Good Game Design - Dark Souls
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 29 ม.ค. 2016
- Dark Souls is one of my favorite games, but it has so much to offer, we can't just talk about one principle. No, the game design of Dark Souls encapsulates ALL the principles we've discussed so far. Enjoy! (Spoiler warning for those that haven't played yet, but want to go in blind)
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heh, the alluring skull totally didn't work out that way for me. I read the description and was like, "attract enemies? but i have this boar to deal with"
+PinkFloydrulez hahahaha thats hilarious
i shrugged it off for that same reason
I just shanked the boar for 5 minutes every playthrough until I realized I could run past and use the Alluring Skulls ._.
I had a lot of fun on my first playthrough camping the boar out, the ignorance to strategies and lore made the game so special for the short time I had with it. Vaati making beautiful videos ended that pretty quick though and me being addicted to souls and not stopping playing it till I 100%'d it at after 2 years.
I just whipped out my short bow
You have to admit. It was pretty brave of FromSoftware to make whole worlds that they knew many of their players wouldn't fine. That's some dedication to hardcore fans right there.
Lynchology101 how did you enter the painting considering it takes a considerable effort to get back to the asylum to get the doll and then a lot of missteps to get back to anor Londo and the painting.
If you're referring to the painted world, that was actually already developed as a testing stage and they decided to later make it an accessible secret.. But they're still dedicated as hell, you're still right x3
It's also pretty brave of them to assume their players are smart and can work things out on their own, as well as for them to not give out accomplishments like candy.
However, putting many secrets in your game is a good way to make ppl talk about it for a long time as things are discovered progressively. That's a good way to keep ppl interested in the series until the next episode comes out.
So in Dark Souls it's purely intentional and made with creative intent, but I never got why many other AAA developers are not doing it too. Even if made solely for that purpose, it's very effective to keep a communuty active on the game. Also, it will give you a better image (as players will consider you to be a very invested and creative studio) amongst the players. I'm pretty sure that hiding like 10-15% (I mean, you're not even taking it out) of your content is really worth it.
fromsoftware are just a bunch of masochists imbeciles.
i wish i could go back in time and play this game for the first time again.
Right? It was such a magical experience the first time through
I wish it too, not even dark souls 2 and 3 gave me the same emotion on the first playthrough.
Yes god i miss that feeling the first death is always the best
The remaster should fill that need I think
I only just got into the series a few days ago and boy am I enjoying the challenge really enjoying it, reminds me. Of how games were in the 80s with no patronising handholding
I never even realized that alluring skull and the boar, thats amazing
Man, Dark Souls is such a good game. Finally beat it last week after years of putting it off, and I'm glad I finally pushed through it.
Yeah its still one of my favorites
Second favorite game of all time, FF Tactics beats it mostly because it has been with me for far longer.
Same here, I tried to beat this game at least 4 times since it came out. When I pulled it off oh boy, was that a feeling of joy
My sense of accomplishment on some bosses through Demon's/Dark Souls 1-3 was pretty much overshadowed by the fact that i was emotionally killed by a few bosses.
why no one play ds2
Younes Outlaptic • 11 years ago he said 1-3. That means one through three, which also includes two
Good video, except I must correct something (sorry): Oscar (the dying knight) does not give you a key to unlock the shortcut door at the bottom of the stairs to the main bonfire in the Asylum, this door is already not locked (from the non-bonfire side). I always trigger the boulder and jump off to the lower stairs and go open that door before I go talk to Oscar.
Yeah that was my bad! lol
10:42 looks all too familiar... I definitely found out the hard way by wandering into the graveyard.
+SwankyBox Haha it gets most of us I think lol
+SwankyBox Well, all the fuss about how hard the game was. So I got to the graveyard with this in mind... Then it took me 6 hours to lure the skeletons back and forth, found out about the patterns. I died A LOT... I nearly made it. Then, after six hours, a friend of mine told me 'hey but that's not what you're supposed to do'. It absolutely destroyed me and I was done. My motivation was fucked.
If going to the graveyard first (to get that lovely sweet, sweet zweihander) grab the mace first as the skeletons are weak to crushing damage.
