How Dark Souls Perfected Difficulty in Video Games

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  • @CircleToonsHD
    @CircleToonsHD  Před 3 lety +6346

    OH AND BTW! This video doesn't include anything about Demon Souls, mostly because I still haven't been able to get a PS5 and I'm assuming I have to perform a dark ritual to even play one, so it didn't feel right talking about it. I'm sure the new Demon Souls fits my feelings towards the entire genre, but I figured I'd explain why I never mentioned it. MAN DO I WANNA PLAY DEMON SOULS THO :'(

  • @YojimboJames
    @YojimboJames Před 3 lety +3868

    “Dark Souls doesn’t have difficulty settings. It’s perpetually stuck on Fuck You.”
    I’ve never heard a better sentence to describe dark souls in its entirety.

    • @amisfitpuivk
      @amisfitpuivk Před 3 lety +107

      DS2 is like Fuck You x2. Half stamina, double the dodge cost, double damage taken, double the time it takes to drink estus, double the enemies. Then they throw you a bone with Jabba the Hut

    • @alemsinatrya7991
      @alemsinatrya7991 Před 3 lety +63

      @@amisfitpuivk Ikr, ds2 was my first souls game and still have ptsd of pursuer and ruin sentinel beating the shit out of me

    • @confusedlemur12
      @confusedlemur12 Před 3 lety +27

      @@alemsinatrya7991 god i remember when 2 came out, ruin sentinels were the dopest first boss ever but god fucking damn where they fucking annoying along with the chariot. Then i figured out sorcery pretty much obliterated everything and pyromancy could just super cheese the chariot

    • @dylan6091
      @dylan6091 Před 3 lety +27

      I actually haven't really felt this. Dark souls is tough but it feels super fair. And while it doesnt "hold your hand", the consistency in outcome and readable attacks do "teach" you how to play. Compare that to most NES games. Fricken battle toad. That game is hard. Dark souls is an education.

    • @statictvexe
      @statictvexe Před 3 lety +1

      So fucking true

  • @Bodhi_Zypha
    @Bodhi_Zypha Před 3 lety +9272

    “These games really make you _feel_ like the loser” -IGN

  • @cuntdestroyer6958
    @cuntdestroyer6958 Před 2 lety +784

    "Great way of making it feel like you are the looser"
    Elden ring every 2nd npc: "unfortunately, u get no bitches"

  • @Maybe3111
    @Maybe3111 Před 2 lety +351

    3:02 “Without getting a hit”
    Immediately drinks estus

    • @jizou1581
      @jizou1581 Před 2 lety +76

      he accidentally pressed square

    • @natezrodlowski9986
      @natezrodlowski9986 Před 2 lety +13

      It happens time to time

    • @sebastianliebelt-boord3603
      @sebastianliebelt-boord3603 Před rokem +27

      Its just him mocking the boss

    • @dadecalder7796
      @dadecalder7796 Před rokem +7

      I drink all my estus right off the rip so I'm not tempted to use it during gameplay

    • @damianhernandez1665
      @damianhernandez1665 Před rokem +1

      That happened to me once when I was fighting Midir. I was on like my 50th attempt and that mother fucker was two hits from death and I rolled and dodged one of his attacks and I thought that this was it and that I finally beat him.
      AND OF COURSE I SELL THE FUCKING BAG AND ACCIDENTELY USE AN ESTUS AND I PANIC AND DODGE TO EARLY AND DIE BRUH.

  • @inkbean4826
    @inkbean4826 Před 3 lety +3787

    CircleToons animates.
    CircleToons fans: *wait, that’s illegal*

    • @angelaplays
      @angelaplays Před 3 lety +5

      Ikr

    • @syisphere-4742
      @syisphere-4742 Před 3 lety +29

      Circle toons: grabs someone to animate for him and help him
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    • @inkbean4826
      @inkbean4826 Před 3 lety +10

      @@syisphere-4742 don’t be toxic

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  • @nickcampbell5626
    @nickcampbell5626 Před 3 lety +2881

    And somehow, farming a certain area you have completely mastered feels like the most peaceful and relaxing gaming experience imaginable. Almost like you're playing an instrument.

    • @alexdeshpande2692
      @alexdeshpande2692 Před 3 lety +136

      I know that feeling, Dark Souls has somehow become the most invigorating game I’ve played and the most relaxing.

    • @norntneithernt3919
      @norntneithernt3919 Před 3 lety +140

      Agreed. It is so satisfying to see yourself zoom through the area with almost no mistakes where you previously died many times

    • @alexanderhamilton4258
      @alexanderhamilton4258 Před 3 lety +59

      It's like the old masters attire descriptions. It's a dance.

    • @EmperorHelix
      @EmperorHelix Před 2 lety +17

      I still hate farming Darkwraiths in New Londo Ruins.

    • @arcthechef1758
      @arcthechef1758 Před 2 lety +12

      except for farming covenant medals

  • @IwrsTheKing007
    @IwrsTheKing007 Před 2 lety +112

    it makes you feel like you're actually a human fighting these big and strong monsters

  • @SiriumDivision
    @SiriumDivision Před 2 lety +238

    As a true souls vet currently getting kicked around, and bleeding everything in elden ring, I think you perfectly encapsulated the draw of the series. Thank you sir, and a hearty git gud to you all.

  • @VinoIxRxMxA-cq2iy
    @VinoIxRxMxA-cq2iy Před 3 lety +854

    "You want skyrims? i got twenty"
    you visually killed me.

