Can You Beat DARK SOULS 2 With Only Scythes?

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  • @solarpellets
    @solarpellets 7 місяців тому +3449

    I chose either the perfect or the worst time to upload my DS3 scythe only run, depending on how many more dark souls videos people want to watch lol

    • @TheBacklogs
      @TheBacklogs  7 місяців тому +746

      Best time, no doubt :)

    • @Darksouls131
      @Darksouls131 7 місяців тому +102

      I get the "it's easy and does alot of damage" reference it's from happy souls animation

    • @colemanstryk3r557
      @colemanstryk3r557 7 місяців тому +29

      Your vid came up legit the second video on the right while watching this one, so I guess one of the best, at least for me, since I was planning on watching that one next. 😁

    • @CloudWind0643
      @CloudWind0643 7 місяців тому +11

      Well now someone needs to release a scythe only run in bloodborne and Elden ring

    • @jackirish9022
      @jackirish9022 7 місяців тому +14

      Actually, you could have killed him without using firebombs. The piles of fire do damage.​@@TheBacklogs

  • @rolfstalker2986
    @rolfstalker2986 7 місяців тому +777

    "kill all NPCs" runs are so much sadder in DS2, because filling up Majula with weird strays is my favourite thing.

    • @mustafaalshawi2596
      @mustafaalshawi2596 6 місяців тому +26

      actually true

    • @OhNoTheFace
      @OhNoTheFace 6 місяців тому +79

      Something fun about filling your home base with dudes

    • @tylerf3788
      @tylerf3788 6 місяців тому +22

      @@OhNoTheFace Diddy agrees with you

    • @smokestack_lightning_999
      @smokestack_lightning_999 5 місяців тому +37

      Some of the NPC stories in DS2 are sadder the ds1. The focus on dementia in this game is depressing.

    • @Hellwaterva
      @Hellwaterva 14 днів тому

      @@tylerf3788NO

  • @bluejay1962
    @bluejay1962 7 місяців тому +295

    "Liberty speed your step helldiver" was a damn mental flash-bang XD

    • @luNav88
      @luNav88 7 місяців тому +6

      Music in the background is from Helldivers 2, awesome :D

  • @kylegrefe4399
    @kylegrefe4399 7 місяців тому +475

    12:25 because the armor makes you heavier. It's trying to emulate real life logic, where if you fall with something heavy you fall with more force.

    • @thulsa_doom
      @thulsa_doom 7 місяців тому +24

      ^ this

    • @kkolyan373
      @kkolyan373 7 місяців тому +41

      there is the reason why gravity is usually expressed in acceleration, not force

    • @kylegrefe4399
      @kylegrefe4399 7 місяців тому +49

      @@kkolyan373 I suppose I should have said impact with more force, but the point still stands.

    • @kkolyan373
      @kkolyan373 7 місяців тому +11

      @@kylegrefe4399 ah, then you mean energy of impact (force is for modeling process over time, not instant things like impact). okay, that may make sense. actually, being clad in armor gives you more acceleration than drag (braking agains air), so I believe the velocity of impact could be a bit larger when armored. also, if you land on legs, then armor without exosceleton-like frame increases the impact on legs even if velocity the same. or if you land on the side, and your armor is not paddded and is not hard-framed, then the armor chunks from the other side will squish body a bit, possibly making some harm. but, armor is usually padded, which is good for energy dissipation and hard armor distributes impact over the larger region of body, decreasing impact to the each part of region. and some sets of hard-framed armor could work as exosceleton, protecting legs from the weight of armor itself. so... I think, it's maybe easier to break a limb or ribs when land on that limb when you wearing armor with heavy non-linked parts. but I really doubt that armoring increases chance of death due to fall from critical height (which is relevant to the case of dropping to majula pit).

    • @Neceroe
      @Neceroe 7 місяців тому +13

      ​@@kkolyan373not to mention fabrics also increase your fall DMG in ds2 but would have little to no impact irl detrimental or otherwise

  • @hikagevonblitz8151
    @hikagevonblitz8151 7 місяців тому +290

    As an individual who is nearly completely blind the phrase youve got eyes always makes me chuckle. Great vid enjoyed it thoroughly :)

    • @andylaw3222
      @andylaw3222 7 місяців тому +1

      Out of curiosity, isn't there anything that can be done?
      Eye surgery has had insane progress in the last 8 years and the surgery itself is at around 3500-4000€, that's quite affordable.
      Sometimes even just 3000, depending on where you live.
      Because it would be great if you could regain your sight or improve it?
      Should be possible these days.
      Best of luck!!!