Dark Souls ruined other games for me.
CidGuerreiro1234 how so?
same here it made every other game feel boring
PurpleReptilianShitlord Because most games are too easy, give you too many chances with no punishment for failure, and worst of all, grab you by the hand like an idiot to take you to your goal. Not long after I finished Dark Souls I tried playing God of War for the PSP and my God, that felt so moronically easy, I could barely have fun with it. The game felt like a chore because it had almost zero challenge, and I used to like God of War before Dark Souls ruined regular games for me. And that's just one example, there were others.
i would like you to try half life 2
is it a bad thing? because in my case it did it for Skyrim, i started playing Dark Souls half way through Skyrim and never went back... but i don't regret it, i like Dark Souls much more
This is gold, basically everything we need to learn from Dark Souls.
Thank you so much for making this video.
Glad you enjoyed it!
This review is great!! Finally someone else noticed the alluring skulls placement meaning!
+Esper Hunter Yeah that was my favorite part!
Thanks for all the time stamps on the GDQ videos!
Hey anytime!
I have never been able to put into words why I love the first Dark Souls so much more than the second. Now when someone asks, I can literally just point them towards this video.
This is a great series and I hope you continue it. Definitely looking forward to the next one.
+swat2555 Haha thank you! Yeah it really was a love letter to the game :)
Yeah I am REALLY hyped for DS3, like SO excited!
***** There's one BIG reason for why DS2 was so poorly received from fans. Miyazaki. The man that directed Demon's, DS1 and Bloodborne. He was more of a supervisor for 2, but didn't have as big of a role, which is why it just kind of feels... disjointed. Now he's coming back for DS3, and I'm really excited.
Edit: Actually, I may be wrong about Bloodborne. I don't know if he actually directed that or not.
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>"the whole point is to learn from your mistakes
>killed through wall
>le meme arrows on youtube
i don't even every single game ever made has at least a few glitches man
i don't even I bet your favorites do as well
Ghosts aren't glitches
I rewatched that part I diddnt se anyone killed through a wall
Your videos are well thought out and insightful. Keep on creating man!
One of the best Dark souls descriptions in you tube! Great work man!
Love your Good Game Design videos dude! You do great work. I really enjoyed this video!
+CrayTrey Thanks Tret, you da man ;)
I can't really remember the last time I shed tears, but this made my eyes water. Thanks ^^ Finally someone has been able to put into words how amazing this universe is. Hyped for the new franchise from From, Bloodborne didn't really do it for me somehow.
What did you not like about bloodborne?
I think I just discovered another great TH-cam channel. I love videos analyzing game design like Mark Brown's "Game Maker's Toolkit" and Turbo Button's videos and your video is just as awesome.
Now I'm off to binge on your other vids.
+TMose Hey thanks, glad you enjoyed :D Yeah a lot more analytical stuff in this series, definitely recommend checking them out. Mark's a good friend, and he makes incredible stuff too :)
Thankyou for bringing up the "Teaching without Teaching" principle. I did a tabletop design at the Global Game Jam this year which introduced this, and I was trying to explain the design principle to videogame players - The first game that came to my mind was this one, both with its obscure unexplained statistics (What the heck does Agility do anyway? It doesn't make you faster, and the game doesn't state.) and what you referenced above. I taught a lot of design principles there that some game designers weren't even aware existed, even though they themselves had tackled Dark Souls before.
+Bane Williams Yeah I love that principle, more games should incorporate it. I expanded the thought and looked at Shovel Knight in an earlier Good Game Design episode :)
I bitched out of the torus demon, it knocked me off the bridge and then jumped after me and died, and then I got the rewards like i killed it myself.
lol
"2016 is gonna be fun,"
Famous last words
Laughs in 2020
@@curtbert2121 I think you meant "cries in 2020".
How did I just discover this channel??? This is amazing! Keep it up!
Great video. This is exactly the sort of analysis I was looking for. Thank you!
This is the best review of Dark Souls ever.
Have you watched Bunny Hop's review?
+Mark Mancuso Bunny Hop don't understand Dark Souls, especially the World Design.
Joseph Anderson did a phenomenal (and very long) critique.
