Top Gear - Dark Souls 2 Special

[@ymfah]

The boys go to Drangleic. Discussion Thread : www.reddit.com/r/ymfah/comments/16000h9/top_gear_dark_souls_2_special/

[@Lazy1329]

One of the most GENIUS video ideas ever made indeed

[@SirBungus]

boy when u gon do a pacifist elden ring run

[@kabalsekirei]

умфах, ты гений! Спасибо за отличный ролик!

[@blueberry-nc9hf]

sometimes your genius is... is almost frightening

[@aliardaaydn2573]

Banned from Reddit...

[@sykonotix]

After binging actual Top Gear episodes this feels so accurate to how they'd act and play

[@ao1778]

I've never watched a single episode. Is this video going to still be good..? I mean, I know, ymfah vids are always toptier, but am I going to lose out on a lot of the nuances?

[@sykonotix]

@@ao1778 its still amazing even if you have no knowledge on the actual presenters their personalities are still shown

[@ao1778]

@@sykonotix thanks fam. The first mins I've watched have been excellent as always

[@JustWatching4429]

Should I watch it? I've wanted to see it a bit before because of the meme formats

[@akaDALTA]

@@JustWatching4429 You should watch it. Its about cars but not that in depth car stuff. Just three guys having fun with cars. Their another show is the grand tour

[@kaschey6145]

"You basically made a hex build that shoots repair powders" had me in tears. And the whole interaction with Navlaan was absolute gold XD

[@noa_9863]

That part killed me, the whole thing was already great but I actually laughed out loud when he said that

[@cerberusthethird]

Not only have you nailed the humor, the personalities of the hosts, the editing, the pacing and scriptwriting, trained separate models for VO/shotgun mic, and tied it all into a legitimately compelling overarching narrative (up to and including the classic of everyone concluding that they in fact won the challenge and the other two are just sore, cheating losers), you've managed to perfectly capture the spirit of a Top Gear Special while still being unmistakably a ymfah video. Genuine artistry on display here, mate. Undoubtedly your best work yet. 10/10

[@matthewalvarojr.2634]

There are only two things Ymfah cannot do. Miss, and make a simple video.

[@andrewsteffani3890]

Couldn't have said it better cerberus.

[@buttqueef9900]

yeah that's what I was gonna say 👀

[@IdentifiantE.S]

You’re 💯 right !

[@alekseykuleshov111]

Yeah, that was pretty amazing. Cant say better)

[@AzureMerlin]

I'm humbly begging you to do more of this, it was so nostalgic.

[@poutineausyropderable7108]

Can't see the text on dark mode lol. Carry on.

[@icey_john]

cool separate interaction between Richard and Jeremy: 30:16 Richard calling Jeremy 16:40 Jeremy receiving call. very cool ymfah

[@Magnettik]

Where is the scream from ? I need this as a text tone Lmao

[@nathancross6833]

​@@Magnettik the "HAMOND!" scream is just from top gear. The presenters tend to mess with each other during the "challenges" they do in the actual show

[@op4trick]

@@nathancross6833 For a second I thought it was the "ROBEEEERT" from Sekiro

[@LettersAndNumbers300]

You’re my fucking antihero?

[@BrickBuster2552]

@@nathancross6833 It's from the Grand Tour Colombia special, when Hammond accidentally backs up into Jeremy's front bumper.

[@nebulous9280]

The most terrifying thing about this is how you used quotes from the show sprinkled in every now and again, and it's virtually indistinguishable from the AI voiceover. Absolutely horrifying. I love it.

[@Peaceful_Gojira]

It's cool and all, but it's more terrifying...like, you can't tell...and that's where we're heading...

[@TethoSama]

True, malicious people and people who just want to see the world burn would probably use this to spread more misinformation, fool people, etc. It has such a great potential when it comes to hearing voices of famous people and what not but yeah.@@Peaceful_Gojira

[@drunkenmoken]

Having never seen top gun... I thought it was simply a joke and that was actual people just commentating things in a comedic fashion. not sure why considering its a ymfah video but still. Them AI voices are getting very scary and i hate-love it

[@mgk-metalgearkelly5054]

​@@drunkenmokentop gun? 😂 that's a movie series about fighter jets. Top gear is a show "supposedly" about cars.

[@ctrouble2309]

​@@TethoSamagood. They will flood the market will misinformation eventually leading the general public to ignore anything they don't experience first hand. It will take time, but this could eliminate the ability for corporate and government interest to mislead the public on a wide scale.

[@matthewmorgan1779]

Donating a fiver in the hopes it'll go towards another Bottom Gear episode. This is amazing.