    • @hikagevonblitz8151
      @hikagevonblitz8151 7 місяців тому +14

      @andylaw3222 most surgeries focus on removal of cataracts or even the correction of the lense. My visual impairment is bexuase of malformed retinas so at present there is no solution unfortunately.

    • @willbordy
      @willbordy 7 місяців тому +4

      ​@@hikagevonblitz8151 first time i heard someone that has the same problem my brother has

    • @Shagaru_Bleed
      @Shagaru_Bleed 7 місяців тому +3

      @@hikagevonblitz8151 Ouch man... I hope they find a way... Being blind sucks.

    • @saj9972
      @saj9972 4 місяці тому

      wait how do u play games if ure blind sry for asking

  • @Loli-Knight
    @Loli-Knight 7 місяців тому +19

    The Ivory King actually taught me to use weapons in my left hand for PVP because of how much it threw people off. It's pretty crazy how well it works.
    It's a shame Aldia's fight is so simple because he's probably the most interesting NPC in the franchise bar-none. Pretty much the only individual to ever break any of the game's cycles guaranteed other than the DS2 protagonist if they make the special crown.

  • @Spr0ket
    @Spr0ket 7 місяців тому +286

    I Just love how the scythe is around the most NPC's you talk with this run, from the start of the conversation they're in the Lemon Death's grasp

    • @Eden-kw1kw
      @Eden-kw1kw 7 місяців тому +13

      “You’re next”

    • @crustyandcruel
      @crustyandcruel 7 місяців тому +11

      What are you even saying lol

    • @Neceroe
      @Neceroe 7 місяців тому +5

      ​@@crustyandcruelhe likes that the scythe is generally around or near the NPCs neck as if they're seconds away from death

  • @tomjordan313
    @tomjordan313 7 місяців тому +17

    "bye bye lil Sebastian. miss you in the saddest fashion"
    love the parks and rec reference 12:02

  • @YaboiiB1gJ1uice
    @YaboiiB1gJ1uice 7 місяців тому +58

    I introduced my brother into the Souls series with Bloodborne and now he loves this series as much as I do. He then introduced me to The Backlogs and this is one of my favorite channels. Even the none souls stuff is great. Thanks Lemon. Love your stuff.

  • @Somerandomguy-tp8xu
    @Somerandomguy-tp8xu 7 місяців тому +3

    I appreciate how you not only roleplayed death during this run due to your weapon of use, but also roleplaying the reaper through your commentary.

  • @makutateridax1138
    @makutateridax1138 7 місяців тому +976

    I don't know how well this would work, but when I saw your hours played in terraria in the "Lets talk about Dark Souls 1" video, I immediately thought: Terraria with firebombs/explosives only?

    • @TheBacklogs
      @TheBacklogs  7 місяців тому +538

      Soon (tm)

    • @keyman245
      @keyman245 7 місяців тому +26

      ​@@TheBacklogswhat about terraria but tools only (axes pickaxes and shit)

    • @DanielFerreira-ez8qd
      @DanielFerreira-ez8qd 7 місяців тому +55

      @@keyman245 too unchallenging, actually. explosives in terraria are clunky and you can't really build around them at all - but tools are melee weapons, so it's just your standard melee build with some really short weapons.

    • @dragonace119
      @dragonace119 7 місяців тому +20

      @@DanielFerreira-ez8qd The drills post-WoF are also pretty good.

    • @mariushatcher2643
      @mariushatcher2643 7 місяців тому +3

      Explosive bullets?

  • @SuperTab2
    @SuperTab2 7 місяців тому +28

    it's too bad you didn't get to use nashandra's scythe.

  • @randomguy3708
    @randomguy3708 7 місяців тому +2023

    Even if Lemon does eventually stop doing Dark Souls altogether, it's not gonna stop me from watching immediately when he does.
    (Edited for clarity)
    Edit 2: I give up. I'm excited when lemon uploads DS, alright?

