Soul of the mind, key to life's ether. Soul of the lost, withdrawn from it's vessel. Let strength be granted so the world might be mended.. ..So the world might be mended..
+Penny “Story Time” Filkins Technically when you're using "its" to detonate ownership there should be an apostrophe after the S. Not that I'm one of those grammar obsessed "Nazis" just figured I'd mention it.
Andrew Enigma First, *denote (or possibly *denotate, though youtube spellcheck doesn't seem to like it). Second, that is incorrect: "its" is the third-person possessive pronoun; "it's" is the contraction of "it is"; and " its' ", as far as I know, does not exist.
"Do come back alive. I need your business." "We are indebted to you. For you fight in our behalf." "You have a heart of gold! Don't let them take it from you." "Art thou done? May thine strength help the world be mended."
This music.The strings. The empty space. You are comforted because you know you are in a safe place. You are haunted because you know that it's the last one.
Those are some of the longest silences I've ever heard in music. Like, I can't think of a single piece that uses empty space like that. Pretty damn interesting, if you ask me.
They're long silences alright, but I can hear the ambient noise of the Nexus in those spaces. The dialogue too, even though there's nothing there. Out of my speakers, this song would push that noise away, then subside again like the tide. It sounds fine to me on its own, but you only get the best of it when you're there playing the game.
The silences are so long there's actually nearly twice as much silence as there is music. For most of the piece it goes 1 measure of music followed by 2 measures of silence, repeated.
@@Tulanir1 same for the character creation theme, except that one even with how similar it is to this was actually composed to be heard on it's own and has background sounds on the 2 silence measures, yet that is the one that didn't make it onto the ost disc... Weird.
The nexus, with all those blood ponds of players jumping off ledges for science, but creating the most depressing lobby ever. I was always amazed at how the interaction between players added even more depth to the atmosphere of the game instead of ruining it (in a "you're alone but you're not the only one" kind of way). This game was everything.
It wasn’t for science.. it was for PURE WHITE WORLD TENDENCY or PURE BLACK.. if you die as a phantom it doesn’t affect your world tendency and you needed certain tendency for trophies and equips
What an absolutely beautiful song to an absolutely beautiful game. Games that are this hard and rewarding deserve to do well. Lets hope the sequel lives up to this.
i was confused until i read the date. 13 years ago... wow. if only we knew what time and some patience would bring us. elden ring, bloodborne, sekiro... all from this innocent little seedling planted so long ago.
The silent spaces are great. It's somehow like you can hear the room the music was recorded in. When you listen with headphones, you can actually hear some movements from the instruments, like little scratching noises. I really like that, it's very calming to me.
The song for when you first realize that you've been killed but aren't allowed to die. For this reason, way back then when I first played it, I came to the conclusion that Demon's Souls was one of the most horrifying predicaments for any video game protagonist to find themselves in. I'm hard pressed to think of actual horror games that bad.
It's such a haunting yet simple tone. Something about Demon's Souls, from the atmosphere down to the logo font sticks with me in a way that no other game can.
drewskyGALE Majula feels empty as fuck. The music is awesome, though. But the place in itself feels like it lacks substance ( much like the rest of Dark Souls II )
PyramiDie I'd have to agree with you. The gameplay mechanics and graphics are the best that the Souls game have had to offer but the story was really lacking.
drewskyGALE To me, the backstep is way better. The dodge could benefit from some more clearly displayed s and most mechanics ( level up, upgrading, repairing ) were watered down. I respect you opinion, but to me, DkSII was truly disappointing. Still fun to play, though. It's tough love, I guess xD
PyramiDie Well to be completely honest if I'm going to compare all 3 games to each other then clearly Dark Souls II is the worst of the 3. What I miss the most from Demon's Souls were bosses like Flamelurker, False King and the Maneaters were brutal. Dark Souls II just took the approach of more is better. The bosses lacked substance. They thought "how could we make it harder" rather than how they could make the bosses more memorable. Flamelurker was a bitch without the flame shield and it was an epic fight.
@@aztronomy7457 Really? I think they completely ruined the original's eerie yet calming atmosphere. It's too bright with weird green hue and needlessly loud choir music. Ruined.
I s2g I hear this song in every youtuber essay analysis video, It's so Iconic, when I heard the remake changed it I SERIOUSLY CAN'T BELIEVE THEY COMPLETELY CHANGE IT SO DRASTICALLY SHIFTING TO AN OPPOSITE TONE WHY??
Can't believe this game is 14 years old. The From Soft experience still feels so fresh to me, and this gem was my very first. The thick atmosphere and the silent areas of Demon's Souls brings serenity to my soul.
what a calming effect being in the nexus.just hearing its theme brings back so many great memories. can't believe it's been seven years since i first played the game.
Real Human sculptors temple was top but to me it was the weakest hub world so far. Just didn't have the same atmosphere or interest as firelink, Majula, etc
This could have been the only track they didn't need to touch for the remake and that would have been dandy. But in their attempt to make a better version for the remake, they made it so fucking busy...
This is still one of the most special pieces of video game music, to me. It's so relaxing and unsettling at the same time, and it evokes this equally mixed nostalgia for me. Over two years ago, I beat Bloodborne, my first From Software game. That very same month, I got into my car wreck and moved into my own apartment, closer to work so I wouldn't lose my job. I was alone and scared and had no money or transport, and Demon's Souls was the first game I played there. It was the only comfort I had. Sometimes even if I didn't feel like playing, I would leave the game running in the Nexus with this music on, just to keep me from feeling completely alone.
Played DS1, DS2 and Bloodborne and just started Demon's Souls. All games have fantastic "hub" music (considering firelink shrine the hub of DS1), but this one is definitely the most calming one for me, such a nice song.
