Runner introduction starts at 0:14 Run starts at 1:08 Couch commentary is provided by grimelios CovertMuffin is host This speedrun was recorded live at Awesome Games Done Quick 2020, a weeklong charity speedrun marathon raising money for Prevent Cancer Foundation. Awesome Games Done Quick 2020 is just one of the many charity marathons put on by Games Done Quick. For more information on AGDQ2020, find us at: gamesdonequick.com Looking for live updates? Follow us on Twitter: twitter.com/GamesDoneQuick Like us on Facebook: facebook.com/GamesDoneQuick Follow us on Instagram: instagram.com/gamesdonequick

@michaeldagnon

Жыл бұрын

First

Gotta salute the commentator... he's done a good job

@FreeKnilly

4 жыл бұрын

hes the first commentator ive heard compliment the runner at GDQ.

@wearymicrobe

4 жыл бұрын

grimelios did some amazing guacamelee runs two years ago.

@SammyTheHuman

4 жыл бұрын

yeah no joke, that guy was amazing! ive been watching ds speedruns a lot, but that guy really explained the shit out of the run and mentioned stuff ive never understood before

@JakeTakesTheCakes

4 жыл бұрын

Seriously great duo with great chemistry. They work well together

@monkey368

4 жыл бұрын

HarrazOtame hell yeah and praising the runner for doing a good job, MVP

This is the most formal and professional speedrun I've ever seen

@gert5072

4 жыл бұрын

Cogombre i know right? Honestly some great commentary and explanations about the entire route and all the tricks. Let alone the great run itself.

@ggreyshade

2 жыл бұрын

regole is the goat

@OfficialHonoremus341

2 жыл бұрын

Regole in Italian means rules 😏

Both the commentator and the runner were amazing. What a team!

@dhm98.24

4 жыл бұрын

Also The donations reader, i really liked him!

@DamnZodiak

4 жыл бұрын

Even as a veteran of the game, this was incredibly informative. Both the run and the commentary were perfectly planned. Absolute fire.

The best commentator by far.

@greensmurf221

4 жыл бұрын

Agreed

@Laocoon283

4 жыл бұрын

Yea he was he great

@RR-kn1tg

4 жыл бұрын

He must be a great player :)

@OpiumWalls

4 жыл бұрын

Turns out he was well educated on ds1

@BloomsProductions

4 жыл бұрын

No question. Shows how just a little planning can have a big pay off.

You can tell how the commentator planned it out to get as much info packed in there, 100% appreciated!

@justamanofculture12

4 жыл бұрын

Agreed.

@DamnZodiak

4 жыл бұрын

He did an amazing job of explaining all the intricacies of the run. Even as someone played this game for 5000+ hours and did some speedrunning himself, this was fascinating to watch.I've never seen this route before.

@tylerburton9908

2 жыл бұрын

I keep trying to find the right sport to compare this run to.... i think a rally car race where there's a driver and a navigator piloting through the map. so impressive.

36 minutes. That is the time it took me to create my character.

@fatfuck2384

4 жыл бұрын

That's the total time of all the attempts I took to kill the Asylum Demon with the broken straightsword hilt to get a mediocre strength weapon

@mouadelgartit9423

3 жыл бұрын

And the character looked shitty anyways because this is dark souls

@MindOfSheesh

3 жыл бұрын

That’s the total time It took me to break my controller and say fuck this game

@treasurecave431

2 жыл бұрын

Thats the time it took me to summon the courage to play this game

They could do a dark souls run in every gdq and i would watch all of them

@Platin151

4 жыл бұрын

true words

@lostpockets2227

4 жыл бұрын

yah

@lilwyvern4

4 жыл бұрын

Souls Block at SGDQ 2020? Please?

@lred1383

4 жыл бұрын

The DS1 speedruns are ever evolving, and new strats are being found to this day. The last speedrun of this game that i watched didn't have like half of these strats, and was almost 10 mins slower. It's very interesting seeing how these runs evolve.

