Pretty sure summoning an npc would go against his self-imposed challenge requirements. Otherwise you could just summon npcs for like 8 bosses, and just block the entire fight. Right?
Getting one is a bitch, but yeah this is the way to go. One lightning, one fire or chaos (for gwyn and ornstein, mostly.) I'm guessing he didn't go for it because you have to grind wheel skeletons which is honestly awful using just shields.
"I hit about as hard as a wet noodle." "We finally manage to poolnoodle the Gargoyles to death..." "Do you want to know how many times we have to hit this spider with our edgy dinnerplate to win?" "And start pounding with our dinnerplate of death." I love the euphemisms you come up with here XD
@@anti-ethniccleansing465 I know this response is a bit late but oh well. The grass crest shield gives you the stamina regen buff even when it's on your back. That's why it's still useful if you don't want to be blocking.
@@patrickmorrey8722 Yeah I know that - idk why I wrote my comment then, as it is old and I don’t remember this video. Did he actually put it on his back? Or did he not even do that? Or maybe I wrote it because he was getting damage by not blocking with it?
Tbf from what I've seen of him so far he seems fairly mediocre, not hard to do better, then again he nerfed himself by not using lighting skeleton wheel shield which has been the number 1 strat for this run for years now so maybe he'd do better if he used optimal equipment
@@GBlockbreaker Yeah, there's the God-tier players that do no-hit runs and such. I find them fascinating, but this is more relatable. I'd definitely say he's above mediocre though. I completed a SL1 run once, and dealing puny damage makes the game quite a lot harder. SL1 isn't even that hard of challenge, but I wouldn't say an average player would succeed or even want to try it. A challenge like this, especially without the best equipment, definitely takes some skill.
@@GBlockbreaker you're forgetting this is someone who is doing it for the 1st time. As much as there is people playing it blindfolded with a toe wrapped on the head in yoga position, people work that shit out for MONTHS , even years.
@@SenseiRaisen I considered trying this run myself before seeing this, and figured out lighting bonewheel shield by looking at the weapon dps calculator for a bit. (Spiked shield does similar damage with lighting, pierce shield does more but you can't get it for quite a while. Spiked and pierce do more total damage if you go for magic +10 and stack int, actually.)
VERY GOOD. If you're open to suggestions, might I suggest a fist-weapons only run of DS:R? I tried it myself, and its...um...you'll be fine. Also, on an editing note, I'd be satisfied if you just showed clips of your boss fights instead of speedups - but I'm old, so maybe it's just me.
@@immortuipraebibo910 Here you go, since you are not only lazy, but I am kind and _NOT_ lazy... *All Fist Weapons available in Dark Souls I:* • Caestus (the one you mentioned)* • Claws (sold by Shiva of the East)* • Dark Hand (obtained after joining the Darkwraith covenant, as well as a possible drop from Darkwraith Knight) *** Claws and Caestus can be ascended/upgraded to the Dragon Bone Fist weapon with the soul/Core of the Iron Golem. Just curious if you know how to use the internet besides commenting here on YT?? Lol. Because took me all of one second to find. P.S. You’re welcome.
That's a bit difficult, but not bad. I did caestus - you really need to learn how to dodge & parry cause you can't block. Str/dex, vit/end secondary. Fap ring & havel ring - you're gonna want speed & solid armor. Gotta make a few diff caestus to have diff enchants.
Possible improvements on the run, just from an early game standpoint: -Go to Catacombs straight out of asylum, roll your way to Vamos and his bonfire, bait skeleton wheels into the explosive heads until you get their shield drop, this would give you a much needed damage boost once you hit the level requirements to two-hand it
I always get the New Londo Fire Keeper Soul immediately at the beginning as part of the run to get all the items in Firelink. Once you get the nameless soldier souls in New Londo, just grab the Fire Keeper Soul and immediately homeward bone out. The enemies won't hit you in time and you basically start the game with a +1 Estus Flask.
1 word: Bonewheel shield. You can get it at the beginning of the game. using Leeroy to smash Bonewheels. 20 STR for 2 handing it. Another option late game is Onionbro's shield. But that's more of a quality weapon at 27 STR 40 DEX 2h for most optimal damage output. All in all respectable run.
