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"The furtive pygmy, so easily forgotten."
So true
Sorry, who?
I don't remember this dude
wait who dat
unlike the common pygmy, the boasting pygmy, the reknown pygmy and the public pygmy. what a shame these guys never did anything relevant ever
It's me
30:51 I think her tongue WAS cut out, but the process of reviving her fully restores her which is what allows her to speak to you
Both her tongue and her legs were cut, her in-game model actually doesn't have anything beneath the knee.
@@_Majisto_ What are you doing looking up her skirt? Show some respect!
@@_Majisto_No feet? That doesnt sound like from software to me lol
"My video is over, you now may leave" 😂
Best outro ever.
Out of all the things in Dark Souls, I think my favorite thing is Solaire and his boundless positivity and enthusiasm. This story has always been set in a hostile world that's harsh and unforgiving to be in, but even when things seem meaningless and hollow he's there to remind us of how jolly cooperation and human connection give us meaning and a reason to persevere.
The creator of Dark Souls has quite the soft spot for the character as well. And it's interesting how he put the "praise the sun" gesture into the game against producers' insistence that he leave it out because of how silly the idea seemed to them. Yet it's heartwarming how the internet fell in love with the character anyway. It's amazing how he's so deeply linked to Dark Souls' greatest call for players who persevere through tough challenges - Don't you Dare go Hollow, and Praise the Sun! \🌞/
Praise the Sun! \[T]/
thats what makes it so tragic and sad when that positivity turns to negativity when you meet him near the centipede boss room ;_;
@@Shad0wmoses That's why there's a whole community out there that watches out for each other and keeps you from going hollow. There's always a way to save him and not fall into despair and negativity. Praise the Sun! \[T]/
Your Dark Souls playthrough was awesome, and I am also happy that you have decided to delve on the story ❤❤❤
I think it's also important to note that you cannot trust Kaathe. After all, he is responsible for the Abyss and the fate of New Londo. So when he says, that you were tricked, it's not easy to know if that is true, although it does seem so.
I think Kaathe’s untrustworthiness comes more from recklessness than pure dishonesty. He’s *right* about The Age of Dark, but he failed to consider what could happen if the Oolacile sorcerers or the Four Kings twisted dark for their own ends and it blew up in his face both times.
In DS1 there's no "good" ending. You either get manipulated and screwed by Kaathe or Frampt, you get to take your pick.
SPOILERS AHEAD
Regardless of your choices in DS1/2 they ultimately don't matter in the grander scheme of things. DS3 has actual good options for endings, as they actually change things.
@@JonaD757 SPOILERS: Not really...because no matter what you do the world will be filled with ash and death at the end of The Ringed City. You cannot beat the pass of time no matter how hard you try.
@@fakub2026 There's the escape to the new Painted World which brings the Souls world to a peaceful end; then there's the Firekeeper/eyes ending, which will eventually restore the world to a closer amalgamation of what it should have been. Allowing the natural cycles to take place and lessen Gwyn's tainting of the world. Embracing change, that's the whole point.
@@JonaD757 The Ringed City takes places WAY after the Firekeeper Ending. It takes place at the literal end of the world and everything's dead. There's no natural cycles, just an illusion of a city and all the Pigmies being killed for the last remains of the Dark Soul.
Also is all up to interpretation on the Firekeeper ending but letting the fire die does nothing in the long run. The fire will rekindle itself again and again, you cannot escape the cycle Gwyn created.
Even if you choose to let the flame fade away its going to come back. I take the Firekeeper ending more like..."I'm not going to play by this world rules, I reject both Fire and Dark." But in the end it doesn't matter what you choose.
That's what Aldia discovers in DS2.
9:46 "The Pygmy found the Dark Soul..."
"Who?"
He is so easily forgotten.
Thank you so much for this. I can't overstate how much joy it gives me that you're loving and appreciating the Dark Souls lore so much. PLEEEEASE keep uploading more Vaati reaction videos, especially the Prepare to Cry series! It's the only way I can selfishly relive those feelings of wonder, joy, and sadness. 🙏🙏 Can't wait for your DS2 playthrough!
