I Love Dark Souls so Here’s a Really Long Review and Analysis About It
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 24 มิ.ย. 2024
- I've been writing about Dark Souls for nearly a year and this is the end result. I could ramble about the games design, lore, and aesthetic for hours on end and that is exactly what I ended up doing here with this comprehensive review and analysis of my favorite game ever. Hope you enjoy this long winded video filled with, rats, covenants, and quite a bit of Gwyndolin.
Links:
Here is the covenant video I somehow forgot to add to this supercut:
• Dark Souls Covenants a...
Here is King Bore's Channel and Hawkshaw's Lautrec video:
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• Lautrec the Rebel | Da...
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Yes, indeed.
@@LavenderRex7705 this guy gotta be clinically insane, gotta give him an award rex he has commented GLOOBY on every dam video I swear haha.
@@Comporio I appreciate the dedication
They came, and found the Souls of Lords within the flame:
Nito, the First of the Dead;
The Witch of Izalith and her Daughters of Chaos;
Gwyn, the Lord of Sunlight, and his faithful knights;
And the Furtive *G L O O B Y,* so easily forgotten...
@@LavenderRex7705It is called Lothric, where the transitory lands of the Lords of Cinder converge.
The 2 hour segment on why Bed of Chaos is the best Fromsoft boss could've been a little shorter but otherwise great video.
I got a little carried away there…
@LavenderRex7705 i don't think you spent enough time talking about what the branches represent.
@@SykoFox The branches all split and stem from a single source. They represent all the demons that spawned from the Witch of Izalith and the Flame of Chaos.
Source: trust me bro
Its crazy how yt gatekeeps this channel it really is one of the most channels of the year
YT wants to keep the channel all for herself
YT’s a real HAG
It really is one of the channels
Dark souls essays are an incredibly saturated topic, not that im complaining
I don't think that word means what you think it means. But who am I to gatekeep language?
This is regarded
I think this is the first video of yours I've watched - I gotta say I love your sense of humor. The Bad to the Bone riff when the skull rolled into frame with no other acknowledgement got me so good, you've earned a sub.
Honey wake up new 2 hour video essay on Dark Souls just dropped
Monthly*
Best game ever made indeed
unironically
nah fr i dont understand how elden ring has beaten ocarina of time score instead of dark souls it just doesnt make sense
@@overdrive112 bc open world=better to people nowadays
@@overdrive112Elden Ring simply has broader appeal and that wins awards
@@russellthefatkidfromup5591game awards awarded it best game of all time so its official
A small detail but worth mentioning. After you free Lautrec from his cell, you can speak to him at Firelink Shrine before fighting the Gargoyles, which will enable him as a summon for the fight alongside Solaire. It helps build a rapport with him, just to make his actions later all the more impactful. Most players go straight to the boss after freeing him though, so not many people know about it.
I’ve literally been playing the playlist on repeat to go to sleep to so thank you for this long video ❤
As someone who used to fall asleep watching Matthew Matosis’s Dark Souls Commentary, this comment means a lot to me:)
@LavenderRex7705 man, the algorithm hath hooked me up. Same on MatthewM for me. Then Matthew lead me to Tim Rogers. Then he dissappeared...and that road has now lead me to LavenderRex. I appreciate you for carrying the torch
@@LavenderRex7705 The commentary on lore or even just a playlist of the music are nightly rituals. Who knows if any of it sticks but they're all amazing, this included
It's finally complete after nearly a year of work! I remember when I started this analysis I was at around 60 subscribers. I never expected it to get to where it is now but I am so glad I've gotten to hear so many people's different perspectives in the comments:) Hope you enjoy this insanely long video! Have a great day!
Edit: I FORGOT TO ADD THE COVENANT VIDEO TO THIS SUPERCUT SOMEHOW! I AM SO SORRY I'LL LINK IT HERE AND IN THE DESCRIPTION (along with the other videos I said I would link). Again, I am sorry, the video was a bit of an offshoot so it completely slipped my mind.
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Yo, I'm really excited to deep dive into your deep dive over the next few days.
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Congrats man, making this video is a huge achievement
found you yesterday and am very much looking forward to watching the entirety of this tonight and tomorrow! love your stuff, keep it up.
