@Nightrez-AKA-Nightyy]

There back up? Why i didnt know this???

[@PraisetheSun150]

Good luck on that run

[@TJ20232]

Wild how much this channel has grown. Was here for under 1000 and will be here next year for the 500k. Much love, and keep doing what you're doing brother

[@bobathebrave3664]

Hey Lemon, I did a quick check and didn't see anything like this on your channel, but have you considered a "left-handing weapons only" challenge, or a combination with that? Maybe with an item rando or something so your options are limited and unexpected. But the main challenge would be that you can only swing weapons from your left hand.

[@numbersbubble]

I think he said no to that when asked something similar

[@banann_ducc]

I’ve been doing that challenge for the past 17 years

[@typical8903]

“dark souls but im left handed”

[@Nob911]

How tf is that a challenge

[@typical8903]

@@Nob911 no sheild + no heavy attack

[@MasterGibz]

Man, after my recent schedule change, I'm never awake to catch these amymore I promise I'm sending coffee in spirit

[@TheBacklogs]

Spiritual coffee is all I need!

[@marctaco2624]

Lemon: “I Asked Politely” Pracilla: “You walked into my house and tried to rip my tail off with a rusty knife” Lemon : “I did pet it first”

[@JavierMartinez2010]

51:00 Lautrec: "you leave me no choice" and proceeds to jump of the cliff... talk about a depressed individual.

[@ECLIPSE-THESUN]

I'd be depressed too if I worshipped his goddess 😅

[@Penguinspark]

Theres a challange run ive done twice now ds1 and ds2 called the the looter challange, basicly you can only use items droped from enemies(and key items(this incluides flask shards and the such), smithing is also fine) and items gifed from npcs and covenants, depraved start. In ds1 i just skiped the asylum part of it. I finished the ds2 run last month and learned some wierd stuff like how theres a crossbow that doesnt require ammo. I thought about doing the sorta opposite where i can only use items from merchants as well.

[@hazentheflamedemon]

Oh I've done one of those first time I made pickaxe build. Not bad at all

[@Penguinspark]

@@hazentheflamedemon I tried to do it in ER but it just doesnt work with the droprates so i migh do the merchant challange instead.

[@backlash97]

What crossbow is that?!?

[@Penguinspark]

@@backlash97 The sanctum crossbow can be fired 3 times before it breaks on the forth shot if you use its special attack. no ammo is used

[@Dvilofbwc]

you know to this day i have never beaten a souls like game but i love to watch people challenge themselfs playing them and out of all the ones i have found i like you the most

[@Ultimus31]

When I eventually learn to mod Dark Souls, the only change I want to make to the Butcher's Knife is to make its classification a dagger. Zero other changes.

[@KaoruMzk]

I’ve done this challenge before, daggers can be quite good with the right build: Painting guardian sword with a buff like Sunlight Blade or Darkmoon Blade just melts bosses like nothing else. Alternatively, Pricilla’s Dagger or the Gold & Silver Tracers also work really really well.

[@ohhowiwishiwasadinosaur4058]

But the painting guardian sword and gold tracer are both curved Swords

[@KaoruMzk]

@@ohhowiwishiwasadinosaur4058 omfg you’re right! I always thought the PGS was a dagger due to the miserably short range.

[@JurgMudveins]

Blood for the blood god, skulls for the skull throne, milk for the khorne flakes!

[@deru8696]

This is so neat to watch after I did this about a month ago and struggled until end game.

[@thedaimondslayer]

Someone going into your dream and saying "please don't wake up, I don't want to die" is the purest 4th wall break.