  • @TheMacroShow
    @TheMacroShow Před 3 lety +11994

    This is really the “Dark Souls” of animated video essays

  • @michaelp4387
    @michaelp4387 Před rokem +62

    omg the experience I had with dark souls remastered today is incredible. I wanna try a fist weapon only run, so I went with it. I got invaded on the Hellkite bridge, and the invader just dropped me some humanities and left.
    When I entered the Depth, I got invaded again. This time the invader saw that I only had two caestus, he also took off the weapon and used caestus! and then we began a pure fist fight and it was awesome!
    When I got to the bonfire in the Depth, I summoned a sunbro, who immediately dropped me 5 goddess blessings, mask of the father, a +5 giant's gloves, and the soul of Gwen???! Also on the way back from killing the caster I fell into the basilisk pit (casul, I know), but somehow made it back and reunited with the sunbro, and killed kirk when he invaded.
    I'm still having a hard time believing all this happened just this morning. This game and its community is incredible.

  • @bidoofenshmirtz
    @bidoofenshmirtz Před rokem +16

    Just got Dark Souls and am playing it for the first time. I'm loving every second of it. Every moment is hell on earth and it's amazing. I've watched people play it for years, never once attempting it myself, and it really is something you have to experience to understand. I understand the hype

  • @terrabreak3701
    @terrabreak3701 Před 3 lety +830

    Dark Souls hit him so hard he actually animated an entire 5 minute video

    • @kammotheunoriginal9461
      @kammotheunoriginal9461 Před 3 lety +74

      @A Pointy Knife So, he summoned a friend for help. Praise the sun!

    • @ari.5889
      @ari.5889 Před 3 lety +11

      @@kammotheunoriginal9461 And long may the sun shine! Ahahahahahahahagsgauat!!!

    • @JBlochNielsen
      @JBlochNielsen Před 3 lety

      @@ari.5889 ZZZZZZZZZZzzzzzzzzzz ZZZZZZZZZzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

    • @eddieb1995
      @eddieb1995 Před 2 lety +1

      @@kammotheunoriginal9461 \[T]/

  • @Rudy_8668
    @Rudy_8668 Před 3 lety +1264

    At times like these, I remember that he can draw more than just marshmallow people and actually animate them

    • @phlegmfiend
      @phlegmfiend Před 3 lety +14

      He didn’t animate this video.

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      @Dyfinite Před 3 lety

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    • @awesomemantroll1088
      @awesomemantroll1088 Před 3 lety +3

      @@heshohesho1860 It's just another rickroll.

    • @vanxthenecron3059
      @vanxthenecron3059 Před 3 lety +3

      @@Dyfinite but who tf asked?

  • @shadowotter3116
    @shadowotter3116 Před rokem +59

    i originally avoided the souls games cause the difficulty of them felt really intimidating to me at the time. didn't want to throw money away on something where i can't get past the first boss. but when i tried bloodborne, i was hooked. beating that first boss even if it was just the cleric beast, just felt so good, i just felled a soulsborne boss. with each slain boss i got more confident not in the mindset of this is easy, but moreso, i CAN do this. beating the game i wanted to experience more of the games. demons souls, then dark souls 1. beating ornstein and smough, was such a rush, i wanted to keep going, i wanted to see the next boss, the next area. i would come close to breaking down wanting to raise the white flag, but that fire inside refused to go out, it was always, just one more try. each try i do better than the last, getting farther and farther till i finally punch through. areas that were kicking my butt at the start, become a lot easier after surviving the trial it puts you through. its always pushing you to be better, till you finally beat it and get to see the credits roll. in the end i always feel pumped up and ready for another souls game or a new game plus run after completing a souls game, really wanting to see just how far i can go.
    playing other games i just can't help but notice how the difficulty just feels wrong. either the health bars are just too ridiculously huge or they just have way too much defense and i am just basically tickling the boss with a feather duster no matter how strong my equipment is. i dunno going back to some other games its just more noticeable. its not that they aren't fun anymore, its just hard to ignore.
    i do agree though, you have to play these games to really understand its appeal and how it handles its difficulty.

  • @Igneous01
    @Igneous01 Před 2 lety +11

    Another amazing thing about these games is how each one has its own personality and style of combat. Yet some skills from one game compliment skills in another.
    I struggled for 6 months with sekiro after ds1 ds2 ds3 bb. Hardest learning curve I have ever surmounted in my life. Then it just clicked, and it became my most favorite.
    Now I go back to bb and it's gun parry for days. I even use gun like shuriken in sekiro for disrupting attack for opening.
    Just amazing how there's even higher levels of enlightenment.

  • @TheRealGuywithoutaMustache
    @TheRealGuywithoutaMustache Před 3 lety +1160

    New player: "Why am I hearing boss music?"
    Dark Souls veteran: You get used to it...

  • @scurrystopthat9985
    @scurrystopthat9985 Před 3 lety +1043

    Skeletons in most games *generic normal enemy*
    Darksouls skeletons "SPIN THE WHEEL OF FORTUNE, YOU GOT DEATH!"

  • @augustomachado7778
    @augustomachado7778 Před 2 lety +41

    I wish I could experience ds3 for the first time again, I played it when I was in a really depressing stage of my life that made it really hard for me to feel genuine joy and euphoria from anything but it really helped me get through that because that's what I felt when i finally beat a boss, now I have a ton of amazing memories playing it with my friends and getting through the game for the first time and now it's my favorite game of all time to the point I have beaten it 4 times already

    • @sabishivivalakitten3918
      @sabishivivalakitten3918 Před 2 lety

      don't get yourself killed, neither of us want to see you go hollow

    • @vwxyz8769
      @vwxyz8769 Před rokem

      Try it on soul level 1, it really make you play like the first time

  • @Mr.Alvarado1
    @Mr.Alvarado1 Před 8 měsíci +5

    Circle You are the reason why I started playing dark souls.

  • @autisticturtle1849
    @autisticturtle1849 Před 2 lety +1941

    “You learned his attacks”
    *shows pontiff*
    Yes I did
    Too many times

    • @MediHusky
      @MediHusky Před 2 lety +36

      This could have easily just been dancer.

