Dark Souls 1: Defining a Genre

[@VaatiVidya]

Yooo hope your house guests are impressed with the painted world lmao thank you

[@ZeroLenny]

I also got your Dragon on the bridge one! I've wanted them ever since you released them tbh they're sick 👍👍

[@saberwarlord7784]

Living pot lore when?

[@VaatiVidya]

@@saberwarlord7784 literally this week haha how did you know

[@amoghbabu9922]

@@VaatiVidya thanks for finally dropping🙏

[@Dark0neone]

@@VaatiVidya thanks for consistently being such a legend

[@salderin]

The screenshot of you blocking with full havel, and underleveled flask, and a drake sword was so funny to me, i loved that

[@ZeroLenny]

everyone starts somewhere! It was a wholesome big chungus doge moment!

[@CahanDragon]

His flask wasn't underleveled. He had upgrades from Undead Parish and Blighttown, New Londo Ruins should be done after Anor Londo and killing Firekeepers is evil. There is Anastasia's soul too, but you could bring her back to life. +2 Estus for O&S looks like something Miyazaki intended for new players.

[@lxlADlxl]

@@ZeroLenny It's that moment in the souls game you forget about everything else and say: "I'm not here to play anymore, I'm here to win", which is, I think, mostly popular on souls games. Its fun to see how we grew up, but everyone once, either gave up on a hard boss (or, hard at the time for him), or soldiered on and gave himself the best chance at winning, AKA, the "full havel's".

[@Dark0neone]

@@lxlADlxl me wearing the stone armor to beat four kings agrees with you

[@genericgmd9030]

Me too, it reminded me of when i first beat o&s in full black iron

[@frank9644]

The teleport point is so true. They've done a huge open world game but now I'd love a game where they take the same attention to detail and instead create a crazy elaborate interconnected underground dungeon maze. A 2022 dungeon crawler.

[@jordimiller798]

Likely a fake account don't send him anything.

[@noop9k]

I remember being lost in dungeons of TES:Daggerfall..

[@dukeofhmph6348]

So, a modern take on King's Field? Or a finished and released version of Deep Down? Either way, I would LOVE that!

[@ND_Dova]

@@noop9k imagine a modern, handcrafted daggerfall

[@calebhamm8531]

I played the series in reverse and I wasn’t very impressed with DS1 the first time I played it. Then, when I was stressed out of my mind with a tough college semester, I got the urge to revisit this game. During that second play through, I just got sucked into the world and atmosphere of the game. After obsessively playing through the game another 3 times, I can say that DS1 has easily become my favorite game of all time. Keep it up with all your awesome content!

[@tacticalchunder1207]

Totally agree with the teleport thing. The biggest mistake of DS2 and 3 were having teleportation to any bonfire from the get go. You HAVE to get immersed in DS1 and pay attention to where you’re going, because you can’t just teleport back. Bonfires in 2 and 3 were like save checkpoints, and it really took the immersion level down. DS1 also gave you limited teleportation when you did get it, not every bonfire. Why they didn’t do that with 2 and 3 is beyond me.

[@idonotknow2652]

The main reason DS1 *can* do that is the fact that everything pre-anor londo is physically connected to Firelink, so even though you can't teleport, you can still get back to your hub area relatively often Doing such a thing in the sequels would mean completely redesinging the world to work around Majula/Firelink DS2 can't do that, as every place in Drangleic is so unique and different that it wouldn't make sense if it was all built around the same small hub area I personally don't mind the choice to remove the interconnected world design, it's an amazing feature, but it would feel less special and more repetitive if present in every entry of the trilogy

[@Dark0neone]

they wanted more people to buy their game.

[@alihorda]

I don't agree with it, not able to teleport was so annoying holy shit

[@Marked__One]

Nah

[@spike8595]

Best is how Elden Ring has those really well done dungeons like Stormveils with plenty shortcuts that are made completely pointless because there are graces at both ends of said shortcut lmao. FromSoft design is really all over the place after Dark Souls 1

[@SHmoogleThe1st]

There's something so wholesome of just watching a video of someone explaining why they love something so much to the point where they run out of words. What an enjoyable video

[@Closetedtransgirl]

I absolutely love this format keep up the great work man! Also i hope that there will be videos like these about other souls games.

[@ZeroLenny]

i did dark souls 2 and 3 reviews, maybe bloodborne, sekiro, demon souls, or souls trilogy dlcs sometime

[@ronthorn3]

@@ZeroLenny sekiro! Please! Your format is highly entertaining!

