This Game Should Have Never Succeeded

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Level your browser’s STR/DEX by maining Opera at operagx.gg/Manley Here is another Dark Souls Video essay by a white guy with a checkmark. From Elden Ring to Demon's Souls, Dark Souls is legendary, but the franchise almost never made it out of blightotwn between Sony almost shutting the whole series down with the release of Demon's Souls, to the troubled launch of the first Dark Souls altogether. It took five years for the majority of creators to start even looking in this games direction to start writing video essays and retrospectives on what is one of the greatest, impactful games of all time. I hope you enjoy :) Hoping Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree DLC gives us more of that classic formula.
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Timestamps:
0:00 Dark Souls
1:49 Gxit Gxud
3:50 Dark Souls was not an instant hood classic
5:12 2011 and Growing Discomfort
7:27 Sony's Secret Deal to Beat Xbox (demon's souls)
10:21 Miyazaki takes over a failed project.
13:20 Farm To Table Game Development
15:44 How do you Sell Satisfaction
18:50 DS1 Day 1
20:52 Getting Lost
23:44 thE iNtRrcoNnEcted WorLd of Dark Souls
26:32 "The Dark Souls Gameplay Difference" TM
29:17 Someone's First Time Playing Dark Souls in 2024
30:47 Tongue butt whole
Embark on an epic journey through the twisted corridors of Lordran as we delve into the Untold story behind the development of one of the most influential games of all time. In this video we explore the challenges faced by From Software during development and the visionary genius of Hidetaka Miyazaki that brought this dark fantasy world to life all while giving a modern retrospective analysis on the game itself. How does it hold up to modern standards? What made this game explode in popularity almost five years after its lukewarm release? What made this game so inspiring that it created a genre? All this and more and answered deep within the depths of Lordran, where danger lurks around every corner and death is a constant companion. ELDEN RING Shadow of the Erdtree | Story Trailer
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@ManleyReviews Ай бұрын

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@shawnwilcowski Ай бұрын

Thankfully KZfaq actually rang the bell for me😂, hope you’re doing well man 👊!

@longLee280 Ай бұрын

Love your videos keep up a good work and I bet it take a long time to ride it all out 👍

@ManleyReviews Ай бұрын

A functioning youtube feature!?!? lol

@feresoththedamned2688 Ай бұрын

i've never been sold on opera GX because i had my trusty Firefox for years, now that i've seen for the first time, and interesting and funny promotion for it, it might be time to give it a chance!

@base13music Ай бұрын

opera gx is spyware btw idk if u knew

@QuantumTelephone Ай бұрын

I grew up as the only white kid in a black neighborhood. So I was always exporting white kid culture to all the others. Dark souls was one of those things. Every night I would have like 5-10 kids at my house, even some of their parents, taking turns playing dark souls. It was so hype when we beat Taurus demon. I remember when one of the dads said "reminds me of your mother". It was literally a hood classic.

@ManleyReviews Ай бұрын

And they say white people have no culture lol. As if the long form video essay didn’t exist

@SaurabhPandey-ow6ex Ай бұрын

Pink people have no culture, and Greeks and Romans weren't pink.@@ManleyReviews

@Soul_Alpha 29 күн бұрын

Literally bro that's what's up

@stzaleft7355 28 күн бұрын

Isn't dark souls Japanese culture? So you were culturaly appropriating Japan to African Americans. What a dance we do...

@wahwahwah6690 28 күн бұрын

@@stzaleft7355and Miyazaki was heavily inspired by western literature when making Dark Souls.

@Hepheat75 Ай бұрын

"Don't you dare go Hollow."

@SteveBufz 26 күн бұрын

Moans

@lemonscentedgames3641 25 күн бұрын

Neither of us want to see you go hollow...

@user-qg1wl1dp2q 23 күн бұрын

I love you Andre

@bungiecrimes7247 14 күн бұрын

Cornball ahh line

@paradoxxikal7327 13 күн бұрын

“And pray that we never go hollo-“ SHUT UP SHUT UP SHUT UP

@eminkilicaslan8945 6 күн бұрын

Miyazaki: halving player's HP was a mistake. Also Miyazaki: *stacking curse*

@TheRealGuywithoutaMustache 24 күн бұрын

I'd say one of the top most unforgettable moments of every first-time DS1 player will be their first ever encounter of the amazing chest ahead.

@ManleyReviews 24 күн бұрын

"be sure to hold with both hands"

@RelaxingNostalgia 6 күн бұрын

bed of chaos is definitely the most memorable thing fromsoftware has ever made.