@ahouyearno

4 жыл бұрын

same for ocarina of time. These two games are extremely watchable for speedruns

It is evident that both the runner and the commentator put a lot of effort in preparing for this run, which in turn seems very respectful to the event and the cause. Polite, professional, entertaining and informative.

Both player and commentator were on it. Clearly very well-rehearsed. Nice job!

@bbbbbbb51

3 жыл бұрын

Commentator clearly practiced his run down & it shows. Most commentators end up being annoying imo, but this guy nailed how it should be done. Some good comedy can be nice, but an informative breakdown really helps you appreciate what you're seeing & I think the vast majority of the comments here speak to that.

This is what I miss from GDQ, a great run and a knowledgeable commentator. It really felt like they were bolth doing the run. Great chemistry

@_Blonca

3 жыл бұрын

Do you know of another great duo like this?

@musicxxa6678

2 жыл бұрын

@@_Blonca Check out Byte Doom 2016 GDQ

this commentary is seriously great, i'm towards the end of my first time running through dark souls and I feel like i'm learning so much random stuff about the game

@chicoti3

4 жыл бұрын

To each their own but I think spoiling yourself the game takes quite a bit of the fun out of it.

@Hubazuba

4 жыл бұрын

Welcome to the club bro

@chambeet

4 жыл бұрын

Zerofodão Couldn’t agree more.

Damn that commentator did a fantastic job. Also great runner, they fit together really well.

These guys look like they wrote their PhD thesis on Dark Souls

@iHypeKiidz

2 жыл бұрын

On god

Commentator is amazing, so many info that needs to be delivered in so little time, and he nails it

Siegmeyer of Catarina: This gate is closed and I must get past it. Hmm, what to do? Chosen Undead: Have you tried looking down?

Dude the runner didn't even mention it was his birthday. He literally wouldn't have said anything if not by that donation. Legend. Super humble guy.

Very nice run, and shout-out to the Quintessential Gamer, Lawrence Sontag.

@jamespeake2606

4 жыл бұрын

I thought it was him!

@GruppeSechs

4 жыл бұрын

Ha, was that actually him? I tilted my head when I heard the name.

@Andrew-bi1qs

4 жыл бұрын

I miss him so much. He added such a cool vibe to Funhaus vids.

@BasedGodZolus

4 жыл бұрын

The anime dad himself!

Aw Lawrence! What an amazing donation ! Thats awesome dude!

@ahmedboukhalfa288

4 жыл бұрын

When ?

@yledoos

4 жыл бұрын

@@ahmedboukhalfa288 11:57 Makes me wonder was it really Sir Larr himself :O

@TylerFordb00b

4 жыл бұрын

Doctor Dick I would definitely say it’s him!

@Draconic74

4 жыл бұрын

@@yledoos Pretty unique name, generous streaming community is mentioned. I would say the chances are very, *very* high.

I’ve never played, nor really been interested in, Dark Souls. But damn this was a fun run to watch. And the commentator really made it accessible to people like me with his extremely in depth yet concise commentary. One of the few AGDQ speed runs I’ve had my eyes glued to from start to finish.

@leeham6230

3 жыл бұрын

Play it, and many videogames will be boring and too easy for you. Better to stay away.

@mot9434

3 жыл бұрын

@@leeham6230 I haven't beat DS1, but I've beat DS3, Bloodborne and Sekiro, and I think this has an element of truth towards it. I think if you played other non souls games of this genre, then possibly. But anything else? Na.

@joethestrat

3 жыл бұрын

It's sincerely a great game, all claims of difficulty aside. There are ways to beat everything, it isn't impossible at all. Use your head.

Probably one of the best couch commentators. He knows that balancing explanation and just watching the run is important. Its also awesome he knew how many donations to read as well! Amazing.

I must have like 2000 hours total in DS1 and that commentary was still very entertaining. Props to that man

@james87367

4 жыл бұрын

I'm just curious what do you do to have so many hours on DS1? I felt like I've played it forever and I've only played it for 200 hours. Do you just replay it in different builds or speedrun it?

