Taunt me as I die my way through Dark Souls. Maybe.

A Zarkin' Frood · 04-27-2012, 10:03 AM

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01 Undead Asylum (Introductory Episode)
Guest commentators: My cellphone.
Info: Just the intro, nothing unusual. All is well...

02-1 Undead Burg
Co-commentators: None of you bitches!
Info: Geminex tells me I have a sweet accent and I slightly fuck up but don't die. (I'm not gonna actually watch this)

02-2 Undead Parish
Co-commentators: NOBODY!
Info: Some guy who I assume to be Krylo bitches at me for sucking and I die a few times.

02-3 Lower Undead Burg
Co-commentators: Solitude is my name!!!
Info: I die a few times more and then after not dying once I proclaim myself the best player. Then as I say goodbye to my loyal viewership Cabal shows up and calls me a butt pirate.

03-1 The Depths
I go back to the starting area and die a bunch, then I walk through some sewers for a while and die once, maybe, then I fight a giant dragon for about 20 minutes.

03-2 Darkroot Garden
After already exceeding my planned playing time by 30 minutes I decide I might as well make it two full hours. I don't embarrass myself much in this video! I totally show that forest who's boss.

04-1 Blighttown
I go through most of Blightown then my internet crashes. Then I just run to the next Bonfire (which you should be able to see in this video because it's not the streamed video, but the recorded one). Good times. No boss fight in this video for that reason.

05-1 Quelaag
I go fight two naked chicks (one of them while being naked myself) and then feel bad about it.

05-2 Blighttown > Sen's Fortress
I get burned pretty sick, take a shortcut back to Firelink Shrine where I shoot some arrows in some weird thing's face. Then walk to Sen's Fortress.

05-3 Sen's Fortress
I make my way through Sen's Fortress, encounter a treasure chest that makes me yell and watch my minion kill a boss and then finally arrive in Anor Londo.

06-0 Huh????
didn't get processed, best video yet. Well damn. Could upload it to the yootoobs, you'd miss so much if I didn't.

06-1 Anor Londo Pt. 1
I make my way inside the keep by killing some gargoyles, some demons and assist some poor souls with their suicide. Oh, I also say "explode their AIs" instead of "exploit their AIs"

06-2 Anor Londo Pt. 2
Now inside I make my way to the boss. I'm almost back to old form, I fuck up fighting relatively easy opponents. If you want to see me fail, watch this video.

06-3 Ornstein and Smough
I fight two guys and then meet Tits.

07-1 Anor Londo to Darkroot Garden
I die an embarassing death to a rather easy boss and then go through Sen's Fortress backwards to collect some stuff I didn't get on my first visit. You can skip this if you don't wanna see me get the Covetous Gold Serpent Ring, the Black Sorcerer Set and rescue Master Logan.

07-2 Darkroot Woods
Exploring what's left of Darkroot Garden. At the end I fight a big bad wolf. Along the way I crack bad jokes about how I've become such a masterful Let's Player.

07-3 Undead Asylum Showdown
I go back to the Undead Asylum one last time and get what's left to get.

07-4 Painted World of Ariamis
I explore all of the Painted World and have some fun dying a few times in very stupid ways.

08-1 New Londo Ruins Pt. 1
I go to New Londo Ruins and halfway through decide to go to Darkroot Basin

08-2 Darkroot Basin
I don't even have to be here, but still... I am here... to get a nice dress.

08-3 Return to Blighttown
Just tyin' up some loose ends, is all. Oh wait... the ninja suit... damn.

08-4 The Great Hollow and Ash Lake
Going down to do some stuff I don't even have to do at all. This is, like, one of the bonus levels.

08-5 New Londo Ruins Pt. 2
So, finally I get back here and battle the Four Kings.

09-1 Demon Ruins
Three boss fights all in one video.

09-2 Catacombs
I'm the first player ever to die to Pinwheel.

10-1 Tomb of Giants
This went more smoothly than I expected.

10-2 Dark Sun Gwyndolyn
Yeah, that ass got me last time, not this time, though.

10-3 Lost Izalith
The floor is lava.

10-4 Bed of Chaos
FUCK YOU BED OF CHAOS!!!!1

11-1 Don't watch this, please.
I get nothing accomplished here

11-2 The Duke's Archives
My favorite late game area, because it has no stupid gimmicks, like lava or darkness.

11-3 Crystal Cave
Another area I like, even though it has a stupid gimmick, but it's not lava or darkness.

11-4 Logan and Siegmeyer
Just showing the endings of Logan's and Siegmeyer's storylines. Skippable if you don't care.

12 - Gwyn, Lord of Cinder
I try to be badass, then decide the only way to win is to swallow false Pride and parry that shit. And that's about what happens in this exciting final installment of this stream LP.