@vorbo01 Ай бұрын

"More than Tom Brady loves his own son" Damn boy starting like that are we?

@The_Iron_Yuppie Ай бұрын

Ironic because it might not be his son 😬

@toolittletoolate Ай бұрын

@@The_Iron_Yuppie That's good then it's not incest and just PDF File

@ImGonnaFudgeThatFish 27 күн бұрын

I remember when I said on a news post announcing Tom Brady was already coming out of retirement for more football that he was doing it to get away from being a father, and everyone said I was the worst person ever in the replies Well, again I am right and Tom is still trying to not be home. Probably loves the pigskin more than his wife.

@crakhaed 14 күн бұрын

Surprised he didn't use the picture of him kissing him on the lips lol

@StupidJellyfish Ай бұрын

27:43 Finally, someone shows off the Pro Skater build. No one ever does that one.

@bad1080 Ай бұрын

tony skawks pro hater

@Noizzed 21 күн бұрын

How did they even let him make DS1? From: "Sir we aren't even going to publish your game outside not because of costs but because we are ashamed of the game." Miyazaki: "Can i do it again?" From: "Absolutely"

@datensaft 11 күн бұрын

THIS! xD

@JoeFilms5420 Ай бұрын

I really liked your point about how dreamy the world is in this game. Dark Souls III is my favorite in the trilogy but Dark Souls is so unbelievably special, largely because it has that dreamy world that none of the other games do. I like that each game really just kinda did its own thing.

@FleshWizard69420 Ай бұрын

Dark Souls is truly the Jak II of action adventure RPGs

@ManleyReviews Ай бұрын

that actually made me laugh out loud

@Motoko_Urashima Ай бұрын

@@ManleyReviews Well, you could review that one...

@akira1699 Ай бұрын

Jak 2 my beloved

@Weatherman4Eva Ай бұрын

I don't entirely understand your comparison but I'll upvote anyone that keeps the memory of the Jak series alive

@Dartokenove Ай бұрын

I've never played Jak games, can you explain?

@gmitchell5000 Ай бұрын

In 2012 I was at Walmart, window shopping the game displays, and the electronics employee recommended it for me. I bought it at GameStop a few months later and was so glad I did. Beat it 7 years later

@EDK105 Ай бұрын

I got Dark Souls for free with Xbox’s games with gold program nearly 10 years ago. Best game offered that got hooked on the whole series and other entries from FromSoftware. Still haven’t beaten either even though I beat DS2 and 3 lol

@ManleyReviews Ай бұрын

damn those loading times we're really that bad

@JPx115 25 күн бұрын

Sounds accurate, some people, including myself, need years in order to find the right mindset to play the game, I got the OG DS1 xbox 360 version for free thanks to Games with Gold, I knew about the game and wanted to try it but when I did I felt like I was hitting a wall over and over again so I abandoned the game, came back 2 years later, same thing happened but I did a little more progress, ended up abandoning the game again. Suddenly one day, around 2018 or 2019 a friend of mine told me he was playin DS Remastered and that he was having a blast, he showed me some clips he recorded and something about seeing his character using cool armor and wielding awesome weapons, fighting against enemies completely different to what I was used to and also doing all that while standing in a mind blowing end-of-the-world-like scenario made feel that I was also capable of doing all that and that I was really missing a lot by not playing the game, so I decided to install my DS1 360 version again and to beat it. My friend gave me one and just one advice "use your shield and git gud" and, ironically enough, that was all I needed to complete the game. Afer that experience I felt like I needed more so I purchased the remastered version and completed the game again this time with the DLC, then I got DS3 deluxe edition and completed the whole game + DLCs, but I still craved more Dark Souls, I got DS2 and completed the game with the secret ending, loved that game, but after that I needed more, so I got Sekiro and what a journey that game is, I became a disciple of Miyazaki, a true DS grizzled veteran. Then, Elden Ring came out, first Fromsoft game that I got 100% achivements on, after that Armored Core VI came and so did I. Now I'm paciently waiting for shadow of the Erdtree. Miyazaki is my master, I will lack nothing.

@foolishstrudel2689 25 күн бұрын

About a year ago, I got myself the Switch to play Tears of The Kingdom. While browsing my local GameStop for any other games to get for it, I saw a used Dark Souls Remastered. I've heard of the franchise before, so I bought it. To say it changed me would be an understatement.

