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- I'm terrified to upload this, I spent about 45 minutes hovering over the publish button... A feelsie video talking about feelings and stuff, errr. But seriously in this video I talk about my relationship with Dark Souls 2.
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I can't thank you guys for the overwhelming support not only on this video but on my entire TH-cam venture, you guys are beautiful
ParagonDS I now how it files :)
We're with you mate.
ds2 playthrough man. You've got to lol.
gaming in general distracted me a lot from my own mental illness
Man, I know how it feels. Ive never lost a parent, but when my parents got divorced when I was 11 or so, I was pretty depressed. Books, gaming, music, and comic books(mostly Batman) helped me forget everything bad that was happening, and eventually, I forgot it. And about your mother being the strongest woman you know, same goes for me. What would we do without our moms?
Dark souls 2 restored your humanity...
Remember... Don't go hollow again.
but i thought we use effigies?
david new
Actually, effigies are useless.
The key to restoring humanity is to not lose it in the first place!
kylrav Praises I think we need to speak about the definition of "restore"
Use the Kings crown and you won't hollow.
Mantrata ughhhh ofc someone had to say it
Tears ahead, therefore try napkins.
Drink it in maaan best comment wver
Drink it in maaan therefore try lotion
DRINK IT IN MAAAAAAAAAAAAAN!
+Not So Solid Snake > Tears of Denial
Oh my God this has so many likes? WTF? Thank you all!
As a person suffering from social anxiety and depression, the Dark Souls series reminds me of my struggle, the feeling of powerlessness, despair and existential nihilism where I feel my whole existence is pointless and tiny in a dark and complex vast and big world, bigger than myself. Dark Souls reminds me to continue living through the sheer will to continue on, even if its punishing and hard, even if I know everything I do is meaningless in the end, there is beauty in trying and succeeding when a boss wrecks my shit, making me feel SOMETHING even if its just a feeling of success in beating his hard ass. No matter how bright a flame is, all flames die. Nothing lasts forever, and that's okay, because at least it existed, even for that brief moment.
The Nazi That Achieved CHIM The feels man
The Nazi That Achieved CHIM edgy but nice comparison
Corvo Attano really edgy gtfo
A Blue Duc You just don't understand his point, you fucking imbecile.
The Nazi That Achieved CHIM you are a beautiful human
If you bully someone for not having a father you really don't deserve one. that's honestly the lowest thing you can do. Paragon, you inspire me very much. you are strong for this.
What the fuck do you expect from kids that age. Children at that age are fucking stupid, we've all been there so you should know...
SaltShaker you could bully someone because they are an orphan
@Souls Of War Of course it was, people were murdering fathers left and right and everyone was bullying the fatherless kids, isn't that usual? /s
@Souls Of War never happened where I'm from. Most kids were typically empathetic when it came to heavy shit like that. Of course there was still heavy bullying, fighting, name-calling etc. Most kids knew not to attack someone for losing someone close to them.
My father just left when I was born so I don't miss him lol
Your risky uploads are always your best.
100% agreed.
ImASillyName 69th like lel
h3h3 and idubbbz podcat, i guess
Just like his dad made a risky choice :(
+starving kid from africa damn that's fucked
"My father was murdered when I was 8"
Me: ok I wasn't expecting that!
Jesus that's deep. I love dark souls 2 for the same reasons. My father was a drunk and it tore my heart to bits and dark souls 2 gave my a small amount of joy and the courage to confront him about his drinking. I begged him to stop because he wasn't just hurting me he was hurting my brother and himself. I told him I wanted him to be there at my wedding and be there to meet his grand kids but most of all I wanted him to be there to be my father again. he looked me in the eyes and promised he would try to make thing right and he did. You are a fabulously talented insvidual who makes great content and it takes some much courage talk about the hardship you have suffered. you are truly inspirational. thank you.
Hope your situation improves friend
as someone who is a daughter of a man who killed himself when I was 15; and an adolescent psychotherapist in my early career; and also a lifelong gamer who also taught a class for 5 years on building online community - I cannot tell you how important leveling about our feelings with each other is to the gaming community. There is a whole area of study on gamification, mental health and depression, you might want to look into it as a career pursuit. I also want you to know Paragon; really know...that vulnerability is not weakness, it is a sign of great courage.
