@@Beeg_Boy "...For the pyromancer, a flame is a precious thing indeed, to be nurtured, often for an entire lifetime. When the flame is shared, it creates an eternal bond between the parties." - _item description of "Pyromancy Flame" (after upgrading) from Dark Souls 1_ If you're not a pyromancer, Laurentius shares the sparks of his flame for you to get Pyromancy Flame, that's simply wholesome
@@tomm9056 I love Dark Souls 2 so completely. It's my favorite of the trilogy. So grateful for FromSoft, Soulsborne games have given me the strength to overcome many struggles and personal demons.
@@RootVegetabIe All undead are meant to link the flame so if they feel fulfilled without ever wanting to kill the Lords and Gwyn then yeah they still have given up.
Being hollow is nothing. All of the original 4 bipedal races were hollow to start with anyways. They were given a purpose of existence once the Age of Fire came about and souls were given to them. The thing about the Dark Soul is that it turns humans into monsters (much like how Life Soul turned the Witch's people into demons). This is why those 2 races were condemned. As for the giants and why they were left alone despite the Death Soul turning them into undead is another thing. IDK for the life of me how they got a pass from Gwyn.
Its so lovely how much they care for you. “Stay safe” “Be safe” is a request thats impossible to keep in Dark Souls, and yet they still say it. Its hope, dark souls has always been about hope. And they’re such kind people, really.
Hope Hope is a childish thing To hold onto hope in a world where it will never bloom, where the dark skies will never Let the warmth of the day get through, a world where you are destined to fail. And yet that is the point is it not? To hold onto hope, no matter how childish, is worth. It drives us to seek, to Fight, do bask in the sun and lay on the green earth once more Hope is what gives heroes the will to vanquish the villain, to brave the dark to mend what has been broken Hope, no matter how childish or Naive, will bloom... And the light it casts upon the fading visions of a better tomorrow is worth dying for
@@northernalpine4350 Thinking about the themes of berserk its so cool to see the parallels between dark souls' message and berserk's. Dark souls still manages to execute it in a really unique way aswell which is really cool.
@@Eikorunuyeah I rmbr hating when berserk became wholesome and guts got his party back but lowkey those moments were the best seeing all the culminations of everyone’s characters and how even in a world characterized by despair they were able to find their way to ppl that rlly cared. It’s really sad that Miura passed away but hey the next chapter comes out only a week from now so who knows maybe it will eventually actually end. Edit: a berserk game with bloodborne and sekiro combat mixed (aggressive and fast like bloodborne, and striking weak points to finish enemies off while cutting the weaker ones to pieces) would be so insane, and if you could combine some of the systems from dragons dogma (with the rest of guts party providing support and also attacking in combat and enemies randomly periodically attacking cities and you out in the open) and maybe someone with the experience in direct story telling (no offense to fromsoft I love their stories) like the Witcher 3 team, you would have a divine game right there
Souls. A hellish experience, yet it pushes you, it wants you to be better. It will kick you, kick you hard yet no matter what it wants you to get back up. It wants you to kick it right back.
This is why I never tell him where Queelana is. And he understands. He says something like "it's okay. I bet you have your reasons for that." I wish we had some undertale-like dialogue on NG+ where you can tell him you don't want to kill him again, and that's why you won't tell him how to find Queelana.
Through all this time, Miyazaki has been keeping an eye on us all. These games have been more than games, but pieces of art to consume, and change the heart into even more
This is the kind of thing that makes you realise just how genuine every character is whenever they say it. They sound like they mean it, like they truly want you to be safe beyond any benefit they may get from such. This could very well exemplify why Soulsborne games have even been effecive as a suicide prevention hotline. They've smothered you with love whenever you got to speak to these characters, even through jokes about not wanting to see their work squandered. These characters are more true in the words they speak than any person I have ever listened such things from. Or, at least, it has made me keep going despite seeing the world be so cruel I wouldn't. This is that one thing that makes a weak person cry and feel cleansed. Thank you.
@treheron Entirely my point here. I hate when people deny themselves the pleasure of dealing with what they feel. It's a surprisingly hard thing to do.
no one ever gave a fuck about me like dark souls npcs did p.s. love yall, thank you, and more people give a fuck about you than you could ever imagine so don't be afraid to give a fuck too. stay safe out there, don't you dare go hollow.
I really love that phrase. “Don’t go hollow”. Such a simple phrase but it means so much. Everyone knows what hollowing means and how it’s essentially like death but for the player to go hollow, it means that they quit. They didn’t try hard enough, they didn’t have the drive or they just… failed. Having the npcs giving out encouragement was enough for me to continue my first run and finishing it. Now I played every single souls game. “Don’t go hollow”
"Men are props on the stage of life, and no matter how tender, how exquisite... A lie will remain a lie. Young Hollow, knowing this, do you still desire peace?" -Aldia
Orbeck... I don't get why people don't like him. He's a bit of an idiot at first, yes. But as you progress you get through that and get a really good friend at the end. I had done the entirety of Yuria's questline. Everything was set. I only needed to kill the soul of cinder. But I spoke to Orbeck. It was his farewell. And I remembered that the fire keeper, Andre, Siegward and many others wouldn't be pleased with my choices. And I killed Yuria, for she once asked me to kill Orbeck. And I farmed souls until I was able to get rid of the dark sigils. Then I got the eyes of the fire keeper and got the most heartwarming ending ever. I do not regret anything
@@senskrad5860No I am not. But everyone and their mother knows that humanity's capability of sorcery is weaker than gods and demons. So much so that when a mage runs out of focus they resort back to physical weapons. And mechanically in-game, you don't really appreciate his help with the Twin Princes. Sirris is more of a help.
the best part about the souls series is, every character has a purpose of their own; and only when they lose that purpose is when they go hollow. if you listen in on the stories they tell you, plus their item descriptions you can piece together why theyre doing what theyre doing, it may seem cryptic but every character has a purpose. one cant go hollow if they still have hope in their hearts, the reason everybody wants you to be safe is because they realise you have a purpose and they want you to see that through just as much as you want them to see theirs through.