    • @christopherbronson3275
      @christopherbronson3275 7 місяців тому +23

      Right? It's the sass and personality of Lemon's that keeps me here

    • @bigtree7071
      @bigtree7071 7 місяців тому +7

      He’s got enough to keep him busy till retirement.

    • @2shadesofgray752
      @2shadesofgray752 7 місяців тому +4

      How would you watch them if he stops doing them?

    • @amicloud_yt
      @amicloud_yt 7 місяців тому +5

      what

    • @salmonella7993
      @salmonella7993 7 місяців тому +7

      This isn't a complete sentence.

  • @thatmidnightranger1105
    @thatmidnightranger1105 7 місяців тому +18

    That helldivers 2 ost at 34:27 caught me off guard!! Really well done, i would have never imagined a ds2 character falling into the chamber of the Ivory king with the HD2 deployment music hahaha

    • @chadyoung9934
      @chadyoung9934 7 місяців тому +2

      It's got multiple layers to it, too. Helldivers the game ost, but he specifically said, "We dive, so humanity survives," which is the motto of the Helldivers in the book series by the same name. There is no connection to each other besides the name, though. Absolutely threw me for a loop.

  • @The_Hahndsome
    @The_Hahndsome 7 місяців тому +476

    10:30 Love a good Happy Souls reference

    • @sejtitsreal7285
      @sejtitsreal7285 7 місяців тому +7

      I love sp much😂 finally someone who Also likes it🙏🏻

    • @Void_Ghost_Beelz
      @Void_Ghost_Beelz 7 місяців тому +13

      It’s amazing, wish we got a sequel

    • @Gurmudgin
      @Gurmudgin 7 місяців тому +36

      Every time I see a pursuer eye glow I can hear “is this… too easy for you?”

    • @The_Hahndsome
      @The_Hahndsome 7 місяців тому +22

      @@Gurmudgin “I’ll see you later”

    • @ContentFarmerReal
      @ContentFarmerReal 7 місяців тому +2

      hell yea

  • @brutemouse6024
    @brutemouse6024 7 місяців тому +11

    18:45 YOU CAN JUMP TO THAT FROM THERE?!?!? Lemon, you have changed my life for the better. Sincerely, from the deepest depths of my soul, where the 4 kings live, I thank you for this True Boon of Knowledge. You are truly one of the best. Thank you, Lemon.

    • @STARSRav3n
      @STARSRav3n 6 місяців тому +1

      There's a different way to jump there? I've always done that jump since day 1 😅

    • @brutemouse6024
      @brutemouse6024 6 місяців тому +1

      @@STARSRav3n I went across the bridge to jump from the opposite side. I just never realized you could jump to there from specifically that ledge. So weird

    • @yearoldsinger
      @yearoldsinger 4 місяці тому

      Yes but the 2 Alonne knights up top may fuck you up in Scholar so lure them off by the bridge first

  • @pillagius
    @pillagius 7 місяців тому +54

    Well that was fun! Another killer vid, Lemon!
    About getting naked reduces fall damage: I think, total weight of the character somehow (as in "I dunno the exact equation") adds to fall damage taken. Idea is something like jumping down with 40kg backpack and without it.
    Also about Ivory King DLC - the weapon durability goes down faster there by default, as far as I remember. Something about "freezing cold makes weapons brittle" or whatever

  • @shaiquaygoins752
    @shaiquaygoins752 7 місяців тому +4

    10:28 "because it's easy and does alot of damage" love that video🤣🤣

  • @randomguy3708
    @randomguy3708 7 місяців тому +634

    40:17
    Good lord that swing
    39:57

    • @blipblop47
      @blipblop47 7 місяців тому +19

      ye, that's were the darkness in Lemon really shined through

    • @dyslexsticks3381
      @dyslexsticks3381 7 місяців тому +41

      Some of crit animations in this game are hilariously violent.

    • @FriedrichTheGreatest
      @FriedrichTheGreatest 7 місяців тому +4

      ​@@dyslexsticks3381*Halberd backstab.*

    • @ibragimowbekhan0987
      @ibragimowbekhan0987 7 місяців тому

      Well, this scythe have a lot of mini-blades on it
      We're ripping off her face with this one!

