Why Dark Souls Has TWO DIFFERENT Speedruns

[@gatorama666]

So this is what a master degree in dark souls looks like?

[@bourbonbancracker]

I think you mean a remasters degree.

[@SantanaBanana47]

@@bourbonbancracker omg... Lol

[@GoodGuySemi]

@@bourbonbancracker yes

[@Nyota7766]

@@bourbonbancracker ehhhh nice

[@prismaticc_abyss]

High quality content

[@huntermengel2683]

Your icon is one of my favorite albums of the last few years, super awesome songs out of that band

[@CrankyWizard26]

@@huntermengel2683 what band is it though?

[@explosivesexplode]

@@CrankyWizard26 Shadow of Intent

[@CrankyWizard26]

@@explosivesexplode AAA thanks dude

[@Dainis-tq9fs]

Naaah

[@grfrjiglstan]

From Sotware: "Instead of adjusting enemy placements or world design, for this remaster we have decided to replace the old glitches with entirely new ones. We hope you enjoy the new challenges they create."

[@Schmeatboy]

They didn't make the remaster

[@mrdeafter]

It bluepoint not fromsoft dude

[@queckquack6298]

@@mrdeafter demon's souls remastered was bluepoint, not DSR

[@A_328FL]

@@queckquack6298 Remake*

[@A_328FL]

QLOC made the remaster

[@KizuxTheo]

It is such a treat to see you talking in-depth about speedrunning. This is way too interesting even for a casual player.

[@prismaticc_abyss]

Ikr, there are so many cool channels that do just that, explaining the mechanics and the programming behind it, but none for ds

[@aidenpost4493]

just enough depth for someone whose enjoyed playing every game of the series but never performed or discovered glitches. excellent video, thank you for sharing. incredibly informative

[@jackdog06]

“A lot of bugs were fixed, as is the case with remasters” SoTC: “Sorry, did you say something? I was busy making this dude’s hand even more broken”

[@speedster2172]

What is SoTC short for? I'm drawing a blank

[@charencewong6183]

speedster217 shadow of the colossus, I believe.

[@tenxinji]

@@charencewong6183 kekw

[@francovaldes8272]

@@speedster2172 Scholar of the First Sin, the last edition of Dark Souls 2

[@Jacob-df5hr]

@@francovaldes8272 Scholar of the Tirst Cin

[@GMPranav]

The transitions and 3D effects are God-like! These videos are really informative not only for people who play Dark Souls, but people like me who absolutely don't know anything about dark souls but still enjoy watching you! :D

[@CreativeChoroos]

Air rolls should be re-named to "Roll Control"

[@thisismynamethisismyname5956]

Or Rick rolls... Hehe....He

[@aaaargh8545]

It's called memerolls

[@deviantartguy0]

I like Roll Control

[@danozuke]

Excellent taste for the background music. As for the topic of the video, I've seen your prepare to die speed runs and Elajazz' Remastered speed runs and always wondered why the routes, items and starting classes where so different

[@tellurianapostle]

Whats the song? I feel likes theres some from toby fox and metroid but I just dont remember the song lmao

[@sachiel197]

@@tellurianapostle 0:00 some variation of Lower Brinstar, can't figure out from where (think I found it kzbin.info/www/bejne/iIK3n4uVoLhgm68) 8:36 is Hydro Station from AM2R

[@ninjarobotmonk3y]

This was a great video! I really liked when you showed button prompts on the screen to show exactly what is happening. Thanks for taking the time to make the video and to share it.

[@musicbybert5292]

Theres a soul dup that allows you to dup the soul group into how ever many arrows you have So if have 99 arrows And have 1 soul of whatever You can make that soul have value of 99 of that same soul

[@makingmywaydowntown9138]

ye isnt that the quantity storage glitch

[@aldrichunfaithful3589]

@@makingmywaydowntown9138 the quantity usage glitch but yes he is talking about the same glitch shown in the video

[@thehylianloach9473]

I wonder if you can doup items using that glitch by dropping them instead of consuming them? 999 titanite slabs...