[@-_-ligma]

the meat riding is insane

[@matthewmorgan1779]

It's called praise. Maybe you'll get it one day!@@-_-ligma

[@Veaug]

@@-_-ligma😂😂😂

[@Skobeloff...]

@@-_-ligma credit where credit is due

[@alchemysaga3745]

"Bottom Gear" Isn't that just cat ears and oversized sweaters, thinking about it

[@Kings_Crossing]

26:50 huge missed opportunity to do the Clarkson classic: "we are rewarded with the best shield...... *in the world* ."

[@imbritish]

2 AI voice models for each presenter. One built from voice-over, and the other from live, in-camera recording. And both used to deliver lines exactly how they would be in an edited episode of Top Gear. Absolute brilliance.

[@herm574]

We can call this a SERIES now?! This is legitimately the best content to ever grace this earth.

[@emperorhadrian6011]

I hope so

[@StormCrownSr]

Series? Please link the previous one.

[@Porkey_Minch]

If this is a 2nd video please link the 1st.

[@ThatFetcherFargoth]

I love Clarkson, May, and Hammond very very much, they're probably my favorite actors/personalites in all of entertainment. I watch their content over and over and it never gets tiring. Not only was this a masterpiece, It felt genuine and true to their personalities. I felt worried about them as they get up there in age, because I know they won't be able to produce content soon, but I feel like they would be honored and put at ease to see their legacy will go on after they're gone.

[@zombiecopx778]

@@StormCrownSr man vs wild

[@boiledpotato9515]

This video is a complete masterpiece. The concept, the script, the jokes, the skips, and oh my God, the presenters. I'm a huge top gear fan and seeing these three and hearing their voices, even though AI, fills me with joy and nostalgia. Thank you for this video

[@ImmortalNaitsirhc]

It honestly sounds like something they'd actually do, very well in-character!

[@tandemdwarf745]

2:14 A Korean man using an AI to impersonate an Englishman in a video game made in Japan, set to Finnish music from an anime, for his youtube video. This is what the internet was made for.

[@CHADCONTEXT]

37:12 "Holy shit stop skipping the dialogue" lmao

[@Funnywargamesman]

Really funny XD

[@genokugel]

Dude, this was not one Dark Souls II video, but THREE at once. You are actually clinically insane, and I'm so damn happy to see how far you've come. I'm amazed at how good you are, you're genuinely incredible. You even got the flavor of Top Gear down to a T, the script was amazing. I just loved every second of this.

[@IdentifiantE.S]

The video is awesome !

[@ghostiebaka2809]

Yes

[@daddyespressodepresso2207]

> "Only Defeat one Boss" > Richard tries to fight Elana before realizing he can skip her > Jeremy lost 1 million souls fighting Ava Both of them almost forfeited the challenge by accident and in the end James didn't even fight ANY boss. Incredibly accurate to the Top Gear experience, 10/10

[@RamadaArtist]

Yeah, especially with the AI generated voices, this was eerie. Like, I know it was just a script written by one person, (or worse, AI,) and yet it felt like three wholly separate people hosting the thing. I guess if nothing else it speaks to Ymfah's skills as a writer.

[@AroAceGamer]

Well, it says "defeat" not fight. So Richard still wins by coming first.

[@hiddenshadow2105]

I like how Hammond quietly just did everything that Jeremy did with much pomp.

[@ideyakeeper]

This was an absolute masterpiece of presentation and execution, Entertaining from beginning to end. A Chef's Kiss to you!

[@krosis2057]

bro is paying in MGSV currency

[@stickginge]

I need so much more of this Honestly sounds like a genuine episode with them

[@annoy4nce648]

That ending with them bickering and fighting is so perfectly accurate

[@HappyBeezerStudios]

I want them to see this. I totally expect James to have a chuckle in his bunker kitchen.

[@toxsun]

​@@HappyBeezerStudiosThe Bugout Bunker kitchen? 😂

[@HappyBeezerStudios]

@@toxsun Lurpak spreadable butter, invented in 1901

[@ifistedabear]

This is beyond incredible. You nailed how the trio would act and interact with each other so well.

[@DIEGhostfish]

When there's consistent, authentic/well written people/characters "anyone" can write them.

[@dopaminecloud]

@@DIEGhostfish Do it then.

[@DIEGhostfish]

@dopaminecloud I put quotes around "anyone" to indicate it wasn't serious. But i feel like in many situations, a fan can ask themselves, "WWJD," with the J obviously meaning Jezza, and get a reasonable mental model of how he would react to the situation

[@hope_sparrow]

@@DIEGhostfish do. it.

