Why We Love Dark Souls 1

[@chadofastora]

3 things: 1. (2:28) I know there are reasons to go to the catacombs early 2. I’m aware that Gwyn isn’t supposed to be a “grandiose” fight, I used the wrong word to just say that it’s cool. 3. While I do think the DLC is when they started making lots of legendary boss fights, I did forget about Allant in DeS, so I guess it was wrong to say they “cracked the code” here when they’ve done it before.

[@chadofastora]

@@justforfunnn1616 Ya I know it’s been a bit, I just really didn’t want to mess this one up.

[@roccogough254]

4:25 Don't forget that you say getting cursed is the only way you can get punished after death. Every single bloodstain containing 293578239857 souls and 99 humanity that was lost because some idiot decided to run through the enemies rather than be patient and just do what they did last time disagrees. Absolutely wonderful video though, just minor nitpicks throughout that sour it a bit. Sekiro enemy ranking is still my favourite.

[@justforfunnn1616]

@@chadofastora don't worry your videos are always great for me an I like your rankings

[@chrislevack405]

@roccogough254 if you have that many souls and humanity, you're your own worst enemy, dummy. edit: and you honestly deserve the loss. glhfkthxnore

[@Brian-458]

Here is one of the best reasons why: dark souls 1 has the best poise mechanic.

[@Reinoiro]

The general feel of ds1 is just magical. The combination of level design, difficulty, roadblocks, design of menus and ui, lack of fast travel, everyone's unique paths through the game, give it atmosphere unlike any other. That feeling is lost at around anor londo and later, but the first half alone is the coolest gaming experience i ever had, and even if mechanically a game like bloodborne is way better, that magic of ds1 was never captured again

[@chadofastora]

Well said

[@Bladerunner5146]

Ds1 was my 1st souls game and my favorite so far Bloodborne is my 2nd favorite and ds2 is last but enjoyable as well I got the dark soul achievement on ds1 and might try for the equivalent in Bloodborne

[@ryanharvey1610]

@@Bladerunner5146bloodborne was my first and easily my favorite i recently played ds2 and honestly i think it’s more enjoyable and there’s more content than ds1 so i like it better

[@Reinoiro]

@@ryanharvey1610 True that ds1 loses to other games in core mechanics, content, build variety etc. Objective and easily definable criteria. Can't argue against objective facts, but subjective less clear feelings like the atmosphere, just the mood, carry it to be one of the better games in the franchise

[@Its_Only_Chill]

​@@Reinoirothat's not an objective fact

[@chipklip2]

I have a lot more respect for this game than the other souls games. Mainly because of the whole "Don't go hollow" thing. I think it's a good analogy for giving in. Don't lose yourself. Keep pushing on.

[@ramrodbldm9876]

You have more respect for a game cause it has an analogy "don't go hollow" lmao tell me your first souls game was elden ring without telling me 😂😂😂😂😂. What about ds2 "dont give up skeleton"? Sounds like the same thing different wording. But, you just wanted something to say like every other tryhard

[@chipklip2]

@@ramrodbldm9876 the other souls games weren't as motivational to me when I was playing them

[@larpus69]

@@ramrodbldm9876dont go too far because for only 1 day is dark souls here because the next will be the dlc. always love and forgive not hate and forget.

[@slipawy]

​@ramrodbldm9876 Why you gotta come here and start arguments bruh

[@Burakidiosu]

​@@ramrodbldm9876what's got your panties in a twist bruh

[@ArtificalHistoryI]

I love ds1 it was the best and my first souls game, I’m now replaying it again for like 50th time it never seems to get old or boring

[@joshualouw9506]

A true work of art, and my favourite game of all time.

[@psterud]

Me too. I've played a bunch of games since then, but I'm a little sad because I'm pretty sure no game will ever give me that same experience again. It was magic in a bottle. I haven't replayed another From game, for instance. I didn't even finish DS2 or Sekiro, and I did easy mode on DS3 and Elden Ring just to get through them. Bloodborne was super-cool, though, but I didn't replay that either, although now I'm tempted to.

