Gwyn was so afraid of the dark that he killed himself. Just get a nightlight, dude.

@refundreplay

2 жыл бұрын

"Sun Light for Life!"

@tallie8860

2 жыл бұрын

He BECAME the nightlight

@WoobertAIO

2 жыл бұрын

But he did get a nightlight. After all, he created the Sun for that very reason lmao

@loopah7474

2 жыл бұрын

This made me laugh for like 5 minutes straight

@Grenzkontrolli

Жыл бұрын

Why have a nightlight when you can have a humanity-fueled bonfire?

One thing i love about DS1 is that it doesn't tell you straight away "go kill some bosses" like DS2 and 3 do, instead for the first half of the game you're just fulfilling the dying wish of the man who saved you from your cell, and his wish is to ring one bell, and then the Crestfallen Warrior tells you about the second bell, and the bosses you kill are just in the way, that's what makes the first half of DS1 perfect, because it feels like a personal journey and not a set of bosses to kill.

@TheOnlyNightmare

7 ай бұрын

I agree so much with your sentiment. I remember in the beginning when the lore was still a mystery and vaati a small channel, I learned Oscar's word by heart and now that so much is uncovered they seem so meaningless when considered in comparison to the whole thing but they are so meaningful for the chosen undead.

@cruzader3630

5 ай бұрын

I definitely agree to this one. DS1 not being too fixated on bosses works really well. It gives more value on every adventure and boses you face.

@Skankhunt-hl9zj

3 ай бұрын

The feeling I had playing dark souls 1 can never be recreated or replaced. It was my third souls game I played ds3 first then bloodborne and waited a long time for the remaster to come out so I can experience the game and I got to play alongside one of my friends who beat it a lot of times already giving me hints. I used the drake sword for alot of the first playthrough and switch to the nito sword.

@venerablewu8744

2 ай бұрын

Yeah sure scrub

Nothing compares to hearing the boss theme and then going on the journey through the trilogy just to get to the soul of cinder and hear that piano start back up all over again. Gives me chills every time, what a franchise

@CZlalala

2 жыл бұрын

PLIM PLIM PLOM INTENSIFIES PS: in begining of ER main theme that plim plom is awesome nod to fans

@soulsbourne

2 жыл бұрын

Correction: Nothing compares to the firelink shrine music and the "a moment's peace" soundtrack on the character creation screen

@goontoagoblinlol

2 жыл бұрын

Except you literally just spoiled that moment for people, lmao

@jacobbowlby5957

2 жыл бұрын

@@goontoagoblinlol the games like half a decade old lmao

@TeleportBlock

2 жыл бұрын

@@goontoagoblinlol grow up

Gwyn in welsh also means "white", and his piano theme uses only the white keys. That's just pure attention to detail that not many besides Fromsoft have

@roccopolo__1300

Жыл бұрын

😅

@roccopolo__1300

Жыл бұрын

😅😅😅😅😮😮😮😅😅😅😅 o

@samwellsyes

Жыл бұрын

White keys because they are all for light idk about all that welsh meaning lol

@kx7500

Жыл бұрын

Bit of a stretch

@sebastianmanthey742

Жыл бұрын

Gwyn is also associated with the "wild hunt", en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wild_Hunt

The idea of Artorias being left handed indicating that we not only are fighting a shadow of his past self but that shadow is even handicapped makes you wonder even more how cool of a fight we would have if fought him in his prime

@Matt_History

2 жыл бұрын

There's no evidence that Artorias was left handed, we could easily conclud that Artorias in reality was far closer to the tower knight in Demon's Souls, a great warrior, but heavily dependant on his shield. When his left arm is shattered in combat, his shield arm, he loses the ability to fight effectively, giving his young wolf the protection of a shield he could no longer hold, and forced to use a fighting style he has little experience in

@tonkagaiseric1609

2 жыл бұрын

@@Matt_History what are u smoking, the evidence is in the pudding, the sword description, the sword literally takes on a new moveset when in the left hand. Its spelled out for you. 2+2= what

@haf6013

2 жыл бұрын

@@Matt_HistoryThere are a lot of evidence that points out that he was left handed too, but I mean again this is dark souls there are many theories with evidence that back every one of them you can just believe what you want

@geordiejones5618

Жыл бұрын

I always get the feeling in all these games that if we fought any of the major players in their prime we wouldn't stand a chance. Some of the toughest fights are them on their last legs or at some clear disadvantage.

