Fun fact: Gwyn being afraid of the dark and refusing to let the fire fade is reflected in his boss music. It's played completely on the light keys and none of dark keys. Brilliant touch by Motoi Sakuraba.
@@jonathanhenderson9422 Seriously. It's like people want to announce how little they know about music by thinking "only white keys" is somehow meaningful. It isn't. At all.
@@Slider1207 I mean, it's possible a composer might think "character is afraid of the dark so I'll write in C-Major or A-Minor to avoid black keys," but it doesn't really change anything about the quality of the music; it's just a fun little detail about why a composer might choose those two particular keys.
Gwyn is super unique for a final boss because you hear about him throughout the entire game. Thinking he's this mighty king. Then when you go to fight him he's basically this husk of his former self, a fallen god. It's actually kinda sad. I had a lot of fun watching this series, I can't wait for DS2!
Also, when you think of a final boss, you expect an epic, triumphant sounding song to go along with the fight, but not in this case. Gwyn is very unique in that the song is super sad and depressing because of exactly what you said: he's a husk, his goals are out of his reach and dark will eventually come upon his world. The type of storytelling that truly made me appreciate this series.
Yes, the underwhelming of Gwyn as the final boss is pretty much the idea here. The music is different to accentuate this feeling of tiredness and misery.
Gwyn charging at the player like a rabid animal with perhaps the most iconic piece of music in the series playing is a great character moment. This mythic figure, purported to be the most influenetial being in his era being reduced to a lifeless shell is a fine encapsulation of the world that Fromsoftware has created.
Remember Gwyn’s music… I can’t say anything more about that, just remember it on your journey through the Souls games. I always loved it, it gave a sense of sadness to what the player is expecting to be this massive super epic fight. Instead you fight a broken God that no longer has any sense of himself, just a husk empowered by the flame to protect it.
I think if dark souls was ANYTHING but a video game, i think society would think the World building is amazing and deserves a spot right up next to Lord of the rings and dune as some of the best fictional worlds ever made
I mean it is a game, that is nothing to feel ashmed of instead we should be proud that video game can make a unique world with amazing interconnectivity along with unique enviromental story telling. Although yeah some people can get turn off by the fact it's a game
Dark Souls 2 tip: You don't find illusionary walls by hitting them with your weapon. You have to walk up to the suspected wall and press the 'Interact' button. The same button you would use to open a chest.
People are saying the song is composed on the white keys of the piano because it fits Gwyn better, but that's delving into the lore of the boss and his motives. Gwyn means 'white' in the welsh language, and for someone trying to cling to his age of fire, rebelling against the next age of dark that he knows will follow and undo everything he worked to build, it makes sense that his theme contains no black keys, and no instances of dark. He saw first hand what dark could do, how it poisoned the township of Oolacile, what it did to his best knight Artorius whom he sent to deal with the problem, and he's terrified of what is to come. Likely a request by Hidetaka Miyazaki to the composer Motoi Sakuraba, who took the challenge and produced arguably the greatest boss theme of all time.
@@90piterr But they are linked, and here's the problem with an age of dark, as Gwyn saw it; Oolacile was consumed by dark when the township disturbed Manus' grave, and when one has too much of the dark soul, they can be corrupted/consumed by it. Manus was so corrupted by dark that it erupted from his grave, creating the abyss and consuming the township. Now imagine an age of dark is allowed to happen... how long do you think the world has before the constant need for power causes another such incident? And what happens when there's no one around whose powerful enough to stop it from spreading... the age of fire fades, the Gods abandon Lordran, or what's left. Gwyn was rightly terrified of dark because it had a will of its own, and an age of dark has further reaching implications than simply an age of humanity. Such beings cannot be trusted.
One last cool thing about DS1. There is another ending. If you don't talk to Frampt you can meet another toothy snake guy named Kaathe in the abyss after defeating the Four Kings. He explains how Frampt is basically manipulating the chosen undead into sacrificing themselves and preserving the age of fire. You can walk out of the Kiln after defeating Gwynn to become the Lord of the new age of Dark.
Just finished my own first play through, and have been following your channel since you started Elden Ring. Your videos have brough me so much joy on these journeys. Starting Lies of P next, but likely to follow-up with some more DS. Keep doing what you do, and stay classic!
@JoelTheFantastic Thanks! @Mati is such a fun follow, and deserves all the love. I'm just about to finish his DS3 playthrough, after recently completing my own. Legendary as always! Maybe with Shadow of the Erdtree I'll be playing at the same time.
I will never forget the feeling I had the first time I ever beat this game. I felt so proud of myself, so unbelievably good. Then I “lit” the final bonfire, got the infamous cutscene of “why am I on fire” and then the credits rolled. When the credits rolled, I can’t describe it, but it was like everything I had just gone through came rushing back to me, and it dawned on me. It was over. I was never going to feel this way again. And I cried. Thank god I was proven wrong when dark souls 3 came out. Also, I get why it happened, but it sucks that Solaire didn’t survive, you can summon him for the Gwyn fight. Very useful if you can’t (or didn’t want to learn how to) parry.
It's sad to see the series end, but it's gotta end somewhere. Was a pleasure to re-experience this great game from a new perspective. Even the perspective of experiencing Gwyn's absolutely atrocious runback, we all had to do it before we discovered parrying him! Very excited for DS2! It's my personal favourite in the trilogy, but it's very much the misunderstood middle child of all the FromSoftware games. It's very different from the others you've played, even DS1 in terms of how the game feels. There's also a lot more bosses in DS2, and some are hidden, some need to be backtracked to etc. A friendly tip for DS2: levelling ADP is important! Equip load only really affects roll distance in DS2, not i-frames, and it's ADP you want if you want to improve roll i-frames! Also remember, having a few lifegems can be a lifeSAVER if you run out of estus, and a relatively early merchant can sell infinite lifegems for the whole game.
I discovered your channel via a random suggestion, and it was for the very first episode of this game. From then until now, I've gone back and watched your entire Elden Ring and Bloodborne playthroughs! Your channel has easily become my new favorite, and I'm excited to follow your journey moving forward! Keep up the amazing work bro!