[@klausklavikus3836]

1989h ..... didnt even played CSGO as much as this Game xD

[@Grivian]

One thing I think is really cool about Dark Souls and Elden Ring is that it truly feels like a world that exist whether you are there are not. There are countless places where you have to make some creative jumps to get to the place you need which is not obvious (like Anor Londo). You feel like you are exploring places that were built for others, doors shut or caved in and when you find the correct path it feels nice. A good example of this is Lennas rise in elden ring. So the rise buildings typically has some sort of riddle to enter but not this one. This one is completely sealed with no way of opening it. The stone statue is also broken so whatever riddle you had so solve is gone. In order to enter you need to jump on the roof and get in through the balcony. This way such a cool moment since at that point I realized that parts of the world is in decay. It's like a real world ruin with secrets that you have to search for. Also I went to both the graveyard and new londo the first time playing DS1. I was there for way to long, almost quit before I found the stairway up to undead burg. But it taught me an invaluable lesson. Just because an area exists it doesn't mean that I should go there. If it is way harder than what I would expect based on my characters level it is probably the wrong area. Without that lesson I would have probably spent hours trying to get past valley of the drakes at a low level, or getting to the sea monster, going to the graveyard early after I finally revenged the skeletons outside.

[@sickbrain]

I don't know who can call DS1 the worst game in the series. That's just not true. No other Souls game captures the sense of magic and loneliness like the first one.

[@TheFlick175]

Dark Souls 2 on the other hand 😅

[@VREMEPLOV1]

IDK what people say, but DS1 is tied with Bloodborne when it comes to world design and delivering this feeling of desperation, loneliness and despair. Can’t put a finger on what exactly it is, but it always brings me back to replaying this game. On the other hand, unlike many souls players, I can’t force myself to play Sekiro again; it’s just missing something, and I don’t know what, even though combat is perfect.

[@impositor.]

Love how you’re just casually walking off the edge at the end.

[@chadofastora]

Originally I planned to have a compilation of slowly walking through different areas, ending with that clip. But I still wanted it in the vid

[@triplespearmint]

Dark Souls 1 is that game that I always replay every now and then.

[@molkwi9077]

Solaire goes crazy because of the sunlight maggot he finds. He doesn't go Hollow. He's completed his goal of finding his own Sun and being as grossly incandescent as it, but he still has a purpose. Defending his own sun. He goes crazy and attacks you because he can't recognize you and thinks you want to steal his sun. Also, I'm fairly sure that the NPCs that Hollow don't speak as much as Solaire does in Izalith. They don't speak at all, actually. Yes, Solaire mostly just moans and groans, but he is still human. You can also tell by his skin. Same for Logan. He isn't Hollow, just mad with power, knowledge and intellect. It's a common misconception that some characters goes Hollow when they actually go insane. Still, great vid, pretty interesting and I do agree with a lot of points made. The level/world design is great, though sometimes inaccurate or odd.

[@chadofastora]

Fair point, I definitely oversimplified

[@Noo584]

@@chadofastoranah , he does go hollow. He goes hollow because he no longer has a goal. Source: the player can also wear the sunlight maggot without going crazy

[@mynameisearl9283]

@@chadofastorawhat I love about this is that the pvp is all the more fun when you role play becoming the power crazy protagonist invading peoples worlds and and playing along with the covenants, which I think DS1 does the best out of the three. That’s something I feel like was missed and could be talked about in another video.

[@Arcticwind-xw6qg]

Solaire secret ending

[@psterud]

@@mynameisearl9283 Totally agree. The co-op and PvP in the game take it to greater levels than just the PvE experience. Most people just play the basic game, and if so, they're missing at least 50% of the full experience.

[@Salty__420]

I got to experience this game in its entirety completely blind because I didn’t have internet when I was playing it and on top of that I had never even heard of it, I grew up poor and the game was only $1 because it was loose and the store didn’t know if it worked but thank goodness I got it cuz it sparked my love for the series

[@oskarszile4372]

ON first playtrough i became one of the hollows scratching walls on the way to bell gargoyles. Its really intresting that you got so many mad hollows with broken straight swords over there its like the devolopers knew many ppl would quit at this point

[@psterud]

What's always been funny to me is that they made the Crestfallen Warrior super-strong right there in Firelink. Anyone who attacks him at the beginning - and there's a temptation to do so - will probably quit the game, because he's permanently aggro until after the first bell, and even that's mysterious how to de-aggro NPCs. An amazing and daring design choice.