    • @foxh.6652
      @foxh.6652 Před 2 lety +30

      @@MediHusky took me 8 hours to kill the dancer on my first play through and i was up until 1:00 am trying to do it

    • @MediHusky
      @MediHusky Před 2 lety +36

      @@foxh.6652 I thought you were supposed to do Dancer after Vordt so I had a very strange ds3 experience.

    • @blacq7970
      @blacq7970 Před 2 lety +9

      @@MediHusky big oof

    • @aster4405
      @aster4405 Před 2 lety +21

      @@MediHusky You killed an NPC without worrying that it may alter something in your first playthrough? Nice.

  • @wizwizard7382
    @wizwizard7382 Před 3 lety +1088

    It feels so cursed seeing CircleToons actually animate instead if dragging drawings around lol

  • @tigercloud6945
    @tigercloud6945 Před 2 lety +6

    Very well done explanation of the Soul series, one of my favorite things is listening to a friend go through their first playthrough of any soulsborne game

  • @RedChems
    @RedChems Před 2 lety +2

    Excellently done, I like that you touched on the fact that it literally does change how you look at other games. I still remember playing Bloodborne, Demon/Dark Souls 1-3, all back to back and then playing Assassins’ Creed Syndicate and just feeling so differently about the Assassins’ Creed games which I had previously loved

  • @ethanchristopher6709
    @ethanchristopher6709 Před 3 lety +405

    VG Journalist: *dies once in a video game*
    "It's JUST like dark souls"

    • @henta.i.3838
      @henta.i.3838 Před 3 lety +43

      Then they write an article explaining why there should be an easy mode.

    • @lamihadamshareef5270
      @lamihadamshareef5270 Před 3 lety +15

      @@henta.i.3838 when the easy mode it's not needed
      Like I am fine with easy mode but if it's not needed
      It's not needed.

    • @corbanferguson8407
      @corbanferguson8407 Před 3 lety +18

      Video game journalist need to learn to play games before writing about them

    • @Oreca2005
      @Oreca2005 Před 3 lety +16

      @@corbanferguson8407 or at least take a week or a month to finish the game

  • @johnanderson3760
    @johnanderson3760 Před 3 lety +557

    CircleToonsHD: I feel soul bonded with Dark Souls
    Dark Souls vets: We got another one

  • @Kam-cl8gr
    @Kam-cl8gr Před 2 lety +23

    This man really described exactly what I've been feeling about videogame since I finished a souls game for the first time

  • @HealthGage0336
    @HealthGage0336 Před 3 měsíci +1

    That's what I really love about these games. These games really do feel like the embodiment of David and Goliath or those stories where the knight fells a fathomless beast of a colossal scale. The adrenaline, the focus, and the ever lumming presence of failure, all wrapped up in a gorgeous looking game with fantastical designs for both people and monsters alike. And finally after countless attempts, after literal days of fighting the same boss over and over again, the feeling you get after defeating them is hands down the single greatest feeling you can get from a game like these.

  • @leonidus3147
    @leonidus3147 Před 3 lety +808

    “You want Skyrim’s? I’ve got twenty!” Accurate

  • @amongg5973
    @amongg5973 Před 3 lety +329

    "Why doesn't Animal Crossing invigorate me like Dark Souls does!?"
    Me digging the wrong spot 57 times in a row: *B R U H*

    • @humanbeing6512
      @humanbeing6512 Před 3 lety +7

      I know someone is gonna react with a "well actually" so just in case:
      It's a joke guys leave him alone thx

    • @amongg5973
      @amongg5973 Před 3 lety +2

      @@kennethhoang1458 *U n d e r s t a n d a b l e, h a v e a g r e a t d a y .*

    • @overseersden7876
      @overseersden7876 Před 3 lety

      Simple answer: you don't shit in the game

  • @MalathTheBold
    @MalathTheBold Před rokem +6

    I am aware that I am a year late here when saying this, but after playing Dark Souls for the first time, I completely agree with every word you say. Your video has truly touched my soul. And for that, I thank you.

  • @mal_da_beast_1023
    @mal_da_beast_1023 Před 2 lety +4

    The way the witch just slaps him down is hilarious and Cursed greatwood saying fuck you is just key.

  • @saltstorm3199
    @saltstorm3199 Před 3 lety +1276

    "Whoa, this Dark Souls game is like the Dark Souls of Dark Souls!"

    • @SirBladewind
      @SirBladewind Před 3 lety +22

      What, you mean Bloodborne?

    • @whypeanuts3598
      @whypeanuts3598 Před 3 lety +3

      I was going to comment thsi

    • @ericwijaya2119
      @ericwijaya2119 Před 3 lety +5

      Hmm, yes and this wall is the wall of walls

    • @derekgardner1861
      @derekgardner1861 Před 3 lety +8

      I respect dark souls. But, I personally hate the stiffness and lack of mobility. Hope the next one has more of a breath of the wild mobility to it.

    • @imnotreds9101
      @imnotreds9101 Před 3 lety

      No it makes your soul dark

  • @TheAdvertisement
    @TheAdvertisement Před 3 lety +591

    2:50 "It's perpetually stuck on "FUCK YOU"." Aaaand that's why we love em! :D

    • @sjm8049
      @sjm8049 Před 3 lety +2

      Sameo

    • @thenthson
      @thenthson Před 3 lety +8

      I changed a friends message tone to that

    • @ZeroWalker26
      @ZeroWalker26 Před 3 lety +2

      Amen.

    • @todt1112
      @todt1112 Před 3 lety +4

      I’ve listen to this 50 times already I’m still laughing

    • @codename1176
      @codename1176 Před 3 lety +1

      Why I play it. Felt so rewarding when I finally beat tough bosses

  • @christhecreator49
    @christhecreator49 Před 2 lety

    Just came across your account after years of not seeing a video and man your page has grown!! I’m really happy for you brodie!

