I like the idea of a “can you beat dsr using only one crystal weapon” run. I know that upgrading them resets the durability, but that would still be interesting I think
Speedruners do that all the time. Do Sen's skip, get the crystal halberd, only kill bosses and crystal lizards (the ones that give you normal titanite)
What about a run where you have to prove that your better than every boss at what they do, like Manus can only be beaten with dark sorceries, Ornstein can only be beaten with Spears, Smough can only be beaten with hammers and fat rolling, not really sure how you could do this with every boss but I think it would be a cool little side challenge
People joke about pinwheel, but he seems to be specifically designed to warn beginners that going to the tomb of the giants this early in the game is not a good idea.
@@tru3boc I dunno, I made it halfway through the Catacombs on my first run immediately after the first bell. I kicked the reviving skellies off ledges to get rid of them, and only turned around because my buddy told me I wasn't supposed to be there yet. I probably would have needed Pinwheel for that
Pinwheel was originally developed as a really early-game boss, but they realized it wouldnt make sense for the catacombs to be early-game, but his difficulty still wasn’t changed.
@@desmondcoppin591The pinwheel is extremely easy when you play offensively, but is very difficult for players that play defensively. I think the pinwheel is supposed to be a lesson to players to play aggressively now and then.
16:52 Kyle: "Are we really questioning my ability to kill those bosses at this point?" Me: I am testing your ability to find a picture of stray demon XD Cuz that aint no stray demon.
Can you beat Dark Souls Remastered without hoarding items? You play as normal except with every boss fight you must drop all non-essential items. You'll have to strategically determine when you should and shouldn't pick up items so that you'll have enough resources to last the entire game, while also employing a new weapon and armor set for every boss.
@goggles789 I think you may have misunderstood my suggestion. My suggestion wasn't "ignore boss item drops." My suggestion is "every time you kill a boss, empty your entire inventory." Meaning he'll need a new weapon+armor for every single boss fight. That's almost the opposite of the Class Challenge. The challenge is in trying to keep a strong weapon on hand when you're constantly throwing away your Titanite and upgraded gear.
@@archiesmith9035 Oh, now I understand the idea! I've also suggested that once, and maybe he started this run already, because I saw a save called "butter fingers" in a stream. I'm hoping he'll make a video of it!
@@skrublordnord69 tons of games from the early 2000s era have that issue of the physics being tied with the frame rate. If they are a console port that is.
@@scantyer not rlly. It's just like No armor or something, 99% of direct strong attack will one shot u aside from a few bosses that aren't even meant to one shot u. It's also similar to "no leveling" expect u CAN level, just not vitality. There is also the bs moves which bypass block doing like, a tiny bit of hp. Which will make this run incredibly annoying, too. It's possible but very annoying. (As for the no armor, he doesn't major glitches meaning no soul duping and such meaning u can't just flat out level up vitality and get op)
@@mr.ddhemmalshehri5611 not really, get some moss, get to the parts with the least poison and eat a moss when the poison builds up. If you want to makw it easir get the rusted ring or buy the poison ring with the T posing npc.
For the future, I would say it's worth it to take a mulligan on the conditions of the run just to add the remaining bosses, but as you said, Stray and Priscilla aren't all that difficult anyway
I'm sorry for leeching off this comment but I want this to get more attention. I just discovered a way to return to undead asylum without using any stamina. Equip a Longsword, then stand at the edge of the cliff where you would normally make the jump. If you do a One-handed Heavy Attack (not jump attack) with the Longsword at the edge of the cliff, it will propel you far enough to reach the ledge, AND not costume any stamina, as the fall animation cancels out the attack animation. Also possible with any weapon attack that is a quick lunge forward, Longsword is just the easiest one.
This run was great. You gave me some ideas how to be really op and destroy everything . Also the laughing at the four kings was because the armor of thorns run from last time wasn't it?
If you pay attention really well there you can see it's actually even saying "Dark Souls with only Thorns? (NG+)" on screen. Just you know, in case you still weren't sure for whatever reason :)
@@pirat87pl massively reduced damage AND awful attack animations. And I believe your attacks bounce off enemies as if they were blocked? But if someone can do it with a broken sword...
Holy shit dude, the production quality on this video is amazing!! Also a great challenge idea to make a video on too! Keep up the amazing work my dude :)
I would suggest you to try a dragon form only challenge, where you must be in dragon form at all times and the dragon breath is your only form of damage for the game. It's basically a hardcore pyromancy challenge.
I'd love to see a kick only run. Beware, creatures near the ledge, for your greatest enemy arrives wielding the strongest weapon: the leg of gravity enforcement
See, you can keep saying how OP this loadout it, but for me, it's what actually makes the game exciting. I love that with enough knowlege and skill, you can truly make your character powerful. It gives this game so much more replayability than other games. Hell, I even had a game where my first goal was to get the black knight greataxe from the catacombs, which meant as a starter class, going to the knight and killing him, having to restart the game about 20 times to get the drop. But one shotting Taurus demon was worth it.
"Had the most trouble with Pinwheel." Oh so, you died quite a few times? Like 7, 10, 20? "4 times!" . . . alrighty then! With all that build up i thought you died way more times.