  • @seandonahue5951
    @seandonahue5951 7 місяців тому +5

    Having a backlogs video pop up in my feed had become one of my favorite surprises. Best way to start my day. Keep up the good work lemon!

  • @Catman_CM
    @Catman_CM 7 місяців тому +136

    Lemon: Let's spend 2024 working on my actual backlog of games and quit focusing so hard on Dark Souls.
    Also Lemon:

  • @richarddill692
    @richarddill692 6 місяців тому +2

    I think a cursed weapons only run might be a lot of fun; using the Jagged Ghost Blade and Ghost Blade to start and then graduating to the Greatsword of Artorias (Cursed).

  • @strawberrycollector
    @strawberrycollector 7 місяців тому +60

    12:02 Lemon no, don't do it you monster. The world needs Li'l Sebastian.

    • @esson_m
      @esson_m 7 місяців тому +3

      Bye bye lil Sebastian

    • @heavystalin2419
      @heavystalin2419 5 місяців тому

      It's just a rickety horse

  • @COI-O3
    @COI-O3 Місяць тому +3

    Best guess for the durability glitch is that the scythes have multiple hitboxes for each damage multiplier, which hit at the same time and apply more durability damage on big dudes, since they can be hit by more than one part of the swing beacause of their size

  • @Sqlfox
    @Sqlfox 7 місяців тому +95

    I think what I love most about Lemon's videos is that I can always learn life lessons no matter the game or the challenge. Today's episode was all about Death and letting go, for example.

    • @ronthorn3
      @ronthorn3 7 місяців тому +3

      I thought it was about swimming?

  • @tylermacpherson6663
    @tylermacpherson6663 7 місяців тому +3

    Hey man been watching you for a long time now. Just wanted to say what you do has helped me through some really stressful times in my life. Your content and your voice are a safe place for me. So thank you

  • @Buzk_4
    @Buzk_4 7 місяців тому +24

    Yeah, I remember that golden serpent ring you got. I also remember that golden serpent ring +1 you got before getting regular one. Love you 🍋

    • @LordPenguinworth
      @LordPenguinworth 7 місяців тому

      I was hoping someone else noticed that lol

  • @Xx_SoggyBurrito_xX
    @Xx_SoggyBurrito_xX 7 місяців тому +6

    18:30 "Ahhh you deny your weapon its purpose Jack!"

  • @corni_2043
    @corni_2043 7 місяців тому +174

    3:40 BLOOD FOR THE BLOOD GOD , SKULLS FOR THE SKULLTHRONE , MILK FOR THE KHORNEFLAKES
    wouldn't have guessed lemon is a 40k fan

    • @tsquitz
      @tsquitz 7 місяців тому +7

      or that you're a lathrix fan

    • @JwaymesWilder
      @JwaymesWilder 7 місяців тому +4

      KHORN flakes how did I just realise that

    • @aendranireho6038
      @aendranireho6038 7 місяців тому +3

      @@tsquitz The Legion is always present
      Remember, we are the good guys.

    • @ScavengingWisdom
      @ScavengingWisdom 7 місяців тому +1

      @@tsquitzwhat, I didn’t know that he referenced something else besides a good cereal

  • @jacobwismer1512
    @jacobwismer1512 7 місяців тому +7

    4:07 implying that the traditional Grim Reaper scythe isn't ALSO farming equipment

  • @viktord2025
    @viktord2025 7 місяців тому +485

    Killing Lucatiel is unforgivable. Justice for the best girl in Dark Souls 2!

    • @danieladamczyk4024
      @danieladamczyk4024 7 місяців тому +7

      But necessary.

    • @leonie_gata_de_outono
      @leonie_gata_de_outono 7 місяців тому +6

      2nd best
      Alsanna is the best

    • @viktord2025
      @viktord2025 7 місяців тому +11

      @@leonie_gata_de_outono well, you are welcome to your own opinion.
      You'd just be wrong, is all/jk

    • @AutoReroll
      @AutoReroll 7 місяців тому +1

      ​@@leonie_gata_de_outonopossible queer representation in a FS game

    • @FriedrichTheGreatest
      @FriedrichTheGreatest 7 місяців тому

      ​@@leonie_gata_de_outonothird. Shalquior

  • @LeoIsDIO
    @LeoIsDIO 7 місяців тому +4

    Love the Cult Of The Lamb OST in the background 💕

  • @justbrettt
    @justbrettt 7 місяців тому +7

    Lets go part two! I started showing your videos to my wife and now she may be joining me on my next few play throughs! Thanks for being hilarious and calming all at the same time