My condolence to your sadness. Thank you for your comforting words, may you bless others as well. May you life be full of hapiness and may sorrow never come your way.
Elfay Pinkdot my condolences for your loss
Elfay Pinkdot I don't see how vulnerability is a sign of great courage.
Gwyn, Lord of Cinder Emotional vulnerability is a sign that you have enough confidence to share your thoughts. Some people are too weak or too shallow to really open up about their feelings. Not sharing your feelings is a huge weakness in our society.
The support in this comment section is astounding. It actually moves me to tears. I'm so happy to see you all being so friendly!!
I had a similar experience with dark souls 1. I discovered the game from seemingly nowhere in a time where I was at the lowest of lows. I was on the verge of homelessness, sick and dying, no friends or job, I lost my girlfriend, and I was struggling with a crippling addiction. But dark souls gave me something to live for, in a bitter sweet kind of way
Jared Lucus Why does this sound just like what happened to me...? :( I feel you man, your story is just so, so close to mine...
Jared Lucus
We all have something to live for. And if we don't, we will find. Life can be both, struggel and beauty. My life was never that low as yours, but I definitely had some hard time after breaking up with my girlfriend after 2 and a half years. In that time, I have lost all of my friends, because of our isolated relationship. It was very tuff, because at that time, my parents weren't very supportive, so I had noone to talk. Nothing. Then I fell in love with making music, and then I met someone at work whose halftime job it was. DJing, creating music, controlling the crowd at the local disco. I loved it. We took sides and we made good music together. I found new friends, wich are way more supportive and I now found myself a new best friend to talk about all the hard stuff I've been through. Oh and I got back the love of my parents, wich is allways very important.
What I want to tell with my story is:
When life get's you down, you should not worry about *if* it will get better, you should focus on *when* it will get better. Because it will sooner or later get better.
Jared Lucus
So, you're about to go homeless and money is something you can't waste, yet you buy a game, wasting your precious money, seems legit.
Satan Clause
Do you even know how the system works? There are plenty of reasons you can get kicked from your home.
Chris Janzen
And how would playing a video game help any of them?
Only a real man can open up and speak about his emotions
hell yeah brother
Honestly, the story about you dad is really badass though, who would bully someone for that. He is a real hero.
Dude, your story is truly a struggle but your parents aren't the only strong people in your life, you are, you've went through so much and to be here right now is inspiring, I'm almost in tears at your past
Floop Joop I
Wow, kudos for being brave enough to share. You've had it rougher than most; glad you're still with us.
Ds2 life by the way 9
It's strange, literally nothing bad has happened to me in my life. Never broke a bone, never been hit by a car, never been assaulted sexually or otherwise, never been bullied to the point of depression, parents are healthy and still happily married. Even with dyspraxia I just keep moving forward. Despite this I'm deeply afraid of other people and rarely go outside, I'm bitter and cynical, my ability to empathize is almost nonexistent with me rarely experiencing brief moments of humanity and I have no idea what to do with myself with the only clear thing in my mind being that I want off this planet. I'm aware and afraid of everything and it hurts. But games, and the Souls games in particular, take my mind off it all, gives me something to occupy my brain with.
Friend, get help. You need to get professional help, and if the therapist doesn't feel good find another one. I know it's hard to get help, I'm looking for my fourth therapist since I moved. But you need to start talking to somebody that can help you.
Its true everyone needs someone to talk to if you think like that and its nothing to be ashamed or embarrassed about.... People do care man just try and keep moving forward
I’m like this too, but ds2 and the guitar is a pretty good channel, you’d be surprised what you can make with the things you feel
I loved Dark Souls 2, I don't know why everyone hated it. I enjoyed it so much, I just loved its world, it looked beautiful in my opinion.