This video did make me feel something considering the fact that I lost my father to cancer today. Laurentius' "Don't you dare go hollow" always resonated with me. No matter the challenges in life, there's still more to it. We must persevere even through the darkest times, no matter how hard it might seem.
Same, things rarely ever truly speaks to me.. But this did. In todays day and age everything moves so fast. I think I need to slow down a bit. I realized I just kinda ran past all these characters not fully listening to them. I heard the words but I didn't.. It really is about the journey and not the end. Why spend time chasing a far fetched dream if you lose yourself along the way. Made me realize that I'm not living right now. I'm running to try and catch up with the image of myself I created in my head. I guess this got deep but I so dearly want to remember this. My disability will make me forget about this soon and I'll be back to what I used to be. I hope this video will be the exception and keep resonating in my head forever.
We are right by your side man. If you ever feel alone remember that it is okay to struggle, we are ready if you want tu summon us to help you on your way. May the flames guide thee
All of these npcs sadly never lasted. They extinguished like any other flame, except one... Whether he's the good luck, the hyena, the trusty, the spider, the unbreakable, or the untethered, he will always be with us. "I'll stick you in my prayers. A fine *dark soul* to you." - Patches
Im conviced that sense in my headcannon all the games are tied together by the player character who just keeps coming back each time, that patches is the only one who knows this and so comes with us each time both for money and because he basically the only friend we truly have
I'm not sure why, but hearing Orbecks "Promise to stay safe" feels weirldy special. Like by "running our own little school" you've actually built a bond with him, despite him being dismissive of you at first. Damn.. I want to do a sorcery run now😂
In my first full playthrough I lay a summon sign and grinded Wolnir (must have been some sort of community revival at the time because I never had such short wait times again) and ended up with so many runes I didn't know what to spend them on. Ended up buying all of Orbeck's sorceries even though I was a strength build because I didn't want to over level. I ended up liking the guy and killed the woman who asked me to assassinate him, also accidentally saving Anri along the way. It was bittersweet to find him dead later down the line... Greirat too, even after Patches saved him the first time...
The Stone-Humped Hag will always be the biggest one to me. The stories with other characters are wonderful, but something about simply meeting a stranger at the end of everything and asking for you to stay alive genuinely hit me hard. The view, no matter how terrible it may appear, is better with you in it.
This is exactly why whenever I see an npc, I always stop to chat with them. Even though its just a video game, but hearing kind-hearted people telling you things like "Be safe" as we go off to face the harsh and cruel world. It's tiny, but it helps to push us forward, to know that there are people who care about you despite being strangers, to reassure us that we are not alone
I don’t know if this is the place to put this but I don’t see why not. I’ve been dealing with a good amount of trouble in my life recently, several mental health issues that Ive been dealing with for a long time coming to a head in many dangerous ways, I’m lucky to be in a place with a very supportive network of friends and family to look after me and the ability to get help for my problems but it’s still tough. Dark souls has always been an incredibly big part of my life and it by far one of my favorite franchises in gaming. Today was a day where those issues I’ve been dealing with were getting almost too much to handle but I just so happened to pull up this video. Queue me crying in my bed for about 10 minutes as I think back on all the people who care about me and want to see me get better and be safe. Darks souls it beautiful and so are you my friend. For whatever it’s worth from an internet stranger, thank you. I’m still crying but that’s souls isn’t it?
Sometimes you just need to sit back and let life do its thing. I'm basically saying you need to relax sometimes and do nothing, 99% of life's problems fix themselves one way or another. Stay strong friend, don't you dare go hollow.
this really hits deep because it shows that not only this guys care for us, but that Miyazaki is also traying to keep us on not giving up and he wants us to enjoy the games till is all over, truly a great developer he is
The saddest part of your first playthrough is when you tell Laurentius about the chaos flames you got from blighttown. You leave with him saying *"Be safe, friend. And don't you dare go hollow".* Only to find him hollowed at the bottom of blighttown, searching for the pyromancy you gave him knowledge of. He was one of the kindest NPC's, and the most caring of you actually surviving. And not from ulterior motives. He just cared.
I think every depressed person should hear this from their loved one. I haven’t played enough of Dark Souls, only Elden Ring so I have no idea who these characters are. Yet, I find warmth in how even in the cruel world of Souls many crumbs of just raw humanity exist. They’re the bonfire of your heart.
If you're here not for the first time. It's sign that you are yet to give up. Even if you have no one to comfort you, you'll always have your self and, don't you dare go hollow, mate.
That...was unexpected , very well said , perfect timing and such a nice touch from dark souls , I never realisesd how these npcs actually hoped my well being in all this time , thank you
I feel like in a way, this video is a great send-off for the Dark Souls trilogy despite some of it also being from Bloodborne. It almost feels as if they're seeing you off after you've completed your long journey. Your edit is incredible.