GREAT job editing!! the deaths, and grabs, in the mid 20s were fantastic. watching your anguish was like reliving my own... until i figured out how to parry him! DS1 is such a special game.
I’m excited for dark souls 2, I never have really understood the hate with it personally, I see that it can have some ganky enemies but I really never had a bad experience with it. Excited to see your experience. :)
Gwyn’s theme is played in white keys to reflect his rejection of all dark. A dying old man who hangs on to his hopeless world that will inevitably become dark
As I was finishing my play-through with this game just recently I decided to watch someone else play through it to see what else people are doing, how they react to these things, what they struggled on compared to what I did, what choices they made, things I missed that I could’ve seen from their play-through. I’m so glad to say this okay-through was exactly what I was looking for and I have also found one of my new favorite creators. The humor, the attention to detail in things like lore, the appreciation of the music, the relatability of also struggling in some areas of the game (it’s okay my too) Thank you Mati. I can’t wait to watch your Dark Souls 2 playthrough as I play through mine. (Also to be honest, no I did not struggle with Gwyn at all😂. I went in on my 3rd attempt and simply staggered him to death with my great axe. Didn’t even have to use a flask.)
I second everything you said. So glad for Mati that these older vids are still getting views & praise 7 months later. Only just found him and breath of fresh air in a very crowded part of TH-cam.
I've played this game a ton of times, but damn I've never seen half of the dialogue before! That moment with the giant blacksmith in the last episode was like the most heartwarming video game moment ever
Congrats Mati, I'm watching this as I'm typing this. While I did vote for Dark Souls 3 I'm excited to watch you play Dark Souls 2. I just finished my replay of Dark Souls 1 earlier this week and it was fun revisiting this game after spending the past year playing Elden Ring. It still holds up well today and I'm glad you enjoyed it as much as I and many others have. Hopefully soon we'll get a tier-list of each of the bosses and what you think of them, just a suggestion. Cheers Edit: My first time playing I struggled with him for a good bit until I accidentally realized you could parry Gwyn, after that he became much easier, which I feel is the point. He sacrificed himself to continue the age of fire, and has become so weak as a result he can be parried, which you can't do with any other boss in the game.
Damn I'm so glad that you're experienced dark souls and made us relive the greatest(and not really) game moments. This game might be not as epic as other souls games, but it's such a unique and special experience. Thank you for your content! Really. Also looking forward to the lore videos and other souls games playtroughs!
Its so crazy to think i started watching this channel when i was playing Elden Ring and i was struggling with maliketh, and now here we are... two games later, what a journey 💯 can't wait to continue onward!
This game has a lot of themes about self-preservation of oneself and your kind. Even in the face of an inevitable destruction, people will fight for what and who they love, even if that comes with sacrifices and even atrocities. In the opening cutscene of the game, it talks about the age of ancients which was the age of dragons. Suddenly, fire appeared and lord soul's were within them - this signaled the end of the dragons and beginning of the age of fire (time of lords). The dragons didn't accept their fate, they fought to stay the apex predators. Cut to when the game takes place, the end of the age of fire is near, and the age of dark will soon begin - the age of dark is supposed to be the age of man, but the lord's are also not accepting the natural order and fighting to preserve their own. You got the ending where you sacrificed yourself to keep the age of lords going, essentially, keeping humans as second-class citizens to the lord's. For me, the bittersweet ending is choosing the age of dark and beginning the age of man. If you ever replay this game, shoot for that one.
This is the second series that I've finished on your channel. Actually because of your channel I got the game, I'll miss the series but I am excited for the next one.
This series was a blast to watch, the fact that you discovered so much without our help (most of the time!) is amazing! I can't wait for what's next, Dark Souls 2 is a rough gem in my opinion, I liked it.
You're the only person whom i ever heard say " Gwyn's music is a little off" It is supposes to evoke a sense of melancholy and sadness due to the pittyfull state in which the once great lord is in currently and the end of one's hard journey. And in case you don't know, Gwyn's a pushover he's uber easy to parry-lock as you might have figured out
Great series Mati, you reminded me of my own journey through souls games, by watching you facing the game as blind as I once was years ago. Thank you for this
What a wholesome series dude, you are gonna grow on subs in no time, belive me. Wish it lasted longer but hey, everything gets to an ending, it was a wild ride.
What an amazing playthrough this was. I gound your channel randomly when you just uploaded episode 1. Definitly my favorite playthrough of this game on youtube. Cant wait for the lore vid reactions and the DS2 playthrough!
Started my first soul level 1 run today. Going much smoother than I thought so far but I do have a couple thousand hours in dark souls 1, so I guess I'm not too surprised. It's a little surreal tho not having leveled up once and running over things like nothing. It's all in the weapon upgrade. Reinforced club baby! One lighting one fire. It's actually a breeze. Grats on completing your first playthrough!
I immensely enjoyed watching you accomplish your first playthrough of DS1, my first souls like game. Just to let you know about DS2, there are 2 versions of the game, "vanilla DS2" (original release), and Scholar of the First Sin (SotFS, rerelease on next-gen consoles with all DLC). There are significant gameplay changes to DS2 in SotFS, one of the most notable being modified enemy locations, which contribute to more gank squads. I see vanilla DS2 as more accessible to a first playthrough, while SotFS is like a challenge mode version. But otherwise, it is your call on which version you pick in the end.
congrats on finishing such a great game! and definitely go into ds2 with an open mind, people have obviously stated how flawed it is but there are still great things about it in spite of that. best of luck with everything
Speaking purely on ds2, my first time playing all the way through it, I had several problems with it and towards the end of was ready for it to be over. However, a few months later I fully played it again and I enjoyed every second of it, even putting it up there with ds1 and ds3. It's crazy what giving a game a second chance/try can do. I love the heck out of ds2.
im sad it’s over but i’m excited to see the rest of the series!! based on you ranking bb as your no.1, i reckon you’re gonna LOVE sekiro and that has been beaming ❤️❤️
Good job man. Can't wait for Dark Souls 2 :) Holds a special place to me! It'll probably need some getting used to, but it'll be worth it in the end bro
Congratulations Mati! 🎊 Thanks for another great run and the laughs and tears as well. There is always this one thing you can do to avoid the tedious runbacks which consist in uploading a save point or the save file of the game to the cloud and every time you die, you can download it and start at the boss gate. 😉 Hyped for DS2 since I have never played that one. 😆.
