"Beginner's Guide" to Dark Souls

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  • @ymfah
    @ymfah  3 ปีที่แล้ว +5126

    Made to be as spoiler-free as possible, this guide will only progress to the first boss, making it a perfect jumping-off point for any build.
    Discussion thread : www.reddit.com/r/ymfah/comments/ph3ph3/thread_beginners_guide_to_dark_souls/?

  • @LimitBreakers
    @LimitBreakers 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10918

    3:04 Ah! Nothing quite like a ymfah video to help relax from the stress of daily ᵒʰ ᵍᵒᵈ...

    • @ymfah
      @ymfah  3 ปีที่แล้ว +4082

      ʷʰᵉʳᵉ ᶦˢ ᵗʰᵉ ᵐᶦʳᵃᶜˡᵉ ᵇᵘᶦˡᵈ ᵒˡᵈ ᵐᵃⁿˀ

    • @amittoibis
      @amittoibis 3 ปีที่แล้ว +366

      Bring us the build !!!

    • @thien0300
      @thien0300 3 ปีที่แล้ว +385

      *W H E R E I S I T*

    • @maxchrysler7925
      @maxchrysler7925 3 ปีที่แล้ว +226

      Can we please get the miracle build before elden ring?

    • @soedragons3582
      @soedragons3582 3 ปีที่แล้ว +185

      The true miracle build is the friends we made along the way, ain't that right old man?

  • @arthurdurham
    @arthurdurham 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6752

    *Miyazaki watching this:* "Finally, after all these years, someone is playing the game correctly"

  • @AzathothLives
    @AzathothLives 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4573

    Andre blacksmithing at lightspeed and saying: "Get yourself killed." made me lose it.

    • @GobaGNon
      @GobaGNon 3 ปีที่แล้ว +153

      10:42

    • @karanjoshi2662
      @karanjoshi2662 2 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      With some metal music 😂

    • @painkiller9860
      @painkiller9860 2 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Bestjoke

    • @tomd1826
      @tomd1826 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Me too, I've no idea why

    • @happi309
      @happi309 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Does someone know what mod this is?

  • @ArkayeCh
    @ArkayeCh 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3206

    "So you're going to make a normal walkthrough for us, right?"
    "..."
    "Right?"
    *trumpets begin*

    • @proximityclockworkx1572
      @proximityclockworkx1572 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      This came to mind when I read trumpets xd th-cam.com/video/nODd-8rvJJU/w-d-xo.html

  • @GalaticCyrus
    @GalaticCyrus 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5147

    "intead of killing them, talk to the gargoyles"
    this game was undertale all along and we never realized

    • @r.j.tammaro8383
      @r.j.tammaro8383 3 ปีที่แล้ว +381

      That was just Aldia dialogue right? That didn’t actually get him the Blighttown key

    • @vaporwave8395
      @vaporwave8395 3 ปีที่แล้ว +333

      That has to be a mod, there's no way

    • @gurkengelee6651
      @gurkengelee6651 3 ปีที่แล้ว +64

      @@vaporwave8395 Yes. I mean ... what.

    • @gurkengelee6651
      @gurkengelee6651 3 ปีที่แล้ว +183

      Oh I see. It was just bait and he clipped himself into Sens Fortress. Sneaky Ymfah :D

    • @ymfah
      @ymfah  3 ปีที่แล้ว +2198

      Maybe the true dark souls is the bosses we befriended along the way.

  • @grit1
    @grit1 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3109

    Article calls you a speedrunner when you take the most painfully slow ways to play the game possible for our enjoyment, hilarious

    • @Eshtian
      @Eshtian 3 ปีที่แล้ว +61

      TBF Hollow Knight absolute radiance low percent exists so he could definitely get away with calling his videos speedruns

    • @thekaz5225
      @thekaz5225 3 ปีที่แล้ว +50

      Speed run? More like Meme run amiright

    • @arhamsaa
      @arhamsaa 3 ปีที่แล้ว +101

      It's still the fastest run if you are the only one who did it. BIG BRAIN

    • @TitoMcFadden
      @TitoMcFadden 3 ปีที่แล้ว +85

      @@arhamsaa True. He didn't just do a DS2 No Talking run, he got the DS2 No Talking Any% speedrun record at the same time. I'm pretty confident about this statement because nobody in their right mind would ever even think to attempt this. Ymfah is clearly a disturbed individual.

    • @diegocampos4140
      @diegocampos4140 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@thekaz5225 pp

  • @MadAlienArt
    @MadAlienArt 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10960

    "Do not pick the master key, that will break the difficult curve, but here, let me teach you how to make infinite souls" Marvelous.

    • @elsnocc6572
      @elsnocc6572 3 ปีที่แล้ว +554

      "ok so we're about to beat the first boss of the game"

    • @ArtificerProductions
      @ArtificerProductions 3 ปีที่แล้ว +260

      It’s funny that the master key only opens a few locks

    • @kodaxmax
      @kodaxmax 3 ปีที่แล้ว +432

      @@ArtificerProductions they are pretty important ones, that also let you skip entire areas an bosses.

    • @Esc4me
      @Esc4me 3 ปีที่แล้ว +87

      I remember my first play through, I play picked firebombs 😂 I had no clue how to play and I truly enjoyed being terrible at a game for once I learned how to play after like 30 hours and beat the game around 60 hours 😂

    • @kodaxmax
      @kodaxmax 3 ปีที่แล้ว +83

      @@Esc4me i hated the game first time around, uninstalled it even. came back or so months later and now have hundreds of hours in each of the games

  • @Berd
    @Berd 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4043

    the constant little hidden jokes in these videos keeps me engaged but i could never have expected the fucking blues clues yoshis island cover im broken.

  • @sdsdfdu4437
    @sdsdfdu4437 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1165

    "I would not recommend the master key for beginners as it can break the intended progression. Anyway here's how to get to Duke's Archives before ringing the bells."

  • @sonairys929
    @sonairys929 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2318

    "Don't rest at the bonfire in duke's archives, because you will get softlocked and unable to softlock yourself in DLC."

    • @circulationfuze3986
      @circulationfuze3986 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      First comment in 1861 likes

    • @josemoreno-bo5iu
      @josemoreno-bo5iu ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Why dont rest there what happens to the dlc ?