[@oskarszile4372]

@@psterud funny thing is i killed that bastard :D i did spend an entire day trying to

[@viewsfromthechris7810]

Just completed my first playthrough of this game a week ago. First souls game I ever played. Had the game for a long time but never knew what to do at the start lol. All your points about world design and the wonder of discovering the world is spot on with what I felt. Very much a masterpiece of a game.

[@realjouni6388]

I played ds1 few months before elden ring released and that was when i fell in love with these games. Even when others souls games are great they still don't feel the same as ds1. It feels like that i find out new things even tho i have played it through like 5 times already and i love the freedom how you can explore the world.

[@psterud]

Trust me, even after 3000 hours playing, and hundreds of hours of KZbin videos, there's still stuff to learn about DS1. It's truly astounding.

[@kazenriq]

Ahhh Ashe Lake, I was in awe when I first set foot in that beach... The music...

[@Drunk_Souls]

You are absolutely right about all of it. I got started with souls a week after the launch of DS1. When I got invaded in the parish, i wanted to be that guy. So i learned how to become a darkwraith and the rest is history. This is why i am the invader video guy i am now. But, more importantly.... The PVE aspect of DS1 is unmatched. There is no other game in the series (except maybe bloodborne) that even came close to giving me the same feeling. DS1 is built different. All the new fans can't understand.

[@donteddy1858]

The problem in blighttown isnt gravity. It's the framerate. People should also remember that DS didnt have nearly the budget that Elden Ring had. And the reason ER did have the budget it had was the revenue DS created.

[@Designlov3n]

I was cursed headed back from ash lake and at the bottom of the great hollow. Under leveled and without a purging stone, it nearly broke the game for me. I recall getting to a blighttown-looking area and being one-shot over and over. Anyone, who made it to the depths to purchase the stone and continue the game, is heroic through and through.

[@Phykes_]

on my first playthrough I completed the entire game with 6-10 estus because I didn't know about kindling

[@psterud]

Wow. That's an achievement!

[@michalkubik20001]

18:14 Frampt: "Hraaaoogggh!" Automatic subtitles: [Applause]

[@ThePhysicalReaction]

the parrying is so good with replay. you feel like some kind of god

[@Extension_cord11]

Elden Ring wasn’t my first fromsoft game (i played about half of DS3 over the course of a week at my cousins) but it was my true introduction. Fast forward to hundreds of hours in each Dark Souls has quickly become my favorite in the series and I quite literally have 0 clue why other than I like it more

[@Niklasaufcrack]

5:44 same thing happend to me and I was dumb enought to not find a way out of the catacombs so I left it there at level 28 or so and started a new playthrough XD😅

[@overseeingowl6972]

As you mentioned there is many essays about DS1 but i really like to watch them. This game gives people different experience so every video is unique.

[@ericweeks3662]

I came to fromsoft when I was 6 I am 13 almost 14 and came back to the first and only game I ever played but never beat it so I'm back and still love it

[@darksoulsstuffs]

For any one who loves Dark Souls I, you should definitely try the mod Age of Sunlight. It literally makes the game better by fixing stuffs, adding new rings, weapons, spells and even enemies's attack while being lore friendly, keeping the game's core without anything excessive.

[@davidnewhart2533]

Yes! Yes! I'm glad there's someone else who played that mod! That mod was so fun and I think it's underrated! I honestly want to play that mod again!

[@darksoulsstuffs]

@@davidnewhart2533 Do it again, make a torch build.

[@19Szabolcs91]

DS1 itself is like lightning in a bottle, and I think the fact that it's somewhat unfair and raw just adds to it. Same with Super Mario 64, another open-ended game where dev intentions be damned, you can approach stuff so many ways.

[@ollie5845]

My first soulsborne experience was Elden Ring and I was absolutely amazed. After sekiro and ds1, and DS3 soon, it's amazing how well ds1 holds up. For me, though, I found sekiro to be the most purely enjoyable experience. I think every game in the franchise has unique strengths and aspects that make them quality games in their own right.

