Can You Beat Salt and Sanctuary with only Bows / Crossbows? | Salt and Sanctuary Challenge Run

[@TheBacklogs]

Remember to post challenge run suggestions down below! Thanks for dropping by, you guys and gals really make my day.

[@Praetarius]

Anything like "Can you beat NG+7 with a freshly created character?" on the todo list?

[@TheBacklogs]

Lol. NG+ on a fresh character is bad enough.

[@Praetarius]

worse than potato?

[@TheBacklogs]

Not quite that bad.

[@funtimefoxy2429]

You should try a game called iron tails it's basically 2D dark souls but

[@themambawarrior2290]

Fun fact about crossbows: They have the same mechanic as the guns, in that, if you shoot an enemy and interrupt their attack, it can open them up to a riposte, like a parry.

[@Aries0098]

Have they buffed bows and crossbows? Or are guns still objectively superior? I'm looking into buying the gane and playing a ranged character.

[@TheTaxSationalSir]

@@Aries0098 guns are still kings

[@sand_sand7304]

Bloodboorne music grows louder

[@mkv2718]

Another fun fact:, don’t know if this applies to guns, but with crossbows and weapon buff you use will actually buff the off hand weapon too. And yes, it does increase the dmg.

[@PardamLima1027]

​@@mkv2718 It does affect guns too, I should know since I'm a gun enthusiast in this game.

[@codydailey3841]

This guy is really a hidden gem. Keep it up bro

[@SirGarthur]

Not hidden anymore 💪

[@darknessbobulus]

@@SirGarthur Thats one way to put it lol

[@MsWik0078]

​@@SirGarthurnow a shining gem

[@8lacKhawKtheRIPPER]

Wait wait wait, there's a 80+ pages long pdf about this game's lore? How have I never heard of that? Damn. Thanks for mentioning that one, haha. Gotta give it a good read in the near future. o/

[@TheBacklogs]

At the moment, it's the best thing we have. One day, I'd love to make a lore series for S&S, similar to Vaatividya's "Prepare to Cry" series. Life goals and all that. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[@acidente_dev]

Yeah, It's called the drowned tome. Pretty cool reading. And a nice way to upgrade your weapons.

[@acidente_dev]

@@TheBacklogs Just doet

[@misafan4u]

there is also a youtube series where they go through the lore with all the information from the drowned tome (I may be wrong but it may be done by the author of the drowned tome)

[@TheBacklogs]

@@misafan4u you are correct! Cyberphile did a lore walkthrough of the game, which is super helpful for anyone playing along. If I were ever to make my own, it would be focused around one particular point of the lore each video ("The Sodden Knight", "Askaria and the Inquisition", etc.). I've always found let's plays to be hard to watch start-to-finish, due to the time commitment.

[@billyjoel8510]

Just binged your whole SAS series. Great videos keep up the good work

[@TheBacklogs]

Wow, that's a lot of video! I'm glad you enjoyed the series so far, thank you for your support!

[@fireslinger2999]

it's neat to see you go form like 50 or so subs to almost 10k in less than a year made respect

[@muffinman2546]

Crossbows aren't all that much slower than bows and can be dual-wielded with another weapon for flexibility. You can even jump every time you shoot your crossbow mid-air to skip the reload animation.

[@justanotherviewer9643]

You can also combo a crossbow with a melee into a backstep.

[@hesiolite]

Damn you're the most productive man in the whole SnS community! Keep up the good work buddy! :)

[@mediocremason]

Has anyone suggested a Castlevania "Whip Only" runs? It isn't anything too wild but it really makes the game felt more like a Castlevania game

[@TheBacklogs]

Ive received a few variations of the challenge, mainly "bloodborne swordwhip/gun" runs. But I can definitely give it a try!

[@darknessbobulus]

Whip Run! Whip Run! Whip Run!

[@rubdulbah3201]

Which Castlevania are we talking about here, the original or lords of shadow?

[@mediocremason]

@@rubdulbah3201 for me? The original Castlevania

[@wilhelmzdobywca965]

I lOVE IT! I love it, I love it, I love it. I always thougth that these kind of challenge-guide-videos (like ymfah in Souls) and like Yours are just for fun, not actual guides but crush my ears and call ma an elf if i won't try this build myself. In my second playthrough i tried to figure out and use effectivly bows but gave up due to insufficient knowledge of the game. Now this is something i wanted! Thank you!

[@TheBacklogs]

Glad you enjoyed it! Go get 'em :) Also, I'm honored to be mentioned in the same breath as ymfah haha

[@wunnup3229]

I fell in love with the Crossbows immediately when I first played. They've made the vast majority of the game insanely easy for me. Lots of bosses can be killed relatively easily with them.

