I love for putting the music credits right when they show up. It’s so small, but I hate when channels don’t give credit for things like that and then I have a song stuck in my head for ages lmao. Great vid man, I’ll try to be here for the next!
DANG, I gotta give you credit for putting in all those little chapters in the play-time bar! That's a lotta work! AND also choosing to do THE WHOLE series in one video!? And it's over an hour long! You didn't have to go that hard, but you did! I also second the other commentor - having the names of the songs playing is a GREAT bonus, thank you for doing that. The only thing I would suggest for improvement is the voice-over quality. The script is fine, I mean the audio-mixing on the voice track. It's got a lot of treble to it, sounds a little... scratchy, I guess that's the best word. I'm no expert, sadly, but you could try a pop-filter, those are much cheaper than upgrading your mic - I know, I've looked into myself. You could also look into making sure the volume of the voice-over clips are consistent, which I know from experience is not easy to do, when recording on different days! Audio mixing is a different skill from video editing, and you've got the basics down for sure! I hope you enjoy your time as a souls-tuber! Update - oh, a REAL audio engineer already commented! Yup, the Blue Yeti they mentioned is the standard "entry level" mic I always hear about, but those run about 100 bucks or more. May the ad-sense gods smile upon you!
Lol I appreciate it. Yeah I'm not monetized as of rn so, it's about getting there before i start investing, but who knows maybe I'll come accross some extra cash. I super appreciate the feedback and the comment!
I just did an all bosses shield run in ds1 a week ago! I went into the catacombs before fighting the Gargoyles to get the wheel and upgrade it to a fire wheel. I then tried to get Kirk's shield and failed but the wheel was still so good so it wasn't a big deal. After Anor Londo I got Siegmeir's shield and leveled dex and stabbed everyone. Its not as bad of a weapon as I thought even though I would of preferred Kirk's shield. Also just for fun I also collected all the shields, had to go into NG+ for Kirk's shield as I forgot his fight in Demon Ruin's lol but wasn't a big deal. Cool to see this video pop up in my recommended!
5:50 may be useful for you future runs, just hide to the side from the dragon and wait for 10-20 seconds, it will land on the bridge and you can safely run to the bonfire
Great vid man! Friendly neighbourhood audio engineer here. Consider dropping a quick buck for, say, a Logitech Yeti Nano USB mic though. The headset or Dictaphone or whatever you're using now is a bit harsh to listen to for an hour. Anyway, content is king and you're doin' great there already. Subbed!
@@YourAverageSpelunker Yeah new channels rarely get feedback other than "ACSHUALLY the shield bash attack is calculated before buffs" lol. And not much tech feedback. Thanks for taking it in stride. You're already at hundreds of subs and getting tens of thousands of views. YT ads or sponsors will soon buy you that new mic!
@dahlhousestudios the reminder of my (hopefully) future is very encouraging lol. I might just drop some of my pocket money on it, but who knows. Thank you for giving real constructive criticism! Something that is seldom received on this site, especially with this level of professionalism.
@@YourAverageSpelunker In the meantime you're still using the headset mic, it feels like one of those hours on end late-night calls with internet friends. It's kind of comfortable, especially with your music choice :)
Should just have grabbed Orma's and Reeve's Greatshields from Undead crypt in ds2 and powerstanced them for true shield man. :V Only real disappointment with them is that you dont actually block with both of them at same time as the enemies, but at least its attacks are pretty fun. Also to make the lever pulling rooms in brume tower ez no sweat just use alluring skulls.
You also could've used the Crystal Ring Shield you get from moonlight butterfly, the shield itself does pure magic damage combined with the ranged special attack it would've come in handy :D
ds2 shields were actually stronger than the real "weapons" I still remember my lighting tower shield which dealt like roughly 500+ damage at launch I also remembered the baffled messages I got from other players seeing this actually work
People always sleep on a great magic shield buffed sanctum shield in challenge runs; like the black witch's staff, it does surprisingly good damage for what is supposed to a casting tool lol
I was looking for this, the Sanctum Shield does an insane amount of damage, easily dealing 500+ per hit. What's even better if I recall correctly, unlike the Chime Shield, the Sanctum Shield's R1 bashes also block as well. The Engraved Gauntlets on top of that is just Chef's Kiss.
For DS2 you should have used the power stance shields, there is no point in doing this run without using them. The Orma and Reeve greatshields I mean, the epitome of a shield run.
great vid, maybe stretch some thin fabric over your mic tho(assuming you're using a built in or headset mic). it really helps round off the harsh higher frequencies.