I have nothing to say but I am commenting for algorithmic purposes
Oof this was such a great experience. Found your channel 2 days ago and I really love the amount of thought you put behind things. Cant wait to see more!
wonderful and captivating. love being along for the ride with a guy who just loves dark souls
really really good! i think your analysis of the marriage of gameplay and storytelling is insightful, and i really appreciate the time you took to simply exist in the various locations, taking in the ambience, thinking about what the sound and visuals are telling the player. my boyfriend linked me one of your dark souls videos the other day and i remember thinking "oh, these are really good, but i wish these were all one long video." well, wish granted. thanks for the time and effort. :)
I just started watching the playlist, much more convenient here
Superb delivery, unpretentious writing and insightful reflections. Subbed.
oh wow, I just found your channel and I love listening to a game review that sounds so genuine and personal, literally subscribing right now, keep up the great job!
There I was binging these dark souls 1 reviews and discussions, and this one drops and it's 3 hours long! Thank you, I enjoyed
Just found your channel this week but already love it. Great content, hoping your channel grows. You deserve it.
Shared this series with my friend, we both really appreciate your love for the rats. They're such nice little guys!!
Ohhh Boiii
Love your short rambles and now you bless us with a 3 hour one?! Nice love your content mate
Man, i haven’t watched yet, but this notification on my phone made me literally so excited. You are my favorite TH-camr right now.
this video is a gem! started watching it yesterday to relax and just finished it while having breakfast :)
oh golly i was binge watching all the vids! Having them all compiled is surely nice yepi
I was just watching your other Dark Souls video earlier today, perfect timing!
Currently watching this while going to sleep. I love the amount of time and thought that went into this, you laugh a lot♥️♥️
One of my favorite video series made into a huge video is a great gift
This is absolute quality the entire way through. If this is you uncomfortable on the mic then I cannot wait to see what you produce in the future.
You were able to articulate everything that makes this my favorite game of all time. Thank you. It’s deeply meaningful knowing someone else feels the same way about it. The vibes remain unmatched.
You bring an amazing perspective to discussion about Souls by tying in design, gameplay, and story and telling a narrative of your own. I deeply hope that you talk about other FromSoftware games because you have such an amazing style and it would be great ti hear your thoughts on their evolution from Souls 1. Keep up the good work, I will be here no matter what is next!
I’ve only got into your content the past few days and then you drop this? I’ve been watching mostly the dark souls videos but I’ll happily watch this, I think your voice is perfect for the way you write and deliver your lines
Getting cursed in the Depths is such an amateur move. TRUE gangstas get cursed aaaaall the way down the Great Hollow!
I can relate to this more than I wish to.
I will never not click on an hours long souls retrospective
Just stumbled across your channel the other day and gotta say, this was a really good video. Keep up the good stuff bro, you earned a sub
Just binge watched your entire channel, great stuff homie
Awesome seeing this literally an hour after subscribing, loving your work on these. Played DS1 dozens of times back in 2011, love that the fanbase is just as active as it was back then.
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I remember playing Sekiro first, and thinking it was the best game ever made. I saw gameplay of Dark Souls and thought it looked so much worse at first and was upset that everyone was praising it far more than they did Sekiro, so I played it out of spite.
Yeah it's the best game ever made
Sekiro is still fantastic but Dark Souls is just so special to me
@@LavenderRex7705 agreed! It's weird but it's such a cozy game for me. I love booting it up after a hard day of work, just hearing that fire link music melts all my stress away
After watching the entirety of this video, I am pleased to say it's very good!!!!!!
I got DS1 on sale last summer and have sunk 1200 hours over the past year. This game is special. Great video. Subbed.
Oh man had an osha 10 training flash back when you started describing the ladders 😂 great video though!!!
You remind me of old school youtubers in a sense that you express ur values as an individual. Love those ambient segmets. I wish more people were like you on this platform.
Watched a few parts before. Have not seen this video before. Amazing stuff, will give another comment on complete watch.