[@CeroAshura]

The Hylian Loach let me try

[@catalystz]

@@thehylianloach9473 You can dupe items using either Quantity Duping with Frampt or by using a glitch called Negative Dupe (or Brightness Dupe). The latter works in both versions of the game and as such was not covered in the video.

[@towelmaster9240]

Didn't expect to hear Am2r's soundtrack here

[@hamfxbe]

am2r’s soundtrack fucking bangs

[@Eyedunno]

Came to comment the same thing.

[@t1glistenerelf]

As someone who's still getting into speedrunning of the series relatively recently, I knew some of this, but I'm glad that I could learn quite a bit more. You do good work, Cata. Also, nice choice in BGM. In particular, I appreciate your using music from Metroid Prime, as it fit better than I had been anticipating.

[@TheGodEmperorOfMankind_]

I used to casually run DS when it first came to PC and it's nuts how many interesting glitches have been found over the years, back then we were impressed with Duke Skip

[@DarkOverture]

Having enjoyed your entertaining runs on GDQ and ESA, it really made my evening to discover you not "just" uploading speedruns, but also such an _awesome_ analysis! Thank you for your time and effort, it is a pleasure to watch and learn!

[@DonutSwordsman]

That first transition was worth it, also great vid!

[@zackprice8688]

I’m disappointed they took the prepare to die edition off steam I would love to play the original again with all of the beautiful lag and wonderful frame drops in blighttown (no I’m not kidding I actually want that)

[@Patches4000]

Managed to snag it before it went off the shop. Something feels genuine about playing a game with that older frame rate

[@zackprice8688]

@@Patches4000 that’s awesome I recently found an original ps3 version and grabbed it quick

[@serialBLEACHexpert98]

I mean just pirate it since you own the remaster.

[@ThisisKyle]

Why would you want the lag and frame rate drop?

[@zackprice8688]

@@ThisisKyle the lag and frame rate drop is why I got good

[@CyberBorg]

This was too useful. I was looking into both speedruns but some clear differences like starting class were never explicitly addressed. You're a legend :)

[@HannesHace]

Your background music choices are awesome

[@jacklucy8745]

Such high quality Cata! I have become a massive fan of you within the past 3 months and you really got me through a lot of the boredom/anxieties of quarantine. Love seeing in depth videos like this as well, keep breaking those records you’re the man !!!

[@kevinmcdeath]

that equal sign edit at 0:45 was insane

[@redinfernal_]

Just found this video, and despite the quality Dark Souls content, I am living for the background Donkey Kong 2 music. Absolutely beautiful

[@limprichard3]

Great presentation! Very informative. You did a great job on this. The visual summary at the end really tied it all together concisely. Congrats on sub 30, btw. :)

[@jackygreenhow9889]

nicely produced video, appreciated the visual text that sometimes popped up. thanks!

[@enderfalconz4317]

Your channel is criminally underrated. Great work man.

[@LoanRepresentative]

PTDE is so close to being PTSD and honestly that would be perfect for a DS game

[@mist4620]

They should have called it Prepare to Suddenly Die.

[@TheTriforceDragon]

@@mist4620 Praise The Sun Dudes

[@kguy152000]

6:00 Awesome music! Always feelsgoodman

[@Tgarker]

Oh whoa i didnt relize there were so little comments this is amazing dude! Actually deserve more attention

[@SusejFTW]

great video. I really appreciate the effort put into your visual representation of the information. Seriously high quality work Catalyst.

[@Poisonouz]

You didnt made a quantity video here, this is pure QUALITY! Thanks for this information man

[@IAmMarwood]

Fantastic video! I’ve watched a lot of speed runs videos and often wondered how these feats are done but never taken the time to look into it, I feel I’ve been allowed to peep behind the curtain! Thanks!

[@thebagel6656]

Really enjoying the Metroid music in the background. Super soothing

[@SkinnyNiceGuy]

this video is so well put together, you explained it so well and made it easy to understand for people who might not know how to speedrun. Thanks for making such an interesting video man!

[@CossV14]

Great video, and also nice metroid background music lol

[@enzosevero6971]

Great video bro! keep up the hard work, and I love your speed runs

[@TurboWindex]

I am a simple man, I hear Metroid - Lower Brinstar, I like and subscribe.