[@psterud]

Don't forget about DS2. It's not a bad game.

[@ollie5845]

@@psterud oh yeah I know, just haven't got round to it yet

[@troycoley-cn5bb]

Certified Dark Souls Classic

[@aka_Jdizzle]

7:04 currently in my first play through and I completely missed the entrance to the chaos witch’s boss room so I kept going until I found the tree, and it had a message that told me about the entrance to the great hollow

[@MrJordwalk]

I have always likened Dark Souls 1 to the Mark I Ironman Suit Tony Stark fashioned in the cave in Afghanistan. Yeah, it's a clunky thing.... but it was the absolute best work that could be done with the given time/materials and it showcased creative genius.

[@franciscofunari2343]

Dark souls is the more authentic, and memorable, there is bosses in ds3 that I don’t even remember anymore but all of them in ds1 are just more iconic

[@HMCarsSOA]

I'm the complete opposite, i think DS1 has one of the weaker collection of bosses whilst DS3 has the best in fromsoft's catalogue.

[@cuddlequeen3225]

I haven't watched the video yet. But I agree. Still my favourite in the trilogy. I really like Demon's Souls as well

[@gahpretu6686]

I like to sit back and imagine how good the second half of the game would be if the team had more time and experience. Imagining Lost Izalith completely reimagined and the Bed of Chaos being a truly grandiose boss gives me goosebumps! But seriously what an amazing video congratulations!!

[@psterud]

I'm one of those rare people who thinks that the second half of the game is still super-fun. I never really understood how people didn't enjoy it as much. I mean, I get their criticisms, but all of it is still really fun to me, even Bed of Chaos. I don't think I was ever able to do it in one try, but it was still fun to attempt it.

[@legitplayin6977]

I like to sit back and imagine how good the first half of the game would be. I’m sorry but only Sens Fortress and Anal rodeo are good early game areas, the other are just so generic

[@KappaRay0101]

I’m quite new to the soulsbourn games with ds1 being the only game I have and I can honestly say it might be one of my favorite video games of all time

[@drewmac9270]

I was one of those "Ash Lake by accident," folks. It's definitely one of the most memorable video game experiences ever, if not the most.

[@eow4317]

The first souls game I ever played, going through ds2 right now and will start ds3 once I beat the three dlcs

[@rob6912]

Ive literally watched atleast 20 to 30 dark souls 1 review/ critiques and your one piece reference got you a like from me lmao The world when one piece is over probably is going to look like a dark souls game

[@redsnorlax1945]

I played ds1 last year and gave up for a while...to make a long story short i beat it this morning and am now playing ng+1

[@psterud]

Now you can get gravelorded. Watch out! :D

[@vashdesperado1232]

It's one of the few games that explains why you can die and respawn in a video game. It was just a standard mechanic in every game just so you could keep playing. But Dark Souls made it part of the story and worldbuilding and invented a whole new genre of game in the process. So much good design came from taking the concept literally. And going hollow is a metaphor for getting frustrated and quitting, the only true death. Love it. My favorite game of all time.

[@JDoggPokepixels]

When I first played it I really didn’t like it because it was clunky and didn’t have the beet bosses just the other day I decided I needed to go back and beat it and I was shocked I had a blast

[@chadofastora]

I think that’s the experience a lot of us have with it

[@Akira-kd6us]

The genius FromSoft did with tying the gameplay very heavily with the lore is such a big aspect why Dark Souls is so damn good(like you mentioned), when 3 came out it got even better because of the gameplay polish. When DS1 released, I considered it one of the most polished in terms of movements(obviously isn’t when compared to modern Souls) that back then it felt like I was controlling my own limb once I really got used to it, 3 just made it better, 2 was shit in this aspect. This polished controls(except 2…) and the fact that the world is so immersive due to the gameplay being so heavily tied to the story/lore itself, made me feel like I was truly in it. The emotions it gave me was so intense, no other game could replicate what I feel about FromSoft’s Soulsborne. Honestly, Gwyn to me was perfect. I personally didn’t have a hard time with Gwyn’s movesets, to me he felt like he was just swinging his weapon mindlessly(hence why parry works so well), just doing what his body remembers so it felt very fitting for me. He wasn’t supposed to feel special imo, he’s just a pathetic old god who’s way past his prime and you’re pretty much just putting him out of his misery when you defeat him. Once he died I just felt empty, it wasn’t much of an achievement, the music enhanced this feeling so much due to it setting the tone that the fight isn’t anything grandiose. Absolutely perfect.