This made me oddly emotional, i dont really know why but something about it just makes a deep welling of emotion rise up within me. To anyone struggling with whatever it is you are struggling with, stay safe and dont you dare go hollow.
Whenever I feel down I always play this… this game if the reason why I live today and hearing them tell me to be stay safe and not to give up genuinely saved my life
This video made think about a lot and mainly about the passivo of people that were around me. The "Dont you dare go Hollow" made me cry and I havent cried in 3 years
It is interesting how in Dark Souls, just like in real life, these small affection demonstrations can go unnoticed by us, I never payed much attention to them before, I will be shure to hear them more closely in my next playthroughs.
No game has nailed the feeling of the age as the Dark Souls Series. Doesn't matter what location it is, it'll make you think "damn, this place has gone through a LOT." But of course, so have we.
Just turned 20 today and I started playing DS3 last week as I was really at the lowest point in my life right now and been battling depression for while now. I can't even describe what Dark Souls does to me mentally and psychologically but it makes me feel warmth and safe. Everyone I know are just fakes and I'm lonely but these NPCs felt so real to me. They were the only ones that truly cared. I can't thank these games enough. To whoever reading this just know that you are not alone and there others struggling too. So please be safe and don't you dare go hollow.❤
vou falar em portugues mesmo, mas dark souls é incrivel, uma jornada, onde vc esta sozinho em um mundo, onde literalmente todos estao contra voce, ou sao indiferente a voce, esse edit, é incrivel e demonstra muito bem, a solidao de dark souls, e como em meio ao caos, e a tantas coisas existem seres que enxergam um futuro brilhante em vc, parece brincadeira mas edit, faz com que eu me orgulhe de ser quem sou.
This has become my favorite video on the internet. I've watched it every night since I first saw it. Thank you for making this, truly. The souls community forever has my heart.
Thank you. This video means a lot to me. I'm going through a difficult phase in my life. It feels unbearable from time to time. For some reason, this edit touches something in me. I rewatch it often and it helps me to stay on right path. Thank you.
“Promise to stay safe. It’s been nice running our little school.” You can’t do this to me, Orbeck is one of my favorite characters and when I first experienced his fate I stood there in silence. Ever since I have refused to finish his questline, so I can keep him safe.
Im not the first to say the dark souls series is like a cure to depression for some people but the thing that is sad is that most people who play souls games when they meet a friendly NPC, its the only kindness that person has felt in a long time, in a world the shunns good deeds and praises violence its uncommon to hear incouraging words from anyone besides family let alone someone you just met. Most people suffer in silence and even when they have their family with them and are told constantly by them that they love you and care about you, you hear it enough when your younger and either you dont get told those things anymore or you become desensitized, and only when you hear kind words from someone outside your family does it have any value, at least thats my experience. Im not a philosopher or a do gooder but I have hope for a brighter future, maybe not in the next morning or next month but a bright future none the less. One thing that im trying to stop doing is isolating myself and being alone with my thoughts, thinking isnt inherently bad its just when it goes unchecked like most things it becomes unhealthy and when you live in your head 24/7 you start getting thoughts that arent your's and you start acting on impulse like a hollow. So please friend, do stay safe, whatever flame you have left, find the fuel that gets you going dont let up for a second because in this world that tries so hard to push you down, you can either fight the wind by yourself or with others, or let that flame die out. I really hope you don't lie down and give up and im not saying always keep moving, when you need rest let yourself rest, you've earned it even if to others it seems small to you its a big development. Dont you dare go hollow my friend.
@@Meybi “…” “Like’s Own Comment, Can’t Handle Other People Being Happy, Is Definitely Malding at The Seams Right Now and Every Other Time He Fail’s to Comprehend The Vibe *TM* :” “Uhuh, Sure Yuh little Terrorist.” “In All The Grand History Of Existence.” “Growup and Discover what God Actually Mean’s.” “This I’m 14 and this is so deep over Here Pretending He Know’s More about Reality than I Do.” “What Yuh got there, some Generic Social Media Addiction Fed tunnel Vision “I Need to Be Objectivist at All Cost!” Mindset.” “Absolute Copy-Paste Stereotype with No Original Opinion and Self Deprecating by Existence over Here:” “I Don’t Read The Bible Much, I just Respect It’s Factually True Effect on Reality.” “Real Ability, Power, Force.” “The Comfort Of Man Know’s No Bounds.” *”P.S: Speedwrote This, Great WPM Practice and Laying out My Thoughts for Keepsake, just for The Record.”*
@@Meybi “…” “Like’s Own Comment, Can’t Handle Other People Being Happy, Is Definitely Malding at The Seams Right Now and Every Other Time He Fail’s to Comprehend The Vibe *TM* :” “Uhuh, Sure Yuh little Terrorist.” “In All The Grand History Of Existence.” “Growup and Discover what God Actually Mean’s.” “This I’m 14 and this is so deep over Here Pretending He Know’s More about Reality than I Do.” “What Yuh got there, some Generic Social Media Addiction Fed tunnel Vision “I Need to Be Objectivist at All Cost!” Mindset.” “Absolute Copy-Paste Stereotype with No Original Opinion and Self Deprecating by Existence over Here:” “I Don’t Read The Bible Much, I just Respect It’s Factually True Effect on Reality.” “Real Ability, Power, Force.” “The Comfort Of Man Know’s No Bounds.” *”P.S: Speedwrote This, Great WPM Practice and Laying out My Thoughts for Keepsake, just for The Record.”*
"Be safe, friend. Don't you dare go hollow"- Laurentius
I always loved how genuinely kind he sounded when he talked, never tell him about where you got those chaos pyromancies!