People tend to forget that Pinwheel is so easy only because you naturally kill him (them?) before he gets started. When he gets started, it quickly becomes a shitshow with clones all around, and he's one of the biggest nuker bosses in the game. The damage is real.
DUUUUDE!! That Phendrana Drifts Depths fucking KILLED it!! Haven't played Prime in years, and finding Metroid fans is WAY fewer than Souls, despite being older! Thank you for that, just put me in a mood to go rerun it just for that track!
What I like most about your videos is your usage of castlevania curse of darkness soundtracks I personally never completed it but I enjoyed my time with it.
Damn spiked shield. I did a run like this too about a year ago and used bonewheel at the start using leroy to kill the skeletons. And later used the pierced shield with leo ring. I'm glad you didn't use either those two. It was fun seeing you go for a completely different method of approach
Dude, I've just started watching your challenge videos and from the start to the now I've seen a lot of growth! Editing, organization, even gameplay, is all improving with each one. It's easy to see what creators you've drawn inspiration from, but that's not a bad thing as you do have your own style. This video's older so I don't know if you'll see this but you are making some great content, man. Subscribed.
I actually tried this run once. I just stopped after Artie, though, since I beat him in one try. My damage was so good, it barely felt like a challenge run anymore. Pro tip: if you can't get Kirk's shield, the second best shield for this run is the pierce shield, which you get from Siegmeyer's questline. It actually does better damage than Kirk's, but it doesn't do bleed. Switch to it for bosses that don't have blood. Like he said, this is a fun challenge run, and even moreso in DS2, where they specifically made shields designed with this run in mind.
I tried this and struggled to conquer Sens Fortress or the Catacombs I was aiming for the Wheel Skeleton Shield I forgot Kirk existed I'll give this another go now! Thanks for the video ^^
Requires a bit of skill but is fairly easy Start as sorcerer with master key Collect every humanity you can find on your way forward and maybe farm some until you hit 30 total Grab the gold pine resin in undead burg Grab the morning star in firelink Maybe grab the red tears tone ring and grass crest shield, however you will walk past them later anyways but it does make the next fight easier (If you did that, kill a toxic dart guy for purple moss on your way down to blighttown so you can do rtsr strats on queelag) Kill queelag with the resin and your magic, you have a single try, don't screw it up Once you're done with her, enter the chaos covenant Give 30 humanity to queelag's sister to get Chaos firestorm Grab poison mist on your way up Grab darkmoon seance ring in the catacombs (maybe kill pinwheel while you're there) Kill taurus with sorcery Grab the key to lower undead burg Kill Capra with sorceries (take down the dogs with the morning star) Go to the depths and free the pyromancer He'll give you a promancy flame for free in firelink Equip chaos storm and soul arrow Go get the grass crest shield and the red tear stone ring if you haven't already Go kill the hydra with your morning star, no rtsr required Equip the dusk crown ring Save and quit and reload to spawn in the piss golem, kill him to free dusk Summon dusk and reload again go spawn in the dusk set Grab and equip the crown of dusk Kill gargoyles with chaos fire storm and maybe sorcery if need be Get the lighting spear in sen's funhouse Kill iron golem with chaos fire storm Use the lighting spear to kill smough first Kill ornstein with chaos fire storm Go to frampt to place the lord vessel Now you're free to either just go straight for the lord souls and beat the game asap or kill every boss in the game Done Using cleric as starting class should be possible too because you can use gravelord sword dance but it would certainly be a bit harder
Just did this run before watching this vid. I Sens Gate Skipped to getthe covetous gold serpant ring then used that to farm bonewheel shields. I collected every shield in the game, but the bonewheel shield was never surpassed in DPS
Hey I know this is necroposting, but could you stop saying “Ladyboy” in reference to Gwyndolin? I’m a trans girl and that term is often used as a pejorative against people like me. Sort of distracts me from some otherwise very neat videos.