Prepare to cry are lame af. He just shows you npc quests lol like if you never played the game maybe it's cool but they are literally just here the npc quest and dialogue
Hex build is so fun in DS2. You’ll start as a sorcerer and use traditional, INT-scaling, magic-type sorceries in the beginning. Eventually you will discover dark-type hexes. These scales with INT and faith. Ideally you will level them both equally. I’ll let you discover the rest if you choose to go down this path.
agreed, plus ds2 is the perfect game to try out a magic build, since it gives you much more stats to play with and offers a ton of cool meele weapons suitable for caster characters
Im so hyped for your DS2 / DS3 playthrough, i hope you enjoy this games as much as many of us, Thank you!
She had better pick the remastered version of DS2, otherwise is she plays the original, it'll probably break her, because holy crap the enemy placement in the original is stupidly bad.
@@xanthiusdrake2775 Actually DS2 is much more beginner friendly. I played both and to be honest i don't like Scholar of the first Sin for the same reason i don't like OoT Master Quest that much.
10 minutes in and im so thoroughly enjoying your intrigue and excitement to discover the history of these lands. Those "holy shit" mindfucks when you find out and it answers so much at once is an amazing feeling
Honestly, this is only scratching the surface of the lore. I would definitely wait until you get through 2 (SOTFS is the standard version, btw) and 3 and then go back and explore Vaati's lore videos. Particularly the Prepare to Cry videos.
I'm quite excited for you to be on this journey!
This was great, I've been looking forward to this reaction for a while. Ps. If you recognise his voice at all, he made a guest appearance in the mossbag Hollow Knight video as one of the menderbug diaries.
i loved this! this was a really good reaction video, you did a really good job of adding your own commentary to make it transformative and not just a reupload, it was so cool to hear your thoughts on it! i'm super excited for more of these and for you to continue the series! (btw if you're gonna move on to dark souls 2 you should absolutely play scholar of the first sin, it's more up to date and includes more lore and stuff)
p.s. i live for these walton captions, they always make me laugh lmao
I highly recommend you watch Vaati's "Prepare To Cry" series for DS1. Don't watch the remasters as they contain spoilers
Thank you for reacting to this, really love your enthusiasm, almost made me tear up reminding me of my first time watching lore, lol.
Regarding your question about DS2, I'd recommend just going for Scholar of the First Sin, since it's the revised and definitive edition including all DLC and so on. Some veterans say it has worse placements for enemies and items, but that honestly only matters if you've played the original first. Scholar was my first and I seriously wouldn't change anything about it.
You'll be fine in DS2 with patience and basic observation skills, like "more enemies are waking up as I go near them, better not run wildly around this low level area while I fight". Scholar of the First Sin is basically just a remix, with the title referring to how the added DLC explains a lot more about the overarching story and the connection between the games. They fixed a bunch of things they couldn't do in the original, like having better lighting and more different enemies in the same areas. It's different but generally better, and it's the only version you can buy nowadays without jumping through hoops. I believe it's also the only one you can play online anymore. As for hexes, they are a high risk-high reward form of magic that require further focus on both intelligence and faith. In DS1 and 3 they're only variants of sorcery or miracles, but in DS2 they're a separate type with a full range of spells. Either type of magic is fun to play around with.
I feel like saying that SotFS is just a remix and generally better might give a false impression about it. It is generally better and it is a remix, but it's also way harder and a lot less fair to new players. It's pretty clear that SotFS was intended to be a far more challenging version of DS2 so that DS2 vets could experience the learning curve all over again. I'm not sure it holds up as the best experience for a first time playthrough of DS2.
@@markthesecond3380 should I play SotFS if I haven't played DS2 but played a couple other Soulsborne games (Dark Souls, Dark Souls 3, Elden Ring)? I would assume that I know the fighting style but don't know the actual layout of Ds2. I have also heard that I should play mostly without locking on which might lead to different gameplay which would again mean that I should start with the easier version. then again Scholar has better performance so which one would you recommend. I don't think I have the time or money to buy vanilla first and then play Scholars
@@revengance4149 Hmm, honestly, it's hard to say. I'll try to give you some of my thoughts to help you make a decision, but for full disclosure, I never beat SotFS. I beat original DS2 like 8 times before SotFS came out and when I got to SotFS, it felt like they made it more difficult while making it less fun. A lot of people love SotFS though, so take my opinion with a grain of salt.
The reason you've probably heard to not lock on as much in DS2 is probably because it likes to throw groups of enemies at you more often. Being locked on isn't great when dealing with 4-6 guys at the same time. If you're not used to swarm management, DS2 can take some time to learn (and might feel unfair in some places). If that gives you pause, well SotFS throws even more enemies at you, which can be quite ridiculous at times.
