I Completed 100% of DARK SOULS 2 SOTFS With Immolation Only (So You Don't Have To)

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    That's right. In a burst of stupidity, my brain decided that EVERY boss in Dark Souls 2 SOFTFS needed to be burned to the ground with Immolation. And after countless hours of slowly walking around enemies and banging my head against my desk in frustration, I can only come to a single conclusion:
    ...I don't want to play anymore.
    I beat Dark Souls 2, every single boss, with only the Immolation pyromancy, so that you don't have to. Let this video be a stopgap against all the players who were curious and wanted to try it for themselves. Please, for the love of all that is holy, YOU DON'T HAVE TO, STOP, WHAT ARE YOU-
    (shoutout to @ymfah for finding an in-game way to obtain Immolation - the madman breaks these games in ways I can only dream of, and has my complete respect)
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  • @rabbit-exe3606
    @rabbit-exe3606 ปีที่แล้ว +3918

    I'm absolutely convinced that lemon has a little gremlin in his brain that is ultimately responsible for these challenge runs. the frontal lobe goes "this is insane and would cause us a not insignificant amount of frustration and suffering." and then the gremlin goes "heehoo video game" and the run commences

    • @jinn8465
      @jinn8465 ปีที่แล้ว +167

      Lemon and Gremlemon.
      One is sane... the other gives us these challenges.
      The real question is, which one's which...

    • @astrithaurelia
      @astrithaurelia ปีที่แล้ว +21

      I Laughed myself to the point of crying at this comment

    • @TardisPilot2004
      @TardisPilot2004 ปีที่แล้ว +51

      “Heehoo video game” is my new favorite sentence

    • @firewalkwithjuno5421
      @firewalkwithjuno5421 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Nay, this one is just a copy of a run from a month ago

    • @stingerjohnny9951
      @stingerjohnny9951 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      That gremlin being the Fire Goddess

  • @BaronsCastle
    @BaronsCastle ปีที่แล้ว +4798

    I'd rather set myself on fire and play DS2 than complete this run, you are a better man than I

  • @johnnyd.1004
    @johnnyd.1004 ปีที่แล้ว +727

    This right here, Lemon, is why a failed run will always be better than no run. Titles are meaningless. It's almost never a question of "Can you do this?" because some freak of nature with infinite time, resources, and patience can pull it off 99 times out of a hundred. The real question is, "How does it feel?". I still remember your monologue in the Molotov Only video. I never imagined a firebomb run could end on such a wet and sticky note. Seeing you struggle to the point of a whole spiritual awakening even after cheating was the most intense thing I've ever seen in a challenge run, and that is just... beautiful.

    • @lzrshark617
      @lzrshark617 ปีที่แล้ว +33

      I feel the same way about pokemon nuzlocke runs. There's no tension if you know that every single run posted succeeds; seeing a perfect plan be hit by a curveball and go up in flames, resulting in a full-team wipe is just as entertaining as someone who planned meticulously for everything and never lost a single party member. Some of the moments that always stick out to me in my favorite runs are the ones where something went horrifically wrong and an important teammate went down

    • @Seshyo
      @Seshyo 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

      "Wet and sticky"

    • @TGPDrunknHick
      @TGPDrunknHick 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +12

      @@lzrshark617 It's definitely the most fun watching how people adapt to when things don't go to plan. sure watching a plan be perfectly executed is cool the first few times but, it gets old. seeing Lemon have to come up with new strategies and shift gears because each boss forces him to rethink things is the best part.

  • @jssterling0332
    @jssterling0332 ปีที่แล้ว +484

    Lemon, I believe that your community doesn't care about whether or not a run was successful, it's about the journey of overcoming, the challenge that you face and continue to persist. The resilience is what is amazing to me. Even if you technically "fail", you faced the challenge and produced a video that entertains so many people

  • @PressContinue
    @PressContinue ปีที่แล้ว +1690

    You did it! Better immolate than never!

    • @josieppe
      @josieppe ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Very good!

    • @mikoro88
      @mikoro88 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      took me a sec^^

    • @falafelfreak
      @falafelfreak ปีที่แล้ว +22

      How long were you sitting on this one?

    • @DarkCT
      @DarkCT ปีที่แล้ว +9

      hehehe, I remember your torch and immolation run pretty well, so this? i was strapped in.

    • @TheJanitorIsIn
      @TheJanitorIsIn ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Uhh... avengers assemble?

  • @SeventhGod77
    @SeventhGod77 ปีที่แล้ว +1296

    Not only did you spend hours setting yourself on fire, you got sponsored by a legal firm to do it. Beautiful. Poetry in motion.
    Edit: I thought I was giving you courage and making it so you didn’t have to trash your run, now I see that I was cursing you to this Hell.