@@PlatonistAstronaut yeah. It’s not a “WOAH WOAH CANCEL CANCEL” type of thing, and i honestly don’t see much malice in it - most folks don’t understand the harm behind words like that - but it definitely tarnishes the experience for me.
14:00 happened to me too at the exact spot (twice). My guess is that some entities/objects are blocking the path to perform different attack so he gets stuck in a loop where he can do only 1 action, or it might be due to firesage demon getting "blocked" in the roots/branches on the ground, i noticed that he sometimes does that and gets stuck in some spots for couple of seconds and than he almost always does this attack.
I did this challenge a few years ago. The early game is awful, BUT if you find a bonewheel shield, the game gets easier, and even more if you upgrade it to lightning. Of course we need a good amount of strength but this is the best damage shield. Best part is the fact you are safe while attacking with its strong attack, and can stun.
5:36 actually both encounters are locked behind the lordvessel. You can reach his spawn point in demon ruins but he won't show up as long as the orange fog is there.
I´m totally no speedrunner or challenge expert, but at the start, I thought "I guess I´d be running down the catacombs quickly to upgrade a shield at vamos to a fire shield". it does get the fire dmg, doesnt it? that wouldve been helpfull oh and on 2nd thought the bonewheel shield as well :D anyway, love your stuff, keep it up
Yay :D another shield only run. Good to see. I do a lot of shield only runs. Especially in DS1. Bonewheel is the best by far, but Pierce and Spiked are pretty good too if you build your stats right. Only "shield only" run I haven't managed to finish in DS1 so far is SL1 shield only. That one gets a bit too much for me with certain bosses, unfortunately.
Hey~, somebody aside me actually used the Crystal Shield for once! Honestly, that thing is under-rated. It's a gimmick, sure, but it's quite fun, AND can do some pretty decent magic damage if you watch the durability.
"Are ya winning son?"
"No, dad, I'm not"
"Just tank it then, lol"
I’m gonna like this comment just because you subbed to my favourite TH-camr challenger Andy
@@JoshuaSpeedcubing dad?
Can you beat dark souls by rolling with the thorn armour
This, good sir, sounds sadistic and like a challenge that will probably make me want to stick my head into a wood chipper after attempting. I LIKE IT
GamersWeekend and I think your ds1 challenges are very entertaining I like to see your channel grow
oh no
@@avoryeda7606 my good sir thank you for my most rave enducing chr ever
Lobos did that I think
"are you winning son ?" more like "why aren't you tanking son ?"
*(wheeze)*
*( w h e e z e )*
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*( S N E E Z E )*
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Ymfah needs to see this man
Lol I was just watching ymahs pacifist run
Lobos did this 7 years ago th-cam.com/video/tHPHrLUD9Vk/w-d-xo.html
Easymode: Get Leeroy to kill wheel skeletons until you get a bonewheel shield.
Bonewheel shields are terrible. Clunky, low damage, bad resistances.
@@lagg1e But they're fun. Try the multi-hit spin attack.
@@terrenceroll3848 yeah theyre fun but bad. theyre good only when you animation swap them with something like smoughs hammer
Pretty sure summoning an npc would go against his self-imposed challenge requirements.
Otherwise you could just summon npcs for like 8 bosses, and just block the entire fight. Right?
@@kylesunshine2731 yeah
Naofumi: "How am I supposed to fight with just a shield?"
This guy:"Pathetic."
Goofy: "Amateurs."
Loved this
Came into the comments looking to see if anyone said anything like this 🤣
He could just ask for an shield with an sharp thing for he use as a sword, and then he copy the shield lol, hes just dumb
Muzka: "Amateurs*
I'm suprised you didn't try using the skeleton wheel, it's R2 attack does a surprising amount of damage when infused with lightning
yeah, that was my idea too
Legit thats what I do
i did it this way, geting it was the challange.
LobosJr did this 7 years ago th-cam.com/video/tHPHrLUD9Vk/w-d-xo.html
Getting one is a bitch, but yeah this is the way to go. One lightning, one fire or chaos (for gwyn and ornstein, mostly.) I'm guessing he didn't go for it because you have to grind wheel skeletons which is honestly awful using just shields.