Additionally, here's a video series on Dark Souls lore. I really recommend watching that if you're at all interested in the lore of this game. I sometimes give mention to lore aspects within my videos, and also speculate a bit myself, but I'm only scratching the surface.

Introduction:
I wanted to make a Dark Souls or Demon's Souls Let's Play for quite a while now but I always had technical issues. First there was no sound in the recording, then there was no recording, and now a few months later I actually kinda sorta made it work. The thing is, it only really works if I stream the game in low resolution to my PC and instead of recording it directly from there I have to stream it to the internet. That seriously is the method that causes the least problems. Just today I made a final test to see if the game is playable in not 1080p. It is, even though it's somewhat harder, but maybe that's just because I haven't played in at least a month.

Here is that initial test http://livestre.am/1OcND
Highlights include:
I throw fireballs and miss
I say I'm invincible under the boss then get hit.
I say I almost beat a boss that still has a good bit of health
I say that I think I'm ready to do this

In case you don't know what Dark Souls is. It's a game loved extensively by those who love it and hated with a passion by those who hate it. It's notorious for its difficulty, but I'm one of those people who don't really think it's that hard. All it takes is some getting used to. Then it's merely challenging. It's setting is a Dark Fantasy, which is to some extent inspired by Berserk but brings enough of it's own to still be unique. The story kind of takes a backseat, it's there, and I personally really like it because it leaves a lot of room for interpretation.

I'm going to play on a harder mode. Low res mode. Because I just love that extra challenge that comes with aged technologies. I'm used to playing it in 1080p, but I can't stream that HD shit to my PC so I'm gonna go with plain old 60hz PAL (Which is NTSC but very slightly higher resolution) It looks shit even on a TV, the game was definitely made for HD. Still, I consider it playable. The lower resolution should not cause many, if any problems, aside from the less impressive visuals, which you wouldn't see in the tiny stream window anyway.

So... you up for that? Wanna watch me die? Make fun of me in the stream's chat for sucking so hard? Yesterday I played Binding of Isaac on the stream and got the best moral support from Mumu.

There is a bunch of stuff you guys could decide too. Mostly the direction my character is going to take but also some other stuff. This kind of doubles as an interest thread because I wanna know how many people are willing to watch me play live.

This is the stream!!! (Which is not live right now)
http://www.livestream.com/unnamed4th

