Dark Souls - Starter Guide
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- Опубліковано 5 сер 2024
- A Beginner's Guide to the first Dark Souls (1)
Covering mechanics such as poise, equip burden and other things that may not be immediately obvious to new players. Most of this video is applicable to both the original Dark Souls and Dark Souls Remastered. Which only slightly changes the online mechanics.
Timecodes
00:00 - Intro
00:43 - Mechanics intro
01:49 - Poise
02:50 - Equip Burden
04:38 - Stability
05:43 - Weapon Scaling
06:23 - Attuning Spells
07:27 - Humanity, Hollowing, Death and Online
14:55 - Equipment
16:40 - Classes + Starting Gift
19:12 - Weapons
Dark Souls Class Guide: • Dark Souls - Class Guide
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watching this in 2020, i like how the video starts with "its never too late"
Correct!
@@SilverMont if l get it right , if l want to my pyromancy have better damage , l just need to ubgrade it , there is no stats that effect pyromancy . Told me if l am wrong
Well welcome to the Souls games. Beat, I mean slaughtered, Bloodborne 3 times but never a Dark Souls... Yet.
I just started the game the other day and its very addicting
Same dude.
I got invaded by a naked man very early. he gave me a +15 zhander, then proceded to dark bead my face. if it weren't for him, I wouldn't be giant dad that I am today, thank you naked invader man
+fee No one has really played the Online portion of Dark Souls until a naked person has killed them....
+zippo504 yeah xD
Giant Dad uses a CHAOS TWOHANDER, fool.
+fee HE CREATED A MONSTER
+fee Before I got my Xbone, I was playing a new character to pass the time and I was invaded by this guy who then gave me 20 lord of sinder souls.
“It’s best to go in blind.”
“This game punishes the unprepared.”
Ok
I don't think those two statements contradict each other. What I was saying is, I think it's best to play the game without any prior knowledge of what to expect. But that you should also prepare as best you can for most situations. I,E If you are heading into a new area, don't walk into it holding 20,000 souls etc.
The punishment is part of the learning experience and overall makes the game more enjoyable. I wouldn't have enjoyed my first experience with DaS nearly as much as I did if I had known what was peeking behind every corner and came fully prepared to deal with it.
@@SilverMont I though I was prepared.... I prepared for everything except what was written in the title screen. Noone can prepare to die as many times as this. DS is a game that left me scarred.... Ok now let's go play the second one./
Any Soulsbornekiro vets, know this man is right. Learning and overcoming on your own without being told how. Overcoming challenges is what makes these games so rewarding. Yet, you'll learn quickly that you need preperation to be successful. Commenter took his words out of context.
To summarise this, Hardship is part of the journey
Stabbing someone in the back while they have their shield on their back looks so wrong.
It's what we call maximum penetration. But yeah it's pretty goofy, backstabs in general were goofy in this game.
You could say the same about dudes in full plate Armour as well.
Or geting hit by an arrow from behind while you have you shield on your back
if it's an evil skeleton, an evil demon, an evil monster , an evil ghost .... an etc etc...I think You shouldn't mind it too much.
@@razvan8292 Maybe if it's not a 100% physical absorbtion shield? Still dumb though.
"Divine blessing? That sounds handy." *Proceeds to use all of them while trying out the controls*
-Me on my first DS 1 playthrough.
+erybotond We've all been there!
I started today and did just that 🤦♂️
I just did it lol
same
erybotond I just did that today
Finally! A guide with substance and no cookie cutter garbage or 30 mins of "hey watch me play a video game". Props to Silver Mont
I hate videos where they confuse "beginners guide" with "unedited new game recording"
Great Guide!
*_This really coud've helped me when i bought the game 5 years ago._*
lol i think hes prepairing people for dark souls 3 specifically with this guide. Thats a good point though lol i could have used this information long ago before finding it out myself.
Might Guy Dark Souls 1 =/= Dark Souls 3
+GamerRoman Still useful to new players, because the basics are the same
AVicious Hunter Please explain?
No, seriously, new players might type the extact title of this video and not find this, but older videos with more views and feedback.
Still just sayin' that this video _might_ be a bit too late to come out now, and i get it, it's just to hype DS3 even more.
I started and rage quitted DS 3 times, hated the series until I played bloodborne. Now I sorta want to go back and play DS and DS 2 this guide helps a lot.