[@Adriano991b]

Creating a new genre is indeed an incredible achievement, specially in recent years. Even Kojima failed at it trying to create the "stranding" genre.

[@jordimiller798]

Likely a fake account don't send him any info.

[@allkindsofgroovy6865]

Goddamn love you, Lenny. Drawn in by the let's play, staying for new, reviewy, insightful Lenny. Channel has grown and I now have that happy face. I can't belive you've done this! 😃

[@captainwagon8611]

I love this too. Most genuine and wholesome dude in the community of people who like souls

[@DatDudeOverThere]

I am always having a good time hearing somebody talk passionated about there favorite Dark Souls.

[@dekatonkheir]

The realisation of where you are when you go down the elevator from the parish is great But hearing the Firelink theme after coming up through new Londo and realising where I was after Blighttown? That was pure bliss

[@kisukoev]

I like these "analysis" videos, though there usually are many points I disagree with, please keep making them every once in a while

[@tylercase4348]

1 was also my first. I love all the games but the tail cutting mechanic for dragons was my favorite. Now every game I play I always go for the tail first.

[@jordimiller798]

Likely a fake account, don't send him any info.

[@Squiggums799]

I started the series with DS2 when it came out in 2014. Then I went back to try DS1 and even though it wasn't the first Souls game I played, I instantly clicked with it so hard and still find it endlessly replayable to this day. Each of the games have their own pros and cons, but nothing will suck me back in like DS1 can.

[@RolandTheJabberwocky]

Best way to explain that bit with Demon souls is this: Demon Souls is to Dark Souls what Wolfenstein is to Doom. It came first, but the next game improved upon it and got the recognition it needed to cause dozens of games inspired by it to make it a genre.

[@Zaney_]

what a lovely video, It was so nice to re-experience and reminiscing about the first playthrough of the game. The second half of dark souls was a slow decline but i can't help but look back fondly. it is rose tinted glasses and the experience this game has given me will stick with me forever. This whole video just made my day, thank you. :) I remember using the full black iron armor, black iron greatshield and the zewihander. I also remember doing ng+ because i forgot to do the dlc lmao and that's when i really struggled against orienstiend and smough and the dlc bosses.

[@jordimiller798]

Likely a fake account don't send him any info.

[@Zaney_]

@@jordimiller798 yeah, i know. never seen a more obvious scam. i just report them

[@23rascel]

Man hearing that fire link shrine music after going to hell and back is so amazing. Even hearing it now almost makes me emotional.

[@Bandstand]

I’m stuck in Sens Fortress rn

[@ZeroLenny]

Man Sen's Fortress is rough! Confidence is key when dealing with traps, rather than trying to dance around them, timing full sprints through them works really well!

[@susu5331]

I gave up on my first playthrough in the Catacomb, I never found the way to the Undead Burg so I just fought myself into the graveyard. I gave in before reaching the second necromancer, overwhelmed by the respawning skeletons and the sense of insecure. But I'm glad that my friend introduced me to Dark Souls 3 and after finishing that I returned to DS1 and found myself a masterpiece.

[@andrewvogel5472]

Ily Lenny ur the goat bro

[@professorrubickmagusgrandi7909]

Finding a new bonfire in the fast half of darksouls was comforting because it was a new, safe area, but with it came the uncomfortable feeling that you're even further away from home.

[@Areon19]

I have been chasing the feeling darksouls 1 gave me, it was challenging and mostly felt fair, I could see where I went wrong. However with the experience I got from ds1, none of the sequels feel as challenging. DS felt so rewarding after getting rocked by a boss or an area for a couple hours.

[@TeddyBear1212121]

The only game to give me the same feeling as Dark Souls 1 so far is Hollow Knight, which then becomes a much better game at the highest end of difficulty

[@Ahrpigi]

It's an incredibly hard balance between challenging and fair, and I feel Dark Souls 1 succeeds at that more times pound for pound than any of it's sequels manage to

[@shaw2024]

@@TeddyBear1212121 so you like hollow knight, you must love me too... whats precept 1

[@trailerism]

I was in the same boat, then I played Bloodborne. What I felt was exactly what DS1 made me feel. DS2 or DS3 didn't do it but Bloodborne is different.