Shadow!!! Thank you my man 🫶🏽 that’s quite the enticing method haha may have to give that a shot if it ever gets worst than this one 🤣 DS2 should be a blast see ya there bro!
An emotional episode with mixed feelings - sounds about right Mati!😆 Every time I finished a FromSoft game, it became my favorite of all times - it's a trend for me. But with DSR, I missed the game already the minute I beat Gwyn and started my 2nd play through right away - that never happened. 41:50 - let's revisit this statement after some VaatiVidya DS Lore vids. Thanks for another great series and so much fun.🧨
@@mryupjup2203 ok. I don't remember a lot of new cool stuff that the game does. When i remember ds2. I just remember being annoyed 80% of the time when playing it becuase of areas. And how not good most of the bosses are. Plus the ranbacks are hell.
@@mycity7590 I liked how big the game was, seeing the raining manor with the elephant knightd was cool af, tower of heide early one, majula, the petrified keys, the many tone shifts, the cool magic, the rat covenant, being able to fight bosses again and get loot again. That kinda stuff. It became a super fun coop game for me
Woo big boy Gwyn! Bitter sweet to see you here, but I guess I'll have to play Dark Souls 2 along with you now, I always bounced off it but this is good motivation, to follow along with your vids. Keep up the great content bro!
Hey man, I'm a little late but I just got round to finishing this series. What a ride, watching other people discover this amazing game for the first time brings back some of the magic from my own first playthrough. Great videos, I'm excited for you to work your way through the FromSoft catalogue!
You're one of the best let's players I've come across. I love how you actually try to pay attention to the lore and make an effort to read item descriptions. Amazing content, I subscribed!
I'm watched this series a little late, but I have to say what a great series it was. This is the first time I've seen your content, and let me say that you've earned my subscription easily. I really loved your attitude towards the game, never giving up, how you always tried to explore and read item descriptions, and of course your great personality and jokes. I absolutely loved this series and I can't wait to watch more from you, Mati.
Once, the Lord of Light banished Dark, and all that stemmed from humanity. And men assumed a fleeting form. These are the roots of our world. Men are props on the stage of life, and no matter how tender, how exquisite... A lie will remain a lie.
I know RadBrad, Cowboy, & other playthrough content creators, you're the inly one i subscribed to, you're quite the character, keep doing this, amazing companionship feeling.
I’ve been playing Ds1 since its release along with every other souls game, and this is my absolute favourite play through I’ve ever watched. Love your humour and also how interested you are in the lore and the characters. Amazing dude! ❤
Congratz on your journey Mati! I think you'll be part of the group that will love DS2. I can usually tell who will love it, and who will hate it. I don't know if it's a feature in every Souls game, but in Bloodborne, DS3, and Elden Ring I would simply leave, and reload the game so as not to run back to a bonfire for things like what you did with Princess Dusk. I don't know if that would have worked for Princess Dusk, though.
I....did not struggle with Gwyn, but that's because I went in Havel'ed up with a +5 silver knight shield and a +5 blacknight sword and I had gotten really good at parrying, so I just parried him down and smashed him. Loved watching you play through this, since I just finished my playthrough a couple of weeks ago. Currently working my way through Dark Souls 2 so I'm really looking forward to your journey there as well!
Love watching Dark Souls playthroughs of how players handle bosses. Took me like 40 tries to get Manus and 3 to get Gwynn. Great video games are very different for each player. Loved this series, Mati!
just wanna warn you now on ds 2. there are no s in the beginning of opening a door animation. like in all other souls games. and some runbacks have a lot of enemies chasing you. so you can't always just run straight for the boss as the enemies will hit you out of the door animation
Although I started watching you at bloodborne, I feel like i been watching you forever, haha. But, man, it was a great run for your entry into Dark Souls. Well, I'm sure you're doing sekerio next, you said, or when i last saw the votes? If so, I can't wait, all though I really can't wait for you to get to Dark Souls 3, my top favorite of all the games. Nonetheless, may the sun shine on you, sunbro!sunblock! Edit: Oh, I looked at the community tab and saw Dark Souls 2 has more votes, oooo man, can't wait to see that gameplay 😅
Dang, feels like I've been watching this playthrough for so long and now it's done. Congrats on beating the game. It was great to follow someone playing this game with such a good mindset.
Its so interesting how certain enemys are tougher for different people. I have played through bloodborne and now DS1 with you. I have seen you breeze through some while I struggled, vice-versa. But I beat Gwyn in 3 tries.
Congratulations, man! It's been an incredibly fun journey this whole time. With the completion of DS1, you've officially beaten my three favorite games by FromSoft. ... But don't think the incredible moments are over. Many of the best bosses FromSoft has ever made are still yet to come in DS3 and Sekiro. The best narrative of the Dark Souls trilogy awaits you in DS2. And of course, you'll get to see how these games all began when you eventually take on Demon's Souls. And that's not even all of it. I'm excited to see more lore videos! I also want to give you a VERY important piece of advice for DS2 because it's sadly necessary for greater enjoyment of the experience: Level the stat called "ADP". Level it until it's at least level 23. Then you can forget about it and go about the game. Unlike literally all of the other games, your infinity frames when dodging are determined by this stat in DS2. There are many shit enemy hit boxes in DS2, which unfortunately means leveling this stat is VITAL. But once it's about level 23 or 25 (I also promise you leveling happens much faster in DS2), then you can ignore it for the rest of the game. I wish DS2 didn't have to come with this disclaimer, but I really want you to enjoy the game because it really is something special even if it's objectively the worst of the series. You will still have many great moments in it. For now, relax and cool off from your fight with Lord Gwyn and watch some sweet, sweet lore videos. You earned it, man. Thanks again for an incredible first playthrough. You really got one of the most full experiences a new player could hope to have with it. P.S. Sir Alonne's runback is smiling at you from a distance and no, I won't give context to that. Have fun in DS2. We'll be watching. 😊
I struggled with Gwyn early on because I basically ignored the parry mechanism, which can make it a little easier. I remember cheesing the fight a little by hiding behind the terrain, and even then it took many tries.
