@@KOHoxton Idk exactly how it happens at FromSoft, but I believe they develop their worlds very carefully, as worldbuilder authors do in fantasy books. Most of the actual lore is not in the game, but in their heads. The little that goes in the game is through scattered information and the rest is up to our interpretation. "I tell worlds, not stories".
Sorry for the delay on this one, I was pretty sick for a week there. Feeling better now though! Would also like to make a slight correction on the point at 6:48 - the English says a "malicious force" left behind the Northern Regalia, but the Japanese translation more accurately posits that it was left behind "due to malice", the implication being that man might have favoured a sword that scales with their good or evil.
Don't worry, Vaati. Your fan community is craving for souls and your amazing content, but the most important thing is that your humanity has been restored.
Nice to hear that your feeling better now, but there is no need to apologize for the delay. You're health always should take priority over any insists for your content. Hope you continue to get better!
Feels like I'm listening to commander Shepard "What is the soul?" "The soul represents our understanding of the world and allows us to do soul arts" "What are soul arts?"
Dear Vaati, In 2016 I cited some of your videos in a final project on the "adoption of science fiction in interactive media". The final section was a Souls sci-fi retrospective (medieval fantasy, gothic horror, cosmic horror, occult fiction, dark fantasy, body horror, whatever). Anyway, thank you for the encyclopedic coverage of characters and settings. You got me an A!
Any of ya'll notice that the magic circle imagery in the Nexus only appears on the bottom half of it? The "chaotic" side of the Nexus while the top half, the "lawful" side has none. And the statue on the chaotic side is a sad woman as if Miyazaki is saying chaos is sad while the lawful side features someone righteous looking.
Yes, chaos creates instability you become unable to build or make sense of anything. The order there is not only safety but freedom, as you can actually act with meaning
When my Crest fallen warrior died in my hub I actually cried a little.. I would talk to him after every successful mission to update him because he was the first npc I had met. Then, he stopped wanting to talk to me, which I thought was strange but didn't pay too much attention to. After my next successful mission.. He'd passed and dropped his storied hero soul. I stood there staring at it for 10 minutes.. Gave a bow emote, collected it and put it into my storage. I am now NG+7 and even though he respawns, I have kept his soul in my storage since my first playthrough. I have also never talked to him again because I don't want him to disappear. If that doesn't show the type of impact an npc has on a player in a souls series, idk what will. Only today have I found out his name is just "Crest fallen knight" because I have never talked to him since that day. Man I love this game.
This happened to me but with Anri and Horace in ds3 and in ds1 in my first play through I couldn’t save Solaire the terrific voice acting really cripples into your soul
This guy really knows how to make Info Dumps interesting... I wonder how hard it was to structure this, as it flows so good into the next exposition without detracting us from the current question he asks.
Demon's souls is great in so many ways, it has an amazing backstory from it's beginning's to it's launch. I don't know if we would even have the souls games if it weren't for Miyazaki deciding on a career change at the exact moment that he did.
Clarity being linked to the soul, sheds a lot of light on the insanity theme on the knowledge found by seath on dark souls 1. I know its a spiritual successor, but nonetheless it fits way too perfectly. I always thought that intelligence improving your magica, was associated with your capacity for research, but that isn't it after all.
The ‘Lands Between’ has this theme of the fog, even though it’s rarely mentioned. I wonder if there is possibly a connection between the series, assuming of course, the fog only is made in passing to possibly keep them separate in the mind of Miyazaki himself, and therefore, the player’s
Been watching this channel almost everyday since your first Demon's Souls videos. I loved the games since 2010 but your videos make me love my favorite game franchise even more. Thank you for all your hardwork and dedication to studying and deciphering the lore of these games. You , along with the Souls series as a whole have taught me a lot about life through a video game and have gotten me through some of the hardest times in youth and young adult years.
This is the main reason that I was excited for the remake. I love demon's souls, more than any other souls game easily, but due to lack of info on it, lore videos have been really lacking.
Amazing work as always, Vaati. Words can not describe how bad I wish to play this beloved, and not to mention, beautifully remade version of a nostalgic masterpiece, but I do not see me owning a PS5 for a long time. Sadly, it's not coming to PC either. But rewatching this now as we speak, and seeing how gorgeous everything looks, and peeking deeper into lore with you, it really makes you fall in love with it all, all over again. Thank you, and Happy holidays.
This is crazy: the first time I ever feel an urge to learn about Demon's Souls lore and seek out a beginner's guide, I find out that none other than VaatiVidya has made one for just this purpose ONLY THE DAY BEFORE!
I don’t see why some people complain about your videos. You give credit all the time, and I enjoy how you collect and present the information in a digestible manner.
"Absorbed by Fog and Banished to the infinite Darkness." This gives so much credibility to your linked timeline videos. As well, the linked timeline of all Soulsborne games. A Greater Soul = A Greater Will and great ability to alter reality.
God: Gives humans the power to learn and evolve beyond their primitive selves. Humans: Use new power to mess with the fabric of reality and cause imbalance in nature. Sounds about right...
I FINALLY bought your displate! The Painted World in gloss. I can't wait to get it. I have followed you for years. Can't wait for more Demon's Souls content! Thank you soo much for every smooth and well thought out video over the years.