[@Areon19]

@@TeddyBear1212121 I loved hollowknight probably my favourite metroidvania

[@ever.m.x]

On my first playthrough i went towards the tomb of giants and got stuck underleveled at a bonfire because i ran past some enemies. What I love about it is that i ended up understanding more of the game as i died every time trying to get back to the firelink shrine, it felt like i was really stuck and had to fight for my life. It helped me get good at reading enemies, dodging and parrying. Then later i understood how it was meant to be played as i followed the correct path against enemies i could i actually fight. 10/10 i keep it in my heart.

[@_cripticon8004]

I do love ds1, but everything that made it genre defining is from demon's souls, demon's souls made a new genre, dark souls refined and popularised it.

[@ThyBigCheddar]

I mean, the interconnected world and iconic bosses aren't in demon souls.

[@_cripticon8004]

@@ThyBigCheddar but those two things don't make a genre, notice how i said ds1 refined demon's souls. It's iconic bosses, such as the asylum demon or the gargoyles are simply just ripped from demons souls with a fresh coat of paint, they're just the vanguard demon and the maneaters. Ds1 was popular, and thus those bosses became iconic. Demon's souls was doomed upon release due to sony being a-holes and people not understanding the whole souls concept in japan. And the interconnected world, while amazing, isn't a core of the souls genre. Ds2, Ds3, Bloodborne, Sekiro and Demon's souls are all linear compared to ds1, even games like nioh and jedi fallen order, so i wouldn't say thats genre defining.

[@henzukaya9802]

The teleport thing was absolutely huge for Dark Souls 1 versus the sequels. But I don't know for sure if it can be said that not having it improved or made the sequels worse. One of the strongest points of FromSoft games were that, if you found yourself struggling against something, you could explore something else in the time being instead of bashing your head against the wall again and again. Not that you HAVE to, its an option. But the important thing was that both options were equally present and equally respected by the game. That's where having the teleport can be very important, and we even see that in Dark Souls 1. Where the path splits is exactly when you obtain the teleporting between bonfires. In the sequels, you could say it is a failing of the game to require so much teleporting. The Gulch comes to mind; no coming back from that without teleporting. In Dark Souls 3, so much teleporting is necessary because its so linear, and almost never loops back on itself. But here's the beauty of Dark Souls 1. It didn't need the teleporting, and it knew that as a fact. So it played into that fact, and they played into it beautifully. It was an opportunity to have so much interlinking worlds that you didn't need teleporting. That in itself is a part of the charm of Dark Souls 1, and the respect people have for the interlinking worlds. I would even go as far claim that Bloodborne could have also done away with teleporting, with exception of Castle Cainhurst. Yharnam was almost as intertwined as Lordran, and sometimes, when the world is so confusing but connected like that, you NEED to feel lost. Feeling lost and confused brings with it that brilliant realization when things all come together. That moment when you step out of Blighttown and enter the sunken ghosttown that you may have recognized from the start of the game. That moment when you can see Lost Izalith from Tomb of Giants. That moment when you can go to the locked gate of Sen's Fortress, to realize that the rest of the game hides behind its gate. Irreplaceable. But not every FromSoft could do this without serious repercussion for the user. And I acknowledge and respect that. But it just makes my respect for Dark Souls 1 that much greater.

[@MarkAndersonAudio]

I have had this exact discussion about fast travel with other people before. It's genius, is that it creates a quest system, without explicitly having a quest system. If you need to upgrade weapons, farm souls, buy items or whatever, you need to really think about the journey too and from the relevant places. You can't just teleport to a farming spot then teleport to a vendor. And you forgot to mention probably the bravest and coolest design decision I have seen in any game... Just as you are starting to get comfortable with game, the Firelink Shrine Bonfire gets extinguished. Your home base, your resting point on long journeys is taken away from you. Genius. It melted my brain the first time it happened to me. It really helps create the feeling that the world is not created for the players convenience (as with the hub world styles of DS2 and DS3) but is instead this living, breathing place that you just happen to be passing through.

[@zesork5627]

You dropped this, King 👑 DS1 = gaming

[@nathanstruble2177]

Watching Lenny with a sword that isn't broken feels like walking in on your parents. There's never gonna be enough therapy to undo what I have seen with these eyes.

[@chriswyer7144]

Got to say I whole heartedly agree! The lack teleportation makes the world so much more impressive. Also, the O & S fight was my 1st git gud moment. Good stuff!