There's also some places where it feels like the SotFS is intentionally trying to trick players into messing up because it expects you to already know how certain areas work in original DS2. So it's trying to surprise you for the sake of being different.
That being said, DS2 is arguably the easiest of FromSoft's games. If you're confident in your crowd management and really care about a strong challenge, then it might be better to jump to SotFS. It's still a FromSoft game though, so it's not going to be a walk in the park either way (especially the DLC).
In my opinion, original DS2 feels like a better designed game overall, but SotFS does have some other objectively better aspects. For example, it is a noticeable visual upgrade over the original, torches have more use as a mechanic, and the SotFS servers are more active (if you care about online play). I think there's a few other QoL improvements, but they're relatively minor.
I know this isn't a definitive answer, but I hope it at least gives you some idea of why you might pick one over the other. Whichever you pick, I hope it's the right one for you. I love DS2 and I want you to have a good time either way.
@@markthesecond3380 thanks. I have sumbled across a very popular overhaul mod called "seekers of flame" and the reviews on UA-cam seems very positive as it fixed many issues with ds2 and allowes more freedom in the progression route. So I'll probably play with that for the best expierience and it only works with SotFS so I'll buy that. but thanks for the help I hope I don't suffer to much bs with this mod. I have no doubt that Ds2 despite it's many problems is a good game but when you can turn a 6 into a 8 it's obviously the right choice. from what I've seen ds2 feels like an unfinished game that could've been on par with ds 1 and 3 so mods are perfect for it as modders have clear problems they can fix to make the game better
So much for the break. We all knew you couldn't stay away for long 😊
I think it’s awesome that you give a recap to your playthrough and want to understand the lore better. Amazing
i admire and appreciate your dedication to avoiding spoilers!! And I'm really looking forward to seeing you play DS2 and 3!!
I like how passionate you are about this lol. Shows that actually enjoyed the game and it really caught your interest!
Man, Amber. *This* is how people should make reaction videos: you react!! You shared your own thoughts up front, you pause throughout the video to reflect and react, you interrupt and add your own stuff enough that your video is in no way a substitution for someone who hasn't seen the original... It's good.
If every "youtuber reacts" video was done like this, I think there would be a lot less controversy about the subject. 💙
I love your reactions to the lore, all of the soul likes have amazing lore behind them.
what i love about fromsoft lore is that it is both vague and deep at the same time. although there are some very likely threads that most of the fandom can agree upon after years of debate, nothing stops you from coming up with your own conclusions
That was interesting, I enjoyed watching along with you. I have seen a lot more information on the Bloodborne story than Dark Souls so it was fun to hear the story.
You have missed out on fromsoft’s best story/lore to date. Watch the lore video for Bloodborne by the same guy who did this one. Just prepare to have your mind enter absolute frenzy
You can totally play Scholar of the first sin, as it also contains all the DLC already and is kinda bit remastered version.
Also a Hex build would be fine since you need both Faith and Int for that so you still could use a lot od sorceries and Miracles on the side while also making full use of Pyromancies.
Scholar of the first Sin is a lot less forgiving to newcomers though. The enemy and item placements are sort of like a master quest version of the game. It's great if you already know DS2 like the back of your hand and you want a new challenge, but a first time player might find that it's a lot less fair and unnecessarily overwhelming when compared to regular DS2.
@@markthesecond3380 I dont know if you can get regular Ds2 anymore.
Like DS1 prepare to die is also not available anymore for example.
@@sadi5713 there's a DS2 bundle on Steam that includes the main game and all the DLC. Also, I'm sure there's plenty of physical copies around for any console players.
I’m late to the party so I don’t expect this comment to be seen. But I just finished my first ever DS1 play through (oddly enough I finished DS3 and Elden Ring, but never DS1).
I absolutely love your walkthrough of DS1! You picked it up so quickly and there were some amazing and funny moments along the way.
One thing piqued my interest that you mentioned in both your last video (fighting Gwyn) and this one:
You said Gwyn didn’t use lighting attacks during his fight and the piano music was so beautiful yet sad. In my opinion - the reason for this is because Gwyn, the most powerful God, is now a hollow version of himself. He’s prolonged his age of fire and stretched it so much, even using his soul as kindling. That would explain why (once you get the timing down) he is so easy to beat with parrying. It’s because his age has come to an end and it’s almost sad to see a great warrior at the end of his sanity.