I've played ds1, 3 and BB and just started demons souls, not too far in but I just love this song, this and the hunters dream music are my favourites. Also is ds2 worth buying cause I've heard so many mixed reviews, I know this comment was a year ago but just wondering
DS2 is my least favorite one, but i think if you don't mind spending the money or can find it on sale, i still recommend playing it. It has it's good moments as well, and it's always nice to see how things can be done "wrong" in this series, makes you appreciate the other titles more. But that's just my opinion! You might end up loving it :D
MrToastedCrumpet dark souls 2 is worth a play through it has done thing better then the other parts of the series and other stuff is just a step in a different direction not bad a good game but just held down by the fact dark is in the title
@@jdrok5026 Dark Souls 2 is worth a go if only for how good the crown DLCs can be. It's definitely the one I'd recommend going for last if you have the urge to play Souls but you already played the others.
At 3:22 you can hear someone knocking/ brushing up against either their instrument or turning the page of sheet music in the background It's subtle but definitely noticeable especially with earbuds
At the end in the remake this track lost its calm and resting feeling for a melodical tone, which is more for show. Don't get me wrong, is good; but it lacks of the intention of this piece (Which is a theme meant to rest and breath, just as the arragement is with its long silences: like a litteral deep breathing).
What easily describes this for me is, being outside when it is raining crazy and thundering (almost being struck) but finally making it inside a home with towels and coffee/tea. Warm after a dreadful experience.
@@phir9255 not if i have a ps5. i have to buy a machine from 2006 if i want to keep playing it because sony wants to keep reselling the same games instead of offering backwards compatibility
God damn this takes me back. I remember getting back from school excited to play more only to spend a bit too much time in the Nexus and take a surprise nap. I really liked to just close my eyes and listen to this piece to decompress.
same brutha after high school play this amazing game and fall asleep often in the nexus was too relaxing and immersive... 2008/2009 flew by so fast damn.
you have no idea how hard I laughed when I listened to the new dirty colossus theme and heard ANOTHER choir. the new music's fine, on its own there's nothing wrong with it but DAMN does it miss the point.
I can see what they were trying to do, but it comes off as though the composer's philosophy was: "If there's a second of silence, put some AHHHHHH-ing there and it'll be epic."
@@suedonnym It seems like the composer did not care or understand what made the old tracks so fitting, good and memorable. He probably wanted to put his own spin on them but got so carried away in the process of trying to make them sound different, that now most of his tracks sound almost nothing like the original and convey a completely different picture (Grand and epic instead of atmospheric, melancholic, simple etc). The new tracks are by no means bad, but they just don't feel or sound like demon's souls to me.
@@reaver5247 My thoughts exactly! I like a lot of the new tracks but they don't convey what they used to. The Tower Knight theme used to sound mocking and haughty with its laughter, then it crept into a slow, almost melancholic section, the laughter juxtaposed by the wailing chorus. The new one is just bloated and bombastic.
What I find beautiful about the soulsborne game’s themes are their duality. Especially when it comes to the hub world. It’s calm restfulness mixed with the need to move forward. It’s the peace of a dream with the feeling of something sinister. It’s the feeling of having support but being utterly hopeless at the same time. It’s genuinely amazing how much power music has and how much it can change a passable hub location to what feels like an actual second home of yours.
My friend was playing this game when I stayed overnight and already fell asleep but through the sleep I could hear this song I got real mysterious feeling. It is so aesthetic, pure magic.
This piece is so nostalgic and calming man. It made you feel so safe from the dreary world of DS and a moment of peace in the hard times of my life at the time
Here's how I feel. Demon's Souls has better, more intriguing stories. But Dark Souls has vastly better gameplay and the main story is more coherent. If Demon's Souls and Dark Souls were books, I'd enjoy Demon's Souls more. But since they are games, I prefer Dark Souls. It works better as a game. But really, all in all, I love them quite equally.
For me personally Demon's Souls gets by on the sheer strength of it's art direction and the atmosphere of each of its areas, also I find the minute to minute level design to be better than Dark Souls, and some of what it does like you said is infinitely more intriguing. But yeah, Dark souls has better gameplay and the interconnected world gives it a wholly different feeling to Demon's, though I wouldn't go so far as to say it's plot is more coherent. I think Dark souls spells out a lot more of its plot for the player oddly enough, whereas Demon's leaves much more up to interpretation. But yeah, I love them both XP
Dr Famine Strange because I feel the opposite. I think Demon's Souls has a way more coherent story that has some great stuff in it, but ultimately at the end of the day, I felt like there was more that could have been done with the story. Stylistically, I like Demon's Souls and Bloodborne more, but Demon's doesn't ever feel like it has a climax, probably due to how rushed and broken the game was. They didn't even have enough time to finish the last quarter of the game. Dark souls is extremely convoluted, but I feel it's story is stronger, mainly because I'm a sucker for how nihilistic it is.
@@alessandroparducci4952 your opinion, I just state mine. The OG songs felt way too cartoonish, even for OG Demon's Souls. And no, they would NOT fit for Remake, as well as Remake OST wouldn't fit for OG DeS.
Demon's souls is one of the best video games I have played. look at this ost, this ost is so beautiful , calm with a touch of sorrow strange but you feel safe, the nexus is a masterpiece itself. a true fucking unique experience.
Entirely agree. It serves so well to put a great deal of contrast between the sense of safety in the Nexus and then immediately warping to, say, The Tower of Latria aswell. Its truly excellent.
Unquestionably better than the remaster, I'm not going to be one of those guys who says everything in terms of music is worse in the remaster but this track in particular highlights what's missing in the remaster's soundtrack which is the principal of restraint.
Why are you afraid to bash on the remake's OST by adding that disclaimer in your sentence? Just be honest. The entirety of the remake's OST is hot fucking garbage compared to the perfection of OG's. Look at how badly they fucked up the Adjudictator's theme.
@@breathofthewild1749 I am being honest I like some of the new material but just not most of it. Which is why the new soundtrack is so disappointing imo they had the tools to make something great but squandered it by not reading the room. It gets so bad in some spots though that I don't understand how blue point could have been anymore tone deaf like with dragon god, I laughed out loud when I first heard the remake of dragon God's song.
For anyone that’s wondering this is the original Nexus theme that plays until halfway through the game. The track titled “The Nexus” actually plays during the 2nd half of the game.