[@water-poweredmachine8291]

Dark souls 3 was my first dark souls game, and the one I have the most hours into. The level of detail in the world, the music and the story you can piece together while playing sets the atmosphere to a level the previous 2 never could achieve. I always start a new character, anticipating the coolest cinematic I've ever seen then customize my character for 30 minutes. Good times. So yeah, being the first souls game can definitely impact how you perceive those games.

[@jordimiller798]

Likely fake don't send any info.

[@tristanwatts4156]

The feeling of getting back to firelink is when these games really clicked for me I love your videos thank you man

[@jordimiller798]

Likely a fake account. Don't send him any info

[@SamuraiJM]

The level design and lack of teleports in the first half make Dark Souls 1 feel like the only true Adventure game in the entire series.

[@puckstevens764]

Been dodging Elden Ring spoilers waiting on my long delayed copy so haven't kept up on all the new vids so I'm stoked to see a Lenny vid I can actually watch! Good shit, lad!

[@CharlieHankey]

Smough and ornstein will always be something else above the other bosses. The fact that you can get so overwhelmed makes them feel so undefeatable but the music, visuals and the point in the journey you're at make you wanna push through it and it's one of the greatest victories in the series. My dinky hybrid mage build was nowhere near ready for it but that's why I remember winning so fondly

[@jordimiller798]

That's likely fake don't give him any info

[@SomeDude12300]

Dark Souls 1 really is a journey. Starting off struggling to get through low level areas, and being able to come back through them later with ease and gaining the massive upgrade that is teleportation and being able to see all the places you've unlocked. You are regularly reminded of how far you've come and how powerful you've come as you keep returning to the safety of Firelink Shrine and I love it

[@jordimiller798]

That's likely fake don't give him any info.

[@SomeDude12300]

@@jordimiller798 it IS fake

[@BSJINTHEHOUSE420]

“Dark Souls 1: Defining a Genre” *sad demon’s souls noises*

[@ShawndaPrawn]

I’ve recently gotten back into Dark Souls, having never finished it, and I’m now determined to finish it this time. At the time of commenting this, I’ve already taken down the Four Kings and Seath, going after Nito next, then Izalith. Strangely enough, my first souls-like was Darksiders 3. I think beating that one twice gave me the boost I needed to git gud at last.

[@turbokai6262]

6:34 "home sweet home" goosebumps

[@archanachandra4658]

after completing ds1 like 10 times with 200 hours blight town l,getting cursed,heading to anor London,l etc just this entire game still intimidates me which other dark souls game games never accomplished that's why this game holds a special place in my heart

[@tylercoffin2640]

The first dark souls may not be perfect but I have way more fun playing that than any of the other souls games.

[@ZeroLenny]

go tell them tyler xx

[@tylercoffin2640]

@@ZeroLenny You should make a video on Ninja Blade. It's FromSoftware's worst game even worse than dark souls 2.

[@mariobaic6180]

If you love exploring an interconnected map, without teleports, with limited shortcuts that you need to unlock you need to play HOLLOW KNIGHT.

[@amadeoman]

Now that you mention it, I have friends who have ds1, ds2, and ds3 as their favorite and it really is just whichever one they played first...

[@orizin8102]

Funnily enough, i beat o&s on my first try on all of my playthroughs except one where i one shot every boss because that one had to be done very precisely and every time you miss the hit, you basically have to restart because you will die if you get hit once

[@factormars4339]

I play this game i live exactly what you described. I am in the middle of the game i think or less, i am completely addicted. When i lose i rage quit but 30 minutes later i am in the game again. And yeah no teleportation is a big big deal for the entertainment and feelings. What a game.

[@nicholasroberts7838]

Liking and commenting for the screenshots man, totally on point. My older brother and his friend introduced me to dark souls by showing me giantdad and then told me it was the easiest way to play the game and that I should try it. I ended up walking around with like a +3 Zweihander I couldn't properly use and stopped playing around Darkroot (predoor). I couldn't find the grass crest shield so I was using spider shield and bandit hood and pant. No poise, no health, no stamina, no damage, no mask giant dad. Fuckin legend man. Banger video!

[@kolbydavenport4696]

i didnt even know the sewers was a thing the first time i played because i played a thief and i unlocked the gate and thought i was supposed to go through blighttown

[@thomas-cummings402]

dude this exactly what i’ve been trying to tell my friends but haven’t been able to phrase it truly a master piece game design on the world alone

[@thomas-cummings402]

update i love this video so much i watched it twice 🖤🖤🖤

[@NegitoroIsBestShip]

This video right here, is why I watch KZbin videos. This kind of long form personal video only exists here.