[@shadowknight311]

Short answer: Yes Long answer: Y (dodge) E (draw) S (loose)

[@kokukun6907]

ever sense i discover your channel due to wanting to see something new you got me calling skeletons tony (thank you man cause i like it

[@acidente_dev]

Challenge Mode: Beat with the power of friendship (yes, coop)

[@TheBacklogs]

I would love to play through this game co-op again. Absolutely 100% added to the list. I'll have to think of a way to spice it up.

[@BigBoyWhat]

@@TheBacklogs Yes if there was only ever a way to spice it up

[@kovakingaming5392]

@@TheBacklogs Possibly another run similar to potatoes only? At least with a modded run concept.

[@CertifiedElite420]

@@TheBacklogs each boss you fight is like pokemon. you can only watch, or throw firebombs.

[@The8thHost]

Love the video as always! One suggestion (and it's the tiniest of nitpicks!) would be to import your character images into photoshop and use the defringe tool to remove the white anti-aliasing artifacts, it'd make it look way more clean! If you want any more help with the art stuff for the channel hit me up and I'd be happy to help, I can't draw worth a turd but I can design stuff/beat adobe products over the head until they give me what I want.

[@TheBacklogs]

That's a great tip! ...how does one do that in Paint? In all seriousness, I am using completely free software to do, well, everything. Do you think that's something I could do in Gimp?

[@The8thHost]

@@TheBacklogs I'm not sure? I've never used Gimp so I couldn't tell you. It's a very quick process in photoshop, I wouldn't mind doing it for you if you have a way to get the files to me?

[@The8thHost]

I should say I tried joining the discord via the link in the description but it didn't work for me, just taking me to my landing page.

[@TheBacklogs]

@@The8thHost woops! Fixed the link. Thanks for catching that!

[@nert4285]

You could probably use incantations to buff your weapons, eliminating the need for item buffs, freeing up some money and also giving you a damage buff that scales with magic. Though I would understand if that goes against the restrictions.

[@palkia1416]

Dude I recently started playing S&S and I love how these videos came before the Dark Souls runs, it's great to see how far you have come, congratulations 🎉

[@MsWik0078]

It is crazy re-watching all his old vids

[@trasen5626]

Its crazy watching the backlogs ( 😉 ) and hearing about your old subrscriber goals and accomplishments

[@amihs_4307]

Diamond in the rough, thank you for the quality content.

[@lukerowe2886]

Can you beat Salt and Sanctuary with only throwing weapons? (throwing knives, grenados, etc...)

[@TheBacklogs]

Well, if you insist haha.

[@Cj-fm6yf]

So interesting to watch lemons old videos and see that he never really changed, same high quality stuff at 500 subs as 426k.

[@MsWik0078]

Just a better mic

[@TengrioftheCrimsonSky]

I think I've watched most of your videos and I found you just last week. Look forward to more uploads

[@bowenledington6796]

I’m terribly sorry for being a year late but you missed a joke I use all the time with my name bowen, BOWEN ARROW I’ll see myself out now I appreciate all the hard work you do

[@zacharyrenfro3716]

I fuckin lost it during that intro skit, that scream was hilarious

[@tomc.5704]

I am so glad youtube algorithm graced me with the MEC only XCOM run

[@TruePirateKing12]

This video was un-BOW-lievably good.

[@tricmagic]

And Carl was never seen again.

[@expendable9479]

Watching a dark souls play and I never understood why the skeletons are Tony until now

[@coraline2770]

I am revisiting bow in enchanted edition and im loving it

[@joshmott1994]

The intro gave off huge “DONT TELL MOM” vibes

[@lucianosisconetto9899]

1 year after, but still... I love that kind of video of you, if you want to keep doing it

[@MyNameisRevenant]

great video explanation, i didnt know that the skeleton's name was Tony until now.

[@MattHew-rq8zw]

"Look Tony, Tony's everywhere!" Tony being shown the catacombs in Dark Souls by another undead.

[@latincristo]

tony's id like you to meet Gary. GAAAARRRRYYYYY!

[@knockitoffnow89]

4:04 'Bow and arrow puns' Beau

[@l3k064]

That intro is a certified "don't tell mom" moment

[@misterG2006]

Super! Will try this. Liked and subscribed :)

[@wunnup3229]

After watching this and the poison only run, I made a poison crossbow run and... uh... why does everybody think this game is hard?

[@mileator]

5:17 just do what I do and blend The Best of Both Worlds. Joystick and mouse

[@S0renz]

Can you beat Salt and Sanctuary with only the cast iron skillet? Start as Chef and just start bonking with the skillet.

[@noraairobas7804]

Can’t wait to see where we go from here 🥰🥰🥰

[@cameronharshaw5982]

Love this guy 😻

[@shif1]

oket the intro was gold

[@DudeMcPerson]

Idk what to comment but hopefully the interaction helps the algorithm pick you up

[@mikeshivak]

Did you do a gun run of this? Will be looking for it.

[@Crazyoldman84]

Poison run?