    • @sonairys929
      @sonairys929 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@josemoreno-bo5iu To get there he had to glitch through the golden fog wall, and I doubt there's a way to get out of here.

  • @louisgreubel742
    @louisgreubel742 3 ปีที่แล้ว +583

    Andre saying "Get yourself killed" will never not be funny. I love you, Ymfah. My favorite speedrunner

    • @xbirds9187
      @xbirds9187 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      He's not a speedrunner, he's a brown black-maned pony

    • @jarrarwinks8470
      @jarrarwinks8470 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      He’s not a brown black-maned pony, he’s a pinwheel erection song.

  • @NotOnLand
    @NotOnLand 3 ปีที่แล้ว +926

    "Don't take the Master Key, take the next best option" *takes the Pendant*

    • @Flinty-Oven
      @Flinty-Oven ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Is it that bad cuz i picked it-
      •~•

    • @kenshin2820
      @kenshin2820 ปีที่แล้ว +38

      @@Flinty-Oven yes, it basically doesnt do anything

    • @cruncyart
      @cruncyart ปีที่แล้ว +44

      @@kenshin2820 "basically" lol, it straight up just does nothing

    • @PotatoeGamerLP
      @PotatoeGamerLP 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

      @@cruncyart the pendant comforts me in my travels

    • @michaelbowman6684
      @michaelbowman6684 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      @@cruncyart The Pendant can be dropped to become a Drift Item (if not picked up), which will then eventually become a Good Vagrant (if not killed), which will eventually become a Black Phantom Good Vagrant, which has a chance of dropping a Divine Blessing when killed... for someone else, never you.

  • @nikitaivachtchenko6375
    @nikitaivachtchenko6375 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2396

    The funny thing is that after all the ways he's broken the game, this is probably ymfah's version of a "normal run".

    • @maxb9741
      @maxb9741 3 ปีที่แล้ว +91

      i feel like with soulsborne titles the better you are the more ridiculous your future playthroughs will look to newer players

    • @DeltafangEX
      @DeltafangEX 3 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      @@maxb9741 Sometimes it's necessary due to wanting to make certain builds faster/without locking out invasions. If you told me I'd be doing some really wacky ass shit for the sake of getting weapons/items earlier in Soulsborne games, I would never have believed you lol.

    • @moonlightostrich3690
      @moonlightostrich3690 3 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      @@DenseMass that's weak shit. at that point just mod your save

    • @bllover1684
      @bllover1684 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@DenseMass friends? what is that?

    • @seedmole
      @seedmole 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Proof that dark souls is a metroidvania after all

  • @WandererTheLost
    @WandererTheLost 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2879

    It is nice to finally see a basic guide to Dark Souls. I also appreciate that you didn't just get the Master Key as it can make the game really out of order. I just wish you had added in a couple of tricks. I know it is supposed to be a basic guide, but still it just seemed like you were following a walkthrough. It was at least helpful to new players that you explained everything.

    • @ymfah
      @ymfah  3 ปีที่แล้ว +1236

      Wanted to keep it as spoiler-free as possible.

    • @actualtruck
      @actualtruck 3 ปีที่แล้ว +93

      @@ymfah can you be my baby’s godfather

    • @madelynn7585
      @madelynn7585 3 ปีที่แล้ว +77

      @@ymfah can you be my baby’s daddy

    • @nekorisakirisame1323
      @nekorisakirisame1323 3 ปีที่แล้ว +82

      @@ymfah can you be my daddy

    • @WandererTheLost
      @WandererTheLost 3 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      @@ymfah That is fair. It just seems so bare bones, but I understand.

  • @Kira-rn9fl
    @Kira-rn9fl 3 ปีที่แล้ว +487

    So, from killing the first boss in this guide, I’m pretty sure that from that point, you can continue the dlc to beat Artorias and get the Purple Coward’s Crystal. And then from there you should be able to use the PCC to wrongwarp to kiln of the first flame and then beat the game in 3 bosses.

    • @eldonhill4840
      @eldonhill4840 3 ปีที่แล้ว +47

      Only if your last rested bonfire is the lordvessel outside Kiln, right?

    • @titonumet
      @titonumet 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      You can skip Artorias by doing meme roll to the abyss and going all the way back to the other fog wall in Artorias arena.

  • @vash600
    @vash600 3 ปีที่แล้ว +785

    Ah finally an actual 100% normal guide from you, perfect for a begginer to experience the game as intended.

  • @ArchonKain
    @ArchonKain 3 ปีที่แล้ว +850

    "The master key will break progression"
    Fucking immediately breaks progression on the first boss.

    • @vornamenachname249
      @vornamenachname249 3 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      thats the joke sherlock

    • @ramrodbldm9876
      @ramrodbldm9876 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      You're not that brainy are ya

    • @cjn2403
      @cjn2403 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Oh the irony of these replies lmao.

    • @Bass_Mage
      @Bass_Mage 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      What do you mean? He beat the first boss just like he said he would ;)

  • @Cannibal-Wings
    @Cannibal-Wings 3 ปีที่แล้ว +111

    Finally I can play Dark Souls the way the devs intended. Thank you ymfah for another great guide.

  • @cairesbruno
    @cairesbruno 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1506

    "roll in mid-air to cancel your fall damage, just like in real life"
    LMAOO

    • @gestaltengine6369
      @gestaltengine6369 3 ปีที่แล้ว +34

      Do a flip, f(censored by Google)

    • @Manly-Tears
      @Manly-Tears 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      And thus the planking meme was born...

  • @mark-.-
    @mark-.- 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1376

    seeing an actual asylum skip finally being found and not having to just kill asylum demon and quit out is so satisfying

    • @TJ20232
      @TJ20232 3 ปีที่แล้ว +78

      What are you talking about?? He's just killing the first boss...

    • @fatufatu
      @fatufatu 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      How did he do it?

    • @TJ20232
      @TJ20232 3 ปีที่แล้ว +28

      @@fatufatu by completing the asylum. The video is padded out with ads.

    • @TheOneWhoHasABadName
      @TheOneWhoHasABadName 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I knew something was up when the preview was out (because the last one he made went so well), but seeing it in action is still crazy

    • @fatufatu
      @fatufatu 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@TJ20232 ads?