“Stop letting them hit you”
If only it was that easy mate.
Darksouls 1: poise is important
Darksouls 2: adaptation is very important
Darksouls 3: give the bosses hell because nothing is important
Dark souls 3: twinblades, sharp gem, dexterity.
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@@jackcolenso3348 you didn't even do it right bruh, heres your 🤡 shoes 👟
This is actually very nice. I wanted to get into dark souls but the whole humanity and hollow thing seemed confusing which held me back for some time. Thanks
Adonis4000 just ordered the first one coming tomorrow can’t wait!
@@danpatch810 how did it go?
@@Galacta_Dragon Not well, he hollowed.
Watching this in 2024
Thank you for making this guide. I started playing Dark Souls a week ago, and I love it!!!
There is so much to explore, so many ways to play the game, I am having an amazing time! Even though I died many many times, everything about this game feels so satisfying. The atmosphere, the scenery, the combat system, everything just fits beautifully together. This game really is one of a kind.
Death's just a lesson in Dark Souls, after all! You generally learn something from every one
2020 and I'm about to start this series for the first time. I've already played Bloodborne 6 times and it's my favorite game of all time. So I think it's time to start these one :)
How's it going with the Dark Souls? I'm still having fun with the first one after nearly a year.
Joe Schmuckatelli I beat DS1 and loved it! :D Then I beat DS2, people said it was bad but honestly I loved it as well. Now I’m in the middle of DS3 and having a blast! These games are really helping me in this time.
Inclement Films that’s awesome to hear sadly I’ve only played a bit of bloodborne and DS3 but I play tons of DS1 (never got my hands on a copy of DS2 tho) but with that said if you want to go to the very beginning I suggest you try demon souls
@@Spectrik Hello 3 months later. I’ve beaten all the Dark Souls games and they were awesome! Now I don’t know what to do with my life... I feel empty. I’ll definitely give Demon Souls Remastered when it comes to PS5 :)
@@InclementFilms that’s so cool man 😄 I played ds3 for years and sekiro a good amount. Just started dark souls 1 for the first time
This video was a lifesaver. Just started Dark Souls and I was flailing about everywhere. Bloody hard game, but VERY addictive.
I've played through Dark souls like 9 billion times and whenever I watch videos I always pick up something new.
im playing this golden game in 2024 and i love how he didnt spoil it at all and actually made me wanna play it even more !
Amazing guide! This guide is really insightful and helpful:D
After 9 year in development, hopefully it was worth the wait.
daily reminder that half life 3 will never happen
+Kenetic Kups mever isn't never, I still have hope.
+Sir TheDude97000 It was worth the weight
I want it meow
+Silver Mont Is Dark souls 2 still worth playing cause i never got to play the first but i played the 2 and bloodborne on my xbox one and ps4. I have an 360 but i dont know if i should buy Dark souls 1 for it. Should i?
8 yrs later and this video still holds up. As a player who just picked up dark souls, this was a great video! Thank you!
Dang, 8 years already?
Thanks a lot for this. I tried several times to get into Dark Souls and couldn't get my head around it but I want to give it another shot
Wow, great guide. If the combination of your calm, soothing, reassuring voice and that most classic of classic tracks playing warmly in the background doesn't put new players a little more at ease, I dont know what will.
This is exactly the guide I was looking for. Going to play dark souls remastered for the first time ever playing any DS game. Thanks for this
I'm a seasoned player to say the least but I still loved the video. really brought it back for me :)
Same here
This video was incredibly useful for me getting started with Dark Souls - just got it on Switch. Every other video I found about 'beginners tips' assumed so much knowledge of the game mechanics that I didn't know what they were on about.
Only just started with the game really (just got to Undead Burg), so still figuring a lot of this stuff out, but really helpful to know this stuff as the game doesn't really explain much to you at all! Even some of the icons I don't know what they refer to - you'd think it would be something they could have fixed in the Remaster, but oh well. Thanks for this!
This has to be one of the single most helpful Dark souls videos I've seen, Thank you.
I always like to upgrade my weapons as soon as possible, which means killing Ingward, but I like that the game lets you get a powerful weapon early on if you know how
Just started playing Dark Souls for the first time, and I wanted to say, thanks a lot for this guide!! I watched so many other videos and I could barely understand what was happening, while others simply said to do whatever. The visuals helped a lot too!! Great guide!!