[@barvobot]

I've never actually seen an episode of Top Gear but this one is so good I came back almost a year later and watched the whole thing again. Really just masterful work.

[@kixakii436]

@barvobot you absolutely should. Tbh i don't follow this channel much but i just got this video reccommended and it's the most fun content i have watched in like 2 months. Like legit this is a breath of fresh air and it depicts the characters of Richard, Jeremy and James so fucking well lmao

[@joshuasaunders7260]

@@barvobot I just want more... either Elden Ring or Dark Souls 3

[@KMS00000zero]

In a world with no more Top Gear, it seems we have to make it ourselves. I would love to see more of this sort of content, incredible stuff.

[@KuhmKnight]

We still have the grand tour mate

[@Heriosify]

@@KuhmKnight Isn't Grand Tour getting axed too?

[@KuhmKnight]

@Heriosify I just looked it up and saw that it was getting the can, but then I seen another article where James said the rumor is false and they haven't been canceled. But I guess they may stop the grand tour soon, because they're getting close ti the end of their contract. I think we're still getting season 6. But that'll prolly be it

[@corvo2696]

@@KuhmKnight Grand Tour the show is dead, but 2ish specials a year basically

[@127895643]

Quote at 20:17 is so relatable: "In my haste to reach the Fume Knight, I have neglected the most important element: common sense"

[@girlnamedskully]

idk if anyone's mentioned this but i absolutely love the touch of having two sets of so voices for james, jeremy, and richard. there’s different voices for when they’re on the field and when they’re narrating in post from a studio like the show

[@YourRightSock]

I legit was telling my friends about that too. That was one of the more suprising things about the whole AI voices

[@zzodysseuszz]

I keep saying this but it’s not two sets of voices. It’s clipped audio from the show alongside actual ai. For example “sometimes my genius, it terrifies me” is literally the actual audio from the show. Here’s another example 3:30 Here’s one more 6:10 “oh cock” is from the show. I actually can’t remember why he said this. Either his car was sinking in water or it got on fire or started smoking. Don’t remember. This video is littered with real audio from the show

[@YourRightSock]

@@zzodysseuszz They were meaning two sets as in not just AI generated

[@zzodysseuszz]

@@YourRightSockhe’s referring to having two seperate ai voices for each. Like he specifically says seperate ai voices to mimic outside or inside

[@bankruptfraud4543]

@@zzodysseuszzImo there’s likely three sets of three. There are clearly two ai models one trained on studio narrated dialogue and the other on audio from their live segments and finally he has clips from the actual show worked in as well.

[@GameReviewsXX]

I’m genuinely not kidding when I say this was possibly the greatest thing I have ever seen on KZbin. It’s just so Top Gear, it feels so real. This was an absolute joy to watch and to everyone involved in making it; thank you so much for this. You’ve really made my day, hats off to you.

[@Level_1_Frog]

Actual masterpiece tbh, you should be really proud of this one 👏❤️

[@L.K.48]

You already watched the whole video huh?

[@AshCosgrove]

Video's been out for 15 minutes, the video is 42 minutes long... something doesn't add up here.

[@Level_1_Frog]

@@AshCosgrove well, unless the video gets really shit half way through I suppose I'd be eating my words then, but from the 10 minutes I watched it was bloody brilliant. Maybe I jumped the gun or whatever but I'll tell ya what when I'm done watching the whole bloody thing I'll get back to you if it turns out it actually isn't a masterpiece, but I am VERY confident that it is.

[@highserk404]

You took the words out of my mouth, at least 7 minutes in

[@ragnarosfl7464]

Stop the bs, you were just farming likes

[@jboy7894]

The sheer quality of the editing on this is nothing short of a masterpiece

[@johnderouen1038]

This really might be your magnum opus. The AI voicework was very well done, but more than that I was extremely impressed by your ability to write dialogue that is sufficiently witty and British-sounding to be perfectly in-character for the show while *STILL* accurately explaining the events and especially the glitches used. That's not normally a restriction you have to deal with in your text-based videos, but that clearly didn't pose any issue here. Really brilliant work, I don't dare to imagine the time and effort it took to get this done.

[@mauz791]

This might be outdo his Blood borne gun only run, and that run was genuine perfection.

[@jamesnubz]

nah i think the no talking DS2 run is still his masterpiece

[@beechteeth]

I can't help but disagree. the Top Gear theme was distracting and I didn't think it was really funny. I guess it's true to the original Top Gear but it doesn't feel true to ymfah. maybe it's just not for me but I loved and rewatcbed every other ymfah video but I couldn't even finish this.