  • @patient0500
    @patient0500 6 місяців тому +1

    Lemon is probably one of the only few UA-camrs I actually enjoying going back to watching videos from

  • @bagin8486
    @bagin8486 7 місяців тому +58

    14:40 I think this is actually a scyte reforged in a way that is more functional as a weapon.
    Also fun fact - Polish peasant using scythes set like that in uprisigns used to be called scythemen

    • @Raggrum
      @Raggrum 7 місяців тому +29

      If you are talking about the scythe that doesn't look like a scythe. That's a war scythe. The first war scythes were just scythes with their blades mounted in parallel with the handle instead of perpendicular like normal scythes.

    • @jehru5
      @jehru5 7 місяців тому +28

      That isn't a scythe. It's a bardiche. A war scythe is an actual separate thing that came about as an evolution from what DS2 incorrectly calls a great machete.

    • @darthplagueis13
      @darthplagueis13 7 місяців тому +9

      ​@@Raggrum This is not, in fact, a war scythe. It's a Bardiche, a completely separate type of polearm.
      It also bears mentioning that War Scythes never were just scythe blades attached to the handle differently. An actual scythe blade would both be too heavy and be almost guaranteed to break if you tried to use it like that.
      War Scythes had always been forged as weapons, the name stemming from a superficial resemblance.

  • @t-hakase
    @t-hakase 7 місяців тому +4

    I wonder if Lemon ever noticed he had the upgraded gold serpent ring +1 after going out of his way to get the base version

    • @TheBacklogs
      @TheBacklogs  7 місяців тому +3

      Not until I had already recorded my voice lines and was ducttaping the clips together haha

  • @scottt7309
    @scottt7309 7 місяців тому +8

    Ah excellent a dark souls ring from lemon. My favourite citrus named challenge runner.

  • @pacgabe99
    @pacgabe99 7 місяців тому +1

    I first found your channel a few weeks or so ago, through the pikmin challenge runs. Since then, the Backlogs have become my favorite background noise for any and all tasks.

  • @icicle_ai
    @icicle_ai 7 місяців тому +5

    love the helldivers music in the ivory king fight

  • @supraaster
    @supraaster 7 місяців тому +13

    "Au contraire", "C'est la vie", as a French it pleases me to hear Lemon speak our beautiful language. Keep being my favorite non-french UA-camr :D

  • @ciadies1823
    @ciadies1823 7 місяців тому +4

    Nice! New lemon video! Hoping the one shot competition vid is gonna release soon, super excited for it

  • @sirloinsteak7206
    @sirloinsteak7206 7 місяців тому +1

    Love the vids and the one thing i know you love more than the vids is fire bombs. There's this metroidvania soulslike i picked up a week or so ago called Last Faith that guess what, has firebombs, and actually loads of other bombs too. Would love to see if you could beat the game with those only

  • @h13n12
    @h13n12 7 місяців тому +14

    I finally get to watch a video early. Thanks whoever gave me membership.

  • @Artemis19925
    @Artemis19925 7 місяців тому +2

    Randomly came across your channel from all the dark souls vids I watch, and you have one of my favourite presentation styles. It's so chill.
    Glad to see the challenge runs aren't over yet. ❤

  • @Loganaman
    @Loganaman 7 місяців тому +27

    I’m a simple man. I see one of my most nostalgic games being played by one of my favorite creators, I click. I enjoy.

  • @OneRightClick
    @OneRightClick 7 місяців тому +2

    As someone who had a reaper only pvp build with sorcery enchants, usually the damage sweet spot is where the point of the reaper hits. For hitting around shields, you have to actually position yourself so the point of the reaper hits around the shield. Too close? Blocked. Too far? Hit the handle so it does no damage. Took me around 100 hours to get this down. But when you get it down, it is honestly one of the best weapons in the game in my honest opinion.

  • @skelly5638
    @skelly5638 7 місяців тому +4

    As a long time fan,I gotta say,man,you just keep getting better,keep up the good work lemon!