    • @delphy2478
      @delphy2478 ปีที่แล้ว +55

      yeah, i feel a little bad about my vote now

    • @darkmagician4697
      @darkmagician4697 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      @@delphy2478same

    • @serPomiz
      @serPomiz ปีที่แล้ว +15

      honestly, I would have preferred him to go scorched earth instead of torturing himself like that, but I understand the why and the hows

    • @passiveflyer2865
      @passiveflyer2865 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      The Kicker was that it was Morgan & Morgan & Morgan & Morgan & Morgan & Morgan & Morgan & Morgan & Morgan & Morgan & Morgan & Morgan. Meme over.

  • @FraiseLK
    @FraiseLK ปีที่แล้ว +46

    For enemies that avoid you like the plague when you hold a torch, the spiders during the Freja fight sure don't mind running up to the person who is on fire

  • @Redstarzombie
    @Redstarzombie ปีที่แล้ว +200

    It's uncanny to see two of my favorite challenge runners do "fire damage run that tortures you for 10,000 years" at nearly the same time

    • @firewalkwithjuno5421
      @firewalkwithjuno5421 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Made me sad to see a backlogs vid that was just another challenge run someone uploaded a month ago, especially since the other's are usually so good

    • @higueraft571
      @higueraft571 ปีที่แล้ว +27

      @@firewalkwithjuno5421 I mean...
      The key difference is the other run was VASTLY different, they skipped some of the worst of it with glitches, he didnt :V

  • @flamatar6083
    @flamatar6083 ปีที่แล้ว +238

    "God has cursed me for my hubris, and my work is never complete."
    A great place for that Brian David Gilbert quote

    • @dankeys239
      @dankeys239 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Knew I recognised it

    • @contrarion8330
      @contrarion8330 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      Great minds all gravitate toward one thing: A man who will teach you about health insurance, as well as what to cook at midnight

    • @ladaboy3507
      @ladaboy3507 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      There was another BDG quote in the end monologue: "Like a prophet receiving visions from a angry god."

    • @VoermanIdiot
      @VoermanIdiot ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@contrarion8330 He does not cook at midnight. After midnight he is the _Midnight Gourmand_ as Brian David Gilbert ceases to be.

  • @phyrx000
    @phyrx000 ปีที่แล้ว +709

    This turned from a weird run to all levels of frustrations and finally a villain's monologue.

    • @noahcurry7839
      @noahcurry7839 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      You mean a very sad man’s

    • @ShadowReaver573
      @ShadowReaver573 ปีที่แล้ว +27

      @@noahcurry7839 sometimes there isn't a difference between the two. All it takes is one bad day.

    • @misterxxxxxxxxx1
      @misterxxxxxxxxx1 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@ShadowReaver573 joker cringe

    • @Xero-rr2ol
      @Xero-rr2ol ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@misterxxxxxxxxx1 not cringe just facts

    • @misterxxxxxxxxx1
      @misterxxxxxxxxx1 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @Poe Soul pointing out, that pointing out cringe would be vringe in its own way, is pretty cringe tbh.

  • @padwock2294
    @padwock2294 ปีที่แล้ว +760

    As astonishing as the run absolutely is I just can't quite get over how wild it is to have seen it be sponsored by an injury law firm.
    "This run's self damage was reimbursed by the bosses who forced us to fight them thanks to Morgan Morgan!"

  • @chucheeness7817
    @chucheeness7817 ปีที่แล้ว +63

    this is probably the first time I have felt ACTUAL physical pain (a headache) while watching a challenge run. It's like secondhand insanity infection

  • @hackhunter1333
    @hackhunter1333 ปีที่แล้ว +485

    Glad to see I'm not alone in worshipping the Lord of Lunacy, Ymfah.

    • @silverventhil8462
      @silverventhil8462 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      @feckward it's like pitting Artemis and Dionysus against each other. don't.

    • @Kirhean
      @Kirhean ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Right up there with Limit Breakers Old Man

    • @zzodysseuszz
      @zzodysseuszz ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @kevingrau2614ymfah is clearly better. I’ve yet to see this guy do ymfah’s batshit insane Skyrim without walking (literally can’t use left joystick)

    • @dougla517
      @dougla517 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@zzodysseuszz they do very different things. Comparing them isn't fair to either of them - the only parallel is that they both do challenge runs in games, with Fromsoft as the crossover point.

  • @willthomas4516
    @willthomas4516 ปีที่แล้ว +1463

    There's nothing scarier than someone who doesn't give up simply because they don't want to. It's insanely impressive.

    • @AnAverageGamer18
      @AnAverageGamer18 ปีที่แล้ว +52

      Yeah, it gave me the same vibe that I felt when atrioc spent 7 hours on tree sentinel just because, he literally spent 2 less hours on malenia & the reason? Just because he felt like if he quit & had gone to do other stuff, he would've regretted it.

    • @danieltaylor6587
      @danieltaylor6587 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@AnAverageGamer18
      I got that beat! The other day I asked my wife where she wanted to go eat. And didn’t back down or give up. No matter how many times she told me to pick. I just kept asking over and over.