[@imannam]

would've loved to hear actual people reading out this great script

[@zzodysseuszz]

@@beechteethhe’s used top gear music many times in many videos for years.

[@joshuaperosa463]

In the last few days I've watched this "special" at least 5 times. I can't imagine all the time necessary for all the recording, editing, voice Ai, ecc... Absolute masterpiece.

[@fpcooper95]

It's still so good I can't stop coming back 😫😫🥹🔥🔥🔥

[@Pan_Z]

The writing especially. The presentation, structure, and dialogue feels exactly like Top Gear. There's quotes from the show sprinkled in with the AI voices, and it's not easy to tell them apart. Pretty remarkable.

[@adambetteridge8071]

The combo of actual clips of audio and the AI is genius - really does feel like a Top Gear adventure

[@MercLazarus]

Absolutely legendary, one of the greatest videos I've ever watched. Content of this genius, dedication and quality deserves more than just free viewing.

[@assassinpredator1]

As someone who loves Top Gear, Dark Souls and spends way too much time consuming KZbin, I can tell you for sure that this is the best video on this platform

[@federator0078]

James May saying 'skill issue' wasn't something I thought I needed, but here we are. Absolutely fantastic video, I keep coming back

[@MordekaiserEnjoyer]

Wow...the voices are incredibly accurate. Its scary how close its getting to the real thing.

[@Xaaaach]

At first I thought it was just audio from Too Gear edited until they started mentioning things specifically in Dark souls. I even thought there was a Dark Souls themed Top Gear episode at the beginning XD

[@bbbbbbb51]

​@@Xaaaachthere is both audio cut from the show and AI dialogue.

[@zzodysseuszz]

@@Xaaaachsome of it is Audio some of it is ai.

[@DijonFromage]

That was incredible. Not only are the voices near perfect, they 'feel' like the real thing.

[@Neptunequeen42]

This is exactly what AI voices should be used for. Absolutely incredible stuff. I've never even watched Top Gear and this is still entertaining.

[@johnkramer2144]

Should be, yes. Is it going to be abused to ruin lives and reputations while spreading misinformation? Absolutely.

[@Feeble_cursed_one]

Really? Those are the moments that make me pause and freak out a bit because I realize how unnatural the A.I. is

[@smileysatanson3404]

Wait this is AI!? geez! Its too fucking strong now XD

[@tomtlrech1392]

I agree with OP

[@phoneguy7918]

Wait this is ai! What the hell! X'D

[@Broken_Will]

Honestly, it’s extremely impressive that you’ve managed to replicate the feeling of Top Gear and applied it to Dark Souls. My only criticism was that there wasn’t a long argument at the start when talking about their builds and that we never saw the Stig (or one of his cousin). But honestly, this is still one of the best videos I’ve seen and I can see this as a proper Top Gear Special.

[@Deadgye]

So good. If the real trio had enough contextual knowledge of DS2, I'd even want to see a reaction video from them.

[@drd444]

I 100% know they don't lol. But it would be nice

[@yeetyourmeat7455]

Now I want the trio to play through DS2 so they DO have enough knowledge

[@nophion2-electricboogaloo647]

Not only did you suffer through 3 seperate challenges in Best Souls of all games, its also a beauty in storytelling and editing. Bravo, simply bravo.

[@Rathbone_fan_account]

Ngl I somehow feel like I don't deserve to enjoy this kind of effort.

[@kaschey6145]

What if I told you that if you throw away biases and care to just pay attention, DS2 can be actually pretty fun to play? I'd had around 25 playthroughs in this game, making various builds or doing challenges (even one for yt with my friend).

[@kaschey6145]

@@bigwinzYou really went out of your way to mix it with shit, didn't you? Gollum isn't even a game - it's a pathetic uninspired attempt to pretend to be a game due to awful development. Meanwhile, DS2 at least has soul and identity. It had unusual quirks and mechanics and neat tactics gameplay flow (unfortunate that as soon as game expects you to be tactical and strategic, most people's brains shut down and they start whining that they can't just button mush to victory or easily run past enemies like in every other part). Let alone the fact that PvP and invasions in this part are still the best and there are still players on the arena even after 11 years. In other words, every part of the franchise has its glaring issues and advantages, don't let KZbinr parrots make you biased and rob yourself of experience you could actually enjoy (the latter one is about everything in general, not only DS franchise).

[@75_86]

@@bigwinzNot objective at all. I think DS2 is better than both 1 and 3.