[@bigboyadams8705]

I love you for still getting us non elden ring content, all others transferred for the most part

[@amdistedeshain9945]

To be fair, on pc the servers had mostly been down.. lol

[@C.C.Sinclaire]

daggers in games can easily get too much in the "slashy slashy *wait i am doing no fucking damage*" territory but ds1 daggers really work except being as long as a butterknife. more build reliant than a straight sword but fun anyway

[@earll_johansson]

I think it would be cool if you did a run where whenever you pick up an item you have to use it, so if you pick up armor, a weapon or a ring, you have to equip it and use it until you pick something up that replace it in its slot

[@earll_johansson]

Or if that's not interesting enough a lifehunt scythe only run

[@phule1792]

Totally get the bored feeling in elden ring. Game turns into a boss rush on subsequent runs because you are required to kill nothing to progress to bosses. Previous games force you to fight at least some of the enemies if you don't want to get trapped in a corner or stunlocked. Spending 10 minutes sprinting across the map is boring as hell, but there's no reason to engage with anything if it doesn't have an item you want

[@ratboy2713]

Exactly, Lemon is not alone in this. I play souls games for tightly crafted worlds with challenging runs between bonfires and interesting boss fights, and elden ring just had so much empty space. I could see why people would like it, but it just isn't for me

[@goreobsessed2308]

This is why I play it whith shit randomized gives me a reason to check the mini Dungeons and to kill dudes to see if they drop anything fun

[@misterspoken2803]

Same honestly - For me it has a DS1 feel, first half is ok but after OnS (Firegiant) It's a slog. And theres no reason to new game because what you stated (Elden ring not DS1) I've enjoyed darksouls over elden ring. Hell even Code Vien feels better then Elden Ring And maybe it's just me but it feels like so much of Elden Ring is Faith / Int focused because my strength build didn't do shit cause like 5 of my 8 greatswords required god damn faith. Can't do raw strength anymore. That and I started up ng+ and ttied ROB amd god damn that garbage is busted. So yea I'll stick to DS BB and CV

[@generaljoe3447]

You can do the exact same in previous titles, tho. You don't have to kill things to get to the boss and you don't have to kill things if they don't have shit you want. I don't remember the last time DS3 forced me to unalive the NK to get his fancy poky stick. Not really a valid thing to have gripes with when it's in previous titles. I'll concede the map stuff, cos even with Torrent it does feel like it takes a while to get to places.

[@wesleyyoder4953]

I find the mobs fun to fight. The world encounters tend to be fairly well designed, and then you can skip the ones that suck

[@ajrjvincent4088]

reminders to everyone that he does in fact have a patreon and he doesn't really plug it every video, every little bit helps him out

[@futuristicbus61]

That skinwalker run sounds really cool

[@molkwi9077]

I missed it by 2 MINUTES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! why am I like this?

[@twotugtony7221]

Yup ended right as I got up for work can't wait to watch it when I get home

[@StarJar1996]

'funny in a dad way' is literally the best kind of funny, so you're golden

[@noraairobas7804]

The fact that he uses humanity to heal and not for extra flasks😔

[@franciscojuarez8326]

Hey I just recently found your content and I love all the challenge series. Keep it up!

[@BLKDEVX]

You have found a pretty good channel

[@xdean816]

Fallout 4 MOLOTOVs when you get a chance Brother!

[@kaltaron1284]

Yeah, what is considered to be a sword, dagger or knife can be confusing. The Gold Tracer is a Curved Sword. Still no dagger though. Warhammer might be more approachable through some of the computer games. The tabletop is indeed quite expensive and the rules aren't always the best. That thing about naming children only at a certain age was actually quite common in history. Or they gave them "preliminary" names and then "real" ones when they reached a certain age. For example the Ainu Japan chose vulgar and diminishing names for infants so that evil spirits wouldn't take interest in them. It's fine to like Goblins but please don't like the ones from Goblin Slayer. There's only one thing they are good for. Being slayed. Not picking up things kind of triggers me but I know that they do nothing for the run. Still feels wrong. I don't think it's even remotely possible without modding the game but how about Vermintide with fire bombs only? So as a DM how many players have you managed to drive into suizide or surrendering their souls to the devil. And which one? Demon lords are also acceptable. (Just in case, this isn't meant seriously, try to remember the RPG scare.) When it comes to RPGs I prefer systems like The Dark Eye that are less class and combat focused and leave you more freedom. Not like those can't be cheesed of course. Subnautica can qualify as a horror game. It doesn't have many jump scares but a lot of suspense and dread at times. Highly recommend.