I’ll be honest, Gwyn was actually a pretty hard boss for me. Mainly because on my pc I couldn’t get my controller to connect anymore and trying to parry him with mouse and keyboard is very hard to pull off in the moment. If I was able to easily parry him I might’ve had an easier time but yeesh the first time through was awful lol. But I’m so happy to see that you beat this wonderful game, alongside seeing your channel grow and change. You’re such a warm and fun content creator to come back to time and time again regardless of the content. I really hope you’re able to enjoy DS2. I know we’ll all love taking the journey right with you, thank you
"I wanna go to Blight Town real quick" I never thought I'd ever hear those words come out of someone's mouth. Hahahahahahha. Awesome job, Mati! LOVE your playthroughs! They're so enjoyable. Also, that little jingle at the beginning and end of your videos is YOURS! I always associate it with you, and it fits TOO WELL! Please never change it.
The fact that he killed manus within 20 tries and failed so many tries for gwyn is bizzare!!.... Also.... Can't stress enough on the fact that you have been one of the best souls-like player/streamer that I've watched on TH-cam... Looking forward to watch more of these stuffs throughout the year along with you 💪
Wow...Just wow. What an adventure this has been. I've enjoyed every moment of this gameplay Mati. From the locations, the lore, and of course the bosses. Thank you for the content man Praise the Sun! Edit: Now onto the next adventure!
Well done man! Check out the first couple of notes of Elden Ring's theme music, I think you'll recognise it. I still play Dark Souls 1, it's oddly relaxing. Glitchless deprived and soul level 1 playthroughs are not as hard as you'd expect for the early game, also there are heaps of glitches worth playing with just for fun. I think this game feels like home for a lot of us. 😊 I'm really looking forward to the next game.
You found the strat at the end, parry plus hornet ring equal victory in a minute or less. Good playthrough Matias, I'm looking forward to the next one.
Congrats, Matias! About the Gwyn theme: it's not a grandiose but a more melancholic as even Gwyn is becoming a Hollow. And I'm not 100% sure about how true this is, but I've heard the music is a reference to the piano composer Leo Ornstein (yes, like the Dragonslayer), and I can say I do see similarities with Gwyn's theme and Ornstein's "Piano Sonata IV". PS: When seeking out your old pals you did miss Big Hat Logan. He ended up studying Seathe the Scaless' magic and eventually lost his mind, becoming Hollow like the pyromancy teacher you killed in this video. PPS: Do look the TH-cam video "[ThePruld] When you go dark souls with your best mates". (It's less than a minute long but it is perfect.) My friend asked me to be in a group that aims to beat Demon's Souls Remastered as a couch co-op. (We take turns with the controller, switching after each death or after defeating a boss.) The thought alone about that gaming session brings that video to my mind. =)
Thanks for a great series, Mati. I'm so glad I found your channel at the start of your journey. I'm sorry I can't join you for Dark Souls 2 but I need to play it myself first. Have fun!
Fun fact: Gwyn being afraid of the dark and refusing to let the fire fade is reflected in his boss music. It's played completely on the light keys and none of dark keys. Brilliant touch by Motoi Sakuraba.
And there is 2 main pianos, one thst constantly repeats itself and the other than slowly "goes higher" (you)
AKA the key of A minor.
@@jonathanhenderson9422 Seriously. It's like people want to announce how little they know about music by thinking "only white keys" is somehow meaningful. It isn't. At all.
@@Slider1207 I mean, it's possible a composer might think "character is afraid of the dark so I'll write in C-Major or A-Minor to avoid black keys," but it doesn't really change anything about the quality of the music; it's just a fun little detail about why a composer might choose those two particular keys.
I did not know this until today, but I'm glad I know now cause it's super interesting. Thanks for sharing
Gwyn is super unique for a final boss because you hear about him throughout the entire game. Thinking he's this mighty king. Then when you go to fight him he's basically this husk of his former self, a fallen god. It's actually kinda sad. I had a lot of fun watching this series, I can't wait for DS2!
Also, when you think of a final boss, you expect an epic, triumphant sounding song to go along with the fight, but not in this case. Gwyn is very unique in that the song is super sad and depressing because of exactly what you said: he's a husk, his goals are out of his reach and dark will eventually come upon his world. The type of storytelling that truly made me appreciate this series.
Yes, the underwhelming of Gwyn as the final boss is pretty much the idea here. The music is different to accentuate this feeling of tiredness and misery.
@@TeppicTheAbysswalker I just wish he wasn't so unbalanced man. If you parry him, he's piss easy. If not, good luck ever getting the chance to heal.
@@illusion8457Baiting his slow swing attack using estus, then parrying makes this fight a joke. 😂
@@MazziBoi That's literally what I said?
Gwyn charging at the player like a rabid animal with perhaps the most iconic piece of music in the series playing is a great character moment. This mythic figure, purported to be the most influenetial being in his era being reduced to a lifeless shell is a fine encapsulation of the world that Fromsoftware has created.
Remember Gwyn’s music…
I can’t say anything more about that, just remember it on your journey through the Souls games.
I always loved it, it gave a sense of sadness to what the player is expecting to be this massive super epic fight. Instead you fight a broken God that no longer has any sense of himself, just a husk empowered by the flame to protect it.
I think if dark souls was ANYTHING but a video game, i think society would think the World building is amazing and deserves a spot right up next to Lord of the rings and dune as some of the best fictional worlds ever made
it still does but yeah being a game kinda turns some people off for sure
I mean it is a game, that is nothing to feel ashmed of instead we should be proud that video game can make a unique world with amazing interconnectivity along with unique enviromental story telling.
Although yeah some people can get turn off by the fact it's a game
Agreed. Soul's lore is incredibly deep and entertaining. Love it
my old review of DS1 is:
"Lord Of the Rings + Silent Hill = Dark Souls"
@@yup7380 You just confirmed what he said.