[@zzodysseuszz]

@@bigwinz you can’t say something is objectively one thing but then be completely wrong. Ds2 is objectively the best game in the series, it is measurably and consistently better than the others in almost every category. That is not debatable Edit: the man below me is demonstrating a severe misunderstanding of what objective means. The objective of graphics is to portray visuals usually without confusion. This is the objective of graphics. It is too relative to be accurately measured across games, but is also too low of a bar to be consistently compared in order to categorised. Therefore, no game in the series is objectively better with graphics by comparing categories because graphics cannot be fit into a category. Sure, “graphics categorised by year can be compared” but on what basis, what even are the requirements, and how would that somehow function with the souls series which never released on the same year or even close to each other. It is a nonsensical category. Ds2 is the only game in the series which maintained its objectives consistently throughout the entire game for all of its categories. The other games did not come even slightly close to accomplishing that. Final point; objective and subjective are not mutually exclusive terms. I do not know why so many people seemingly cannot comprehend what these terms mean and how they function. Maybe these people are just stupid.

[@CatChat240p]

I've watched every episode of Top Gear and Grand Tour that featured these 3 and it baffles me how it felt like they wrote this. They speak and interact exactly how they would in this situation. Fuckin awesome job man.

[@the_arbiterr5548]

One of the best and most entertaining videos I have seen. I hope there are more videos like this to come.

[@bobbemis8911]

hammond would NEVER level ADP

[@JackdotC]

Are you kidding? How do you think he's survived all those crashes? Man has ADP maxed out

[@Hirohitorunguard]

@@JackdotC nah he has 99 luck

[@GranMaj]

@@JackdotC he got those extra i frame to skip the most crucial part of he crashing.

[@zzodysseuszz]

@@GranMajwell considering base 4 adp is already enough to dodge anything that you can dodge with max adp I’d say that would also apply to crashing a car. So it makes more sense to me that he would logically have 99 luck instead

[@GranMaj]

@@zzodysseuszz If that's the case, then how tf he keeps crashing? He is like the only one of the three that had several life threatening incidents. Either he had 99 luck or 0 luck because he kept crashing. I refuse to believe that base Adp can dodge all of that crash.

[@Gabriel_TR]

I absolutely adore the fact you used 2 voices for each, one more clearly for recording and another voice for dialogue, love it

[@BIindsid3]

prob same voice with an audio filter but ya good attention to detail

[@zzodysseuszz]

It’s actually just cut audio from the show mixed in with ai audio

[@Wolvahulk]

This is so accurate not just in how the voices sound but how the episode unfolds. This feels as if James, Hammond and Jeremy actually did a tv series where they do challenges in video games lol.

[@90212b1]

Ymfah equipped with AI voice is a MENACE! So excited to see what else this legend comes up with and produces for us

[@Zabzim]

That AI needs a little work, for most of the video it wasn’t Jeremy Clarkson speaking it was Charles Dance’s voice.

[@jamesproctor4568]

@@Zabzim True, but the Richard Hammond is almost completely seamless, and the James May is about 85% there too.

[@Zabzim]

@@jamesproctor4568 yeah they were great but I like why is Charles Dance narrating, then I realised it supposed to Jeremy Clarkson who normally narrated the majority of the top gear themed episodes.

[@lyinarbaeldeth2456]

I couldn't stop grinning the entire time. Wonderful mix of custom voices and audio clips from the show, and the pacing matched their old productions perfectly. Bravo!

[@devilskiss8421]

I never ever donate to anyone but this thing was so superb that I might be doing this for every new video you make if it will be this high of quality, thank you for this video I love rewatching it

[@BEANSNOHELPME]

Never suffered so much narrative whiplash from the chaotic combination of DS speedrunning strats, character driven storytelling and Top Gear tropes, and I loved every second. Subbed instantly, praise the sun!

[@greatheightsu]

The creativity, the execution, and entertainment of this episode is unmatched.

[@XavierBetoN]

and the genius in this is almost frightening..

[@MrLiveforlove]

This is actually amazing and terrifying at the same time. The way the AI implemented the trio's mannerisms of speech and voice tones is so good it's almost indistinguishable from the real thing. Loved every minute of it. Erry noice.

[@MrCupid-zi2qb]

Good God, this was spectacular. You didn't need to go any further than demonstrate all of the tricks and skips you did, but you went through the gargantuan effort of artificing an exceptionally accurate parody of Top Gear with modern technology and great writing and editing all while still retaining the tells of what makes a ymfah video a ymfah video. This is now one of my favorite videos of all time and, as a longtime ymfah viewer, I'm really grateful to have witnessed your growth to these heights.

[@kaijuge6934]

Parody? Top Gear is already its own parody. This was faithful to the show.