[@yungthunder2681]

My first fromsoft game was Elden Ring. Dark Souls 1 is objectively the best they have made. Mostly driven by the world design and lack of teleportation. My favorite is probably a tie between DS1 and Bloodborne

[@Tulip_bip]

objectively?

[@ObiJuanKenob]

Level Design You know the things present first and center in demons, DS1 and BB? The most important part, you know the same things not present in DS23 and ER.

[@lloydirving6209]

this guy gets it

[@ObiJuanKenob]

Real talk you even know and can easily see what good level design is or you really love big open empty worlds that commercially sells a lot of units. Inch Wide, Mile Deep > Mile Wide, Inch Deep.

[@SirVyre]

Great opinion piece Lenny! Nice to see you branching into other video types! Keep on kicking ass, my man!

[@NonisLuck]

Very brave of you to talk DS1 in the middle of Elden Ring wave

[@Swackettonk]

Over the course of 3 years I would play dark souls. Different builds, different armor, different weapons none of it mattered I could never beat Ornstein and Smough. I still remember the night that I beat them, it was around 11 or 12 and I just felt this weight lift off of me. All I could think was "I finally did it" and I have never felt such relief from anything since.

[@Cyansyde]

This makes me want to play DS1 for the 5,000th time, great video Lenny! Also I don't know if you heard Lenny, but Dragon's Dogma 2 was announced

[@jordimiller798]

That's likely fake don't give him any information.

[@lewismassey9312]

Im a recent find to your channel, but ive loved so much of your content so far (DS2 IGN was my entry and what video that was.) Im sure you'll never see this comment, but you are so spot on with the fear of being stuck in the world. Im 31 years old, and I was afraid to play Dark Souls since it came out as I always played games on easy mode. But September 2021 I decided to hell with it, im gonna play it. Im going to challenge myself. It was an indescribable experience going int DS1 blind as an adult gamer. It took me a long, long time to get to grips with how it played - The Bell Gargoyles smashed me more than 30 times. It was rough. But by the time I got to Anor Londo .. Something had just clicked. I finally "Got" Dark Souls; and I'd fallen deeply in love. My biggest gaming achievement; was killing Ornstein and Smough on my first ever go; with the only knowledge of their names, and how they were the "Git Gud" boys. I was finally ... Gud. I then proceeded to immediately get gangbanged by Skeletons in the Catacombs but, hey thats Dark Souls! Its an incredible game, and that experience of playing it blind was .. Special. Only rivaled by Elden Ring

[@Bosh7066]

these points explain exactly what I feel about this masterpiece.

[@Unigeeque_]

This game has SUCH a sentimental value to me. My oldest brother showed this game to me. After our dad passed away he took me to his place with his wife and kid at the time so I wouldn't be alone and we were up all night playing thus. More or less him playing and me watching but still! We were stuck on stray demon for HOURS literally all night and by day break we finally got him. My brother passed away last year and I decided to play it because I still yet to beat it. I got in and made it to stray demon and cried when I finally beat him.

[@jordimiller798]

That's likely fake don't give him any information.

[@xXxCuBe95xXx]

Man the pokemon music always hits hard with the nostalgia in all of your videos no matter the actual topic ^^ also started the soul series with ds1 though and pretty much feel the same about it. The feel of that first playthrough could never be achieved again. Great vid as always 👍

[@Saeshy04]

I remember playing Ds 1 for the first time after watching your videos and I thought Gwyn was an easy boss. He was the Hardest one for me because of his aggression and you didn't get a moment to breath.

[@tristanconn11]

This is the only sponsor i havent skipped just because u told me not to so clearly

[@AfroRyan]

I feel fast travel should be earlier than it is in Dark Souls, but I also feel like it should be earned. Frankly, they should have hid it deep in Blight Town to force everyone in every playthrough to have to traverse Blight Town.

[@AfroRyan]

Also I started with Demon's Souls and already have a love/hate relationship with the entire franchise. And with that, I enjoy Dark Souls 2 the most, because it has the most magic, and I like the characters the most.