Also, if we are truly to succeed Gwyn as most of the NPCs state, this will also be our fate as we offer ourselves up as kindling. Reinforcing the idea of “is it best to link the fire”.
I really enjoyed your walkthrough and CANNOT wait for DS3!!!!!!
I ended up playing hexes my first DS2 run, it was fun! I was in a similar situation. I wanted to try magic but couldn’t decide between a faith or intelligence build, so I went with both. I didn’t know hexes existed and just used both miracles and sorceries until I found some, and pretty much only used hexes afterwards. They’re dark elemental spells/miracles that scale with both faith and intelligence, so if you have a lot of both they’re pretty strong.
Before watching rest of the video, just from seeing the intro I want to say I'm very happy that you seem to feel better! It's awesome you decided to watch the lore video, I watched it before I started your series to understand everything betrer.
I'm currently making my way through DS2: SotFS (never played plain vanilla DS2), and whatever anyone else says here about difficult enemy placements, etc., it is well within your abilities as a player (having watched your other playthroughs). The game definitely rewards patience rather than trying to sprint ahead through areas, but that's never been an issue for you. So far, I've definitely been enjoying it overall FWIW.
She's going down the rabbit hole! I repeat, she's going down the rabbit hole, sir! There's no going back!
I'm glad you're going to be playing DS2! It is my favorite entry in the trilogy, but some of the creators I've seen have completely skipped DS2 and went straight from DS1 to DS3 which seems like a missed opportunity to me.
I don't think it's a bad idea to do DS2 after 1 and 3, because 1 and 3 have such similar gameplay and clear story links. It can be jarring to adjust from 1, to 2, to 3.
Playing DS2 after one pretty much disrupts you from keeping with the story sice it doesnt have anything to do with the other two games, so if you want to follow the story more appropiately you gotta do ds1 and ds3 first, then ds2.
@@felipegiraldo8100but there's a lot of ds2 references in DS3, especially in the dlc
I love how much you are genuinely enjoying the hidden details of the story.
Please continue beatiful as always and continue the Dark Souls series.
I don't know why, but watching these type of videos is so calming.
Looking forward to seeing more of your dark souls journey!
that was great, seeing you understand more about the games and getting more excited to continue to the next one is so great. now i would actually like for you to listen to bloodborne's lore cuz its also very interesting
Amber you should totally bring Celeste on the channel, I think you're gonna love it
Can't wait for more dark souls!
Hope you're starting to feel better Amber. Glad to see the new posted video.
Very enjoyable reaction. Piecing the lore together is such a fun part of these games, since so much is left up to interpretation and speculation. Miyazaki has mentioned that this is inspired by him reading English fantasy novels when he was younger, and because he didn't fully understand the language he filled in the gaps himself.
When you eventually replay DS1 there's some other things you should try to do, besides finding Kaathe and choosing the Dark ending. The first is getting the Old Witch's Ring, either as a starting gift or by trading the Sunlight Maggot to Snuggly the crow.
Another thing is to upgrade your Pyromancy Flame to +10 before you go to Blighttown.
I won't spoil what happens when you do these things, I'll leave that for you to figure out, but I'm sure you'll be pleasantly surprised.
Also being not Hollow makes you can see various things than being hollow
Do a faith/hex build for DS2. By leveling faith and intelligence together hex spells will do solid damage, and faith will allow for a ton of useful utility spells that add flavor to the game. 100% play SoTFS instead of the original. It is a massive improvement. I'm glad you're not skipping 2, as it is loved and hated by many for good reason. It is much more of an rpg, with more of everything. Basically a love letter to the first. The only true criticisms are its obscure I frame connection to the adaptability stat, multiplayer connectivity being tied to your total soul collection aka soul memory, and the less consistent vistas that reveal other parts of the game. These few things aside, all other complaints fail to be substantiated upon further understanding. It's the only game of the three I can go back to and enjoy no matter what. Anyway glad you're enjoying this, as you have the best system for exploration I have seen personally aside from myself. Can't wait for DS2 😊
Having finally been able to watch the last few Dark Souls videos, and now you enjoying the lore has made me very happy. Your playthrough of DS1 was amazing through and through, and it sparks joy that you're now here for the lore as well. I firmly believe the souls series to have one of the more comprehensive lore behind the games and learning it all is a long journey, but well rewarding. I hope you have a lot of fun playing (and learning the lore of) the rest of the series.