I played Dark Souls for the first time in 2011. It infuriated me at first and I regretted buying it even. And yet I came back and decided to give it another fair shot and holy mother of god. Easily became one of my favorite games of all time. I have every single Souls game platinum. Demons, DS 1-3, Bloodborne, Sekiro, and Elden Ring. Dark Souls started the entire journey for me and the philosophy of it is incredible. Through perseverance and patience I’ve become fairly good at every game. I can boot up Bloodborne and it immediately comes back to me and I’m slaying everything. I have infinite love for these games. This was a really great video
Goated video love how much you care about things about the architecture and level design , made me look at some areas like tomb of the giants in a new way.
DS1 used to be my least favorite in the series, but since replaying it a few times recently, it's become second only to Bloodborne. there's something so great about the simple yet refined mechanics.
also this is a really good video, thank you!
edit: the bloated hollows don't spray toxic if they're killed with fire. use some charcoal grease or a pyromancy
This video was awesome. Very entertaining and well articulated.
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THIS WILL BE PERFECT FOR MY SLEEP ESSAY PLAYLIST!!
Xoxo
I love how so many people have sleep playlists, glad these videos can help in some way:)
Not since The Good Place have I heard so many Arizona jokes! Great video, a good mix of insight, humour, and a quiet joy about something you clearly care a lot about. This is gonna be a classic for me for sure
I never really drop comments but that was such an enjoyable watch. DS1 was my first FROM love, and you put a lot of feelings into words. Hope you cover more of their games.
„ I rlly love this wall. It keeps you in a closed space and Highlights the door that you can go through to exit this room. Rlly a masterpiece“ Nah but I rlly like this video. Dark souls 1 has just this aestetic that rlly hits different. Great video my guy!
found your acc thru the Lost Izalith video AND you’re a Sopranos fan just as i finished the series a few months ago. we are so back
Beat this game for the first time a few months ago. Defeating Gwyn made me feel so empty. I feel like the game taught me so much, got me through a really hard point in my life, and continues to inspire me. I think it’s amazing that this game continues to speak to people on such a deep level and that extremely comprehensive videos about it are still coming out to this day.
Wow great video, with some nice lil laughs here and there. Hope you have some other games you love even half this much to make more vids
I loved that video, great work boss.
Btw that nick in 1:15:40 means "I came to eat you" in portuguese hahaha.
oh boy, a new multi-hour video about dark souls to watch in one sitting!
Around the time you started your souls project, I too was working something similar until I just sorta gave up, but this has inspired me to go back and finish that
I love the emphasis you put on the soundscape. I recently did a ER run without music and while it's still good it doesn't hit as hard as previous Fromsoft games. Which is fine, ER is not DS or BB but it shines a light on how incredible DS1 was sonically.
Sidenote: There's a a POV video of a person walking from one end of the ER map to another, which inspired me to play the game with no music because I felt the music ruined the vibe (though many in the comments disagreed lol) Also your style and speech remind me of Running Shine. Check out his OOT vid someday
I love how us DS1 fans are so absurdly passionate about it. The most frustrating thing about it is that people who came in with newer games in the series seem like they've almost been trained to not look so far into things... because in the later games (maybe barring Bloodborne and _sometimes_ Elden Ring) that won't get you anywhere. So you try telling them about why the first Dark Souls is the real masterpiece and it just wooshes right past them. Because that can't possibly be true, right? DS1's narrative is tightly wrapped in a bow for us and I can't think of any real plot holes. It perfectly straddles the line between being explicit and relying on inference. From was putting thought into stuff as simple as how the direction an enemy is looking in, or some chests hidden near a group of NPCs, can be storytelling tools. From's most clever trick was ensuring that most people not understanding what's going on is a _valid way for the story to go._ Most Chosen Undead are just some chumps that got told to go ring some bells and got manipulated all the way to "oh, shit, I'm on fire now".
What's even worse to me is that the _process_ that led us to understand everything is lost. People just get their lore from Vaati. It's actually sort of heartwarming that people like Quelaag are actually showing the process in Elden Ring's case, letting people figure things out for themselves, showing how the process of discovery is half of the fun rather than just dropping authoritative "this is what happened" videos that lead half of the audience to think they're just making shit up.