[@bizzy5439]

I played DS1 when it first came out on the PS3. It was the most immersive and mysterious game I'd ever played. Nothing else was like it at the time besides Demon's Souls, which I hadn't played. Exploring Lordran is still unlike anything I've experienced since from FromSoft. Your point about no fast travel, super tight level design, and shortcuts made exploring the game like a tense dungeon crawl throughout. It's still my favorite souls game ever with the most memorable world and characters.

[@curtis5799]

The world was absolutely mind blowing once you connected some of the loops. I mean, my mind was blown and than I discovered the lake underneath the tree and could not believe what I was seeing. Also, the fact that I had no clue what to expect from the start makes this game an all time classic. Right up there with Pong and Mario.

[@psterud]

Did you just compare DS1 with Pong? LOL. I know what you mean, but I've never heard that one before. "Pong is the Dark Souls of... old 2D tennnis-like games played with paddles." I'm old enough to know Pong. We had it on our TV back in the '70s. We could definitely say that Dark Souls and Pong were both brutal. And both classics! :D

[@racefrazier7998]

My first play through I accidentally hit the merchant in the undead burg. Killing him I got the kitana. But it broke. I explored and found Rickert who repaired my weapons. That felt amazing and I was rewarded by exploring. I was later rewarded by talking with Domhnall after I got cursed in the depth. He tells you that being cursed is how you hurt ghosts! I immediately headed for New Londo. Without the curse mechanic I would have never talked with Domhnall. I was rewarded with information about the world without google simply by exploring. This is how you rewarded players with exploration.

[@GracelessTarnished]

I hold Dark Soul second only to Elden Ring. Still, its brilliant interconnected level design is second to none.

[@nerderogoty]

Dude I'm about to finish this game I played elden ring first and then started this and now ds1 has absolutely become my favorite between the 2

[@autismrizzard]

Trust me, I've seen enough gameplay of all the games and beaten DS1 to know that Dark Souls is an experience you must have. Its a battle, a struggle, it feels rewarding to figure out parries, blocking and attack patterns. All of it. It's beautiful

[@oninpizon3092]

Ds1 is my favorite out of all 3 games at first I hate that the game was too open and no indicator I was playing Skyrim at the time so I was too focused on the marker and where to go as time passes and I played all 3 games the "open world" is the reason why I love the game the most memorable was the moment you see the dragon in the bridge and died like 10 time I was about to quit the game and notice there's a stairs and the sweetest moment when you kicked the ladder that was the moment I love the game it reminded me life a bit there's always another way

[@Terron29]

Great upload. Such an incredible game despite the jank. I think fromsoft has come a long way since dark souls especially in terms of bosses (many of the dark souls 1 bosses have aged poorly imo) as well as some awkward jumping and getting stuck on weird edges/geometry but the music, setting, atmosphere and exploration and general openness with regard what order you do areas in is fantastic. Its also the only souls game to nail the bonfire placement. I miss that tension.

[@whatta-rr3uu]

Dark Souls 1 is just that game you never forget. Ive done alot with it..hoo my.... The very 1st two rings i grab when i started a new build are that sacrifice ring in the bridge as a ensurance in case i die (need those souls from Pinwell not been wasted)to get my 2nd ring wich is silver serpent ring in T.o.T.G.then return to Firelink. By this point my new character has good souls (Pinweel), a random mask from it,some souls to pop up i grab in there and in some builds i also grab Gravelord G.S. Meanwhile returning to Firelink,binoculars and winged spear (if needed).Zweyhander and a small shield are picked when goin to catacombs before doing what ive described earlier so im quite ready for build my new character with 20% more souls gain. Its a ritual for me.☺

[@joemama-ec9kw]

i still feel stupid going all the way down to ash lake without placing the lordvessel, and not knowing about the first bonfire there.

[@brandonp5]

I love when people play bloodborne & sekiro and go back to play Ds1 with the knowledge from those games being so opposite.