[@LaneyStudios5]

On my first ever playthrough I ended up at Seath with a +5 club and 30 points in resistance, oh how sweet and naive I was

[@AKawesomeman79]

I will always remember my first time playing Dark Souls. I didn't even own it, I went to a friends house one weekend and was staying the night with a bunch of friends. He booted up dark souls and was playing it. He was on NG+ and was in some fucking place, idk I can't remember. After a while I asked if I could give it ago. He gave me the controller and I went at it, not knowing anything besides the 30 mins of gameplay before hand. He told me how to play and a few hints and that was it. Everyone was watching me play and how dogshit I was. Chose the knight and fat rolled my way through the game, I struggled for hours trying to play through undead burg. Running into the black night and trying to fight him in that narrow hallway, trying to cross the red drake bridge, fighting the second black knight. Then through the second half I made it back to firelink shrine and was stunned, like I made it back to the starting area. After that I went and instead of fighting the bell gargoyles, I went towards the darkroot basin. Running past the Titanite Demon and fighting my may through again fat rolling. Then I saw it, the moonlight butterfly. I so badly wanted to kill it, and my friend said that I couldn't but I could do it latter. I was a little disappointed, but I keep on going through, got to the stupid door that I couldn't open and my friend told me that is as far as I can go. But I saw a path off to the side, and my friend was shocked that he missed that. So continuing pass everything as I was little too under leveled. I eventually got to the big bridge and the moonlight butterfly's heath bar appeared on the bottom of the screen, the room was in a uproar. I was fighting a boss that the master of the game didn't know about. It was intense as everyone was trying to tell me how to fight it and kill it, and when I finally did oh man did it feel good. That is why for me, Dark Souls 1 will be forever be in my heart as the best Dark Souls game ever.

[@armedweiss5531]

The OG Dark Souls is such a masterpiece. The level design, the interconnected world, the atmosphere, the story, there's just so much going for it. And as the title said, Dark Souls 1 was so good, so iconic, so innovative, that it created an entirely new genre of game. Nothing will tell you what the game is about more than that.

[@shaggiechan7779]

Amazing video man. Amazing. However the issue was that it didn't have omnidirectional rolling, not that it had it. Doesn't take anything anyway from the video though

[@shilohyoung2247]

I absolutely adore the ds1 fire link music, it makes me feel at home

[@generalmikalie2739]

I hope Fromsoft one day makes another souls game without fast travel. The points were already said in the video, but man ds1 felt different compared to the other games. In the other games areas feel like runups to bosses for two reasons: 1. Linear peogress route and 2. Fast travelling. In ds1 you actually had to survive in the world (depths and blighttown a good example), but in the other games dying doesn’t really matter, since you can always fast travel away.

[@lewdwig]

I think you meant that it knows what it wants to be from the very start to the very end (of Anor Londo). Then it shits itself with its clothes on repeatedly.

[@JedBullet]

Ahh Lenny, you just encapsulated that feeling we all had, the struggle from blighttown back to firelink. Epic, also feck being cursed lol

[@jordimiller798]

That's likely fake don't give him any information.

[@filipgasic2642]

It's like I'm looking in the mirror. I feel the exact same things. It's beautiful

[@jordimiller798]

That's likely fake don't give him any info.

[@Innes1]

yeah, dark souls 1(remaster) was my first souls game, and while it took like 2 months after initially trying it out, leaving it, and coming back to it, it ended up being just magic from start to end. i still think, despite the obvious flaws in the later part of the game, that its the best game i've played.

[@jordimiller798]

That's likely fake don't send him any info.

[@ciaranpelfrey5853]

I want a full remake of this game so bad to finish the second half

[@thebombdiggity3941]

Nothing more fun than early tomb of giants/catacombs runs

[@jordimiller798]

That's likely not real don't send him anything.

[@chester1882]

“There only one souls-like I like more than this game.” Vaati’s Mum? “Sponsored Content!” Oh, that too ;^^^^)

[@atticuskoch2965]

It will always be my favorite game

[@Rivr_Shen]

DS1 is my personal favorite. Every romp through Lordran feels both nostalgic and fresh to me. 10/10 no flaws whatsoever and if you disagree then just don't bro

[@jordimiller798]

Likely a fake account don't send him any info

[@Rivr_Shen]

@@jordimiller798 hey I might be slow but I outpace them by a wide margin

[@jordimiller798]

@@Rivr_Shen lol yeah man

[@arkadyromanov7803]

That firelink shrine music kicking in after a long loop down to blight town slaps the dopamine right into my skull like you would not believe. Full monke brain neuron activation. Amazing. Other souls games have tried to make the world as interconnected as possible so you COULD recreate that by avoiding the fast travel if you wanted (except DS2 LOL), but because you know you can warp just about any time, the sense of tension and adventure just isn't there. Bloodborne might be the second best, or maybe even the best at executing its "theme" though. Its just so rich in story and world building that you ALMOST get sucked in as hard as DS1 despite the warp points. Even then, the warp points are kinda loreish friendly because you're moving through a kind of dream so it doesn't "hurt" the feeling as much as the warping in DS2 and DS3. Edit: Also the fact that they didn't fix Lost Izalith in the Remaster is yet another corn nugget in the offensive turd that was the Remaster.