    • @f-104C_starfighter
      @f-104C_starfighter ปีที่แล้ว +3

      ​@AverageGamer that regretting part is relatable, atleast I'm getting less stubborn with stuff like this. For a decent few reasons I'll l

    • @f-104C_starfighter
      @f-104C_starfighter ปีที่แล้ว

      ​@AverageGamer that regretting part is relatable, atleast I'm getting less stubborn with stuff like this. For a decent few reasons I'll keep to myself unless you wish to know

    • @f-104C_starfighter
      @f-104C_starfighter ปีที่แล้ว

      ​@AverageGamer that regretting part is relatable, atleast I'm getting less stubborn with stuff like this. For a decent few reasons I'll l

  • @lolcatsravenight
    @lolcatsravenight ปีที่แล้ว +91

    The laugh-cry around 33:00 was the creepiest damn thing I've ever heard and I'm a horror fanatic. Well done Lemon!

  • @hypesthevasukilad1199
    @hypesthevasukilad1199 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +50

    Man, Lemon. We really need like a compilation of your speeches from challenge runs. They bring an amazing theatric style to what wouldve otherwise been a normal video. This one and the molotov bloodborne speeches send chills down my spine every time.
    I know its 9 months late and this is my 4th watch through of the video, but well fucking done man!

  • @darianclark3980
    @darianclark3980 ปีที่แล้ว +507

    Ymfah would be so proud of you Lemon.
    Also let's hope TH-cam shows mercy on you for this hot run.

  • @corruptillusions
    @corruptillusions ปีที่แล้ว +227

    Since Lemon likes suffering so much his next video should be him staying the night at room 1408 in the dolphin hotel

  • @redalchemy7322
    @redalchemy7322 ปีที่แล้ว +74

    That speech at the end was chilling, I'm sorry that you had to go through that. But, you deserve the respect for following through regardless
    I'm glad that you gave yourself a reprieve by giving yourself a little boost in the middle of the challenge. Pushing yourself can help make you stronger, but pushing yourself too far will make you break.
    You've earned a good rest, don't you dare go hollow

  • @jasontheicefrost
    @jasontheicefrost ปีที่แล้ว +88

    I haven't seen anyone do this, so I tried my best to type out the whole monologue at the end. If I made any mistakes, I apologize.
    Gotta, Gotta keep going. Not much more to go now, nothing we haven't seen before. Nothing we haven't faced, and when we fall, just get back up. Keep getting back up, keep fighting till you're the last one standing, everything else will break down. Nothing of value with remain, till there is nothing but you and the abyss. Your finger clinging to what miniscule hand holds you can find.
    But you will persist, by god will you persist. And against all odds, you'll win. And then when your will is weakened and your strength deplenished. You'll fight again, and again. Against greater and greater odds will you struggle. Into greater and greater despair will you fall. But if you falter, who then will take your place? Will anyone? Or will the questions that plague your addled mind go unanswered? Riddles shouted into the dark, with no reply just the stillness of the air and the loudness of your own breath. No answers, none at all.
    So it's up to us, like a prophet relieving visions from an angry god, you will take up the task. You will answer the call, and you will win. You will laugh in the face of despair, you will break through the waves of despondence, and you will know no peace, until it is done. Over and over again, you'll throw yourself into the grinder, over and over again you'll push forward one length, just to fall back three. But you can't stop, why would you stop? Why did you start?
    Do you even remember?
    Was it all worth it, was all of this.. whatever this is, worth it? Surely after so many hours, after so much pain, you know the answer. After all what does it mean if you've come this far... Without really knowing why? In the end, all you can do is proceed, after all, it is the only choice left to you. If there was ever a choice at all.
    So rise, Rise up conquerer of adversity, seeker of fire, coveter of the throne. It grows deeper still, the more flame you cover, like a desperate man grasping at embers. Your very efforts to get closer to the warmth, close to the light, will burn you.
    I, I don't know anymore. I simply don't know.

    • @minkusyua5669
      @minkusyua5669 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Dude, do you have a discord? I wish to copy paste this but I'm on mobile, if you could slide it through my DM that'd be dope.

    • @GallantBlade475
      @GallantBlade475 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      It's hilarious to me how despite having less interest in the lore of Dark Souls 2, he fucking NAILS so many of the important themes of the game with this monologue. It's perfect.

  • @superdj7719
    @superdj7719 ปีที่แล้ว +306

    God Damn, I know you're good at monologues, but this is one of the best, and one of the most honest.
    As little as it means from a stranger on the Internet, take it easy. As fun as these challenge runs and your decent into madness are to see, it's not as fun when you're sacrificing some of yourself for it.
    A break in an upload schedule is better than a break in yourself.

  • @kirbodin
    @kirbodin ปีที่แล้ว +446

    The amount this broke Lemon is insane, he made so many errors. I am so sorry Lemon.
    Calling the the Eye of the Priestess the Eyes of the Princess, not remembering you need the four great souls to unlock Aldia, not remembering spell replenishment items earlier in the run, not using the easy infinite Elizabeth mushrooms that can be gotten in Aldia's keep, not upgrading his shield earlier, and I don't even know if he upgraded his armor to reduce damage taken, saying a million souls would get you to 99 stats, he clearly had to get way more.
    I probably missed some stuff, but man, this broke you Lemon. Please never torture yourself like this again.