"Logic of all things that live which no longer returns to its master. Power of the soul that comprehends relations mediates them." Holy fuck I don't know how to feel about that line. Maiden in Black can still step on me tho
I love the way you present your videos! You're not yelling or trying to be 'fresh' or 'edgy'. Concise, to the point, and real. Thank you for that, @VaatiVidya. I'm subscribing for sure.
More Vaati is what I need right now, this Christmas might well be the worst time of my entire life and I'm distracting myself with writing and editing my novel... everything you do has and will always be an incredible help and inspiration for that. I know some people turn to alcohol, some turn to their favourite movie and ice cream to try and forget what's going on their lives, or to people they love, but I always come back here. Can't tell you how many times I've watch the DS3 and Bloodborne (despite never playing it) videos, so thank you for all you do, Vaati, and God Bless.
I’d like to see longer vids like an hour plus doing a deep dive on the lore and some of your thoughts on how things connect together. I love all of your lore videos
Been watching this channel ever since I was 12, my best friend bought me the Dark Souls: Prepare to die edition Box as a surprise for my birthday and we were completely engulfed in the theme and gameplay of it all. We took turns playing whenever we had difficulties or were burned out and we just enjoyed it. I was very curious about the Lore and I found this channel. I know you wont be able to see this comment, but I just wanna thank you for the memories. I'm 20 now and you're my favorite channel on youtube. You never disappoint man, Godbless always.
From what I gather most of the Demons are just creatures so I figure if they lose their souls they become soul-starved like humans do and would just be like animals. Now what about Demon's that used to be humans like the Tower Knight? Maybe draining him of souls would cause him to revert back to human perhaps.
Thank you for being a good narrator. Thank you for not sounding like you are reading a speech in middle school. Also, good job with the content and editing. Thank you for not trying to make stupid jokes that don't fit in. I've been on a kick watching dark souls lore videos and I am getting sick of how bad most people are at speaking. You are an oasis in a desert I've been wandering in for days. You rock. Make more of these. I will now like, subscribe, and watch more of your videos.
I played the original Demon's Souls over 10 years ago, and I couldn't make heads or tails of the story and didn't understand a bit about the mosters I fought or why they had weird names. After a decade, I finally understand the general premise. Thank you, and Merry Christmas.
I gotta say man your videos are something else, your narration and the editing is outstanding. Unfortunately I never got to play any of the souls games even tho I fell in love with them, fortunately you exist and i'm binge watching everything!! Props to you and the hardwork. Respect👏
Quite an informative video, as always! One word of feedback: the pacing seemed a bit fast. A few extra moments of pause between segments may have made things flow more naturally.
And they said you can’t answer a question with a question. I beg to differ. I feel like I’m in a college course and I’m going to have to walk out of class and scream in the hallway come back in sit down and say nothing else. This is a wonderful display of dedication. I’m in awe.
I can't get over how good this game looks. Paired with the profound lore and captivating atmosphere, this might be my favorite entry in the Souls series. Thanks for exploring every nook and cranny of the series, VaatiVidya. Can't wait to see what you do with Elden Ring.
This is a good lore video to watch in preparation for a Demon’s Souls playthrough. It gives valuable context for why you’re on this adventure, and doesn’t spoil the story.
@@Brawndo2008 For real. This game's themes are more compelling to me than I ever realised. Contextualising world tendency and the colourless deep fog (it really does make sense why it's "colourless" now!) as the world itself transforming according to our transforming _perceptions of it._ Demon's Souls isn't prototypically Souls-like, it's ARCHETYPICALLY Souls-like. I wish I had the opportunity to play this game for the first time, understanding these things as I do now.
I think there's one detail I interpreted differently. Based on that singular old talisman, it seems to me that "god" and the old one are the same being and the source of both miracles and sorcery. I think the initial creation of the souls was an act of the old one, and it's secondary arrival was out of it's hunger to reclaim those souls. Now, the old one is clearly more or less mindless acting on instinct alone, so while mankind ascribes ideas like "punishment" to it, I think it's just not acting with those thoughts in mind. It simply "is". Spreading a seed of souls into the world where they can divide and flourish means it gets a greater meal when it comes to collect. I also interpret the "first and second day" to not quite be literal days as they are "ages".
Lokey's website is incredible. There could be innumerable videos produced on that content, and it goes much deeper than anything I've ever thought about
The Soulsborne games have inspired a book I'm writing called "The Forlorn Lands". Your videos really help me with how to progress the story & think of new things to put in it too, so thank you😁
Funny enough... I think I am getting vibes that Demon Souls actually is the answer to the whole Dark Souls franchise. As such, I will be researching this deeply.
To say that there is such a thing as the answer to the whole franchise is quite an assumption. I wish there was one, but there isn't. Just look at DS 3's development. Things being cut or shuffled around at the last moment. It really doesn't go as deep as we'd like. Besides, looking at say, DS 1, there isn't much to answer. The story is pretty much self-contained, with a few murky spots to keep the intrigue.