They have reasons to dislike it. Since it's Dark Souls 2, it should be Dark Souls 1 but better. And it's not. In my opinion it's a good game with broken parts, but it's not a good Souls game. Check out Demon's Souls, Dark Souls 1 and Dark Souls 3. And watch Matthewmatosis his review of Dark Souls 2 and Mauler's measured response of Dark Souls 2 (freaking great watch!). This is not to make you dislike something you enjoyed so much, it's just to point out the things that were done bad and could be way better. As for me, Dark Souls 2 still beats any other (non Souls game) third person action rpg game in medieval setting on ps3-generation.
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Mauler lmao the guy who doesnt know the difference between subjective and objective
It’s called analyzing a game. Going into detail with each system and mechanic within the game. Dark Souls 2 is my least favorite Dark Souls. I love watching critiques that are hours long about games. They really go into detail.
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Maulers vids would be fine if he said it was his opinion instead of stating that certain things are objectively bad when really thats his subjective take on it. Thus why in my earlier comment i say he doesnt know the difference between objective and subjective.
I'm playing through ds2 sotfs for the first time currently and I'm really enjoying it. My first dark souls game was dark souls 3 I then went back and played the first one and now I'm on the second one and I'd order I know but I don't feel it's taking anything away from the series and my enjoyment of it. Cheers to you, glad to hear you're not hollow anymore.
The thing about hitting rock bottom. You can only go up from there. Keep going man.
Unless you're playing Minecraft, then you just fall into the Void...
Aether Veilborne *facepalms*
Alexis The Dragon Or you could look past the landslides and the cuts and look to ways to heal or to find steps to climb
No you could go sideways and horizontally
nomercy8989 well i dont wanna depress you but you could stay down there
Wow... As someone who considers Dark Souls 2 a good game but a disappointing sequel, I did not expect this to be so emotional. I am sorry to hear about your dad; it's a good thing you seem to have been able to move past that incident and much more. This just goes to show how immensely positive an influence video games can have on one's life.
I feel the same about Dark Souls 2 - it's a good game but a very disappointing sequel in my eyes. It's very important to indulge in a hobby whenever there's time to spare, that escapism makes those rough times so much more bearable.
Viper Joe Same. Even though I like it and have played it hundreds of hours, I still have no fun playing it compared to any other Souls (compared to most games though it is great).
I would call bullshit on that but you do you buddy.
Hmm it always saddens me to hear this said about DS2. I just adore the game and fail to see why others don't :(
Jprcroke Did you play Demon's and Dark Souls before DkS2?
this is why I wanna be a game developer everyone's like oh you wanna make games and have fun I'm like no I wanna help people with what I love
I saw a TV commercial on DS2, didnt know too much about dark souls but i wanted to check it out. DS2 was the first game i played in the franchise and i instantly fell in love with it. After finishing it i played DS1, even tho that game was amazing too DS2 will always hold a special place in my heart. It changed the way i look at video games. Nothing else gave me the same satisfaction. One year later the DLCs came out and my god the game became 10 times better in my eyes. I fricking loved them. DS3 is good too but nothing like the 2nd.
that's actually sad n touching
I know saying sorry for your loss won't really change anything but yeah
sorry man
Canadian spotted
WlanKabel
Not really
But yeah whatever you say
It was just a dumb joke to lighten the mood.
You literally have a Lenny as a profile pic ^^
WlanKabel
wait
Was I mad or something?
my god, it's the legendary Potato of the Sand, Alan.
𝐇𝐔𝐌𝐀𝐍𝐈𝐓𝐘 𝐑𝐄𝐒𝐓𝐎𝐑𝐄𝐃!
Jokes apart though, it feels odd. It is like i am listening to an parallel version of myself, though i personally hope you never had cetoacidosis.
Got my diabetes 2 years before you and way later lost my dad too..so i can sort of relate. Oddly enough, the bulling part never was something i thought hard as a kid too, anyway i hope for the best!
Cheer up skeleton!
blue damn, i have diabetes to, type 1 and 2, and im 9.
@@betterdeadthanred4428 i hope your doing okay man im the same age as you probably
ive never had suicide issues but still i got bullied and so on and The series "One Piece" gave me motivation and strength upon my life
Tennō Ryu I fucking love the manga. Watching funny clips always makes me forget all bs of the day
You can do it Skeleton!