  • @BlackroseXX9
    @BlackroseXX9 Před 2 lety

    Great summery of your experience!! 👏 I've learned while playing the Dark Souls series, that the game play can only be really appreciated through experience and actual effort rather than walkthroughs... and, yes, it make you put more of an expectation on other games as well, unfortunately lol

  • @LARAUJO_0
    @LARAUJO_0 Před 3 lety +217

    We did it, boys. We went from MS Paint to fully animated scenes with backgrounds
    The voice acting in this also really reminds me of ProZD

    • @masterwizard8090
      @masterwizard8090 Před 3 lety +6

      Still MS paint gives you this specific feeling of his classic content

  • @raszota8466
    @raszota8466 Před 3 lety +374

    "Dark Souls offers no difficulty settings"
    Magic builds: *whistle and walk away*

    • @Some__Guy
      @Some__Guy Před 3 lety +29

      It's still difficult, it's just less about skill and more about cheesing the game. Especially the early ones where you have limited casts with no way to replenish them in between bonfires.

    • @AAhmou
      @AAhmou Před 3 lety +26

      @Some Guy
      A good magician never reveals his tricks.
      (Disappears from sight after rolling)

    • @someguy198
      @someguy198 Před 3 lety +1

      @@Some__Guy Sup guy.

    • @mwperk02
      @mwperk02 Před 3 lety +3

      I wouldn't call magic build easy mode. Plenty of enemies especially ones with shields can block your magic making it not very cost effective. And heaven help you tey to kill eldritch with magic attacks.

    • @Absorbant
      @Absorbant Před 3 lety +1

      @@mwperk02 Ds1 Silver Knights with longspears are stupid to fight even with sorcery or pyromancy

  • @doctordoctor7469
    @doctordoctor7469 Před 2 lety

    This is great! Like your longer form content.

  • @jaime2992
    @jaime2992 Před 2 lety +5

    2:47
    This is the best way to explain dark souls to someone who’s never played dark souls

  • @KJTD
    @KJTD Před 3 lety +318

    "Ya want Skyrim?"
    "I Got Twenty."

  • @WackyTheWise
    @WackyTheWise Před 3 lety +848

    I thought by running past all these enemies I’ve encountered I’d be able to get to the boss without wasting time and health on them. Imagine my surprise when all 15 of them show up because they don’t stop following you.

    • @iwatchyoutube4179
      @iwatchyoutube4179 Před 3 lety +42

      You know there's a shortcut right before the bosses right

    • @XXXKaruXXX
      @XXXKaruXXX Před 3 lety +53

      Usually there is a bonfire or a shortcut next to a boss, and i dont remember the enemies following you into the boss room, literally everyone i know just run to the boss when they finish exploring the map

    • @Rexis102
      @Rexis102 Před 3 lety +29

      @@XXXKaruXXX DS1 they can hit and/or backstab you while you’re trying to make it through the fog wall. DS3 gives you frame 1 invulnerability so it’s a bit more forgiving in that regard.

    • @ashenone3883
      @ashenone3883 Před 3 lety +18

      @@Rexis102 though if you make it to the fog gate your fine, unless its dark souls 2, fuckers can hit you and stop the animation from walking in. Tho thats how it should be.

    • @Rexis102
      @Rexis102 Před 3 lety +5

      @@ashenone3883 Not quite. In DS1, certain humanoid enemies can backstab you while you’re halfway through the fog wall, which pulls you out of it. DS2, like you said, could be interrupted by almost any attack

  • @TheCPARecipe
    @TheCPARecipe Před rokem

    The first video I watched from this channel and you just earned a new fan and subscriber and I vow to watch plenty of other of your vids. This is so funny 😆

  • @itsCubed
    @itsCubed Před 2 lety +1

    1 year later and I’m currently in your situation from back then lol. Been playing it for 3 days now and I love it.

  • @DarkKosmic
    @DarkKosmic Před 3 lety +240

    “If I didn’t know any better, I’d think you have feelings for me”

    • @freschd7964
      @freschd7964 Před 3 lety +18

      Oh, no, dear me. Pretend you didn't hear that! Hah hah hah!

    • @zakkadoodlenoodledavis3311
      @zakkadoodlenoodledavis3311 Před 3 lety

      Solair is the best NPC next to Seigmire in my opinion.

    • @Sinestra666
      @Sinestra666 Před 3 lety +2

      @@zakkadoodlenoodledavis3311
      I find it incredibly ironic how you call them the best NPCs while simultaneously spelling both of their names incorrectly.

    • @YTDariuS-my6dg
      @YTDariuS-my6dg Před 3 lety

      @@Sinestra666 honestly it made my day, that's some good humor.

    • @zakkadoodlenoodledavis3311
      @zakkadoodlenoodledavis3311 Před 3 lety

      @@Sinestra666 Well you know what I mean.

  • @dredgendorchadas6770
    @dredgendorchadas6770 Před 3 lety +423

    "You want skyrim, I've got 20"
    Never have truer words been spoken

  • @Emiridian
    @Emiridian Před 2 lety

    Bro!!!!! This is one of those “what’s this channel/video? Sounds interesting”
    Then the video is over and I can’t even believe how fast those 6 minutes went. I’m subscribing!

  • @shifterwolf8573
    @shifterwolf8573 Před 2 lety

    I love the comedy in your videos while being super accurate.

  • @Rain_zhong
    @Rain_zhong Před 2 lety +1588

    haha genshin players really felt it when he said“increasing health doesn't make the game more difficult, it just wastes more of your time”

    • @reservoir4798
      @reservoir4798 Před 2 lety +134

      Legitimately, genshin is boring. I stopped playing after 3 days

    • @larseunic
      @larseunic Před 2 lety +25

      Never played it, it looks fancy, that's a shame

    • @thombgt2394
      @thombgt2394 Před 2 lety +3

      Time stamp?