Really? This is nothing but surface-level observations and useless platitudes. "OMG, the game made me feel this feeling and it's so challenging!!111!"... That said, Joseph Anderson's videos are definitely worth checking out if you like long-form criticism.
This isn’t even a review
When I played, I used the alluring skulls and missed completely and had to exploit a little ledge near the entrance to kill the armored boar. :I
Did you ever try...I don't know, hitting it?
***** .....You don't speak for me. I've been hit by the Boar many times but I've never died to that boar, the only boar I've died to is the second one in Anor Londo.
You can backstab that boar. There is plating missing on his behind. And the boars in Anor Londo, well, if you two hand your weapon, it won't bounce of their armor.
Brian Hanson I had a glitch where the Fang Boar tried to walk back to its original position but it just kept getting stuck on one of the pillars on the right so it just kept walking into a column, so I killed it super easily (basically it didn't move or react to anything it just got stuck and I killed it) Plus, I got a glitch where I exited the game on the Asylum Demon by using Alt+Tab then closing the game after escaping him, so I spawned outside the door, so I could just open the door walk out of the boss room and safely lob blackfire bombs at him from a distance, man the PC port of Dark Souls 1 really does suck
The pig gored me in the ass, tossed me into the air, and by the time my corpse landed on the ground it had run into the nearby fire and burned to death.
This was a fantastic video. Thanks Snow G
Great video, love that you can hear that he loves the game and he describes everything perfectly
I have always thought of Dark Souls as a revitalization of challenging RPG's. I was watching a Dunkey video once, and he said, "well if I can't lose then why isn't this just a movie?" and I honestly think Dark Souls embodies this quote very well. It shows that games can be beloved in the eyes of the players while still pushing them to their absolute limit. Games did not have to hold your hand all of the way and Dark Souls really showed that with its hands-off approach to storytelling. Also, I have been researching for my own videos why this game is so popular and good and the fact that it requires such intense committment makes the sense of reward so much higher. It almost feels like an adrenaline high!
Yet people complain and whine and call it unfair just because they can't beat o an s first try. And when they do, they whine and complain about how the game isn't hard and how it's difficulty is overrated and such. Arlo kind of did this in his Tropical Freeze video. He called the bosses unfair for not having checkpoints in between phases and also derailed the Bell Gargoyles for being a gang fight, saying it's unfair and such. Then, when a game is too easy on the bosses such as Crafted World, he then complains about how easy the bosses are and how they could be harder. This hypocrisy in the gaming community is just unbelievable. In a way, I actually like the Bed if Chaos because it gave me that adrenaline rush so most lord vessel bosses couldn't attribute. I could have been knocked into the pit at any moment yet I somehow managed to make it through.
Dark Souls has some of the most memorable bosses I've ever fought.
Hey, Snoman. This is, in my opinion, the best video you've ever made. The principles that you've created and how you fit them in this awesome game is just perfect. Found your channel months ago while searching for Banjo Kazooies and Speedruns and loved it. I just wanted that you gave your opinion about AAA games (witcher 3) more often, though.
+Eita Migs Hey thank you that means a lot, I'm glad you like it :) Yeah I hope to do lots more in the future! :D
Hey snowmaN, great video.
I love your series and want to see more of it.
Still, while watching your, I notice that a big persentage of your principles are about video game toturials.
In your videos you are exploring how a game flowes teaches us about itself and reward the player for being good at it. it is very intesting and I would like see more of it in the future.
Good job.
+jonathan jam Yeah thanks! I have lots more ideas for the future :D
dark souls 1 has the best tutorial in any game ever
according to what criteria?
all of them ofc
Vojta Hamala So what you're saying is it doesn't have the best tutorial in gaming under any criteria or you're too incompetent to specify under which criteria?
play trough it and you will get it just has the perfect difficulty with perfect length and teaches you nearly everything you need to know without pushing it into your face
Vojta Hamala I have played through it, nice try though. What's perfect about the difficulty and length, how does it do it better than othet titles...which titles does it better than and by what criteria?
So your only argument is that it's a *functional* tutorial?