+Malcefium Mike Demon's Souls still might be the best in the series overall. If not for gameplay, then for the gigantic emotional cavern it leaves during its entirety. fell in love with the Maiden in Black haha
+raas96 Its by far the most atmospheric souls game, I shed a tear by the time I finished Demon's Souls, knowing I'd never quite have an experience with a game quite the same as this one.
+Richter Well Demon's Souls feels like a game that replicated a book about knights and demons in a war. Dark Souls is moreso about fantasy and medieval concepts coming to life into a video game. Totally different realms. Dark Souls has a hotter and hopeless atmosphere to it, and Demon's Souls has a more melancholic and dream-like fable atmosphere to it.
Every track is better in the original, for my taste anyways. The soundtrack is by far my biggest issue with the remake, it's a downgrade in every way. All the unique and interesting choices made for the original soundtrack have been discarded in favor of the most generic orchestra and choir combination you've ever heard. The instrumentation and melodies of the original soundtrack gave it an incredible atmosphere that is nowhere to be found in the remake.
@@MarkHogan994 As a first time listener to both, I can't really say that I prefer one over the other. I mean I get why everyone likes the old tracks, but I like the new ones too. And maybe it does ruin the original intent, but perhaps the new intent is just as valid? Like with maiden Astrea, in the original it was meant to show you your betrayal of a genuinely nice person who used their demon powers for good, but in the remake, it feels like it's meant to be a theme for Garl, her knight, who is her last line of defense. All in all, I won't judge your opinion, because it's as valid as my own, but for petes' sake people, just because it's different doesn't mean it's bad. Worse maybe, but not bad.
@@MarkHogan994 the silent gaps in this track are cool but having a gradual fade would make it sound better, whereas it just kinda sounds like the audio was chopped up in Audacity. Nostalgia has driven people to thinking this is perfect
It's different for no reason, and it's worse overall, even if the new devs intended another aproach or a new interpretation of the scene, it was not their right to do so, and that's the problem with the whole remake, they really really missed the point of the original game, all the points in fact, they wanted to do their own thing it seems and sell it as what people loved.
Lunk firelink shrine which dark souls 1 was useless as a hub unless your talking firelink altar which is better but still nowhere near the levels of the nexus
Calling it now, with the release of the DS Remake, Silvagunner is going to upload just the first 7 seconds of this song and the rest is utter silence. And then we'll tear him limb from limb.
Love the remake but god damn talk about missing the entire point with the ost. I hope they add an option to switch to the old music tracks in a later update like resident evil did.
This music gives me shivers, it just screams emptiness and loss. The way the tonic descends further and further down, from C to Cb, then the step all the way to A and Ab (perhaps symbolising the massive fall down to the Nexus), then G and Gb, F, E and Eb, D and Db, before finally arriving back at C, at which point the melody begins on top. And all so mournful. I adore Dark Souls too, and its soundtrack. Though nothing has hit me more emotionally than this piece.
The best hub world/safe haven track of any Soulsborne game so far. Hunters Dream comes a close second though. I just don't get why this had to be changed so radically in the remake. As an aside, I do love how two of the places you can find the Maiden when you return to the Nexus is over by Stockpile Thomas, (as if she's comforting/spending time with him) & waiting by whichever Archstone you've used, waiting for you to return. She might not have much dialogue but FromSoftware did a great job of endearing her to the player.
Yeah, this tracks remake in particular is just noise. I'll say that most of the Remake tracks are fine on their own but in comparison with the OG OST they aren't as good i feel
I still had my ps3 since a month ago, never bought ps4 or ps5. Had major emotional and academic problems in my first two years of university, decided to shut-in whole summer of 2019 and play ps3 games. I got my hands on a copy of demon's souls after completing some generic ps3 games, curious about how this kinda game even managed to gain this much popularity. A month later I was 300hrs in loving every second of it. I usually had my ps3 on my desk near to my laptop so i could look up things on wiki or just to spend time on net and i would never turn the console off. Couple of days later I realized I was turning the volume up whenever i was in nexus being afk, just to listen the ambience. Nexus felt like home to me. It was safe, some people in it were lessons to learn some of them were desperate, some obscure. I related to a lot of it. This game is a surreal puzzle with a lot of psychological themes in it. Whenever i come here to empty my mind sometimes i think about the unusual things, bold decisions Demon's Souls contains. Maybe everyone has a nexus inside them.
Let these souls withdrawn from their vessel manifestation of disparity elucidated by fire, burrow deep within me retreating beyond the reach of flames let them assume a new master, inhabiting ash casting themselves upon new forms . . . . . . . . May the flames guide thee
I like to listen this with dark souls ambient bonfire in the background for maximum comfort, despite them not being the same game that fire crackling noise fills the silence perfectly
The Light in the opening of the roof peers through, veiling the statue of a man; lightly lifted a sword in one hand, tightly grasping tomes of unwritten knowledge in the other. As you walk out, to the lower levels...another statue is in parallel; he gently falls from his lofty height; his robes masking his human shape, giving him formless shape. Towards the Shrine of his own worship, now prison to humanity. He stays there, where no light shall ever shine. The statue stands unseen by most, now as a monument to times passing.
Majula is still my favorite but I think this is the best hub area in the Souls games when it comes to capturing just how transient and fleeting its peace is and how hostile the world beyond it is. You can feel the looming dread and uncertainty of every single NPC inhabitant in the Nexus just through the music. I also fucking love the weird magic circle dial things on the floor in the center and how they're one of the first things your attention is drawn to by the introductory cutscene after the tutorial. The only thing I would fault it for is how difficult it can be for a first timer to find the Monumental but lorewise knowing they're responsible for maintaining the Nexus and protecting it from the Old One yet only one of dozens still remains alive adds even more to its bleak atmosphere.
I would rank them something like Majula > Nexus > DS1 Firelink > DS3 Firelink > Roundtable Hold. I've never played Bloodborne and probably never will unless it either gets ported or PS4 emulation becomes viable so I don't know where I'd put Hunter's Dream and ranking it based on just pictures or video doesn't feel justified.