1. It's a shame you can't use Day 1 CRS in DS1. 2. IF I was insane enough to try any of these, I'd at least allow Parrying. Enough enemies can't be parried that I don't think it destroys the spirit of the challenge
You should have used the shield for casting faith stuff chime shoeld or something. Doesnt have to be a video but check it out. The AR is high and no spells are necessary(DS2 only)
I love the bone wheel shield. Ive definitely played a good chunk of ds1 and ds3 with it a couple times. Very fun weapon to use, and shield to use. I didn't know the water rose on the flexile sentry. That's super cool
I guess you didn't use the torch for Freyja because of damage? Or can you actually not use them together for some reason? Edit: you use the shield and torch in the earthen peak so I guess you wanted the extra damage.
23:35 Wow I can't believe you got it right. Except for the long blue hair I look incredibly similar to the "average dark souls 2 enjoyer". Exact same beard and beard colour, Dark brown eyes, squareish pale face lol
at about 3:55 thats honestly the first time ive seen a flailing falling animation. probably only done while getting get while rolling and falling off a ledge far enough to damsge the player
Heads up! I had to mute some copyrighted segments, sorry!
I love for putting the music credits right when they show up. It’s so small, but I hate when channels don’t give credit for things like that and then I have a song stuck in my head for ages lmao. Great vid man, I’ll try to be here for the next!
Nice to have you around! Yeah it's always bothered me too, and putting it in the description wasn't enough for me, so I went the extra mile.
Invaded by a shield only, wow
Yeah that was a coincidence lol
I don't think that's a coincidence. Depending on how far back that is that maybe thebacklogs
I've got one in elden rung, lots of fun
I can tell you already from the start, DS3, I did a shield run, Black Iron Greatshield legitimately great as a weapon.
Loved every second of the journey! Definitely gonna keep an eye on your channel and wait for the next banger!
Thanks man! I'll try to keep providing lol
Just discovered ur channel and inlove it keep the great work up 😊
In DS1 you could have tried to get the kirk's shield in the depths, it would made gaping dragon fight way faster.
I didn't think about that! Thanks for the advice
DANG, I gotta give you credit for putting in all those little chapters in the play-time bar! That's a lotta work! AND also choosing to do THE WHOLE series in one video!? And it's over an hour long! You didn't have to go that hard, but you did! I also second the other commentor - having the names of the songs playing is a GREAT bonus, thank you for doing that.
The only thing I would suggest for improvement is the voice-over quality. The script is fine, I mean the audio-mixing on the voice track. It's got a lot of treble to it, sounds a little... scratchy, I guess that's the best word. I'm no expert, sadly, but you could try a pop-filter, those are much cheaper than upgrading your mic - I know, I've looked into myself. You could also look into making sure the volume of the voice-over clips are consistent, which I know from experience is not easy to do, when recording on different days! Audio mixing is a different skill from video editing, and you've got the basics down for sure!
I hope you enjoy your time as a souls-tuber!
Update - oh, a REAL audio engineer already commented! Yup, the Blue Yeti they mentioned is the standard "entry level" mic I always hear about, but those run about 100 bucks or more. May the ad-sense gods smile upon you!
Lol I appreciate it. Yeah I'm not monetized as of rn so, it's about getting there before i start investing, but who knows maybe I'll come accross some extra cash. I super appreciate the feedback and the comment!
just use compressor and eq lol
Dark Souls 1 character be like: "Potion seller, I am going into battle and I need your strongest potions"
I just did an all bosses shield run in ds1 a week ago! I went into the catacombs before fighting the Gargoyles to get the wheel and upgrade it to a fire wheel. I then tried to get Kirk's shield and failed but the wheel was still so good so it wasn't a big deal. After Anor Londo I got Siegmeir's shield and leveled dex and stabbed everyone. Its not as bad of a weapon as I thought even though I would of preferred Kirk's shield. Also just for fun I also collected all the shields, had to go into NG+ for Kirk's shield as I forgot his fight in Demon Ruin's lol but wasn't a big deal. Cool to see this video pop up in my recommended!