I have started to play Dark Souls about a year ago, I did not know much about it and got it for 5$ on steam at that time. I wasn't sure about it, but the more I played, the more I felt in love with it. The trial and error, becoming stronger, learning form my mistakes have burned the patterns, areas, ennemy placements into my mind. I think I was just in a state of pure joy for 5 minutes when I finally beat Ornstein and Smough for the first time. This feeling, is incredible, just like you said in the video. I fell in love with it so much, I replayed each Dark Souls at least 7 times each, trying new strategies, alternative routes, new equipement, new gameplay styles. Not only in the game, but as a player, you grow stronger. Where some people would just take it for granted to have instructions, it really does well to tell you it's not gonna be easy and that you have to look for yourself. Even in some other games you'll start to think a bit like you would like Dark Souls, try to find hidden things when they don't tell you to go look for them or analyse and plan. Just for all those reasons, this game, is absolutely amazing, my favorite series of all time I wish I discovered sooner.
I'm so glad i got this game for free on the Xbox, best experience i have ever had in a videogame, none of the games i have bought brought that to me, well... maybe the Bioshock and Bioshock Infinite, but i got Infinite for free too so... maybe free games are the best? XD
EDIT: But since then i payed for Bloodborne and that game was the shit, so the free games myth is just a myth... good games are good.
I rolled Sorcerer for my first run through Dark Souls. Now I'm playing a character who ONLY uses Great- weapons like the Zweihander, Broadsword, Claymore, and the Demon's Great Hammer.
It's a completely different experience for both of those weapon/build choices!
great vid! always fun to see more 'omnivorous' gaming channels shine a light on the souls games. I'm not sure if omnivorous is the word but you get the idea
This was beautiful, you put everything I loved and still love about the game into one video. You sir, have a new subscriber. Can't wait to see what you make for DS3.
+Meister Awesome thank you for the kind words :) I'm DEFINITELY excited for DS3, can't wait!
... I agree that the Graveyard n' Ghost paths usually direct most players, specifically new ones, to go down another path, but at the very start both paths give the player the option to deal with them better by presenting them with either a weapon (Morning Star) or an Item (Translucent Curse) that allows the player to progress into these areas better, considering the Morning Star (and all Clubs) are a skeletons greatest weakness... to the point most fall to pieces if not go flying backwards upon being hit by them, whilst the Translucent Curse that you get from the jar near the water bridge to the ghosts allows the player to both attack n' block the ghosts normally. As well, not only do the ghosts drop the same Translucent Curse item, but they also drop the Jagged Ghost Blade, which takes about... 2 or 3 hits, to kill a ghost, and every character, even unleveled, can use it.
I feel like this makes it so that not only does it make it easier for players that are use to it get into these areas before even going to undead burg, but also new, clever players to go to these places. It doesn't even mention how the Graveyard also gave the Zweihander n' the Spear, which the Zweihander has the same 'function' as the Morning Star, along with the Spear allowing to deal with a large sum of enemies behind a shield easier (though the strength options are better in general, at least it gives the dexterity users a 'chance', even if its poorer). I feel like these additions that gives the player the option in not just choice, but useful/necessary assets to properly progress those areas, is good game design as well. I know that afterwards, I use to go to New Londo n' the Catacombs first, n' sometimes never went to the Undead Burg.
The Game also rewards early players for doing this: New Londo opens an alternate path through the water gate, as well as allows a strong player to get some good items along with a firekeeper ring. If the player is good enough to face against the Darkwraiths (which should be easier with a Jagged Ghost Blade), the player also has a chance of getting some good rings like the Red Tearstone Ring, along with obtaining the Very Large Ember. The Catacombs also rewards the player even better for dealing with an even harder if the player kills Pinwheel by giving them the Rite of Kindling, which maybe the best thing about the ability to choose one of the three paths, instead of locking up two of them; I always did the Catacombs first JUST to get the Rite of Kindling at times, due to it making the Estus Flask more reliable in general... not to mention the player can get the Gravelord Sword, have the ability to upgrade their weapons early to Flame Weapons if they want to, n' going past Pinwheel rewards the player with the Large Divine Ember (which I don't think is optional for most new players to get without killing themselves) and the Silver Serpent Ring... amongst many other treasures the Catacombs has.