Dark Souls 2 tip: You don't find illusionary walls by hitting them with your weapon. You have to walk up to the suspected wall and press the 'Interact' button. The same button you would use to open a chest.
A plin plin plon to conclude this epic playthrough, well done. Looking forward to DS2
No it’s plin plin plon
And here's Mati with the WIN WIN WON.
I had never seen that dialogue from the Undead Burg merchant before. It's hilarious how he guilt trips you into not wanting to kill him anymore. 😄
Mate.... Can't believe it's the end. It's been awesome watching this series bro! Can't wait for the next.
Same here bro… Thank you for being a part of it
@@matiasgago Not a problem! Thank you for hours of amazing content 👊
People are saying the song is composed on the white keys of the piano because it fits Gwyn better, but that's delving into the lore of the boss and his motives. Gwyn means 'white' in the welsh language, and for someone trying to cling to his age of fire, rebelling against the next age of dark that he knows will follow and undo everything he worked to build, it makes sense that his theme contains no black keys, and no instances of dark. He saw first hand what dark could do, how it poisoned the township of Oolacile, what it did to his best knight Artorius whom he sent to deal with the problem, and he's terrified of what is to come. Likely a request by Hidetaka Miyazaki to the composer Motoi Sakuraba, who took the challenge and produced arguably the greatest boss theme of all time.
dark and abyss are not the same, age of dark isn't anthring like the abyss was, it's just the human age.
@@90piterr But they are linked, and here's the problem with an age of dark, as Gwyn saw it; Oolacile was consumed by dark when the township disturbed Manus' grave, and when one has too much of the dark soul, they can be corrupted/consumed by it. Manus was so corrupted by dark that it erupted from his grave, creating the abyss and consuming the township. Now imagine an age of dark is allowed to happen... how long do you think the world has before the constant need for power causes another such incident? And what happens when there's no one around whose powerful enough to stop it from spreading... the age of fire fades, the Gods abandon Lordran, or what's left. Gwyn was rightly terrified of dark because it had a will of its own, and an age of dark has further reaching implications than simply an age of humanity. Such beings cannot be trusted.
Who's here after Mati fought SoC
Ain't no wayy Mati liked my comment😳
One last cool thing about DS1. There is another ending. If you don't talk to Frampt you can meet another toothy snake guy named Kaathe in the abyss after defeating the Four Kings. He explains how Frampt is basically manipulating the chosen undead into sacrificing themselves and preserving the age of fire. You can walk out of the Kiln after defeating Gwynn to become the Lord of the new age of Dark.
The hype is immesurable!
What a journey! Thank you for the great content!
Thank you for being here Takia 🫶🏽
This is my favorite series I've ever seen on youtube thank you so much for everything!😎
My man 😎 thank you for being a part of it!
Just finished my own first play through, and have been following your channel since you started Elden Ring. Your videos have brough me so much joy on these journeys. Starting Lies of P next, but likely to follow-up with some more DS. Keep doing what you do, and stay classic!
You absolutely legend!! Just noticed this and legit couldn’t believe it. Thank you man it really means the world ❤
@JoelTheFantastic Thanks! @Mati is such a fun follow, and deserves all the love. I'm just about to finish his DS3 playthrough, after recently completing my own. Legendary as always! Maybe with Shadow of the Erdtree I'll be playing at the same time.
I will never forget the feeling I had the first time I ever beat this game. I felt so proud of myself, so unbelievably good. Then I “lit” the final bonfire, got the infamous cutscene of “why am I on fire” and then the credits rolled. When the credits rolled, I can’t describe it, but it was like everything I had just gone through came rushing back to me, and it dawned on me. It was over. I was never going to feel this way again. And I cried. Thank god I was proven wrong when dark souls 3 came out.
Also, I get why it happened, but it sucks that Solaire didn’t survive, you can summon him for the Gwyn fight. Very useful if you can’t (or didn’t want to learn how to) parry.
It's sad to see the series end, but it's gotta end somewhere. Was a pleasure to re-experience this great game from a new perspective. Even the perspective of experiencing Gwyn's absolutely atrocious runback, we all had to do it before we discovered parrying him!
Very excited for DS2! It's my personal favourite in the trilogy, but it's very much the misunderstood middle child of all the FromSoftware games. It's very different from the others you've played, even DS1 in terms of how the game feels. There's also a lot more bosses in DS2, and some are hidden, some need to be backtracked to etc.
A friendly tip for DS2: levelling ADP is important! Equip load only really affects roll distance in DS2, not i-frames, and it's ADP you want if you want to improve roll i-frames! Also remember, having a few lifegems can be a lifeSAVER if you run out of estus, and a relatively early merchant can sell infinite lifegems for the whole game.
I discovered your channel via a random suggestion, and it was for the very first episode of this game. From then until now, I've gone back and watched your entire Elden Ring and Bloodborne playthroughs! Your channel has easily become my new favorite, and I'm excited to follow your journey moving forward! Keep up the amazing work bro!
Yes, that was a long way, but there's yet the rest to go! See you in the next Souls game for sure.
So much to go thank god 😅
GREAT job editing!! the deaths, and grabs, in the mid 20s were fantastic. watching your anguish was like reliving my own... until i figured out how to parry him! DS1 is such a special game.
What a journey my dude
It's was honor to relieve the first magical playthrough of ds1 with you
Can't wait for the future of your channel
You always put a smile on my face bro. Thank you for letting me relive these games through your experience.
I can't wait to see whatever game is next as long as you're playing it. You've become my favorite youtuber ❤️
I’ve beat this game 8 times and I’ve watched countless playthroughs. Never saw that super rare thing until your videos.
Didn’t even know it existed
I’m excited for dark souls 2, I never have really understood the hate with it personally, I see that it can have some ganky enemies but I really never had a bad experience with it. Excited to see your experience. :)
You played the original version right.
@@mycity7590 I played both. Just got platinum on scholar
@@ladygreen632 Is the og really that much better then scholar? People always say it's better.
@@mycity7590 it's easier
@@ladygreen632 Which explains why a lady platinumed it.
Calm your tits, I'm just kidding. No need to get your panties in a bunch.