@jcdentongaming1304

Жыл бұрын

@@Matt_History he only have 1 shoulder pads. Singular should pads are usually placed on the sword arm and its on his broken hand

I think it got missed but a part of Hawkeye Gough's story is that he was blind by the time we meet him in Oolacile. Another reason why he was no longer a knight. Making the shot on Kalameet that much more impressive.

@andrewdetuncq3959

2 жыл бұрын

Funny thing is, he isn’t actually blind. Some people just smeared mud over his helmet, and since he hasn’t taken it off… he thinks that he’s blind.

@mayonnaise2396

2 жыл бұрын

@@andrewdetuncq3959 he also is still a knight. Just retired. Because all the dragons got killed.

@TheSpectralForce

2 жыл бұрын

This is kind of up in the air but his helmet description might imply that he is not in fact blind. However I might counter the interpretation that his helmet is just covered up by saying that the ones who stuffed his helmet with crap to obscure his vision could have genuinely filled it with something to damage his eyesight.

@andrewdetuncq3959

2 жыл бұрын

@@TheSpectralForce Tbh maybe he is blind. But I think it’s way more impactful, sad, and kinda silly that the greatest archer in dark souls is being affected by something so easily fixable.

@tonkagaiseric1609

2 жыл бұрын

@@TheSpectralForce he is blind

Dark Souls 1 might be my favorite game of all time. That opening scene is legendary.

@Corn-Pop.

Жыл бұрын

@Hidetaka Miyazaki nah, the real Hidetaka is loving the 12 mil copies he sold of Elden Ring, that's one hell of a paycheck

I feel like Sif trying to kill you while trying to get the ring is less of him not wanting you to share the fate of Artorias, but more so him testing your mettle: if you can beat him, then you're worthy of stepping into the Abyss without risk of being consumed.

@eliasgalindo5578

Жыл бұрын

How? The ring literally protects you from the abyss

@thebattlefrontboi1236

Жыл бұрын

@@eliasgalindo5578 it doesn’t protect u it allows u to traverse the abyss u can still lose ur mind and humanity to it

@beesechurger3558

Ай бұрын

I honestly at first just thought of it as being sif wanting to protect the grave of his beloved owner, but that also makes sense.

I think that letting the fire fade in DS1 isn't the same as in DS3. In DS1 you don't just let the fire fade and let the natural process take place, you instead become the lord of the dark and rule this new dark world, kinda like Gwyn ruled in age of light. DS3 is the only game that has that natural ending of you not linking the first flame or becoming the dark lord but letting it all fade. So it's possible that both endings in DS1 can be canon, as if, if you become the dark lord your power will weaken over time and someone may defeat you and use your soul to again link the fire and so on...

@cyberrein5848

2 жыл бұрын

FINALLY SOMEONE SAID IT

@mayonnaise2396

2 жыл бұрын

Well actually, lordship doesn’t actually entail the unnatural perpetuation of an era, like in gwyn’s case. Ages come to an end, lords die, kingdoms fall, and other eras are born again. And no, letting the fire fade is also only natural. Letting it fade. LETTING. It’s an important distinction, because again, dark follows light just as night follows day. By LETTING the first flame fade, you aren’t forcing the hand of nature, like in the way Gwyn did, but rather letting time and nature take its course. The world would never had to have gone to shit if Gwyn didn’t refuse to let nature take its course. And so what if someone comes and takes the soul of the dark lord to reinstill the age of light? That’s not what the age of Dark meant, nor entailed. The age of fire is the age of lords, and with the lords gone, the fire fades. The linking of the fire only brings ruin, because it was never meant to be. And as such, the correct, but impossible outcome is to let the age of man begin, and to let the age of man, too fade when the time comes. To let the flow of time take its toll, without the destructive intervention of man, nor lord.