If you use cast light before manus, his magic attacks will roll off you as you had a constant silver talisman. Also great shields can block with no stamina cost if you biff them with great magic shield, but I don’t know how useful the second one would be.
I considered suggesting something like that, where you can only level up 1 stat throughout the entire game, but I never got around to suggesting it, glad to see someone else thought of that idea
@@thefirehydrationunit5887 you are welcome, I am gonna say that shields are nearly useless for a challenge like this, so only magic spells. Don't worry, i am sure it will be interesting
Me, off work from 5 12 hour night shifts in a row, looking to take my mind off of work as a respiratory therapist in a covid unit: "Our character's name is dyspnea" lmao that killed me
@@mr.potato4371 Not sure what you mean. Can you clarify? If you're talking about Andre saying his dying words (i.e. an NPC talking to you), that's fine, you just can't press the button for the "Talk" prompt.
ymfah might be doing a challenge like this soon because of his sneak peak in his "DS2 no talk" video. Regardless it's not really that different because you don't need to talk to any NPC to beat the game or lvl up (unlike the sequels) the only impossible boss would be Kalameet since you need to talk to Gough. However since you can't upgrade weapons (you need to talk to blacksmiths after all) one will need to find the best unupgraded weapon and then use it for the early game. In Sen's fortress you'll need to use the lighting spear, and in anor londo you have the crystal halberd which can carry you through the rest of the game. Could also use the gravelord greatsword but i'm unsure if the prompt says "Talk", if not then that weapon is also good
@@rickswordfire4774 I meant his dying words. But if that’s aloud then the run will be possible but pretty difficult. It’s a great idea I may try this myself!
I knew Pinwheel would be murder without rolling. Dude deals a lot of damage but people underestimate that because his attacks are fairly easy to avoid.
Good video. As soon as I saw the title I knew what the strategy was going to be. The power within is broken, but more broadly, magic is just really broken. It's still fun to use, but it's OPness makes it so Ive only done a handful of magic only runs.
Literally the definition of “didn’t break a sweat” Also, yeah, power within is so great. The best part is that it’s pyromancy, so it’s very easy to add it to any build. I even used it in my first playthrough, where I’ve made the 40/40 claymore build with elite armor (there were armors with better stats, but elite knight set just looks the best)
Amazing vid!! I think the ultimate challenge run, and one that maybe only you could manage would be some kind of "Fresh Start" run Basically, you stay at Soul Level 1 just like your stream, but, after every boss, you must throw away all items, magic and equipment in your inventory except the broken straight sword. This means that after each boss you will have a completely "fresh start", just like when you load up a new game, and will have to scavenge resources and try and craft the best build possible for each boss encounter with very limited resources. I think this build would be incredibly fun because of the variety it forces, the craziest spells, weapons and armours can all get a use but only once!! Having to clear all bosses and playing as deprived would be in the spirit of the run, but might make it too hard to complete! I'd love to hear anyone's thoughts, I really think this would be the most impressive DS1 Challenge ever completed!
I think it would be a fun challenge to watch, but I really don't think it would be nearly as difficult as you're imagining. People do "use what you see" randomizer runs all the time, which involves constantly changing equipment. Also DS1 is pretty good at having a good selection of weapons available to you at any given point in the game
@@JHobzStreams True, I think binning consumables and an armour shortage will make it pretty tough, especially as being deprived will really limit how effectively you can wield weapons
Zero Lenny already did a bunch of "Broken Straight Sword/Deprived runs" I've even seen that absolute legend beat BloodBorne with just a torch. Sometimes even breaks the broken straight sword for even less damage. Pretty much just gives each boss 10,000 slaps and carries on to the next one. The videos are pretty funny too.
I did a similar run that also includes not rolling recently, a over 100% equip load run. For the first time, BED OF CHAOS was the hardest boss. I want to see you try this one! (the only impossible part is a section with 4 axes in Sen's Fortress)
@@epicgamer2671 Thanks! But actually it was not much painful, it was more like a patience run, because 90% of the time I was walking very slowly. I used that time to take a better look at the scenario and noticed some details that I never paid attention before :)
I don't think that possible actually. He doesn't land without Hawkeye's help and will stay in the air, breathing fire. I could be very wrong but I don't know if he could tank the damage or reach him with spells.
What about a boss weapon only run? I tryd it it’s most definitely possible but I couldn’t finish it because I had plans coming up and just didn’t have the time to finish it btw love your vids it inspired me to do challenge runs to so thanks so much for the awesome content you make 👍
How about a challenge where you can only kill a boss with a weapon made from their own soul? Either modded or ng+ to get the weapons. Outside of boss fights you can use any boss weapon
What about Nito, he doesn't have a boss weapon. Unless you use Gravlord Greatsword the covenant weapon. Same with Ceaseless Dischargre, Bed of Chaos and a bunch of other minor bosses.
@@thekaz5225 the covenant weapon is essentially his boss weapon let's be honest. Bed of chaos is a gimmick boss. Not really worth worrying about. Ceaseless can be killed by gravity. And you can glitch out centipede demon. Other than those bosses...it's pretty doable.
@@thatacepanda Oh? So demon Fire Sage, Stray Demon, Capra Demon, Kalameet, and the Four Kings are doable then? Also what's the point of using glitches and gravity if the challenge is to use their own "boss weapons" against them. Just saying, sounds cool in theory but it's not as simple as it sounds.