@@nikitas1841 it is quite an assumption. Also, this will be a long post so brace yourself. Also, DS 1 has the most mystery surrounding it. There are too many things that are needed to be answered. The appearance of the Serpents, Manus and Oolacile, the Fall of Izalith, the Abandoned Anor Londo, Nito and Pinwheel, the Conspiracy of Rebellion, Havel and his Knights, Ash Lake and the Last Scaled Dragon, Seathe and the Firekeepers, and finally, the Dark Ending with numerous Serpents. These topics are not just intriguing but integral to the story of the whole franchise. Demon Souls is the answer, for me, because there are too many correlating evidences between universes. Let me give you one answer that I finally realized. Fog Gates. They had been always seen before fighting powerful beings. It has been an assumption that all of it are generated when you are fighting a boss. I had made 2 Hypothesis. Hypothesis 1: Fog Gates are not actually there because powerful beings are behind it. It is actually formed around beings with significant destiny. The ones that can change the Fate of the World. Exhibit A. The Moonlight Butterfly It is integral to the Witch Questline. You will never see the summon sign in New Londo if you didn't kill the Butterfly. Even if you kill the Four Kings, the Witch's set won't be seen on the cliff unless you kill the Butterfly. Exhibit B. The Capra Demon The demon is an anomaly to the lower city. Why is there a demon in that area? More importantly, it held the Sewer Key. Only one answer is available. That Capra demon is sane. He hold the key because the sewer there is his home, along with his cohorts, the Butchers. No one can ever enter the Sewer without killing him first. Even the Master Key cannot be used. Hypothesis 2: The fog gates lead to a parallel universe. It has been known that the timeline in Lordran is messed up, allowing summon signs to be used. Exhibit A. The first fog gate of Sen's Fortress It is quite confusing when you enter that fog gate and then see that the balls are rolling to another side. No one just made a quick switch and pushed the lever towards our way. No Lizardmen in that area too. Unless, the player is actually stepping into another universe in which the ball is already rolling that way. As you can see, I made logical answers using Demon Souls as my frame. This is like FNAF. Using the books to solve the game. Anyway, this is fun for me and I am actually getting answers to my speculation. I will be brawling with in the Vaati discord again.
@@vhalrougelarfouxe About DS 1's mysteries: that's exactly the thing. You assume they need to be answered, but they don't really. Not all of them. Some of those you mentioned have solid theories explaining them, others don't, and never will, as there just isn't enough information. And that's fine. That's how the story is structured. About your theories: no offence, but that's mostly grasping at straws rather than logic. Don't listen to me though, have fun doing your thing. It's just that as years go by, there is less and less actual connections in the lore to discover, and more and more grasping at straws, overthinking things and making stuff up going on, and I guess I'm just over all of that.
@@nikitas1841 thank you. Sometimes, we find answers by grasping straws. I find fun in looking into these mysteries and definitely, I am not over it. Must be the obsessive one on me. I had been researching this alone for years already and looking at interpretations of others. Its really a fun time for me.
@@vhalrougelarfouxe Almost everything in the world respawns. Why is it that killing a boss behind a fog wall will permanently removes the entity? For that matter, is there lore explaining why do some things in the main world permanently despawn after death?
Vaati you should do a deeper dive on Demon Souls similar to the prepare to cry series. Im dying for more content like that, youre the only one who does it so well!
I'd like to think that all the SoulsBorne Worlds are connected. Each part of the series represents a step of humanity, and its interaction with ''soul energy.'' Demon's Souls is the earliest iteration, where humanity interacts with soul energy in its pure form of souls. But like the coca leaf and cocaine, the pure form of soul energy was too much for humans, mutating them into monsters when utilized in large quantities. But more importantly, it was the exact conduit that much more powerful beings used, which directly caused humanity to succumb to greater forces. The Dark Souls series represents soul energy in the form of fire. This form was less potent, more transmutable, and much easier to acquire and utilize. However, the biggest issue with fire is that it fades, and it needs to be constantly fueled by something. Thus, as time went on, the power of the fire became weaker and weaker as the energy was spread so far apart that each generation of kindling became weaker and weaker, until there was no fire strong enough to support the ancient bloated societies that had depended on it for so long. Bloodborne represents the soul energy in blood. There's a lot of blood to go around, which means the energy is innately thinly spread. That being said it, it can still be acquiesced in one location, like a bloodline. Thus powerful blood could be acquired and utilized much like a soul. But Blood, when stored for long periods of time, rots. And when rotting blood meets a human host, the twisted energy within the blood transforms people into beasts. Finally, with Sekiro, you enter a sort of world we enter today, where the beings known as humanity no longer interact directly with 'soul.' Instead, we channel it through faith, talismans, and rituals. The average human interacts rarely with soul. This is perhaps because, over the previous cycles, humanity learned that its dependency on soul energy was the direct cause of their downfall. Its like an addictive substance. Once consumed, you rely on it. And because it gives you great power, cultures, societies, and ideologies form around it. But when the source becomes scarce, or desired by greater beings, humanity always loses in the end. So basically the SoulsBorneKiro series is about drug dependency. Thank you for attending my TedTalk
I have a question though: we came from outside the fog right? So did we come from an unknown land? Was it consumed? How much of a world is there outside the 5 archstones since they all lie in the fog?