@tonkagaiseric1609

2 жыл бұрын

Youre wrong, 1: becoming the dark lord meant nothing about ruling the next age, the dark lord title was more of a herald, these lords are heralds of events. And 2 both endings are Canon in DKS1 because they neither matter, if you don't link the fire the next player will, and if he doesn't someone else will. Thats the point your choice didn't matter, the world and time was irrevocably broken by Gwyn. In cut content, Oscar of Astora, choses the opposite of everything you do, especially the ending. It doesn't matter what you choose the Gods will find someone else to do the bidding, someone else will believe the lie. "A Lie will remain a lie"

@ashspike5232

Жыл бұрын

@@tonkagaiseric1609 wrong

@Bjorick

Жыл бұрын

@@tonkagaiseric1609 you killed everyone who could allow for linking the flames, and they aren't undead, they don't respawn - so no, if you don't link the flame, the dark age starts - as the only thing to feed the fire is held by you cut content is cut for a reason, so the cut content isn't cannon - it was cut because of this - and the ending shows you bring the start of the dark age

Gwyn’s theme is indeed very different from anything else in the game. It holds a much deeper meaning when you realize it’s played only on white keys further enforcing his fear of the dark. The game and the trilogy as a whole is the greatest story i’ve ever experienced in my life. Such unimaginable depth throughout.

The Pisaca in the Duke's Archives are the maids of Gwynevere that Seath has experimented upon, hence the miracles. You can hear the one in the corner crying. Hints at the origin of Pricilla

@tonkagaiseric1609

2 жыл бұрын

There's only one Priscilla, not copies or clones or something, she is one of a kind

@markmitchell153

2 жыл бұрын

@@tonkagaiseric1609 she is an experiment that was locked away. Seath made multiple attempts you can read that across items in archives

@fionn_mac_ribs

Жыл бұрын

@@tonkagaiseric1609 Of course. But that doesn’t disprove a possible connection between seath, Gwynevere and Priscilla.

As dartigan said. “After playing Darksouls. I learned that the story is none of my damn business.”

@asdfghjkllkjhgfdsa8725

3 ай бұрын

I like that quote in the sense that some things were better as a mystery. I feel like ds3 added unsatisfactory answers to parts of the story which were good enough unanswered.

Elden Ring may be a massive success but for me this will always be my comfort zone.

I definitely never found Kaathe my first playthough. I had no idea that the dark ending was a thing and I never really questioned the narrative of Frampt and Gwynevere. They're some of the first beings you meet in the ENTIRE game that don't demonstrate some sort of negative feelings for you so to me they were obviously the ones to trust. LOL how foolish of me...

I love this game i don’t think anything can replace it in my heart with the deep connection i have with it because how much it influenced my life when i was in a bad situation

Dude!! I literally binge-watched your other Soulsborne videos today -- Bloodborne, Dark Souls 3, and Sekiro -- and subscribed because I'm so impressed with your attention to detail and ability to tie threads together for an outside observer. I'm so excited to check this one out too, it almost feels like a "thanks-for-subscribing" gift. 😁

@tonkagaiseric1609

2 жыл бұрын

Watch Hawkshaw

Its weird that the primordial serpents never reappeared again in the other two games. Also, only true chads beat Gwyn without parrying him.

@xXbrokenvoidXx

Жыл бұрын

True chads tank all of his hits with a shield or stunlock him with a greatsword

I think the Darksign was a curse that makes humans lose their memories, it's explain in a similar way in DS2, and the reason Gwyn branded humans with the Darksign is to erase their memory in case they refused to link the flame, so basically if you chose the age of darkness ending the curse is triggered and you lose your memory and you're placed back in the Undead Asylum and the cycle starts over again.

@azliaheaven2800

7 ай бұрын

how can start again if the lords are already dead?

I cannot believe you’re doing the soul series. Words can’t describe how excited I am!

@dadshirt6681

2 жыл бұрын

Lmao he has like one left

20:35 New Londo is truly one of the darker stories in the whole of Dark Souls. Not only did Kaathe corrupt the four kings and create the darkwraiths, when the Lords of Anor Londo discovered what had happened to the four kings, Artorias was sent to kill them. Instead, Artorias made a covenant with the kings, confining them to the Abyss but he also locked the entire city inside itself then filled it with water, drowning all the inhabitants. There is also a theory that New Londo was purposely placed below Firelink Shrine to allow the Lords to kidnap people from the city and sacrifice themselves to the first flame via the secret hole to Firelink Altar within the shrine. Artorias's "success" with New Londo is also the reason why he was sent to Oolacile where he eventually went mad. The funny thing about the DLC is that the entire legacy of Artorias sacrificing himself to keep the abyss away was a complete lie. It was done by the player character sent back in time and you kill Artorias when he has been corrupted himself.