    • @kitasa2877
      @kitasa2877 Před 2 lety +65

      i mean genshin ist really like a difficult game its more of like a grindy progress game where u slowly grind artifacts to improve your character

    • @cherryjayhawk4845
      @cherryjayhawk4845 Před 2 lety +89

      Not only wastes your time, but also wastes your money.

  • @awmeration-animationsandar5285

    I love dark souls because the “difficulty” isn’t based on chance, you can fix your play and it doesn’t pull any B.S.
    Oh and by BS I meant stuff like Capra demon and bed of chaos, I didn’t mean it didn’t pull any challenges, Definitely not.

    • @whiteblade798
      @whiteblade798 Před 3 lety +19

      Except with Aldrich in ds3 he’s complete rng

    • @rohans6568
      @rohans6568 Před 3 lety +27

      Bed of chaos has entered the chat

    • @dacheesemaster5540
      @dacheesemaster5540 Před 3 lety +12

      Except in the few times that it does

    • @cameronballz6154
      @cameronballz6154 Před 3 lety

      And, what about this game isn't that no matter what you have you die in 2 seconds?

    • @davidnewhart2533
      @davidnewhart2533 Před 3 lety +3

      @@cameronballz6154
      Not if you GIT GUD.

  • @Gnuknuk
    @Gnuknuk Před 2 lety +1

    Amazing! You've made a great representation of dark souls!!

  • @jovajay7976
    @jovajay7976 Před 2 lety

    This was a great video, my exact experience. I want to try all the from games now

  • @ognjenilic3001
    @ognjenilic3001 Před 3 lety +158

    If there's one thing Dark Souls has taught me, it's that you only lose if you give up.

    • @renatoramos8834
      @renatoramos8834 Před 3 lety +7

      Or if you're facing the Capra Demon.

    • @randomds3154
      @randomds3154 Před 3 lety

      No, you lose if you cant git gud

    • @randomds3154
      @randomds3154 Před 3 lety +4

      @@renatoramos8834 when i first time even found out about caprademon i had aready kilked 3 lords and killed them as a common enemy 100 times

    • @ShadowDAB0SS
      @ShadowDAB0SS Před 3 lety +9

      Actually, that's part of the lore. All of those corpses and hollowed enemies you find throughout your journey in Dark Souls are the bodies of the ones who gave up before you. Even if you died 1,000 times, as the player, by not giving up, you're literally saving the life of the character by not becoming another hollowed.

    • @renatoramos8834
      @renatoramos8834 Před 3 lety

      @@randomds3154 Really, you didn't think of exploring the lower section of undead burg early?

  • @rohanann4914
    @rohanann4914 Před 3 lety +124

    I’m surprised that someone who usually animates by just dragging things around with his pen can animate at this level of quality. Great job circle!

    • @heshohesho1860
      @heshohesho1860 Před 3 lety +2

      Ohhhh..........................
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    • @tortillachips0
      @tortillachips0 Před 3 lety +5

      On his twitter he said he got help, still really good video, 10/10 IGN

    • @rohanann4914
      @rohanann4914 Před 3 lety +3

      @@tortillachips0 ah ok. I think he also said that on this video here czcams.com/video/FSSFgWlDbJU/video.html

  • @discordadmin5996
    @discordadmin5996 Před 2 měsíci +1

    I love that. Perpetually stuck on "fuck you"

  • @andrewe.8321
    @andrewe.8321 Před 8 měsíci +1

    When you get parrying down to a science it feels like you’re an artist

  • @A_Funne_Boi
    @A_Funne_Boi Před 3 lety +404

    Dark Souls is so good, CircleToons had to animate everything.

    • @monke2868
      @monke2868 Před 3 lety +2

      So true

    • @filthycasual8074
      @filthycasual8074 Před 3 lety

      I would agree with you if the game doesn't force you to die 25+ times to get past the first boss. yea it's hard but for people that don't like sweating their asses off it's game is trash.

    • @toledochristianmatthew9919
      @toledochristianmatthew9919 Před 3 lety

      @@filthycasual8074 Are u talking about the Asylum Demon? Because i never got that impression. I mean i knew i was getting my ass beaten and did pitiful damage until i found exit on the left side. heck my cousin when first playing noticed the exit and went straight for it instead of fighting the boss. Most friends i know had this experience as well. I mean the game asks you to be observant.

    • @yourdad5799
      @yourdad5799 Před 2 lety +6

      @@filthycasual8074 If you died at Asylum demon 25+ times and didn't figure out the obvious door then that's your fault not game's

  • @Boxply
    @Boxply Před 3 lety +191

    After you play dark souls and looked back at a different game you played:
    Bro... when did this game get that easy...

    • @alexbachelor631
      @alexbachelor631 Před 3 lety +19

      Me after killing the boss that killed me 20 times: know your place trash

    • @ink66
      @ink66 Před 3 lety +4

      I hated friede so I switched to bloodborne and beat everything but kos and the last boss, and then came back to friede. it was so easy

    • @jeisonloh_97
      @jeisonloh_97 Před 3 lety +2

      For me The Witcher 3 and Dark souls make other games look stale in comparison

    • @rango962
      @rango962 Před 3 lety +2

      I always paly new games on hard then I realize they are unfair Nad annoying on hard and turn to normal

    • @starcultiniser
      @starcultiniser Před 3 lety +2

      ​@@rango962 i usually play on normal as i assume it is the intended experience/design from the creators.

  • @Layne_____
    @Layne_____ Před 8 měsíci

    This video is an adventure. Absolutely loved it

  • @rosstee
    @rosstee Před 11 měsíci +2

    Ninja Gaiden (on the original Xbox) was Dark Souls style difficulty before Demon's/Dark Souls. I never got into it at the time, but would like to try it again now that I love the Souls series.