  • @TKVirusman
    @TKVirusman 3 ปีที่แล้ว +158

    I genuinely thought this was going to be 100% meme and not a real guide but frankly even as a vet like of probably like 10000+ hours I still watched the whole thing!

    • @coleozaeta6344
      @coleozaeta6344 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      10,000 hours and you would’ve known better for some of these things that aren’t actually in the game.

    • @PotatoeGamerLP
      @PotatoeGamerLP 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@coleozaeta6344 some of these memes are based on the fact that the boss is deactivated lol 😂 like key to sens fortress lol 😂

  • @Matt16006
    @Matt16006 3 ปีที่แล้ว +280

    Of course, the most powerful maneuver in all of Dark Souls:
    *E X T E N D E D F A L L - C O N T R O L L E D M E M E R O L L*

  • @DimIsHigh
    @DimIsHigh 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1956

    “This is why the plunging attack is the most reliable move in the game” IM DYING AT THE DUNKEY QUOTE

    • @anagoth9
      @anagoth9 3 ปีที่แล้ว +62

      Thank you Dark Souls

    • @KenjiAsakura09
      @KenjiAsakura09 3 ปีที่แล้ว +27

      *PLUNGING ATTACK*

    • @syro2412
      @syro2412 3 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      IT'S TIME TO DIE DRAGON!!

    • @memereaper2764
      @memereaper2764 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      If you listen closely, you can hear Dunkey's voice there

    • @depyjelly
      @depyjelly 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      calm down

  • @Carnax6969
    @Carnax6969 3 ปีที่แล้ว +117

    Damn, I was trippin' at the Gargoyles and O&S havng dialogue, had to Google it in case it was a part of the game that the devs may have planned initialy but didn't go anywhere with it. Jus shows how amazing your vids are.

    • @ColonelKebabShop
      @ColonelKebabShop 3 ปีที่แล้ว +35

      It’s actually some of Aldias voice lines from dark souls 2

    • @Rvsta0
      @Rvsta0 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      I still don't get if it's real or not.

    • @alfalldoot6715
      @alfalldoot6715 2 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      @@Rvsta0 Looks like somebody hasn't played Dark Souls 2

  • @DrFoggyPants
    @DrFoggyPants 3 ปีที่แล้ว +668

    Me: Huh, an actual beginners guide for DS from Ymfah, that doesnt include a lot of skips and strange strategies. Neat
    2 minutes later: _True asylum skip_
    Me: There it is

    • @wristcontr0l
      @wristcontr0l 3 ปีที่แล้ว +35

      True Asylum skip is where you quit out and start Dark Souls II.

    • @Maseiken
      @Maseiken 3 ปีที่แล้ว +40

      "If you take the Master Key you might get stuck in a high-level area!"
      *proceeds directly to Vault of Giants*

    • @DarthVella
      @DarthVella 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      At this point we really should expect it. But it's such a pleasant surprise every time!

  • @innenkosnarukami2450
    @innenkosnarukami2450 3 ปีที่แล้ว +883

    Between the unshakably straight narration, steady stream of both normal memes and DS injokes, and your usual eye for quality editing, I think this might actually be one of the best videos on your channel.

  • @chaosryans
    @chaosryans 3 ปีที่แล้ว +312

    The skips are rediculously impressive. I am proud of myself when i do the ds3 tree jump, and the ds1 sens skip

    • @eldonhill4840
      @eldonhill4840 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Lower burg is another pretty easy and fun one to learn. There are actually, like, at least 3 lower burg skips lol

    • @12aj100.
      @12aj100. ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Ds1 sens gate skip, I wish you could skip the fortress but ya can't

    • @セキウン
      @セキウン ปีที่แล้ว +6

      I do the anor londo spiral staircase skip and feel proud of myself.

  • @honeycrisp808
    @honeycrisp808 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1723

    I've beaten this damn game so many times and I *STILL* fell for the "talking to the gargoyles" bit.

    • @MintyLime703
      @MintyLime703 3 ปีที่แล้ว +181

      I wanted to fall for it but I knew there was no way

    • @TwilightFlower9
      @TwilightFlower9 3 ปีที่แล้ว +123

      Only thing that tipped me off was the subtitles being wrong.

    • @ausrick7
      @ausrick7 3 ปีที่แล้ว +225

      Ngl this made me start googling like crazy. Boy I wish it was true. Reminds me of how you can talk to the scorpion in 2.

    • @PSpiel8861
      @PSpiel8861 3 ปีที่แล้ว +117

      Oh, ok so I'm a dumbass. Nice. Literally thought they had dialogue and was utterly confused

    • @akdov7253
      @akdov7253 3 ปีที่แล้ว +59

      Bro I started to google about it as well, something was off but I wanted to believe for once...

  • @thomasberriman6276
    @thomasberriman6276 3 ปีที่แล้ว +498

    "And you can test out the weapon on passive enemies near by!"
    *kills Oscar*

    • @SRVietnam4475
      @SRVietnam4475 3 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      Why, Oscar best waifu

    • @Jack_Donovan
      @Jack_Donovan 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@SRVietnam4475 bro literally just gives you juice, dies, and later comes back as a hollow empty corpse

    • @asgth6147
      @asgth6147 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      To be fair he was passive and becomes an enemy later.

    • @PunkZombie1300
      @PunkZombie1300 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@SRVietnam4475 I'll kill him when it sets the tone for my character. Currently playing through as a Blackguard, so I killed him right away. Another time I was playing through as a Way of White Cleric so I just talked to him.

    • @CEFG100
      @CEFG100 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      It’s understandable why he’d kill Oscar. He’s kind of a…
      Grouch?

  • @carlosrojas323
    @carlosrojas323 3 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    This is the most comprehensive guide I have ever seen, I have 20 year playing this game and have never seen a better guide man you truly are the saviour of the new dark souls beginners

    • @bobby_c07
      @bobby_c07 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Dang your copy came early as fuck

    • @GutzOverFear
      @GutzOverFear หลายเดือนก่อน

      Er... original DarkSouls has been out for almost 14 years. You should make that comment in 2031 at the earliest.