8:10 "A great stepping stone" Don't know if that was intentional or not. Literally walked over a giant stone bolder.
Some of the best jokes are unintentional
"I hit about as hard as a wet noodle."
"We finally manage to poolnoodle the Gargoyles to death..."
"Do you want to know how many times we have to hit this spider with our edgy dinnerplate to win?"
"And start pounding with our dinnerplate of death."
I love the euphemisms you come up with here XD
One is at least from ZeroLenny.
Noodles & plates... Mmm, now I'm hungry...
🍝
I love how he didn’t feel the need to explain the grass crest shield.
He grabbed it but didn't even equip it immediately
He said that it is used for stamina… But why didn’t he use it?
@@anti-ethniccleansing465 I know this response is a bit late but oh well. The grass crest shield gives you the stamina regen buff even when it's on your back. That's why it's still useful if you don't want to be blocking.
@@patrickmorrey8722
Yeah I know that - idk why I wrote my comment then, as it is old and I don’t remember this video. Did he actually put it on his back? Or did he not even do that? Or maybe I wrote it because he was getting damage by not blocking with it?
for that video quality you should have at least 1000x more subs
I was watching him thinking he already had at least 500k subs. If you didn't say it I would probably never realise he's only 1k lol
Unironically yes, it's a crime he doesn't have more than 6k
Hey, we have the same profile picture
Dad is such a chad by suggesting that strategy
"3 minutes is a long time in dark souls."
*Screams in armour of thorns*
When your Dad is instinctively a better Souls player than you
Tbf from what I've seen of him so far he seems fairly mediocre, not hard to do better, then again he nerfed himself by not using lighting skeleton wheel shield which has been the number 1 strat for this run for years now so maybe he'd do better if he used optimal equipment
Haven't you heard of Giant Dad? THE LEGEND WILL NEVER DIE.
@@GBlockbreaker Yeah, there's the God-tier players that do no-hit runs and such. I find them fascinating, but this is more relatable. I'd definitely say he's above mediocre though. I completed a SL1 run once, and dealing puny damage makes the game quite a lot harder. SL1 isn't even that hard of challenge, but I wouldn't say an average player would succeed or even want to try it. A challenge like this, especially without the best equipment, definitely takes some skill.
@@GBlockbreaker you're forgetting this is someone who is doing it for the 1st time. As much as there is people playing it blindfolded with a toe wrapped on the head in yoga position, people work that shit out for MONTHS , even years.
@@SenseiRaisen I considered trying this run myself before seeing this, and figured out lighting bonewheel shield by looking at the weapon dps calculator for a bit. (Spiked shield does similar damage with lighting, pierce shield does more but you can't get it for quite a while. Spiked and pierce do more total damage if you go for magic +10 and stack int, actually.)
VERY GOOD.
If you're open to suggestions, might I suggest a fist-weapons only run of DS:R?
I tried it myself, and its...um...you'll be fine.
Also, on an editing note, I'd be satisfied if you just showed clips of your boss fights instead of speedups - but I'm old, so maybe it's just me.
Fancy meeting you hete
How many fist weapons are there? I know of the caestus from Andre. What else is there?
@@immortuipraebibo910
Here you go, since you are not only lazy, but I am kind and _NOT_ lazy...
*All Fist Weapons available in Dark Souls I:*
• Caestus (the one you mentioned)*
• Claws (sold by Shiva of the East)*
• Dark Hand (obtained after joining the Darkwraith covenant, as well as a possible drop from Darkwraith Knight)
*** Claws and Caestus can be ascended/upgraded to the Dragon Bone Fist weapon with the soul/Core of the Iron Golem.
Just curious if you know how to use the internet besides commenting here on YT?? Lol. Because took me all of one second to find.
P.S. You’re welcome.
@@anti-ethniccleansing465 this was so passive aggressive, are you a gravelord?
That's a bit difficult, but not bad. I did caestus - you really need to learn how to dodge & parry cause you can't block. Str/dex, vit/end secondary. Fap ring & havel ring - you're gonna want speed & solid armor. Gotta make a few diff caestus to have diff enchants.