[@Taliesin_]

"Get him, Aava!" absolutely sends me. I'm pretty sure this is still my favourite of all your vids.

[@Wasabo7]

I always loved how the main path obstructions in DS2 are completely illogical like knee-high rubble, but the skips are completely logical, in that you can physically get over and around things in a way that makes sense.

[@Scorch052]

gotta love the petrified man of stone standing in the door way that I could very easily just kinda scooch past

[@evinbraley]

I guess the makers of DS2 learned of the power of the Chest High Wall. Thankfully, it is no longer an issue by ER

[@DanteYewToob]

I always hate that in video games… you play as some badass adventurer capable of scaling mountains, double jumping, punching dragons… but you see a shrub and it’s a ducking immovable object and completely impassable. Or fall damage… especially in Dark Souls, I can lift a 500lb sword and fight massive monsters, block a hit that is the equivalent to getting hit by a truck at 70mph and absorb that impact with my back and legs, but I drop 20 feet and I just fucking die? Hahaha Regular parkour athletes jump off of buildings all the time! I’ve personally done a drop with a roll from a 2 story roof just fine but a dragon slaying beast just falls over dead. Okay. I understand the games need boundaries, but do something more creative.. add poison fog, magic plants with paralyzing toxin, or something more creative than “You’re too weak to push through a shrub with your massive magic sword and full plate armor.” or “You dropped down this little ledge and we’re startled to death a roach in the grass below.” As much as I love the new GoW games I get annoyed when I’m spending 20 mins on a puzzle and I’m like… “Kratos could literally just casually hop up to that second floor.. he could bitchslap that crumbly old wall down and just go straight through here… why am I climbing this zigzag? I could just toss the boy up there easily and have him kick that chain down.” But the game is so fun and I enjoy the dialogue so I don’t mind going slow so I can listen to them talk… that’s my one exception!

[@ConnerFoxall]

@@evinbraleynot the chest high wall

[@lubue5795]

I'm unsure whether I should be afraid of the AI revolution or look forward to it because of this.

[@captainsunshine64]

It'll be illegal to do this sort of thing soon, enjoy it for now

[@The.Heart.Unceasing]

@@captainsunshine64 you say that as if that had ever stopped the internet

[@captainsunshine64]

@@The.Heart.Unceasing It hasn't, but I don't see deep fake videos from my favourite channels

[@FederalBulgeInvestigator]

*Probably afraid. You can just replicate almost anyone's voice now to say anything, which is honestly nightmarish to think about what can be done.* *But eh, funny top gear video, so leave the spooky implications of such technology for when you're trying to sleep.*

[@captainsunshine64]

@@FederalBulgeInvestigator Absolutely afraid. I work with voice actors, podcasters and radio presenters who are all terrified that anyone can mimic their voice and ruin their reputation, or companies can decide to use their voice without paying them

[@alessandro348]

Ymfah and DS2 are timeless masterpieces

[@flowerthencrranger3854]

You’re about to start a war mate

[@forgot7en]

I love ymfah but the game's trash lel

[@geethekey1852]

@@forgot7en It's trash we love

[@thefumingknight9400]

The single greatest dark souls 2 video ever produced and uploaded to youtube.

[@markvandenthillart5739]

I hardly ever comment on videos, but this seriously is your best one so far. I genuinely can't see how you'd possibly top it. the top gear/grand tour editing and pacing, the glitches used, the voice-overs, the little shots from James May's different series that fit beautifully, the level of entertainment from start to finish... it's a testament to your talent that no one even mentions the not one, but three absolutely ridiculous challenges you set yourself for this video. stellar job, and congratulations!

[@lucasm.3864]

I’ve never seen Top Gear before, but this was hilarious and creative as hell. Who needs a single challenge video when you can have three?

[@doihavetobeg]

What if I told you there are 20+ seasons and numerous specials with this level of charisma, humor, (irl) visuals, music, and shenanigans?

[@bbbbbbb51]

You honestly don't even need to be a car guy to enjoy the show. If the humor on display here got you, the show likely will as well. The OG trio are just fantastic to watch do anything.

[@hugh6017]

This could still be one challenge run. Get the crowns of the DLCs while not defeating any bosses other than the last bosses of the DLCs.

[@Godslayer96]

This is one of the best Dark Souls videos and overall one of the best videos ever made on this platform. A prime example of why this platform ideally exists. Every time it pops up in my feed I wind up watching it, it just never gets boring.

[@Eji1700]

Every now and then someone manages to mash up niche skills with excellent humor and make something that really stands out. This is needlessly amazing. Thank you for this.