Vaati in his lore videos: the soul is the means by which we can comprehend the world around us Me in my lore videos: haha anor londo lady got the big bazookas
Before i even began, i heard ur voice and remembered tht nice calm happy feeling i got from binge watching ur other lore vids u helped me alot in dark souls remastered on switch. Thank u 😁😁😁
I am so excited for these videos. I was heavy into Demons Souls back in the day, but the lore was never dived into by the community, not this deeply and cohesively anyways. This is what I desired so strongly back then. I never cared about Darks Souls, never really even got into it after the first one, but I love love love Demons Souls. Can't wait for these videos. Can't wait to play it some day.
Miyazaki: "Oh... now I understand"
Hahahaha
lmao
Haha nice
You cant convince me the community hasn't done more lore work for these games than the devs.
@@KOHoxton Idk exactly how it happens at FromSoft, but I believe they develop their worlds very carefully, as worldbuilder authors do in fantasy books. Most of the actual lore is not in the game, but in their heads. The little that goes in the game is through scattered information and the rest is up to our interpretation. "I tell worlds, not stories".
*sees a magic user*
God: “alright new plan”
Dirty magic user virgins vs. GLORIOUS superior strength build chads
vs strength spellbuff giga thads
vs Naked Man with Spoon
@@davidhong1934 Excuse me, I am neither man nor is this a spoon. It is a ladle. They are distinct.
*deploy the old one*
Sorry for the delay on this one, I was pretty sick for a week there. Feeling better now though!
Would also like to make a slight correction on the point at 6:48 - the English says a "malicious force" left behind the Northern Regalia, but the Japanese translation more accurately posits that it was left behind "due to malice", the implication being that man might have favoured a sword that scales with their good or evil.
It’s fine, Vaati. All that matters is that you’re feeling better. Keep up the good work; the souls community will always support you.
Don't worry, Vaati. Your fan community is craving for souls and your amazing content, but the most important thing is that your humanity has been restored.
Nice to hear that your feeling better now, but there is no need to apologize for the delay. You're health always should take priority over any insists for your content. Hope you continue to get better!
You should never apologise
I’m am sick of the dang wait for Elden Ring 😔
It always amazes me how much a single nuance lost in transition can completely change the way you understand a story
My PS5 is still hidden in the fog somewhere...
'Tis currently diffused
😂😂😂
I was granted clarity a week and a half ago when I secured, finally.
Waiting for mine to emerge out of the fog
I have mine
Feels like I'm listening to commander Shepard
"What is the soul?"
"The soul represents our understanding of the world and allows us to do soul arts"
"What are soul arts?"
This dude is the Bob Ross of Souls game Lore.
Vaatividya cheated on his wife?
@@judeconnor-macintyre9874💀 I didn't even know about this
Woah @@judeconnor-macintyre9874
@@judeconnor-macintyre9874 HE WHAT?!
@@judeconnor-macintyre9874 no calming voice!
Dear Vaati,
In 2016 I cited some of your videos in a final project on the "adoption of science fiction in interactive media". The final section was a Souls sci-fi retrospective (medieval fantasy, gothic horror, cosmic horror, occult fiction, dark fantasy, body horror, whatever). Anyway, thank you for the encyclopedic coverage of characters and settings. You got me an A!
He doesn't care, just buy the merch pleb
you got yourself an A
Congrats!
This guy just makes everything so interesting, even longer videos are easy to watch!
You must be new here, welcome to vaati's channel
@@StructuralIntegrity. just what I was thinking 😄
I don't think that many people have trouble watching an 1/2 hour video ?
He's certainly got a talent for linking individual topics to each other
Any of ya'll notice that the magic circle imagery in the Nexus only appears on the bottom half of it? The "chaotic" side of the Nexus while the top half, the "lawful" side has none. And the statue on the chaotic side is a sad woman as if Miyazaki is saying chaos is sad while the lawful side features someone righteous looking.
Yes, chaos creates instability you become unable to build or make sense of anything.
The order there is not only safety but freedom, as you can actually act with meaning
The most anticipated video of 2020. UMBASA.
Yes it is
Eldenring gameplay trailer....
@@antimanti4666 Elden Ring? What is this El-den R-ing you speak of? You can’t anticipate something that doesn’t exist.
@@berk6413 oooohhhh I doubt you could even imagine it...
@@antimanti4666 I’m telling you, I don’t see it...
WHAT IS A MAN, a miserable little pile of secrets
Die, monster! Monster! Monster! Yo-you don't bel-belong in this world! World! World!
I don't have secrets
@@mac1bc
Your words are as empty as your soul!
@@thePontiffsSnickerdoodles ouch. Well there you go. I'm already living in soul form.
No! It cannot be! AAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHhhhhhhhhhhhh h h h h h h.......
There’s something nostalgia about this lore video, I can’t place my soul on it.
Please delete this comment
I agree I think because this was the beginning of the soul series. The start of something grand
@@Frogthewizard no, I don’t think I will
@@SuperKingGhidorah exactly my friend, can’t wait to play online with you and the boys!
He's here all week ladies and Gentlemen please tip your Waiters
Vaati Vidya more like Epic vidya
Very true
How is this comment hours old when the video came out a couple minutes ago
no
@@mahpimbo9943 va
Make a video about demon souls!
At long last, the circle is complete, and Vaatividya has become a storyteller once again.