One of the Most Usefull Beginnersguides iv seen so far (amongst a few others)
Thanks Silvermont Sensei :D
As someone who's finally getting around to playing this--thanks for a relatively recent guide. :D
What a peaceful video, calming voice, great advice, thanks.
Thanks Silver Mont. Now I all I need is a time machine..
+MagicAccent I reckon we can find one in Tokyo
Thanks for this guide. This what I have been looking for. A basic explanation of thing not a walkthrough of the game.
I have been playing dark souls for years now, I'm just here because I love your vids
Drake Sword is a very viable weapon until you reach Andre. Once you reach him, you'll be able to upgrade your weapon up to +5, which, if you've increased STR or DEX, should have better damage.
Out of all the videos for beginners i have watched, this one is very organised and comprehensive to a darksouls newbie like myself. Very good quality video mate! appreciate your tips
+CN T Thanks man, I hope it was helpful!
A finally have a good enough PC to play Dark Souls and I find this guide really helpful. The first time I played it in my old PC I had no idea of 90% you said in the video
This is an absolutely perfect guide. It is exactly what I have been looking for and gives amazing information!
I'm glad you like it! I put a lot of effort into it haha
Wonderful work! I wish I had had this when I started playing.
Brilliant intro vid mate, really appreciate the info without busting any of the surprises!
Wow, great guide. I will start the game for the very first time quite soon and this was, like you said, like an extention to the manual. Thank you and great work!💯👍
Trying out the game this weekend for the first time and working my way up the games, this was really helpful
Have you beaten any of them?
What an amazing beginner's guide, cheers!
Excellent guide for the behind the scenes mechanics. Thanks 🙏
Superb guide bro. Thanks for the insight given. Slowly but surely beginning to understand.
Sometimes I wish I could play dark souls fresh again, forget everything and play it new.
+Michael Berkowitz I know the feeling!
*R A N D O M I Z E R M O D*
Ah, I see that popped into your video feed as well. Literally installed that bad boy yesterday. Ha ha.
I just started for the first time on the Switch :)
So excited!
today i just got it and im trying it wish me luck lol
Drake Sword in the RM is still OP, im doing a run with it right now. I never beat the game before on 360. Plan on running it quick now and than having a proper build for NG+.
Thank you. I've been quite anxious looking for videos that tell me enough, but not too much. Also, I've never seen a more chill and lovely tutorial video.
I hope it helped out!
@@SilverMont It helped so much!
Praise the sun! I've finally found a good guide! I never got gud xd
Same. I just started playing DS1 a year ago after DS2 (I got the second one first), but I never got any further than Darkroot Basin. After playing 3 for the first time recently, I'm starting a brand new game in 1.
Starting in 2024
I‘m currently playing it as well. It‘s awesome
Watching your video was odly very satisfying. Your voice, pace, everything. A good break from homework!
The mere thought of homework is enough to give me conniptions.
I mean, technically I do 90% of my work from home but you know.
Great guide, definitely gonna go back to playing Dark Souls 1 and hopefully beat it. Thanks.
Alright, Alex. I think it's been quite long enough....
What the hell is a Silver Mont?
He's already explained it in another video, it's based off of his WoW RP character named Silver Montreal.
Oh, I'm ashamed to have missed that. Nevermind!
+Gavin Manzi Silver Mont is a me. It's just a nickname from my old RP character, Montciel. When I had a paladin version of him in WoW, it was "Silver Mont" 'cos he strapped like 50 silver swords to his face.
When I was changing my user-name a few years ago on xbox live, I wanted something that people would be able to pronounce easily. And I figured both "Silver" and "Mont" are very easy words to say. Instead of like XtremeSephirothSamaSniperBladeXXXGitrektAeris420
+Silver Mont SPOILERS!
I meant Montciel, autocorrect >.
Regarding classes, i find out choosing original class (Pyromancer, Cleric, Sorcerer, Warrior) is more worthwhile than playing hybrid (Knight, Wanderer, Thief, Bandit, Hunter). It is because of the stats, equipment and free basic magic that can be stacked later. If really want to create a hybrid, better create from original classes. Example, if want to create a Paladin, better start with Cleric than Knight because can stack one more healing spell than a Knight would, example at the early game we can stack two healing spells making it 10 charges as Cleric, Knight only get 5 charges, Cleric can just equip heavy armor making it superior than Knight with having more healing spells.