Dad: "Are ya winning son?"
Son: "No dad I'm kind of stuck on this boss"
Dad: "Try this"
Son: "Alright"
Strat: *Actually works*
Son: "huh"
siegbro’s shield is excellent because it can be used with the leo ring, and most bosses have very long active hitboxes for you to counter during
Possible improvements on the run, just from an early game standpoint:
-Go to Catacombs straight out of asylum, roll your way to Vamos and his bonfire, bait skeleton wheels into the explosive heads until you get their shield drop, this would give you a much needed damage boost once you hit the level requirements to two-hand it
"Are you winning son?"
"No Dad"
"Poise boy Poise"
When are you gonna sell the
“I am now in need of professional help to make up for the emotional trauma sustained by Lava Spiders” merch/t-shirts?
You know the run is insane when you die to Pinwheel
08:10 “a great stepping stone”
*steps on a stone*
Not tanking the boss in a shields only run is pretty much the definition of "missing the forest through the trees"
“The fight lasted barely over a minute, but eventually we won”
Yeah that tracks.
I always get the New Londo Fire Keeper Soul immediately at the beginning as part of the run to get all the items in Firelink. Once you get the nameless soldier souls in New Londo, just grab the Fire Keeper Soul and immediately homeward bone out. The enemies won't hit you in time and you basically start the game with a +1 Estus Flask.
Prediction: use the Pierce shield and Shield of Thorns. Enfuse them as well, if you can. EZ
this was sick, love that your dad helped out too lmaoo
Dad is a true gamer
Hi woop love your videos
@@burnttoast5118 ,,yo
Orcams Razor
Dad = gamer
your music choice is SPOT ON. I have played every video game you took music from. phendrana drifts hit different
Damn I can't wait to be a gamer dad offering sage yet practical boss advice.
8:10 "stepping stone" arghhhhhhh
Your dad is a true MVP, great video!
Hillarious how on the run that you can’t use it the knights are super generous dropping swords
man's dad is the real mvp here
Your choice of music is a blessing for gamecube fans
Whip run?
Really underrated channel
And dagger run!
For bosses that don’t bleed the bone-wheel shield would been a great choice
I see you forgot about bone wheel on your way, plus you didn’t change your shield for bonus damage by making it fire/chaos or lightning
1 word: Bonewheel shield. You can get it at the beginning of the game.
using Leeroy to smash Bonewheels. 20 STR for 2 handing it. Another option late game is Onionbro's shield. But that's more of a quality weapon at 27 STR 40 DEX 2h for most optimal damage output. All in all respectable run.
“Thats a tee-shirt quote right there” me: swipes up to see if you have merch
People tend to forget that Pinwheel is so easy only because you naturally kill him (them?) before he gets started. When he gets started, it quickly becomes a shitshow with clones all around, and he's one of the biggest nuker bosses in the game. The damage is real.
DUUUUDE!! That Phendrana Drifts Depths fucking KILLED it!! Haven't played Prime in years, and finding Metroid fans is WAY fewer than Souls, despite being older! Thank you for that, just put me in a mood to go rerun it just for that track!
What I like most about your videos is your usage of castlevania curse of darkness soundtracks I personally never completed it but I enjoyed my time with it.
I paused it to say, Phendrana Drifts is my favorite music from Metroid Prime, great choice. Love the videos in general too.
Damn spiked shield.
I did a run like this too about a year ago and used bonewheel at the start using leroy to kill the skeletons.
And later used the pierced shield with leo ring.
I'm glad you didn't use either those two.
It was fun seeing you go for a completely different method of approach
Sweet baby Jesus, I never would've thought of a shield run haha. You've got yourself a sub, nice name ref too i love that show
Funny because shield only runs have been one of the most popular challenge runs in all souls games for years now
Left hand punch only run. No right handed punches allowed.
This channel is wildly underrated
11:09 He even bothered to dodge the falling corpse... Souls player instinct I guess...
My favorite thing to do way back when was moveset swap a greatshield into a dagger moveset then go ham
Oh hey, I actually did that run when I first started playing because I loved the idea of dual wielding shields.