    • @letsplayFan666
      @letsplayFan666 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      Also one of the crowns gives you passive spell replenishment, which coupled with high armor might have been better than the northwarders set.
      And depending on the Rules, He could have used Support spells.

    • @goldenmurloc5519
      @goldenmurloc5519 ปีที่แล้ว

      attuning more immolation's to give more casts

    • @letsplayFan666
      @letsplayFan666 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@goldenmurloc5519 didn't He mention iron Chests not being restocked by ascetics?

    • @kirbodin
      @kirbodin ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@goldenmurloc5519 unless he wanted to hack in more copies on top of his first one he hacked in, there is only one available per new game cycle, in a metal chest in iron keep. It does not respawn when using bonfire ascetics.

    • @Malkontent1003
      @Malkontent1003 ปีที่แล้ว

      He didn't actually say that 1 million souls would get you 99s, he say that he cheated to get 1 million to open the door, and that he gave himself 99s across the board.

  • @cryolitegem
    @cryolitegem ปีที่แล้ว +17

    It’s past 2am right now, but I don’t need sleep, *I need answers,* and more than that, I need to watch this man play dark souls, because it makes me happy.

  • @gilbertbarucdias6621
    @gilbertbarucdias6621 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    To The Backlogs.
    Thanks. I'm just thankfull for the videos that you make. They help me realise, that it may be hard and may seem like it never ends, but being pacient, there's so fucking much that can be done. You are a inspiration. And yeah, it's just a guy playing videogames and making dad jokes, as well losing his sanity little by little(or a lot this time), but I really like the job u make, as well as your taste for music. You bring a lott to us ma man, you are a ghost that halp us trough the hard times, and sweetens the easy ones.
    So, please, take care of yourself. We are stranger in the internet, but u are a stranger that I want to keep being a stranger for times to come. And if those times come to an end. That I may be conforted that u are being your weird flame loving chaotic, persistent other things that u are and I have no fucking clue about(and I don't need nor want to know), somewhere else.
    Sorry for the declaration, but I had times are complicated?, don't know. But I'm sure we both need a psychiatrist after the stuff. Anyway send xoxos to lady and doggo(s? don't remember but kinda wanted to know, doggos are dope.)
    With the abyss wanting to be a toxic friend, me.
    PS: Can u find a game to do a doggos only run. I don't have any recomendentions)

  • @slydragon97
    @slydragon97 ปีที่แล้ว +103

    I hope that whatever your next run is, it's one you can have fun with, treat yourself to a fun one after this hellish horrorscape that was immolation.

  • @unpleasednut5476
    @unpleasednut5476 ปีที่แล้ว +118

    I've never clicked on a video so quickly. You've talked about how horrible this was for so long I have to see this. You don't need to torture yourself for content btw, don't destroy your mental health for us

    • @cuddlequeen3225
      @cuddlequeen3225 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      What's mental health. I only know mental death.

    • @unpleasednut5476
      @unpleasednut5476 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      @@cuddlequeen3225 idk I kept asking for it for my birthday and never got any, all I know is that lemon doesn't have any anymore

  • @Plutogoose01
    @Plutogoose01 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    Sitting here at 1:30am on a Tuesday having just finished SOTFS normally (after like 10 attempts because of that damned fire stump) and can’t even imagine doing an immolation run glitchless. your patience and fortitude is unimaginable my good man 07

  • @Xyronflare
    @Xyronflare 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I spent almost three hours trying to take down those two damn tigers, and I was wielding a Dragon Tooth +5. Sure, most of the time was spent in that blasted blizzard and those unicorns ruining my existence and making me hate this game more than I ever did. I struggled with this playing the "intended way". Sure, my weapon was slow as molasses, but it hit like a truck, because that's how I enjoy playing. It was my first ever DS2 run, and I wanted to kill every single boss. And I did. And I uninstalled the game so I'll never have to play it again. I almost gave up on killing those two tigers until I stubbornly powered through and made rugs out of them.
    And here you are, you crazy son of a gun, doing it with Immolation. You have definitely earned my like (since I was already subbed) and a mixture of my absolute respect for doing this run, and my condolences for... pretty much exact same reason.

  • @benro6564
    @benro6564 ปีที่แล้ว +35

    Did not expect that monologue around 34 minutes. Very gripping writing. Good stuff.

  • @x_miuli_x8818
    @x_miuli_x8818 ปีที่แล้ว +64

    After watching almost all your videos and been catching up on your live streams, I look straight past just maxing out with duping or modding the souls in the human mind and soul can only take so much, two thumbs up for putting up with the torment of the run then having to relive the nightmare of editing and writing out a script for us to enjoy keep up the great work lemon! -From someone who never posts a comment ever.