Pyromancer is very unique, it is because pyromancy don't scale with any stats that will increase character level, we only need to upgrade pyromancy flame, by means we can be at any level we want but having maxed out pyromancy magic, so even in low level we could have powerful magic as a suprise. Stats wise, unlike Sorcerer and Cleric, we can focus to increase stats we wanted without bothering about stats that increase magic power. It will be hard for beginers because pyromancy magic is hard to come by without knowing where to find it, but 8 charges from free starting pyromancy magic is enough to deal with dificult situations.
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It's a common problem especially for new players, it is because basically every classes can cross-class with no restriction and magic is everywhere with low requirement, it tempting the player to cross-class, happen to me too. (Same thing happen in other games such as Skyrim)
Focused characters will be more powerful but the game force us to change our current way at least a little in certain areas, such as focused Pyromancer will have problem in Lost Izalith, Cleric and Sorcerer will have trouble in Duke Archive, all must have Divine weapon at The Catacomb (at least to make it less annoying), heavily armored character will not have a chance killing Gwyndolin
It is like the developer want the player to become jack of all trades, look at Arthorias sword for example, high investment in Intelligent and Faith, it is a sword logically worn by a warrior but as we can see it force us to become both magic and miracle warrior, or else those stats are just wasted.
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lol yeah, it is unfair isn't it? The game force us to change way in certain areas. But when we know these, we only change our way for those circumstances. Focused character is way more effective in large part of the game
this must be the most calm tutorial video i´ve ever seen
Just about to start playing Dark souls remastered. My first time playing Any of the souls games. Glad I found your video, your voice is so pleasant to listen to and the video is very informative.
You sir...know how to make an intro video.
Well done, well done indeed...✊
Thank you for watching!
I'm starting Dark Souls 1 in a few minutes. Going in Blind, never played any of them. My copy is still sealed and my PS3 is waiting 😀 Thank you for the awesome guide!
I've been playing off and on for years. But this was still very helpful. Thank you, and keep up the good work.
First I watched your Dragons Dogma guide now this! Glad to hear your voice again👍
As a well, well WELL experienced souls fan... I dont need this, but, as a massive, massive, MASSIVE souls fan, im here anyway, because souls.
...
And silver mont, of course.
Started playing 2 days ago so fun yet difficult great game
I started today.
Good luck.
Finished DS3 and wanted to play DS as my next title. Great guide and the "It's never too late" is really encouraging to keep going
Just what I was looking for, thank you!
I hear that about the drakes sword.
“Oh and if you’ve heard of the Drake sword, it will do you more harm than good”. Just when I thought I was ‘gitting gud’
It's a classic beginner trap! As you get used to its high damage, until it's no longer doing good damage, is a nuisance to upgrade, and has no scaling with your stats.
I just got the drake sword, is there any better weapons I can find in the early game that is easy to upgrade and does scale to my stats
Thank you for this video! Fantastic content and thanks for sharing your knowledge
Going to check out your other content now. Appreciate the honesty early on.
Just purchased it recently and already having trouble.
Important pro tip for new players: If you're struggling or taking too long in a certain area in the game, go to another area.
I learned that the hard way when i tried to get past the Catacombs before the second bell. I decided to visit the unexplored areas of the Undead Burg, and had a much easier time with the game and even learned a lot about it.
Awesome guide man, I just beat ds2 and now I'm working on beating the first one and the guide really helps, I also decided to subscribe because this seems like a legit channel to come to if I need help or want to hear any lore about the game.
Thanks man, I hope you like the channel!
I've owned this game for many years and I've never actually played it I think now is the time and your video will be instrumental in me starting
0:27 enough said, i’ve heard enough. I’ll go play dark souls without knowing anything, i’ll come back to this video i promise, until then... heh... well i guess i’m about to enter the depths of hell like my experienced friend told me. See you later.
Where are you man?
I’ve been playin* dark souls 2 for 3 hours and haven’t leveled up
Thank you for this! Finally gna start dark souls soon! Also I love ur narrating voice! Subscribed
Best and most useful guide I've ever watched. You could be a voice actor. Thanks to you, I have got to enjoy Dark Souls after I gave up on it last year. I would have missed such a great game if it wasn't for you. Subscribed.