[@extremelyboredtatsumaki.495]

Can you beat Dark Souls with only the fully hatched egg parasite’s “kick” attack?

[@Skenjin]

Theoretically, but that is a world of pain only a masochist DS player like Lobosjr would consider.

[@dennisthiha4339]

There's already a good video about it. Not by backlogs tho

[@SneakyTogedemaru]

"Names are just mouth sounds" - Lemon, 2022

[@futuristicbus61]

2:19:32 I endlessly appreciate the inclusion of borderlands 2 music!

[@marcellokastro1947]

I have a idea which is hard Farron spell only run you only have 4 weapons 1farron dart/great Farron dart 2 Farron hail and lastly farron flash sword. I tried it and it's fun ish and it's a mostly patients run so yeah just your type

[@donkers2705]

I LOVE your DS1 content, please keep it up, as long as you have fun playing it! Would you also consider doing some DS1 Mods? Like the Fog Gate randomizer or the item randomizer run would be fun :)

[@Lethality112]

Lemon, some video I watch actively and some I have as back noise. I personally feel like you can do both and that's good. Really. Also, I started a run myself cos I never used daggers and I'm surprised how easy they are

[@artorios637]

I like how Dark souls is your relaxing game. Just playing one of the most difficult game series in recent years and just relaxing while doing it.

[@PugLover20102]

You know what makes no sense to me, you can’t parry Priscilla or Artorias. But you can parry Gwyn.

[@VivaSativaMusic]

In case you haven't heard the tale, Miyazaki apparently wanted Gwyn to be the ultimate challenge and incorporated all the skills you'd learned up until that point including parrying. But as we all know, parrying is broken in DS1, and the rest is history.

[@PugLover20102]

@@VivaSativaMusic fair point lol

[@kevinlopezobrien5366]

"It was a rhetorical question" And he gave you a rhetorical answer!

[@JDgiggles]

neat playthrough. I'm a fan of knives and daggers in games as well

[@donb7519]

i definitely agree with you the dark souls community gets very defensive i know because how you feel about elden ring is how i feel about ds3 and people do not like when i criticize it

[@raffi1189]

love the spyro music in the beginning

[@petercramer5616]

Anor londo is great. Laughed many times :D

[@grognakthedestroyerattorne3211]

Vr subnautica (even on an oculus quest with airlink) is on another level of terror

[@Skenjin]

The weapon that most disappointed me out of all Souls games is the Dancer's Enchanted Swords. Look so nice, with a beautiful moveset, but horrendous damage.

[@OshizoraFD]

Wouldn't mind seeing Lemon do a monster hunter Dagger only run

[@SploogeMan]

What if you did a sequel to the catalyst/staff bonking run and did it in dark souls 2? I not know if it’s possible but I would love to see it if it is!

[@TheBacklogs]

It is. It's just very difficult...been working on it for some time now.

[@Gary_a_normal_human_being]

Technically you could use Bellstadt‘s weapon

[@bradleyman6461]

Hello big lem had an idea for ya. So each play through would start in New game + and you would play each game with the iconic moonlit great sword using min level stats and have the sword be level one to start and can only upgrade once after each boss

[@brettwatson7573]

eariest game i ever played was some console that you put a cassette tape into a player to get sound and the box hooked up to tv with a controller and it had pong on it, lmfao was my first game i remember playing

[@camgoodkicks]

Bandit knife was my first weapon run in all of DS. Just picked the thief and ran with it

[@dyllanwisdom2058]

I'd like to recommend a run if possible. One where the only equipment you can use is from chance enemy drops, no buying or using things that you pick up from normal means.

[@darixenous_shadowscale]

28:00 - DS2 & DS1 Servers are indeed online. But you may need to download the better connection mods to make use of there connectivity. 57:20 - Incorrect You can use an emulator.