[@TAHMEED_REZA]

I find it super easy to parry on controllers. And it has worked like a god-send against many of the parry-able large enemies. Ex. The big clubbers at the Blighttown entrance, black or silver knights etc. Just leaving it here.

[@PIOVRAME]

Dark souls 1 is really a special game. 💞

[@prostenazev2499]

4:45 hehe. Same happened to me, skeleton wheels brings me nightmare to this day. but i did go to blight town after.

[@mothman8300]

14:52 what is that transition art from?

[@TheSuicune7]

Elden Ring introduced me to this game. I absolutely loved it! Dark Souls 1 really captured the high fantasy in a way that Lord of the Rings did. Elden Ring did this well too, but there’s something timeless and iconic about Dark Souls’ story and world. A fantastic game indeed

[@robertstump7899]

"That's just how it be in lordrain." Great.

[@chadofastora]

No one else pointed out that line yet, thanks.

[@robertstump7899]

@@chadofastora I laughed so hard. Immediately paused and quoted it to get it right. Heh.

[@hectorbeck4350]

Though Dark Souls 1 isn’t among my personal favourite Fromsoft games (I definitely still really like it though), I still really appreciate and enjoy it for everything it did, and I definitely understood what people mean about it being really special

[@MaTtRoSiTy]

It's amazing how many of us started out our journey with Elden Ring and after falling in love with that game we ended up at this game. I also played DS3 before I played this one and while I personally preferred DS3 as it felt more refined to me, DS1 is an incredible game considering how old it is. I did not like DS2 at all though

[@torgo_]

Why do people dislike Tomb of the Giants? I can understand the complaints about Lost Izalith and Demon Ruins, but to me, Tomb of Giants always seemed like a beautifully designed masterpiece, the jewel in the crown of Dark Souls. The final harrowing challenge of the experience. Especially on a blind playthrough, where you probably won't have access to a light source (unless you get really lucky with necromancer drop rate RNG). It's a dark, terrifying maze, and one of the only times in a video game where I felt like I was literally going to shit my diaper. And the absolute unparalleled relief when you make it to that lower bonfire near Patches. Genius. I'd put Tomb of Giants in the S-tier category alongside Sen's Fortress, Undead Burg and Oolacile Township.

[@justsomeannoyingredpanda]

As a person whos currently playing Dark Souls 1, when should i play the dlc? After i beat the game or save gwyn for last?

[@SimonTeufel]

Phantastic Video. Spoke do my soul.

[@samwhite4961]

Great video! I feel like you touch on it a bit but I feel like as far as souls games go DS1 has the world slider cranked to max and the mechanics slider low (relative to souls) and DS3 is the reverse, world on min mechanics on max. That’s why out of the 3 DS2 is my favorite to go back and replay. It’s just the perfect blend. I burn out on DS1 having a lot of runs end at the duke’s archives and I find DS3 loses its hook as after the first dozen crazy warrior with infinite stamina who never stops attacking I feel like I’ve seen everything the game has to offer. Though now Elden Ring is probably king of the dark souls

[@sneekmuch]

ER was my first souls game and since then I’ve played DS3. I almost got DS1 instead but I still have it to look forward to. I finally realize why everyone can’t stop talking about FS…. And I haven’t even played Bloodborne or Sekiro yet.

[@mackshearer974]

Idk which intro I like the most. I still need to play sekiro. That one seems too hard for me ngl. But when I hear the narrator in elden ring say Gideon’s name I always get chills. It’s hard to place.

[@glasshalfmpty4904]

I love and i mean love watching people play this game for the first time

[@featdirty1127]