@glatykoffi6672

Жыл бұрын

Oolacile and new londo really makes me wonder why people don't get gwyn linking the flame

@mirko241

Жыл бұрын

@@glatykoffi6672 Because in the Dark Souls universe, Abyss and Dark are two different things. Even in the Age of Fire, Abyss still exists and you linking the flame doesn't end the Abyss, only prevents the Age of Dark.

@whitephillip6997

6 ай бұрын

Yooo that's crazy... I didn't even realize that until your comment & it's actually a huge lore point

When you were talking about the 4 kings you forgot that the place being flooded was also why there are so many ghosts, that's why the skulls are at the bottom when you drain new londo

Excellent breakdown. Tackling the lore section by section based on gameplay. With the exception of the origins of the Dark Souls universe. Even adding commentary on bosses and environments. Very nice.

Dark Souls 1 level design will always be an oddity to me. The first half of the game as well as the DLC are impeccable level design that can easily be considered the best level design in all of gaming. Then the second half of the game from Anor Londo onward (with the exception of the Painted World which is also great) is extremely mediocre. There are some visually good areas but it's very clear they got a bit taken away with the level design in the early game and couldn't quite find a way to bring it all together before their development deadline. I can't help but imagine what this game could have been with a bit more time to flesh those areas out. I think DS1 would easily stand above From's other games if it wasn't for a plethora of late game problems that just pull this game down in the long run when comparing it to their other titles which are more refined in so many ways but never returned to this type of level progression.

@nightsage217

2 жыл бұрын

this one!!! o.q I love the early half so much. "teleporting" feels so lazy afterwards. I think the later maps can link cleverly too given time. Chaos catacomb, library forest

@WatchSchoolDays

2 жыл бұрын

You said it yourself "a bit more time", the second half of the game got massively rushed due deadlines and shows (specially lost izalith)

@anonymousnate678

2 жыл бұрын

@zetta _ Farron Keep is actually pretty decent as far as swamp levels go. Much better than Valley of Defilement or Lake of Rot.

@nightsage217

2 жыл бұрын

@zetta _ Fromsoft swamp is anything but pleasant historically speaking. At least Dks1 had the decency to use a key to skip the level. but yea.... swamp sucks.

@charlestonobryant807

Жыл бұрын

That point about deadlines is why. The reason why DS1’s level design is only seen in this game is because the second half was rushed and they didn’t have the time nor budget to fully make the world interconnected, and the Effort to do so was so much it seems this is why you don’t see it in 2 or 3 and why Bloodborne comes close but isn’t The Same.

great video! just wanted to say that Velka isn't someone who was killed or thrown into the painting, but is rather the Goddess of Sin in Dark Souls. She has priests/pardoners such as Oswald and defines sins whilst also delivering punishment for them. Her symbol is the crow, which is why we see so many crows and crow-like creatures in the painted world as well.

Oolacile is so difficult that it would literally ruin playthroughs for a good portion of players if there was no option to teleport out.

This game is so unique, the music, the art desing, the gameplay. It trully a unique experience, and sometimes I would like to forget to play it again as the first time.

If anyone has ever wanted to read a fantasy book that has similar vibes and uses cryptic storytelling similar to Dark Souls, here's a short list: -Malazan Book of the Fallen -Book of the New Sun -Prince of Nothing -Eleventh Cycle. This is the only one that's actually inspired by Dark Souls. You can tell just by looking at the cover art.

I like your voice also how u focus on the big points and themes of the story. Although i luv dark souls for its subtlety it’s nice not having to discuss every detail ever to tell a story.

Gwyn was my favorite souls character for the longest time, such a good character Edit : where is exactly the kiln of the first flame? It can't be underground because there's a sky and sun so is it just a a place very far away and down ground from lordran or a pocket dimension ? and is it the same kiln as ds3 ?

@henrysmith8163

2 жыл бұрын

Too bad his boss form is such a pushover

@libertylivesin1776

2 жыл бұрын

@Henry Smith He was meant to be as you are his successor, you have bested all challenges before you and he's in a weakend state due to his sacrifice.

@GabrielShakkori

2 жыл бұрын

@@henrysmith8163 that's the point. He's barly a husk of the great God he used to be. There is no prophesy just a society that has had it too good for too long and now it's time to step down.