[@snaccpacc651]

This is one thing I love about Dark Souls, your run is a near identical challenge to one I've done but your run so far has been pretty damn different to mine. Also when you get to parrying gwyn at the end, it gets wild. With dark silver tracer and power within I did over 1300 damage, was a laugh.

[@jaloveast1k]

Prey (made by Dishonored devs) has a lot of different grenade types ;)

[@imoxxiy]

Lemon: come here buddy Also Lemon: dies

[@majomaheriose]

Dagger Only Run aka Strafe Souls, the run

[@ghostwriter5685]

I want to see an absolute glass canon run from lemon no levels into health. Any other stat is fine but no health. I’ve done it in every dark souls and I just want to see lemon suffer as I suffer. Edit: Speaking of SDV why not a Ms. Lemon SDV speedrun? Edit2: WHERE IS THE LEMON DARK SOULS MUSIC VIDEO, the only Spencer Smith is some pastor that has a bunch of fraud videos pointed at him.

[@TheBacklogs]

It's on my channel. Vibes to Stare at the You Died Screen To.

[@eguitarplayer6689]

Thanks!

[@silverwolf132]

I’ve done ds1 bow only and the Pharos bow makes it super easy with heavy arrows and the hawk and Leo rings allows for some kappa one shots

[@lukadek]

Dammit I just missed it, I hate time zones and school. Keep up the good work Lemon!

[@Notintheface0]

I would love to see a gun game dark souls 3 run

[@PugLover20102]

Here’s a challenge idea! Anything you pick up, you have to equip (includes shields, weapons, and armor).

[@PugLover20102]

Is this real?

[@PugLover20102]

If it is, prove it

[@TheBacklogs]

Definitely not real. Please ignore it while KZbin blocks them from the channel.

[@PugLover20102]

Ok. Thank you for telling me this!

[@PugLover20102]

You are a lifesaver! Also thanks for being a really funny/good KZbinr!

[@Karangool]

Poor lemon. A pangolin is a mammal, not a lizard.

[@CurvyKirby2.-]

God I love coffee talk music

[@melxus1007]

I did this on my first play through of ds1 I thought you had to stick with the class you chose at the beginning so I beat the game with the bandit knife orenstien and smoug were a nightmare for me

[@BubblewrapHighway]

I did this once! 1 dagger, both hands on it. The Anklebiter Build didn't make it past the Bed of Chaos, I think.

[@becausereasons8507]

I feel like Stiletto Stabbington would have been a better name.

[@twilightprotige6166]

I wanna see lemon play mortal Kombat Armageddons konquest mode with uppercuts only

[@blarceyg2744]

I have mixed feelings about the ds2 bleed being bad, it's just different, bad at how fast it goes down so you need to keep on your target but instead of doing a flat % DMG it increases the DMG done to the target. Mainly mentioning since I used it in pvp and when a thrown dagger goes from doing 85dmg to doing 200+ it hurts and is unexpected lol

[@christopherbronson3275]

Damnit I missed the stream

[@justinscatina5321]

Hey lemon 15th time watching this episode as well as ur others just love them

[@MicroMidas]

Oh, you don't like ER? Man, thats a bummer. It's my (semi-) first Soulsborne, (I've played half of DS3) and I'm having a blast. Although I do plan on finishing DS3 and playing the other ones after I finish ER. I like your content.

[@Maxwell_the_Third]

i was watched it from beginning to end

[@WatchingCrow]

46:43 also pangolins are mammals, not lizards. I figured somebody in chat would clarify that but oh well

[@grantormoistycheese3833]

Dragoon spooky

[@grantormoistycheese3833]

Well uh

[@TheComando117]

automation is fun. my dear friend have you looked into Dwarf fortress? automation and chaos all you could ever need haha

[@dakotatreadway7245]

i just got home and my cat had this on on my computer

[@DndAddict278]

Dark souls with only starting equipment

[@Caleb_son_of_God]

Pricilla’s dagger for the win, drown lordran in bleed.