I would like to say that I personally disagree with 5:20. To me, Elden Ring feels slightly more linear in progression than Dark Souls. Sure, Elden Ring is literally and open world game that allows you to go wherever you want whenever you want (to a degree), but I personally still find the layout quite linear in the sense of you have to go through multiple areas still to reach another, whereas in Dark Souls you could use ‘clever tactics’ (the Master Key) to reach later areas earlier than anticipated, or not trigger specific events by taking a longer route around the area that triggers the event (eg you can make the bridge in Undead Parish safe by going through Deeproot and opening the Havel door from the bottom, skipping the Hellkite cutscene so it never arrives at the top), and there are many areas that connect and link to each other to make navigating the map feel much smoother until you can warp between bonfires. Elden Ring lacks that interconnectivity, with most areas just being attached to each other with no way of accessing a previous area without backtracking (sure that’s probably because you can fast travel to any Grace you have found but it still takes away from the interconnectivity between each area), which somewhat damages the immersion to me because it doesn’t feel like a natural interconnecting world, rather a collection of individual areas stuck one after the other. As such, the way you approach each area in Elden Ring feels more linear, leading to most people having a similar first experience when playing Elden Ring (from personal experience with friends, most of us did one of two things: we either ran into Margit and started exploring after getting our asses handed to us, or we ran into Margit and rammed our heads into him until he died, which is what I did (before I even found the Roundtable Hold might I add), but none of us found that shortcut to Liurnia until much later, or ever tried tackling Florida because we would all die within seconds). As such, I would say the way you progress in Elden Ring is more linear than in Dark Souls, but that’s honestly just my way of thinking

[@marcinolszewski2260]

Unlike Elden Ring that after many playthroughs feels like fantastic legacy dungeons and a lot of unfun chores in between, everything from start to at least placing the lordvessel is a great gameplay. And I do enjoy the late game, mostly because of the atmosphere of going deeper into the roots of the world and that its still challenging. Like I cant recall a single area in Elden Ring that is challenging to me and cannot be easily skipped, while no matter how many playthroughs I go through in DS1, the Tomb of The Giants or some parts of New Londo and Blighttown will always demand a lot of focus from my approach.

[@TheGreatAustino]

Ds1 is one of those games I'll always return for another playthrough

[@andreiboss3759]

i love ur video,i played ds3 as my first souls and then ds1 and I LOVED IT,i liked the fact that i didnt know where to go,u are just right

[@kokomanation]

It had the most depressing music I have ever heard I was really sad after playing

[@84rinne_moo]

Even if you don’t think it’s the best game in the series, there’s really no better introduction to souls games. It has to be this one. The way things unfold, the way the story is told, the whole atmosphere will make you understand the world and be part of it. I just don’t think the other games would hit the same without playing DS1 first.

[@DaNaviOG]

Is this a reupload? or there's another video around with the exact same topic?

[@gabvsd5934]

I thought one of the bells is in new Londo when I got to firelink shrine xD

[@arsarma1808]

I think you do have something backwards. Elden Ring isn't controversial for having functional RPG aspects. Bloodborne is lacking for not having good RPG mechanics. It lacks so much variety compared to the other games that it really does end up suffering. Everything in Bloodborne can be contained within the confines of other other games in the series, but the other games wouldn't fit within BB. It's a fine game, but I think it really does get overrated. To this day I'm not even sure why some people call the genre "soulsborne." Everything about the RPG elements in BB are tacked on and the game would be better without it and by just focusing on the action, where as for Dark Souls the RPG elements are very important to the gameplay.

[@kameal96]

I actually beat Gwyn in like 10 tries, but smough and ornstein? OMG, 100 tries? Toughest fight ever imo, Dark souls 3 is a walk in a park next to it honestly

[@CEO_of_memes2]

4:03, what is this game?

[@chadofastora]

Demon’s souls remake

[@heathermelton5688]

Ds2 is criminally underrated

[@wantsome-zs5sq]

Skyrim was broken in the PS3 so I played dark souls instead. I spent an entire year playing it. I beat it with no summoning and I never played the PVP. I was 2 trophies away from platinuming the game when my PS3 died. I lost my save. I had fun with the remaster on PS4. Played a lot of PVP my second time around. Got to play against and beat some of my favorite youtubers.

[@jimreplicant]

Its funny that this is even debated. Dark souls is the benchmark that all the other souls games are trying to reach. It was so good that it created an entire genre.

[@chumorgan443]

I had no idea it was considered by some to be the worst in the series. Shame.

[@hundkebab2433]

Ultra Great Sword + Shirtless + Sack Hood gang rise up

[@MarkaNgamer]

DS1 is perfectly balanced. Tactical and hard. No points respec, you play it as a true RPG. Effective and gorgeous but not flashy. Fair challenge unlike DS2. Better balanced than Demon's Souls. Better level design of all 3. Probably the best story...