    • @jasonthurgood6699
      @jasonthurgood6699 Před 11 měsíci +3

      Xbox Gaiden difficulty never felt cheap or unfair, you legit knew it was hard because you weren’t any good at it. Once you got good and moved through levels like some meth’d out demon wind it was so rewarding.

  • @GamingsMostAmazingSoundtracks

    More accurate title “how dark souls broke my morality and sanity and put me in an asylum”.

    • @Dedskees
      @Dedskees Před 3 lety +11

      Ah so he made it to new game+

    • @heshohesho1860
      @heshohesho1860 Před 3 lety

      Ohhhh..........................
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    • @sunbro9016
      @sunbro9016 Před 3 lety +3

      An, Undead Asylum? Eh? EHH?

  • @Dis_Dis
    @Dis_Dis Před 3 lety +556

    Me fighting Dancer of the Borreal Valley:
    Dormamu! I've come to bargain!

  • @lyuke3653
    @lyuke3653 Před 2 lety +1

    Hi from France !
    You are the more understandable guy I found on youtube, thank you :)
    And yes, dark souls is love

  • @daddelbear
    @daddelbear Před 2 lety

    Gotta say that those comic arts are really really great. Also loved the video.

  • @hiemyd1282
    @hiemyd1282 Před 3 lety +186

    "You want skyrims I've got plenty"
    I felt that..

    • @heshohesho1860
      @heshohesho1860 Před 3 lety

      Ohhhh..........................
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    • @parse4842
      @parse4842 Před 3 lety +2

      @@heshohesho1860 dumb Dumb

    • @wariodude128
      @wariodude128 Před 3 lety +3

      But who cares?
      No big deal.
      I want MOOOOOOOOOOOOORRRREEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    • @Blob69
      @Blob69 Před 3 lety

      @@heshohesho1860 stfu

    • @steelwarrior1744
      @steelwarrior1744 Před 3 lety +3

      Really thought he said he got 20

  • @Rashed1255
    @Rashed1255 Před 3 lety +159

    “The truth is, you really gotta play it to understand”
    I think u mean “You really gotta die a million times and kill the boss to understand”

    • @victorv1349
      @victorv1349 Před 3 lety +1

      I still haven't beaten Midir on my own

    • @seeker6514
      @seeker6514 Před 3 lety

      *thinking back to beating Artorias for the first time* yeah...yeah...I want my week back

    • @borisshnitkov7600
      @borisshnitkov7600 Před 3 lety

      Nah man, just summon God himself and let him do it for you.

    • @JustTryinaDuck
      @JustTryinaDuck Před 3 lety +3

      Started on ds3 oh my god when I killed vordt I was so god damm happy

    • @victorv1349
      @victorv1349 Před 3 lety

      @@JustTryinaDuck ohh it's getting downhill from here

  • @SINCERELY_GOOSE
    @SINCERELY_GOOSE Před 3 měsíci +1

    The Dark Souls logo with Dark Souls 3 bosses in the thumbnail is a chef's kiss.

  • @huguy23
    @huguy23 Před 4 měsíci +1

    I know im a bit late but the way you talked about difficulty and the feeling of accomplishment after defeating a boss reminded alot of how I felt playing Hollow Knight, so I'd definitely recommend that one

  • @AEFBLectobri
    @AEFBLectobri Před 3 lety +175

    The end of the dragging characters. . .
    *The beggining of animation. . .*

  • @Wulintino
    @Wulintino Před 3 lety +372

    When did the animation update from MS Paint I’m not complaining

    • @RK-ui3ju
      @RK-ui3ju Před 3 lety +8

      He got a nice upgrade.

    • @theorytime4778
      @theorytime4778 Před 3 lety +13

      He does this series where he talks about the games he likes and stuff in which the video is properly animated instead of his MS paint ones....

    • @heshohesho1860
      @heshohesho1860 Před 3 lety

      Ohhhh..........................
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    • @heshohesho1860
      @heshohesho1860 Před 3 lety

      @@RK-ui3ju Ohhhh..........................
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    • @heshohesho1860
      @heshohesho1860 Před 3 lety

      @@theorytime4778 Ohhhh..........................
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  • @1un4cy
    @1un4cy Před 2 lety

    First time seeing your videos and it's way more animated than any of those so-called 'story time animators' which usually aren't even real animation

  • @nogrey12
    @nogrey12 Před 4 měsíci +2

    The best way I've heard Dark Souls described is that it's not "difficult" it's "punishing." Dark Souls is very clear about what its rules are. If you don't follow them, well, you died. Dark Souls can be mastered while "hard mode" in other games just feels like taking a walk in Demon's Souls' Valley of Defilement.

  • @ceranopierce
    @ceranopierce Před 3 lety +374

    “I played dark souls in 2020”
    *shows dark souls 3 ashes of ariandel dlc*

    • @heshohesho1860
      @heshohesho1860 Před 3 lety +1

      Ohhhh..........................
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    • @hirigashi8429
      @hirigashi8429 Před 3 lety +17

      @@heshohesho1860 Ohhhhhh wooowwwwwww stfu

    • @glctcthnkr8059
      @glctcthnkr8059 Před 3 lety +7

      Truly the dark souls of dark souls dlcs

    • @ceranopierce
      @ceranopierce Před 3 lety +6

      @@glctcthnkr8059 ringed city: pathetic

    • @glctcthnkr8059
      @glctcthnkr8059 Před 3 lety +2

      @@ceranopierce sister friede is harder than anything in ringed city

  • @CursedDemon1707
    @CursedDemon1707 Před 2 lety +1639

    Doom Eternals difficulty increases the AI of the demons and makes them act more intelligently. Demon on higher difficulties try to cut you of and attack more aggressively.
    This is also a great way to handle difficulty imo.