  • @weirdalfan08
    @weirdalfan08 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1729

    Every song
    Every reference
    Every "strategy"
    You genuinely make some of the higest effort, funniest and most interesting videos i've seen in the 13 years ive used youtube. You showcase things i didn't know existed in a game i've beat 20 times and find some random things that happen to be my favourite videos like the taco guy screaming and just throw it in as a sound clip.
    Honestly thankyou for making these videos, creating fresh dark souls content this long after release is a herculean task but you manage it every single time.

    • @wealthybone2990
      @wealthybone2990 3 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      Exactly Ymfah is an amazing individual being able to produce content that we'll enjoy and to see things we'd never expect to be able to be even possible. also the content he posts could he helpful to us for example this video, showing off glitches and techniques that prove to be helpful but we should really appreciate this man for the effort he does for us.

    • @ElPupoWaton
      @ElPupoWaton 3 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      I think Ymfah is the only channel that does +20 min videos and I still watch them all and I rewatch them again because I'm bored, I wanna try to to find something I didn't catch or just as music background. Thanks for these videos dude

    • @Kazuhiro-i
      @Kazuhiro-i 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I love this guy

    • @pegasusbks6
      @pegasusbks6 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      taco guy where

    • @Syientist
      @Syientist 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      The Persona music does it for me

  • @pierrebaron6295
    @pierrebaron6295 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4064

    Absolute nonsense run that accumulates every single possible glitch to skip 90 % of the game, only to end up in a soft lock.
    Perfection
    Edit : I missed the last 10 seconds

    • @redmoon383
      @redmoon383 3 ปีที่แล้ว +106

      @UCwQRqt6cGfGOpy5pnX_Uvmw since he can not warp as he should be allowed to at this point, he is now stuck in the dlc area forever now. Aside from the final moments that apparently clear it up, but I'm not certain

    • @flagro770
      @flagro770 3 ปีที่แล้ว +162

      He's not softlocked, he can use the coward crystal to wrongwarp using another save to set the checkpoint.

    • @TastyCarcass
      @TastyCarcass 3 ปีที่แล้ว +139

      beginners guide to getting trapped in the past

    • @gestaltengine6369
      @gestaltengine6369 3 ปีที่แล้ว +254

      Since he's in past he only has to wait to get back into the base game. He just has to be careful and not encounter himself accidently.

    • @nunull6427
      @nunull6427 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@flagro770 y from

  • @ViNncentSmith
    @ViNncentSmith 3 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    it was never the journey about rekindling the first flame
    but the social links we made along the way
    beautiful persona themes choice

  • @sharkattack153
    @sharkattack153 3 ปีที่แล้ว +775

    The music choice really represents Dark Soul's true nature as a social simulator and daily life based rpg.

    • @alexepic3255
      @alexepic3255 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      Date simulator

    • @IghorWho
      @IghorWho 3 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      Marie best girl

    • @yurtthesilentgod1225
      @yurtthesilentgod1225 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@IghorWho Marie and Rise. Rise was my first girl Marie was my 2nd. Worst girl by far is yukiko

    • @newironside
      @newironside 3 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      @@yurtthesilentgod1225 Objectively wrong in every way. You picked the worst two girls in the entirety of the Persona franchise as your waifus while shitting on the best girl in the entire franchise.
      Even Teddy is better than Maria and Rise. You'd be more worthy of respect if you picked Eikichi as best girl but as it stands you're on the same level as people who think Morgana > Teddy.
      For shame. Go play a real sheem magoomi tenkia game until you can appreciate trad Japanese waifus.

    • @Ersatz229
      @Ersatz229 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      @@yurtthesilentgod1225 best girl is simply Chie.

  • @TheASMRReviewShow
    @TheASMRReviewShow 3 ปีที่แล้ว +697

    Dunkey wasn't lying; the plunging attack really IS da most reliable move in da game

    • @samr9457
      @samr9457 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      "The Plunging attack is the most reliable move in the game"

  • @king_hawkz3888
    @king_hawkz3888 3 ปีที่แล้ว +31

    The editing and music choices in these videos... absolutely incredible

  • @PogShootMan
    @PogShootMan 3 ปีที่แล้ว +224

    11:26 I'll be honest, he had me fooled. I actually looked up how to talk to the gargoyles to check if it was real or not it was that convincing.

    • @elcawyo9629
      @elcawyo9629 3 ปีที่แล้ว +44

      lol thought it was just me who was this dumb

    • @JustTryinaDuck
      @JustTryinaDuck 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      I mean it would be good I mean I would believe it because of game journalists

    • @CompletelyNewguy
      @CompletelyNewguy 3 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      I seriously thought the same thing. Like, "Did they seriously program dialog for the Gargoyles!?"

    • @poo2uhaha
      @poo2uhaha 3 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      @@CompletelyNewguy I knew it was fake since its the dialogue you get from Aldia in DS2 sotfs

    • @fyrentenimar
      @fyrentenimar 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      @@poo2uhaha Yeah, but how many people would recognise that? I sure didn't.

  • @lewisosborne5942
    @lewisosborne5942 3 ปีที่แล้ว +315

    9:13 seconds, thats how long it took me to understand that this isnt a guide for new players and i have been so desensitised to broken skips from your videos and speedruns that i just assumed that it was all legit up until that point

    • @Liur.
      @Liur. 3 ปีที่แล้ว +35

      How could you not tell at 0:58 when he suggests picking cleric and *NOT* the master key. 😂

    • @cattata01-_-38
      @cattata01-_-38 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      It took me until he started to talk to the bosses

  • @loukes7758
    @loukes7758 3 ปีที่แล้ว +92

    At first I thought this would be a video where ymfah legitimately tries to make a beginner guide but keeps “accidentally” doing high level tech as a joke, but the whole video is just high level shit. I love it.

  • @Gonroamin
    @Gonroamin 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1842

    The moment when you realize the skips and exploits are getting so elaborate, it's legit hard to tell where the memes begin and end in places. :D

    • @chrisv64
      @chrisv64 3 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      It's all meme's

    • @ZacklFair
      @ZacklFair 3 ปีที่แล้ว +46

      @@chrisv64 Sens Fortress Skip is an actual thing.

    • @THExRISER
      @THExRISER 3 ปีที่แล้ว +75

      Talking to the Gargoyles got me confused for a sec.
      Cuz I know Queelag was supposed to be an NPC and has hidden voice lines in the files, but I couldn't find anything about the Gargoyles.