You did it! Praise the sun! \[T]/
Great series again, Mati. Can't wait for DS2 to start. It's one of the games ever made, that's for sure!
Gwyn’s theme is played in white keys to reflect his rejection of all dark. A dying old man who hangs on to his hopeless world that will inevitably become dark
Mati! Your content is always a wholesome experience to watch. Excited for your channel, as always. Keep it up man!
I appreciate you bro 🫶🏽
As I was finishing my play-through with this game just recently I decided to watch someone else play through it to see what else people are doing, how they react to these things, what they struggled on compared to what I did, what choices they made, things I missed that I could’ve seen from their play-through. I’m so glad to say this okay-through was exactly what I was looking for and I have also found one of my new favorite creators. The humor, the attention to detail in things like lore, the appreciation of the music, the relatability of also struggling in some areas of the game (it’s okay my too) Thank you Mati. I can’t wait to watch your Dark Souls 2 playthrough as I play through mine.
(Also to be honest, no I did not struggle with Gwyn at all😂. I went in on my 3rd attempt and simply staggered him to death with my great axe. Didn’t even have to use a flask.)
I second everything you said. So glad for Mati that these older vids are still getting views & praise 7 months later. Only just found him and breath of fresh air in a very crowded part of TH-cam.
What a great series, stoked you still have ds2 and ds3 to discover!
I've played this game a ton of times, but damn I've never seen half of the dialogue before! That moment with the giant blacksmith in the last episode was like the most heartwarming video game moment ever
Congrats Mati, I'm watching this as I'm typing this. While I did vote for Dark Souls 3 I'm excited to watch you play Dark Souls 2. I just finished my replay of Dark Souls 1 earlier this week and it was fun revisiting this game after spending the past year playing Elden Ring. It still holds up well today and I'm glad you enjoyed it as much as I and many others have. Hopefully soon we'll get a tier-list of each of the bosses and what you think of them, just a suggestion. Cheers
Edit: My first time playing I struggled with him for a good bit until I accidentally realized you could parry Gwyn, after that he became much easier, which I feel is the point. He sacrificed himself to continue the age of fire, and has become so weak as a result he can be parried, which you can't do with any other boss in the game.
A real pleasure to share this journey with you. Super excited for DS2! Hurrah!
Damn I'm so glad that you're experienced dark souls and made us relive the greatest(and not really) game moments. This game might be not as epic as other souls games, but it's such a unique and special experience. Thank you for your content! Really. Also looking forward to the lore videos and other souls games playtroughs!
Its so crazy to think i started watching this channel when i was playing Elden Ring and i was struggling with maliketh, and now here we are... two games later, what a journey 💯 can't wait to continue onward!
This game has a lot of themes about self-preservation of oneself and your kind. Even in the face of an inevitable destruction, people will fight for what and who they love, even if that comes with sacrifices and even atrocities. In the opening cutscene of the game, it talks about the age of ancients which was the age of dragons. Suddenly, fire appeared and lord soul's were within them - this signaled the end of the dragons and beginning of the age of fire (time of lords). The dragons didn't accept their fate, they fought to stay the apex predators. Cut to when the game takes place, the end of the age of fire is near, and the age of dark will soon begin - the age of dark is supposed to be the age of man, but the lord's are also not accepting the natural order and fighting to preserve their own.
You got the ending where you sacrificed yourself to keep the age of lords going, essentially, keeping humans as second-class citizens to the lord's. For me, the bittersweet ending is choosing the age of dark and beginning the age of man. If you ever replay this game, shoot for that one.
This is the second series that I've finished on your channel. Actually because of your channel I got the game, I'll miss the series but I am excited for the next one.
"If dark souls 2 has runbacks like this" Bro you have no idea...
YES I was hoping for a friday night upload. Thanks Mati!
I gotchu 🫶🏽
This series was a blast to watch, the fact that you discovered so much without our help (most of the time!) is amazing! I can't wait for what's next, Dark Souls 2 is a rough gem in my opinion, I liked it.
You're the only person whom i ever heard say " Gwyn's music is a little off" It is supposes to evoke a sense of melancholy and sadness due to the pittyfull state in which the once great lord is in currently and the end of one's hard journey. And in case you don't know, Gwyn's a pushover he's uber easy to parry-lock as you might have figured out
Yeah I take that back the score is perfect considering the lore
Great series Mati, you reminded me of my own journey through souls games, by watching you facing the game as blind as I once was years ago.
Thank you for this
What a wholesome series dude, you are gonna grow on subs in no time, belive me. Wish it lasted longer but hey, everything gets to an ending, it was a wild ride.
What an amazing playthrough this was. I gound your channel randomly when you just uploaded episode 1. Definitly my favorite playthrough of this game on youtube. Cant wait for the lore vid reactions and the DS2 playthrough!
Look at how far you've come with these games. I am glad I have time to watch you again.
Your content is great. I was not a fan of Dark Souls 2, but I can't wait to see you play it!
Watching you play the Soulsborne games has been an absolute treat. It's the best part of coming home each day.
Great video Mati, on to the next. Again, welcome to SoulsBorne!
What a journey
Also plin plin plon
Unforgettable
Unforgettable indeed… hope it stays in your head 😁
SLAY MATI❤❤❤ congrats on finishing this masterpiece xx
Started my first soul level 1 run today. Going much smoother than I thought so far but I do have a couple thousand hours in dark souls 1, so I guess I'm not too surprised. It's a little surreal tho not having leveled up once and running over things like nothing. It's all in the weapon upgrade. Reinforced club baby! One lighting one fire. It's actually a breeze. Grats on completing your first playthrough!
I immensely enjoyed watching you accomplish your first playthrough of DS1, my first souls like game. Just to let you know about DS2, there are 2 versions of the game, "vanilla DS2" (original release), and Scholar of the First Sin (SotFS, rerelease on next-gen consoles with all DLC). There are significant gameplay changes to DS2 in SotFS, one of the most notable being modified enemy locations, which contribute to more gank squads. I see vanilla DS2 as more accessible to a first playthrough, while SotFS is like a challenge mode version. But otherwise, it is your call on which version you pick in the end.