"Do come back alive! I need your business."
The blacksmiths are complete assholes in this game. Glad the Dark Souls blacksmiths are good guys.
unless its that armor smith, god him and his ds3 causl ways when you aggro him
Takumi Inui Andre’s literally the tsundere of blacksmiths
Wow this comment is 6 years old now
@@youngkappakhan "You give me souls, I make a living. With my weapons, you can keep on living".
"You have a heart of gold. Don't let them take it from you".
Oh, Stockpile Thomas...i would give the man a hug if i could.
So glad I'm not the only one who remembers this line when I hear this music.
Well.....i killed that dude. I needed the souls man!
The desperation in his voice when he says the last part made me feel he truly cares
He looks after your stuff oh how very kind of him maybe because he feels empty because he lost his family.
Worst part is, by the end of the game, you’re no better than the demons you’re killing. Inevitably, you did let them take it from you
Soul of the mind, key to life's ether.
Soul of the lost, withdrawn from it's vessel.
Let strength be granted so the world might be mended..
..So the world might be mended..
+Helix Mantis People complain about the repeated dialogue...they just don't get it. It's about building a mood.
+Helix Mantis *withdrawn from _its_ vessel
snacksguy
Of course! Typos happen. :)
It's (it is). Its (ownership).
+Penny “Story Time” Filkins Technically when you're using "its" to detonate ownership there should be an apostrophe after the S. Not that I'm one of those grammar obsessed "Nazis" just figured I'd mention it.
Andrew Enigma First, *denote (or possibly *denotate, though youtube spellcheck doesn't seem to like it).
Second, that is incorrect: "its" is the third-person possessive pronoun; "it's" is the contraction of "it is"; and " its' ", as far as I know, does not exist.
The use of silence in music is breathtaking.
PazzaTV No You’re Breathtaking!
@@isisbaaa5793 I knew the reply even before looking
@@h0gheadS haha same
I wish breath of the wild had used silence like this
@@vegancarnotaurus8216 well BOTW kinda use it too. When you outside of battles, villages, shrines it is often quiet.
Why oh why couldn't we have this version in the remake? It's perfect
Same reason why we couldn't have a proper remake.
Arrogance
A) m o d e r n a u d i e n c e s
B) if you give people the power to take creative liberties, someone is going to do so. It’s ego.
"With your souls i can eke out a living, and with my weapons you can Go On living, not a bad deal eh?"
"Where are you going? Haven't you got any manners?!?"
@@sharavy6851 omg this line, along with the ones from Stockpile Thomas are etched into My brain
@@fuchsiafire6932 the duplication glitch is likely why I remember it ha
@@theiceman7590 Exactly the reason why I do lol
The nexus' athmosphere was one of the best in videogames. It makes you feel safe.
...except when you fall off stairs or provoke npcs.
Tis' but a brief respite for the hardships to come.
Holy true... awesome :)
I love the fact that at the top of the Nexus there's the people shown who beat the game with certain things. It's really cool to see it!
Until Yurt is in the Nexus
"Do come back alive. I need your business."
"We are indebted to you. For you fight in our behalf."
"You have a heart of gold! Don't let them take it from you."
"Art thou done? May thine strength help the world be mended."
What's happened? Have you lost your nerve? No matter, have a seat. We can sit here forever... at least, we will be safe. Hahahaha...
So the world might be mended...
...so the world might be mended
For some reason, i just LOVE how she says that. I love the accent
0mario64luigi0
and the same voice actress is back for the level up companion in Bloodborne.
otakon17 I want that game so bad
This music.The strings. The empty space.
You are comforted because you know you are in a safe place.
You are haunted because you know that it's the last one.
TheWrekker You god damned poet, you.
Yeah this song really shows how beautifully silence can be used in music.
Did anyone else read that in the Maiden in Black's voice?
Silent is the crow that feeds. Damned is the crow which leaves.
The last place as in the last place with sanity?
Those are some of the longest silences I've ever heard in music.
Like, I can't think of a single piece that uses empty space like that.
Pretty damn interesting, if you ask me.
BrokenMoonStudios IMO they really don’t need to be that long. It’s over done a bit
Check out 4.33. It's basically just silence and still considered music.
They're long silences alright, but I can hear the ambient noise of the Nexus in those spaces. The dialogue too, even though there's nothing there. Out of my speakers, this song would push that noise away, then subside again like the tide. It sounds fine to me on its own, but you only get the best of it when you're there playing the game.
The silences are so long there's actually nearly twice as much silence as there is music. For most of the piece it goes 1 measure of music followed by 2 measures of silence, repeated.
@@Tulanir1 same for the character creation theme, except that one even with how similar it is to this was actually composed to be heard on it's own and has background sounds on the 2 silence measures, yet that is the one that didn't make it onto the ost disc... Weird.
The nexus, with all those blood ponds of players jumping off ledges for science, but creating the most depressing lobby ever.
I was always amazed at how the interaction between players added even more depth to the atmosphere of the game instead of ruining it (in a "you're alone but you're not the only one" kind of way).
This game was everything.
It wasn’t for science.. it was for PURE WHITE WORLD TENDENCY or PURE BLACK.. if you die as a phantom it doesn’t affect your world tendency and you needed certain tendency for trophies and equips
@@XxdmcgeexX shhhh it was for science
@@BobOofinsonobviously for science cause without death understanding is hard to come by duh
Umbasa...
Filthy cleric
Umbasa...
What an absolutely beautiful song to an absolutely beautiful game. Games that are this hard and rewarding deserve to do well. Lets hope the sequel lives up to this.
Yeah, About that…
Hes talking about Dark Souls btw, this comment is 13 years old@@wheats5719
An actual OG... Hope you are doing well 😁
Oh boy...
i was confused until i read the date. 13 years ago... wow. if only we knew what time and some patience would bring us. elden ring, bloodborne, sekiro... all from this innocent little seedling planted so long ago.