I think one of the reasons why I love Dark Souls is because the two other options are avaliable, n' feels very free. Which Bloodborne has somewhat of an issue where there are a good amount of paths... but a lot of them lead to dead ends, unlike New Londo, whilst Dark Souls 3 has... not much, really, in comparison to the three games before (Not Demon's Souls, but its a bit more forgivable due to it being the first)
The "hammers are good vs skeletons" is never explained hinted at or mentioned by any character or item description for that matter, its just a trial and error thing most new players without a guide would not notice and even so the skeletons in the graveyard are extra beefy even compared to those inside the crypt. As for the transient curse, sure you can damage ghosts but the sheer number of them and their raw damage output will put you off that area even if you do manage to figure out how to damage them so early on.
zxb995511 I never said it was an actual easy route, nor for noobs. For players that understand slightly how the game works, they have the resources to go through the other paths if desired, as the game gives the player a morning star for skeletons, and transient curse for ghosts. I never said they were easy to kill, I said they gave you the resources to better defeat them if you so choose to. I don't expect newbies to do it.
The morning star is hidden in secret area, why would someone think to jump into the broken lift section? "Oh look, the lift is broken, lets jump down"...no new players will done that, because it's common sense, you wouldn't do that in real life. The ghost can hide behind wall and still attacking you while you can't attack them, they also can attack from anywhere you can't reach, so the two Transient Curse means nothing for newbies, there is also no bonfire down there, so it is not a place for newbies
As I said before, I don't expect Newbies to do this. I am sure most probably struggled, as much as I had, cause I didn't know about the skeletons thing, though I did fight the ghosts cause I was a pyromancer (which makes it easier until the fireballs are gone), which after I realized the limits of my power, my inexperience, n' the damage (or lack) the hand axe did, I decided to do something else (Undead Burg). I said that I do not expect Newbies to do this, but if anyone desires to, they have the resources n' options wide open for them at the very start.
Would you do the same in real life? It doesn't matter if you can see the ground, the lift above you could fall and crush your body to pieces, it's an old broken lift, it say "danger"...players jump down just because someone did it and post it on internet.
My favorite game of all time is DarkCloud 2 for the PS2. I would love a game design analysis on that game. I readily admit its many flaws but there is just something I find so magical and enchanting about it. It was the first game where I really fell in love with characters and legitimately cared about them. I bought a PS2 12 years ago just so I could get DC2 after playing it for a week at my cousin's house. I had 80 hours spent on my original save upon beating the game and have sunk hundreds more on subsequent playthroughs. I keep finding myself thinking about it, even though I haven't played it in quite a while for lack of time. I think about the characters and imagine what they're doing now after the events of the game. While playing I'm able to overlook all of its flaws and just immerse myself in the storybook atmosphere.
Man I just found this video and I'm loving it
First video of yours I've seen, love of Dark Souls led me here -- subscribed! I spend a lot of time thinking about game design and you were able to articulate very well why it's among the best games ever. I believe you when you say it took a while to find the words!
+Ryan Peck Hehe thank you, I'm glad you enjoyed it :) Lots more game design videos on the channel, and more to come in the future!
You can actually fight Gwyndolin and keep the illusion intact, although it's cool to see the change anyway.
I love this channel!
Great video. :D
+John Dura Thank you :D
You're welcome!
I was hoping you were going to mention The Great Hollow! I love when I find a channel discussing souls that actually knows what they are talking about ;P Great video!
Yeah that and Ash Lake were some of my favorite areas :D
First of all, nice video! I often see your videos in my recommended but this was the first one I've seen, mostly because Dark Souls is the best game I had the pleasure to play.
I totally agree with your observations and way of expressing them and I find it really amazing to see that there are people talking about the game with the same passion as I do. Thanks for the nostalgy and congratz! =D
My absolute favorite moment in Dark Souls is once you beat O&S. After finally overcoming a challenge much harder than any other so far in the game, you are rewarded with the next room being filled with heavenly light and choral music. A beautiful figure with large breast gives you the best gift one could have asked for: fast travel. Such a reward made every death you just had worth it.