I recommend just playing DS2: Scholar of the First Sin. DS2 vanilla is basically the same but with less lore. Make sure to read up on adaptability and agility before you start a ds2 run, it helps enormously. Every type of magic is absolutely viable in DS2 btw, so use whatever you want :). Hexes is basically Dark Magic, which is honestly one of the easier/stronger types in the game, but it feels amazing to play.
I hope we see more of these videos! Even though it's technically a "react" video it's also one where you learn together with us, and i feel it's amazing seeing your reactions to the deeper parts of lore hidden in the game :)
this^
What lore is missing from vanilla? It was updated with that NPC when SotFS came out.
@@_Majisto_ A bunch of items got their text altered for a bit more lore, though i'm now unsure whether or not they patched that into the vanilla game as well, haven't really touched it after SotFS came out tbh. It was mostly Aldia though, but i didn't know he got patched into vanilla, which is pretty cool
13:09 When you meet Gwyn, he doesn't use his lightning because he's been consumed long ago by the First Flame, his hollow body a vessel fueled by the First Flame to defend it, the game heavily hints at that by having him wield a flaming sword and only being able to create fire bursts from his hand, when you fight him, Gwyn Lord of Sunlight is no more and the Lord of Cinder has long taken his place.
Awesome reactions :D I enjoyed this a lot.
I would say you should play ds2 - scholar of the first sin
Yesssssss LORE! Ive seen all of Vaati's Dark Souls videos when they came out and LOVE 1st time players reacting to them after their playthrough.
Thank you for the video.
15:30 - Here's another reason to play through Dark Souls a few more times.)
Wow! Now you are taking it serious! Very nice video)
If you ever do replay Dark Souls, read all the item descriptions. Not all are interesting, but many provide lore about the world and characters. Very cool!
found the person who didn't watch her DS play through.
Nice, can't wait to hear your thoughts on these
Scholar of the First Sin Edition is probably best for DS2, I feel most people consider it to be the definitive version of the game and it comes with all the DLC and extra lore stuff in the base game.
With extra enemies
There are a lot of secrets and lore in DS2 you will recognize or find. You will like that games dynamic for sure
"The Pigmy found the Dark Soul"
"...Who??"
Yep, she gets it, lmao
Have a great game today with Dark Souls take care and Thank You.😀👋
Youre a gem amber, keep up the good work. 👍
Scholar of the First Sin is the only one you need. It's like the Lord of the Rings extended editions compared to the base editions.
The fandom consider it divisive, but you should still try it; some of us love it. If it ends up not being for you that's totally cool, but you should still try it out first! : )
now i am really hyped for your future playthroughs!
Understanding the lore is the true final boss also you look great in pink Amber
So happy to have stumble across your vids. I love your content! Dark souls was amazing
Good to see you are feeling better :)
You don’t need to worry about Vaati, anyone interested in souls lore has seen his entire videography
In DS2 there are 4 varieties of magic (the other games only include 3). Pyromancy is mostly fire and scales by leveling up your pyromancer hand. Sorcery is magic that scales with intelligence. Miracles are mostly lightning and support spells, and they scale with faith. Finally, Hexes are a dark form of magic that scale with both int and faith. They are the most powerful, from what I hear.
Im so awful at comprehending storys so this will help me a lot😅
If you feel up to it, I would definitely be down for some more reaction videos to DS! and Bloodborne lore. Even if you don't make videos on them, though, you should definitely watch them. So much of the best parts of the lore in these games are incredibly easy to miss on your first playthrough, or even your first few.
I've accidentally discovered Kaathe on my first playthrough :D Because after the first bell, I attacked the pardoner and after Frampt showed up, I immediately went to buy shitton of arrows and started shooting him. I thought he was a boss and I was cheesing him... he got pissed and there was no way to bring him back (because I killed Oswald of Carim). My mind exploded when I found out there was a different way to finish the game (and the kind reddit thread was spoiler free... just a question about this exact situation and simple answer - yes, you can still finish the game).
I'm pretty sure you can also just drop into the hole where Frampt was. That way you can finish the game even if you also attack Kaathe.