    • @qwormuli77
      @qwormuli77 3 ปีที่แล้ว +34

      @@THExRISER Those lines are from DS2:SotFS

    • @THExRISER
      @THExRISER 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@qwormuli77 That explains it, didn't finish that one yet.

  • @realkingofantarctica
    @realkingofantarctica 3 ปีที่แล้ว +275

    I was going into this video thinking, "Wow, is ymfah really going to resist the urge to break the game? There's no way!"
    Never change, Slav Knight.

  • @zeKotako
    @zeKotako 3 ปีที่แล้ว +69

    this is another name for this guide: "how to softlock yourself into the DLC"

    • @Kira-rn9fl
      @Kira-rn9fl 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I’m pretty sure its not actually a soft lock, considering the whole thing is a glitch showcase. From Sanctuary, I’m pretty sure you should be able to continue on to kill Artorias, get purple coward’s crystal, and then wrongwarp to the kiln.

    • @lukemarks9193
      @lukemarks9193 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      How is it softlock? Why do those covenants that he shows at the end matter?

    • @hoodiegal
      @hoodiegal 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@Kira-rn9fl the purple crystal wrong warp only works if the last bonfire you sat at is not in the dlc. You'll only get teleported to the kiln if the last bonfire you sat at before doing the wrong warp was the lord vessel.
      (see the wrong warp page on the speed souls wiki)

  • @TheVitaminDee
    @TheVitaminDee 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1267

    "Considered to be the best class in the game"
    > Picks Cleric
    ymfah really knows how to fuck with Dark Souls fans lmao

    • @jonzinizin5498
      @jonzinizin5498 3 ปีที่แล้ว +105

      I actually thought this was going to be a normal guide until this point

    • @cacomeat7385
      @cacomeat7385 3 ปีที่แล้ว +36

      i mean the mace is a fucking titan of a weapon for most of the game

    • @aj991
      @aj991 3 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      I recommend u not picking master key, damn, I died.

    • @lordofthecookie8555
      @lordofthecookie8555 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      @@cacomeat7385 Exactly, and Cleric has it right from the start. Just get some decent armor and you are good to go.

    • @kodaxmax
      @kodaxmax 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      honestly for a first time player it probably is the best. decent stats great gear and more heals.

  • @sarvashaktimaan7106
    @sarvashaktimaan7106 3 ปีที่แล้ว +232

    "This is a serious guide. We are gonna progress to the first boss."
    Checks video lenght. *Sounds about right*

    • @Gatrehs
      @Gatrehs 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      I seriously thought he was going to do in-depth guides and like a long lore section after asylum demon...

  • @Leg3nd-27
    @Leg3nd-27 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    “Meme Roll” is one of the best names for a trick I’ve ever heard.

  • @envy842
    @envy842 3 ปีที่แล้ว +510

    I love how ymfah talks. Even though he's just speaking normally, it sound naturally sarcastic. Wish he would do more commentaries.

    • @Relhio
      @Relhio 3 ปีที่แล้ว +51

      The text is always stellar as well.

    • @Mr-ON
      @Mr-ON 3 ปีที่แล้ว +29

      I very much prefer the text. It gives his videos a unique identity. The text works alot better with the music where as in this format the comentary snd the misic sorta distract from each other.

    • @M0D776
      @M0D776 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      His voice had that inherent sarcasm, but the text takes everything and somehow boosts it by 1000

    • @toksykus770
      @toksykus770 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Besides, text works best for non native speakers.

    • @Max-rr6jl
      @Max-rr6jl 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@Mr-ON His voice is great, but text its just perfect

  • @rollo890
    @rollo890 3 ปีที่แล้ว +310

    - Discovers a way to talk to bosses
    - Didn't use it to talk to Quelaag for a peaceful resolution

    • @matthewdickinson608
      @matthewdickinson608 3 ปีที่แล้ว +107

      He didn't need to, he just left her alone so that she and kirk can do their thing

    • @boldCactuslad
      @boldCactuslad 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      owo

    • @kaz7886
      @kaz7886 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      There's already a badass mod for that.

    • @dimarichmain
      @dimarichmain 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@kaz7886 a friend of mine asks for a link

    • @kaz7886
      @kaz7886 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@dimarichmain Dark Souls: Of Ash and Dust. That's the mod name, i never really played it, so i don't have the link.

  • @GrisBruh
    @GrisBruh 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    2:16 "plunging attack is the most reliable attack in the game" , I can hear dunkey in the background lol 😂👌

  • @Shadest
    @Shadest 3 ปีที่แล้ว +892

    I kinda want this to be a series.
    "How to beat Dark Souls normally with no extra challenge added."

    • @boid9761
      @boid9761 3 ปีที่แล้ว +56

      Or
      "How to beat Dark Souls with only Speedrunner exploits. As a Beginner"

    • @cruzcola4515
      @cruzcola4515 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      There is a good series guide on Dark souls called the "dumb sh*ts guide to Dark Souls"

    • @davidsosa507
      @davidsosa507 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@cruzcola4515 and it's dead :'( so we need another one

    • @cruzcola4515
      @cruzcola4515 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@davidsosa507 R.I.P the dumb sh*ts guide😔

    • @davidsosa507
      @davidsosa507 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@cruzcola4515 F in the chat my brother

  • @infernox1099
    @infernox1099 3 ปีที่แล้ว +431

    as someone who hasn't played a soulslike before, this seems like a perfectly legit guide to me

    • @TheOneWhoHasABadName
      @TheOneWhoHasABadName 3 ปีที่แล้ว +74

      psa: for anyone who actually hasn’t played a soulslike game and is about to use this as a guide unironically, please find literally any other guide

    • @baseballjustin5
      @baseballjustin5 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Just go at your own pace, if you get frustrated put the controller down and go grab a drunk from the other room, and then come back with a clear head, it's a tough game, but you'll get better and I've heard it's a rewarding finish
      This is after watching Outside Extra's Ellen play it for the first time and crush the game

    • @kiloklavdi1185
      @kiloklavdi1185 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Never kill any random NPC

    • @bluebeard8681
      @bluebeard8681 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@baseballjustin5 My experience was: I die > i return but now i remember how enemies attack > i die but now i'm further then i was.