[@The-Great-Penguin]

How our boy has grown

[@connorberger9614]

Very late but I’m working on doing bow only for all the souls games. I’ll let you know how it goes

[@MsWik0078]

Ds3 will be the hardest since the cap for arrows is pretty low

[@ethakis]

Karl’s scream had me dead

[@bearmyth3009]

hey i know you have stopped doing challenge runs for this game but have you ever beat salt and sanctuary with only fire damage?

[@BonkyChilliams]

How tf did you get the flying archer things ashes to drop? I've farmed dozens and nothing but arrows drop from them

[@Crazyoldman84]

I just beat Ng+2 using only bow. Golden wine is good stuff👍🏼

[@TheBacklogs]

Nicely done! I'm impressed that the build is able to get that far.

[@Crazyoldman84]

@@TheBacklogs also beat tree of men using only wraith fangs it took me 120 fangs plus I used a few on the assassin dude just before the fight. Can be done in less if your aim is good. I was using boatman armour just for the look I wanted. Took me a few tries but it was a lot of fun. Ng+ 👍🏼

[@TheBacklogs]

@@Crazyoldman84 Have you considered recording your feats?

[@Crazyoldman84]

@@TheBacklogs unfortunately I only have the vita to play salt and sanctuary with no way of recording ☹️

[@TheBacklogs]

@@Crazyoldman84 *sad tuba noises*

[@GrapeBoi007]

I been playing this game for 5 days now. I still don't know how use the bow and crossbow XD

[@misafan4u]

another great video :)

[@brokendrumsticks2112]

can you do a holy damage only run? i think you already did poison, so thats the only one i could think of

[@SilverOrlov]

LOL, I died for about 5 times with Third Lamb and killed Dried king with first try.

[@mysteriousphoenix5756]

I forgot Carl had a voice

[@MsWik0078]

Same

[@MadMax55777]

Well played challenge!

[@jodexstar2238]

Oh damn bows were bad? Huh. Never knew that. I mean I'm not exactly some hardcore salt and sanctuary player as I've only played it a couple times but on my first 2 runs I thought bows were almost a cheap way to win. I guess I just failed to find the correct weapons or builds.

[@hernanspengler1185]

I always liked bows. Accesible fire and poison, and eases salt farming with Mal's Floating Castle's Grave Walker, and the Tree of Men's first phase

[@liamashburn3334]

All Tony as in SkeleTony?

[@AngelFluff723]

[@knightsilverthesoulsenjoyer]

I shall become what I hate most... "first".

[@TheBacklogs]

Not only are you first, you're the first to comment "first." ...that's a lot of firsts.

[@knightsilverthesoulsenjoyer]

@@TheBacklogs Oh god you mean I'm *actually* first? Oh no...

[@Crazyoldman84]

I love bow build its the best👍🏼

[@Salted_Fysh]

Actually, ranged combat *is* the most gentlemanly form of combat - in Japan. Samurai were expected to be master Archers and your skill with the bow had a significant social impact. 🤷‍♂️

[@srmelancia3523]

They do dislike guns and think its dishonorable so i think it depends on the ranged combat weapon u using

[@camwyn256]

The skeletons are all named Tony, because ynoT?

[@vahaggrigoruyan7228]

Start is Hilariuous

[@gestaltengine6369]

Too bad mouse aiming with crossbow is buggy. Wherever you aim the character shoots straight anyway. Unless you're in a middle of a jump, then it works as intended.

[@TheBacklogs]

Yeah, crossbows are a little goofed. I feel like they're best suited to being used for their backhop combo, as they have the farthest backhop of any of the offhand weapons.

[@HarrytheUnlucky]

SAS blunt only?

[@Chem_Haz]

Are you playing on xbox?

[@igorcouto5718]

Can you BEAT Salt and sanctuary alway overburden?

[@camwyn256]

Bro and Arrow

[@r308ifleplays3]

I would like the video but it has 666 likes, I would be doing the dark lord a disservice

[@juliandiazparrondo5389]

Poor Carl...

[@The-Great-Penguin]

Any plans for 100k?

[@BloodyAshes]

Dude the video is a year old, I don't think lemon will be checking the comments.

[@pickleplatypus2685]

What did Carl do to deserve this

[@attisthepegasus3633]

Boney Tony

[@Crazyoldman84]

Would be interested to see crossbow only run👍🏼

[@TheBacklogs]

Lol. Alright - I can throw it on the list, though I'll probably put it on the backburner, as I'm not sure how different it would be from the Bow Only Run. Something tells me by the time this is all said and done I'll have done a "Can You Beat S&S" for every weapon type haha

[@Crazyoldman84]

@@TheBacklogs That's what we want a run for every weapon😂😂😂. Never stop please 😁👍🏼

[@cuteshaymin9640]

dark souls with the worst weapon in the game with no upgrading it

[@naile9026]

#Carllivesmetter ✊

[@gelidia]

bring back Drumkick Solaire 🥲