Last boss music is still my favorite of all souls games. I still listen to it since 2011
congrats on finishing such a great game! and definitely go into ds2 with an open mind, people have obviously stated how flawed it is but there are still great things about it in spite of that. best of luck with everything
Gets a fire resistant shield. Sees Boss's fire sword. Doesn't equip it. Equips a different shield. Never holds it up. Killing me.
ds1 ends with you fighting a fading flame while ds3 ends with you fighting a fucking wild fire
Speaking purely on ds2, my first time playing all the way through it, I had several problems with it and towards the end of was ready for it to be over. However, a few months later I fully played it again and I enjoyed every second of it, even putting it up there with ds1 and ds3.
It's crazy what giving a game a second chance/try can do. I love the heck out of ds2.
im sad it’s over but i’m excited to see the rest of the series!! based on you ranking bb as your no.1, i reckon you’re gonna LOVE sekiro and that has been beaming ❤️❤️
What a journey! It's been awesome watching you play through these, dude. I appreciate the effort and time you put into these videos!
Good job man. Can't wait for Dark Souls 2 :) Holds a special place to me! It'll probably need some getting used to, but it'll be worth it in the end bro
Congratulations Mati! 🎊 Thanks for another great run and the laughs and tears as well. There is always this one thing you can do to avoid the tedious runbacks which consist in uploading a save point or the save file of the game to the cloud and every time you die, you can download it and start at the boss gate. 😉 Hyped for DS2 since I have never played that one. 😆.
Shadow!!! Thank you my man 🫶🏽 that’s quite the enticing method haha may have to give that a shot if it ever gets worst than this one 🤣 DS2 should be a blast see ya there bro!
An emotional episode with mixed feelings - sounds about right Mati!😆 Every time I finished a FromSoft game, it became my favorite of all times - it's a trend for me. But with DSR, I missed the game already the minute I beat Gwyn and started my 2nd play through right away - that never happened. 41:50 - let's revisit this statement after some VaatiVidya DS Lore vids. Thanks for another great series and so much fun.🧨
Sad to see the series go, but excited that we’re going in order of the games (it’s fun to see how stuff connects)!
What an incredible journey! I’ve loved this series more than I care to admit. I can’t wait for DS2 and the other Soulsekiro games!
Best to bear in mind that DS2 is a perfectly functional game, by no means bad or unplayable.
It's just that DS1/3/BB/Sk are fu-hucking amazeballs!
and it has unique appeals too!
@@mryupjup2203 ...and only like 6 of those unique things are good.
Most of new shit that the game does is just new ways to annoy the player.
@@mycity7590 i think theres lots of cool stuff. Not everything has to be artsy its nice to have a game like dks 2 in the bunch
@@mryupjup2203 ok.
I don't remember a lot of new cool stuff that the game does. When i remember ds2. I just remember being annoyed 80% of the time when playing it becuase of areas.
And how not good most of the bosses are. Plus the ranbacks are hell.
@@mycity7590 I liked how big the game was, seeing the raining manor with the elephant knightd was cool af, tower of heide early one, majula, the petrified keys, the many tone shifts, the cool magic, the rat covenant, being able to fight bosses again and get loot again. That kinda stuff. It became a super fun coop game for me
Woo big boy Gwyn! Bitter sweet to see you here, but I guess I'll have to play Dark Souls 2 along with you now, I always bounced off it but this is good motivation, to follow along with your vids. Keep up the great content bro!
Hey man, I'm a little late but I just got round to finishing this series. What a ride, watching other people discover this amazing game for the first time brings back some of the magic from my own first playthrough. Great videos, I'm excited for you to work your way through the FromSoft catalogue!
You're one of the best let's players I've come across. I love how you actually try to pay attention to the lore and make an effort to read item descriptions. Amazing content, I subscribed!
I'm watched this series a little late, but I have to say what a great series it was. This is the first time I've seen your content, and let me say that you've earned my subscription easily. I really loved your attitude towards the game, never giving up, how you always tried to explore and read item descriptions, and of course your great personality and jokes. I absolutely loved this series and I can't wait to watch more from you, Mati.
One of my favorite categories of TH-cam videos; watching people react to the Dark Souls 1 ending and the moment the credits music hit.
Once, the Lord of Light banished Dark, and all that stemmed from humanity.
And men assumed a fleeting form.
These are the roots of our world.
Men are props on the stage of life, and no matter how tender, how exquisite...
A lie will remain a lie.
Thank you for another great series! 👏👏👏
I know RadBrad, Cowboy, & other playthrough content creators, you're the inly one i subscribed to, you're quite the character, keep doing this, amazing companionship feeling.
I’ve been playing Ds1 since its release along with every other souls game, and this is my absolute favourite play through I’ve ever watched. Love your humour and also how interested you are in the lore and the characters. Amazing dude! ❤
Congratz on your journey Mati! I think you'll be part of the group that will love DS2. I can usually tell who will love it, and who will hate it.
I don't know if it's a feature in every Souls game, but in Bloodborne, DS3, and Elden Ring I would simply leave, and reload the game so as not to run back to a bonfire for things like what you did with Princess Dusk. I don't know if that would have worked for Princess Dusk, though.
I....did not struggle with Gwyn, but that's because I went in Havel'ed up with a +5 silver knight shield and a +5 blacknight sword and I had gotten really good at parrying, so I just parried him down and smashed him.
Loved watching you play through this, since I just finished my playthrough a couple of weeks ago. Currently working my way through Dark Souls 2 so I'm really looking forward to your journey there as well!
When you become a poise monster you can just face tank everything. I love it.
+15 Zweihander solves everything
Love watching Dark Souls playthroughs of how players handle bosses. Took me like 40 tries to get Manus and 3 to get Gwynn. Great video games are very different for each player. Loved this series, Mati!
just wanna warn you now on ds 2. there are no s in the beginning of opening a door animation. like in all other souls games. and some runbacks have a lot of enemies chasing you. so you can't always just run straight for the boss as the enemies will hit you out of the door animation
Although I started watching you at bloodborne, I feel like i been watching you forever, haha. But, man, it was a great run for your entry into Dark Souls. Well, I'm sure you're doing sekerio next, you said, or when i last saw the votes? If so, I can't wait, all though I really can't wait for you to get to Dark Souls 3, my top favorite of all the games. Nonetheless, may the sun shine on you, sunbro!sunblock!