@@Beeg_Boy "...For the pyromancer, a flame is a precious thing indeed, to be nurtured, often for an entire lifetime. When the flame is shared, it creates an eternal bond between the parties."
- _item description of "Pyromancy Flame" (after upgrading) from Dark Souls 1_
If you're not a pyromancer, Laurentius shares the sparks of his flame for you to get Pyromancy Flame, that's simply wholesome
Damn i miss him
@@melodicdumpster When he gave us that flame, he gave us a part of himself. Do take good care of it
Song, music, sound is agape by nicholas britell for anyone searching for it here.
"Don't get yourself killed. Neither of us would like to see you go hollow."
- Andre of Astora
“Prithee, be careful!”
@@trigger5258"I don't want to see em' work squandered!"
"Huhuhuhu"
"You, filthy hollow!"
Also andre of astora when u 'accidentally' attack em
Andre the president of America
It's missing one crucial thing.... "You have a heart of gold. Don't let them take it from you."
and ain't that one of good morals to take from the game text...
Who said that?
@@thefriendlyknightStockpile Thomas from Demon’s Souls
also shout outs to Windmills
@@cocojambo2895The one guy I knew I could count on in that game.
We cant go hollow, even when we end up all alone, we cant betray the wishes of those we held dear
as long as you live you can still hold on to their wishes and remembering them dearly
Love that. Not sure if that’s a quote or something you created, but I really like it.
@ripperoni9305 I thank you for your consideration, and yes I came up with it myself
The one thing which kept me going until I became lord of hollows was their wishes…
Well said
"I´ll be around if you make it back" - Blacksmith Lenigrast
Ohh you just sent me back dude... The hammering away with Majula's music... The sun setting, the sea... What a majestic hub that was
@@tomm9056
I love Dark Souls 2 so completely. It's my favorite of the trilogy. So grateful for FromSoft, Soulsborne games have given me the strength to overcome many struggles and personal demons.
@@punishedvenomsnake716 Best Souls 2 really is goated, it was so uniquely charming
"Bearer of the curse, I will be at your side, until all hope is lost...."
- Shanalotte
@@pokimanefartcompilation ds2 is by far my favorite of the trio, but it will always be "Bearer seek seek lest." 😂
As one of us once said:
People don't become Hollow when they die.
People become Hollow when they give up.
That was The Act Man, wasn't it? Or, was it sooner?
That's where *I* heard it, anyways.
More like they go hollow when they have nothing to work towards. In DS1 people seem to go hollow once you help them achieve their goals.
@@RootVegetabIe All undead are meant to link the flame so if they feel fulfilled without ever wanting to kill the Lords and Gwyn then yeah they still have given up.
@@RootVegetabIeunlike them we are not limited by scripts, seek other goals to have
Being hollow is nothing. All of the original 4 bipedal races were hollow to start with anyways.
They were given a purpose of existence once the Age of Fire came about and souls were given to them.
The thing about the Dark Soul is that it turns humans into monsters (much like how Life Soul turned the Witch's people into demons).
This is why those 2 races were condemned.
As for the giants and why they were left alone despite the Death Soul turning them into undead is another thing. IDK for the life of me how they got a pass from Gwyn.
In the ringed city dlc, there's a merchant that says: "Don't run off and die, love.
It's a nicer view with you in it."
Yeah feels like a grandmother
Where ?
@@RexSonic i think Is the First npc,the old lady
Screen recorded that part specifically so I can rewatch it again when times are tough. That dialogue touched my heart when I first heard it.
that’s some pretty ass dialogue
Its so lovely how much they care for you. “Stay safe” “Be safe” is a request thats impossible to keep in Dark Souls, and yet they still say it. Its hope, dark souls has always been about hope. And they’re such kind people, really.
Nah they trolling 😂
Hope
Hope is a childish thing
To hold onto hope in a world where it will never bloom, where the dark skies will never Let the warmth of the day get through, a world where you are destined to fail.
And yet that is the point is it not?
To hold onto hope, no matter how childish, is worth.
It drives us to seek, to Fight, do bask in the sun and lay on the green earth once more
Hope is what gives heroes the will to vanquish the villain, to brave the dark to mend what has been broken
Hope, no matter how childish or Naive, will bloom... And the light it casts upon the fading visions of a better tomorrow is worth dying for
@@northernalpine4350 bomboclatttt
@@northernalpine4350 Thinking about the themes of berserk its so cool to see the parallels between dark souls' message and berserk's. Dark souls still manages to execute it in a really unique way aswell which is really cool.