When my Crest fallen warrior died in my hub I actually cried a little.. I would talk to him after every successful mission to update him because he was the first npc I had met. Then, he stopped wanting to talk to me, which I thought was strange but didn't pay too much attention to. After my next successful mission.. He'd passed and dropped his storied hero soul. I stood there staring at it for 10 minutes.. Gave a bow emote, collected it and put it into my storage. I am now NG+7 and even though he respawns, I have kept his soul in my storage since my first playthrough. I have also never talked to him again because I don't want him to disappear. If that doesn't show the type of impact an npc has on a player in a souls series, idk what will. Only today have I found out his name is just "Crest fallen knight" because I have never talked to him since that day. Man I love this game.
I killed him the first time I went to the Nexus and later consumed his Soul to Level up.
@@Mthe.M lmao
This happened to me but with Anri and Horace in ds3 and in ds1 in my first play through I couldn’t save Solaire the terrific voice acting really cripples into your soul
You need to get out more, mate
@@Mthe.M rude
Kinda makes sense as to why the “soul arts” (Magic) is so overpowered if the monumental had to deal with the scourge from just using it.
I got a lorerection seeing the notification.
That's a new one
"lorerection"
It goes deeeeep
So everything that happens in Demon's souls, is because god hated people spamming spells.
The Old One was born from people corner camping Firestorm over and over again.
God planted the Old One as punishment for fucking Fire Spray
Even the lore know that sorcery builds are cancer
Fuck Wizards - God probably
(Giant Dad gives his solemn nod of approval)
Last time I was this early Gwyn was linking the fire
This guy really knows how to make Info Dumps interesting...
I wonder how hard it was to structure this, as it flows so good into the next exposition without detracting us from the current question he asks.
Demon's souls is great in so many ways, it has an amazing backstory from it's beginning's to it's launch. I don't know if we would even have the souls games if it weren't for Miyazaki deciding on a career change at the exact moment that he did.
"Hey, I've seen this one."
"Maybe you aren't ready for this, but your kids are going to love it."
“What do you mean you seen it?! This is brand new!”
You’re answering all my questions I didn’t know I had.
Very fine video dude, thank you.
Clarity being linked to the soul, sheds a lot of light on the insanity theme on the knowledge found by seath on dark souls 1. I know its a spiritual successor, but nonetheless it fits way too perfectly. I always thought that intelligence improving your magica, was associated with your capacity for research, but that isn't it after all.
The ‘Lands Between’ has this theme of the fog, even though it’s rarely mentioned. I wonder if there is possibly a connection between the series, assuming of course, the fog only is made in passing to possibly keep them separate in the mind of Miyazaki himself, and therefore, the player’s
This is exactly what I’ve been waiting for THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT IVE BEEN WAITING FOR
11 years and one remake later, the lore is finally explained
Been watching this channel almost everyday since your first Demon's Souls videos. I loved the games since 2010 but your videos make me love my favorite game franchise even more. Thank you for all your hardwork and dedication to studying and deciphering the lore of these games. You , along with the Souls series as a whole have taught me a lot about life through a video game and have gotten me through some of the hardest times in youth and young adult years.
That fire keeper painting was beautiful. Whoever created that is definitely talented
I’ve regained my humanity. Thank you Vaati
Elden Ring is the way to lose your soul and Vaati is the way to regain it.
I prefer Demon's Souls' lore over Dark Souls' lore, I think Demon's Souls has a lot more cohesive story to the game and world.
Imo... DS1, BB and Demon’s Souls are the best of Fromsoftware’s games.
@@laworder6637 You've forgotten Sekiro
@@smackdaddy1 that’s 4/6 lmao
@@laworder6637 agree with BB and Demon Souls but I’m sorry DS1 2nd half is just kinda mid imo
@@laworder6637BB is mid af ngl...
This is the main reason that I was excited for the remake. I love demon's souls, more than any other souls game easily, but due to lack of info on it, lore videos have been really lacking.
Best Christmas present, a new lore video
Amazing work as always, Vaati. Words can not describe how bad I wish to play this beloved, and not to mention, beautifully remade version of a nostalgic masterpiece, but I do not see me owning a PS5 for a long time. Sadly, it's not coming to PC either.
But rewatching this now as we speak, and seeing how gorgeous everything looks, and peeking deeper into lore with you, it really makes you fall in love with it all, all over again. Thank you, and Happy holidays.
the best thing about this game is that song that's called 'return to slumber' or whatever it's called.
incredibly atmospheric and haunting.
This is crazy: the first time I ever feel an urge to learn about Demon's Souls lore and seek out a beginner's guide, I find out that none other than VaatiVidya has made one for just this purpose ONLY THE DAY BEFORE!
Demon's Souls Remake: Launches
Vaati: Noobs, take notes.
Was this supposed to be funny?
@@Frogthewizard A-ha!
K
Ironically, there are extremely few noobs because almost no one can play it from ps5 shortages combined with prolific scalping.
@@joshuakim5240 I know bro. It was just a joke basically highlighting how deep Vaati goes into the lore. Mostly for players new to Demon's Souls :)
I don’t see why some people complain about your videos. You give credit all the time, and I enjoy how you collect and present the information in a digestible manner.