  • @serginator4538
    @serginator4538 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Lemons decent into madness was absolutely beautiful. Poetic, dark, and so despondent. It’s perfect

  • @bentaylor3554
    @bentaylor3554 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    that was the most impressive thing i have seen for years, the challenge alone is insane but your humour and narrative genious make it ascend to another plane!

  • @Late0NightPC
    @Late0NightPC ปีที่แล้ว +227

    I'm almost at the end of the video, and honestly, this feels like it would make for the PERFECT secret tease for some sort of Elden Ring based video. In the lore, there's a group dedicated to the Frenzied Flame, who saw the suffering and pain of life, and think that despair life brings outweighs the good, so they wish for the flame to burn everything away until all is just swirling ashes. How much despair you expressed about the suffering and failures you experienced during the run sounds like it was ripped straight out of the diary of someone who follows the Frenzied Flame, and you are even doing it with a pyromancy build too, fitting the flame.
    But that aside, damn you really did something impressive here. I have absolutely no qualms whatsoever if you want to take a nice long vacation after this. You certainly deserve it.

    • @shadowrosegaming3566
      @shadowrosegaming3566 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      There is also a spell in elden ring that sets you on fire

  • @skvaderarts7009
    @skvaderarts7009 ปีที่แล้ว +102

    I can't express how big of a smile it put on my face to hear Lemon quote David Brian Gilbert. Thank you for another awesome video, kind sir!

    • @ibrahimabbasi4715
      @ibrahimabbasi4715 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Twice in one video too.

    • @vitorschein8073
      @vitorschein8073 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@ibrahimabbasi4715 I only heard the: god has cursed me for my hubris and my work is never finished
      What else was there?

    • @vaalvandertien8888
      @vaalvandertien8888 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Like a prophet receiving vision from an angry god

  • @igni-san7259
    @igni-san7259 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    That speech was absolutely god tier. I have nothing but respect for you for this run. I can barely manage a normal run half the time. Gotta say though, my interest in challenge runs has sky rocketed and that may become my goal for this year with my gaming.

  • @Thefirepsycho65
    @Thefirepsycho65 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I was one of many who told you to still keep going, I think I share the sentiment that a break would've been preferable.
    As infinitely impressive it is to see you do this (seriously this is insanely well done and well put together) I do see now that taking care of yourself would've been better. A lesson learned for both you and for us.
    Well done Backlogs. Now take some well-deserved RnR

  • @lexisking152
    @lexisking152 ปีที่แล้ว +54

    Holy hell, this run managed to defeat Lemon the patience elemental! HOW DOES ANYTHING DO THAT

  • @christianstachl
    @christianstachl ปีที่แล้ว +74

    What a ride, and the monologue at the end sent shivers down my spine!
    I can't even imagine what it's like to do something like this. I had fun with DS1-3, but i'm honestly quite bad at it. I've never even been to Darklurker because the way was so annoying...and you did it with Immolation.
    Thanks for the entertainment! ❤

  • @Josukegaming
    @Josukegaming 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Wow, the sheer willpower and endurance this run must have taken is truly amazing. The narration at the end is the best part of your videos I've ever seen.

  • @blueB0wser
    @blueB0wser ปีที่แล้ว +3

    "So with our end game strategy in place," he says on the very first boss. Never change, Lemon.

  • @endermage77
    @endermage77 ปีที่แล้ว +65

    Tip for those of you who want to try this at home: Stock up on spell-restoring consumables! Toting along a few (or in some cases, a metric truck-load) will give you a healthy amount of wiggle room when it comes to Immolation casts.
    If you ever run out of finite drops and want to farm more, here's a quick cheat-sheet:
    *Amber Herbs*: Farm from white-clothed Hollow Mages in Brightstone Cove Tseldora
    *Twilight Herbs*: Farm from the mummy-lookin Undead Jailers in Lost Bastille
    *Wilted Dusk Herb*: Farm from Desert Sorceresses in Harvest Valley and Earthen Peak (also make sure to pick up a Lingering Dragoncrest Ring +1 while you're at it)
    *Rouge Water* (also restores HP): Farm from white-clothed Hollow Mages in Brightstone Cove Tseldora
    *Crimson Water* (also restores HP): Farm from the Amana Shrine Maiden snipers

    • @juanoquendo8618
      @juanoquendo8618 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      I think you missed the point of the video. DO NOT TRY THIS AT HOME!

    • @Never_heart
      @Never_heart ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Stop encouraging this madness. Let the flame go out, the cycle needs to end

  • @SuperTab2
    @SuperTab2 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    how fitting it is that you did an immolation run and chose the ending where you go into the kiln. 10/10

  • @lordquaz7154
    @lordquaz7154 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This is by far my favourite video of yours. I especially liked the ending monologue. The editing was also fantastic. Keep making amazing stuff Lemon.

  • @countecristo2579
    @countecristo2579 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great writing what a video!
    the depths of disparity really show in the seemingly endless montage of dreary gray bosses with hero cloaked in rags slowly trudging through. So meaningless yet so determined.
    You’re sheer patience and determination is humbling.