@mayonnaise2396

2 жыл бұрын

Damn, interesting take. He kinda killed a bunch of dudes cuz he didn’t like them, enslaved humanity and branded them with the dark sign because he didn’t like them. (The demons. They kinda kept to their own, but since Gwyn didn’t like that they were creatures of chaos, he trained knights to wipe them out because they didn’t fit HIS idea of the ‘glory of the fire’ or whatever.) Banished his firstborn because he rightly called out his hypocrisy. Rejected the course of all of nature and fucked the whole universe because he liked being powerful, and was afraid of the Dark, and of course perpetuated the subjegation of all the giants, such that not even Gough, captain of the Dragonslayers wasn’t spared.

@vopop30

Жыл бұрын

We know from the cutscenes of Frampt taking us the Altar that it is far, far below the mountain where the bulk of Dark Souls takes place. Going from the Altar to the Kiln, you pass through a white void. An ethereal coir sounds as the spirits of Gwyn's most loyal knights walk across. Physically, a large wall surrounds the Kiln, and the Kiln itself appears to have been built on top of the stump of an Archtree. So I think the Kiln is probably in Ash Lake.

Would be so awesome if a film director, who is a Dark Souls fan. Brought Souls lore to the silver screen! If done right, it could be 1 of the best film franchise's ever! And share the game/s the Souls community loves. With the rest of the world... Very much enjoyed this video! I look forward to watching more of your content.👍👍

If light means time, then that means all it needs is for fire to be lit once. The reason why Lordran's flow of time was at a stand-still was because the fire was fading. You could let the fire fade as many times as you want in subsequent playthroughs or in different realities, but all you need is one person to link the fire for the flow of time to continue on, and the fire being let to fade, would not have come to be.

I love video essays like you do with your videos. Always a treat when I'm grinding on a game, doing homework, or driving.

Mate, you have just established yourself as the new big name in fromsoft lore. I don't think I've seen someone explain the lore of these games as concisely, clearly, and compellingly as you do.

@jasonbliss6030

Жыл бұрын

He did a great job, but the most common name i hear is VaatiVidya

@ethanrummel7638

Жыл бұрын

@@jasonbliss6030 that’s what I’m saying Vati is the established guy and has been for a while. Cool to see new creators deliver quality work too

Actually the rest of the franchise can happen regardless of what ending you choose in ds1. They are both cannon. Like you said, things come and go in this universe so the age of dark will not be here to stay, soon fire will erupt again and not much of the history would've changed just that some additional things would've happened before we get to ds2 and then to ds3 which would be the new events and characters we meet. Amazing video!

I just beat dark souls remastered today. It was a blast.

@danielcharles3553

Жыл бұрын

I don't know how you did it. I tried playing it but I feel the graphics don't hold up well today at all. After playing Demon Souls on PS5 and Elden Ring, it is hard to play today

@olgagaming5544

Жыл бұрын

What about DS2

@ds3ol706

Жыл бұрын

@@danielcharles3553 graphics aren’t everything.

@danielcharles3553

Жыл бұрын

@@ds3ol706 agreed but the character's movements also are significantly slower compared to Dark Souls 3/ Elden Ring or BB. Coming from recent games and going back I couldn't continue. Demon's Souls on PS5 movements were slow but the environment, graphics etc were so breathtaking that I had to come back to it. I wouldn't play the PS3 version

Gwyn being easy to parry is the reason you can't parry Soul of Cinder. Miyazaki basically said as much in an interview. He doesn't say it exactly, but he expresses regret in the fact that that's how Gwyn's fight ended up, and Soul of Cinder is an obvious blatant homage to the fight that started it all. Miyazaki didn't make the same mistake twice.

Man... This felt as beautiful as it did the first time, 10 years ago... Thank you, forever more

Thanks for giving us a summary of the video in the thumbnail, really saves a lot of time.

Ever since the Dark souls 3 Retrospective been lookin forward the Souls series videos. Keep bringing the fire bro 🔥

I stumbled upon your Retrospektive videos and i just love them. Gonna watch them all!

I don't know how, But you do an excellent job at explaining the lore of soul's game's! Keep workin on these great vids!

That feel when you hear a Western man say that he has no idea that the Moon and lunar magic are mythologically associated with the female/the feminine, and he wonders if it's a Japanese thing. So sad. Ancestors cry. 😢

@Hero_Of_Old

Жыл бұрын

We've been so disconnected from our roots

Great story breakdown and personal inferences as always!

Kind of late, but now that I reached the Solaire part I feel bad for not saving him in my New Game playthrough. You motivated me more than ever to save Solaire and achieve the ending he wanted. Praise the Sun !

funny trivia: gwyns theme is played in the piano by only using white (light) keys and not using the black (darkness) keys.