[@alexandergunn6484]

Where's the stardew stream with Mrs. Lemon? That sounds great for a chill stream

[@joshuaalvarez8319]

You make great contect i love you videos your funny keep up with the good work man

[@angramainyu4599]

I feel stupid for not realizing you can cut off her tail

[@The_Novu]

Oh man that Spyro music at the start of the stream.

[@thatguydoinstuff1083]

I'd love to see you play some Mortal Shell!

[@michaelmanier9447]

It would be cool to see the dragon head challenge in a different dark souls, or some kind of gold tracer challenge

[@ohhowiwishiwasadinosaur4058]

Gold tracer is not a challenge. It's an amazing dex bleed sword that does more damage and bleed than the chaos blade but doesn't hurt you every time you swing it

[@dekomboy]

Challenge idea. No walking/running. Rolls attacks etc. only

[@bak2197]

The Logitech controller aged well lol

[@lavandereisly4194]

Hey Lemon, have you ever played Hades and if not, what would it take to get you to play it?

[@TheBacklogs]

Not yet. I guess someone would have to buy it for me, since I can't really justify buying ANOTHER new game right now haha. My backlog of games is too large as it is.

[@lavandereisly4194]

@@TheBacklogs I will totally do that. Supergiant Games is a wonderful company that I don't mind continuing to support and Hades is an awesome game I think you'll enjoy.

[@themangoartificer882]

i got ghost dagger first playthrough but decided i liked priscillas better

[@BastiaanBuellingAbadeonGaming]

I have a good idea for a challenge run for you :-) I will be on NG+ thou... Kill every boss with his own weapon (that you get form his/her boss soul)... In DS3 that should be easy... I think 🤩🤩🤩

[@valentingrenot3361]

Hey ! First, love your videos, your calm voice and the pace of your video help a lot when I can't sleep.. if you ever want to play a game with automatism I suggest you checking out satisfactory: best game of the genre for me. Sorry my english is not perfect... Thanks for your content Oh and if I may, how about FTL fire bomb only (with small bomb for automatic ship)

[@TheBacklogs]

Thanks for the kind words! Didnt know FTL had firebombs, ill have to look into it!

[@lancepate]

"Pengahlin" *Payn-Go-Lin.

[@BLKDEVX]

Going assassin creedin DS , excellent 👌

[@JurgMudveins]

Hey Lemon, Love your work. That's all I've got to say but I'm entergaged. So there

[@FatherOfConqs]

"Dragon's Dogma no pawns" when?

[@thegregitto]

Yes! Yeees!! Thank you Lemon :)

[@SneakyTogedemaru]

You're a busy pickle for a lemon, Lemon... Guess then Outward is no bueno, time to action ratio there kinda isn't good unless you know exactly what you want to do, and even then micromanagement of stuff can get lengthy. Plus only accessible analog of firebombs is "Throw Lantern" skill that you have from the start of the game - does exactly what's in the name, so one would need lotsa them lanterns, they're easily craftable though. And the real bombs are all the way in the "afterstory", so to speak, and are kinda weird to use. Looking forward to Deadspace and bizarre Elden Ring shenanigans, have a good one!

[@MARStheFORSAKEN]

wow!!! never seen anyone use daggers so there IS an easy mode for dark souls.

[@domicci4460]

Would love to see a eldenring roll attack only run

[@unfortunately_fortunate2000]

using minecraft music for background music while playing dark souls is hardcore af my dude

[@chankthetank817]

thanks for make'n this :)

[@kahelem6077]

I’m starting my club only run wish me luck

[@xandermartindale7548]

Okay lemon I love watching your challenge runs but. There's 1 challenge I see you haven't attempted. Both illusion rings in 1 run on ds2. I won't lie this challenge hurts the souls as I've personally completed it but would love to see you have a try and see what strats you decide for it