Runner introduction starts at 0:14 Run starts at 1:08 Couch commentary is provided by grimelios CovertMuffin is host This speedrun was recorded live at Awesome Games Done Quick 2020, a weeklong charity speedrun marathon raising money for Prevent Cancer Foundation. Awesome Games Done Quick 2020 is just one of the many charity marathons put on by Games Done Quick. For more information on AGDQ2020, find us at: gamesdonequick.com Looking for live updates? Follow us on Twitter: twitter.com/GamesDoneQuick Like us on Facebook: facebook.com/GamesDoneQuick Follow us on Instagram: instagram.com/gamesdonequick

Gotta salute the commentator... he's done a good job

Both the commentator and the runner were amazing. What a team!

This is the most formal and professional speedrun I've ever seen

The best commentator by far.

You can tell how the commentator planned it out to get as much info packed in there, 100% appreciated!

36 minutes. That is the time it took me to create my character.

They could do a dark souls run in every gdq and i would watch all of them

It is evident that both the runner and the commentator put a lot of effort in preparing for this run, which in turn seems very respectful to the event and the cause. Polite, professional, entertaining and informative.

Both player and commentator were on it. Clearly very well-rehearsed. Nice job!

This is what I miss from GDQ, a great run and a knowledgeable commentator. It really felt like they were bolth doing the run. Great chemistry

Damn that commentator did a fantastic job. Also great runner, they fit together really well.

this commentary is seriously great, i'm towards the end of my first time running through dark souls and I feel like i'm learning so much random stuff about the game

These guys look like they wrote their PhD thesis on Dark Souls

Very nice run, and shout-out to the Quintessential Gamer, Lawrence Sontag.

Commentator is amazing, so many info that needs to be delivered in so little time, and he nails it

Siegmeyer of Catarina: This gate is closed and I must get past it. Hmm, what to do? Chosen Undead: Have you tried looking down?

Aw Lawrence! What an amazing donation ! Thats awesome dude!

I’ve never played, nor really been interested in, Dark Souls. But damn this was a fun run to watch. And the commentator really made it accessible to people like me with his extremely in depth yet concise commentary. One of the few AGDQ speed runs I’ve had my eyes glued to from start to finish.

Dude the runner didn't even mention it was his birthday. He literally wouldn't have said anything if not by that donation. Legend. Super humble guy.

I must have like 2000 hours total in DS1 and that commentary was still very entertaining. Props to that man

Probably one of the best couch commentators. He knows that balancing explanation and just watching the run is important. Its also awesome he knew how many donations to read as well! Amazing.

This is the most professional speedrun I've ever seen. Holy shit what a performance. The commentator is incredible.

What a great commentary.

One of the best games to see speedruns of.

Fantastic run.

26:20 "it saves one second to kill her." That's cruel xD

Stoked to see Lawrence making such a big donation, big love for him.

perfect commentators, amazing run.

Lawrence donated.

this is the best commentary on a run I’ve ever seen, beautiful run 10/10

best couch

That synergy though. This was badass to watch, and that donation too.

AGDQ: starts a Dark Souls speed run. The Npcs: why do I hear boss music?

The explanations are well appreciated. Good run!

This is next level commentary and run! Need more combinations like these two gents.

Both of these guys were really good to watch and listen. I could easily watch this again.

Absolutely great commentary, great run! One of my favorite games of all time.

This is one of my favorite GDQ runs, the combined excellent commentary and gameplay work to make a great experience

This run is Top Tier. Excellent commentary on both parts. I learned stuff I never knew about Dark Souls. One of the best. Great job!

Great run and fantastic and informative commentary, the explanations of all the small tricks was great.

incredible run - so informative and well-paced, rehearsed but still natural, and with a wonderful dry sense of humor. there's even a dash of well-earned sappy sweetness at the end. keep bringing these guys back to gdq!!

One of the most professional/ informative speed runs I’ve seen... Absolutely fantastic lads!

What a fantastic run & commentary. Great job guys, and thanks for all you do for the souls/speedrunning community.

One of the best GDQ runs I have seen and one of the best runner/couch combos. Well prepared and well-executed by both. This was awesome!

Truly a dynamic duo. Incredible to listen to and watch. You guys are awesome.