@@thekaz5225 okay four kings you got me on. But demon fire sage. You get his weapon, stray demon is almost the same so can use demon fire sage's weapon (maybe). Capra demon, Taurus demon their weapons are drops. Sure not a boss soul but its a boss weapon in technicalities. Kalameet. Tail weapon. Maybe I'm being a bit more lenient by saying boss weapon and not boss soul weapons. That's definitely different. The only thing I can think would count for four kings....is the dark hand...and that's stretching it somewhat...and just...no 😂. Yeah I understand why bother if you gonna glitch but also tbf you can beat dark souls without facing demon fire sage stray demon or the centipede demon.
Totally crazy challenge again! Thank you very much, I very much enjoyed the video (I'd have considered it impossible before watching it). Note that (unlike in DS2 and DS3) shooting a crossbow also does not cost stamina in DS1. But you have shown impressively that sorceries combined with power within is all one needs to 'walk through' the game. My proposal for a DS1 challenge run: is it possible to beat the game without using the camera stick (this also means: no lock-on onto enemies, since the right stick needs to be pressed for this (when using an XBOX controller)? Originally, I wondered if one can beat O&S without using the camera, as a decent technique here is normally required in the fight to be able to always view what both of the two are doing. But I guess that a number of other bosses could become difficult (impossible?) without the camera+lock-on, too (Four Kings, for instance).
This run is very hard to watch because my dark souls instincts keep kicking in and my subconscious keeps saying “roll there, parry there, he needs to be running right there”
Hey why don't you do the spell only runs in the other souls games, I'm sure folks would love to watch them, it feels like your standing on a gold mine of content
Magic is OP in Ds1 and 2, but it kinda sux in 3. They heavy nerfed magic spell damage as well as Max damage potential. Although 3 offers a large variety, nothing comes close to the damage output that was possible in number 1 and 2.
@@thekaz5225 well obviously. DS2 had Climax, which you could easily see doing 10k damage in certain scenarios if I remember correctly. In DS3; magic isn’t weak - except early game Miracle, and CSS still has the highest per-hit damage in the game. Honestly, I would love to see silly DS2 runs; the amount of spells in the game is amazing
Already commented on an older vid, but your lack of subscribers is astonishing. Great quality videos in every aspect and sticking to rules with no BS. You deserve atleast a million and I hope to see you reach it!
Hey did you know that with your setup you could have actually killed Kalameet easier by letting him stay flying? Its a speedrun tactic, though it requires some precise positioning and knowledge of some tricks
I'd still like to see if you can do an "Oooo, shiny!" challenge. -No magic, only weapons. -No equipment upgrades. You won't be keeping them very long. -All enemy drops must be collected. Environment loot may be hoarded. -Any time a weapon drops, you must use ONLY THAT WEAPON, until picking up another. Extend to armor as well, if you want. Catalysts and Talismans do not count as weapons for this purpose, since you already know the spell "SmackItWithAStick". -Possible exception on super-Strength-focused boss drops for early game, so you don't gimp yourself if you get something like Taurus Demon's axe.
I'm glad you're back to the short videos, I loved these challenge series so much, and I wish you'd redo the previous streamed ones as a short video like this ^^
Power Within is the most OP spell in DS. If you had used the Tin Crystal Catalyst dark bead does like 4k damage to Gwin, but you would only get 1 cast.
First thought that popped in my mind was "he's doing this again?" then i clicked and remembered you're one of the few people that hasn't done a video on this challenge yet lol
For reference, firing a crossbow takes no stamina in DSR. You can farm the first crossbow soldier with fireballs or soul arrows, and then you can use the light crossbow for some variety. As well as throw consumables.
Hello everyone. That's a realy good video. I like chalanges like this, but, there's one situation who need to be pointed: - Can you beat DS without stamina? No. If you remove completly the stamina bar through any mod, you can't even climb the first stair, but if you keep the bar on, its a great chalange to try. Keep the good work man, i like your videos.
A shield's stability stat not only is proportional to how much poise damage will cause a shieldbreak animation, but also is an inverse percentage of how much stamina is drained by attacks blocked. Meaning, if you have a shield with 100 stability, you lose 0 stamina for blocking with it. The only way to do this is to enhance a very small subset of shields with Strong Magic Shield. While this doesn't change the boss count, it could make some of the more frustrating bosses could be tanked in this manner allowing for an easier follow-up counter. Unfortunately, Strong Magic Shield isn't available until the Duke's Archives, so it really only benefits you when fighting, say Manus, or if you were to start this challenge on NG+.
Every time I watch one of your vids I think to myself, maybe I should give DS another chance, because man they look more than just a little bit impressive. This stuff is insane o.O
Holy shit! I have t watche you in three months because I got busy, and now you aren’t at 46 thousand! You were at like, not 20 thousand last time! Congrats dude! Now this is epic!
21:41 I distinctly remember fighting several difficult bosses of the series, getting wrecked. Then when I'm finally getting good there's absurd RNG where it never even uses the hard attacks and I win. I feel so bloody jipped when that happens, like I didn't earn it.
"We can walk and cast magic. That's it."