[@LogicalQ]

5:34 Stickerbush Symphony...Donkey Kong Soundtrack... Beautiful...

[@shiprek900]

Hold up. Dark Souls still has an item weight capacity like Demon's Souls, only cranked up to a crazy number like 10,000? And here I always thought there was no limit to the amount you could carry besides stack size. Learn something new everyday

[@zackprice8688]

You’ve never had to much on and fat rolled?

[@RevyaAeinsett]

@@zackprice8688 Item load, not equip load

[@zackprice8688]

Revya oooohhh shit missed that oops thank you for the correction

[@anthonyybarra3425]

Yo. I love the metroid audio in the beginning!

[@beat_flamingo]

Even though I didn’t understand a single word from this, I still very much enjoyed it! Keep up the good work, dude!

[@RxAxIxNxBxOxW]

Great video, I wish you get bigger in this platform!

[@StrawhatGaming_YT]

5:00 is the brightness dupe. Also, if you go to items near frampt and select 999 arrows, go to parry an enemy then keep a fluid motion heading back to frampt, you can dupe any stackable item in your bottomless box. But its kinda a semi complicated duping glitch

[@143asdfqq2]

I adore the use of Stickerbrush Symphony in there. Great relaxing and informative video

[@krawlingchaos3963]

Man, this is bloody amazing! Can't wait for more vids like this.

[@SgtZook]

comfy video cata, I've been wondering about the differences for a long time

[@spideyman1909]

Love the metroid and donkey kong soundtracks

[@aim__freakz8499]

amazing video! and so well edited :)

[@breadbox1357]

Awesome content cata. I'd watch a whole series or a commented guide on the speedruns.

[@lefthandedscout9923]

You didn't mention that you still can confirmation box dupe in the remaster, but you have to do frame perfect pauses and can't chain confirmation box dupes so as a result it's a lot slower, making Pocket Frampt the preferred way to do it even if you have a boss soul in your inventory.

[@rowantheuma548]

This was a great vid! Thanks and I hope to see more like it soon!

[@sunless]

Great work man , love the edits

[@myyriad778]

I love these explanation videos, hope you make more!!

[@dexthefish96]

loving all the recent ds1 content. Good luck running All Boss!

[@albino5995]

Great video, got a new sub 😊

[@iqueda1420]

I love how this has Metroid music at the beginning.

[@nelsomsmae]

Very cool visuals and good explanations.

[@ElavesGames]

Amazing content, I hope it will become a series

[@Boqueelis]

This video is amazing! Nice job cata

[@TheHamza1999]

Great content as always, Cata!

[@calvin8464]

You also can't do blighttown skip on Remastered, which is a glitch that lets you fall from the firelink new londo elevator straight to quelagg's domain

[@DannyStuart]

This was awesome. A well earned sub.

[@def1ance]

Dude, this is massive! I can only imagine the amount of hours this took to edit and put together! How am i only watching this now? Congrats! Insane Video and knowledge!

[@catalystz]

Thanks a lot mate, glad you enjoyed it!

[@eronamanthius]

Ok I hit the like and subscribe when you used Stickerbrush Symphony from DKC2. One of my favorite VG songs ever.

[@wunderbambu]

such high quality video, well done.

[@sloppynumber12]

Can anybody remind me what the song is at 1:07 during the moveswap segment? so familiar

[@sloppynumber12]

its doom

[@thelegendaryqwerty]

what is the song name at 6:18

[@alephnole7009]

The Item parry dupe can be done much faster with the orange soap stone being used in place of the estus flask.

[@ducky_boy_1da116]

5:34 ah yes the legendary music

[@TehSymbiote]

Take my like for use of Stickerbush Symphony. I love that damn song.

[@Nick-mp1zh]

I didn’t even know dark souls had an inventory weight limit

[@theowl2134]

new to the series probably

[@frostyzaza]

awesome video cata

[@cataorshane]

Cata, is there anything you can't do?! Loved this video and I hope you keep posting these.

[@johantitulaer1052]

7:36 isn't this the other way around? When I played Remastered, the weight percentage was very tight.