This maybe the best speedrun/commentary I’ve ever seen

This is incredible team work guys! Seriously LOVED IT!! Such a great job!

Praise the run! It's always fun watching someone demolish Dark Souls. Flawless commentary & execution!

Solid run! Excellent explanation of everything going on, and great added comments from the runner regarding what is difficult and what is easy to do. Great inspiration for future runners!

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This is one of the best, if not the best DS 1 run that i've ever seen when it comes to commentary, both the runner and the commentator were stellar! love it

The quintessential gamer making an appearance

Absolutely the best run and commentary duo I’ve seen on GDQ I would absolutely watch this duo every GDQ and never get bored. Great job, you two!

Great run & excellent commentary as well!

This was the best commentary and run I've watched for Dark Souls 1 as of yet!

An excellent run and I thoroughly enjoyed the commentary.

That was some amazing commentary. He explained everything very well, which is great because it's always interesting to hear how all the tricks work.

Grimelios did a fantastic job explaining everything very quickly and accurately you can tell he practiced and it really payed off. Awesome run and awesome commentary

Commentary is amazing. Extremely impressive run. Nice!

This is such a good run and an especially amazing couch! Dude was to the point accurate and articulate, as well as the two of them have great chemistry.

I dig the guys in depth explanation on the couch, of course along with the god tier runner. Amazing stuff!

Amazing runner and excellent commentary, thank you very much!

Great run and incredible commentary. That was the best way I've ever heard the wrong warp explained. This is now my favorite DS1 GDQ run by far. Great job boys

Very high quality run and commentary!

The gameplay caught me,beautifully done! The commentary hooked me!

Phenomenal run and commentary. Great job guys!

Awesome run. This man really is one of the greats.

Charming runner, insightful and well-paced commentary - great run!

This was a really enjoyable watch, props to the commentator for helping us understand whats going on. And of course, props to the runner! This wa amazing

Wow! Amazing gameplay and commentary. One of the best runs i've ever seen!

I LOVE when runners and their couch comes prepared, and professional like these two guys. Flawless, informative, and eloquent commentary, and great runner awareness outside of the game. What a class act :D

12:01 Wait, is that Lawrence Sonntag, the quintessential gamer?

Oh man, what a team ! Both commentator and the speedrunner were fantastic ! Even if Regole had to be super focused, he still gave some tips or info. You can feel that Grimelios had prepared this commentary, it's amazing and keeps us super entertained with lots of little infos !

I like to imagine that the game knows who is playing it, and when one of these runners starts move-swapping all the bosses just sigh like "not this shit again"

Major props to this video for getting me into GDQ and speedrunning in general!

Seriously amazing commentating. Seen tonnes of speedruns but this excelled.

These two guys are great! One awesome speedrunner and backed up by an awesome commentator. Great job guys!

This was fascinating to watch and entirely understandable because of the commentary!

Aw, totally didn’t come into this expecting to hear a donation from Lawrence!

This is probably the best run I've ever seen at a gdq. Not only because the gameplay was great, but the commentary was perfect. This is the golden standard.

Never watched speedruns or played Dark Souls, but these guys i can watch all day

Another one amazed by these two making a perfekt team with excellent commentary and gameplay 👍

The Runner and the guy on the couch well done hope you guys do more runs together well explains and entertaining Thanks for your good work!

the commentary (as others have mentioned) and the run itself are legendary, what an excellent video!!

One of the best commentaries and runs

you guys are awesome this run is awesome

this is a really good video. the player and the commentator really fun to watch and listen

this is the first speed run i watch and this is really impressive

This was so satisfying the player the commentary from the guy on the couch and the guy reading the donations all the way down to the donations themselves loved every second.

Congratz! Really good commentary! And epic gameplay! Legends!

Lawerence saved some money at Funhaus so that he can throw it at GDQ, way to go (:

I spent 30 hrs to reach Londo... he needed 10 minutes exactly

couch is so hype, i've seen DS runs before, but this one felt really good

Great run. Huge props to the commentator; very clear with simple explanations. 10/10 GDQ run

Great run and great commentary!

Huge props to the couch guy, amazing.

Such an entertaining run! Enjoyed all of it

great run very entertaining thanks for putting it on

Awesome run and also i've never seen it done like that. That was very nice thanks a lot !