@DemoniteBL

2 жыл бұрын

@@james87367 I have 1.2k in DS3 and most of it was just making all kinds of builds since there's so much variety. If you're into PvP you can also easily sink thousands of hours in it.

What a great commentary.

One of the best games to see speedruns of.

This is the most professional speedrun I've ever seen. Holy shit what a performance. The commentator is incredible.

Lawrence donated.

@AustinFisher30

4 жыл бұрын

I was trying to figure out if that was him with the 4k.

@ahmedboukhalfa288

4 жыл бұрын

When ?

@IPpainting

4 жыл бұрын

@@ahmedboukhalfa288 12:00

best couch

26:20 "it saves one second to kill her." That's cruel xD

@nweasy

4 жыл бұрын

Lasmiranda Dennsivillia I feel like that was a good bit that just went over a lot of people’s heads

perfect commentators, amazing run.

this is the best commentary on a run I’ve ever seen, beautiful run 10/10

Fantastic run.

Stoked to see Lawrence making such a big donation, big love for him.

That synergy though. This was badass to watch, and that donation too.

Both of these guys were really good to watch and listen. I could easily watch this again.

This run is Top Tier. Excellent commentary on both parts. I learned stuff I never knew about Dark Souls. One of the best. Great job!

incredible run - so informative and well-paced, rehearsed but still natural, and with a wonderful dry sense of humor. there's even a dash of well-earned sappy sweetness at the end. keep bringing these guys back to gdq!!

This maybe the best speedrun/commentary I’ve ever seen

This is next level commentary and run! Need more combinations like these two gents.

One of the best GDQ runs I have seen and one of the best runner/couch combos. Well prepared and well-executed by both. This was awesome!

AGDQ: starts a Dark Souls speed run. The Npcs: why do I hear boss music?

The explanations are well appreciated. Good run!

This is one of the best, if not the best DS 1 run that i've ever seen when it comes to commentary, both the runner and the commentator were stellar! love it

This is one of my favorite GDQ runs, the combined excellent commentary and gameplay work to make a great experience

Great run and fantastic and informative commentary, the explanations of all the small tricks was great.

One of the most professional/ informative speed runs I’ve seen... Absolutely fantastic lads!

Absolutely great commentary, great run! One of my favorite games of all time.

The quintessential gamer making an appearance

@bmejia188

4 жыл бұрын

Mark O'Neill i’m glad I’m not the only One Who noticed ;)

@GarciansVortex

4 жыл бұрын

what a crossover!

Absolutely the best run and commentary duo I’ve seen on GDQ I would absolutely watch this duo every GDQ and never get bored. Great job, you two!

Praise the run! It's always fun watching someone demolish Dark Souls. Flawless commentary & execution!

The way he takes down the Anor Londo's archer (at 14:00) is incredibly satisfactory.

Solid run! Excellent explanation of everything going on, and great added comments from the runner regarding what is difficult and what is easy to do. Great inspiration for future runners!

Aw, totally didn’t come into this expecting to hear a donation from Lawrence!

This is such a good run and an especially amazing couch! Dude was to the point accurate and articulate, as well as the two of them have great chemistry.

Commentary is amazing. Extremely impressive run. Nice!

Great run & excellent commentary as well!

Truly a dynamic duo. Incredible to listen to and watch. You guys are awesome.

What a fantastic run & commentary. Great job guys, and thanks for all you do for the souls/speedrunning community.

Grimelios did a fantastic job explaining everything very quickly and accurately you can tell he practiced and it really payed off. Awesome run and awesome commentary

:)

@pavro_w0t719

4 жыл бұрын

Great run and great comentary!

@PUPPE4O4

4 жыл бұрын

You're a beast, well done brother! Cheers to that great commentator too.

@HieronymousLex

4 жыл бұрын

this is amazing! this is how it should be done... like a professional. mad respect

Very high quality run and commentary!

This was the best commentary and run I've watched for Dark Souls 1 as of yet!

The gameplay caught me,beautifully done! The commentary hooked me!