Thanks for sharing ParagonDS, this is why I subbed!
Take Care!
I know how you feel my dad didn't die but left and I haven't seen him still
I'm also type 1 so thank you for telling us that's a very big decision.
starving kid from africa Man, it's easy to say that but as you get older and start to understand why he acts the way he does things change. You can either fight back and realize as you get older or just try and get along. You're probably going to continue fighting until you get to that realization point of your life. I know the feels man but just keep growing and accept he is just a person just like yourself. Good Luck man 👍
When you get older you'll learn that you only get one set of parents and you'll want to tell them how much you love them before they're gone.
Solaire The Bae - Gaming Tutorials and Let's Plays no not really my dads a cop and we only said we loved each other a few times not much connection there
That doesn't matter you will only know the true pain when he's gone. I suggest you try to mend whatever connection there is into a stronger one for your own sake
+KushedUpMarko No maybe that's how you know your dad and you didn't liked him when he was younger but then you understood him. That doesn't mean he doesn't like his dad because he made him clean the dishes or something. Parents are just people and people can be really messed up. Some people should never have children. My mom was abusing me mentally and physically till I came to a conclusion I'm not gonna be able to spend me life with her till I'm 18 because I'll either crack or kill myself so I had to leave. Now that I'm older I hate her even more since most of the people I've met since then were more caring then my mom ever would be.
When in doubt on thyself, always
remember Vendrick's line :
"Seeker of Fire , Coveter of the Throne. Seek Strength, and the rest will follow" .
On behalf of everyone who has gone through a really hard time, thank you. This is one of the rare videos I have seen of TH-cam that I believe could actually make an impact in someone's life. You opening up so personally to so many people is one of the bravest things I have ever seen.
Can already tell it's going to be a fantastic video :)
Sup sunbros\[ ]/
Sunbro Jeff Any fume bro? (Someone who uses the FUGS in either 2 and 3)
Solaire! Praise the sun brotha! \[T]/
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\[T]/ PRAISE THE SUN!!!!!!!!!!!
What a beautiful video!
I really hope everything goes good for you man, you've gone through so much and I hope you live a long and happy life
I'm not even one of your suscribers, I just watch some of your videos randomly, but I'm glad you didn't give up, skeleton
Man this was a fantastic video. It's amazing how you went through all that crap and are still here entertaining the masses. Take care of yourself.
dude I would lie of I said that I would understand even a tiny bit of the pain you had to endure, but I admire your strength with which you held on everyday, now look at you: a beloved youtuber who will not be forgotten. you made it, you beat life. much love and respect!
Thanks a lot for sharing your story man! This was a great watch :)
Damn dude, you've had it rough. I'm glad you found some peace in playing this brilliant game. I too, love dark souls 2 the most no matter what criticisms the community likes to throw at it.
Personnally, I got this game to impress a girl...
...and it didn't work. ):
How so?
Mr. Gwad WTF a grill who's into Souls?
Walamonga 1313 Yep, she even has a damn Artorias poster!
i need to meet this grill cause my first build was inefective hybrid build perfect for artorias cosplay
+Walamonga - You'd be very surprised how many girls are really into Dark Souls and a lot of them are way better than me at it.
Forgive me if this seems to incessantly ramble on and on with no point or end in sight, brevity is not my strong suit.
I'm glad that you made the choice to upload this video. While the world itself is filled with much beauty and amazement, the awful truths in life definitely live up to their namesake. While I did not lose my father at a young age, my father lost his father when he was 12 years old, and that gave me an inkling of an understanding of the hell that he went through for a good span of time. I can remember growing up and hearing him talk about not knowing if he was going to come home from school and find his father dead on the floor, the anxiety that came from it, and then the eventual guilt afterwards. Not to mention the bullying. Kids are so fucking cruel to each other. One can only imagine the kind of complex emotion that comes from losing a parent so young. But the fact that you chose to share your story with so many people, shows how far you have come as a person.
I know what being in that place is like, I call it The Pit. Alas, suffering is still suffering regardless of how it came to be, and I don't wish that on anyone, there is enough tragedy in the world. Glad you are still here, uploading amazing content, and I thank you for sharing this with us. I'm sure this was not easy to make, nor upload, but I'm thankful you did.