For Sorcery mains, that's just a normal playthrough.
I was thinking the same thing honestly.
Pretty much
sorcerer gang
I feel called out lol
Spells don't use stamina in DS1? I guess I forgot about that.
I like the idea of a “can you beat dsr using only one crystal weapon” run. I know that upgrading them resets the durability, but that would still be interesting I think
Speedruners do that all the time.
Do Sen's skip, get the crystal halberd, only kill bosses and crystal lizards (the ones that give you normal titanite)
Make it "Can you beat all DSR bosses with only one crystal weapon" (though he'd be forced to do it in NG+ or cheat/drop one in).
@@Graysett nope, you can asylum skip, skip to sens fortress and to anor londo without killing anything, then get the crystal halberd
@@pedrotristao5039 For some reason I was thinking of the Crystal weapons Domhnall sells.
@@Graysett Those actually have decent durability! Probably doable with east wood grain ring.
What about a run where you have to prove that your better than every boss at what they do, like Manus can only be beaten with dark sorceries, Ornstein can only be beaten with Spears, Smough can only be beaten with hammers and fat rolling, not really sure how you could do this with every boss but I think it would be a cool little side challenge
What do you do for dragons? Cut their tails kill yourself or quit out then use it?
@@stovebot4280 maybe the magic related to the dragons? Like the bridge dragon use pyromancy?
@@stovebot4280 dragon form
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@@AdminAbuse nobody cares, it’s legible
People joke about pinwheel, but he seems to be specifically designed to warn beginners that going to the tomb of the giants this early in the game is not a good idea.
@@tru3boc I dunno, I made it halfway through the Catacombs on my first run immediately after the first bell. I kicked the reviving skellies off ledges to get rid of them, and only turned around because my buddy told me I wasn't supposed to be there yet. I probably would have needed Pinwheel for that
Pinwheel was originally developed as a really early-game boss, but they realized it wouldnt make sense for the catacombs to be early-game, but his difficulty still wasn’t changed.
@@desmondcoppin591The pinwheel is extremely easy when you play offensively, but is very difficult for players that play defensively. I think the pinwheel is supposed to be a lesson to players to play aggressively now and then.
What? Wouldn't a harder boss do that better...?
This is very relatable. According to my wife I have no stamina either.
I actually don't have a wife, but if I had one I reckon she would say that.
How your day
Ofcourse you don't have a wife, we all don't! That's why we compensate with play Dark Souls!
Oh, dude i love your videos!
The god himself
"Oooh selfburn! those are rare!"... Especially x3
Honestly you can’t even call this a run, it’s more like a walk
16:52
Kyle: "Are we really questioning my ability to kill those bosses at this point?"
Me: I am testing your ability to find a picture of stray demon XD
Cuz that aint no stray demon.
yeah thats priscilla
Isn't there a spell called fall control that stops you from fall in for a bit?
@@jaye8708 yes?
@@jaye8708 You still have to roll
@@jaye8708 it stops fall DAMAGE, not momentum
Can you beat Dark Souls Remastered without hoarding items? You play as normal except with every boss fight you must drop all non-essential items. You'll have to strategically determine when you should and shouldn't pick up items so that you'll have enough resources to last the entire game, while also employing a new weapon and armor set for every boss.
It's possible to beat the game with only the key items. I did it without even using estus, humanity, or upgrade materials
@goggles789 I think you may have misunderstood my suggestion. My suggestion wasn't "ignore boss item drops." My suggestion is "every time you kill a boss, empty your entire inventory." Meaning he'll need a new weapon+armor for every single boss fight. That's almost the opposite of the Class Challenge. The challenge is in trying to keep a strong weapon on hand when you're constantly throwing away your Titanite and upgraded gear.
@@archiesmith9035 sounds tedious and boring.
@@archiesmith9035 Oh, now I understand the idea! I've also suggested that once, and maybe he started this run already, because I saw a save called "butter fingers" in a stream. I'm hoping he'll make a video of it!
@@thekaz5225 So does beating the game with only shields, archery, miracles, no stamina
I actually have a corrupted file in my dsr and can’t even climb up the ladder at the begging so this will be interesting
Haha same
reinstall...?
Is it a frame rate issue? In the original version of dark souls a high or low fps could affect physics and ladders
@@VOZmonsoon man ds as well? I know gta v has that issue but i didnt know dark souls did
@@skrublordnord69 tons of games from the early 2000s era have that issue of the physics being tied with the frame rate. If they are a console port that is.
A new GamersWeekend video AND a challenge run that hasn't been done before?
*wheezing intensifies*
No stamina challenges have been done before
And he even mentioned the elite knight set
"Wheezing intensifies" indeed.
Nice to see you here buddy.
@@BenBerke thats amazing!
Ironic - the one time you wanted Patches to kick you (to reach the Stray Demon), he wouldn't do it.