+Tony Taco Yo, that is exactly right. The first time I beat O&S, I didn't have any help, and it took like 20 tries, but I've never felt more triumphant. And you're right, the reward is SUPER gratifying
Personally, I'd say Dark Souls' main design philosophy goes by the "Makes You Cry A Bunch And You Hate The Game Because Of It Even Though Deep Down You Know You Love It On A Physical, Emotional, And Spiritual Level Or Something Like That" Principle.
+ChrisTheFields Hahahah pretty much! I think that was the core of their first planning meeting.
Great video man. I love your Game Design videos. One of the best new channels I've discovered recently.
+Rowe Playing Games Thank you that means a lot :D
Im really loving your channel man! please keep up the great work!
+Arthur Van Bentum Thank you so much, glad you like it :D
Great video! Dark Souls is definitely one of the best games I've ever played, and your discussion was thorough and made good points. Subscribed!
+Lee Hearts Thank you so much, I'm glad you liked it!
Yay a new GGD!!!! I love those!!
+Tyke Im glad :) I had a lot of fun making this one
Another lesson from the first boar. The back end has an exposed spot in the armor which can backstab to deal massive damage. Doesn't tell you how to do it but it feels great to discover it on your own.
just beat dark souls for the first time today, and good god ive never felt this good to complete a game. the feeling is absolutely amazing. knowing you overcame many great foes but kept your ground the whole way through, absolutely incredible.
Ah Dark Souls i see... My guess of Croc was so close!
+SnoopingTurtle Haha definitely close :P
Loved this video, for me is really hard to think about a game better than Dark Souls game desing wise.
The second one was good too (I spent more hours in it than in the first), but some of the best game desing choices were removed, I just liked so much all the shortcut stuff from the first game, it gave the sensation that the world was a whole and not just long corridors that lead to a boss, making you feeling more confortable and giving you the feeling of control over it... It was just plain awesome.
+Álvaro Sánchez Yup couldn't agree more! :D
+snomaN Gaming Hello there, have you done a video on Dark Cloud 2? It would be nice if you could let the gaming community know more about this hidden gem.
Haven't heard of it, I'll have to check it out
snomaN Gaming
It was 1st released on the PS2 and is currently available on the PS4 through the PSN. Sadly it doesn't seem to be available in Asia for some reason, and my PS2 kicked the bucket ages ago.
Your channels is so underated man. I congratulate you for such a clear vision of what makes good games good.
+Lord Alfajor Hey thank you that means a lot :) I'm glad you like it!
Finally a new design video. They really are the only reason i come here. While all the points mentioned are either things i have noted to myself, or seen other youtubers note in their videoes (mathewmatosis has a much more indepth video which i recomend to anyone with even passing interst in game design) I still enjoy the enthusiasm of the video, and urge you, @snomaN Gaming , to keep making more of the design analysis videoes.
+haldir108 Thank you, I definitely want to do a lot more of these videos :) The MatthewMatosis vid is top notch, so in depth!
ok i really want to replay dark souls again
you've inspired me to play dark souls for the first time.
good luck :)
awesome video dude, you improved my experience of the game
Hey man, awesome video! I've never been able to beat Dark Souls, nor have I gotten anywhere close, but it's still one of my favorite games ever, and you've just perfectly summed up why that is. Keep it up! (Also, on a side note, it made me really happy when I heard you use "Stay frosty" in one of our videos. Yes, I was the guy who suggested that. Er, "suggested" I guess.)
+OmegaKye Hahaha thats awesome! Thanks, glad you liked it :)
"You can even kill Andre the blacksmith"
You can try, you mean. For the level you encounter them, Andre is tougher than Gwyn
I just started dark souls, and I can say one thing proudly so far :
I really despise those god dam skeletons, takes for ever to get rid of them.
Ringing that second bell is going to take years
+KittyRabi I believe in yooouuu!
Well of course those skeletons are hard, they're not going to throw you a bone.
Sans The Skeleton Sans im having a bad time as it is with out you trying to be punny
Ahaaaaaa
+KittyRabi
Hint: if you're fighting skeletons, you're going the wrong way if you wanna reach the second bell.