@@Eikorunuyeah I rmbr hating when berserk became wholesome and guts got his party back but lowkey those moments were the best seeing all the culminations of everyone’s characters and how even in a world characterized by despair they were able to find their way to ppl that rlly cared. It’s really sad that Miura passed away but hey the next chapter comes out only a week from now so who knows maybe it will eventually actually end. Edit: a berserk game with bloodborne and sekiro combat mixed (aggressive and fast like bloodborne, and striking weak points to finish enemies off while cutting the weaker ones to pieces) would be so insane, and if you could combine some of the systems from dragons dogma (with the rest of guts party providing support and also attacking in combat and enemies randomly periodically attacking cities and you out in the open) and maybe someone with the experience in direct story telling (no offense to fromsoft I love their stories) like the Witcher 3 team, you would have a divine game right there
Souls. A hellish experience, yet it pushes you, it wants you to be better. It will kick you, kick you hard yet no matter what it wants you to get back up. It wants you to kick it right back.
Every hollow is just a player that never got gud
@@isabellegrimes9366 how, i became a hollow lord
@@milosvasic7891 Add a paragraph to that and it’s the title to an isekai
@@stingerjohnny9951 amazing reply 🤣🤣
@Icouldntcomeupwithaname1212 if youre still having troubles, grind with the big boy at towers, or fatty in the river
Laurentius is severely underrated. He genuinely trusts you and gives you a piece of himself.
100% hes my favorite NPC in the series
This is why I never tell him where Queelana is.
And he understands. He says something like "it's okay. I bet you have your reasons for that."
I wish we had some undertale-like dialogue on NG+ where you can tell him you don't want to kill him again, and that's why you won't tell him how to find Queelana.
@@AbhorrentchildLaurentius and Lucatiel are something else.
Im indeed trying not to go hollow
Don’t you dare go hollow
Don't you dare go hollow
Don't you dare go hollow
Dont you dare go hollow, friend.
Don't give up, skeleton!!! 🔥🔥🔥
“Don’t you dare go hollow” will always hit harder than anything else said
"Bearer of the curse... I will always be at your side... Until hope has fully whitered..." -Emerald Herald Shanalott
Bear seek seek lest
My favorite line of her ❤
So many I disappointed
So many I abandoned
So many I killed
So many I forgot
And so many i gave up hope on. Don't forget that
It hurts when you get to the end and you realize how many you could've fought with and saved. Crazy shit a game can do to a man
Just like real life!
Um... except for the killing
So many I honored
So many I returned to
So many I saved
So many I remembered...
So many i disappointed, but so many i have saved. I went back, and completed my journey.
Through all this time, Miyazaki has been keeping an eye on us all. These games have been more than games, but pieces of art to consume, and change the heart into even more
This is the kind of thing that makes you realise just how genuine every character is whenever they say it. They sound like they mean it, like they truly want you to be safe beyond any benefit they may get from such.
This could very well exemplify why Soulsborne games have even been effecive as a suicide prevention hotline. They've smothered you with love whenever you got to speak to these characters, even through jokes about not wanting to see their work squandered.
These characters are more true in the words they speak than any person I have ever listened such things from.
Or, at least, it has made me keep going despite seeing the world be so cruel I wouldn't.
This is that one thing that makes a weak person cry and feel cleansed.
Thank you.
Don't you dare go hollow.
This is what soulsbornes are all about dealing with depression
@treheron Entirely my point here.
I hate when people deny themselves the pleasure of dealing with what they feel. It's a surprisingly hard thing to do.
no one ever gave a fuck about me like dark souls npcs did
p.s. love yall, thank you, and more people give a fuck about you than you could ever imagine so don't be afraid to give a fuck too. stay safe out there, don't you dare go hollow.
Real.
Real...
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I really love that phrase. “Don’t go hollow”. Such a simple phrase but it means so much. Everyone knows what hollowing means and how it’s essentially like death but for the player to go hollow, it means that they quit. They didn’t try hard enough, they didn’t have the drive or they just… failed. Having the npcs giving out encouragement was enough for me to continue my first run and finishing it. Now I played every single souls game.
“Don’t go hollow”
"Men are props on the stage of life, and no matter how tender, how exquisite... A lie will remain a lie. Young Hollow, knowing this, do you still desire peace?"
-Aldia
Ah yea, my favourite activity, DS:
*Depressive Sundays*
Sunday Sadness
Sunday Scaries
Orbeck... I don't get why people don't like him. He's a bit of an idiot at first, yes. But as you progress you get through that and get a really good friend at the end. I had done the entirety of Yuria's questline. Everything was set. I only needed to kill the soul of cinder. But I spoke to Orbeck. It was his farewell. And I remembered that the fire keeper, Andre, Siegward and many others wouldn't be pleased with my choices. And I killed Yuria, for she once asked me to kill Orbeck. And I farmed souls until I was able to get rid of the dark sigils. Then I got the eyes of the fire keeper and got the most heartwarming ending ever. I do not regret anything
He also helps you against the twin princes if you follow his questline and don't kill him
Story wise, he's fine.
But magic wielder humans like him are weak af.
@@WingMaster562 are you a strength purist?
@@senskrad5860No I am not. But everyone and their mother knows that humanity's capability of sorcery is weaker than gods and demons. So much so that when a mage runs out of focus they resort back to physical weapons.
And mechanically in-game, you don't really appreciate his help with the Twin Princes. Sirris is more of a help.
@@tomm9056same with sirris and both die after the boss fight :((
im actually tearing up rn, i needed this, thanks
the best part about the souls series is, every character has a purpose of their own; and only when they lose that purpose is when they go hollow. if you listen in on the stories they tell you, plus their item descriptions you can piece together why theyre doing what theyre doing, it may seem cryptic but every character has a purpose. one cant go hollow if they still have hope in their hearts, the reason everybody wants you to be safe is because they realise you have a purpose and they want you to see that through just as much as you want them to see theirs through.