04-27-2012, 10:03 AM	#1
A Zarkin' Frood formerly known as Prince. Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Right here, with you >:) Posts: 2,396	Taunt me as I die my way through Dark Souls. Maybe. Videos Youtube Playlist 01 Undead Asylum (Introductory Episode) Guest commentators: My cellphone. Info: Just the intro, nothing unusual. All is well... 02-1 Undead Burg Co-commentators: None of you bitches! Info: Geminex tells me I have a sweet accent and I slightly fuck up but don't die. (I'm not gonna actually watch this) 02-2 Undead Parish Co-commentators: NOBODY! Info: Some guy who I assume to be Krylo bitches at me for sucking and I die a few times. 02-3 Lower Undead Burg Co-commentators: Solitude is my name!!! Info: I die a few times more and then after not dying once I proclaim myself the best player. Then as I say goodbye to my loyal viewership Cabal shows up and calls me a butt pirate. 03-1 The Depths I go back to the starting area and die a bunch, then I walk through some sewers for a while and die once, maybe, then I fight a giant dragon for about 20 minutes. 03-2 Darkroot Garden After already exceeding my planned playing time by 30 minutes I decide I might as well make it two full hours. I don't embarrass myself much in this video! I totally show that forest who's boss. 04-1 Blighttown I go through most of Blightown then my internet crashes. Then I just run to the next Bonfire (which you should be able to see in this video because it's not the streamed video, but the recorded one). Good times. No boss fight in this video for that reason. 05-1 Quelaag I go fight two naked chicks (one of them while being naked myself) and then feel bad about it. 05-2 Blighttown > Sen's Fortress I get burned pretty sick, take a shortcut back to Firelink Shrine where I shoot some arrows in some weird thing's face. Then walk to Sen's Fortress. 05-3 Sen's Fortress I make my way through Sen's Fortress, encounter a treasure chest that makes me yell and watch my minion kill a boss and then finally arrive in Anor Londo. 06-0 Huh???? didn't get processed, best video yet. Well damn. Could upload it to the yootoobs, you'd miss so much if I didn't. 06-1 Anor Londo Pt. 1 I make my way inside the keep by killing some gargoyles, some demons and assist some poor souls with their suicide. Oh, I also say "explode their AIs" instead of "exploit their AIs" 06-2 Anor Londo Pt. 2 Now inside I make my way to the boss. I'm almost back to old form, I fuck up fighting relatively easy opponents. If you want to see me fail, watch this video. 06-3 Ornstein and Smough I fight two guys and then meet Tits. 07-1 Anor Londo to Darkroot Garden I die an embarassing death to a rather easy boss and then go through Sen's Fortress backwards to collect some stuff I didn't get on my first visit. You can skip this if you don't wanna see me get the Covetous Gold Serpent Ring, the Black Sorcerer Set and rescue Master Logan. 07-2 Darkroot Woods Exploring what's left of Darkroot Garden. At the end I fight a big bad wolf. Along the way I crack bad jokes about how I've become such a masterful Let's Player. 07-3 Undead Asylum Showdown I go back to the Undead Asylum one last time and get what's left to get. 07-4 Painted World of Ariamis I explore all of the Painted World and have some fun dying a few times in very stupid ways. 08-1 New Londo Ruins Pt. 1 I go to New Londo Ruins and halfway through decide to go to Darkroot Basin 08-2 Darkroot Basin I don't even have to be here, but still... I am here... to get a nice dress. 08-3 Return to Blighttown Just tyin' up some loose ends, is all. Oh wait... the ninja suit... damn. 08-4 The Great Hollow and Ash Lake Going down to do some stuff I don't even have to do at all. This is, like, one of the bonus levels. 08-5 New Londo Ruins Pt. 2 So, finally I get back here and battle the Four Kings. 09-1 Demon Ruins Three boss fights all in one video. 09-2 Catacombs I'm the first player ever to die to Pinwheel. 10-1 Tomb of Giants This went more smoothly than I expected. 10-2 Dark Sun Gwyndolyn Yeah, that ass got me last time, not this time, though. 10-3 Lost Izalith The floor is lava. 10-4 Bed of Chaos FUCK YOU BED OF CHAOS!!!!1 11-1 Don't watch this, please. I get nothing accomplished here 11-2 The Duke's Archives My favorite late game area, because it has no stupid gimmicks, like lava or darkness. 11-3 Crystal Cave Another area I like, even though it has a stupid gimmick, but it's not lava or darkness. 11-4 Logan and Siegmeyer Just showing the endings of Logan's and Siegmeyer's storylines. Skippable if you don't care. 12 - Gwyn, Lord of Cinder I try to be badass, then decide the only way to win is to swallow false Pride and parry that shit. And that's about what happens in this exciting final installment of this stream LP. Additionally, here's a video series on Dark Souls lore. I really recommend watching that if you're at all interested in the lore of this game. I sometimes give mention to lore aspects within my videos, and also speculate a bit myself, but I'm only scratching the surface. Introduction: I wanted to make a Dark Souls or Demon's Souls Let's Play for quite a while now but I always had technical issues. First there was no sound in the recording, then there was no recording, and now a few months later I actually kinda sorta made it work. The thing is, it only really works if I stream the game in low resolution to my PC and instead of recording it directly from there I have to stream it to the internet. That seriously is the method that causes the least problems. Just today I made a final test to see if the game is playable in not 1080p. It is, even though it's somewhat harder, but maybe that's just because I haven't played in at least a month. Here is that initial test http://livestre.am/1OcND Highlights include: I throw fireballs and miss I say I'm invincible under the boss then get hit. I say I almost beat a boss that still has a good bit of health I say that I think I'm ready to do this In case you don't know what Dark Souls is. It's a game loved extensively by those who love it and hated with a passion by those who hate it. It's notorious for its difficulty, but I'm one of those people who don't really think it's that hard. All it takes is some getting used to. Then it's merely challenging. It's setting is a Dark Fantasy, which is to some extent inspired by Berserk but brings enough of it's own to still be unique. The story kind of takes a backseat, it's there, and I personally really like it because it leaves a lot of room for interpretation. I'm going to play on a harder mode. Low res mode. Because I just love that extra challenge that comes with aged technologies. I'm used to playing it in 1080p, but I can't stream that HD shit to my PC so I'm gonna go with plain old 60hz PAL (Which is NTSC but very slightly higher resolution) It looks shit even on a TV, the game was definitely made for HD. Still, I consider it playable. The lower resolution should not cause many, if any problems, aside from the less impressive visuals, which you wouldn't see in the tiny stream window anyway. So... you up for that? Wanna watch me die? Make fun of me in the stream's chat for sucking so hard? Yesterday I played Binding of Isaac on the stream and got the best moral support from Mumu. There is a bunch of stuff you guys could decide too. Mostly the direction my character is going to take but also some other stuff. This kind of doubles as an interest thread because I wanna know how many people are willing to watch me play live. This is the stream!!! (Which is not live right now) http://www.livestream.com/unnamed4th __________________ >:( C-: Last edited by A Zarkin' Frood; 05-09-2012 at 04:57 PM.