I was so excited to hear this in the remake... What a shame
The remake was a constant disappointment, in my book. Upgraded graphics aside.
I love the remake but they really fumbled with this theme
Remake one is better you donkeys
The silent spaces are great. It's somehow like you can hear the room the music was recorded in. When you listen with headphones, you can actually hear some movements from the instruments, like little scratching noises. I really like that, it's very calming to me.
Way better version than the remake
Remastered version ya mean
@@NativeMamba26 nope, it was a remake
And the remake is actually happening. I would put some kind of quote here to celebrate, but I'm just at a loss of words really.
lets hope they nail the feel of tower of latria and the poison swamp
@@somervillettv2272curious how you felt about new latria, no judgemental either way
The feeling of nostalgia is unreal.
I cry bro I cry
I hated the 360/ps3 era, too many movie games. Then I played Demon's Souls and it rekindled my love of video games.
@@olifromsolly6007 Rekindled, you say?
The song for when you first realize that you've been killed but aren't allowed to die. For this reason, way back then when I first played it, I came to the conclusion that Demon's Souls was one of the most horrifying predicaments for any video game protagonist to find themselves in. I'm hard pressed to think of actual horror games that bad.
It's such a haunting yet simple tone. Something about Demon's Souls, from the atmosphere down to the logo font sticks with me in a way that no other game can.
As someone who prefers Dark Souls, I can honestly say The Nexus beat Firelink Shrine by infinity. Firelink can't even begin to compare. =')
Majula has a pretty gorgeous feel to it but the Nexus will always be the best.
drewskyGALE Majula feels empty as fuck. The music is awesome, though. But the place in itself feels like it lacks substance ( much like the rest of Dark Souls II )
PyramiDie
I'd have to agree with you. The gameplay mechanics and graphics are the best that the Souls game have had to offer but the story was really lacking.
drewskyGALE To me, the backstep is way better. The dodge could benefit from some more clearly displayed s and most mechanics ( level up, upgrading, repairing ) were watered down. I respect you opinion, but to me, DkSII was truly disappointing.
Still fun to play, though. It's tough love, I guess xD
PyramiDie Well to be completely honest if I'm going to compare all 3 games to each other then clearly Dark Souls II is the worst of the 3. What I miss the most from Demon's Souls were bosses like Flamelurker, False King and the Maneaters were brutal. Dark Souls II just took the approach of more is better. The bosses lacked substance. They thought "how could we make it harder" rather than how they could make the bosses more memorable. Flamelurker was a bitch without the flame shield and it was an epic fight.
Can't wait for the Maiden in Black's feet to be rendered in 4K.
👉😏👉
They gave her precious feet gangrene or something 😩😩😩😭😭😭 makes sense tho...
OH GOD IS THE NEXUS BEAUTIFUL ON PS5. LORD HAVE MERCY I COULD ALMOST CRY
@@aztronomy7457 Really? I think they completely ruined the original's eerie yet calming atmosphere. It's too bright with weird green hue and needlessly loud choir music. Ruined.
@@bergonath8851 well good thing I didn't play the original I love it
I s2g I hear this song in every youtuber essay analysis video, It's so Iconic, when I heard the remake changed it I SERIOUSLY CAN'T BELIEVE THEY COMPLETELY CHANGE IT SO DRASTICALLY SHIFTING TO AN OPPOSITE TONE WHY??
This is like 1000x better than the remake version. That is a bummer.
Can't believe this game is 14 years old. The From Soft experience still feels so fresh to me, and this gem was my very first. The thick atmosphere and the silent areas of Demon's Souls brings serenity to my soul.
what a calming effect being in the nexus.just hearing its theme brings back so many great memories. can't believe it's been seven years since i first played the game.
"Art thou done? May thine strength help the world be mended."
No please, I wanna stay here forever.
Shout-out to everyone who had this as their first souls game before the hype
Well, actually... this year, I started souls-like with og Demon's Souls. I never thought buying a PS3 was so worth it
Nope for me it was Kings Field 4 :3
Nexus, best hub ever.
I know this was 2 years ago but......
Hunters dream is my favourite out of all the games
@@AmeRain I know this was 2 years ago but...
Sculptors temple is my favourite out of all the games
Real Human sculptors temple was top but to me it was the weakest hub world so far. Just didn't have the same atmosphere or interest as firelink, Majula, etc
@@InuzukaxClan I know this was 3 months ago but .....
Majula is my favorite of all the games
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This could have been the only track they didn't need to touch for the remake and that would have been dandy. But in their attempt to make a better version for the remake, they made it so fucking busy...
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This is still one of the most special pieces of video game music, to me. It's so relaxing and unsettling at the same time, and it evokes this equally mixed nostalgia for me. Over two years ago, I beat Bloodborne, my first From Software game. That very same month, I got into my car wreck and moved into my own apartment, closer to work so I wouldn't lose my job. I was alone and scared and had no money or transport, and Demon's Souls was the first game I played there. It was the only comfort I had. Sometimes even if I didn't feel like playing, I would leave the game running in the Nexus with this music on, just to keep me from feeling completely alone.
best hub in the entire souls line and it isn't even close, ps3 version only
Played DS1, DS2 and Bloodborne and just started Demon's Souls. All games have fantastic "hub" music (considering firelink shrine the hub of DS1), but this one is definitely the most calming one for me, such a nice song.
I've played ds1, 3 and BB and just started demons souls, not too far in but I just love this song, this and the hunters dream music are my favourites.
Also is ds2 worth buying cause I've heard so many mixed reviews, I know this comment was a year ago but just wondering
DS2 is my least favorite one, but i think if you don't mind spending the money or can find it on sale, i still recommend playing it. It has it's good moments as well, and it's always nice to see how things can be done "wrong" in this series, makes you appreciate the other titles more. But that's just my opinion! You might end up loving it :D
Hmmm I may give it ago after demons souls, may as well play all of them, plus it's been re-released on ps4 so why not
MrToastedCrumpet dark souls 2 is worth a play through it has done thing better then the other parts of the series and other stuff is just a step in a different direction not bad a good game but just held down by the fact dark is in the title
@@jdrok5026 Dark Souls 2 is worth a go if only for how good the crown DLCs can be. It's definitely the one I'd recommend going for last if you have the urge to play Souls but you already played the others.