Next thread: Dark Souls without hp XD
a 1 HP run would be interesting
@@scantyer not rlly. It's just like No armor or something, 99% of direct strong attack will one shot u aside from a few bosses that aren't even meant to one shot u. It's also similar to "no leveling" expect u CAN level, just not vitality. There is also the bs moves which bypass block doing like, a tiny bit of hp. Which will make this run incredibly annoying, too. It's possible but very annoying. (As for the no armor, he doesn't major glitches meaning no soul duping and such meaning u can't just flat out level up vitality and get op)
@@mr.ddhemmalshehri5611 And stacking moss for Blighttown
@@TYR1139 pretty sure you'd flat out die tbh LOL. Prob gonna need some massive big brain for that
@@mr.ddhemmalshehri5611 not really, get some moss, get to the parts with the least poison and eat a moss when the poison builds up. If you want to makw it easir get the rusted ring or buy the poison ring with the T posing npc.
So this is a no running, rolling, shealding and no bows or swords challenge. Good luck
just make it soul level 1 and you get hell
Welcome to magic.
@@mostafafawze5863 Not to mention SL1 means no more attunement and limited usable spells. You might not have enough casts to do it.
@goggles789 yes, HELL
@@mostafafawze5863 it's literally only sorceries SL1, i did it on my last video where i killed Gwyn
"we sure move as fast as one"
Not to be pedantic, but destroyers are the fast ones. Battleships are the slow powerhouses
Pretty sure that's the point since he can't sprint meaning he is slow
@@ryancool1442 he called himself a destroyer, though
@@rhysofsneezingdragon1758 a slow destroyer, like a battleship
@@rhysofsneezingdragon1758 you know what maybe Idk what I'm talking about nvm
Pretty sure he meant he moves as fast a crippled human, but does the damage of a Destroyer Class Warship.
18:11 that maniacal laugh holy sh*t he laughed because of flashbacks on armor of thorns NG+ challange
It’s gonna be sorceries because in DS it never used stam
All magic doesn’t use stamina right?
@@yeezus1660 but smack him with a stick does use stamina
For the future, I would say it's worth it to take a mulligan on the conditions of the run just to add the remaining bosses, but as you said, Stray and Priscilla aren't all that difficult anyway
I'm sorry for leeching off this comment but I want this to get more attention.
I just discovered a way to return to undead asylum without using any stamina. Equip a Longsword, then stand at the edge of the cliff where you would normally make the jump. If you do a One-handed Heavy Attack (not jump attack) with the Longsword at the edge of the cliff, it will propel you far enough to reach the ledge, AND not costume any stamina, as the fall animation cancels out the attack animation. Also possible with any weapon attack that is a quick lunge forward, Longsword is just the easiest one.
Thanks, was planning on doing the challenge
This run was great. You gave me some ideas how to be really op and destroy everything . Also the laughing at the four kings was because the armor of thorns run from last time wasn't it?
Revenge has been had.
I was applied.
If you pay attention really well there you can see it's actually even saying "Dark Souls with only Thorns? (NG+)" on screen.
Just you know, in case you still weren't sure for whatever reason :)
fluffy tail is safe this run, praise the sun!
😲 amazing chest ahead!
Try tongue but hole
@@EnderCorePL Two hands required ☺️
As much as I wanted to see him try to get to the asylum I am very glad fluffy dragon waifu is safe.
He probably would have difficulty with her via invisibility
Something that i always though would be interesting, is beating the game while using weapons which you don't have the stats to wield properly.
Start by bringing firebombs, killing the Asylum Demon early, and Only using his hammer. Lug that massive rock in a vaguely-weaponlike shape around.
I think you have greatly reduced damage when you don't have the stats required. Not sure this would even work.
@@pirat87pl massively reduced damage AND awful attack animations. And I believe your attacks bounce off enemies as if they were blocked?
But if someone can do it with a broken sword...
Astora straight sword
(Dont have leveled up faith)
2 damage
Holy shit dude, the production quality on this video is amazing!! Also a great challenge idea to make a video on too! Keep up the amazing work my dude :)
Fun Fact: Using items and casting magic do not consume stamina, but do require your stamina value to be at least 1.
I would suggest you to try a dragon form only challenge, where you must be in dragon form at all times and the dragon breath is your only form of damage for the game.
It's basically a hardcore pyromancy challenge.
Though would be a pain in the ass to get it, unless your doing NG+
@@gametimenoah5902 It’d just be a game of running ALLLLLLL the way down to the stone dragon asap. I think it's possible
@@immortuipraebibo910 dragon scales, expect for the ones in a chest in blighttown, where else could you get them easily?
Yes. Gw pls do this
@@gametimenoah5902 ya gotta farm them from the blue dragons in the drake Valley.
Spoiler i tried it and it's not fun.
That manic laugh tho. XD
And as for the challenge? Nicely done!
I'd love to see a kick only run. Beware, creatures near the ledge, for your greatest enemy arrives wielding the strongest weapon: the leg of gravity enforcement
5:40 Idk if it was intentional but you just stopping at the barrels and zooming on them was very funny!
I laughed too - for a moment I thought he didn't have a way to destroy them, but I forgot about Force.
@@pirat87pl Me too. I also remembered he already has what's inside but the force of habit lol
Almost 100k views already! Happy to see you start to blow up, this channel is criminally underrated
Bro, your background music gives me so much nostalgia.
Thank you my friend
I like how youre like "i died 4 times to this boss!!" And im like "heyy i only died 200 times to this one!"
The Gwyn fight commentary :D Might be the best part of the video :D
So no attacking, dodging, Running, Spells, parrying,etc.