Just 7 more days to get that Lady Maria vid out “before the end of the year”
You lied :(
@@discopete117 :(
Hey Vaati, what about "Prepare to Cry: Lady Maria" video???
I feel so stupid. I didn't understand tendency like that until you just explained it and you did so in such a great and easy to understand way.
Man. Vaati actually defines the lore, not simply narrating from dialogue that is provided... Great talent, sir.
"Absorbed by Fog and Banished to the infinite Darkness."
This gives so much credibility to your linked timeline videos.
As well, the linked timeline of all Soulsborne games.
A Greater Soul = A Greater Will
and great ability to alter reality.
Vaatividya? More like the best soulsborne content on UA-cam.
God: Gives humans the power to learn and evolve beyond their primitive selves.
Humans: Use new power to mess with the fabric of reality and cause imbalance in nature.
Sounds about right...
By the gods, fear the old soul.
Definitely
He must HATE the Dark Souls world.
@@starhammer5247 Why not? It's a literal shit hole place
@@samuelhunter4631 That and they abuse the everloving fuck out of magic.
I FINALLY bought your displate! The Painted World in gloss. I can't wait to get it. I have followed you for years. Can't wait for more Demon's Souls content! Thank you soo much for every smooth and well thought out video over the years.
Are you going to do prepare to cry remake for demon’s souls?
Do a prepare to cry on the lack of PS5.
Maybe if we ever get the Bloodborne ones lol
@@madtoxicologist9717 I'm still waiting for those.
hearing Vaati explore Souls lore again is like drinking water when you wake up at 3AM
"Logic of all things that live which no longer returns to its master. Power of the soul that comprehends relations mediates them."
Holy fuck I don't know how to feel about that line. Maiden in Black can still step on me tho
I love the way you present your videos! You're not yelling or trying to be 'fresh' or 'edgy'. Concise, to the point, and real. Thank you for that, @VaatiVidya. I'm subscribing for sure.
More Vaati is what I need right now, this Christmas might well be the worst time of my entire life and I'm distracting myself with writing and editing my novel... everything you do has and will always be an incredible help and inspiration for that. I know some people turn to alcohol, some turn to their favourite movie and ice cream to try and forget what's going on their lives, or to people they love, but I always come back here. Can't tell you how many times I've watch the DS3 and Bloodborne (despite never playing it) videos, so thank you for all you do, Vaati, and God Bless.
Wont even lie, Story corner with you is freaking dope mahn 🙏🏽
I can’t wait for more lore on this game!
Got to say i absolutely adore the essoteric twist that they have taken in this now. It just is a delight to listen and explore!
I was gonna take a nap and saw the notification. This will be perfect to fall asleep on, thank you Vaati ❤️
I’d like to see longer vids like an hour plus doing a deep dive on the lore and some of your thoughts on how things connect together. I love all of your lore videos
Been watching this channel ever since I was 12, my best friend bought me the Dark Souls: Prepare to die edition Box as a surprise for my birthday and we were completely engulfed in the theme and gameplay of it all. We took turns playing whenever we had difficulties or were burned out and we just enjoyed it. I was very curious about the Lore and I found this channel. I know you wont be able to see this comment, but I just wanna thank you for the memories. I'm 20 now and you're my favorite channel on youtube. You never disappoint man, Godbless always.
I really liked the format of the video, the chain of questions was in a logical order and kept things exciting
If humans can become demons does it work in reverse? Can a demon's soul be made human?
From what I gather most of the Demons are just creatures so I figure if they lose their souls they become soul-starved like humans do and would just be like animals.
Now what about Demon's that used to be humans like the Tower Knight? Maybe draining him of souls would cause him to revert back to human perhaps.
Thank you for being a good narrator. Thank you for not sounding like you are reading a speech in middle school. Also, good job with the content and editing. Thank you for not trying to make stupid jokes that don't fit in. I've been on a kick watching dark souls lore videos and I am getting sick of how bad most people are at speaking. You are an oasis in a desert I've been wandering in for days.
You rock. Make more of these. I will now like, subscribe, and watch more of your videos.
*"big m, a warrior whose power was so great he could kill dragons with his bare fists"*
Miyazaki officially hates lizards guys
I played the original Demon's Souls over 10 years ago, and I couldn't make heads or tails of the story and didn't understand a bit about the mosters I fought or why they had weird names. After a decade, I finally understand the general premise. Thank you, and Merry Christmas.
Finally got a ps5 today. God demon’s souls is so pretty
"Finally"...
*Looks around for PS5's*
I gotta say man your videos are something else, your narration and the editing is outstanding.
Unfortunately I never got to play any of the souls games even tho I fell in love with them, fortunately you exist and i'm binge watching everything!!
Props to you and the hardwork.
Respect👏
I have never been this early for a video, and I'm so happy. This is my favorite channel.
I'm a simple man, I see a new VaatiVidya upload, I drop everything I'm doing and watch it
Quite an informative video, as always! One word of feedback: the pacing seemed a bit fast. A few extra moments of pause between segments may have made things flow more naturally.
Seconded. Though maybe he just didn’t want to edit the extra footage, or upload a heckin chonker of a vidya. Which is reasonable.
Noted
And they said you can’t answer a question with a question. I beg to differ. I feel like I’m in a college course and I’m going to have to walk out of class and scream in the hallway come back in sit down and say nothing else. This is a wonderful display of dedication. I’m in awe.