Edit: Oh, I looked at the community tab and saw Dark Souls 2 has more votes, oooo man, can't wait to see that gameplay 😅
Dang, feels like I've been watching this playthrough for so long and now it's done. Congrats on beating the game. It was great to follow someone playing this game with such a good mindset.
CONGRATS MAN!! Great let's play, this one. I'm eager to see your reaction to the rest of the series.
Its so interesting how certain enemys are tougher for different people.
I have played through bloodborne and now DS1 with you.
I have seen you breeze through some while I struggled, vice-versa.
But I beat Gwyn in 3 tries.
Congratulations, man! It's been an incredibly fun journey this whole time. With the completion of DS1, you've officially beaten my three favorite games by FromSoft.
... But don't think the incredible moments are over. Many of the best bosses FromSoft has ever made are still yet to come in DS3 and Sekiro. The best narrative of the Dark Souls trilogy awaits you in DS2. And of course, you'll get to see how these games all began when you eventually take on Demon's Souls. And that's not even all of it.
I'm excited to see more lore videos! I also want to give you a VERY important piece of advice for DS2 because it's sadly necessary for greater enjoyment of the experience:
Level the stat called "ADP". Level it until it's at least level 23. Then you can forget about it and go about the game. Unlike literally all of the other games, your infinity frames when dodging are determined by this stat in DS2. There are many shit enemy hit boxes in DS2, which unfortunately means leveling this stat is VITAL. But once it's about level 23 or 25 (I also promise you leveling happens much faster in DS2), then you can ignore it for the rest of the game.
I wish DS2 didn't have to come with this disclaimer, but I really want you to enjoy the game because it really is something special even if it's objectively the worst of the series. You will still have many great moments in it. For now, relax and cool off from your fight with Lord Gwyn and watch some sweet, sweet lore videos. You earned it, man. Thanks again for an incredible first playthrough. You really got one of the most full experiences a new player could hope to have with it.
P.S. Sir Alonne's runback is smiling at you from a distance and no, I won't give context to that. Have fun in DS2. We'll be watching. 😊
Congrats on finishing Dark Souls! I am very excited for DS2, I actually ended up liking it a lot. Remember to level ADP!!
I struggled with Gwyn early on because I basically ignored the parry mechanism, which can make it a little easier. I remember cheesing the fight a little by hiding behind the terrain, and even then it took many tries.
I’ll be honest, Gwyn was actually a pretty hard boss for me. Mainly because on my pc I couldn’t get my controller to connect anymore and trying to parry him with mouse and keyboard is very hard to pull off in the moment. If I was able to easily parry him I might’ve had an easier time but yeesh the first time through was awful lol. But I’m so happy to see that you beat this wonderful game, alongside seeing your channel grow and change. You’re such a warm and fun content creator to come back to time and time again regardless of the content. I really hope you’re able to enjoy DS2. I know we’ll all love taking the journey right with you, thank you
Honestly my favourite channel, your down to earth personality makes it so enjoyable to watch, keep going!
"I wanna go to Blight Town real quick"
I never thought I'd ever hear those words come out of someone's mouth.
Hahahahahahha.
Awesome job, Mati! LOVE your playthroughs! They're so enjoyable. Also, that little jingle at the beginning and end of your videos is YOURS! I always associate it with you, and it fits TOO WELL! Please never change it.
LFG MATI 👊 hyped for SOTFS 😎
The fact that he killed manus within 20 tries and failed so many tries for gwyn is bizzare!!.... Also.... Can't stress enough on the fact that you have been one of the best souls-like player/streamer that I've watched on TH-cam... Looking forward to watch more of these stuffs throughout the year along with you 💪
Wow...Just wow. What an adventure this has been. I've enjoyed every moment of this gameplay Mati. From the locations, the lore, and of course the bosses. Thank you for the content man Praise the Sun!
Edit: Now onto the next adventure!
Well done man! Check out the first couple of notes of Elden Ring's theme music, I think you'll recognise it. I still play Dark Souls 1, it's oddly relaxing. Glitchless deprived and soul level 1 playthroughs are not as hard as you'd expect for the early game, also there are heaps of glitches worth playing with just for fun. I think this game feels like home for a lot of us. 😊 I'm really looking forward to the next game.
My opinion is that Scholar of the First Sin is my favorite Souls game so ill be very happy to see you play it!
You found the strat at the end, parry plus hornet ring equal victory in a minute or less. Good playthrough Matias, I'm looking forward to the next one.
Congrats, Matias!
About the Gwyn theme: it's not a grandiose but a more melancholic as even Gwyn is becoming a Hollow. And I'm not 100% sure about how true this is, but I've heard the music is a reference to the piano composer Leo Ornstein (yes, like the Dragonslayer), and I can say I do see similarities with Gwyn's theme and Ornstein's "Piano Sonata IV".
PS: When seeking out your old pals you did miss Big Hat Logan. He ended up studying Seathe the Scaless' magic and eventually lost his mind, becoming Hollow like the pyromancy teacher you killed in this video.
PPS: Do look the TH-cam video "[ThePruld] When you go dark souls with your best mates". (It's less than a minute long but it is perfect.) My friend asked me to be in a group that aims to beat Demon's Souls Remastered as a couch co-op. (We take turns with the controller, switching after each death or after defeating a boss.) The thought alone about that gaming session brings that video to my mind. =)
Thanks for a great series, Mati. I'm so glad I found your channel at the start of your journey. I'm sorry I can't join you for Dark Souls 2 but I need to play it myself first. Have fun!
Oh boy what a pleasure, following you from Elden Ring has been one of the best things of my life, is so much fun :3
Thank you for this experience Matias... You are great! More to come! :)
The secret to defeating Gwyn, 2 brain cells. Good job man. Always a fun time watching your videos.
Way to go Mati! You did it! Such an amazing game!!