[@rhys3922]

Wake up babe new dark souls video essay just dropped

[@tyrion_defoe]

Where can I find the thumbnail of this video?

[@miki49]

If you ask me, it’s def the best game in the series and a top 3 game of all time, and sekiro was the first fromsoft game I played and beat

[@SpaklesDr]

DS1 IS the best in the series. No other has come close to recreating the atmosphere or the intricate interconnected world. Not being able to fast travel for a good portion of the game just doesn't fly with gamers nowadays but that is a shame because that made the game that much better...more immersive...oppressive. A game that will never be matched because "modern sensibilities" will not allow it. What a breath of fresh air the game was.

[@adaasdfas8013]

When i replay ds then all 3 of them i like them all almost equal its like a big journey with my hero throu 1 big game when i combine them the only negatives for me in ds2 and ds3 is the world map is like going throu chapter to chapter

[@wumple_]

Ayyyy the Brawlhalla music goes hard

[@meris8486]

Great video :)

[@hugh_manatee]

Best game ever made…the blacksmith thing is underrated. I played ds1 first, and I was really disappointed when I got to ds3 firelink and it was just an obvious video game hub area 🙃

[@psterud]

Yeah, blacksmith AND warping from the beginning?

[@nickp3949]

Unpopular opinion here, but I thought I’d share. Dark Souls 1 is my least favorite of all seven games. It’s the only one that doesn’t feel fun or satisfying to play. The combat is slow and clunky, everything is oppressive and depressing, every inch of the world is out to kill you, and half the areas in the game feel like troll stages. I’ve never died to the environment so much as I did in DS1. And I guess everything I’m saying is why people love the game so much, but for me it just amounts to a completely unenjoyable, borderline miserable experience. Also, none of the areas are any fun to travel through, and 90% of the bosses are really easy. The game is a slog. I don’t even care for firelink, it’s awkwardly designed and doesn’t feel cozy and safe like the other hub areas. The Nexus, Majula, and the dream are the best hub areas because they give you a sense of comfort and catharsis. Everything is DS1 is oppressive, like the game is trying to make you miserable. Like I said, I know it’s an unpopular opinion, but I just can’t jive with DS1. I’ve tried. I just don’t enjoy playing it. I even prefer a lot of Souls-like games to it. The DLC is pretty great though, and Artorias and Kalameet are top tier bosses in the series imo.

[@randychristensen1028]

My only wish with the remaster is that FromSoft would've taken advantage of the world design of Lordran and made the game full open world. I would've loved to see the every area properly rendered at all times to further immerse yourself in the beautiful world they created

[@botero01]

Tomb of the giants is one of my favorite areas in the game. Lost Izalith is gorgeous, yes, the actual gameplay of traversing it may not be the greatest, but the ennemies, the look, the vibe, the details etc, none of it is mediocre. Bed of chaos even, is a great concept, it´s just that the mechanics are poor, so what.

[@Makskori]

Hate how people have split the game into 2 halves and just say one is good while the other is bad, how about just pointing out the areas/bosses you dont like? Most people only have a few areas or bosses like that which in no way accumulate to be "half" of the game. Then also theres a matter of personal preference, I for one love tomb of the giants(I was lucky enough to have a lantern drop on my first playthrough), and the only area I dont like is Lost Izalith, but its easy and short so I dont even hate it. This "second half" thing just gives the game bad rep for people who haven't played it yet and its pretty sad imo.

[@magnoliaflute4856]

😂😭✌🏾

[@ducnguyencter]

Elden ring is a good start for newbie, ds3 is a decent choice for 2nd position, next is ds1 - absolute a masterpiece, finally ds2 if you want. Blood borne and sekiro are another stories

[@sajidhassansami300]

if you play lies of p and also the new lords of the fallen, could you do review of them

[@chadofastora]

Maybe

[@theradhattah1435]

Here is my hot take. DS1 is the greatest FS game of all time. Not matter how much the newer games improve on the formula. It has it’s downsides but every game does. It is truely an UNFORGETTABLE experience.