    • @moeab834
      @moeab834 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      as someone who has actually played souls games before, this seems like a perfectly legit guide to me

  • @lionheart4424
    @lionheart4424 3 ปีที่แล้ว +267

    When you are so fed up with the "Easy mode" articles that you end up doing a guide to make DS more complicated than ever.
    Loved the Miyazakigelion ending lmao.

  • @MOPhead2022
    @MOPhead2022 3 ปีที่แล้ว +736

    Love how sometimes, you can just tell what games Ymfah has been playing recently based on the edits he makes

    • @LargeInCharge77
      @LargeInCharge77 3 ปีที่แล้ว +60

      Baby baby baby baby

    • @olivierl.anklebab2624
      @olivierl.anklebab2624 3 ปีที่แล้ว +42

      Dude, he used the original Dragon Ball Z recap music, fucking og. I don't know how but I recognize every songs he use.

    • @nejrunia4334
      @nejrunia4334 2 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      @@olivierl.anklebab2624 because you have great taste in media.

    • @Memorywholed
      @Memorywholed 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      The persona stuff doesn't surprise me, but I was shoook when there was soe soul calibur 2 music

    • @jackthatistheripper
      @jackthatistheripper 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Persona 4 golden and Persona 3 I guess

  • @MicronOnline
    @MicronOnline 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    3:05 Quality music that defies expectations of what could fit a darks souls video, truly a ymfah video

  • @01subject
    @01subject 3 ปีที่แล้ว +293

    That article about the no talk run that shifts into talking about “missing out on everything besides skill based precision” is mind boggling. Imagine seeing an incredible feat of skill and knowledge in a game widely known for its difficulty, and going “Yeah that guys fine I guess but this is actually all about ME and how I want to play games.”

    • @KainYusanagi
      @KainYusanagi 3 ปีที่แล้ว +68

      That's literally what "games journalism" has turned into. It's not about the game, it's about the writer's experiences with the game (and rarely are they any good, either). That's why we keep asking for objective articles and get sneered at with strawmen "objectively written" examples to dismiss the criticism. I don't care how your low tier trash skills failed at the game, I want to know about the game with as little interference as possible, aside from some slight colour commentary, *to make my own decisions from the information provided*. This is why games journalism has become more and more of a joke over the past two decades.

    • @bdarecords_
      @bdarecords_ 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      @@KainYusanagi I disagree. Games journalism is mainly about money. If you get paid by a game producer, you tend to talk better about the game (cough cyberpunk cough). The stuff about "writer's experience" is right but your conclusion isn't. It's not about game journalism per se, it's about every "news"/article-based-website: It's about noise. When you had a small team writing a few "objective" articles years ago, you still have those very same articles but in between them you have 100 random clickbait articles to get more people on your website/generate more traffick and make more money with ads or subscriptions. It's the same with other topics too. Even science websites nowadays have a lot of bs articles. Because money.

    • @ConstantEve
      @ConstantEve 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      The greatest feat of skill and masochism and all they can think about is how they don't want to play that way.
      I mean you couldn't anyway you actually have to be good and care about the game to do a run like ymfah anyhow

    • @thegreatqtip4516
      @thegreatqtip4516 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      What makes that even better is how they completely ignore how much game knowledge you need to be able to figure out a run like that. It's not just a matter of skill.

    • @jonzinizin5498
      @jonzinizin5498 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Did they edit that article? Couldn't find it

  • @Liur.
    @Liur. 3 ปีที่แล้ว +494

    Smough with Horace's _"dialogue"_ killed me.

    • @Gameplayery
      @Gameplayery 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Are you kill?

    • @lmao1495
      @lmao1495 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@Gameplayery kill are you?

    • @rohitchaoji
      @rohitchaoji 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Executioner tongue

  • @tamriilin
    @tamriilin 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    I'm really happy you started using your voice more. It gives your videos a much more standout feel. Good stuff!!!

  • @KhionePheonix
    @KhionePheonix 3 ปีที่แล้ว +231

    Seeing you perform an extremely complicated skip to reach the valley of drakes, only for you to grab the key and then return to the locked gate to unlock the shortcut to the valley of drakes made me fucking lose it
    you are a blessing on this world

  • @TheLastGame666
    @TheLastGame666 3 ปีที่แล้ว +134

    "The plunging attack is the most reliable move in the game!" -VideoGameDunkey

  • @jaked8508
    @jaked8508 3 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    Thanks I was really struggling with the game and this helped a lot! I just couldn't get past the asylum demon because I didn't even realize that the sanctuary guardian was the first boss 🤦‍♂

  • @firmale1292
    @firmale1292 3 ปีที่แล้ว +166

    I was expecting a normal guide, but this is 100x better and more entertaining! Never laughed so hard in 1:59

    • @teloenand
      @teloenand 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      A normal guide... from ymfah?

  • @matthijskuijpers1378
    @matthijskuijpers1378 3 ปีที่แล้ว +153

    8:05 The ask lake music when you figuratively or literally walk up against a wall is absolutely genius and for me among the most entertaining parts.

  • @omarfelix5287
    @omarfelix5287 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Your music choices are top notch here

  • @malodos2295
    @malodos2295 3 ปีที่แล้ว +136

    That "conversation" with the gargoyle was so convincing i literally thought it was real.

    • @JP-mr1hn
      @JP-mr1hn 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      casul hasn't played the best videogame in the history of mankind

    • @_alarmclock
      @_alarmclock 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      It’s in the game, just unused

    • @slycooper2bandofthieves116
      @slycooper2bandofthieves116 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      It’s from ds2

    • @migueldemoina
      @migueldemoina 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Alarm clock it’s aldia from ds2

    • @malodos2295
      @malodos2295 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@JP-mr1hn I did, it was dark souls 1, dark souls 2 was kinda ass for me ngl.

  • @shartrun
    @shartrun 3 ปีที่แล้ว +415

    next guide should be: How to go through Catacombs without being spooked

    • @KEYBLADE4BUY2
      @KEYBLADE4BUY2 3 ปีที่แล้ว +58

      Impossible

    • @RodaJuega
      @RodaJuega 3 ปีที่แล้ว +34

      "so first you go down the path near firelink shrine and see a skelet -AHHHHHH"

    • @kaz7886
      @kaz7886 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Just put brightness X100, easy. And play some persona music.