Hitting like a wet noodle? Ha! ZeroLenny gottya! :D
oh man, those curse of darkness music u use on these challenges really makes me miss this game
There is not a minute that passes that I don’t miss Curse of Darkness
It was such an amazing game. Best castlevania to me
Dude, I've just started watching your challenge videos and from the start to the now I've seen a lot of growth! Editing, organization, even gameplay, is all improving with each one. It's easy to see what creators you've drawn inspiration from, but that's not a bad thing as you do have your own style. This video's older so I don't know if you'll see this but you are making some great content, man. Subscribed.
I love your choices of music it adds a lot to the feel of the video
"Are ya tanking son? No? Hop to it then!"
Truly the definition of a best offense is a good defense
Rising of the Shield Hero: Dark Souls edition
Music choice in these videos is A1. Nostalgia + Dark Souls = YES.
Other Dads: Are ya winnin' son?
GW's Dad: Get Gud, son.
I actually tried this run once. I just stopped after Artie, though, since I beat him in one try. My damage was so good, it barely felt like a challenge run anymore.
Pro tip: if you can't get Kirk's shield, the second best shield for this run is the pierce shield, which you get from Siegmeyer's questline. It actually does better damage than Kirk's, but it doesn't do bleed. Switch to it for bosses that don't have blood.
Like he said, this is a fun challenge run, and even moreso in DS2, where they specifically made shields designed with this run in mind.
The dad joke was the best xD
Anyone else just run through dark souls and just listening. It’s great background. Keep it up
How do you have so few subs and views with this gameplay and editing quality?! :o
Ngl I wasn't expecting the spiked shield to be your first damaging shield, I expected the bone wheel wheel
Can we PLEASE stop using transphobic slurs to refer to Gwyndolin?
I tried this and struggled to conquer Sens Fortress or the Catacombs
I was aiming for the Wheel Skeleton Shield
I forgot Kirk existed
I'll give this another go now! Thanks for the video ^^
Try beat Dark Souls without spending any soul.
Requires a bit of skill but is fairly easy
Start as sorcerer with master key
Collect every humanity you can find on your way forward and maybe farm some until you hit 30 total
Grab the gold pine resin in undead burg
Grab the morning star in firelink
Maybe grab the red tears tone ring and grass crest shield, however you will walk past them later anyways but it does make the next fight easier
(If you did that, kill a toxic dart guy for purple moss on your way down to blighttown so you can do rtsr strats on queelag)
Kill queelag with the resin and your magic, you have a single try, don't screw it up
Once you're done with her, enter the chaos covenant
Give 30 humanity to queelag's sister to get Chaos firestorm
Grab poison mist on your way up
Grab darkmoon seance ring in the catacombs (maybe kill pinwheel while you're there)
Kill taurus with sorcery
Grab the key to lower undead burg
Kill Capra with sorceries (take down the dogs with the morning star)
Go to the depths and free the pyromancer
He'll give you a promancy flame for free in firelink
Equip chaos storm and soul arrow
Go get the grass crest shield and the red tear stone ring if you haven't already
Go kill the hydra with your morning star, no rtsr required
Equip the dusk crown ring
Save and quit and reload to spawn in the piss golem, kill him to free dusk
Summon dusk and reload again go spawn in the dusk set
Grab and equip the crown of dusk
Kill gargoyles with chaos fire storm and maybe sorcery if need be
Get the lighting spear in sen's funhouse
Kill iron golem with chaos fire storm
Use the lighting spear to kill smough first
Kill ornstein with chaos fire storm
Go to frampt to place the lord vessel
Now you're free to either just go straight for the lord souls and beat the game asap or kill every boss in the game
Done
Using cleric as starting class should be possible too because you can use gravelord sword dance but it would certainly be a bit harder
@@GBlockbreaker you seem to have quite a bit of time on your hands I can see lol
@@strood6612 way too much
Just did this run before watching this vid. I Sens Gate Skipped to getthe covetous gold serpant ring then used that to farm bonewheel shields. I collected every shield in the game, but the bonewheel shield was never surpassed in DPS
Hey I know this is necroposting, but could you stop saying “Ladyboy” in reference to Gwyndolin? I’m a trans girl and that term is often used as a pejorative against people like me. Sort of distracts me from some otherwise very neat videos.