[@aldrichunfaithful3589]

no it is much easier in dsr

[@dimarichmain]

Awesome content, as always

[@v.kaufmann]

I will never speedrun any game, but it is always interesting and useful to know speedun details to enjoy another man speedrun

[@PashaDefragzor]

Reminds my classes. About 20 years ago, one of my school teachers "Sergey Ivanovich" if i remember well ( computer science ) asked me about "The Secret Cow Level".

[@Pantagana]

I can't believe there were still glitches I didn't know about in PTDE after playing it and watching videos about it for thousands of hours.

[@ericwarncke]

Great video! A real TED talk from the master himself.

[@Masseffectdude]

I always used the darksign for confirm box duping, never had to worry about running out of estus that way

[@michaellaverty7349]

This is fascinating to me since I don't follow the scene closely and I had no idea the remastered had so many little differences that impacted the techniques so severely. Now I get why I don't see runners adopting it. Are you planning to do running in the remaster as well? Would be interesting to see how the times and strategy compare. I dig these informative videos, cheers cata.

[@catalystz]

I plan on running Remastered again (ran it a bit when it came out) relatively soon, as there might be something spicy coming up ^^

[@ZWENKHENK]

Wow Cata, very cool video. Congratz on you sub 30 min!

[@WyldeMark692]

Really nice, love it! Please feed us more DS facts!

[@BeansEnjoyer911]

Subbed. Very cool content

[@petrdemuth4963]

I would be rather interested in Glitchless runs..

[@codyeveringham9160]

They added a Glitchless Category in Dark Souls Remastered. They never had one in the original though.

[@Pincsi01]

Then watch those

[@ElectricAlien577]

Glitchless are the only interesting ones in my opinion.

[@GBlockbreaker]

Glitchless runs are the most boring ones imo cuz they're so much easier than any% Not saying they're easy of course

[@ElectricAlien577]

@@GBlockbreaker I understand what you mean. But I prefer watching someone play the game really well, more than watching someone cheat the game really well.

[@_Astrum]

Thanks, I was wondering what the difference was since I've not seen many Remastered runs and not much was available online.

[@darthvader2994]

what's the song playing at 6:00?

[@VorpalTiger]

quantity use can be taken further if you look at 999 arrows in a shop and then you can transfer that over to a soul item and get millions of souls just from the basic soul item

[@neoaxd.]

Great video, Cata!

[@Kae_Swiss_]

Anyone know the song at 2:50? Also nice vid.

[@greenhowie]

If the mid roll glitch weight range is tiny in PTDE would boosting endurance increase the available size? No idea why that would be useful but still.

[@catalystz]

No, because it's still percentage based.

[@greenhowie]

@@catalystz my bad

[@elphs]

Yo Cata this is sick

[@Patches4000]

Metroid music intro? Respect

[@AsilAygun]

Very good and entertaining video. Thank you!

[@NOGREATNAME]

I appreciate the new tips and tricks

[@OtakuUnitedStudio]

So the action queue gets dumped when you open the menu. Does that mean you can cancel a move that's queued up because you got staggered before you start the movement that would otherwise have been executed after the stagger ends? Because I can't tell you how many times I've gotten messed up because a "committed" attack was performed after I'd been hit and the target was no longer anywhere near where I was aiming.

[@Tomasvoja]

Cata with the top quality content!

[@TheGenuineBuzz]

Hey catalystz, love the video! I was wondering if you could do one going over the change in speedruns from the BKH to the BKGS? I saw that speedrunners were using the BKGS and I was so intrigued but found not much resources online on /why/ they were doing this!

[@alexanderstilianov]

The equip slot manipulation glitch reminds me a lot of MissingNo item duping and getting glitched Pokemon.

[@vrtex17]

Why Dark Souls Has two different Speedruns: that's literally two different games.

[@mr.mischiefiknowyourpasswo8224]

One is a buggy piece of shit and the other one is a buggy piece of shit with new bugs and people still like to pretend that it's a remaster even though it has gameplay changes instead of retouched graphics only. They could have actually bothered to properly outsource the remaster and fix the issues.

[@bootytime8658]

Aquatic ambience in a dark souls video. It's a good day.