@gmitchell5000 25 күн бұрын

@@ManleyReviews I got stuck on Ornstein and Smough haha. I made it one of my 2020 New Year’s resolutions to beat the game. It’s the only one I stuck to

@jordanbarton1624 20 күн бұрын

My friends and I found Dark souls 1 at GameStop for $15 (it was used) back in 2012. All of us (4) tried it and we never stopped after that night. Truly the game of all time.

@Moon_Presence 7 күн бұрын

"Truly the game of all time" what?

@jordanbarton1624 6 күн бұрын

@@Moon_Presence your lack of meme knowledge is showing 😉

@jordanbarton1624 6 күн бұрын

@@Moon_Presence just google “truly the most game of all time” lol. It’s just a meme.

@justinmacdonald6289 4 күн бұрын

@@Moon_Presence minus 1000 aura :(

@mrfootfxtish9430 18 сағат бұрын

@@jordanbarton1624you’re using it incorrectly. you say that for something mediocre

@Ekky 29 күн бұрын

Subscribed after the first minute! The editing is gorgeous (especially with the green screen)! It takes SO much time and effort to create. Great job!

@therealzephyr2z Ай бұрын

I have never seen someone use a green screen so effectively lol.

@dumbass9347 18 күн бұрын

Nakey jakey

@MaVerik1727 13 күн бұрын

Check out internet pitstop. This one's better because he's dressed like his character, which is pretty funny.

@indecay8756 12 күн бұрын

Check out Avatar 2, the story is dogshit, but they used the green screen really well

@XSilent_DevilX 12 күн бұрын

It's not green screen, he's actually in those locations

@slavko7898 9 күн бұрын

what about jakey, jakey, and jakey

@ItsNanino Ай бұрын

Holy evangelical Genesis. This Thumbnail slaps so hard.

@marine47ncaa25 Ай бұрын

So hard bro💪 You can (Not) go hollow

@dumbbumsc5329 Ай бұрын

Main reason I clicked and I’m subbing for the editing

@Fellow_Follower Ай бұрын

It really is beautiful.

@errantcondor9349 29 күн бұрын

@@marine47ncaa25 haha that's awesome

@grrrr255 28 күн бұрын

Weebs

@vernaltear Ай бұрын

13:06 Oh man it feels good to be a Periphery fan

@pascova5088 Ай бұрын

Great vid, as a long time dark souls fan (15 months fr 💪) I was genuinely shocked by how much of this I didn't know

@ManleyReviews 25 күн бұрын

Better late than never

@Praxicaeon Ай бұрын

I have a friend who was obsessed with Demon Souls so when Dark Souls launched and I got a ps3 in 2012 I tried it. Got all the way to Sens Fortress and then gave up. A couple months later I just had that itch to go back to it. Started a fresh file and there was no looking back. My PS3 file has every character slot full with at least 20 hours. One of my favorite games of all time and such a wonderful experience

@jtn81x 11 күн бұрын

Same for me. I did not particularly enjoy it back on the 360 and quit. But when I played it again on the PC like 7 years ago I loved it. I did play through it again a couple of months ago and it is still a great game.

@Lordmau5 Ай бұрын

Return of the King. (For real though, big fan of your editing style and content overall!)

@longLee280 Ай бұрын

Good

@LeMel257 Ай бұрын

Hell yeah, im alwais flabergasted every time!

@emperortgp2424 25 күн бұрын

the only good nakeyjakey clone

@freakyninjaman3 Ай бұрын

So good to see another video, Liam! Always looking forward to the next.

@ManleyReviews Ай бұрын

Dude! I saw you in discord while editing this and then you left. been wanting to catch up for a minute.

@mr.mcpicky2150 29 күн бұрын

Awesome vid man. Especially dug the Periphery: Wildfire instrumental edit at 13:00.

@paddyator Ай бұрын

Man 2011 was the golden year of gaming MINECRAFT, SKYRIM, PORTAL and DARK SOULS…. What a year

@yobro6053 Ай бұрын

+ Arkham city, Dead space 2, Gears 3, battlefield 3, deus ex… dayum.

@DzikiWaclaw Ай бұрын

You mean 2004 right? Right? Im not a boomer I swear!

@yobro6053 Ай бұрын

@@DzikiWaclaw no, he meant 07 😤

@noti7510 Ай бұрын

my fav is terraria, dark souls being second favourite; of 2011, and all time. 2011 was a good year for games, if only for the games mentioned, the seventh gen being in full swing. though, minecraft was a thing, and popular, long before it's 1.0 release, which was in 2011

@scorpion0498 28 күн бұрын

@@yobro6053 was gonna give gears 3 a shout also. awesome package of a game, super fun system linked with friends :D

@local_waver Ай бұрын

The phrase "mental de-buffs" is honestly a really good way of describing depression/anxiety/etc.