About the isolation principle, one good example it that Taurus Demons and Capra Demons are both introduced as boss fights before becoming normal enemies in later zones, the same can be said for the Moonlight Butterfly
Man! What a video!!! Great job!!!
I really need to get around to playing Dark Souls.
+PerrydactylShow Yo Perry, I would love to help/play with you if you needed it! It's an incredible experience
PerrydactylShow did u get around to it?
Holy shit, Irythil and the painting are both filled with snow,
and both require a doll to get in...
Coincidence?!? I think not...!
+Saphire Linkerman YOU BLEW MY MIND
Elaborate?
+Saphire Linkerman So would that mean that Aldrich came from the painting where they hid things that could kill the gods?
I once went far down into the Tomb of Giants in order to get a certain item early in the game. And because i was afraid of dying as i was heavily underleveled, i decided to save at the bonfire right in front of Patches and had to travel all the way back through the Tomb and through the catacombs as well. It took me hours finding out the way and making sure to survive as one hit would mean certain death. It was a journey through a dark and hellish place and my favorite DS-experience.
Earned a sub, love your work already. I couldn't agree more to everything you discussed here and also share a love for dark souls level design!
+Santeon Games Awesome, glad you liked it thank you so much :)
Actually running trough is the most effective strategy.
Only if you know the area really well. Otherwise you're going to have a really bad time.
TheKrigeron S P E E D R U N
What Nine Flames said.
"2016 is going to be so much fun" -Snowman gaming
Oh man past you is in for a nice time
Yeah whew looking back haha, it's been quite a year
Ah yes, back when people said 2016 was a terrible year because a few celebrities died, not knowing what's gonna happen in 2020
These videos are the best. Keep it up!
+Mash duba Thank you! Will do :D
thank you thank you thank you for this video series, I didnt know there was a series like this.I want to be a designer thanks man.
Glad you like it :) lots more to come :D
i took down the board with a plunge attack, in the stairs.
my stand out games for good design is chrono trigger and turrican 2.
"2016 is gonna be alot of fun"
ha ha ha
2020 moment
@@lezanji1884 lmao
just discovered your channel.
I'm in love with it already.
you got yourself a new subscriber
+Mike B Thank you so much, glad you liked it!
The level of detail you covered this game in was spectacular. You perfectly pinpointed everything that makes this my favorite FromSoft game by a slight margin over Bloodborne; which was also created by the same guy.
You have earned a subscriber my friend.
Praise the sun!
+DefiantOneGaming Thank you so much, glad you enjoyed! Praise the sun indeed ;)
Dark Souls is a masterpiece. Hope the guys at FS deliver with the new one. DS II was severely lacking.
+CTStyles31 Yeah I am SO hyped for DS3!
Good game design: Catherine by atlus
+Andrew Jones I must say that I agree.
no, it's made by feminist tards
Love your thoughts of the game, awesome video!!
+DarkEmpoleon314 Hey thanks :) Glad you liked it
I cheesed the boar with the ledge plundging attack, different tactics work, which is also one of the elements I love about souls.
I just kited the boar down the steps and shot him in the ass 50 times when he turns around
I also kited the black knights around fountains and stuff, they never touched me even at low level
+Matt Goodwin Haha nice! Cheesing is a valid strategy in these games :P
+Matt Goodwin I just repeatedly drew the boar to the fire right next to the safe-stairs several times. And then, I was killed by another player, permanently lost all the souls I had obtained up to that point, and quit.
Unlurking Sentinel Haha I quit soon after
Not my type of game. I see why people love it though.
I do love hard games though. I'm an iRacing addict right now
+Matt Goodwin I still sometimes try to play through it, even if I never get nearly as far or have nearly as much time. I need to learn patience while I'm still young.
I just started with a proper cleric and one shotted him with the first offensive miracle you can get, i love how you have to be 25 faith to get it and its under the drake, you could probably 2 or 3 shot the drake after that.
this why i fell in love with dank souls
duhok star
DANK souls
The thing i love about Dark Souls one is, after you finish the Asylum, you expect reach a normal town, or a place where would be more happy than the place you were. Then you reach Firelink Shrine and the music sets the tone of the game perfectly.