5:50 may be useful for you future runs, just hide to the side from the dragon and wait for 10-20 seconds, it will land on the bridge and you can safely run to the bonfire
A master class in self inflicted suffering
Well done, but would love to see if Bloodbourne could be done with its terrible shield
would love to if i had a ps4
You are very entertaining and got my sub I hope you make more fire soulsborne content
I really enjoyed this video bro, you earned a sub. Please keep high Andre and by Andre in future videos it had me rollin
I'll keep something similar, keep it as an inside joke and such
watched this 17 times now and i can say its a certified banger...
Damn bro saw the directors cut
bro watched on loop for an entire day💀
Based pfp
This video had an incredible production value for channel of your size. Kudos to you. Subscribed.
Great vid man! Friendly neighbourhood audio engineer here. Consider dropping a quick buck for, say, a Logitech Yeti Nano USB mic though. The headset or Dictaphone or whatever you're using now is a bit harsh to listen to for an hour. Anyway, content is king and you're doin' great there already. Subbed!
Yeah if i ever have some spare cash I'll consider it, thanks for the tip, this is actually super helpful
@@YourAverageSpelunker Yeah new channels rarely get feedback other than "ACSHUALLY the shield bash attack is calculated before buffs" lol. And not much tech feedback. Thanks for taking it in stride. You're already at hundreds of subs and getting tens of thousands of views. YT ads or sponsors will soon buy you that new mic!
@dahlhousestudios the reminder of my (hopefully) future is very encouraging lol. I might just drop some of my pocket money on it, but who knows. Thank you for giving real constructive criticism! Something that is seldom received on this site, especially with this level of professionalism.
@@YourAverageSpelunker In the meantime you're still using the headset mic, it feels like one of those hours on end late-night calls with internet friends. It's kind of comfortable, especially with your music choice :)
OK the reenactment was beautiful. Huzzah for the lost footage I say!
Oh and do you stream?
@@frickerjohnnot as of now, but I'm planning to someday.
great video tbh, i can tell your gonna do great on youtube with the quality of this vid alone
Should just have grabbed Orma's and Reeve's Greatshields from Undead crypt in ds2 and powerstanced them for true shield man. :V
Only real disappointment with them is that you dont actually block with both of them at same time as the enemies, but at least its attacks are pretty fun.
Also to make the lever pulling rooms in brume tower ez no sweat just use alluring skulls.
You also could've used the Crystal Ring Shield you get from moonlight butterfly, the shield itself does pure magic damage combined with the ranged special attack it would've come in handy :D
That's true, i didn't think abt that
Brother you deserve more than 391 subs! Definately glad to see some folks are putting in great Quality becoming more popular with smaller channels
Thanks man! honestly anyone seeing my videos is shocking, i just have fun making them
ds2 shields were actually stronger than the real "weapons" I still remember my lighting tower shield which dealt like roughly 500+ damage at launch
I also remembered the baffled messages I got from other players seeing this actually work
Damn, that bone wheel seems pretty good
People always sleep on a great magic shield buffed sanctum shield in challenge runs; like the black witch's staff, it does surprisingly good damage for what is supposed to a casting tool lol
that sounds very interesting
I was looking for this, the Sanctum Shield does an insane amount of damage, easily dealing 500+ per hit. What's even better if I recall correctly, unlike the Chime Shield, the Sanctum Shield's R1 bashes also block as well.
The Engraved Gauntlets on top of that is just Chef's Kiss.
Bright side to gaping dragon being super tanky and taking for ever u get to chill and enjoy a epic boss theme
For DS2 you should have used the power stance shields, there is no point in doing this run without using them. The Orma and Reeve greatshields I mean, the epitome of a shield run.
Cool video, thank you for making it
I Love my recommended Page recently. Lots of New Channels with good Vids ^w^
Thank you, very sweet c:
great vid, maybe stretch some thin fabric over your mic tho(assuming you're using a built in or headset mic). it really helps round off the harsh higher frequencies.
Dude this is gonna be a lifesaver as a cheap option. Thank you
@@YourAverageSpelunker happy to help
Pierce shield was available post o and s but thats when you got bonewheel so not a huge change
Bro was the rising of the shield hero
you stole my comment idea
Love the usage of Spelunky music
Yeah, i love the ost lol
1. It's a shame you can't use Day 1 CRS in DS1.
2. IF I was insane enough to try any of these, I'd at least allow Parrying. Enough enemies can't be parried that I don't think it destroys the spirit of the challenge
I'm so bad at parrying lol
@YourAverageSpelunker me too but for a run like this, you'd probably.... git gud... very quickly.