[@fromsoftserve]

This might be my new favorite video on all of youtube. holy shit. It feels so tailored to me as a massive DS2 and Top Gear fan lol. Truly top shelf work.

[@TenZrzut]

This is so well done it deserves a tip. Captures the spirit of OG Top Gear. You know your stuff. Also the "revvin' my woife tonite" just destroyed me for some reason.

[@Rassalcon]

The butterfly set has to be the most broken thing in the entire series. This was mental

[@zzodysseuszz]

Nah not even.

[@obscure.reference]

@@zzodysseuszz what beats it

[@AlcyonEldara]

@@obscure.reference in DS2 hard to say, but the weapon art switch in DS3 is insane.

[@obscure.reference]

@@AlcyonEldara isnt that a glitch?

[@AlcyonEldara]

@@obscure.reference yes, but like most things involving the butterfly set in this video.

[@SirPembertonS.Crevalius]

The creativity and effort you put into your challenge or goofy vids is umatched, I stg. I secretly hope the Top Gear Trio also see and react to this as well xD

[@wealthybone2990]

Sadly I don't think they ever will but at least they acknowledge they're a meme I hope. Also good to see you my friend hope you've been doing well.

[@SirPembertonS.Crevalius]

@@wealthybone2990 Aww, thanks chief! Seen you a time or two as well ^.^

[@wealthybone2990]

@@SirPembertonS.Crevalius I feel like you've seen more before or at least I've seen you alot but rarely here though it's nice, anyways I hope you have a great day.

[@waltuh11121]

​@@SirPembertonS.Crevaliusnot only I find you in TF2 videos, but here too. I still hate your PfP

[@hugh6017]

They would have absolutely no idea what is going on. Understanding a video like this requires a fairly deep knowledge of these games.

[@realkingofantarctica]

"Tonight, on Best Gears 2: I seek larger, more powerful souls. Richard seeks the king, as that is the only way. And James is swallowed whole by the land, like so many others."

[@NostraFnDamus]

If only Jezza was yelling "POWER" whilst spamming forbidden sun it would have been perfect

[@revilno]

And saying his genius defies gravity

[@morgan3392]

This is incredible. AI voices is one thing, but these actually convey the proper emotion, and is seems there are some real voice clips mixed in to keep it authentic.

[@Nick.t.S]

My guy. The voices are amazing. You could tell me you reached out to them personally and I’d be willing to believe it. Great job.

[@eliteclasswarrior94]

He said: "I'm Ymfah" and they simply complied

[@lucamckenn5932]

Ai generated voices are the future of fringe memes. Let the normies have their cake, I have Dagoth Ur talking to Joe Rogan about how bad the Argonian problem to the south is getting.

[@valentingarcia12]

@@lucamckenn5932 me need some of that

[@gojifan4001]

​@@lucamckenn5932I would listen to that for hours

[@SolProxy]

Maybe Hammond and May, but most of the time Jeremy sounds completely different.

[@kkwarlock8411]

That was ICONIC Everything about this is perfect - the comedy, the dialogues, the absurdity. This is just golden

[@MrEvan312]

This was unbelievably accurate, down to the captured personalities of the three presenters. Jeremy: Goes for the most power, but is hampered by his absolute ignorance. Despite this he achieves results by refusing to give up. Richard: Goes for the most speed, but is hampered by a lack of power. He overcomes this with his immense practicality and resourcefulness. James: Goes for slow and steady, but is hampered by his unbendable pride. He overcomes this with intellect and his amassed collection of random knowledge. Not only that but the amount of work that this required to put together from the filming, editing, working with the AI voices, and combining it all in a way that matches the spirit of the OG Top Gear series is nothing short of astonishing. May this always be a treasured video.

[@hiddenshadow2105]

Yes!

[@bellerophontesmusic]

This is, by far, something greatest that ever happen to entire Dark Souls community.

[@yaqubebased1961]

Happy Souls. Sorry, but it really is.

[@NGPlusVideos]

This was a brilliant idea! I know first hand how awkward some of these skips and tricks are, so well done on this.

[@caramelfrappe402]

This was by far my favorite video you've ever made. The voice acting, the scenes, the plays, the glitches- all of it was majestic and beautiful. PLEASE more of these, with different characters in different Soul games. I will PAY you to do it!!!

[@jyotshak]

I have watched this 4 times from start to finish, cant imagine the amount of effort that went into this but it turned out a masterpiece

[@assassinojack3432]

This legitimately has gotta be one of the best made videos I have ever watched. Thank you for all the dedication to this!