That curl up in a ball thing is giving me flashbacks of Castlevania 2.
Dark Souls 1 was a game I just couldn't get into. The controls felt just lose enough to screw you over. I really like 2 and 3 though, because they feel like as the series goes on, the controls get tighter and better to use. I beat 2 proficiently, and I'm pretty damn good at 3, but even coming back to one, it just feels slightly to clunky to work for me. I'm still trying to get gud, but it can be one hell of a slog sometimes.
I do agree that they have improved the games a lot over the series!
that was From's intention, when you fight an enemy in the games they want your attacks to feel like they carry weight and it incentivizes you to plan out your moves instead of mashing dodge/roll in the middle of an attack when you realize you're in a bad situation. I think that's part of the reason why the combat can feel so exciting, not just because there's a lot going on but because the things that are going on really matter
Your problem is probably your equip load bro. If you have medium equip load in Dark souls 1, your agility and stamina are already heavily downgraded. I would suggest that you always keep your equip load ratio under 30% off the total ( yes, it sucks that it doesn't show the percentage in game).
Eu I huh okay I'll try light armor. I started as the knight class, so I'm pretty hefty.
I may be wrong, but it worth trying. Dark souls 1 is totally awesome! Also, the endurance stat is bonkers good to level up, since it rises both your stamina and your equip load. Try getting the Havel's ring too. I'm almost ranting about my whole playstyle, so i'll stop now lol
dark souls is the best game ever
beating it was the best feeling in the world
agreed. Ive played so many games from the NES era to today's games and Dark Souls 1 is my #1 best game ever made hands down.
zaid madanat yup I never seen amazing story telling in any thing
Dark Souls was my favorite game for 4+ years. Then Witcher 3: Wild Hunt came out...
+KenoxProductions Witcher 3 has a really bad game design imo
One of the reasons why I look up to miyazaki so much. The man is progressing this medium.
+fragr33f Yeah so amazing. Looking forward to DS3!
Th secrete illusonary walls added so much now that I think about. No matter how long the game has been out, no matter how many times you've played you still get the feeling that there might be something more. Something you're missing. Some hidden chest or boss or room behind an illusionary wall.
Tauros wasn't hard, but the stupid archers killed me.
The archers are BRUTAL!
snomaN Gaming second time round, I just went up, and beat the crap out of every single one of them.
Ben Yoder There were only two.
Cabooze ._. I dunno, I randomly turned into soldier there
But in the end, Tauros took a LOT of damage from my fireballs
I feel like the Monster Hunter series of games really holds true to a lot of these principles. not all, but most. I love it dearly.
The metal boar and the fire was also the point for me that the game clicked for me and I knew I was going to love it.
This is how I found out about Dark Souls and I'm going back to watch this.
Gothic 2.
6:37 lol that’s the new Pokémon for sword and shield
i watch this video twice and ohh man its great keep up the good work
thanks glad you liked it!
Eyyy, I can comment on this now! Awesome, awesome video man! Probably one of my favorites of yours.
+TheEAWarrior Thanks Levi, you da man!
Ah soulsborne: The games that cultivate pain fetishes.
+Ghoti Hahaha it has changed the world forever :P
aaaaaaand then Dark Souls 2 happened..
+Vivian James Yeah...so I actually enjoyed it! But I definitely see its faults that people didn't like. I'm still REALLY excited for DS3!
+Vivian James Dark souls 2 is not as good as the first one, but it's still a pretty good game
One of my favorite things about Dark Souls is how the theme of the game is intertwined with the game's mechanics. In the story, you're the forgotten undead who carries the darksign. You're basically doomed to go hollow. But only those undead who have given up go hollow. The gameplay mechanic that it forces you into (constant trial and error) fits into the storyline perfectly. You don't lose when you die over and over and over again, you only truly lose the game when you give up. Those who continue to try despite the odds stacked against them will go on to win.
Also I really like your videos. Subbed.
People always say they felt sprry when siff started limping, but I was still terrified of him. I had come so far and I wouldn't let him trick me. And when I defeated him without breaking much of a sweat I was more relieved that nothing happened than sorry for him