    • @shartrun
      @shartrun 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@kaz7886 instuctions unclear, i accidentally beat Persona 5

    • @kaz7886
      @kaz7886 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@shartrun Well, good job in any case, it's still an incredible feat, just remember.. best boy Ryuji.

  • @malikar_8623
    @malikar_8623 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    this actually helped me a lot, I used around half of these in an attempted "break as much shit as possible" SL1 run

  • @CheapShotFail
    @CheapShotFail 3 ปีที่แล้ว +650

    Very helpful, makes me wonder what the devs were thinking making Artorias the second boss, quite hard fight to expect new players to be ready for.

    • @qwerty_death9242
      @qwerty_death9242 3 ปีที่แล้ว +28

      maybe kalameet is the second boss

    • @ulyssesdelamora3856
      @ulyssesdelamora3856 3 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      @@qwerty_death9242 it actually turns out to be Manus, I played this setup before, needed an extra cast of soul arrow to win but didn't 😥

  • @neo1410
    @neo1410 3 ปีที่แล้ว +233

    Just imagine someday people find a way to skip guardian, and Ymfah will fight Manus as first Boss.

    • @jaysmall5586
      @jaysmall5586 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      I was kind of hoping Artorias would be it. But I didn't know if there was a way to skip the Guardian.

    • @RougeMephilesClone
      @RougeMephilesClone 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      If I recall correctly, there's an Artorias skip but no room to finagle out of the Guardian fight. Who knows what the future holds, though.

    • @graceempathy2325
      @graceempathy2325 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      If they skip guardian they could access the wrong warp to the last boss, could they not?

    • @zoromax10
      @zoromax10 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@graceempathy2325 no, because you have to set you warp point on the last area, wich you can't access without the vessel

  • @VincentAzure
    @VincentAzure 2 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    5:56 feels like an analogue horror because of the lack of any background music lmao

    • @bluecloud4652
      @bluecloud4652 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Was it because of some copyright issues?

  • @dontatme1
    @dontatme1 3 ปีที่แล้ว +186

    I never knew you could talk to the bosses instead of fighting them following these steps. This just goes to show how amazing the souls series is. There is always something more to discover!

    • @tarikay93
      @tarikay93 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Sweet irony.

    • @fastflack8194
      @fastflack8194 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Bait?

    • @TheMrSandMan11
      @TheMrSandMan11 3 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      Which reddit/gaming journalism site does this post go to?

    • @amberhernandez
      @amberhernandez 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      This is easily the greatest glitch discovery since the Mew glitch!

    • @Ma1q444
      @Ma1q444 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Wait can you actually or did he just edit it

  • @BonePapi
    @BonePapi 3 ปีที่แล้ว +78

    "I'm going to shit yourself"
    What a dangerous foe

  • @jotarokujo3603
    @jotarokujo3603 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    This is the most accurate guide in regards to both lore and gameplay that I have ever seen.

  • @freshbroceries4601
    @freshbroceries4601 3 ปีที่แล้ว +172

    Its been so long since I've done a run without the master key watching someone play through the game with normal progression looks so weird.

    • @GrimReaper415
      @GrimReaper415 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      "normal progression" being the keyword here.

    • @eyegonofcarim
      @eyegonofcarim 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@GrimReaper415 the master keyword

  • @namenull7399
    @namenull7399 3 ปีที่แล้ว +176

    I completed DS1 a few times without ever knowing the Capra Demon or gaping dragon existed. I just used the master key to get to blight town so I never went through the sewers

    • @Kazuhiro-i
      @Kazuhiro-i 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      XD

    • @Jack_Donovan
      @Jack_Donovan 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Can’t imagine the First play though just have it be hell and hella grinding

    • @MrAndresS1994
      @MrAndresS1994 3 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      Same, I even thought that getting to ring the second bell was way easier since you just need to basically kill Quelaag and her fight wasn't particularly difficult, just took a long ass time (because of going at it underleveled). It wasn't until my cousin needed help with the Capra demon that I found out those bosses were part of a normal run.

    • @vahlok2568
      @vahlok2568 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Well you’re lucky man lmao

    • @alfalldoot6715
      @alfalldoot6715 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Wait so does that mean you did the entire game with a +5 weapon?

  • @banjerpicker5273
    @banjerpicker5273 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Love your stuff man. Keep on killing it. Funny and informative. Kudos my friend. 10/10 would recommend!

  • @poinkek
    @poinkek 3 ปีที่แล้ว +67

    I love how he realizes he softlocked himself at the end lmao

  • @dreamerofthorns
    @dreamerofthorns 3 ปีที่แล้ว +77

    I finally lost it when it hit me: he does indeed cover everything. Even your first boss. Especially if your first boss happens to be the game's final boss.

  • @thepengolem7850
    @thepengolem7850 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    The first time I heard 6:00 I legitimately thought my headset was going bad, and had to rewind before I understood that it was just a genius edit.

  • @ShopperKungTVplay
    @ShopperKungTVplay 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1204

    i don't know man your guide is kinda easy.....
    **wipe sweat** what the fuck did ymfah just do?

    • @yep-its-them
      @yep-its-them 3 ปีที่แล้ว +136

      >easy mode guide
      >here you need to do pixel perfect jumps

    • @Bluecho4
      @Bluecho4 3 ปีที่แล้ว +27

      Go even further beyond.

    • @theapexsurvivor9538
      @theapexsurvivor9538 3 ปีที่แล้ว +51

      @@yep-its-them
      >chooses both
      >uses pixel perfect memerolls to skip SG and fight Artorias as his first boss
      >refuses to explain
      >leaves

  • @TheKeyblader133
    @TheKeyblader133 3 ปีที่แล้ว +40

    It's so nice to see a guide that actually helps explain the intended route to progress through Dark Souls. When I attempted it, I got lost and couldn't tell what the game wanted from me, but now that you've made this guide for starting the game, seeing how From Software really wanted everyone to proceed through the game is a life changer.

