Dark Souls Remastered: Top 5 Things To Do When You Start A New Character 

Edit: 11:54 You don't actually HAVE to kill Lautrec to get that firekeeper soul but like I explain in the video, he will kill the firekeeper if you don't so I highly recommend taking care of him first. Just thought I would clarify that. There is a whole quest to do if you allow Lautrec to kill the firekeeper however....Any interest in a guide on that?

1. Learn to dodge roll 2. Learn to parry 3. Learn to manage stamina 4. Don't get greedy 5. Git gud

Time stamps: 1:13 - Step 1: Plan Your Build 2:49 - Step 2: Find a New Weapon 3:53 - Step 3: Upgrade Estus Flasks 6:58 - Step 4: Get a Good Shield 8:04 - Step 5: Become The Lord of the Rings

After Elden Ring I decided to jump in and try Dark Souls 1 *for the first time, in the year 2022. Even after all these years it is still an awesome game.

This is good for someone’s second playthrough. First time players should just go in blind and discover the game for themselves. It’s ok for your first build to be crappy while you throw points into everything, trying to figure out what weapons you like best. If anything, players just need a tutorial on how to interpret stat scaling on weapons and other item info. The first playthrough of Dark Souls is a journey of terrifying discovery.

I kept the longsword for the whole game. It was so sweet and simple. I just love the idea of a normal sword that followed the chosen undead from the start till the end. Along the way it grows stronger with its owner as it is improved.

Just started playing this game and it's actually really hard but i'm loving it so far.

Also, there is occasionally some weird skipping in the video (ironically some of it happens in Blighttown right as I mention how bad the framerate used to be) but that is just the result of several hours of non stop recording, the game itself is running beautifully and I havent experienced any skipping or drops in framerate whatsoever.

For the "this is sparta" guy you free there is an easier way. Just free him first. He shows up at camp and gives you a reward. Then remove your weapons so you don't accidently anger him, and then kick him off the edge to his death. Then immediately go to main menu for the item drop trick, and his loot will show up when you come back to game. His loot actually fell off the edge but by going to main menu via item drop trick when you start your game the loot will be sitting in the playable area instead of having fell off edge.

You can bring the fire keeper back to life once you kill lautrec In anor londo for anyone who didn’t know. Once you invade lautrec as a spirit of vengeance and kill him (poison arrows are your friend) you can take a fire keeper soul back to firelink and bring her back to life. She’ll also be able to speak again

I found a way of defeating havel without actually attacking him. Get him to chace you up the stairs. Right before he attacks you roll off and he will fall too. If your weight is low it barley hurts you but chunks out of his life.

I'm never going to stop loving this game.

2:43 undead soldier be like "wooohooooo!" lmao.

Great tips man! I followed everything you did and I'm already deeper into DSR than I've ever been. This is the third or fourth time I try this game. Thank you!

You can get the grass crest shield earlier too. Going through valley of the drakes with the master key, jump past the 1 or 2 dragons, and get it that way.

Things you need to do when you start a new character: 1. Zweihander 2. Gidgud

Insanely helpful Thanks so much, I’m brand new to dark souls and really enjoying it so far!

There is a small addition I'd like to add. you don't actually have to kill the taurus demon in order to get to the undead parish if you have the master key. if you're going for havel's ring anyways, just use the door he was guarding to enter darkroot basin and work your way up into darkroot garden and finally into the undead parish.

extremely useful informations, thank you.

To beat havel I just agro him to go up the steps then stand on the ledge as he comes up and jump down. If you go up and down the stairs in between hits he can't hit you but you can. I learned this the hardway.

I love your channel you deserve so much more subs man Subbed

Just beat my first boss for a lord soul. Seath by far was super easy. Getting to him alive was actually the hardest part

If ur quick enough u can homeward bone from the firelink soul in the first suggestion. The ghosts will swing thru u as u teleport

The things that helped me: 1. Realize I frame is a thing 2. Roll into attacks instead of rolling out of it

I played the game so many times back in the day I’ve more or less been able to make a fast tank build focusing on strength and dex that hits hard and isn’t over burdened. It takes a lot of leveling but u can get ur guy to lvl 80 or higher and not be a slow tank that hits hard or a fast def that hits light. U can combine both builds and have a versatile character

I remember when DS remastered came out and I watched thes videos they really helped thank you so much for your help.

That's a good point about the Ice, dawg. Subbed lol. Thanks for the tips btw, I'm just starting my first playthrough of DS remastered. Haven't played any souls games before but I'm liking it a lot so far.

I remember when I first started DSR on switch, I didn’t know I could climb the ladder for easy damage, so I just fought it head on , and killed the Taurus demon with just a SLIVER of health left, no joke, I actually would have died had my combo not killed it, also, note that I was out of Estus

Thanks, mate!

You are one of the best, most detailed Dark Souls guides on RU-vid. Thanks!!

Thanks!