At 3:22 you can hear someone knocking/ brushing up against either their instrument or turning the page of sheet music in the background
It's subtle but definitely noticeable especially with earbuds
At the end in the remake this track lost its calm and resting feeling for a melodical tone, which is more for show. Don't get me wrong, is good; but it lacks of the intention of this piece (Which is a theme meant to rest and breath, just as the arragement is with its long silences: like a litteral deep breathing).
In my heart, She will always be my maiden.
What easily describes this for me is, being outside when it is raining crazy and thundering (almost being struck) but finally making it inside a home with towels and coffee/tea. Warm after a dreadful experience.
sounds like a delightful experience to me!
Superior version
Superior game. Blue point needs to go back to upscaling old games, not ruining beloved art assets.
@@phir9255 not if i have a ps5. i have to buy a machine from 2006 if i want to keep playing it because sony wants to keep reselling the same games instead of offering backwards compatibility
@@sygos my eyes hurts looking at the original demons souls after playing the beautiful remake
@@saligonth if I buy a CPU that costs more than a used PS3, yes I can emulate PS3 on PC.
@@erikreyes42 the Demons souls remake looks like a cartoon and its HUD hives me a headache
If you sync this with the sound of a clock's ticking, it's in perfect rhythm. Between each bar, there are a total of 7 seconds of silence.
God damn this takes me back. I remember getting back from school excited to play more only to spend a bit too much time in the Nexus and take a surprise nap. I really liked to just close my eyes and listen to this piece to decompress.
same brutha after high school play this amazing game and fall asleep often in the nexus was too relaxing and immersive... 2008/2009 flew by so fast damn.
@@RodemuThose were good times. I'm sad that I discovered this game so late
good times for sure man glad u got to enjoy the game still@@reckermatouvc
so minimalistic yet so effective and beautiful
Yeah this sounds really nice, how about we ignore what makes it good and add some choirs in the empty space.
People like choirs.
you have no idea how hard I laughed when I listened to the new dirty colossus theme and heard ANOTHER choir. the new music's fine, on its own there's nothing wrong with it but DAMN does it miss the point.
@@suedonnym I had to laugh as well when i found out there were only like three tracks or so that don't use choir. What a goddamn shame.
I can see what they were trying to do, but it comes off as though the composer's philosophy was: "If there's a second of silence, put some AHHHHHH-ing there and it'll be epic."
@@suedonnym It seems like the composer did not care or understand what made the old tracks so fitting, good and memorable. He probably wanted to put his own spin on them but got so carried away in the process of trying to make them sound different, that now most of his tracks sound almost nothing like the original and convey a completely different picture (Grand and epic instead of atmospheric, melancholic, simple etc). The new tracks are by no means bad, but they just don't feel or sound like demon's souls to me.
@@reaver5247 My thoughts exactly! I like a lot of the new tracks but they don't convey what they used to. The Tower Knight theme used to sound mocking and haughty with its laughter, then it crept into a slow, almost melancholic section, the laughter juxtaposed by the wailing chorus. The new one is just bloated and bombastic.
What I find beautiful about the soulsborne game’s themes are their duality. Especially when it comes to the hub world. It’s calm restfulness mixed with the need to move forward. It’s the peace of a dream with the feeling of something sinister. It’s the feeling of having support but being utterly hopeless at the same time. It’s genuinely amazing how much power music has and how much it can change a passable hub location to what feels like an actual second home of yours.
"I am in trouble--Please recommend this message!"
Get it right.
My friend was playing this game when I stayed overnight and already fell asleep but through the sleep I could hear this song I got real mysterious feeling. It is so aesthetic, pure magic.
Maiden in black - touch the demon inside me
Me - hell yeah !
Ugh!
LOL
lol... Same
Sorry I broke the 69 likes
fbi, she only looks 15!
This piece is so nostalgic and calming man. It made you feel so safe from the dreary world of DS and a moment of peace in the hard times of my life at the time
Here's how I feel.
Demon's Souls has better, more intriguing stories.
But Dark Souls has vastly better gameplay and the main story is more coherent.
If Demon's Souls and Dark Souls were books, I'd enjoy Demon's Souls more.
But since they are games, I prefer Dark Souls. It works better as a game.
But really, all in all, I love them quite equally.
+Dr Famine Is it weird how Demon's Souls art style reminds me of covers to books, idk why lol.
For me personally Demon's Souls gets by on the sheer strength of it's art direction and the atmosphere of each of its areas, also I find the minute to minute level design to be better than Dark Souls, and some of what it does like you said is infinitely more intriguing. But yeah, Dark souls has better gameplay and the interconnected world gives it a wholly different feeling to Demon's, though I wouldn't go so far as to say it's plot is more coherent. I think Dark souls spells out a lot more of its plot for the player oddly enough, whereas Demon's leaves much more up to interpretation.
But yeah, I love them both XP
Dr Famine
Strange because I feel the opposite. I think Demon's Souls has a way more coherent story that has some great stuff in it, but ultimately at the end of the day, I felt like there was more that could have been done with the story. Stylistically, I like Demon's Souls and Bloodborne more, but Demon's doesn't ever feel like it has a climax, probably due to how rushed and broken the game was. They didn't even have enough time to finish the last quarter of the game.
Dark souls is extremely convoluted, but I feel it's story is stronger, mainly because I'm a sucker for how nihilistic it is.
that is exactly how i feel, demon's souls for pve, dark souls for pvp
This is better than the remake’s
Every track is better than the remake ones imo
@@Art_Vandelay_Industries IMO most of Remake ones are far superior, at least the boss ones.
@@fallen9997 no they're not
@@alessandroparducci4952 your opinion, I just state mine.
The OG songs felt way too cartoonish, even for OG Demon's Souls. And no, they would NOT fit for Remake, as well as Remake OST wouldn't fit for OG DeS.