This video did make me feel something considering the fact that I lost my father to cancer today. Laurentius' "Don't you dare go hollow" always resonated with me. No matter the challenges in life, there's still more to it. We must persevere even through the darkest times, no matter how hard it might seem.
Keep strong, my guy ✊
Same, things rarely ever truly speaks to me.. But this did. In todays day and age everything moves so fast. I think I need to slow down a bit.
I realized I just kinda ran past all these characters not fully listening to them. I heard the words but I didn't.. It really is about the journey and not the end. Why spend time chasing a far fetched dream if you lose yourself along the way.
Made me realize that I'm not living right now. I'm running to try and catch up with the image of myself I created in my head. I guess this got deep but I so dearly want to remember this. My disability will make me forget about this soon and I'll be back to what I used to be. I hope this video will be the exception and keep resonating in my head forever.
Right here with you brother. The struggle goes on, but we keep moving forward.
We are right by your side man. If you ever feel alone remember that it is okay to struggle, we are ready if you want tu summon us to help you on your way. May the flames guide thee
may he rest in peace. keep his good memory and don't give up!
I don't think I fully appreciate how many NPCs in Dark Souls show genuine care and concern for you. Seeing this little montage warms my heart.
All of these npcs sadly never lasted. They extinguished like any other flame, except one...
Whether he's the good luck, the hyena, the trusty, the spider, the unbreakable, or the untethered, he will always be with us.
"I'll stick you in my prayers. A fine *dark soul* to you." - Patches
And apparently those fucking Basilisks survived too
Im conviced that sense in my headcannon all the games are tied together by the player character who just keeps coming back each time, that patches is the only one who knows this and so comes with us each time both for money and because he basically the only friend we truly have
Patches, the one true bastard and best mate. He's just as chaotic, calm, cheeky and in it for his own amusement as any player. I respect it.
Extinguished or not we carry the memories of their flame forever
That line wasnt just patches that was from the people who wrote dark souls and them saying a final goodbye and thats exactly why i love it
The song Agape · Nicholas Britell
Thanks mate
❤❤
THANK YOU
THANK YOU BRO
Thank you,My friend dont you dare go hollow
I'm not sure why, but hearing Orbecks "Promise to stay safe" feels weirldy special. Like by "running our own little school" you've actually built a bond with him, despite him being dismissive of you at first.
Damn.. I want to do a sorcery run now😂
In my first full playthrough I lay a summon sign and grinded Wolnir (must have been some sort of community revival at the time because I never had such short wait times again) and ended up with so many runes I didn't know what to spend them on. Ended up buying all of Orbeck's sorceries even though I was a strength build because I didn't want to over level. I ended up liking the guy and killed the woman who asked me to assassinate him, also accidentally saving Anri along the way. It was bittersweet to find him dead later down the line... Greirat too, even after Patches saved him the first time...
You just unlocked all my past memories with the npcs. Thank you.
The Stone-Humped Hag will always be the biggest one to me. The stories with other characters are wonderful, but something about simply meeting a stranger at the end of everything and asking for you to stay alive genuinely hit me hard.
The view, no matter how terrible it may appear, is better with you in it.
Agreed.
Two nobodies fighting at the end of time is a perfect ending for the Dark Souls series, Change my fuckin mind
This is exactly why whenever I see an npc, I always stop to chat with them. Even though its just a video game, but hearing kind-hearted people telling you things like "Be safe" as we go off to face the harsh and cruel world. It's tiny, but it helps to push us forward, to know that there are people who care about you despite being strangers, to reassure us that we are not alone
shed a tear here for some reason, I'll come back here at hard times
Man.
I didn't expect to actually need that.
Song is "Nicholas Britell - Agape" for anyone wondering
I wish people would think ahead enough before adding songs in their videos, to put it in the description or comments themselves lol. Thank you!
I don’t know if this is the place to put this but I don’t see why not. I’ve been dealing with a good amount of trouble in my life recently, several mental health issues that Ive been dealing with for a long time coming to a head in many dangerous ways, I’m lucky to be in a place with a very supportive network of friends and family to look after me and the ability to get help for my problems but it’s still tough. Dark souls has always been an incredibly big part of my life and it by far one of my favorite franchises in gaming. Today was a day where those issues I’ve been dealing with were getting almost too much to handle but I just so happened to pull up this video. Queue me crying in my bed for about 10 minutes as I think back on all the people who care about me and want to see me get better and be safe. Darks souls it beautiful and so are you my friend. For whatever it’s worth from an internet stranger, thank you.
I’m still crying but that’s souls isn’t it?
Stay strong, Skellyboi! You got this.
Sometimes you just need to sit back and let life do its thing. I'm basically saying you need to relax sometimes and do nothing, 99% of life's problems fix themselves one way or another. Stay strong friend, don't you dare go hollow.
A Storm does not last forever. I can assure you that whatever your storm is, it will pass. Stay safe my internet stranger.
I almost cried at the end that last line was brutal ;-;
You just… get it.. holy cow!
Not even the second great hollowing could stop me. Don't worry my beloveds of Firelink
That laurentius part is enough to make a grown man cry.. His voice actor made a splendid work in the feeling transcribed in the voice
I have to thank you for making this video, it's helping me a lot during this time.