Exactly, same things can be told about some other early games as well. Great storytelling. Nowadays people don't really do games justice by looking everything up via either guides or videos, or at some points even the game itself is lacking the storytelling for the sake of having more content. That's not how it was supposed to be played - You, the protagonist, has to realize and explore everything for yourself, make your own picture of things, not listen to some other narrations being told to you. Shortsightedness at its best. How people find games enjoying being guided around by the nose is beyond me, that's not an adventure at this point, braindead combat and looting to complete some "OP" build and be cool like everyone else.
The sopranos and dark souls. This is like staring into an alternate reality where I start a TH-cam channel and actually make good content.
I hope more people see this. I can't wait to watch it all. Heres hoping the algorithm shares this with everyone
hey this is terrific. your dark souls videos are just one huge love letter to the game and i think im really gonna enjoy this one thanks dude!
Incredible narration. You absolutely have to do other Souls games or just other games you like frankly, I won't mind either
I really really like your attitude when it comes to what people might call "bad design, cheap deaths" or whatever, such as the dragon bridge or boulder. It's very similar to mine, and my partner. "That's pretty funny" laugh, and move on. :P
You seem like a really chill, cool, and fun person honestly. Amazing video, and extremely well produced too. Hopefully this finds the people it needs to in the algorhythm!
Thanks for making such a well produced and entertaining video. I can tell you put your heart and soul into it about a topic and game you really love. Definitely subscribing. Your humor and just overall presentation is endearing, very friendly, and silly. Looking forward to anything else you do, too. :D
P.s this video is keeping my hyperfixation entertained :P
Great video to listen to in the background while playing Elden Ring!
That part with the banging with that monologue had me on the edge of my toilet!
I never played ds1 back in the day, I joined because of elden ring but it has became my favorite game of all time, and you put it in the exact way I wish I could express why, I hope you're having fun in the elden ring dlc!
Great video! Reminds me of that one Matthewmatosis’ video on dark souls.
I haven't seen your video and I'm nodding, already. I have played thousands of games in my 35 year old life, and many of them have been amazing, 10-out-of-10 experiences, but this game is just the Messiah of gaming, it came down from the skies when gaming was possibly at it's lamest ever...and reminded us the way. There's nothing that can even come near it's excellence. I've replayed it three times in a row after four or five years, recently, and it's as fresh as the first day. It still makes me feel the same...it still functions flawlessly, it still lives rent-free in my head forever. It is just gaming perfected, either you play it or it plays you.
It is simply the G.O.A.T, and I'm fairly convinced I will never play a better game.
I really enjoy a video that’s not complaining and is just kinda vibing on how great the game is. There’s something so wholesome to it.
I have an understanding of the deeper lore, my own opinions on Miyazaki’s more complex philosophy slowly explored in every title. I love them all. But there’s something just magical about someone having a great time with it and not shitting on another game in the series or being miserable. We can all learn a lesson in finding our Sun.
Videos being centered around complaints (THE PROBLEM WITH DARK SOULS) is a relatively recent youtube trend. Ofc the angry video game nerd goes way way back but he plays a comedic character. It's not comparable to the THIS IS WHY BATTLEFIELD DIED genre
I BEAT the final boss of the Elden Ring DLC halfway through listening/watching this!!
I love hearing your ideas and perspectives on this game and I share a lot of them. Really brings me back to my first magical experience playing through DS1
hello, played through all of the souls games for the first time a few months ago and i just wanted to say, i didnt do the gimic on ceaseless the first time around. i know no one cares but i always hear about it and just thought id throw it into the sea of the internet. side note i should be continuing my playthrough of the erdtree dlc but after listening to this video on and off on short car rides to work i decided to sit down and listen to someone gush about something that i also love to gush about nowadays. these games are amazing and have done wonders for my gaming life as a whole. good stuff man you hit all the right notes and, Dont you dare go hollow.
>analysis of media I like
>look inside
>plot summary
happens every time
You’re the best, Rex. Thank you for “walk-to-work”for the next week!
Okay I'm amazed I never tried that alluring skull spell before
Drink every time he says "rats" like Grimbeard
Not long ago I just finished your last dark souls video, with this now I have an excuse to watch all the series again.