    • @Teythlis
      @Teythlis Před 2 lety +179

      These two games take a different approach to difficulty, but both are very relevant in my opinion. What I like most about difficulty in Dark Souls is just that death is part of the game. You never reload your game, you just keep going.

    • @GalvatronRodimus
      @GalvatronRodimus Před 2 lety +124

      @@Teythlis yeah, I think that's why it says "you died" instead of "game over" or some such. because, like, it's *not* a game over, it's a setback.

    • @StarXsu90
      @StarXsu90 Před 2 lety +56

      I Beat the game on Ultra Nightmare and let me tell you.
      Doom eternal is the exact opposite of dark souls.
      On your own You are the most Powerful being on the game even if i throw in the most Threatening enemies in the game (imo Mancubus and Whiplash are a bit threatening) You'll still kill them easily While in dark souls There's no way You'll Beat a gwyn With a Broken straight sword unless you mastered the art of parrying.
      Doom eternal works Because The demons Work together to fight you. with some demons Specifically designed for support while others focused on Pressure
      the Carcass on his own Is pathetically weak even on nightmare he doesnt deal much damage.
      keep in mind the weaker enemies only need very few hits to put you in low health
      The Prowler While he is universally Hated he plays a Huge role sense on his own he does jack shit He Becomes an actual threat when you are running away. And Looking for chainsaw food
      Cacodemons Are Scammers. when you know they exist They are easily killed but if they sneak into you. its Game Over.
      Archviles Are Instantly Killed And for a Good reason But they Leave you vulnerable to The weaker enemies. (Gargoyle melee attacks is something to be taken seriously though.)

    • @prakrithkeshav9425
      @prakrithkeshav9425 Před 2 lety +20

      It also has something called a "token" system, where enemies can only attack you a certain number of times within a period, each attack represented by a token. Also only a certain number of enemies can attack you at the same time. On higher difficulties, the number of tokens the enemies have increase, making them more aggressive

    • @fernandozavaletabustos205
      @fernandozavaletabustos205 Před 2 lety +3

      And now it's time for the Elden Ring hype!

  • @parkerdolson2157
    @parkerdolson2157 Před 2 lety +1

    Once you're finally, finally good at Dark souls you feel so amazing

  • @jaketacito1798
    @jaketacito1798 Před 2 lety

    Man, what a great video. Good job, sir.

  • @peterwithers3659
    @peterwithers3659 Před 3 lety +374

    I fucking love how everyone falls in love with these games. They really are some of the best in the industry.

    • @gamingelementalist6725
      @gamingelementalist6725 Před 3 lety +4

      But have you played King's Field?

    • @ketsi3079
      @ketsi3079 Před 3 lety +1

      @@gamingelementalist6725 no and i wont...

    • @gamingelementalist6725
      @gamingelementalist6725 Před 3 lety +2

      @@ketsi3079 and that's okay. I just know a lot of souls players aren't aware of them. :)

    • @slashcross24
      @slashcross24 Před 3 lety

      Seriously! I came to the party just before DS 3
      Man I fell in love so fucking hard!

    • @Sanvidsyeah
      @Sanvidsyeah Před 3 lety +1

      @@gamingelementalist6725 Is not okay, most gamers are a bunch of normies, king field and shadow tower needs RESPECT

  • @AnakinFury
    @AnakinFury Před 3 lety +63

    Fallout: "Ok, gonna save here...."
    Minecraft: "Where's my bed?"
    Dark souls: "Where's the bonfire!?"
    Hollow knight: "WHERE'S THE F@CKING BENCH OH GOD THE SPIDERS ARE BACK!!"

    • @Silver-mz1xz
      @Silver-mz1xz Před 3 lety +8

      *deepnest flashback*

    • @AnakinFury
      @AnakinFury Před 3 lety +6

      @@Silver-mz1xz **No one expects the spider inquisition**

    • @kirbyjacobs667
      @kirbyjacobs667 Před 3 lety +2

      @@AnakinFury Path of Spiders should be the evolved version of path of pain, and it has those burrowing enemies.

    • @silverback5730
      @silverback5730 Před 3 lety +2

      @@kirbyjacobs667 NO! Don't give the developers any ideas, I still have nightmares of that place.

    • @CelestialCimmerian
      @CelestialCimmerian Před 3 lety +1

      Creepy bastards, that was the most pain I have ever endured in Hollow Knight, nevermind, P5 beats it any day

  • @donjoel6754
    @donjoel6754 Před rokem

    Even though I searched CZcams to laugh in pain against a darksouls video. You made me laugh genuinely man. You've just gained another subscriber.

  • @ricksybusiness5810
    @ricksybusiness5810 Před 5 měsíci

    That was beautiful. I haven't cried laughing since I discovered viva la dirt. You're great dude

  • @nathandickman6188
    @nathandickman6188 Před 2 lety +1592

    I loved ds1 and now I’m playing ds3. The bosses didn’t bother me because they were fun to play. What made me mad was after dying for the 40th time you have to make a 8mile run to the boss again

    • @Alsetman
      @Alsetman Před 2 lety +58

      Just beat ds3 the other day after taking a year-long hiatus because I'd just gotten bored of running back to the boss...

    • @raiusdaltar1483
      @raiusdaltar1483 Před 2 lety +28

      Did you skip DS2?

    • @randomuser-mv7bb
      @randomuser-mv7bb Před 2 lety +51

      Try to find a bonfire near the boss area or shortcut that allows you to access to the boss quicker. In my experience I only have to run like 1-10 sec at best to the boss

    • @aboithatsaboi182
      @aboithatsaboi182 Před 2 lety +8

      @@randomuser-mv7bb o&s, gwyn, kalameet, and Manus?