  • @Enzo_honey
    @Enzo_honey 7 місяців тому +1

    Love the little “because it’s easy and does a lot of damage” reference lol

  • @braindent6464
    @braindent6464 7 місяців тому +5

    i'd watch terraria challenge runs from this channel :)

  • @archusdraisen2786
    @archusdraisen2786 14 днів тому

    I appreciate seeing people run through DS2. I just couldn't wrap my head around it and wasn't having fun with it, so it's interesting seeing what the game has.

  • @ianwallace8034
    @ianwallace8034 7 місяців тому +3

    My brother in death Lemon, being naked in Dark Souls 2 does less fall damage because of carry weight. I believe it's the only Souls game that actually cares about carry weight in regards to fall damage.

  • @shawn3064
    @shawn3064 7 місяців тому +1

    26:50 Dr. jekyll and Mister Hyde reference. Got to love it when you know it

  • @kirbodin
    @kirbodin 7 місяців тому +34

    I was quite surprised Death left Ornifex alive, and thought she might get the scythe of want, but she did not, and left Ornifex alive for no apparent reason.

    • @memereaper2764
      @memereaper2764 7 місяців тому +14

      Imagine Death forgetting you're still alive

    • @BirchMonkey857
      @BirchMonkey857 3 місяці тому +1

      Death must leave the carrion-birds, for who else will pick the carcasses clean?

    • @mattfoster2849
      @mattfoster2849 2 місяці тому

      Cause he's stoopid

  • @DoomWolfOfficial
    @DoomWolfOfficial 7 місяців тому

    That durability hit during Sinh, I don't even have words that's just ridiculous

  • @Rock-the-block
    @Rock-the-block 7 місяців тому +5

    Where does this man come up with such raw lines??? “Purpose is an invaluable thing, and you have lost yours”

  • @micahfloyd1057
    @micahfloyd1057 7 місяців тому +2

    Literally just started DS2 for the first time ever today and you upload DS2, perfect

  • @jandipoo
    @jandipoo 7 місяців тому +15

    "We dive so humanity survives!" while playing Helldivers music is a great reference that only a handful of people will get. I respect it.

    • @audreyrewinded
      @audreyrewinded 7 місяців тому +2

      helldivers is one of the most popular games rn i dont think thats a handful of people

    • @Jaydee-wd7wr
      @Jaydee-wd7wr 7 місяців тому

      @@audreyrewinded, No way…

    • @megabumbusta2746
      @megabumbusta2746 7 місяців тому +2

      ​@@audreyrewinded it's a hand so full it's overflowing lmao

    • @yeet6893
      @yeet6893 7 місяців тому +2

      For the record im pretty dure "we dive so humanity survives" is a quote from the helldivers book series not the games

    • @jandipoo
      @jandipoo 7 місяців тому

      @@yeet6893 Bingo. All the people saying it's from the game series are proving my point.

  • @ProHamburglar
    @ProHamburglar 7 місяців тому +1

    The channel is definitely helping you work through the backlogs, Ds2 is one you haven't gotten round to, right? Right? (I say as I load up the same 4 comfort games)

    • @ProHamburglar
      @ProHamburglar 7 місяців тому +1

      I love the souls content all the same FYI

  • @crablion847
    @crablion847 7 місяців тому +10

    All it took was a sacrifice to the firebomb goddess to start the run, guess the scythe you got from it was her punishement
    Very interesting run still, I didn't know McDuff also used a log as his weapon of choice lol

    • @gordonfreeman7187
      @gordonfreeman7187 5 місяців тому

      That profile picture is crazy. If the Olympics hosted an event called most victimized person you would win a gold medal.

  • @kRx1203
    @kRx1203 7 місяців тому +2

    A true masochist version of this run would be killing all enemies that eventually stop respawning until they do.

  • @moonlight2870
    @moonlight2870 7 місяців тому +3

    I will never not giggle at the bane MILFnito

  • @quantumationsgaming3387
    @quantumationsgaming3387 7 місяців тому

    I dunno if its just been one of those weeks, but hearing Lemon say "hope youre doing well" in his lively, friendly tone genuinly made me grin

  • @TheAverageNerd
    @TheAverageNerd 7 місяців тому +12

    Killing Lucatiel is a sin that can't be forgiven, even if committing to the theme of the run. Just do her questline and let her time come naturally 😭

  • @stabbygenki
    @stabbygenki 7 місяців тому

    DS1 with Scythes was my favorite video of yours. I am so glad you decided to continue the showcase.