No one cares you fatasses
Demon's souls is one of the best video games I have played. look at this ost, this ost is so beautiful , calm with a touch of sorrow strange but you feel safe, the nexus is a masterpiece itself. a true fucking unique experience.
+stef360xs So calm to hear, so...peaceful...i love that sort of OST.
Entirely agree. It serves so well to put a great deal of contrast between the sense of safety in the Nexus and then immediately warping to, say, The Tower of Latria aswell. Its truly excellent.
Unquestionably better than the remaster, I'm not going to be one of those guys who says everything in terms of music is worse in the remaster but this track in particular highlights what's missing in the remaster's soundtrack which is the principal of restraint.
Why are you afraid to bash on the remake's OST by adding that disclaimer in your sentence? Just be honest.
The entirety of the remake's OST is hot fucking garbage compared to the perfection of OG's. Look at how badly they fucked up the Adjudictator's theme.
Bluepoint dun fucked up
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I am being honest I like some of the new material but just not most of it. Which is why the new soundtrack is so disappointing imo they had the tools to make something great but squandered it by not reading the room. It gets so bad in some spots though that I don't understand how blue point could have been anymore tone deaf like with dragon god, I laughed out loud when I first heard the remake of dragon God's song.
The only good remade tracks in the remake has to be the main theme and Adjudicator (which is the ONLY boss they followed the original melody for)
@@ImGonnaFudgeThatFish You must be crazy. The Adjudictator remake theme is garbage.
"Life is hardly as precious as one might think."
For anyone that’s wondering this is the original Nexus theme that plays until halfway through the game. The track titled “The Nexus” actually plays during the 2nd half of the game.
Last year through the winter I listened to this everyday, on the way to work.
Jeez dude.. Demon's Souls feels so old now, I can't believe the final Souls game is out on the 12th. What a ride and end to a crazy series.
+Malcefium Mike Demon's Souls still might be the best in the series overall. If not for gameplay, then for the gigantic emotional cavern it leaves during its entirety. fell in love with the Maiden in Black haha
+raas96 Its by far the most atmospheric souls game, I shed a tear by the time I finished Demon's Souls, knowing I'd never quite have an experience with a game quite the same as this one.
KAZ Jeez.
Yes! The most atmospheric. That's what I always say. Something about Demon's Souls' atmosphere that the other games in the series didn't replicate.
+Richter Well Demon's Souls feels like a game that replicated a book about knights and demons in a war. Dark Souls is moreso about fantasy and medieval concepts coming to life into a video game.
Totally different realms.
Dark Souls has a hotter and hopeless atmosphere to it, and Demon's Souls has a more melancholic and dream-like fable atmosphere to it.
I can relate this with the character creation menu from DS1... What an amazing game.
So much better than the remake's version
same with return to slumber
Every track is better in the original, for my taste anyways. The soundtrack is by far my biggest issue with the remake, it's a downgrade in every way. All the unique and interesting choices made for the original soundtrack have been discarded in favor of the most generic orchestra and choir combination you've ever heard. The instrumentation and melodies of the original soundtrack gave it an incredible atmosphere that is nowhere to be found in the remake.
@@MarkHogan994 As a first time listener to both, I can't really say that I prefer one over the other. I mean I get why everyone likes the old tracks, but I like the new ones too. And maybe it does ruin the original intent, but perhaps the new intent is just as valid? Like with maiden Astrea, in the original it was meant to show you your betrayal of a genuinely nice person who used their demon powers for good, but in the remake, it feels like it's meant to be a theme for Garl, her knight, who is her last line of defense.
All in all, I won't judge your opinion, because it's as valid as my own, but for petes' sake people, just because it's different doesn't mean it's bad. Worse maybe, but not bad.
@@MarkHogan994 the silent gaps in this track are cool but having a gradual fade would make it sound better, whereas it just kinda sounds like the audio was chopped up in Audacity.
Nostalgia has driven people to thinking this is perfect
@@sleepyhead644 I didn’t say the new soundtrack is better, I just said the unnatural gaps and this song isn’t as good as people let on
It's different for no reason, and it's worse overall, even if the new devs intended another aproach or a new interpretation of the scene, it was not their right to do so, and that's the problem with the whole remake, they really really missed the point of the original game, all the points in fact, they wanted to do their own thing it seems and sell it as what people loved.
The Nexus was so much better than Firelink Shrine, not only as a hub but also in terms of the atmosphere it generated.
Lunk firelink shrine which dark souls 1 was useless as a hub unless your talking firelink altar which is better but still nowhere near the levels of the nexus
it was so good, they copied the idea of the nexus for dark souls 3. Though the Nexus is in more of a Zenith than ds3's firelink shrine is
I feel like Majula nailed what firelink was going for and made it almost as good as the nexus
@@rustingflamberge Majula is great, nails the ultra comfy feeling of the nexus. The music isnt quite as good but the scenery is lovely
Maiden in Black >>>> Emerald Herald
+lunarwolf Really?
+lunarwolf At least the Maiden doesn't call me a BEAR whenever I speak to her.
both useless, who needs to level-up seriously? they're just here to be waifu for weebs. *clarity sarcasm off*
Iyadcqnsdqsl'o Ai²
>Who needs to level up
This is why we have SL1 challenge. :)
RadicalFladical
I think I summarised the people who claims these games are hard.
Calling it now, with the release of the DS Remake, Silvagunner is going to upload just the first 7 seconds of this song and the rest is utter silence.
And then we'll tear him limb from limb.
Love the remake but god damn talk about missing the entire point with the ost. I hope they add an option to switch to the old music tracks in a later update like resident evil did.
I find myself coming back to listen to this often. Some of my best memories with my brother is directly connected with this song.
This music gives me shivers, it just screams emptiness and loss. The way the tonic descends further and further down, from C to Cb, then the step all the way to A and Ab (perhaps symbolising the massive fall down to the Nexus), then G and Gb, F, E and Eb, D and Db, before finally arriving back at C, at which point the melody begins on top. And all so mournful. I adore Dark Souls too, and its soundtrack. Though nothing has hit me more emotionally than this piece.