@ales6305 Ай бұрын

I'm going to proc curse irl

@penatio 21 күн бұрын

I feel like I'm going hollow ngl.

@notproductiveproductions3504 21 күн бұрын

What about mental rebalancing? Cuz sometimes I react to delayed gratification the wrong way (hard work makes food taste good…unless I had one of *those* days)

@abelldeez2146 Ай бұрын

I just watched an old zelda essay of yours and I'm now restarting this video. Lights off, cast to TV, and appreciate the endless details. Your essays imo are the most polished and hilarious... I mean really. Didn't even skip the ad 2nd time around. Do you play in Denver? Can't search rn i gotta super dope video to watch.

@macrou Ай бұрын

Hope you’re doing fine after you’re operation! You’re editing is impeccable and sublime as always!

@X-atm092 Ай бұрын

The one-two punch of "Running by a graveyard - I was fat" *Fat roll crash* Then being too fatty to fit between the gap.. that bit wiped me out lmao

@LooterPenguin Ай бұрын

"Git gud" is such a wonderful phrase. It's simultaneously a snarky insult against those complaining the game is too hard, but also the most genuine thing you can say to a struggling player. "Get up, try again. You'll learn eventually. You got this!" ... or, y'know... "Git gud"

@poutineausyropderable7108 Ай бұрын

Yes but you can also teach players genuine advice. It's very easy to put yourself into a pit and can be very punishing for newbs who don't know what to avoid. And there's so many ways to make the game easier. RTSR, and the roll ring and having proper stats and weapon level. Skipping enemies. I couldn't tell someone to get good at elden ring. It's such a hard game that sucks at teaching their players. I'd rather write a 10 paragraph essay on how to play the game generally and then every single openings of a boss + multiple variation of how to use said openings order from easiest to execute to hardest (where the harder methods lets you deal mote damage). And how to dodge every attack and general tips about the boss AI. Ans if they are an absolute noob, then explaining the basic of stats and weapon leveling is a must.

@iHaveTheDocuments Ай бұрын

@@poutineausyropderable7108 Elden Ring is objectively the easiest Fromsoftware game. You can become overpowered by accident easily.

@witha1 Ай бұрын

@@poutineausyropderable7108bro let ppl just play the game, don't gotta tell ppl what to do yk

@mr-scope Ай бұрын

'Surpass your limits. Right here, right now'

@watchmehope6560 Ай бұрын

I remember it didn't start as an insult ruined by arseholes. It geinuely was just 'you gotta get better' like you mentioned. Now everyone just uses it as a lazy diss.

@NakiKyoku Ай бұрын

outstanding editing. really good stuff man

@mariohuertaromero4741 15 күн бұрын

Your vid popped up in my recommend. Holy wow your production quality and presentation is 10/10. Definitely subscribing. Good stuff man!

@Hebgry Ай бұрын

dude your thumbnails are always so god dang incredible

@longLee280 Ай бұрын

Good

@InternetPitstop Ай бұрын

Great point about while having a interconnected world is cool it’s more about the experiences in that world that matter!

@MFBushidoBrown Ай бұрын

buddy got the YT Comments, god damn

@rizwanfaruqi Ай бұрын

Buddy brought the KZfaq Comments goddamn

@shira_yone Ай бұрын

buddy carried the ユーチューブコメント欄 got damn

@Mattznick Ай бұрын

awwww shit it's IP

@Satsui_No_Hado 5 күн бұрын

Dark Souls is without question my favorite gaming experience of all time. A friend of mine who was really big in a from soft games recommended it to me at a time that was very difficult and I just locked in. It took a while though but once you really get it and you get good there's almost nothing else like it, It's like you said the world design is unreal, the interconnectedness the story, the general theme and the feel. And when you take down that big boss like artorius, It's such an amazing feeling. Love Dark Souls remastered and I know it's a different version than the one that first came out. That said, it's my favorite game of all time. My other favorite games are Chrono Trigger and super Mario 64 to give you an idea, they couldn't be any different, That said, Dark Souls rules supreme. Awesome content by the way, new subscriber. You have really good content 🔥 looking forward to your Dark Souls 2 video

@Ali_nossier Ай бұрын

i just love EVERYTHING about this channel , instant subscribe for me tbh

@jpoo4572 Ай бұрын

“Opera comes highly reguarded….” 😂

@Motoko_Urashima Ай бұрын

I'm tired of a youtube tab in Brave taking up 1.9gb of memory. I'm giving Opera a genuine try.