I'm going to stop rambling now, I swear.
The River Wolf Your profile picture, litterally intellectual suicide
Amazing story, thank you for sharing, it really takes courage to do so and I wish you all the best
This was truly heartbreaking. Best of luck to you and your future. It's also crazy what video games can do.
I relate in some ways buddy, take it easy. There's a lot of people out there going thru same thing, keep that in mind and count your blessings.
I can somewhat relate to this, this is a really nice inspirational video 🙂
Here a nice thing to you bro. Can't imagine what you've gone through and going through. So happy that a video game helped you in time of need. Very cool to share this very personal part of you. I'm sure it'll help and inspire others, it helps me a little anyway. I hope only good things for you friend.
This is literally the second video of your's I've seen. The first one being the 10 things Dark Souls 3 did right which I watched about 15 minutes ago. You seem like such a genuine and honest person and I can't wait to see the rest of your videos!
My parents went through a really harsh divorce when I was like 5 years old, seeing and hearing them fight set up the starting point for my anxiety. I started having nightmares almost every night to the point where I was scared to fall asleep as a small child. When I got to elementary school I started getting bullied and that never really stopped until I went into online high school this year. Since then I picked up progressively harder and harder video games. Youre right, sometimes its really good to have those accomplishments to make you feel like there is a meaning behind anything. Even though we all know there probably isnt a point to life, at least something like Souls teaches us to work hard in order to win.
This is the first video I've ever seen of yours and I'm glad ds2 helped you
Great video bro ur strong as hell for making this video. My condolences on ur father and I'm glad ur life is slowly getting better, God bless man.
hey man I have just stumbled upon your channel and I feel sry for all the stuff you had to put up with but it makes me happy to hear that you felt better about yourself through video games, you are a very strong man
I cried watching this
I know how it feels to get bullied, I've never lost a loved one but I had cancer when I was 9, the after effects left me with a ton of problems including memory loss and stunted growth meaning I could never get along with anyone around my age. But thats all over now, these last 3 years have been the happiest of my life because I've recovered completely and I have friends who value me. So yeah your right: there is always a light at the end.
Great to hear man, you're strong
DatPootis, That’s nice man. I’m glad you’re doing good.
These kind of stories are probably the best part of TH-cam, I'm glad for you man, you seem to have bounced back and are capable to look back on these memories with wisdom if anything! Greetings man!
Glad you're still around dude, I've had similar issues and it's good to find ways to cope and learn how to be happy again. Keep up the good work.
My god man we all love you. You have helped so many people. I'm so glad you are doing better. If you need any ideas for dark souls videos. You could make some boss rankings or some just crazy stuff that would make dark souls funny. So hope this might have given you an idea.
DS2 Is the best
Very touching man. I feel like I've gone through some tough times but I've never felt the way you once felt. To come away from it just shows how strong you are.
Damn... I'm so sorry for how your life has been. And honestly I hope you live a long happy life. I've only seen 6 of your videos but you're awesome.
Dark Souls 2 Scholar of the First Sin is one of the most amazing games Ive ever played. Maybe even better than Dark Souls 3. People keep criticizing DS 2 for having empty rooms and areas not having shortcuts but you have to keep in mind that this game is HUGE. It contains much much more content that DS 3 therefore there will be some flaws with the game design, OF COURSE. But people tend to forget about all the amazing areas and boss fights and even the amazing lore of this game which tends to stand on its own two legs without needing DS 1.
Team 2 really did many gameplay mechanisms better that were totally removed in DS3 maybe as a result of Miyazaki’s ego, but they were amazing nonetheless. One example is feeling of not knowing what to expect at all when you enter a new area(sometimes with no way of coming back!) Plus for the first time using weather effects (wind and snow) to amplify the gameplay. examples that come into mind are the Misty area after the Ruined Forked Road bonfire and the Ivory King DLC.