With all the lore videos about elden ring on KZread I'm very happy to see dark souls again Super thank you man and excited to see the rest in the future plus demon souls :D

Another well in depth breakdown of a Souls game. Good work Gingy 👍

You should totally watch a video about Demons made by Hawkshaw. It'll flip your perception of them upside down. And the rest of his videos also paint a much more detailed story than the one you'd pick on the surface.

@autobotskyflame6287

Жыл бұрын

His videos are fun, but they are more like good fanfiction than any likely truth about the lore.

@dustgraystone9448

Жыл бұрын

@@autobotskyflame6287 so basicly every single lore video and theory ever made in this franchise?...

@dustgraystone9448

Жыл бұрын

Yeah I agree even though that Gingy isn't technically wrong, it's just there is a lot of evidence saying the contrary. That as a whole the whole family is ok with the changes. Though the one thing he got wrong(I feel anyway) is the fact that they're human. I mean the Witch and her daughters were already a thing before the spreading of the Darksoul. So they aren't humans. That and the origin of pyromancy which is a offshoot of Flame Sorcery that the witches were masters of.

@dustgraystone9448

Жыл бұрын

@@autobotskyflame6287 ?

This is one of the best explanations for dark souls I've heard and seen.... It's also one of my favorite games in this genre ever since the PlayStation 3 demon souls I've liked from softwares adventure games.

This game is really a masterpiece

Brilliant touch puttin the outro music as firelink

@2:08 "You may have noticed I forgot to talk about the pygmy..." I see what you did there

Great content, I love all the effort you put forth in your videos, keep up the great work! Looking forward to the next upload!

Love this in depth videos on classic’s.

Love the video and the way you laid everything out on one my favorite games. Definitely earned a sub and I can't wait to see more of your content.

the idea that quitting the game is the character going fully hollow is super cool, i never thought of it that way.

this is my favorite explanation of dark soul's story

Yesss I've been wanting this video!!

27:05 FromSoftware did know how terrible the Bed of Chaos was, that's why they publicly apologized. Turns out they didn't have enough time to finish Izalith. 34:00 Kalameet is not the last of the Ancient dragons, proof is found in Ash Lake.

My favorite part about the Curse of the Undead is that it can be interpreted as a metaphor for depression. Like, if you see someone go through major depression, they legit turn into a hollow on autopilot who's so dissociated from everything so much that they kinda lose their sense of identity. The reasons people go through depression also vary. Aside from the chemicals in the brain naturally not working like they're supposed to, there's also life beating people down too much (dying too many times), people failing to accomplish a self-ascribed sense of purpose, or even people achieving said purpose but thinking there's nothing to really do afterword.

Awesome video man. Scratched that DS itch for me. Looking forward to 2

Love your work man, keep it up!!

I've watched 10 retrospectives of this game... And im ready to watch more lol

Hey man i love your channel and your videos. you deserve millions of subs! hope to see you grow like you should!!

Great video man, keep it up!

I only watch what I play, but I'm happy to Watch Later many of these as I return to my backlog. Keep it up!

man your videos are intense, keep it up

another amazing vid bro props

Since Frampt joins you in the dark lord ending, it seems as of Khaate and Frampt aren't siding with dark or light outta preferences. They seem as sort of forces of nature. Like they understood that through this life one needs to guide people towards the light and one needs to guide them towards the dark. And so they fullfil what they took as duty not of preference but of mere necessity and duty. They agreed to side with the two opposite sides and see what fate shall determine for the state of the world. That's why Frampt joins you in the darklord ending him and Khaate. They're not opposites. Their real goal isn't to guide you towards what they believe is true. They have one goal both of them. Their goal is to give each side (light and dark) proper representation and witness fate no matter what it is.

I never realised before that Nito is a big skeleton and the small skeletons are just some kind of strange jewelry and not part of his body. I always thought he was a mass of skeletons. Lost Izalith always felt unfinished. I just say Lava and Undead Dragon Asses.

You are becoming my favorite new youtuber.

This was a great video! 🙂👍

The absolute giga-chad coming through with a clutch upload 😎

what an awesome video. Don't forget to level up adaptability in DS2

10/10 video! 🙌 Now looking forward to DS2!