@AC-hj9tv 21 күн бұрын

Chinese spyware

@bannisray3683 Ай бұрын

Manley is the Dark Souls of Nakey Jakey.

@t2bstryker Ай бұрын

Bro I just found your content and been running through it, really good shit man. sick editing, commentary and the humor scratches my manic-depressive 28 year old brain. Keep it up man.

@ImDenny_ Ай бұрын

Love the effort you put in your videos my man, always a joy to watch! ❤

@Solsev Ай бұрын

I really dug the vid, but I think you are missing one very important aspect of DS at the original launch, and that's the community (reddit, forums, ect). These places were on fire with little details, builds, strategies, and general patting each other on the back for getting past certain sections or bosses. I relied on the community during my teething phase with Demon's Souls, and there was a palpable buzz in these spaces, learning about esoteric mechanics, NPC behaviors or lore-diving, it made the whole experience something you wanted to proselytize to your friends about, knowing they were going to go get their asses kicked and come back to you with a shrug, and then you could offer some tips till it all just clicks into place. I converted no less than four of my friends through sheer "I never shut up about this" persistence. I think that player energy led to the seemingly continuous rising sales figures for the title years beyond the rush of launch. Having Vaati, and Bonfireside Chat, and guys doing ridiculous level 1, no hit playthroughs all just coalesced into excellerent for a hungry fanbase. It was a great moment in gaming.

@rodrixgaming2527 22 күн бұрын

Completely agree, DS comunity is an important part of the experience. I hope he can cover that and the multiplayer aspects for the ds2 video.

@Ewil.Bluetooth 22 күн бұрын

I don't understand him trying to argue that Dark Souls wasn't a hit until DS3. It was very obviously a hit, because it got funded for sequels as soon as the first title was released. It wasn't because of Bloodborne either. It was already a hit with Demon souls. Each entry just got more buzz about it..... because the previous game was beloved by a big fanbase. Hell just look at the gaming sites review of Dark souls original release. It was a hit. This guy seems to be convinced that games are only hits when he decides it.😂 Imagine starting to play first at the 4th entry and actually believing that a game series that has spawned 3 sequels, one every two years wasn't a big success.🤦 I wouldn't be surprised to learn that this guy didn't play DS on PS3 because he was a 360-guy. It was only because he switched to PS4 that he realized that fps wasn't the only games that are fun.

@micahjones7837 20 күн бұрын

I played it in 2018 and this was still my experience. Having an in person friend to help was awesome, but the reddit community was ablaze wtg support, positivity, tips, and lore speculation. The game is great on its own but it really brings out the best in people. I've never been in a more positive gaming community online then ds1

@DavidNwokoye Ай бұрын

We missed you Manley. Good to see you back 🥳

@ManleyReviews Ай бұрын

oh hey love the vids

@0That_Guy0 Ай бұрын

Awesome work! Looking forward to your next video, and hope you're doing good!

@maxrobinson2794 Ай бұрын

Just amazing and entertaining content guaranteed! Love your videos man! Always worth waiting!

@Ah_Lecks Ай бұрын

Wow I can't believe he edited this entire video from the back of a Cedan in Puerto Rico Edit: I'm not gonna do it.

@jarlwhiterun7478 Ай бұрын

Sedan*

@Shimod01 Ай бұрын

*Sedan

@jerrodshack7610 Ай бұрын

*Sedan

@rizwanfaruqi Ай бұрын

sedan

@ManleyReviews Ай бұрын

*saidan

@middy5284 Ай бұрын

i could never beat gravelord NEET-o and eventually gave up. should i give it another shot, bros?

@Sleepy_Dan... 29 күн бұрын

Of course

@TheKing-kd9li 28 күн бұрын

If you made it to him you were just about to beat the game so not much else is there to see after that

@AndroxineVortex 28 күн бұрын

No, he's literally unbeatable. No one's ever been able to get past him.

@nayyarrashid4661 26 күн бұрын

Yeah you should and there are just a couple of things you need to remember. 1)don't go running to him. That will spawn the two giant skeletons that will make the fight really tedious 2) Learn the timing of his sword from down unded attack. Once you learn It's timing avoid it and to hit Nitto stand next to him. He won't be able to hit you. 3) Once you start seeing him sit down this is the AOE. Run away or pull your shield up. His AOE also takes care of the three skeletons. Get a blessed weapon to take care of those skeles for good.