[@brandonguthrie6751]

“Super quick forty five day delivery”

[@chrislloyd2589]

Always count on Lenny to come out with a banger out of nowhere that I didn’t know I needed

[@DearDoggins]

Man I wish I could play this for the first time again.

[@mingQWERTY]

While Dark Souls 1 may not be my favourite Souls game and has its share of problems, it will always have a special place in my heart. DS1 was the first Souls game I've played and it has so many memorable moments that linger in me until this day from the Black Knight located within the Undead Burg to Anor Londo. Oh, and the interconnected world just slaps. It's so good.

[@HappyHeretic4]

I will always be grateful to O&S for scaring me sm as a kid that I never tried the games. So that I could mature and experience them now. The rewarding feeling for immediately stomping on them on my third try was amazing. Being intimated by such a legendary fight for so long , just to experience it in all its beauty and then prevail. It was SO sick

[@IchirusVallad]

Oh man, I really wanted you to finish that feeling of coming out of Blight Town for the first playthrough. You barely make it out, and finally find a way to your safe home, even pick up some items you MUST have missed previously, but oh well that's loot. Then you find the bonfire off, and a gaint neck and face in the distance. You start to freak out, IF I die again, I will go right back to the bottom of the map, in that horrible swamp and have to go through all those enemies again. Curiosity kicks in and you can't help but talking to the snaky boy and learn you have to go to Sens Fortress, and then it dons on you. I can rest at the church! Its close, and relatively a safe run! So off you go to your new safe house, to continue your adventure possibly never to find out how to get your safe place back again. Thing to remember is that Undead Parish wasn't a warp point during my first playthrough, which means that every time I wanted to go to my "new safe home" I had to warp to a close bonfire and run there. I also never thought to return the firekeepers soul, so I never got Firekeepers Shrine back.

[@jordimiller798]

That's likely fake don't give him any information.

[@justrandomstuff6828]

I personally think Dark Souls lll is better, also the best game ever made, i just love how the theme of the endless cycle is presented, everything you do results in nothing, the world will die, persisting is futile, i love how sad everything is, melancholic, the gameplay is almost perfect, lore too, i cry every time i have to face Midir, just like i do to Sif, my third Souls was the first, and it made Dark Souls lll better, my favorite game forever, an experience without equal

[@minmus410]

You joke about DS2's music but that shit slaps

[@MrsLittletall]

When people ask me what my favourite of the Soulsborne games are, I always say Dark Souls the first and Bloodborne and it mainly is because of the amazing world. I love how Dark Souls 1 interconnected the world, how it made you feel alone and hopeless, but you still wanted to push on. I also got cursed in the Depths and had to get back out on my first playthrough. It was an experience... And yeah, the second half is more linear, but the areas themselves still kinda loop around a bit, which is also nice if you find the little shortcuts inside of them, but the first half is where it truly shines. And I actually needed a whole week for Ornstein and Smough, so I feel you there. I have the feeling I could play Dark Souls over and over again and love (almost) every little bit of it, while I look at Dark Souls 2 and 3 and go "Naaah, don't feel it right now."

[@jordimiller798]

That's likely fake don't give him any info.

[@MrsLittletall]

@@jordimiller798 I am aware, I have been on the internet long enough to not fall for scams anymore, but thank you for the warning ^^

[@taranlarousa3082]

I recently started dark souls. Elden ring was my first souls but i kinda rushed through the game and hurt my experience. I wanted to start over but the game is honestly not as much fun to replay. So i decided to try dark souls 1. And that was an amazing decision. I’m about 35 hours in and it’s been a complete thrill. Every area is so masterfully done and the environments feel so immersive. Although the game is quite easy combat wise, (compared to elden ring at least) It’s still so much fun and all the boss fights are enjoyable (except the bed of chaos)

[@TheGamerguy6]

I don't even get out of the undead burg for less then 50k souls.