@@freshjori If you place the Lordvessel there, would it count as placing it with Frampt? I know that you can drop there, but I'm not sure of the implications (would you still meet Kaathe, if you make Frampt angry but then place Lordvessel in his room anyways? my guess is no)
@@michalkuban9888 I think that Kaathe won't spawn if you placed the lordvessel already.
@@freshjori makes sense
Just Love. Hope you enjoyed the game and after this video the story.
I loved the reaction and loved you maintained yourself spoiler free because being oblivious to things going in is the reason I loved your first series.
everything in anor londo is an illusion including the sun. thats why when gwyndolin dies, anor londo goes dark
I'd love to see you do a play through of Skyrim, you'd love that game!
Another great video. You’re amazing and I love you!!
9:50 oh yes, the furtive pygmy, so easily forgotten...
Scholar of The First Sin is just an upgraded version of DS2 so definitely play Scholar
to meet Qaathe, you can talk to Frampt for the first half of the game until Ornstein and Smough, but *dont* place the lord vessel with him back at Firelink, then go thru New Londo and beat the Four Kings (after Sif boss of course) and this will unlock Qaathe at the Abyss bonfire as an alternate lord vessel placement option.
in the DLC, Chester told you of a "toothy serpent" that fooled Olacile into waking up Manus, that brought the Abyss upon the world, challenging the rule of Fire with dark. That was Qaathe.
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(mild spoils ahead) You can get an alternate Sif cutscene however, if placing the vessel with Frampt and you head to the DLC early, you can meet and save Sif in the past in DLC before fighting him in the main game. just one of the many easter eggs in this game. 😮
the thing with that is that you cannot get both the unique Sif cutscene and the Kaathe dialogue in the same playthrough since you need to have placed to Lordvessel to get to the DLC and fight Sif after the DLC but that means that by the time you get to the four Kings you will have already placed the Lordvessel meaning that Kaathe won't be there. I was at this crossroad a few days ago in my 2nd playthrough but decided that the Darkwrath covenant achievement was more important than a unique Cutscene. Kinda goes to show that not only the world but also the order in which you go is interconnected leading to slightly different expieriences depending on your choices.
@@revengance4149 yeh, the whole thing revolves on needing Sifs ring to even fight the Four Kings 😭🐶
I'm currently halfway thru an SL1 challenge run and on the same dilemma 😅 I thought of doing the Dark Wraith Covenant cuz it would be fun, maybe I'll make a save file and undo my progress and continue to the DLC instead for the cutscene later.
I'm always delaying that fight as long as possible on all my playthrus 🥹
@@leftyjackTTV sorry this got so long I talk about a lot of different stuff
the way I see it is you don't need to do everything in 1 playthrough and Ds1 is the kind of game where people who played it since 2011 have 900+ hours on it. on my first Playthrough a few months ago I missed the painted world of ariames, the Gwyndolin fight and basically everything to do with breaking the illusion, the great hollow and ash lake (got to great hollow thought I'll return later and forgot about it), the kaathe interaction, the dlc, basically all questlines and 6 covenants. and currently Im still missing the dlc (yes I know we are talking about the dlc but I haven't played it yet myself :p ) also all questlines which I don't think I'll do on this one probably gonna be 1-2 questlines a plathrough, and two covenants. basically there's a lot of content for a game that takes 20 hours to complete. I only came to Ds1 after being introduced to the souls games by Elden Ring so there's no rush for me. I also think that the whole Kaathe Sif situation is cool and I don't want to criticise it. when writing the op comment I only realized how interconnected not just the world but the story of Ds1 is and the way it tells it. also I love so many thinks about the story in these games, and the tale of Artorias and Sif is tragic indeed, but I don't feel guilty. the way I see it is that by making us kill Sif the game tells us this tragedy. its such a cool way of storytelling not just item descriptions not even just enviromental storytelling or Dialogue but the boss fights themselves tell Miyasakis story. other great examples are the old demon King in ds3 surrounded by the corpses of his species and putting up a final fight and releasing an explosion only to remain weakened and trying to ward you of with his last bit of strength not unlike Sif really, or the Namless King hesitating to kill his dragon (that may or may not be Ornstein but either way is his friend and companion). Ornstein paying respect to Smough before absorbing his power while Smough crushes Ornstein like a bug without any respect despite the fact that he wanted to be one of the knights himself and maybe even saw Ornstein as an idol once.
“Usurp Lord Gwyn”
“What exactly am I usurping?”
“…”
“…”
“Usurp Lord Gwyn, chosen undead!”