@larry5272 26 күн бұрын

You're so close!

@DerTodesSamstag 29 күн бұрын

Can‘t wait for DS2, which was my entrance to the Souls games. Amazing video as always, keep up the good work, you deserve every single one of the views you are getting!

@indeimaus 26 күн бұрын

the editing is so god damn good, inspirational first video I've seen by you, sticking around for sure

@ManleyReviews 25 күн бұрын

Thanks!

@barrupa Ай бұрын

First Dark Souls video I have ever seen that managed to include YTP style sentence mixing without feeling like a completely stupid addition. Don't change, never change.

@surkhabsingh5856 Ай бұрын

Your channel is amazing Mr.Manley. such good writing and editing. Please never stop ❤️❤️

@zaidlacksalastname4905 Ай бұрын

My man saw he had some of the best production quality on the platform and said "not enough" The thumbnail and transitions are sick

@jacoblundi5573 Ай бұрын

The very brief usage of the REmake safe room music was just perfect.

@100hundert Ай бұрын

I usually just listen to most video essays, especially on Dark Souls, since I've already seen much of this game. But your videos are so well edited, I really enjoy watching them with full focus 👌

@FuJIuIIoK Ай бұрын

Oh man, finally! I thought you've quit making your awesome vids! Glad to see you back!

@esquirekingston8772 19 күн бұрын

I was wondering where you've been!!! So glad you're back on my youtube homepage manley!

@RED-sl2le 22 күн бұрын

Dude your editing is on point, I’m definitely subbing.

@high.level.noob. Ай бұрын

Not having fast travel makes having it that much more fun. It also makes some memorable moments like climbing out of Blight Town. It’s fun for me but I also kind of understand why people hate not having it.

@jeanjorts6553 19 күн бұрын

It drove me nuts at the start, so many times I'd have to run back to the blacksmith to upgrade things and would groan at some of the back tracking, although I don't think it's the worst thing ever.

@crakhaed 14 күн бұрын

It's like the anti Starfield

@reggieisnotadog4841 13 күн бұрын

It also has the benefit of making you commit. If you had warping from the start, people are liable to reach Anor Londo, realise they hadn't gone down into the catacombs yet (now they're a bit stronger) and warp back to try those before proceeding. You see it in Elden Ring with warping back and forth across the world and it slowly becomes one big checklist rather than an adventure.

@yourdad5799 12 күн бұрын

It just makes you backtrack. Just running around with nothing to do, just starting at that akward running animation

@xXLunatikxXlul 9 күн бұрын

@@reggieisnotadog4841and that’s why I prefer semi linear souls, to open world souls.

@basedamogus Ай бұрын

best part of dark souls is when john souls says its dark soulsing time

@longLee280 Ай бұрын

Good

@ManleyReviews Ай бұрын

personally downvoting

@basedamogus Ай бұрын

@@ManleyReviews tysm for noticing me. been a fan for such a long time ❤❤❤

@AbelMusa Ай бұрын

I've never seen a comment so rancidely unoriginal in my life

@michaelmai6514 Ай бұрын

Uhm.. acztually, its John Darksoul. Get it right! - 🤓

@ceomusic7 7 күн бұрын

There’s a feeling i struggle with sometimes that I won’t find new games or music that impact me enough to be nostalgic. I have many blissful memories as a kid and i always want to be in a position to experience them anew. Elden ring was this experience for me in my 30s, which led to dark souls 1. DS1 atmosphere and music makes me feel like a kid who doesn’t quite understand the full picture of things, and in that mystery is a wonder and beauty I will always cherish.

@Verred 25 күн бұрын

I loved Dark Souls. My friend and I swapped consoles for about a month back in high school and he had a 360 and I had a PS3. I gave him like Uncharted and several other PS3 exclusives and he gave me Bioshock Infinite, Halo, Gears of War and Dark Souls. I played Bioshock first and didn't really enjoy it. Then I played Halo 3 and Gears with my other friends, which was fun. Then I took a swing at Dark Souls. My friend I swapped with said it was super hard and he stopped playing when he fought a "mage in a church". I'm assuming he meant the undead parish area with the mage before the gargoyles. I spent the rest of the month only playing Dark Souls because I found it to be so fun and challenging. Played every fromsoft game since. The friend I swapped with even replayed it after my glowing review and he also plays all the fromsoft games now. Great series.

@aymanhanafi6582 Ай бұрын

Great video!! Glad youre back manley. Hoping i can get the IDs of the songs you used in the video cuz they slap hard

@INdySycive Ай бұрын

I love everything about this video, from the thumbnail to the intermission in each section. Good to see you back after all this time.