[@dylanolson6077]

today I learned this game is: _Solid as a fockin' rock_

[@victoriousf.i.g.3311]

Teleportation is handled so well in this game. You're running around outside Anor Londo with the express goal of getting INTO Anor Londo. You beat a few bosses, start to feel like a badass, and then Sen's Fortress humbles you again. You make your way through Sen's and fight the Iron Golem, once again feeling like you're no longer a scrub, only to have some demons bring you over to the REAL game. Anor Londo's reveal is like the game saying "Yeah, scrub, you've just been playing in puddles; welcome to the ocean". You struggle your way into the city and, after getting past Silver Knights in a tricky entry segment, find your way to the inner sanctum only to be met with Ornstein and Smough, AKA "Hard" and "Stop". Finally, FINALLY you crawl your way out of that fight, dragging what remains of your carcass over to Amazing Chest Ahead and the game says "OK, you've EARNED the right to teleport. Thanks for coming, now leave immediately". Fuckin Dark Souls. What a beautiful bitch.

[@undergroundstatic5175]

Once had a situation where I was cursed in blightown with a broken sword and no repair options. Made it hell getting back but I felt like an absolute madman when I made it.

[@jordimiller798]

Likely fake. Don't send him any info

[@uzi7462]

DS1 was the first i played and its still my favourite. The interconnected world is just incredible

[@azvelyn]

Ah yesssss, ds3 the world is slowly converging together yet it just decides to be a straight line bravo

[@freedoggos6036]

The last time I can think of this happening is with Metroid/Castlevania and the "Metroidvania" genre

[@MCWoodohyeah]

I struggled for 6 straight hours on OnS and beat them with an unupgraded Uchigatana, unupgraded pyromancy flame, and an unupgraded sorcerer catalyst and only had basic spells it was so bad man like I was trying to BLOCK with the grass crest shield I should have been sent to Dark Souls detention but the beautiful thing was that despite all that cringe failure like I eventually beat the game somehow and I loved every minute of it and yeah maybe I shouldn't have waited so long to get my act together and started studying by reading a few guides but I can just remember it all so clearly like it was yesterday and I can't do that with most other games. DS1 best game. Good video my guy PS that Drake Sword lmao

[@chelskiman4966]

My first Souls game was Dark Souls 1 and it absolutely kicked the living hell out of me. I barely got past the Undead Burg and the Black Knight there was the final straw for me. I rage quit then and there. I then revisited the game months and months later and recomposed myself and from that moment on it's been my favourite game of all time. After I finished the game I then started to delve into the lore and that hooked me in even further. People like EpicNameBro and Quelaag were my first foray into lore and then later on Vaati got huge but all of them were instrumental in me loving the lore. Dark Souls was the gift that kept on giving though as I did try to get into PVP and that lead me to coming across names like Peeve, Oroboro and all those SoulBrandt guys and I was hooked on watching PVP videos and streams. And finally, once I found Twitch I loved watching challenge and speed runs by the likes of LobosJr, UrbanOrb, Elajjaz, Distortion and of course yourself, Lenny! I've been playing Dark Souls for ten years and I just know I'll be playing it still in another ten!

[@Alberich_Prince_of_Dwarves]

Watching your essays just make me wanna play all of these games for the first time again.

[@jordimiller798]

That's likely fake don't give him any information.

[@Mister_Clean]

Achieving the Lordvessel is better than ejaculation

[@ZeroLenny]

true bestieee

[@nikkolaus91]

Ive had to take a break from the Souls games recently because its all ive been playing for the past year now. I remember repeatedly quitting until one day I saw a speedeunner on youtube beat it in under an hour and I really startes to dig in. My hands would get sweaty and my heart would start going at 200 bpm. When I died, I would get so upset with myself, sit brewinng over wether I should just give up. But when I won... It was like I'd run a marathon and come in first place. Such a pointless and insignificant achievement to anybody else, but it made me so happy. I will always have a spot in my heart for the Souls games. Very theraputic for depression.

[@SwedetasticGames]

Also, for me, I played Demon's Souls as my 3'd Souls Game (not the Remake), and I gotta say, it's atmosphere and music and sheer variety in areas made it my favorite to this day, with Dark Souls 1 an extreeeemely close second because of the level design and a bit grittier and refined artstyle. But original Demon's Souls, espescially the original music which sounds like what the storytelling crew of an ancient theatrical play would do, holds a unique spot of purity in my heart.

[@jordimiller798]

That's likely fake don't give him any info.