Don't you dare go hollow.
You'll always have your self as your invincible ally and your will is indomitable, I believe in you. Stay safe, brave stranger.
this really hits deep because it shows that not only this guys care for us, but that Miyazaki is also traying to keep us on not giving up and he wants us to enjoy the games till is all over, truly a great developer he is
"May you find peace on your journey"
-Crestfallen Saulden - Dark Souls 2
The saddest part of your first playthrough is when you tell Laurentius about the chaos flames you got from blighttown.
You leave with him saying
*"Be safe, friend. And don't you dare go hollow".*
Only to find him hollowed at the bottom of blighttown, searching for the pyromancy you gave him knowledge of. He was one of the kindest NPC's, and the most caring of you actually surviving. And not from ulterior motives. He just cared.
I think every depressed person should hear this from their loved one. I haven’t played enough of Dark Souls, only Elden Ring so I have no idea who these characters are. Yet, I find warmth in how even in the cruel world of Souls many crumbs of just raw humanity exist. They’re the bonfire of your heart.
In the midst of a freezing winter, I've found invincible summer in me. Stay safe mate.
I cried during this
same
Bro dropped the most heart wrenching Souls edit and thought we wouldn't notice.
That hits when your're at your lowest
I'm literally crying. great job
This might be the most comforting video on the internet lol
If you're here not for the first time. It's sign that you are yet to give up. Even if you have no one to comfort you, you'll always have your self and, don't you dare go hollow, mate.
The worst part is that, most of those who say this, are those who do go hollow themselves...
Bro you can't nearly make me cry like this
“Do not fear the dark my friend. And let the feast begin.”
I shed a tear when it comes to end. I really wasn't expecing this one.
"Good-bye, then. Keep your head on, out there. You really help break the monotony." -Ricket of Vinheim, Dark Souls 1
When you in life and keep failing and failing and want to give up…… this is a blessing
This video makes me want to live and gives me hope. I come back to it at least once a month.
Promise to stay safe
@@AntLi0n I have no gods to pray to. But still, I pray that your journey will be safe.
@@PavltheRobot no need to pray. Never said that, just be safe.
@@PavltheRobot regardless have a goodnight, be safe.
@@AntLi0n I was just quoting Manscorpion Tark from Dark Souls 2, but good night or day to you as well
0:26 i.. i didn't know about this
Iosefka is the best
@@PedroPedro-sm9oy fr :(
You needed a ring to talk to spider girl
Which ring?@@thegatekeeper1757
Now I’m crying, thanks
this is one of the best edits I have ever seen. Your voiceline and music selection is so so good. Underrated channel
I came here for voicelines, left with some hope in my life;
Thanks a bunch fam.
you dont lose when you die, you lose when you give up
This video never fails to make me get teary.
That...was unexpected , very well said , perfect timing and such a nice touch from dark souls , I never realisesd how these npcs actually hoped my well being in all this time , thank you
I feel like in a way, this video is a great send-off for the Dark Souls trilogy despite some of it also being from Bloodborne.
It almost feels as if they're seeing you off after you've completed your long journey.
Your edit is incredible.
Someday I will get it tattooed on me "Don't you dare go hollow"
wow the feels from this franchise
DS will always prevent my heart from going hollow
This made me oddly emotional, i dont really know why but something about it just makes a deep welling of emotion rise up within me. To anyone struggling with whatever it is you are struggling with, stay safe and dont you dare go hollow.
Whenever I feel down I always play this… this game if the reason why I live today and hearing them tell me to be stay safe and not to give up genuinely saved my life
This video made think about a lot and mainly about the passivo of people that were around me. The "Dont you dare go Hollow" made me cry and I havent cried in 3 years
It is interesting how in Dark Souls, just like in real life, these small affection demonstrations can go unnoticed by us, I never payed much attention to them before, I will be shure to hear them more closely in my next playthroughs.
Greirat and Laurentius hit the hardest 🫂
hey man, i just wanna say thanks for this. you actually saved my life with this edit 5 months ago. you helped me out man, i appreciate it
Even if the road ahead is so abysmally dark and you feel your sanity slipping,just remember...
There will always be a bonfire to illuminate the void.
I come back to this regularly. I can’t quite describe the warmth it makes me feel.
My headcanon is that I'm the Lord of Hollows to everyone else, but still me to those I care for.
I come back to this after platinuming ds3. Man it feels good. This video is so good and thank you for making it. May the flames guide youre way.
No game has nailed the feeling of the age as the Dark Souls Series. Doesn't matter what location it is, it'll make you think "damn, this place has gone through a LOT."
But of course, so have we.
This is the most beautiful Darksouls edit I have ever laid my eyes on, this actually made me want to not give up. Thank you.
Just turned 20 today and I started playing DS3 last week as I was really at the lowest point in my life right now and been battling depression for while now. I can't even describe what Dark Souls does to me mentally and psychologically but it makes me feel warmth and safe. Everyone I know are just fakes and I'm lonely but these NPCs felt so real to me. They were the only ones that truly cared. I can't thank these games enough. To whoever reading this just know that you are not alone and there others struggling too. So please be safe and don't you dare go hollow.❤
You too my friend, do be safe. ❤️
I love this video.
Thank you Miyazaki.
Keep struggling folks.
Rest in Peace Miura
I won't go hollow, never, ever.