New Elden Ring trailer by January is my personal Elden Ring theory
Sony is supposably having a state of play early 2021 so there is a chance we will get to see it then
Glad you're making more Demon's Souls lore videos!!!
I cannot overstate my love for how you commission Souls art! This piece is magnificent, thank you so much! - for all that you do, and merry Christmas!
I’ve missed this mans beautiful voice. So glad UA-cam finally decided to notify me you’re alive.
YOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO Yeah Baby! That’s what I’ve been waiting for! That's what all about!
I can't get over how good this game looks. Paired with the profound lore and captivating atmosphere, this might be my favorite entry in the Souls series.
Thanks for exploring every nook and cranny of the series, VaatiVidya. Can't wait to see what you do with Elden Ring.
"On the first day of the newly created world, mankind-"
Fucked everything up?
"-were granted souls."
Oh.
And then they fucked everything up?
I was watching your prepare to cry videos.... Whoa, this IS quite a surprise
When there's a new lore video but you can't see it because you haven't played Demon Souls yet ●__●
This is a good lore video to watch in preparation for a Demon’s Souls playthrough. It gives valuable context for why you’re on this adventure, and doesn’t spoil the story.
None of this is really explained in the game itself, like Jeremy said, this is a good video to watch BEFORE you play the game.
@@Brawndo2008 For real. This game's themes are more compelling to me than I ever realised. Contextualising world tendency and the colourless deep fog (it really does make sense why it's "colourless" now!) as the world itself transforming according to our transforming _perceptions of it._ Demon's Souls isn't prototypically Souls-like, it's ARCHETYPICALLY Souls-like. I wish I had the opportunity to play this game for the first time, understanding these things as I do now.
My favorite thing in YT is truly seeing new Vaati lore video. Thank you sir.
I think there's one detail I interpreted differently. Based on that singular old talisman, it seems to me that "god" and the old one are the same being and the source of both miracles and sorcery. I think the initial creation of the souls was an act of the old one, and it's secondary arrival was out of it's hunger to reclaim those souls. Now, the old one is clearly more or less mindless acting on instinct alone, so while mankind ascribes ideas like "punishment" to it, I think it's just not acting with those thoughts in mind. It simply "is". Spreading a seed of souls into the world where they can divide and flourish means it gets a greater meal when it comes to collect.
I also interpret the "first and second day" to not quite be literal days as they are "ages".
Good theory
@@AProperNoun Another one that works. I'm admittedly applying a little parsimony in my interpretation.
Lokey's website is incredible. There could be innumerable videos produced on that content, and it goes much deeper than anything I've ever thought about
The Soulsborne games have inspired a book I'm writing called "The Forlorn Lands". Your videos really help me with how to progress the story & think of new things to put in it too, so thank you😁
Your voice is soothing. Brings life to the words you speak. I've always enjoyed listening to your videos. Keep it up man!!
Funny enough... I think I am getting vibes that Demon Souls actually is the answer to the whole Dark Souls franchise. As such, I will be researching this deeply.
To say that there is such a thing as the answer to the whole franchise is quite an assumption. I wish there was one, but there isn't. Just look at DS 3's development. Things being cut or shuffled around at the last moment. It really doesn't go as deep as we'd like. Besides, looking at say, DS 1, there isn't much to answer. The story is pretty much self-contained, with a few murky spots to keep the intrigue.
@@nikitas1841 it is quite an assumption. Also, this will be a long post so brace yourself.
Also, DS 1 has the most mystery surrounding it. There are too many things that are needed to be answered. The appearance of the Serpents, Manus and Oolacile, the Fall of Izalith, the Abandoned Anor Londo, Nito and Pinwheel, the Conspiracy of Rebellion, Havel and his Knights, Ash Lake and the Last Scaled Dragon, Seathe and the Firekeepers, and finally, the Dark Ending with numerous Serpents.
These topics are not just intriguing but integral to the story of the whole franchise. Demon Souls is the answer, for me, because there are too many correlating evidences between universes. Let me give you one answer that I finally realized.
Fog Gates. They had been always seen before fighting powerful beings. It has been an assumption that all of it are generated when you are fighting a boss. I had made 2 Hypothesis.
Hypothesis 1: Fog Gates are not actually there because powerful beings are behind it. It is actually formed around beings with significant destiny. The ones that can change the Fate of the World.
Exhibit A. The Moonlight Butterfly
It is integral to the Witch Questline. You will never see the summon sign in New Londo if you didn't kill the Butterfly. Even if you kill the Four Kings, the Witch's set won't be seen on the cliff unless you kill the Butterfly.
Exhibit B. The Capra Demon
The demon is an anomaly to the lower city. Why is there a demon in that area? More importantly, it held the Sewer Key. Only one answer is available. That Capra demon is sane. He hold the key because the sewer there is his home, along with his cohorts, the Butchers. No one can ever enter the Sewer without killing him first. Even the Master Key cannot be used.
Hypothesis 2: The fog gates lead to a parallel universe. It has been known that the timeline in Lordran is messed up, allowing summon signs to be used.