Amazing runner and excellent commentary, thank you very much!

An excellent run and I thoroughly enjoyed the commentary.

I like to imagine that the game knows who is playing it, and when one of these runners starts move-swapping all the bosses just sigh like "not this shit again"

I LOVE when runners and their couch comes prepared, and professional like these two guys. Flawless, informative, and eloquent commentary, and great runner awareness outside of the game. What a class act :D

Lawerence saved some money at Funhaus so that he can throw it at GDQ, way to go (:

I spent 30 hrs to reach Londo... he needed 10 minutes exactly

@alejandrorivas4585

4 жыл бұрын

Lol I never made it

@DuckieMcduck

4 жыл бұрын

ur not counting the thousands of hours it took him to retry it until he could make that time

@sLAyZY760

4 жыл бұрын

DuckieMcduck good point lol

@TheMobslipfate

4 жыл бұрын

I mean it took him hundreds or thousands of hours to get to a point where he could reach Londo in 10 minutes

@emilychb6621

4 жыл бұрын

Yea he makes it look so incredibly easy.

I dig the guys in depth explanation on the couch, of course along with the god tier runner. Amazing stuff!

Oh man, what a team ! Both commentator and the speedrunner were fantastic ! Even if Regole had to be super focused, he still gave some tips or info. You can feel that Grimelios had prepared this commentary, it's amazing and keeps us super entertained with lots of little infos !

12:01 Wait, is that Lawrence Sonntag, the quintessential gamer?

@freedombrick

4 жыл бұрын

I caught that too!

@ruffles1080

4 жыл бұрын

Came looking for this comment after I heard the donation.

@branceorrell2878

4 жыл бұрын

Lawdog

@jasonhemphill6980

4 жыл бұрын

Sir Lar

@vetlerradio

3 жыл бұрын

Yessir!

This is incredible team work guys! Seriously LOVED IT!! Such a great job!

That was some amazing commentary. He explained everything very well, which is great because it's always interesting to hear how all the tricks work.

Phenomenal run and commentary. Great job guys!

Charming runner, insightful and well-paced commentary - great run!

Awesome run. This man really is one of the greats.

This was a really enjoyable watch, props to the commentator for helping us understand whats going on. And of course, props to the runner! This wa amazing

Never watched speedruns or played Dark Souls, but these guys i can watch all day

Great run and incredible commentary. That was the best way I've ever heard the wrong warp explained. This is now my favorite DS1 GDQ run by far. Great job boys

It always amazes me with the skill this runners have, making even difficult games look fairly easy.

This is probably the best run I've ever seen at a gdq. Not only because the gameplay was great, but the commentary was perfect. This is the golden standard.

These two guys are great! One awesome speedrunner and backed up by an awesome commentator. Great job guys!

you guys are awesome this run is awesome

Wow! Amazing gameplay and commentary. One of the best runs i've ever seen!

The Runner and the guy on the couch well done hope you guys do more runs together well explains and entertaining Thanks for your good work!

i dont know why, but at all gdq's Dark souls runs are pretty good

Huge props to the couch guy, amazing.

Great run. Huge props to the commentator; very clear with simple explanations. 10/10 GDQ run

One of the best commentaries and runs

This was so satisfying the player the commentary from the guy on the couch and the guy reading the donations all the way down to the donations themselves loved every second.

this is the first speed run i watch and this is really impressive

the commentary (as others have mentioned) and the run itself are legendary, what an excellent video!!

this is a really good video. the player and the commentator really fun to watch and listen

This was fascinating to watch and entirely understandable because of the commentary!

Major props to this video for getting me into GDQ and speedrunning in general!

If every GDQ speedrun were presented like this I'd be watching speedruns more often

You watch GDQ runs for either the funny commentary, informative commentary or really tense live runs of hard games. This had a bit of all three so thank you.

Awesome run and also i've never seen it done like that. That was very nice thanks a lot !

Congratz! Really good commentary! And epic gameplay! Legends!

Awesome run and awesome commentary