Some areas that will always have a place in my heart are :
First time I entered the Dragon aerie and seeing all those dragons flying over my head was majestic. I will never forget the feeling.( Not to mention the optional but amazing Dragon fight at the end)
Castle Vendrik, the whole atmosphere of entering an old castle with a great story behind it on a rainy night was very well designed with another amazing boss in it ( Looking Glass Knight)
Undead Crypt : this area IMO is the creepiest area in the whole Soulsbourne games and that is saying a lot! I will never shake the feeling of hearing those bell sounds and fearing for my life. Add to this the fact that you find the king himself wandering around at the bottom of the crypt. It was heart wrenching if you knew the story behind it.
The Gutter. Its idea was very similar to Blighttown but it was different enough to be remembered. The use of torch was amazing in this game which never made it to the third game for who knows why. DS3 totally lacked an area that gave you this feeling of frustration and being lost.
All the DLC’s were of course amazing in both their stories, the atmosphere and the boss fights they offered and make no mistake they ARE part of Dark Souls 2.
I could go one but I think I made my point.
There are of course people who will hate on this game never less for the only reason that DS 3 is basically a replica of the classic game that started it all. While that is amazing and all, DS 2 was a greater effort and a much more complete game that can stand on its own and has its own ideas and stories.
TLDR; stop the blind hatred on DS 2.
Ramin Rahnema I hate when people complain about it not having shortcuts. I think what it lacks in shortcuts it makes up for with how beautiful the game looks. I personally think the areas have more secrets and more content than Dark souls 3
Ramin Rahnema and I forgot to mention, that paragraph was beautiful lol
Yeah i also like DS2 the most because it actually stands on its own and i personally think it handled it's story the best. Hollowing was actually a bad because it effected you, instead of just looking worse like in ds1
And for all the praise ds3 gets it burned me out halfway because of how similar it was to 1
DS2 had fire fading but it didn't beat you over the head with it and it wasn't the end goal (find the King was). Ds3 was just ds1 again
that paragraph though
I love DS2 too, it's a shame I've gotten burnt out of it, that and and the empty backgrounds of the areas really bug me. That's the one real criticism I have with this game, nothing in the background (wit the exception of Majula, Hiede's Tower of Flame, and Forest of Giants). I'm not talking about other levels, just anything other than a featureless plain or abyss
I don't like ds2 but man I respect u for being different when I was six I fell down an elevator shaft and broke my leg and I was bullied for being in a wheelchair not as bad as your expierience but god damnit I respect you
Lake Malkus Yea honestly that's not even that bad mate.
Limpy Lenny!
Is that you man?!
How have you been?
+Dionysus
I have no idea who he is.
It was meant to be a joke, but based on your reaction, I would say it fell flat.
how do u fall down an elevator shaft?
Why do people bully u in a wheelchair? Dam bro kids are weird
Awesome and touching video man!
There's been so many times where I'm so thankful for Video Games, they can help forget about hardships... I don't know what I would do without it.
It'ss hard for me to imagine what you've been through, but I'm glad that you recovered because I love your videos. I know I'm not going through anything like what you did, but your videos truly make my days better. Keep up the good work because a lot of people enjoy it, and I'm sure you're helping others in many ways.
One of the best youtubers
Dont give up, skeleton!
Hahahahahahahaha, He's still climbing. Souls humor is best.
I just randomly stumbled across this video, but I feel compelled to comment and tell you how touched I was listening to you talk about your experiences. I know it took tremendous courage to share these deeply personal things with the world, and I have nothing but respect and admiration for a man who puts himself out there like this and rejects the expectation that men need to be strong and hide their emotions all the time. I really relate to your relationship with this game too... I began playing Dark Souls right after losing my brother, and I found an enormous comfort and solace in the amazing, immersive world of this game. It provided me with an escape from the darkness of my thoughts and the sad energy around me, it gave me peace of mind when I was going crazy unable to sleep, and it made me feel joy and excitement during a time when I mostly just felt numb as hell towards everything. These games truly are magical, and like you I am also very thankful for the experiences they've given to me. Thank you for sharing your story mate. I hope all is well with you.
I've never seen your channel, I got this video on my recommendation but all I can say is that this was a beautiful story and you've earned a new subscriber.