  • @dunno6161
    @dunno6161 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    How on EARTH did you get a Morgan & Morgan sponsorship on a Dark Souls II vid?!
    This is the strangest thing I've seen in a while.

  • @bigmclargehuge8219
    @bigmclargehuge8219 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Very excited for this video, also, that was the WEIRDEST sponsor section I've ever seen in my life.

  • @user-iy7tt7ef3d
    @user-iy7tt7ef3d 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I don't know what is more impressive the run or the speech. It was so beautiful and inspiring yet grim as fuck.

  • @jotarokujo3603
    @jotarokujo3603 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I remember catching a few of the streams of this run and it was painful enough to watch.
    You're an absolute mad man and I love it.

  • @Dracophile7
    @Dracophile7 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    Seeing you go conquer this seemingly sisyphean hell is inspiring, and depressing. Not only does it make me think I could take the game on with a broken straight sword, it also encapsulates the true message of the game, however you might put it into words.
    Thank you, and don't you dare go hollow.

  • @Naroya7
    @Naroya7 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    I sometimes wonder when watching your vids, if any money that you make from your patreons and youtube is actually left after all the therapy you must need, I'd imagine not much; huge respect for keeping up with the great content!!!

  • @LoganSerda
    @LoganSerda ปีที่แล้ว +1

    My favorite video you've made so far, mad props for even attempting this run.

  • @Hastalapizza66
    @Hastalapizza66 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Honestly watching both this and ymfahs vid shows just how alike yet different your runs are. Where ymfah uses glitches at rough patches to make things easier, you play normally with no glitches to prove that it's not just possible, but possible with standard means. Nothing against ymfah though cause I love both of your channels

  • @michaelgood3666
    @michaelgood3666 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    My friends described the way I play these games as, "if you hit a brick wall with a pillow enough times, it'll eventually crumble" and I think that fits since now I want to try this run

  • @enjoyeanyway
    @enjoyeanyway ปีที่แล้ว +18

    Maybe the real treasure was the existential dread we found along the way
    Pointlessness was the point
    Sisyphus wasn't happy at the end of the universe, not even relieved, he was made to realise he did it all for nothing
    Great work!

    • @enjoyeanyway
      @enjoyeanyway ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@feihceht656 No need to be happy to keep going, this video is proof of that

  • @satkotech
    @satkotech 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I know it ain't much, but thank you for your sacrifice. I could feel your pain in your voice, and laugh.

  • @serrisvalentine6225
    @serrisvalentine6225 ปีที่แล้ว

    Always love the end game speeches you give for sticking through it Lemon, cant wait to see more of your vids!

  • @matteofoley1225
    @matteofoley1225 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    20:21 After dying to the marauders in the Seraph Shield mission in D2, I feel this

  • @Drakebloodsd
    @Drakebloodsd ปีที่แล้ว +23

    I have been waiting for this for a while. And it was worth the wait.

  • @Blacktemplewarrior
    @Blacktemplewarrior ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Lemon your challenge runs are the best and the most entertaining! It's been a while since I've been here on your channel and it has grown, congratulations. I hope it continues to keep growing.

  • @hd0mino
    @hd0mino ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Seeing how a run breaks an insanely jolly and spiritfull man... is beyond words. Even though you "cheated" this is an insanely impressive feat. Even for for hardcore gamers. Bravo

  • @benro6564
    @benro6564 ปีที่แล้ว +48

    Crazy this is, Elden Ring's version of this---Fire's Deadly Sin---is actually not too bad. It actually changes based on whatever buff you have applies, so you can get some surprisingly good frost/bleed/black flame procs

    • @nathanjora7627
      @nathanjora7627 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Except that’d be disposed of under the « no bug or exploits » clause that most runners use.
      Not ymfah obviously XD

    • @yourdad5799
      @yourdad5799 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@nathanjora7627 why? Is it a bug or exploit?

    • @hybridtheorynm
      @hybridtheorynm ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@yourdad5799 Pretty sure it's not intended, but From decided to leave it as it is, they did patch the death blight buff from the eclipse shotel tho, since people just ran into you in PVP and insta killed you without any possible counterplay

    • @ianchandler7188
      @ianchandler7188 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      So, not an exploit then. Just like DS3 tree jump.

    • @hybridtheorynm
      @hybridtheorynm ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@ianchandler7188 I guess? The comparison is a bit weird, I'd say it's similar to the moveset swap that allows you to use a rapier running attack on ultra great swords, a non intended mechanic that just stood there for ages and nobody fixed, so people use it from time to time

  • @pall6665
    @pall6665 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    Love ya Lemon, thank you for the hours of entertainment you provide us at the suffering of yourself. We love the runs not for seeing a challenege run but for seeing a LEMON challenge run, your personality is what keeps me coming back atleast. Try to stay sane my man

  • @jacydesica4069
    @jacydesica4069 ปีที่แล้ว

    Kudos for the project and nice text at the end where you refered to the intro text. Liked that little detail.