  • @TerribleScroll
    @TerribleScroll 7 місяців тому +5

    Have no idea if you will se this but the scythe in 14:44 is a war scythe that people would use in battles the great scythe is a farming tool.

    • @darthplagueis13
      @darthplagueis13 7 місяців тому +4

      It's not a War Scythe though. It's a Bardiche.

  • @Koi_Boi14
    @Koi_Boi14 7 місяців тому +1

    Lemon. Ive fallen asleep to your voice once again. Why must you be so calm and soothing. Anyways great video. Wish i couldve stayed awake to watch it all.

  • @jamesthompson6528
    @jamesthompson6528 7 місяців тому +7

    Let's fucking goooooo, made it on the Firebomb Scholar wall

  • @DerNeoUffja
    @DerNeoUffja 7 місяців тому

    I don‘t know why, but I your words about the many faces of death brought tears to my eyes. I put my dog to sleep last week and I can imagine how a figure helped my dog to cross the bridge to heaven. Thanks

  • @dartroza3062
    @dartroza3062 7 місяців тому +7

    A sickle. It’s called a sickle.
    Edit: I was overzealous.

  • @Azuryche
    @Azuryche 7 місяців тому

    The gravity rush music in the background was like getting whiplash, because i knew id heard it somewhere before and couldnt put my finger on it for a while

  • @Eaterofthedark
    @Eaterofthedark 7 місяців тому +1

    Had a feeling you'd show up again,
    Made my day a bit better. :)

  • @fcbaroni
    @fcbaroni 4 місяці тому

    I really love the fact you chose the Cult of the Lamb music for this one - good choice :)

  • @britishshock
    @britishshock 7 місяців тому

    Theses are really fun to just listen to at work. It's like a story time. Telling the epic a run long long ago

  • @joshuahendershot196
    @joshuahendershot196 7 місяців тому

    The helldivers reference upon entering the Burnt Ivory King boss fight was pretty great

  • @okillydokilly6274
    @okillydokilly6274 7 місяців тому +1

    You know, if you truly want to test your patience you should try beating Darkest Dungeon 2 with only firebombs. Two of the classes have firebomb equivalents (Runaway has multiple firebombs and Plague Doctor has plague grenades.)

  • @Crimnox_Cinder
    @Crimnox_Cinder 7 місяців тому

    the fact you have helldivers music playing when you dived into "hell" really caught me off guard. well done Lemon! can i expect to see challenge runs of a "beating an entire level 9 mission using nothing but fire nades?"

  • @Lost1ntheSauc3
    @Lost1ntheSauc3 7 місяців тому +1

    Ayy I've been on a huge dark souls 2 grind the last couple weeks and this beauty drops,
    Thanks Melon :)

  • @Rehann-The-Pretender
    @Rehann-The-Pretender 7 місяців тому

    I’ve recently discovered this guys challenge runs and been binging them. Nice to see a new one

  • @TATERplaysGAMES
    @TATERplaysGAMES 7 місяців тому

    I made a whole grim reaper build in DS2 and learned alot about how the scythes work in the process. They have a 'shaft' hitbox and a 'blade' hitbox, the blade doing buffed damage, and the shaft doing debuffed damage. Its more consistant than it seems, but it depends on the scythe, some of them have much smaller 'blade' hitboxes than others, but its all about getting familiar with your scythe of chocie and learning the proper spacing for its blade to hit more often than its shaft.

  • @theodoredexter6540
    @theodoredexter6540 7 місяців тому

    I always like these kinds of challenge runs, where its not some struggle to see if its even possible to do it (I still enjoy those) but where its just playing the game a little differently and seeing what happens when you do it

  • @SectionHCLI
    @SectionHCLI 7 місяців тому

    Hearing that "Because it's easy. And it does a lot of damage" brings back memories. Happy memories, souls memories, heck even Happy souls memories

  • @lucajohnen6719
    @lucajohnen6719 7 місяців тому +1

    Even Lemon cant escape the call of managed democracy 34:26

  • @jinn8465
    @jinn8465 7 місяців тому

    I always enjoy the stories in these runs.
    It's always interesting to see the character go from a nameless hollow to whatever god slayer Lemon comes up with. Though this particular hollow wasn't nameless, I suppose...
    Everybody knew her, and everybody feared her.