Was looking to see if anyone mentioned this, if I heard it right. Real fucking bummer to hear from a channel that seems so cool.
@@PlatonistAstronaut yeah. It’s not a “WOAH WOAH CANCEL CANCEL” type of thing, and i honestly don’t see much malice in it - most folks don’t understand the harm behind words like that - but it definitely tarnishes the experience for me.
Personally i think 3 minutes is a really long, satisfying amount of time
14:00 happened to me too at the exact spot (twice). My guess is that some entities/objects are blocking the path to perform different attack so he gets stuck in a loop where he can do only 1 action, or it might be due to firesage demon getting "blocked" in the roots/branches on the ground, i noticed that he sometimes does that and gets stuck in some spots for couple of seconds and than he almost always does this attack.
I know I’m super late but that rising of the shield hero reference was sweet.
Brings new meaning to the phrase the 'The best offense is a good defense.'
That firesage demon loop is exactly how I cheesed that boss wayyy under leveled
8:08 "This place is going to be a great stepping stone [...]". Talking that while stepping on a stepping stone.
This is some zerolenny type of challenge and I love it.
Your use of video game music in your videos is sublime, great job my man.
"This side is safer so we should-" is my favorite part of this series
Firesage and all those demon bosses you can force that butt slam and make it a loop
Loving the curse of darkness music
'Are ya winning, son?'
'No....'
'Alright then, let's see how I can help'
This is exactly the type of content I have been searching for! Instant subscribe bro, keep it up.
Even a year latter, the gwinavier "chest" part is the most replayed.
It’s funny, cause I just finished a shield only run when this got recommended to me. Bonewheel shield is the bomb, my friend.
Shield hero run is one of my favorite ways to play
I did this challenge a few years ago. The early game is awful, BUT if you find a bonewheel shield, the game gets easier, and even more if you upgrade it to lightning.
Of course we need a good amount of strength but this is the best damage shield. Best part is the fact you are safe while attacking with its strong attack, and can stun.
I once beat the Demon Princes in Ringed City with two buddies of mine, we all used full dragon form and used greatshields to kill them.
Good times.
I just wann to say, your Videos are great and keep up the good work. 😃
i love how hes doing a shield only run, and yet even when he switches to tanking he doesent actually use the shield for defense
5:36 actually both encounters are locked behind the lordvessel. You can reach his spawn point in demon ruins but he won't show up as long as the orange fog is there.
Fighting the Four Kings before O&S is wild.
This is a classic run, surprisingly easy too.
Back in the day we used the skeleton wheel for maximum damage.
"we only inflict 29 damage with a 2 handed strike" -Kyle, fighting quelaag.
*coughs in SL1 damage output against quelaag*
8:12 Great editing man
0:55 you just became my favorite youtuber just for this cit
This was fantastic entertainment - great to watch such skill in action.
I´m totally no speedrunner or challenge expert, but at the start, I thought "I guess I´d be running down the catacombs quickly to upgrade a shield at vamos to a fire shield".
it does get the fire dmg, doesnt it? that wouldve been helpfull
oh and on 2nd thought the bonewheel shield as well :D
anyway, love your stuff, keep it up
Yay :D another shield only run. Good to see. I do a lot of shield only runs. Especially in DS1. Bonewheel is the best by far, but Pierce and Spiked are pretty good too if you build your stats right. Only "shield only" run I haven't managed to finish in DS1 so far is SL1 shield only. That one gets a bit too much for me with certain bosses, unfortunately.
Incredible.
But...DID YOU SIMPLY USE AN ARMED WITH WINGS SONG FOR BACKTRACK?
Pure nostalgia.
Hey~, somebody aside me actually used the Crystal Shield for once!
Honestly, that thing is under-rated. It's a gimmick, sure, but it's quite fun, AND can do some pretty decent magic damage if you watch the durability.