    • @randomuser-mv7bb
      @randomuser-mv7bb Před 2 lety +15

      @@aboithatsaboi182 ah, yeah there are some exceptions, still shouldn't take more than 30 sec

  • @wet0wl
    @wet0wl Před 3 lety +60

    I love Dark Souls, it’s not unfair, you understand why you got beaten and use it to your advantage. It’s fine to lose (even if you did it 20 times) because you get why it happened.

    • @heshohesho1860
      @heshohesho1860 Před 3 lety

      Ohhhh..........
      czcams.com/video/FSSFgWlDbJU/video.html

    • @QuinSkew
      @QuinSkew Před 3 lety

      Usually happens cause the boss has too much health. I prefer code vein.

    • @Future_Doggo
      @Future_Doggo Před 3 lety

      Untill you reach lost izalith

  • @cloudclass1
    @cloudclass1 Před 2 lety +1

    How am I just now finding this? It's perfect!

  • @fenwickriders5488
    @fenwickriders5488 Před 2 lety

    Great video man! Incredibly relatable lol

  • @faultf4
    @faultf4 Před 3 lety +277

    Wow this is the “Something About series” of CircleToonsHD

  • @mr.someone5679
    @mr.someone5679 Před 3 lety +400

    Solaire, always in our hearts.
    Praise the Sun.

  • @mrcamels3643
    @mrcamels3643 Před 4 měsíci

    You phrased it so well. I used to play almost anything before I went through my soulsborne journey, and now, with the exception of a few games, they just don't scratch that awe inspiring itch anymore.

  • @happynihilist2573
    @happynihilist2573 Před 2 lety +4

    Your comments on difficulty are really good and something I wish everyone in the "DS should have an easy mode" debate understood

  • @tapwater7449
    @tapwater7449 Před 3 lety +36

    Characters: Jiggle and animate
    His fanbase: WHERES THE PEN OF IMMORTALITY

  • @videofreak6454
    @videofreak6454 Před 3 lety +93

    "You want skyrims?"
    "I've got T W E N T Y!"

    • @nareik8017
      @nareik8017 Před 3 lety +2

      How many are there anyways? Like, 7?

    • @CrispyChicken38
      @CrispyChicken38 Před 3 lety +1

      @@nareik8017 You can play it on the Samsung smart fridge.

  • @arkhamfiller9884
    @arkhamfiller9884 Před 2 lety +1

    I just started Elden Ring and it's my first game in the Soulsborn world (or From Software game) and I feel exactly how you do. Wish I had experienced this earlier

  • @freddieladduk6386
    @freddieladduk6386 Před rokem

    I've always watched videos on dark souls. But never played it until like 3 years ago and now I love it.

  • @mrsun5076
    @mrsun5076 Před 3 lety +193

    "Having an 8 year old call you a gagglef*uck"
    I bet we've all had that experience

  • @ComicalRealm
    @ComicalRealm Před 3 lety +118

    Dark Souls fact: If you wait for 15 minutes in your cell in the Undead Asylum, Pagan Min comes back and helps you lay your mother to rest.

    • @heshohesho1860
      @heshohesho1860 Před 3 lety +1

      Ohhhh..........................
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    • @lilostitch3644
      @lilostitch3644 Před 3 lety +2

      Man that my favourite moment from farborne bloodiero

    • @Gabriel-pn8cp
      @Gabriel-pn8cp Před 3 lety

      That's farcry

    • @kin-3877
      @kin-3877 Před 3 lety +1

      @@Gabriel-pn8cp that's the joke

    • @Gabriel-pn8cp
      @Gabriel-pn8cp Před 3 lety

      @@kin-3877
      i know.
      I just couldn't think of a side joke for it.

  • @ratking1608
    @ratking1608 Před 2 lety

    Alva set spotted. That's the correct fashion choice, well done

  • @dankvoodoo9086
    @dankvoodoo9086 Před 2 lety +2

    Omg we literally had the same souls experience down to the T I can believe it,
    I played Sekiro when it came out and just in the past year played through the souls trilogy and loved it I couldn't believe I hadn't gotten into earlier but felt like it came to me at the right time, I played through blind and after each game would check out the internet to see what I missed, somehow I managed to mess up so many side quests but "praise the sun" for new game +.
    I finished the souls games just in time for Elden Rings which might be in my opinion one of the best games ever made and the magnum opus of fromsoft,
    I'm so glad to hear someone had such a similar experience since most my friends played it years ago and never told me what I was missing and all the reviews make it seem like it's difficulty is such that the game sucks when it's really a testament to what games should be it's a Zelda games for adults and should be the base line for how action adventure game are built as in "I don't need your game to pander to me and let me blow through to the end credits it's about the journey" and fromsoft seem
    seems to know what they are doing.

  • @isaiahdeleon2508
    @isaiahdeleon2508 Před 3 lety +99

    Dark Souls: You are trapped in a room full of demons and monsters.
    Doom: Demons and monsters are trapped in a room with you.

    • @heshohesho1860
      @heshohesho1860 Před 3 lety +1

      Ohhhh..........................
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    • @isaiahdeleon2508
      @isaiahdeleon2508 Před 3 lety +8

      @@heshohesho1860. I’ve been sent this link so many times, that I’ve memorized it.

    • @voidarc5824
      @voidarc5824 Před 3 lety +1

      I thought that and also stop that I know a rick rill

    • @DominantDodo
      @DominantDodo Před 3 lety

      @@voidarc5824 its not a rick roll dude its a stupid How to convert pdf to windows video

    • @roguepluto8677
      @roguepluto8677 Před 3 lety +1

      This why doom eternal should have gotten game of the year

  • @shonk3623
    @shonk3623 Před 3 lety +111

    Other People: CIRCLE TOONS IS ANIMATING!!!!!!!!!!
    me: hehe the characters JIGGLE

  • @mushroomduck1345
    @mushroomduck1345 Před 2 lety +1

    “You want Skyrim? I’ve got 20.”
    Relatable