  • @AlittleLUCKKYY
    @AlittleLUCKKYY ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I have been waching your videos for a minute now and all I can say for this one in particular is that you are appreciated. You just really need to hear that. Yeah.

  • @logans5981
    @logans5981 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Damn, you sir have my respect for this craziness

  • @poetrymanbutchicken8808
    @poetrymanbutchicken8808 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    My man you never tortured your self this hard don’t get insane you don’t have to do this for us!!

  • @Denaire
    @Denaire ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Lemon I really gotta hand it to ya with this one. The dedication is next level, thank you for delivering such great content. I think it’s safe to say you are the king of Dark Souls

  • @akashdeb5485
    @akashdeb5485 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Man that was painful to watch!Kudos to to you for your perseverance 🧡

  • @Gaspingindeath
    @Gaspingindeath ปีที่แล้ว +43

    You, sir, are a damn saint for putting up for this! Thank you for your suffering!

  • @artorias4581
    @artorias4581 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    HELL YEAH LEMON. THIS IS AMAZING AND PLEASE MORE DS2 CONTENE
    Edit: also elden ring?

    • @darianclark3980
      @darianclark3980 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Lemon says he'll do the only one run for Elden Ring: *Firepots & Pot Accessories*

    • @ektoplzzm520
      @ektoplzzm520 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Elden ring is mid but totally more ds2 runs would be cool

    • @yourdad5799
      @yourdad5799 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@ektoplzzm520 Yikes man. Just yikes

  • @ImpLord
    @ImpLord ปีที่แล้ว

    I would like to say. I mostly only watch your dark souls or blood borne. But to help make it worth it I may self have watch multiple times on many of your videos and I know it not much but I will keep watching and enjoying them for all the hard work and instanty you have put your self through.
    Keep being awesome dude and know you have someone supporting you if you keep doing them or quit doing them. Rock on and be awesomen 👍🤘

  • @MrSaturnMusic
    @MrSaturnMusic ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I love all the different flavors of narration in these videos 💜

  • @tomBingoose1164
    @tomBingoose1164 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Your content is always outstanding. I found your channel back when you did the Salt and Sanctuary potatoes only run. Ended up bingeing all your previous content and have kept up to date ever since.
    it amazes me how every single video improves on the hilarious yet surreal theme you have going on now and I often find myself in tears of laughter. Please don't stop making content, you are one of my favorite creators out there and it brightens my day every time I get the notification that you've uploaded.
    Saying all that however, please do look after yourself. The last thing I want and I imagine any of your audience want is for you to smash your head against a brick wall expecting it to break like it usually does, but instead you do. I love these ridiculously hard challenge videos, but I also love your less "soul crushing" videos. I enjoy it when you enjoy the run.
    Saying that. If this is what you enjoy creating, despite all the mental anguish, then keep being you. I'll still be here cheering you on and watching every video
    TLDR I love your content, dont ever stop but please dont ruin yourself just for the content. Unless you secretly love it, you masochist.

  • @codybachman381
    @codybachman381 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    You truly are a god among men. The amount of persistence needed to complete this is something in itself.

  • @davidbrown5146
    @davidbrown5146 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I love watching your videos because that final monologue is always a banger

  • @dougla517
    @dougla517 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hope you're doing alright, man. I know *some* of this was likely played up a little, but at the same time I'm not so sure with this specific case...
    As others have said in the comments, take it easy - have a bit of a break, or go for a challenge you KNOW will be a fun one. I can hardly imagine how much time and frustration got spent on the gameplay *alone*, not even counting script writing and editing.
    Great work, and I hope it pays off!

  • @shadowwolf9595
    @shadowwolf9595 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    This run reminds me a lot of a run I've been working on in Dragon's Dogma. I'm trying to play through the whole game with the Firebrand skill tree being my only damage option.

    • @daneszko4117
      @daneszko4117 ปีที่แล้ว

      Where video about it?

    • @coleandhisvideos
      @coleandhisvideos ปีที่แล้ว

      What's a fire brand?

    • @kyse2942
      @kyse2942 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      What dragons dogma are you playing that has a skill tree?

    • @liamzakhaev
      @liamzakhaev ปีที่แล้ว

      @@coleandhisvideos immolation but it scales with your magic damage and does small ticks of damage every ten seconds

    • @liamzakhaev
      @liamzakhaev ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@kyse2942 calling it a skill tree is a stretch, but every skill has a secret third level achievable with skill rings

  • @berend9596
    @berend9596 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    lemon, i have to say that after two weeks without your videos i could not be happier with this. I absolutely love your channel. Your content means the world to me

  • @rainynight02
    @rainynight02 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Watching this, what you went through... How just hearing it hurt me...
    Before now i always thought "you can always hold on, it's possible to never go hollow."
    But now, i understand how... Inevitable it could seem.