Fantastic content, thanks.
a multi hour dark souls review more than warrants a sub hell yea
this one’s gonna do numbers
Great video! :D
I have always held Dark Souls as my favorite game ever since I first played it. It is impossible to explain why that is, since you could easily make compelling arguments against the game. (like Lost Izalith being bad)
But no other game has had such a profound impact on me. There will never be a perfect game but the next best thing is a game that changes you.
i love the noticeable voice change from the beginning to the end of the video
I love DS1 so much, it feels like home
oh man i love your videos
New favorite souls TH-camr
I Love your Thumbnail So Much Simply for showing Gwyndolin and Oscar because Both of them are my Favourite Dark Souls Characters Ever... (even though dark sun gwyndolin may not be a good person like oscar of astora but i'm very stupid anyway...)
This game is a lot better than Elden Ring in my eyes
It deserves the praise ER gets as a near perfect masterpiece
good video deserves more attention
Ever since my first play through, Ds1 has been my favorite game of all time. I can’t exactly describe the feeling I got from it. For some reason I had an odd since of nostalgia, even though it was the first Fromsoft game i’ve ever played. This game will never be topped in my opinion.
I guess it's time to play Dark Souls again. Great video
It’s always the right time to play Dark Souls.
could have used a snake eater joke at the ladder...
"...what a thrill"
Very awesome video
my favorite thing about fromsoft games are the silly hybrid animals, like the frograys or the horsegoat torrent, or the rolling deergoats in limgrave, or the snailsnakes later in elden ring. There's just something so silly and novel about really normal and boring animals being combined into a strange but still pretty mundane creature.
Also, my favorite part was you trying to speed explain pinwheels lore.
The black knight and bad to the bone bits made me laugh every single time
Something I do miss in Elden Ring is the great ambient soundscapes Dark Souls has from diegetic sounds, stuff like the bird chirping in Undead Parish, Darkroot Garden, etc. Don't get me wrong, I love Elden Ring's ambient music, but there is something special about the way Dark Souls approached it. However there is one spot in Shadow of the Erdtree (in the southeast part of the map) that might even top Dark Souls in that way.
Thia video is mental gymnastics of an insane person. Love it
I have no idea why dark souls is so good, I should hate it. But it somehow is amazing
One problem with the intro cutscene is the line "and the dragons were no more", which suggests they were extinct with the exception of Seath. Yet we see many draconic figures throughout the game (the Hellkite Drake, the Wyverns at Valley of Drakes, the Undead Dragons, the hydra which drops Dragon Scales) and I've seen more than once new players getting confused as soon as they meet the drake in the Undead Burg. And then we find out dragons like Kalameet and the Everlasting Dragon from Ash Lake were still around, maybe even more. The Japanese subtitles are much more clear, saying "and the dragons were finally defeated". I don't know why they made this change.
One criticism I've seen abour Oscar's infodump is that his family has a long ass saying. Just "thou who art undead art chosen" would be more appropriate for a family saying. So maybe they could have described that differently. Maybe a passage from a scripture? The saying does instigate the Undead to go wake up Frampt and fulfill the god's agenda. Maybe the word choice makes more sense in Japanese?
There is evidence to say that Nameless rebelled after Gwyn went to link the flame. He left the Sunlight Blade miracle as a farewell gift at Gwyn's tomb. There are more hints at this, but I can't remember them now. This would mean he was banished by his siblings and maybe the other gods of Gwyn's clan when they were still around (Flann, Lloyd, etc). My headcanon has it that it had something to do with the plot against the gods. Former dragonslayers and allies of Gwyn (his firstborn, his friend Havel) turning against the gods, maybe realizing the inherent problems with linking the flame and perpetuating the cycle of light x dark. They sided with the dragons, beings originally prior to and beyond the disparity of life and death. No wonder we find a Havel warrior at Archdragon Peak.
The channeler probably is at the Parish looking for test subjects. I say this because, if you kill Petrus, thus preventing him from killing Rhea, she eventually disappears from the Undead Parish and then you can find her in the archive's prison, but hollowed. She probably was snatched by the channeler. We know the pale drake likes to abduct and mess with pious maidens (Rhea from the Way of White, the Pisachas as former servants of Gwynevere).
Please do a series like this for the other games. I just discovered this channel and these videos are excellent. Also will there be any more Halo content? 👀
Blessing of a video
yoo used to this to listen to while studying japanese great video