@Nutiviticus Ай бұрын

The rare Manley Reviews upload and it's one of my favorite games! It's a win win.

@vidtato 20 күн бұрын

i love dark souls too, but i just wanna say this is great editing man, really hard work and it shows, keep it up :D

@J0J0Jetz Ай бұрын

I love how genuine these videos are and the innovations brought forward with every vid. Always so fun to watch, I've never played dark souls but the editing in and of itself kept me intrigued and learning something new. Hope surgery recovery is going well!

@ManleyReviews Ай бұрын

Wait you WHAT!? Get your ass in the game before I revoke your gamer card

@wintermintmojo2418 Ай бұрын

Literally every time Im thinking “I haven’t seen a Manley vid in a minute. Let me make sure that stupid bell is working.” A video appears a few days later. 2:35 my god Ive never been called out harder in my life

@itstyromusic 28 күн бұрын

from the instant the video starts the quality is just levels above other similar channels!! Love me a good Manley Review!!!!

@danielfernandezaguirre Ай бұрын

hell yeah another Manley video! hope your feeling better after the operation man

@ManleyReviews 29 күн бұрын

Thanks doing way better now

@wizcatcheslightning Ай бұрын

12:50 oh yeah, hit em with the Skyward Sword roll credits theme 😎

@ManleyReviews Ай бұрын

it's a "break glass incase of emergency" song i save for those moments.

@wizcatcheslightning Ай бұрын

@@ManleyReviews you accomplished what you were going for in style my friend

@MajorPineapple Ай бұрын

another banger dude! love your videos!!

@ManleyReviews Ай бұрын

thanks pineapple

@landoncube769 Ай бұрын

Sweet editing. My first was DS3. It hooked me and now the only ones I haven't played are BB and Demons

@royalplayz4274 26 күн бұрын

22:15, the text on the ground appears to say "I am aware I am bending over for this game, but few of them ever deserve it".

@GameTalesHQ Ай бұрын

Manley! You are right up there with NakeyJakey as my two favorite content creators on this website. The humor, the editing, the pacing and information are all top of the line. You deserve a LOT more subs man!

@JPHolt413 Ай бұрын

I LOVED this video, your style is peak bro

@ineedmyhat 9 күн бұрын

You are one of those people im glad i found. My memory sucks but i do remember feeling immense joy watching a previous video of yours so lets hope you can keep it up lol god bless ye mate youre really a light in the darkness.

@Joe_Silly Ай бұрын

I just want to say I don't think there is any channel on youtube that matches your level of consistent quality Almost every frame has some editing baked in that would take me hours to learn. The music/visual choices, the small details, witty jokes, everything I eventually want to make "guy in front of green screen" content and when I watch your videos it makes me think: "yeah nobody can top this without plagiarizing" lol. Keep up the great work man

@zaidlacksalastname4905 Ай бұрын

As someone who's dabbled in video creation, it takes TONS of time. That's why it's rare.

@pascova5088 Ай бұрын

14:57 wtf I'm dead lmaoooo

@kittymadd13 29 күн бұрын

God damn i love you're videos. You deserve so many more views. Only complaint is I wish you had more time to upload more often

@SilentAttackTV Ай бұрын

The backtracking and lack of fast travel was what made the world of Dark Souls so immersive (also the level design and everything was just amazing). It reminds me a bit how in vanilla World of Warcraft, the world seemed so huge and immersive when you didn't have a mount because if you wanted to go somewhere, you had to plan a route, and really got to experience the game world when going from A to B. If you traveled a really long way it almost felt good just to reach where you were going.

@Champion919Games 24 күн бұрын

Im a simple guy. I see an Evangelion thumbnail, I click.

@shadowyyCFH Ай бұрын

why is this guy so unrecognized his editing is so good and the videos are also really good. deserves way more than just 250k subs

@ArbitraryZer0101 19 күн бұрын

YES new video from you! The Twilight Princess one was legendary

@chrisg4629 Ай бұрын

This is honestly some of the best editing I've seen 😂

@nelsonraley Ай бұрын

The motion graphics video in this go insane, dude

@97Multiphantom Ай бұрын

HE’S FINALLY DOING DARK SOULS!!!