I too partook in return to Drangleic. After about an hour or so, I took my disc out of my Ps4, set it on my desk, sprayed hairspray on it and put a lighter to it. Best experience I have ever had from Dark Souls 2 tbh :)
iButchy Stop just stop, you're humor is edgy, in other words, it's not funny.
+Raime The Fume Knight wasn't edgy humour. it was a true story.
iButchy for real?
+Raime The Fume Knight for real
iButchy That's not edgy, that's plain stupid
I don't understand why Dark Souls 2 gets so much hate. I see shit like "This game is the worst game ever, this game is the worst game ever made."
When games like Aliens CN, Duke Nukem forever, and Mindjack exist.
The game is full of bright beautiful Colours, the unique art style and graphics the game has brings it a flavoured feeling. The area's are beautiful, There is a shit ton of content in this game. I don't understand why people hate it so much, is it because of the mechanics? Because it's harder? What is it about this game that makes people hope it burns in hell? I don't understand it. At all.
@THAT OTHER CHANNEL did u finish?
The reason why people DS fans hate this game is because Miyazaki wasn't approved about how this game was done. Since Miyazaki was disappointed, the DS fans looked through that and they hated the gameplay isn't the same as DS1 and DS3 and the reason why Miyazaki made Bloodborne cause of how DS2 sucks from his eyes
this is exactly why I subbed the channel, the mere fact that you upload videos like this, just feels like sitting at a bondfire (no pun intended) with others to take a break from the constant beating life gives us
Just saw ur video man powerful video truly amazing. Much love and I hope your doing well ❤️
Souls 2 is my favourite one, but not for such serious reasons. I just like it more than the others. May have liked 1 if the pc port wasn't poop
Nick Have you played Demon's Souls and Bloodborne?
Nick just install dsfix and use a controller.
Walamonga 1313 imo bloodborne is not as good as darksouls but like i said imo maybe because i like the medival setting more and the diverse builds.
Bloodborne is a striped down and simplified version of dark souls.
I love dark souls 2, I fell in love with ds1 and to an exctent like it more but I have put a lot more time into ds2 (both versions)
I was curious when this video popped up on my recommend list. I didn't think what you were going to talk about would have been so serious. Sad to hear what happened. But I think your video here not only was a way for you to explain something in your life but it kind of gave me a simple message as well. Recently things have been a little hard on me and having nothing else to turn to I play the one and only thing that makes me feel better after a cruddy day. Dark Souls! hearing your video helped me feel a little bit better about things and I hope that things stay better with you as well. Just figured that you should know that. Thank You!
Paragon I'm so sorry you had to experience that, I feel so bad for you, I hope you live a good rest of your life and best of luck for anything everything in the future.
Dude! I just fell bad now for not liking DS2. But I've never called it a bad game. It was my first Dark Souls experience. And when I finished it, first I said ''Hell yeah!Take that you bitch!'' and then i said ''NOOOOOOOOOOOO! Fuckkkkkk! I'm never gonna play a game that's that good in my life! Gaming is over for me!''. And suprise! I played first Dark Souls. Then third. Then Undertale (Which is the best game I have ever played at the moment.) Dark souls 2 was a great game. And I can clearly see the reason it's that important for you. Love your vids btw! I hope you never go through such bad times ever again. If you do just post a video about it. We'll be there to listen and help as much as we can. Take care!
I've enjoyed your videos where you talk about mental health and Dark Souls one. I, however, have not played Dark Souls 2 and therefor I wouldn't like to be spoiled. Does this video spoil me, if I haven't played Dark Souls 2 yet? I want to see this video, feels like it's important to you, and to me, also.
Juhla just hear the audio of the video and don't see the gameplay and you won't get any spoilers
Just listen to the audio, what's on screen really isn't important :)
Juhla it's mainly just pvp and then a boss fight towards the end so I don't think it spoils too much
You've experienced some heavy shit. I'm glad you found Dark Souls.
MrCodmon it is the last boss fight so it spoils a lot ;)
This post tugged on me heartstrings. I live in Canada, half a world away, and a lot of what you said in this video hits home for me. Your story, reminds me a lot of mine. Cheers for finding something to help you through the rough times best of luck to you, and keep making the amazing Darksouls content that you do
Hey paragon, stumbled across your stuff and love your channel.
big props for putting that out There!