  • @Lunaria_The_First_Maiden166
    @Lunaria_The_First_Maiden166 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I honestly really respect seeing someone else do this, I actually happened to do this on Ng+7 (because Ds2 is arguably my favourite game)
    And trust me… it gets worse, but I did it for Smelter Demon, it was… long, but it was worth the bragging rights

  • @ajrjvincent4088
    @ajrjvincent4088 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    always love your stuff. keep up the good work.

  • @James__Games
    @James__Games ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Holy hell man. I’m glad you finished it. That monologue at the end was epic.

  • @limpfall13
    @limpfall13 ปีที่แล้ว

    The big ending speech is the exact example of what dark souls is at least that’s what iv found it to be a war of attrition in a effort to finish because you are gifted the mantle and are tasked with completing this goal. It sheds a whole new light to me about why I keep going back for more even when I feel bored or tired of it…I go back in just to make a inch of progress

    • @limpfall13
      @limpfall13 ปีที่แล้ว

      To specify I’m not saying the game is mundane no far from it it’s the will the determination to finish the task you sit at hand that I’m pointing at apologies for not clarifying

  • @WyBob
    @WyBob ปีที่แล้ว

    I've seen all of the community posts about this run. More or less I just want to appreciate Lemon here. This is Insanity and he's done it. It's been a long fought battle. Thank you for top notch content and for documenting this run

  • @TheMongral
    @TheMongral ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Even though it looks like absolute torture, I fully appreciate the effort you clearly put in to deliver for us, the viewers. Thank you, Noble Man On Fire, for your Suffering. For your Sanity. For your Commitment to Quality that is truly Laudable. Most importantly, Thank you for being a great content creator who clearly cares about his viewers Lemon. Take it easy, good sir, you've earned a rest after this ordeal.

  • @Spf-rs1zw
    @Spf-rs1zw ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Now I feel bad for wanting to see this xD But great job on pushing through this lemon!! It was definitely a great feat of patience.

  • @DemonicRobots
    @DemonicRobots ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you for doing this. I was super scared that I would have to play Dark Souls 2 Scholar of the First Sin Immolation Only. But you saved me from needing to do it myself. Thank you so much!

  • @amberhernandez
    @amberhernandez ปีที่แล้ว +1

    That ending monologue is gorgeous, and I go to bed with a huge smile on my face. Thank you, Lemon! :)

  • @dualitythegunD2
    @dualitythegunD2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Another incredible run from the man himself. The patience elemental proves strong once more!

  • @golemgolden4670
    @golemgolden4670 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    That's weird actually, i've never seen anything damage the Semon of Dong while it was in its shell! Immolation too op i guess

  • @wunnup3229
    @wunnup3229 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Wasn't expecting MML music in the background.
    God, I loved the music in that game.
    ... I just generally really loved all those games.
    ... now I'm sad :( R.I.P. MML3

  • @emanuelstornello8009
    @emanuelstornello8009 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    1:28 "because God has cursed me for my hubris and my work is never finished" I got that reference lol

  • @jameswilson5575
    @jameswilson5575 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Masochistic, as usual. Love the content!!

  • @justinbarnes9192
    @justinbarnes9192 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Anyone else find it ironic that a personal injury law firm is sponsoring his immolation run?

  • @juicebiscuit4922
    @juicebiscuit4922 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Love how poetic your speeches are it really adds alot to the video

  • @JrockBEST221
    @JrockBEST221 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Challenge runs have always been cool and fun to watch but over the years I’ve seen the demand for more and more difficult challenges skyrocket.
    I remember seeing my friends burnout on a game after grinding for a week so I would make myself not give up and kept going at it everyday for hours on end. I even managed to not burnout on a game after grinding the same activity everyday for multiple hours over a period of 6 months just for one cosmetic item. When I made it to the end and got that cosmetic, all I felt was nothing. I realized that I couldn’t burnout because there was nothing left to burn and I was just left hollow after all the work I did and with all my friends gone I had nobody to talk to about it.
    Listening to your words near the end of the video really brought me back to that nothingness I felt before. Please do me a favor as a fan an fellow hollow soul, don’t keep doing a challenge if it stops being fun or interesting or if it begins to degrade your mental health.

  • @fluffythehoboninja
    @fluffythehoboninja ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Praise be to she who burns, may the vessel of her flame fly true.
    Thanks for taking care of this challenge run lemon
    edit: The monologue at the end reminded me of when I killed Ava the kings pet while they were still invisible

  • @Lunaraia
    @Lunaraia ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Getting the second attunement slot would let you equip 2 immolation spells for double the casts.

  • @gruggerduggerhoose
    @gruggerduggerhoose 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Stumbled onto this channel a week ago and have enjoyed plenty of the challenge runs. But this? This… this is the work of a truly insane lemon being. A glorious act of masochism.
    10/10 ign, would watch again lol

  • @zzodysseuszz
    @zzodysseuszz ปีที่แล้ว

    0:52 this is exactly why I love YMFAH so much and why I like your channel a lot too