This will be a challenge.
Spells do not require stamina in ds1
Consumables also dont use stam
@@danielscerri437 spells dont cost stamina
Yes, he probably wached the video already, no need to spoil the video for him
Items
See, you can keep saying how OP this loadout it, but for me, it's what actually makes the game exciting. I love that with enough knowlege and skill, you can truly make your character powerful. It gives this game so much more replayability than other games. Hell, I even had a game where my first goal was to get the black knight greataxe from the catacombs, which meant as a starter class, going to the knight and killing him, having to restart the game about 20 times to get the drop. But one shotting Taurus demon was worth it.
This channel deserves all the growth it gets, top tier unbelievably great content
"Had the most trouble with Pinwheel."
Oh so, you died quite a few times? Like 7, 10, 20?
"4 times!"
. . . alrighty then! With all that build up i thought you died way more times.
If you use cast light before manus, his magic attacks will roll off you as you had a constant silver talisman. Also great shields can block with no stamina cost if you biff them with great magic shield, but I don’t know how useful the second one would be.
This is the first video I’ve seen that made me want to try magic build in Dark Souls.
Didn't think this would a difficult challenge at first, this concept was very interesting to watch.
Darksouls expect your only aloud to level resistance
I considered suggesting something like that, where you can only level up 1 stat throughout the entire game, but I never got around to suggesting it, glad to see someone else thought of that idea
@@hepic2874 thank you
I actually really like this idea :-)
@@thefirehydrationunit5887 you are welcome, I am gonna say that shields are nearly useless for a challenge like this, so only magic spells.
Don't worry, i am sure it will be interesting
@@KJ-kn8pg Danke Schoen
Me, off work from 5 12 hour night shifts in a row, looking to take my mind off of work as a respiratory therapist in a covid unit: "Our character's name is dyspnea"
lmao that killed me
As someone who plays Souls games for about three hours and then never again, this was very cool and fun to watch lol
Idea for a run:
Antisocial% (or SociallyAwkward%) - you cannot talk to anyone.
No merchants, no blacksmiths, no firekeepers.
Sounds like a good idea but what about the dialogue that comes from killing Andre.
@@mr.potato4371 Not sure what you mean. Can you clarify?
If you're talking about Andre saying his dying words (i.e. an NPC talking to you), that's fine, you just can't press the button for the "Talk" prompt.
ymfah might be doing a challenge like this soon because of his sneak peak in his "DS2 no talk" video.
Regardless it's not really that different because you don't need to talk to any NPC to beat the game or lvl up (unlike the sequels) the only impossible boss would be Kalameet since you need to talk to Gough.
However since you can't upgrade weapons (you need to talk to blacksmiths after all) one will need to find the best unupgraded weapon and then use it for the early game. In Sen's fortress you'll need to use the lighting spear, and in anor londo you have the crystal halberd which can carry you through the rest of the game.
Could also use the gravelord greatsword but i'm unsure if the prompt says "Talk", if not then that weapon is also good
@@rickswordfire4774 I meant his dying words. But if that’s aloud then the run will be possible but pretty difficult. It’s a great idea I may try this myself!
@@scantyer The prompt says "Pray", but to go with the socially awkward theme (and to not make it too easy) Ravelord covenant should be off limits.
I knew Pinwheel would be murder without rolling. Dude deals a lot of damage but people underestimate that because his attacks are fairly easy to avoid.
I like to imagine that this character is just perpetually out of breath and wheezing as they traipse along at a casual stroll
Kills gods in moments*
Runs out of breath walking to them*
Good video. As soon as I saw the title I knew what the strategy was going to be. The power within is broken, but more broadly, magic is just really broken. It's still fun to use, but it's OPness makes it so Ive only done a handful of magic only runs.
I'll never stop asking for that All Gwyn run
andy
go check out challenger andy
I've seen Andy do it. I wanna see how Kyle does it.
God that run is a Nightmare
Let him do an all gale run. Andy hasnt completed one yet….
Literally the definition of “didn’t break a sweat”
Also, yeah, power within is so great. The best part is that it’s pyromancy, so it’s very easy to add it to any build. I even used it in my first playthrough, where I’ve made the 40/40 claymore build with elite armor (there were armors with better stats, but elite knight set just looks the best)
Amazing vid!!
I think the ultimate challenge run, and one that maybe only you could manage would be some kind of "Fresh Start" run
Basically, you stay at Soul Level 1 just like your stream, but, after every boss, you must throw away all items, magic and equipment in your inventory except the broken straight sword.
This means that after each boss you will have a completely "fresh start", just like when you load up a new game, and will have to scavenge resources and try and craft the best build possible for each boss encounter with very limited resources.
I think this build would be incredibly fun because of the variety it forces, the craziest spells, weapons and armours can all get a use but only once!!
Having to clear all bosses and playing as deprived would be in the spirit of the run, but might make it too hard to complete!
I'd love to hear anyone's thoughts, I really think this would be the most impressive DS1 Challenge ever completed!