The best hub world/safe haven track of any Soulsborne game so far. Hunters Dream comes a close second though.
I just don't get why this had to be changed so radically in the remake.
As an aside, I do love how two of the places you can find the Maiden when you return to the Nexus is over by Stockpile Thomas, (as if she's comforting/spending time with him) & waiting by whichever Archstone you've used, waiting for you to return. She might not have much dialogue but FromSoftware did a great job of endearing her to the player.
maiden in black was hot af
This is the one track they didn't need to change for the remake. The new version doesn't sound nearly as good.
@xXXx The remake's version of the track was already leaked some time ago.
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@@gaiterade1006 twitter.com/manfightdragon/status/1320362247684714499 That was the home screen music
Silence was what made this piece unique and atmospheric.
Remake just destroyed all the ost..
"Touch the Demon inside me!"
ahhh this is still such a banger in 2024. The first break in the tune is so impactful. Genius
the soundtrack of this game is so under appreciated. the game as a whole is under appreciated. what a wonderful experience
This game has the most atmospheric soundtrack and visuals. One of the reasons I love it so much.
My most favorite soundtrack in any game probably. Sad that many players will never experience it. Because they will only know the remake.
I had a huge head ach and somehow this is soothing my mind and releasing the headache, Miyazaki thanks for this amazing series.
Damn did the remake drop the ball with some of the soundtracks, especially this one.
Yeah, this tracks remake in particular is just noise. I'll say that most of the Remake tracks are fine on their own but in comparison with the OG OST they aren't as good i feel
"Gender Type A and B" the game has nothing on the original.
Damn did your father drop the ball with you
This is one thing they got right in Dark souls 2 as well.
The hub area music.
I still had my ps3 since a month ago, never bought ps4 or ps5. Had major emotional and academic problems in my first two years of university, decided to shut-in whole summer of 2019 and play ps3 games. I got my hands on a copy of demon's souls after completing some generic ps3 games, curious about how this kinda game even managed to gain this much popularity. A month later I was 300hrs in loving every second of it. I usually had my ps3 on my desk near to my laptop so i could look up things on wiki or just to spend time on net and i would never turn the console off. Couple of days later I realized I was turning the volume up whenever i was in nexus being afk, just to listen the ambience. Nexus felt like home to me. It was safe, some people in it were lessons to learn some of them were desperate, some obscure. I related to a lot of it. This game is a surreal puzzle with a lot of psychological themes in it. Whenever i come here to empty my mind sometimes i think about the unusual things, bold decisions Demon's Souls contains. Maybe everyone has a nexus inside them.
favorite part about this is that you can listen to the whole thing then when it ends, you barely realize that it actually ended.
I miss this game so much, the last time i play was around 2010
Wish remake had the option to toggle between OG versions of the OST and the new one
"They sit as if there is nothing to be done."
"You are not expected to do much... yet you do so regardless."
"Why?... Even you don't know."
Let these souls withdrawn from their vessel
manifestation of disparity
elucidated by fire, burrow deep within me
retreating beyond the reach of flames
let them assume a new master, inhabiting ash
casting themselves upon new forms
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May the flames guide thee
Jason Becker
I like to listen this with dark souls ambient bonfire in the background for maximum comfort, despite them not being the same game that fire crackling noise fills the silence perfectly
Thus thou want my Sticky White Stuff?
Why
12.50 a.m drunk this godly piece on repeat. calmness, safety, anxiety , melancholy all together.
Just realized this is a different version of the character creation music
One of the very few games where I wish I could play for the first time.
The Light in the opening of the roof peers through, veiling the statue of a man; lightly lifted a sword in one hand, tightly grasping tomes of unwritten knowledge in the other. As you walk out, to the lower levels...another statue is in parallel; he gently falls from his lofty height; his robes masking his human shape, giving him formless shape. Towards the Shrine of his own worship, now prison to humanity. He stays there, where no light shall ever shine. The statue stands unseen by most, now as a monument to times passing.
much better
"I'm here for thee... And thee only..."
Feels like so much confusion when coming back from a dreadful place
Can't wait to see my HD maiden waifu
The Demon Was Destroyed
You will obtain the Demon Soul.
And the power that is beyond human imagination.
I don't know why but everytime i hear this music, i feel loneless or fear, sadness. Weir emotions
I like how you can hear the orchestra adjusting themselves in their seats.
Easily my favorite hub in soulsborne. The music and atmosphere of the nexus is just so calming
Para mim um dos melhores ou o melhor da saga souls ....
Art thou done?
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May thine strength help the world be mended.
I never played demon's souls but it feels like it has the best atmosphere and music of all souls games
Imagine Painted World of Ariamis but it's an entire game. Get yourself a used ps3 my dude.
@@iambiglucas I have a PS3. The game is not on PC btw ?
Overdrive Requiem it is you don’t wanna miss it
@@devilzwanganmidnight5951 you're right
Yeah, is very calm and it doesn't become repetitive or irritating as in Majula
Majula is still my favorite but I think this is the best hub area in the Souls games when it comes to capturing just how transient and fleeting its peace is and how hostile the world beyond it is. You can feel the looming dread and uncertainty of every single NPC inhabitant in the Nexus just through the music. I also fucking love the weird magic circle dial things on the floor in the center and how they're one of the first things your attention is drawn to by the introductory cutscene after the tutorial. The only thing I would fault it for is how difficult it can be for a first timer to find the Monumental but lorewise knowing they're responsible for maintaining the Nexus and protecting it from the Old One yet only one of dozens still remains alive adds even more to its bleak atmosphere.
I would rank them something like Majula > Nexus > DS1 Firelink > DS3 Firelink > Roundtable Hold. I've never played Bloodborne and probably never will unless it either gets ported or PS4 emulation becomes viable so I don't know where I'd put Hunter's Dream and ranking it based on just pictures or video doesn't feel justified.
Your truly have a heart of gold for puting this theme in youtube :)