Not when I've come this far.
vou falar em portugues mesmo, mas dark souls é incrivel, uma jornada, onde vc esta sozinho em um mundo, onde literalmente todos estao contra voce, ou sao indiferente a voce, esse edit, é incrivel e demonstra muito bem, a solidao de dark souls, e como em meio ao caos, e a tantas coisas existem seres que enxergam um futuro brilhante em vc, parece brincadeira mas edit, faz com que eu me orgulhe de ser quem sou.
e eu estou aqui falando em português mesmo, pra concordar...
I’ve never played dark souls but this hits in the feels. Need me someone who prays for my safety like a dark souls NPC does
This has become my favorite video on the internet. I've watched it every night since I first saw it. Thank you for making this, truly. The souls community forever has my heart.
I needed this on a day where I woke up feeling hollow.
Guess the UA-cam algorithm ain't always a cruel thing.
Thank you for making this.
Thank you. This video means a lot to me. I'm going through a difficult phase in my life. It feels unbearable from time to time. For some reason, this edit touches something in me. I rewatch it often and it helps me to stay on right path. Thank you.
Thank you, I really needed this tonight. I won't go hollow today
And people laugh at me when i tell them it's not JUST a video game
Man you are so underrated I hope you continue making more of these
In a world of despair the mortal beings wishing for safety of a guy who is immortal is so warm to hear
In a world that constantly beats you down, sometimes being told to “stay safe” will be just enough to life you back up.
This will never fail to bring tears flooding to my eyes. I wont give up, i cant.
This made me cry
“Promise to stay safe. It’s been nice running our little school.”
You can’t do this to me, Orbeck is one of my favorite characters and when I first experienced his fate I stood there in silence. Ever since I have refused to finish his questline, so I can keep him safe.
im in a low point in my life rn, i needed this, thank you.
Im not the first to say the dark souls series is like a cure to depression for some people but the thing that is sad is that most people who play souls games when they meet a friendly NPC, its the only kindness that person has felt in a long time, in a world the shunns good deeds and praises violence its uncommon to hear incouraging words from anyone besides family let alone someone you just met. Most people suffer in silence and even when they have their family with them and are told constantly by them that they love you and care about you, you hear it enough when your younger and either you dont get told those things anymore or you become desensitized, and only when you hear kind words from someone outside your family does it have any value, at least thats my experience. Im not a philosopher or a do gooder but I have hope for a brighter future, maybe not in the next morning or next month but a bright future none the less. One thing that im trying to stop doing is isolating myself and being alone with my thoughts, thinking isnt inherently bad its just when it goes unchecked like most things it becomes unhealthy and when you live in your head 24/7 you start getting thoughts that arent your's and you start acting on impulse like a hollow.
So please friend, do stay safe, whatever flame you have left, find the fuel that gets you going dont let up for a second because in this world that tries so hard to push you down, you can either fight the wind by yourself or with others, or let that flame die out. I really hope you don't lie down and give up and im not saying always keep moving, when you need rest let yourself rest, you've earned it even if to others it seems small to you its a big development.
Dont you dare go hollow my friend.
I Think God Is Setting Something Up
I Really Needed This Right Now
Thank You
I Can Keep going
God?
This is what people created.
Not some faceless, nameless, god.
@@Meybi “…”
“Like’s Own Comment, Can’t Handle Other People Being Happy, Is Definitely Malding at The Seams Right Now and Every Other Time He Fail’s to Comprehend The Vibe *TM* :”
“Uhuh, Sure Yuh little Terrorist.”
“In All The Grand History Of Existence.”
“Growup and Discover what God Actually Mean’s.”
“This I’m 14 and this is so deep over Here Pretending He Know’s More about Reality than I Do.”
“What Yuh got there, some Generic Social Media Addiction Fed tunnel Vision “I Need to Be Objectivist at All Cost!” Mindset.”
“Absolute Copy-Paste Stereotype with No Original Opinion and Self Deprecating by Existence over Here:”
“I Don’t Read The Bible Much, I just Respect It’s Factually True Effect on Reality.”
“Real Ability, Power, Force.”
“The Comfort Of Man Know’s No Bounds.”
*”P.S: Speedwrote This, Great WPM Practice and Laying out My Thoughts for Keepsake, just for The Record.”*
@@Meybi “…”
“Like’s Own Comment, Can’t Handle Other People Being Happy, Is Definitely Malding at The Seams Right Now and Every Other Time He Fail’s to Comprehend The Vibe *TM* :”
“Uhuh, Sure Yuh little Terrorist.”
“In All The Grand History Of Existence.”
“Growup and Discover what God Actually Mean’s.”
“This I’m 14 and this is so deep over Here Pretending He Know’s More about Reality than I Do.”
“What Yuh got there, some Generic Social Media Addiction Fed tunnel Vision “I Need to Be Objectivist at All Cost!” Mindset.”
“Absolute Copy-Paste Stereotype with No Original Opinion and Self Deprecating by Existence over Here:”
“I Don’t Read The Bible Much, I just Respect It’s Factually True Effect on Reality.”
“Real Ability, Power, Force.”
“The Comfort Of Man Know’s No Bounds.”
*”P.S: Speedwrote This, Great WPM Practice and Laying out My Thoughts for Keepsake, just for The Record.”*
@@Meybi L
Ever since I first discovered this video, I can't watch it without crying. You did an amazing piece of emotion here. Thank you. Do stay safe.