I appreciate your videos mate.

you make such great videos, keep it up

What I find funny is that while izalith has more lore than the other bosses, the level of lost izalith is the most unfinished level mechanically: a lot of empty space with not a lot of reason to explore it, some reused assets from other areas (dragon ass all over) and a jank boss that could have ironically used more time in the dev forge.

@tonkagaiseric1609

2 жыл бұрын

You are partially right, Izalith doesn't have more lore than the rest. Its not like they threw the dragon legs there for no reason, that would conflict with the whole games philosophy and design. It is sadly the most rushed area in the game and they had such big plans that couldn't come to light because of big corp

The video, by itself, was pretty good. Only issue is that some of the information/assumptions, can be proven wrong by item descriptions and some dialogue during npc quests. For example, about Nito's role. Still, very entertaining video.

Great video as always, only problem I have is the inclusion of DS2 and DS3 into the lore, this feels a bit like stapling stuff at the last minute as ideas change over different games along time and so to does the lore; TLDR - DS1 lore should just stay within the game as it's only tangentially connected to DS2 and DS3 as the rules of each game are different, like to go hollow and come back is different

@scribbled1990

Жыл бұрын

@@Artificial_Skies ​ That just reinforces my point, as separating them as their own game but let them be tangentially connected to set up the world

Amazing video and thanks a lot for the narrative. Although there are massive amounts of spoilers if you haven't played the game. I really wanted to hear more about the NPCs that are helping you against the bosses. Like Béatrice in the four kings fight or the Moonlight Butterfly. Or some armor you continue finding throughout the game. Like my only question is Why Oscar's armor can be found in Darkroot Garden? Amazing video buddy I got captured from the beginning. Many things left out but already a 45min video jeje Nice video very nice video

I love your new video direction now after for honor. That’s all i wanted to say :)

It wasn't Kaathe that destroyed New Londo. Kaathe just capitalized on the situation. He did tricked the four kings but he wasn't the one who did the deed. New Londo was one of the places that the abyss outbreak happened. Soon the darkwraiths appeared and because they were extremely dangerous Gwyn order the destruction and lockdown of the city.

My favorite thing in this review is watching you win the fights while fat-rolling. I love it.

I'm becoming somewhat addicted to this channel

One of my favorite parts of the story is the dilemna between frampt and kaathe

A great video. The only thing that stuck out to me is that you probably should have specified that Velka, whose title is simply goddess of sin, is responsible for punishing sin. Which puts quite a spin on why exactly her followers are trapped in the painting.

I'd like to point out that you're not the first undead to go on this adventure. The Undeads are all Shepparded by the gods so they can use as many as they'd like to keep linking the fire over and over again. Even if you choose to begin an age of darkness, it's likely that the next Undead that comes after you will just link the fire all over again. The game does a good job with the illusion of choice in that no matter what happens, the first flame can never truly die.

Fun fact: O&S are based on the Mantis and Beetle fight from Berserk

Fantastic video

I think a theory I have that is worth bringing up is that since Filianore seems to have some control over time and it's flow, it's possible that she's been picking and choosing which timelines to keep going. It would be a good way to explain how Gwyndoline is still "alive" in DS3 and how the Age of Fire seems to keep happening, irrelevant of our choices

@saisundernarous9137

2 жыл бұрын

Gwendolyn is Al’s the god of illusions and is quite skilled at tricking and guiding people as he sees fit to. But what’s great about these games is most of the time, there isn’t any direct answer. Both are possible. Whose to say it isn’t both? Darks souls is all about not having all the information so your make your own translations Ala Mizaki’s child hood

Great video!

Thoughts on having a members tab or anything? Love the videos and would like to support more.

I really think the beauty of this epic is on par with the lord of the rings, the Nibelungen Lied, the Ilias or the Artus saga. It is one of THE fantasy fictions of all time and should be specated as such.

your videos are amazing

Chester from Bloodborne also jumps like a hunter from that game instead of rolls when attacked

You dont actually have to kill gywnevere to kill gywndolin btw just pointing out cos you said you do

I wrote an Essay for game design class on Dark souls and I cited this video as a source.

The humanity shaped grave is also just pretty much more shapely coffin. Human can fit into it if they're laid to rest straight. I wouldn't put too much credit on the shape.

The front cover of the game shows Astorias walking away into the abyss wielding his sword in his left hand and shield in the right, meaning his sword arm was the one which was broken and he wields his sword in his off-hand against the player