  • @ScottCuthbert
    @ScottCuthbert 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    This video is hilarious! The editing is next level. Thanks ymfah

  • @liasprings6502
    @liasprings6502 3 ปีที่แล้ว +242

    I've never played Dark Souls in my entire life, and I literally cannot tell what's actually helpful for a newbie and what isn't at times. It took me until the end of the miracle build to see that picking the cleric class was a DS in-joke.

    • @chaincat33
      @chaincat33 3 ปีที่แล้ว +56

      spoiler: None of it and all of it, simultaneously

    • @TheOriginalElkstone
      @TheOriginalElkstone 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      I think Cleric is the only one that starts with a mace, so it might be important for this

    • @RifanAhmad
      @RifanAhmad 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      do you mean do not choose Cleric?

    • @basemass81
      @basemass81 3 ปีที่แล้ว +38

      @@chaincat33 schrodinger's walkthrough

    • @WeaponizedGoochsweat
      @WeaponizedGoochsweat 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Have you played dark souls yet? I'll be checking in

  • @callmerenn5672
    @callmerenn5672 3 ปีที่แล้ว +71

    Okay, all jokes aside can we all acknowledge that ymfah's music choice is always excellent 👌

  • @JamesStGermain
    @JamesStGermain 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Definitely one of your most entertaining videos. Loved all the Persona 4 themes, and the memes are top tier (as always)
    Also, legit had to google about the gargoyles thing, despite the fact that I've played this for freakin' years

  • @LyDek_Ruke
    @LyDek_Ruke 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    I remember being able to play dark souls 2 and beat the first boss with your guide. Now I can do the same in dark souls 1, thank you very much

  • @ArkayeCh
    @ArkayeCh 3 ปีที่แล้ว +34

    Hearing ymfah's voiceover is such a rare treat.

  • @greenghost7907
    @greenghost7907 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I don’t know why it took me so long to subscribe to you. This is my kind of content. The correct kind of content.
    Praise the Sun!
    P.S. Your comedy is hilarious. The edits are well done, and I was laughing the whole time.

  • @jesseshipley387
    @jesseshipley387 3 ปีที่แล้ว +88

    I love how you can see the persona rabbit hole that ymfah has fallen into with his music and editing choices over the last few videos

  • @da_true_cluckmyster
    @da_true_cluckmyster 3 ปีที่แล้ว +130

    "The Speedrun-oh..." Gets me everytime!

    • @DeadlyNightshadeZ
      @DeadlyNightshadeZ 3 ปีที่แล้ว +45

      Technically, he has the world speed record for a number of categories, the "No talk" DS2 category, the "no walk" Skyrim category, and others.

  • @jackdavis4657
    @jackdavis4657 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I'm just going to come clean....MIGHT have clicked on this looking for some help from ya, ymfah! Haha! Always a pleasure to watch these videos.

    • @jackdavis4657
      @jackdavis4657 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      For the record: I've JUST beaten Ornstein and Smough. Can't do much else. Oh! But I finished DS2 and DS3!.................

  • @happyguy01
    @happyguy01 3 ปีที่แล้ว +302

    Bro I love this guy he makes a “tutorial” and proceeds to teach you pro level speed runner techniques amazing

    • @Eric_The_Cleric
      @Eric_The_Cleric 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Are these skips used in speedruns? I haven't even ever heard of half of them, and they seem so unreliable. Especially the Golem skip. Just seems like a fun way to utterly break the game and it's too far into the game to be worth the hassle of a restart at that point.

    • @micahjones7837
      @micahjones7837 3 ปีที่แล้ว +27

      @@Eric_The_Cleric very few of them are used in the current meta

    • @Eric_The_Cleric
      @Eric_The_Cleric 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@micahjones7837 I figured. Thanks for letting me know. :)

    • @micahjones7837
      @micahjones7837 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      @@Eric_The_Cleric sure bro. The dupe glitch is used, and wrong warps are definitely used, but none of the ones showed in this video iirc. The midroll fall cancel quit out thing he does is used to skip down to blighttown as well. If you are interested, I think the current wr any% is shorter than this video and it's pretty fun to watch

    • @PotatoeGamerLP
      @PotatoeGamerLP 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@micahjones7837 the reason some of these skips aren’t performed is because beating the bosses and going through certain areas saves time instead of having to do pixel perfect rng skips, not to mention they can’t close their game.

  • @-Raylight
    @-Raylight 3 ปีที่แล้ว +60

    Love the Persona intro and music. Masterpiece meets another masterpiece, what a perfection xD

  • @xavxavv7827
    @xavxavv7827 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Best music compilation ever whole chanel got such a nice music.

    • @xavxavv7827
      @xavxavv7827 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Wait it got something to see too? :D jk

  • @iistonton
    @iistonton 3 ปีที่แล้ว +33

    I can't wait for this mans videos once Elden Ring is out. "How to break Elden ring", "Elden ring bow "only"", "OP Early Elde-" you get the idea. Keep it up ymfah

    • @bobikoart
      @bobikoart 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      "Reviewers guide to Elden ring"

  • @ovidiosakfree7537
    @ovidiosakfree7537 3 ปีที่แล้ว +39

    A man who forgot that most of his tricks are based on the Master Key. Absolutely impressive.

  • @snowdrifter6187
    @snowdrifter6187 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    There was a yt series a long time ago called "a shit guide to darksouls" your edits remind me so much of those and I love it!

  • @danikisikan9821
    @danikisikan9821 3 ปีที่แล้ว +103

    Before this, I used to be a game journalist, but thanks to Ymfah's simple guides, I am now a backflipping giantdad chad str build who owns noobs and points down on dex users and miracle builds.
    Thank you for these easy to follow guides!

    • @Eric_The_Cleric
      @Eric_The_Cleric 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      D-did you just point down on MIRACLE BUILDS!? IN THIS GAME ENVIRONMENT!!!!??? Dex builds I can understand but miracle builds? C'mon man. That's a step too far.

  • @jmvt3
    @jmvt3 3 ปีที่แล้ว +40

    He had us in the first two minutes not gonna lie.

  • @giannmarcosmith221
    @giannmarcosmith221 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    not gunna lie 3 years after the video im super amazed at how much effort he puts i his videos its actually incredible i cant imagine playing the game like he does

  • @panduvandal
    @panduvandal 3 ปีที่แล้ว +25

    What a legendary guide to killing the first boss, thank you ymfah for giving the best possible guide