I also would like to add another tip: In the middle of combat, lower your shield whenever there's a chance for that. I noticed that stamina regeneration slows down considerably when your shield is up, but if you lower the shield, stamina regenerates pretty fast.
That is a good tip yeah, stamina does replenish much faster when you're not guarding
God i hope DS1 will be playable on Xbox One before DS3 comes out...
same here
it was announced bro! it's a ds3 preorder bonus!
Hell yeah :D
Pley fckin pc, u casul
+Marlon Schulz Why?
I think honestly anyone should get into dark souls it can be hard yes but it does so many things well your bound to find something you enjoy about it it has good rpg pve gameplay a unique story to be told and competitive pvp
+knightofparty knightofparty A lot of people feel like they can't get into Dark Souls because it's "too hardcore." Which is a dumb reason, I feel. 'Cos in the end, Dark Souls isn't that hard, you just need persistence and the ability to observe your surroundings for the most part haha
Yep that's about 75 percent of the battle
This is a guide that really respects the game's philosophy and Miyazaki's intent. Spoiler-free and is not spoon-feeding. Most guides out there just straight up tells you what starter gift you should have, what rings you should always wear, OP weapons etc. Thanks for making this content!
I'm glad you get what I was going for! I wanted to make a guide to help explain some of the mechanics that might not be immediately obvious, without just going like "dis wepun OP!" (Although I do have a video on what I considered the most OP weapon as it happens lol. Granted, it was one that you can only really utilise properly in NG+ anyway)
great guide friend. Truly proffesional and very educational :)
There is a better weapon, the broken broken straigth sword
Lmao that reference
ramsay bolton?
+Aromatic Ooze I don't understand! What about him?
@@SilverMont I think op is saying you sound similar to him. 🤣😂 Tbh everyone from the North/Midlands in the UK sounds like a GoT character. 😂
Juat started DS1 yesterday. Thank you for the content and the quality of information. Really appreciate your effort!!
You're very welcome, hope you enjoy the game
I just bought all 3 games in anticipation of Elden Ring. Thanks for the video, it was very helpful.
Please do ASMR your voice is so soothing lol
I'm still not really sure what ASMR consists of, but some ASMR channel left a comment the other day, maybe I should ask them about it haha
I find this game stressful, not fun.
same
It can be
There's nothing wrong with it, some games just appeal more to certain people, it's not necesarilly that the game is bad or the player is bad
Loved this video. Well done and easy to understand, especially for new people coming in. Good job :)
+Genghis Bong Thanks! Hope it was useful
Excellent info presented efficiently and without spoilers. Thank you!!! I want to play this game “blind” but like not quite so blind as the game presents itself 😝
Amazing guide! Wish I found this one first. You have a knack for creating & narrating tutorials. Keep it up! Will probably take you far in life. :)
Thanks, I hope it was useful! I've made similar guides for DaS2 and Bloodborne, too. I'll be making one for DaS3 once the game's patched to completion, which I imagine will be fairly soon.
I've beaten Dark Souls several times already, but I *still* hadn't quite understood poise (I normally use fast-rolling characters with very little of it). Now I do, thank you so much.
Watching this in March 2022 in hopes that I will receive dark souls for my birthday
Ive played hundreds of hours through each game but was still intrigued by the video
Thank you for this very clear explanatory guide. I will give this game another try (following your guide of cos.) after few failure and disappointment
Thank you for the guide! FINALLY bought the Dark Souls trilogy after platinuming Bloodborne and I'm so excited to finally get into this masterpiece!
Just trying this since I just 100% elden ring and haven’t played another souls game before. This was pretty helpful. Thanks!
You are amazing. SUBBED!!
I'm only now beginning my souls journey with this game. This video has saved my life. Thank you
Enjoy your first playthrough! I'm a little envious haha, going through a Souls game for the first time is always a good time
your clear english is fantastic for people who are not english natives. Thanks!
just starting dark souls for the first time tonight I've been afraid to touch it for years as I'm not a hardcore gamer this video has got me interested in it cheers👍
Fantastic video, this really helped.
I wasted a load of money back on 360 when the game was released, died a ton and got frustrated then abandoned it. Now that I'm much more experienced and older I'm giving it another try on xbox one. Can't wait to see what I've missed out on, this guide will help, thanks.
Thanks heaps for this guide, I was super lost trying to figure many of these game mechanics out. I only started a couple days ago.
I'm glad if it helped!