I'm sorry
@@NoName-cz3wn naw thats real
@@YourAverageSpelunker (even more) respect
If you go with the theory that soul of cinder is your ds1 character. It's fitting you beat him with the bone wheel shield
True, wish he had a shield phase
love to see small, like rly small, channels with such high quality videos :D
Happy to see my stuff be called quality, thank you!
@@YourAverageSpelunker yeah man keep it up your vids are actually rly good quality compared to most other stuff you see nowadays XD
I had no idea that the Undead Parish channeler could buff the Bell Gargoyles.
Me neither lol
PoP filter is Pretty essential for Posting stuff ngl
Which run was your personal favorite
I personally liked 2, just getting one shield, and that one i had that plan going in. plus the invasion and summon were cool.
Pinwheel gets pin-wheeled
Not gonna lie, I would have went into the Catacombs and farmed for a Bonewheel Shield ASAP
Death by 1000 shield bashes
Oh hey, I just did this run on DS1 like, 5 months ago, cool to see it done again, I wonder how his strategies will vary from mine?
I commend you for your effort in these runs, especially in DS2 ☠️. What was your total time between the three games??
Ds3 was the shortest, and was 16hrs, but idk the exact number
This is a good video
Short answer yes.
You should have used the shield for casting faith stuff chime shoeld or something. Doesnt have to be a video but check it out. The AR is high and no spells are necessary(DS2 only)
No moonlight crystal shield?😢
demon souls?
i dont have a ps3 :c and my emulator can barely run it lol
I love the bone wheel shield. Ive definitely played a good chunk of ds1 and ds3 with it a couple times. Very fun weapon to use, and shield to use.
I didn't know the water rose on the flexile sentry. That's super cool
19:59 the shield goes through the bars?
Uhm ackshually using the ballista means you didn't use only shields ☝🤓
erm... i would have killed him anyway!
Man, no kirk shield on ds1?
Made it way harder for himself
@@artizardyeah, I'm not the MOST knowledgeable, but I just like to have fun lol
Return from whence thou cam'st
Can you beat the soul series by using items that deal damage? Hmmm I don’t know
I guess you didn't use the torch for Freyja because of damage? Or can you actually not use them together for some reason?
Edit: you use the shield and torch in the earthen peak so I guess you wanted the extra damage.
I ran out of torches LMAO
@YourAverageSpelunker oh dang. That's understandable!
hi andre...... by andre 🙂
Just wondering anyone knows where the music at 17:28 is from. Pretty sure it’s Pokémon of some sort but I can’t find it
nimbasa city from pokemon black/white
Yeah the song comes up earlier, since i just briefly paused it, I didn't make the title come up. It's nimbassa city from pokemon B/W
@@YourAverageSpelunkerthanks!!
41:44 are you just doing it because you want to, because I don’t think it helps beat the game, does it?
Yeah I like doing the ds2 dlc
You know who else looks like heater?
MY MOM!!
Never realized i just made muscle man lol
Hi Andre
Bye Andre!
Cool idea!
idk if this is a simpleflips ref but if it is, major W
23:35
Wow I can't believe you got it right. Except for the long blue hair I look incredibly similar to the "average dark souls 2 enjoyer". Exact same beard and beard colour, Dark brown eyes, squareish pale face lol
honestly you just have the chad physique, W commenter
@@YourAverageSpelunker W responder
Is that muscle man?
You know who else looks like muscle man?
3:41 Ass-ylum demon
at about 3:55 thats honestly the first time ive seen a flailing falling animation. probably only done while getting get while rolling and falling off a ledge far enough to damsge the player
I thought it was hilarious, so I kept it in
I die in elden Ring with all my buffs and the dark moon sword and this guy beats all threesouls games with shields?! Hols moly
took a long time to get here, you'll get there too!
@@YourAverageSpelunker thanks my man, I'm trying some easier stuff Like ds1 pyromancies only rn. Hope I will get as good
@@EmilKuhlmann-fi6nz yeah, it's a journey. I believe in you!
DS2 is great, what?
play Bloodborne
buy me a ps4 and a copy
Hi Your Average Spelunker!
*Watch the whole video and hit the like button.*
Bye Your Average Spelunker!
LMAO I love the commitment to the bit
You could've picked the master key to skip the gaping dragon fight, nice video, but you might wanna work a little bit on routing
I know, to me it's not in the spirit of the run
@youraveragespelunker8535 you're a king for this. You did max suffering for the sake of spirit