GWYN, WHEN THE DRAGONS ARE IN CHARGE: circle of life, baby! nothing lasts forever
GWYN, WHEN HIS CYCLE IS UP: this is so unfair
Your reaction is awesome, Amber! I love how you have edited it and shared a lot of your own thoughts. So well done!
I haven't played these games but I've watched some playthroughs. From what I've seen when it comes to DS2 it seems like Scholar looks a lot better visually and has some cool mechanics but adds a lot mobs and ganks enemies that make the early game really tough compared to the original version.
Scholar just seems frustratingly tough for no reason. But people certainly like other aspects of it as well. I feel like I'd personally find a way to play the original first with the DLCs and do Scholar later. But idk... thats my outside perspective.
Loved this! The lore is not obvious, and I personally dont mind you watching anything about the ringed city, because the lore for that place is, above all else, shrouded in the pure terror of trying to explore it 😰
Really looking forward to your next dark souls content! ❤
Hell yeah! A livestream would be awesome 😆💕
I feel like this was probably not one of the videos that people were thinking off when suggesting Vaati xD but oh well.
9:56 ...so easily forgotten haha
Great reaction. You asked which Dark Souls 2 you should play, well, you should play the Dark Souls 2: Scholar of the First Sin. It is basically the definitive edition of Dark Souls 2, which a better approach with lore and the three majestic DLC's.
Meh debatable. I prefer the original. It's all a matter of choice.
31:07 Fire business isn´t fishy, water business is fishy... Fire business is woody!... That´s just comon sense...
Maybe not for a video but I highly recommend looking up the lore of Bosses as well. They are fascinating!
You're quicker on picking up on a lot of this stuff than I am apparently lol
I've watched Vaati's videos before and still have a hard time wrapping my head around DS lore and its reasons, even some of the stuff he explains outright. Which is weird because I can understand and comprehend Bloodborne's lore and story no problem. Have a good day
I've only ever played DS3 (which I loved), but I could watch Dark Souls (and Warhammer 40k) lore vids all day long.
26:15 It WAS guesswork, until DS2 & 3 came out...but it was more like arcaeology as From tied it all together in the end...and it was so much fun theorizing with guys like Vaati, Terramantis, and EpicNameBro...
Oh yeah, it's a retro edit from the futjre about the past...I loved your playthrough of Dark Souls 2 with what's her face (argh, I'm so bad at names).
Your ds and hk playrhroughs are immaculate, is there any chance you would play blasphemous?
I've been thinking about it for a while! Perhaps I can fit it into the schedule in the next 6 months or so lol :)
@@SymbaLily Thoroughly recommend it! It's the most Souls-like Metroidvania I've played so far (moreso than Hollow Knight and I'm a huge Hollow Knight fan). Recommend changing the audio to Spanish, though!
@@SymbaLily cool thanks Amber
If you liked learning about Elden Ring and Dark Souls from Vaatividya then you should losten to Miracle of Sound's Fallen Leaves Song because Vaatividya performs in it.
OUR LORD HATH RETURNED'ST
i recommend the prepare to cry playlist from the same content creator
Even if you let yourself be influenced by the notion that Dark Souls 2 is the runt of the litter you will play it eventually. That being said there is no reason to play them out of order.
You should really watch other videos where he talks about the lore behind the bosses ,they're really enteresting and add alot to your knowledge of the world
scholars of the first sin is just a remastered version with the DLC rolled in, its generally considered the better of the two versions.
This was a super fun watch! Especially your reaction to Darkstalker Kaathe, I have no idea how people stumbled onto him. Seeing you get so invested in the story is a delight and I'm excited to see the series continue! You can't trust anybody who'd call themselves gods!
Welcome simba to the greatest lore ever created in video games
You probably know that already but Dark Souls 2 SOTFS has all DLC's and that's probably what you wanna play.
Dont worry about Dark Souls 2 story. Very little that happens in that game actually matters story wise.
Honestly, i understand we all are ready for more dark souls, but tbh, as a developer herself working on assets, i think demon's souls remake would be best for her. Really wish we could see her reason to an access to photo mode on a souls game.
I love that you skipped the endings and other stuff you don't know. Very enjoyable reaction i had tons of fun.
Pls DS2 whenever you play the next fromsoft game lol
Dark Souls is one of those games that you still get hit with spoilers even after you've completed the game.