You can cheese havel from the undead perish bonfire with a long sword by baiting him to his door in darkroot basin and hitting once and getting back. rinse and repeat.

nice video partner keep it up

When you do a plunge attack do a jumping attack

With the new Londo firekeeper soul you can actually just homeword bone right after picking it up and be fine

I have a very good early str build using the zweihander and the grass shield

another good vid, man. Sadly, you've explained why my firekeeper is dead ... now I have to start game over! :(

Another trick to cheese the guy and get the heavy ring is... walk down the steps till your head is a few inches below the floor(this is the moment he will notice you) turn back and go to the floor you just unlocked. He will follow slowly so wait on the wood next to the steps(his action limit being the steps). Slowly walk him outside. Once he attacks he will slowly walk backwards regardless of where you are or what you do till you step back inside(most he'll do is block). Let him get across the room and repeat. Recommended bow and arrow(cheep and easy) it'll take longer but run less risk of being hit, or bombs.

Guys if you get a bow or some ranged weapon just hit the dragon once and that will make him pop down you don’t have to wait for him. Hey guys for that fire keepers soul the first one you can fight the ghosts you will see one dude in a vase and another praying kill the vase dude and it gives you 2 transient curse that lets you fight ghosts. These are expensive so don’t use them unless super necessary also there is another sword if you do use transient curse and survive and kill all the ghosts or not but before passing the bridge you can look back and see an item that item on the dead body is a sword called estoc get it if you want. Idk it’s value or worth but worth knowing about

My (NG+) build is: • Dark Grain Ring • Havel’s Ring • Mask of Child • Gold hemmed arms, legs and robe. • Black Knight Shield • Black Knight Sword • Pyromancy w/ Power Within If I you have enough equip load, you can get rid of havel’s ring and use coranthy ring. If you don’t use power within, you can boost stamina recovery with Green Blossom as a substitute. Generally, I shield block until I have an opening, quickly swap to 2h my sword, slash, then swap back to shield and block. This doesn’t work well against bosses, thus the dark grain ring.

Recently got the game and i had set up my second character with a build i penned as a Red Mage build, combining melee and sorcery. I may have ended up with a Black Knight Sword super early on so that’s a reason i decided on my build. That and the dagger you get early on in the asylum was kinda not that fun to use. Now i’ve managed to kill the game’s most infamous boss duo.

Nice video's man, got a sub! How about a strength build playthrough for DSR? Just watching your Pyro one atm.

Good Early Game things you can Get Btw pick Master Key it’s amazing: Fire Keeper Soul Claymore Zweihander Black Knight Halberd (Like a 25% Drop Chance) Crimson Set Havels Ring Ring of Favor and Protection Black Knight Shield (Also like 25% Chance) Grass Crest Shield

Love how straightforward your videos have been. I just started playing Remastered, which is my first time playing DS1. I got started into From's world first through Bloodborne, then I got DS3 because it was a used copy and an absolute steal at 14 bucks. I fell in love with DS3 even harder than how much I loved BB, and now I'm finally able to live through the first adventure and get that street cred. I did a blind run to start with, just screwing around and having fun with my Thief (where I found out just how easy and broken the parrying system is) and killing all of the NPCs I met (because why not right lol) Anyway, now I'm going for an actual build and doing some research before I venture into the unknown and your videos have helped greatly in this regard. For instance, I could not find a way to sneak past the dragon on the bridge that drops the drake sword before you told me how. I even got a sniping spot and shot him in the head about 60 times before I conceded that the game was going to make him heal himself faster than I could damage him. But now I can get past him and it's all thanks to you! So thanks! I'm also looking forward to trying out those suicide runs you showed to get some sweet early game gear.

Dude! Cant believe u only have 600 subs -- ur quality of content is top shelf. Subbed instantly; these tips are gonna help me heaps in my first blind playthrough of DSR 👍

God how do I become a hard core gamer to be able to truly enjoy dark souls type games. I can never be Patient and calm. I freak out so much x.x... one day I will be able to handle this genre...

The first point is a little inaccurate. You say that using a greatsword is only suitable for high strength and to ignore Dex. However if you are using the Claymore for example, its scales with Strength and Dex so having points into each of those to avoid the soft caps can be very powerful. Check the scaling of each weapon you want to use as some might not be a direct strength vs Dex choice.

Dude your videos are really awesome, I hope you gain more traction in the community and in RU-vid my dude! Stay holographic! ✌

Dude, the worst thing is that I used to think all the time that CONSUMiNG the fire keeper souls leveled up the estus flasks xD

That classic Robert Ludlum novel: The Lautrec Stipulation 😂

I preordered dark souls 1 and played it day one and beat it over and over and over until I got ng++++ and now ten years later I still did all these things going in semi blind bc I couldn't remember I mean I can remember this game better than ds2 or ds3 but it was still fuzzy

this might be off-topic but how do i level? like, let's say im doing a dex build, and i get the min req for my weapon of choice, and now, what? i know leveling dex increases dex weapon damage, but when do i put levels into dex? and when i do i put levels into vit or end? how do i make sure i have enough end and vit by the end of the game? for example, dex weapons are really fast, which means of course if i get the chance just chain attacks as much as i can, but that's not possible without enough end and DLC bosses do insane damage, if i don't have enough vit, i might get one-shotted also, if i put too much levels into vit or end, i might not do enough damage to beat a boss with a lot of health(meaning the fight takes longer, the longer the fight is, the more mistakes i make)

I restarted this game like 3 times in the past 2 weeks simply because i didnt understand it but after your videos and some other helpful ones i can finally play and enjoy the game

Ya know what I'm going to say this you are one of the people who help out new players in Dark Souls.