I went through a life altering marriage break, and found solice in destiny and in escaping in that world.
Thanks for sharing your life with us all
You should start to meditate everyday, it really helps!
I still think DS2 is probably the weakest in the series, but if you said that Superman 64 pulled you out of depression I'd say that I'm really glad to hear that. Plus, a weaker game in an amazing series doesn't mean much. I'd still recommend it if ppl asked and there's even a lot of design choices that carried over or helped improve DS3. Using estus shards to increase the number of heals instead of burning up humanity, being able to warp from the beginning, human effigies are half of how embers work in DS3, etc. DS2 understood that some of these things don't make the game more challenging, they just make things more tedious. Anyways, I'm happy to hear you're doing better. Keep up the good work.
Loved the game too. One of my favorites. Glad to hear you were able to pull out of the depression of loss. Still in mine. Welcome back to life!
iv not seen your channel before and I don't normally comment but I just wanted to say you should be so proud of your self and I'm glad you found an escape and I hope your future is brighter peace and balance x
God bless you 🙏
One of my favorites too man fuck the haters this game is awesome
This video popped up in my recommended section. I just happened to click on it out of curiosity, but now I'm left with feelings of overwhelming joy at your passion, strength, and overcoming the odds life has thrown at you. Life can get so damn dark. My father passed when I was 9 and I feel incredibly relatable to your situation of having to "buck up" and take care of your family. Thank you for sharing your incredible and heartfelt story.
Praise the sun brother, always praise the sun.
Holy shit just "when I was eight years old my dad was murdered" that's crazy
I subscribed
How did dark souls 2 save your life? It made me want to kill mine
Why I had hell fun with that game
Maybe you'd get the answer if you actually watched the video?
IT JUST WORKS, *t ‘ w a s a j o k e m 8*
Thanks for sharing your story. Stay positive and keep making videos!
Man...This is literally the first video ive seen of your channel and instantly im subbed, keep up the good work!
man, this is the first video of yours I watched, it just now ended up in my recommended. you DO deserve a like and sub, thanks for being strong and sharing this, may all the best things happen to you!
This is the first video I've seen on your channel. Thank you for this, and don't go hollow. I've subscribed.
This was very brave of you to share this.. I love dark souls II and now I love it even more because it helped you feel good ..
I don't know you actually this is the first time I stumble upon this channel but I really hope you feel better and not have to struggle with the intolerable ever again ..
Honestly,this brought me to tears.
I always liked your channel because you seem like a nice guy and your content is great but after seeing this video,let me tell you that not only you have a strong family but you are strong aswell.
Not only you have overcome all the struggles from the past but you actually decided to share your story with us and show your emotions,which is not self evident.This video is an inspiration because you were so close to giving up yet you kept fighting.
You have my respect man.
I love stories like this :) glad u came out OK man
Thank you Paragon for making this video, it has helped me so much
I'm glad you've risen above all of this. Everything in this video struck me. Deeply. Keep up the amazing work Paradon. Thank you for sharing something so powerful with us.
So I’m pretty new to the souls series and your channel has quickly become one of my favorites. Keep up the great!
I'm glad to hear that things worked out in the end, I can relate on a genuine level with how you feel about Dark souls 2, it's just one of THOSE games that never feel old nor boring to play no matter what the mood, it helped me get through a very tedious and misery inducing time with College when it came out, I'll always love it to bits.
I've been through a suicidal episode or two and made it through, like you said "There's a light at the end." It's never worth taking your own life, things ahead can always improve.
Keep being Awesome Paragon, you're one of my favourite Dark souls TH-camrs for a reason
I really appreciate what you do man. Definitely keep up the youtube content, it makes my day when you upload something!
thanks ParagonDS for this kind of emotional videos... love you and support you
I share that pain with you, Para. I lost my mother in a similar way when I was 9, theres no greater pain than losing those you look up to. I'm glad you've been able to overcome everything that has happened to you. Stay strong
Man that is a strong Video man. Keep going and remember we always stand with you!