Exhibit A. The first fog gate of Sen's Fortress
It is quite confusing when you enter that fog gate and then see that the balls are rolling to another side. No one just made a quick switch and pushed the lever towards our way. No Lizardmen in that area too. Unless, the player is actually stepping into another universe in which the ball is already rolling that way.
As you can see, I made logical answers using Demon Souls as my frame. This is like FNAF. Using the books to solve the game. Anyway, this is fun for me and I am actually getting answers to my speculation. I will be brawling with in the Vaati discord again.
@@vhalrougelarfouxe About DS 1's mysteries: that's exactly the thing. You assume they need to be answered, but they don't really. Not all of them. Some of those you mentioned have solid theories explaining them, others don't, and never will, as there just isn't enough information. And that's fine. That's how the story is structured.
About your theories: no offence, but that's mostly grasping at straws rather than logic.
Don't listen to me though, have fun doing your thing. It's just that as years go by, there is less and less actual connections in the lore to discover, and more and more grasping at straws, overthinking things and making stuff up going on, and I guess I'm just over all of that.
@@nikitas1841 thank you. Sometimes, we find answers by grasping straws. I find fun in looking into these mysteries and definitely, I am not over it. Must be the obsessive one on me. I had been researching this alone for years already and looking at interpretations of others. Its really a fun time for me.
@@vhalrougelarfouxe
Almost everything in the world respawns. Why is it that killing a boss behind a fog wall will permanently removes the entity? For that matter, is there lore explaining why do some things in the main world permanently despawn after death?
Vaati you should do a deeper dive on Demon Souls similar to the prepare to cry series. Im dying for more content like that, youre the only one who does it so well!
I'd like to think that all the SoulsBorne Worlds are connected. Each part of the series represents a step of humanity, and its interaction with ''soul energy.''
Demon's Souls is the earliest iteration, where humanity interacts with soul energy in its pure form of souls. But like the coca leaf and cocaine, the pure form of soul energy was too much for humans, mutating them into monsters when utilized in large quantities. But more importantly, it was the exact conduit that much more powerful beings used, which directly caused humanity to succumb to greater forces.
The Dark Souls series represents soul energy in the form of fire. This form was less potent, more transmutable, and much easier to acquire and utilize. However, the biggest issue with fire is that it fades, and it needs to be constantly fueled by something. Thus, as time went on, the power of the fire became weaker and weaker as the energy was spread so far apart that each generation of kindling became weaker and weaker, until there was no fire strong enough to support the ancient bloated societies that had depended on it for so long.
Bloodborne represents the soul energy in blood. There's a lot of blood to go around, which means the energy is innately thinly spread. That being said it, it can still be acquiesced in one location, like a bloodline. Thus powerful blood could be acquired and utilized much like a soul. But Blood, when stored for long periods of time, rots. And when rotting blood meets a human host, the twisted energy within the blood transforms people into beasts.
Finally, with Sekiro, you enter a sort of world we enter today, where the beings known as humanity no longer interact directly with 'soul.' Instead, we channel it through faith, talismans, and rituals. The average human interacts rarely with soul. This is perhaps because, over the previous cycles, humanity learned that its dependency on soul energy was the direct cause of their downfall. Its like an addictive substance. Once consumed, you rely on it. And because it gives you great power, cultures, societies, and ideologies form around it. But when the source becomes scarce, or desired by greater beings, humanity always loses in the end.
So basically the SoulsBorneKiro series is about drug dependency. Thank you for attending my TedTalk
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I did my best to watch this all the way FIVE times but your voice is so soothing I always fall asleep!
So...that failed miserably.
Trying again
Oh shit!!! Never been so early... Need to make a joke quick!!!
Let's see... Hmmm mmmm..
I have a PS5
same
HAHAHHHAHAHAHAHAHAaaaa.... laughs in broke
Underrated lmao
There's pc master race, then there's console plebs, and then there's ps5 slaves. I call it Broman republic. Cuz at the end we're all bros.
Thats a good joke
Just gotta say, this is almost everything ive ever wanted. Thank you Vaati
"Who is the maiden in black?"
VaatiVidya: She is the Heroine of this story....
Indeimaus: She is the Waifu of this story....
Thx for your cameo in the latest ZeroLenny video. Really cracked me up.
I have a question though: we came from outside the fog right? So did we come from an unknown land? Was it consumed? How much of a world is there outside the 5 archstones since they all lie in the fog?
Vaati in his lore videos: the soul is the means by which we can comprehend the world around us
Me in my lore videos: haha anor londo lady got the big bazookas
Me: *reads title* "meh, no thanks."
Also me: *Sees thumbnail* "hmmm, tell me more."
Thanks Vaati, got a PS last week and really needed this !
Blessed with knowledge by our god
Before i even began, i heard ur voice and remembered tht nice calm happy feeling i got from binge watching ur other lore vids u helped me alot in dark souls remastered on switch. Thank u 😁😁😁
I am so excited for these videos. I was heavy into Demons Souls back in the day, but the lore was never dived into by the community, not this deeply and cohesively anyways. This is what I desired so strongly back then. I never cared about Darks Souls, never really even got into it after the first one, but I love love love Demons Souls. Can't wait for these videos. Can't wait to play it some day.
This is the video I've been waiting for for like 4 years now (I got around to demons souls a lot later than I should have)