Sounds pretty cool
I think it would be a fun challenge to watch, but I really don't think it would be nearly as difficult as you're imagining. People do "use what you see" randomizer runs all the time, which involves constantly changing equipment. Also DS1 is pretty good at having a good selection of weapons available to you at any given point in the game
@@JHobzStreams True, I think binning consumables and an armour shortage will make it pretty tough, especially as being deprived will really limit how effectively you can wield weapons
Zero Lenny already did a bunch of "Broken Straight Sword/Deprived runs" I've even seen that absolute legend beat BloodBorne with just a torch. Sometimes even breaks the broken straight sword for even less damage. Pretty much just gives each boss 10,000 slaps and carries on to the next one. The videos are pretty funny too.
Literally had to come back for the maniac laughter during the 4 kings boss fight
I'd love to see these same challenge runs in DS3😁
I love your soundtrack choice! That castlevania curse of darkness music really brings me back to some good old days
I did a similar run that also includes not rolling recently, a over 100% equip load run. For the first time, BED OF CHAOS was the hardest boss. I want to see you try this one!
(the only impossible part is a section with 4 axes in Sen's Fortress)
Sounds painful,congrats on beating it!
@@epicgamer2671 Thanks!
But actually it was not much painful, it was more like a patience run, because 90% of the time I was walking very slowly. I used that time to take a better look at the scenario and noticed some details that I never paid attention before :)
Watching a character casually walking through the game holding a staff makes it look like a game about trekking x)
Technically you COULD fight kalameet without crest key it is a real big pain
I don't think that possible actually. He doesn't land without Hawkeye's help and will stay in the air, breathing fire. I could be very wrong but I don't know if he could tank the damage or reach him with spells.
@@dorianofdeath5470 ah ok thanks for the info
@@dorianofdeath5470 If he could block it would be possible.
You killed andre instead of farming souls. you are a monster!
What about a boss weapon only run? I tryd it it’s most definitely possible but I couldn’t finish it because I had plans coming up and just didn’t have the time to finish it btw love your vids it inspired me to do challenge runs to so thanks so much for the awesome content you make 👍
me "but items??
3:44 gamers "so i realized that a bit in"
How about a challenge where you can only kill a boss with a weapon made from their own soul? Either modded or ng+ to get the weapons. Outside of boss fights you can use any boss weapon
I'm here to like and comment because I suggested the same thing on a livestream VOD
What about Nito, he doesn't have a boss weapon. Unless you use Gravlord Greatsword the covenant weapon. Same with Ceaseless Dischargre, Bed of Chaos and a bunch of other minor bosses.
@@thekaz5225 the covenant weapon is essentially his boss weapon let's be honest. Bed of chaos is a gimmick boss. Not really worth worrying about. Ceaseless can be killed by gravity. And you can glitch out centipede demon. Other than those bosses...it's pretty doable.
@@thatacepanda Oh? So demon Fire Sage, Stray Demon, Capra Demon, Kalameet, and the Four Kings are doable then? Also what's the point of using glitches and gravity if the challenge is to use their own "boss weapons" against them. Just saying, sounds cool in theory but it's not as simple as it sounds.
@@thekaz5225 okay four kings you got me on. But demon fire sage. You get his weapon, stray demon is almost the same so can use demon fire sage's weapon (maybe). Capra demon, Taurus demon their weapons are drops. Sure not a boss soul but its a boss weapon in technicalities. Kalameet. Tail weapon. Maybe I'm being a bit more lenient by saying boss weapon and not boss soul weapons. That's definitely different. The only thing I can think would count for four kings....is the dark hand...and that's stretching it somewhat...and just...no 😂. Yeah I understand why bother if you gonna glitch but also tbf you can beat dark souls without facing demon fire sage stray demon or the centipede demon.
The fact that I recognize a song from Castlevania Curse of Darkness here... Amazing. Thank you so very much for that small trip to nostalgia.
"Or letting an enemy have their way with me"
*Marvelous Chester can have his way with me* 😏😏
God, that laught with 4 (or more) kings! Pure gold! And btw, great work with the challange!
That gwyin fight was hilarious!
I've just finished the game for the first time now im binging these challenges, so amazing what you do!
I literally said "what a legend" out loud when I saw the title
I love this series so much. And the music choices are fucking INSPIRED. Well done, sir.
Totally crazy challenge again! Thank you very much, I very much enjoyed the video (I'd have considered it impossible before watching it). Note that (unlike in DS2 and DS3) shooting a crossbow also does not cost stamina in DS1. But you have shown impressively that sorceries combined with power within is all one needs to 'walk through' the game.
My proposal for a DS1 challenge run: is it possible to beat the game without using the camera stick (this also means: no lock-on onto enemies, since the right stick needs to be pressed for this (when using an XBOX controller)? Originally, I wondered if one can beat O&S without using the camera, as a decent technique here is normally required in the fight to be able to always view what both of the two are doing. But I guess that a number of other bosses could become difficult (impossible?) without the camera+lock-on, too (Four Kings, for instance).
As great as this video is, I really appreciate that you mention the songs used in the video!
I've finally satisfied a long awaited earworm!
the sloth challenge
"And I killed Andre"
And then I stopped watching the video. Nobody disrespects best Smith.
There goes my plans for the day
This run is very hard to watch because my dark souls instincts keep kicking in and my subconscious keeps saying “roll there, parry there, he needs to be running right there”
Hey why don't you do the spell only runs in the other souls games, I'm sure folks would love to watch them, it feels like your standing on a gold mine of content
I believe he said that he will do challenges once he does a full playthrough of each game. He's almost done with DS2 so that shouldn't take too long.