[@fertski]

This is honestly one of the greatest souls videos I've ever seen, 10/10 production. I never thought I'd see a Top Gear/Starcraft crossover in a souls video.

[@tedarcher9120]

Starcraft?

[@Zuodion]

@@tedarcher9120 There is on 25:23 Starcraft music and Tassadar's quote from the briefing before last(?) mission of Protoss campaign

[@mrdrprofessoroak497]

The fact that this video can still interest someone like me, who has never played a Souls game or watched Top Gear, really shows how well these videos are made.

[@josephlawter2994]

“This totally safe and ingenious method has saved countless seconds in the run” immediately dies. This is why Ymfah is the GOAT lol

[@saoxiii1060]

I'm only 2 minutes into the video and I can already say that this is a timeless masterpiece

[@J117N]

This is without a doubt one of the greatest videos ever made. You nailed their personalities perfectly. The writing was excellent. The gameplay was impressive too. This was perfection.

[@SinHurr]

The Only Good Use of Voice AI

[@Kasty9001]

Wow... just wow. I figured it'd be a hilarious top gear parody, but using that insane challenge and integrating the various skips and speed-run strats really made this a literal masterpiece

[@AM-bf9tb]

Monumental effort. This is your magnum opus.

[@DimIsHigh]

I am at a loss for words. Pure and simple, this was art. It was absolutely incredible and left me longing for a million more hours of the same. Please, please keep this idea alive, please don't let this be a one-off absolute masterpiece.

[@fredpinto_]

This was one of the most funny experiences of my life. I wish I had some friends with sufficient knowledge of both top gear and dark souls for me to share this masterpiece. Please bring the boys back on more specials

[@DAS_k1ishEe]

I have the basic knowledge that Top Gear exists and had a great time. I just assumed this video is basicly structured like a Top Gear episode but where the cars get replaced by Dark Souls. I had fun with the charackters and immediatly got why Top Gear is the most successful TV show ever. So yeah, in depth knowledge of Soulsbourne content is the biggest obstacle here.

[@serdash6548]

It feels like its been years since your last video. And it was so worth it. The effort and passion you put into your content makes up for the wait 100% Keep being awesome man

[@TheDanyschannel]

Beyond spectacular! I used to love watching Top Gear before my cable company removed the BBC channel. You absolutely nailed the style while incorporating your identity and incredible production! Man you keep raising the bar so high, so high in fact that you are my first ever donation

[@PonzooonTheGreat]

The fact that you can make a hex build that shoots repair powders is a testament to how cool and unique dark souls 2 is.

[@kpeleent]

as a huge top gear and souls fan, i have to say this is the best video on youtube. and on that terrible bombshell, have my like.

[@droppedcombro6480]

This is quite seriously one of the best videos I've ever seen. Remarkable job on all fronts, loved it from start to finish.

[@Omligh]

Don't know why, but I just can't stop watching this. It really is a fantastic piece of media. Really looking forward to more parts in this formats!

[@mehless]

This was so incredible to behold. The passion and skill to deliver something so authentically Top Gear with its wit while delivering an amazing trio of DS2 runs is perfectly in the venn diagram of things I'm glad to behold. I can't describe how good this is.

[@kariemelhanan8878]

The transition from 0:40-0:46 is so fucking clean and thematic to each person A perfect mash up of Kaer Morhen rom the Witcher 3 and a combat theme from darkest dungeon 2

[@RexcorJ]

I'd kill for more of this, but I don't think it's even feasibly possible. That being said, this has to be one of the greatest videos on the internet I've ever seen.

[@vibraniumdroid]

This is the best thing I've seen in my life

[@pedrocherfen1204]

Best ymfah video!! Not only the AI voices sound indistinguishable from their real voices, but the writing on the video is amazing!! I can picture the three of them saying exactly those things! Congratulations ymfah!!!

[@doethundermelon]

Everything about this is amazing! The music, the jokes, the timing. The guys all felt so accurately portrayed and the concept as a whole is GENIUS. Congratulations on creating a masterpiece!

[@scoob1551]

The lighting mod is honestly incredible and has gotten me back into DS2.

[@Ordanance1]

You can tell YT wrecked the visability of this masterpiece. The respect for the source material is evident in every detail of it. This should have 10M views by this point.

[@skelmersdale9950]

I was a bit skeptical initially about the move to using AI voices, because I loved the sound design of the old videos and the text-only seemed to fit so well- but you have well and truly blown away any doubt I had about it. Absolutely incredible.

[@childoftheeternalsky2382]

Masterpiece. Took me back to watching topgear with my dad as a child. It felt like a real episode. Thanks for your excellent work friend!