@samwhite4961 28 күн бұрын

Being a DS1 fan in the first 6 months as the mechanics and lore began to unravel was something else. With no frame of reference for how to allocate levels or how weapons work or anything it was brutally difficult and every time you figured something out it was huge

@jayhassan976 28 күн бұрын

Great video! Love the same music emplemon uses but i feel he integrates alot smoother in his videos

@ManleyReviews 28 күн бұрын

It’s just that one dust devil dcode adult swim one but it’s just such a banger

@LostWallet Ай бұрын

amazing how this series could have never been made. Miyazaki was in an accounting firm. he quit his job on a whimp. Fromsolf decided to hire a guy on a whimp. they promote him to director out of nowhere, Japan company normaly dont do that. they happen to let him take charge on Demon Soul on a whimp. everything just happen on accident all by a coincidence. and the stars aline, and everything was history.

@ursaminor2732 28 күн бұрын

whim*

@jeanjorts6553 19 күн бұрын

I think you mean *whim. But this is historically accurate!!

@impa2787 29 күн бұрын

I cannot wait for more dark souls videos from you- this was so entertaining to watch!! You’re genuinely really funny, the video is informative, and very well edited!!

@Valorband 4 күн бұрын

Love that periphery plug in there homie! Loved the vid

@steezydan8543 23 күн бұрын

Dark Souls is the type of game that makes you stop thinking of yourself as the main character, and it starts making you think like the character you're controlling.

@bespincloudcity7893 27 күн бұрын

Dark Souls 1 absolutely did not come out of nowhere. It had tons of hype from IGN and many other gaming outlets coming off the cult success of demons souls. It sold over 6 million in its first year.

@NeumaSeven 21 күн бұрын

Yeah...I don't understand why this video isn't centered around the first Souls game unless making it about Dark Souls gets more views?

@ManleyReviews 21 күн бұрын

no it didn't lmao. it sold 1.19 mil on its first year according to bandai namco earnings reports. still was coming from a cult hit, only to be in another cult of its own.

@bespincloudcity7893 21 күн бұрын

@@ManleyReviews It came out in September, right before Skyrim. I should have said ‘in its first 12 months’. DS1 was not a ‘cult hit’, it was a blockbuster. Source: I was there.

@NeumaSeven 20 күн бұрын

@@ManleyReviews I still wouldn’t consider DS1 a cult hit if it had success like that it’s first year. Either way it’s a well made video. Definitely way more than what I can do lmao

@solame10101 19 күн бұрын

@@bespincloudcity7893 I was a bit confused about this part too, coming from demons souls i was picking up hype when the das1 footage started releasing. I remember the launch being pretty big, only that skyrim kinda fucked with it.

@oolliott 17 күн бұрын

Subscribed. Don't how I hadn't stumbled on your videos sooner. Praise the algorithm!

@MoreTVO Ай бұрын

God I love your videos (that thumbnail ROCKS btw)

@ManleyReviews Ай бұрын

thanks man

@Vespyr_ Ай бұрын

I hope you won't trash Dark Souls 2's name.... it deserves better from people.

@randomfurrygirl548 29 күн бұрын

The most mediocre game from an amazing series

@ninetailedara3802 28 күн бұрын

@@randomfurrygirl548just admit you didn't beat the game and move on.

@hashtags_YT 28 күн бұрын

@@ninetailedara3802 Beat it twice and done 2/3 DLCs. Am I also not qualified to say how shit it was start to finish? Do you wanna keep pretending it's good?

@ninetailedara3802 28 күн бұрын

@@hashtags_YT Still a very fun game besides like 1 area, cant change my mind.

@the_seer_0421 27 күн бұрын

@@ninetailedara3802it's not a terrible game but most of the usual criticisms are very much justified. You can like the game and still admit it's issues.

@reggintv873 24 күн бұрын

i havent played a single dark soul game

@Jordan-nd3ou 24 күн бұрын

Sadlife

@DovahZeux 22 күн бұрын

Congratulate yourself, and keep the streak going.

@jp290 18 күн бұрын

What a sad lonely and depressing life you live.hope u find ur way

@namename8004 22 күн бұрын

I had an interesting introduction to Souls games. I played Demon's Souls on PS3 a bit after getting it for free through Playstation Plus in like 2013. I didn't end up beating it due to moving and not being able to afford PS+ anymore. A friend from highschool started talking up Dark Souls around 2016. I still knew little about the series. I found DS2 on sale at Walmart and I ATE THAT SHIT UP. Played it in every minute of free time I had. And now Souls games are some of my all time favorites.

@arkaq1 13 күн бұрын

Man what are those pants called?? They look so good on you! Excellent video and audio editing by the way, the little touches like the echoing are chef's kiss