  • @EndlessYASA
    @EndlessYASA 7 місяців тому

    Had no idea you could get to the queen in elaum. Learn something new about my favorite games all the time from you, lemon 🍋! Thank you

  • @WitherSword
    @WitherSword 7 місяців тому

    I knew I remembered that song! Went afk a ton in cult of the lamb. Oddly fitting for a scythe run.

  • @RandomSquirrel
    @RandomSquirrel 7 місяців тому

    Ah, another Dark Souls II challenge run video. What a pleasant gift to get. And it's as great as always.

  • @zeddthesecond1019
    @zeddthesecond1019 7 місяців тому +1

    Honestly would love to see Lemon take on a Terraria challenge, like using class damage exclusively (yes many people have already done said runs but i would like to see Lemon try one) or maybe using specific weapons (Molotov's?) Or even armor

  • @cosmicfails2053
    @cosmicfails2053 7 місяців тому +2

    But when will there a deaths gambit video? When you play truly as the instrument of death to put down the unwilling

  • @SSB7149
    @SSB7149 7 місяців тому

    That old knight farming trick at the begining is so much better then what I have been doing for it.

  • @flynnfarron
    @flynnfarron 7 місяців тому

    The Cult of the Lamb music playing in the background is KILLING me, Lemon; I need a challenge run for it like I need air to breathe.

  • @alundra11
    @alundra11 7 місяців тому

    I love the warhammer reference! Blood for the blood God, skulls for the throne!
    I just started reading the 40k books.
    Love the videos.

  • @HollandTHG
    @HollandTHG 7 місяців тому +2

    Gravity is a Reaper, slicing webs and wings, plummet to the Earth now, child, hear Death's Windsong sing.
    There, I made poetry to justify the gravity kills.

  • @SleepyKurisu
    @SleepyKurisu 7 місяців тому +1

    I've been missing the lemon dark souls challenge vids and one has finally arrived, one that I really enjoyed because scythes are just awesome I'm pleasantly surprised though that ds2 being the first large boss amount souls game there's only 3 scythes compared to the usual one or two of each game ig at the end of the day it's similar to it's brethren

  • @samuelsterchak3848
    @samuelsterchak3848 7 місяців тому

    I love the story of the reaper coming about at the end of every age to put an end to the flame and extinguish it but it's embers are lit again but soon, the fire will fade...

  • @kyrar.j.4856
    @kyrar.j.4856 7 місяців тому

    Shirts off for power!!
    It's the same tactic in climbing when you're working on a route that is giving you hell, for some people, stripping off the shirt gives them more confidence and suddenly they can complete the route!

  • @meatballdivino8955
    @meatballdivino8955 7 місяців тому

    Got a soft spot for death themed runs, thanks for another fun one mate

  • @reptarien
    @reptarien 7 місяців тому

    I love listening to Jespar Dal'Varek speak to me about his challenge runs in Dark Souls.
    Enderal challenge run next pls

  • @Goggles-gk5cl
    @Goggles-gk5cl 7 місяців тому

    The backstab reference spun me, i thought everyone had forgot that video

  • @tcdtboc8551
    @tcdtboc8551 7 місяців тому +1

    14:38 the reason that's classified as a scythe is because weapons were hard to make reliably back in the day, so tools being repurposed was the norm. A scythe normally meant to harvest crops was refitted and sharpened to be used more like a poleaxe. The more you know.

    • @darthplagueis13
      @darthplagueis13 7 місяців тому +2

      The repurposing thing is a common misconception. If you just put a scythe blade onto a pole in order to make it point forwards it would be too heavy and brittle to use.
      There is a polearm called a war scythe, but that name stems from the fact that the blade bears superficial resemblance to that of a scythe, not that it is made from one.
      Plus, the "Scythe" in the game is a Bardiche.

  • @billygoatz3636
    @billygoatz3636 7 місяців тому +1

    Lord Lemon has returned to grace us with content! Praise be! 🎉🎊