Magic is OP in Ds1 and 2, but it kinda sux in 3. They heavy nerfed magic spell damage as well as Max damage potential. Although 3 offers a large variety, nothing comes close to the damage output that was possible in number 1 and 2.
@@thekaz5225 well obviously. DS2 had Climax, which you could easily see doing 10k damage in certain scenarios if I remember correctly. In DS3; magic isn’t weak - except early game Miracle, and CSS still has the highest per-hit damage in the game.
Honestly, I would love to see silly DS2 runs; the amount of spells in the game is amazing
Already commented on an older vid, but your lack of subscribers is astonishing.
Great quality videos in every aspect and sticking to rules with no BS.
You deserve atleast a million and I hope to see you reach it!
I was gonna do my homework but I guess that plan just went out the window.
8:40 "One quick _walk_ down to the ghost town"
FTFY
Hey did you know that with your setup you could have actually killed Kalameet easier by letting him stay flying? Its a speedrun tactic, though it requires some precise positioning and knowledge of some tricks
I haven't seen anyone else mention this but I love that you're using Curse of Darkness music in the beginning
god bless
What are you thinking dude
I'd still like to see if you can do an "Oooo, shiny!" challenge.
-No magic, only weapons.
-No equipment upgrades. You won't be keeping them very long.
-All enemy drops must be collected. Environment loot may be hoarded.
-Any time a weapon drops, you must use ONLY THAT WEAPON, until picking up another. Extend to armor as well, if you want. Catalysts and Talismans do not count as weapons for this purpose, since you already know the spell "SmackItWithAStick".
-Possible exception on super-Strength-focused boss drops for early game, so you don't gimp yourself if you get something like Taurus Demon's axe.
I saw the title and my first thought was that this limits you to spells since it doesn't use stamina from what I remember
12:09 you can do THAT!? thats like opening that one early shortcut in DS2 way earlier by throwing a fire bomb at the wall just right.
Imagine if you got mask of the child for this run. Just for salt in the wound.
No but I did get the Black Knight Halberd
I'm glad you're back to the short videos, I loved these challenge series so much, and I wish you'd redo the previous streamed ones as a short video like this ^^
Power Within is the most OP spell in DS. If you had used the Tin Crystal Catalyst dark bead does like 4k damage to Gwin, but you would only get 1 cast.
The quality of these videos has gone up tremendously 👍
This reminds me of LobosJr's 1HP 1Stam run where he had to spend a bunch of time farming moss to go to Quelaag.
Dark Souls 2 or 3 Without Stamina, because in those games spells consume stamina
Lol, so what then, fire bombs and throwing knives for the whole game?
@@thekaz5225 :)
@@thekaz5225 bombs/knives consume stamina in DS3. However, there's 1 spell that doesn't... ;)
First thought that popped in my mind was "he's doing this again?" then i clicked and remembered you're one of the few people that hasn't done a video on this challenge yet lol
For reference, firing a crossbow takes no stamina in DSR. You can farm the first crossbow soldier with fireballs or soul arrows, and then you can use the light crossbow for some variety. As well as throw consumables.
Hello everyone. That's a realy good video. I like chalanges like this, but, there's one situation who need to be pointed:
- Can you beat DS without stamina? No. If you remove completly the stamina bar through any mod, you can't even climb the first stair, but if you keep the bar on, its a great chalange to try.
Keep the good work man, i like your videos.
Awesome cut. Awesome music pic. Awesome vid. Great job, man!
I completely lost my shit at the part around 17:55 when you go from calmly explaining a thought process to absolute madness! =D
Your use of kh1 hollow bastion music in the second half was amazing
A shield's stability stat not only is proportional to how much poise damage will cause a shieldbreak animation, but also is an inverse percentage of how much stamina is drained by attacks blocked. Meaning, if you have a shield with 100 stability, you lose 0 stamina for blocking with it. The only way to do this is to enhance a very small subset of shields with Strong Magic Shield.
While this doesn't change the boss count, it could make some of the more frustrating bosses could be tanked in this manner allowing for an easier follow-up counter. Unfortunately, Strong Magic Shield isn't available until the Duke's Archives, so it really only benefits you when fighting, say Manus, or if you were to start this challenge on NG+.
Every time I watch one of your vids I think to myself, maybe I should give DS another chance, because man they look more than just a little bit impressive. This stuff is insane o.O
Bit off topic but really enjoying the Castlevania: Curse of Darkness appreciation through the music you use, game is way underrated
I think a no vitality build for a challenge would be cool. ( you have to remain at the lowest vitality as possible.)
So a sl1 run
Holy shit! I have t watche you in three months because I got busy, and now you aren’t at 46 thousand! You were at like, not 20 thousand last time! Congrats dude! Now this is epic!
wow man the video quality has skyrocketed, good stuff man
Ymfah would be proud
21:41
I distinctly remember fighting several difficult bosses of the series, getting wrecked. Then when I'm finally getting good there's absurd RNG where it never even uses the hard attacks and I win. I feel so bloody jipped when that happens, like I didn't earn it.