I know it's 5 years late but one thing you can do for the New Londo Fire Keeper Soul is use a homeward bone to escape the ghosts before they attack you

So, regarding the Taurus demon Was I the only (new) player that didnt have to kill him? i just sprinted towards him and he _hopped of the bridge_ I mean I know that glitch but it happened without me intending it so I was really confused And really glad

Did you know you can defeat Havel with fall damage quite easily..? Wait for him on the stairs. And right before he attacks simply roll off the stairs. Which damages you very little, and hurts Havel significantly. Run up the stairs again, repeat 2-3 more times, and goodbye Havel!👍 I would highly recommend a Faith/Strength build for new players. Referred to by some as the Cleric Knight. It allows you to obtain the Lightening Spear very early on. While maintaining a strong melee. It also gives you the option to add Ascended Pyromancies the 2nd half of your playthrough. And despite some people discouraging players not to rely on it. Getting the Drake Sword by shooting arrows at the Hellkite Dragon's tail below the Sunlight alter. Helps new players by having a powerful weapon early on. While they are learning the game. With minimal investment, and keeps your equip load low.👌👍

Flex line was fresh

I actually cheesed Havel by Zweihänder-ingin him through the closed door from Hydras side lol. Anyone else noticed that's a thing?

I just finished the original dark souls and watching this im seeing how much the graphics change

Why am i watching this? Ive beaten the game 5 times already and yet i keep watching beginner guides to dark souls

I just started playing and i am kinda lost in progres. I don´t know where to go from where and the optional path to go the game. some help in komments would be really nice

Loved this video

Did he not include the drake sword or did I blank on that part? Super helpful for new players.

Your videos are awesome and I’m glad you left the cringy “ice on your fingers” part in the vid, it gave that extra flavor. Lol, I rolled my eyes and laughed at that part.

1. You dont have to kill the Taurus demon ever if you dont want. 2. Blk knight weapons are some of the best weapons for 1st playthrough. 3. Blue tesrstone ring is good for early players. 5. Blk knight in undead burg is super easy and has a good drop rate for his sword.

My first time fighting Havel I admit I kept tricking him off the top of the stairs till he died from fall damage. XD

1. Drake sword 2. Drake sword 3. Drake sword 4. Drake sword 5. Drake sword

ngl running a pyromancy build is so fun on this game once you got a few good spells

Basically when you start a new character you're starting weapon is crap for example the pyromancer you start with the fire ax is important to get your hands on the battle axe and what's great the first area you go to after you get out of the Undead Asylum has enemies with the battle-axe and if you kill them enough time they will eventually drop one

Me, has played dsr and beaten it at least 5 times now, "mmm tips for beginners I should watch this"

I finally got this game a few days ago. No idea why I put it off so long :)

1. Decide I'm going to do something new this time around, not just make another heavy armor STR knight with a big lightning sword. 2. Get my teeth stomped in, because early game HP and DEF are laughable and only compounded by early DEX weapons dealing tickles. 3. Wear heavier armor to stop dying so easily. 4. Get the zweihander because it's right at the start and kills great 5. Realize I've made another heavy armor STR character and play through like normal.

I beat the game and I found out that I miss the DLC so I am going to go on my second play though.

Never played dark souls and i planned out my build. My issue is gear.

i love u you have answered everything

Lautrec only kills the firekeeper after the second bell is rung. You can keep him alive for a little longer and get his help with the Gaping Dragon too, if you want EDIT: Wait, what? Lautrec kills the keeper if you get the third firekeeper soul? Huh.... Speaking of that soul, when you talked about good early shields, there is a bandit's shield on the hellkite drake bridge, shortly before the Red Tearstone Ring which you can also immediately collect. That is not only a really good early shield but ALSO it completely blocks out poison/toxic, which can make dealing with the blowdarters much safer

1. Kill the undead merchant for the Uchigitana. That is all.

Don’t waste your time with the drake sword. Farm the drake by luring it into killing all the hollowed on the bridge and run to the bonfire, repeat. Then get your strength to lvl 32, dex at 18. Then kill the black knight just before the boar for his greatsword. If you don’t want to use so much on strength, you can take your strength to lvl 24 and get the black knight sword from the black knight in the undead burg. The stats are basically the same, your heavy and lunging attacks don’t do as much, but eh. You can also get a twinkling titanite to upgrade your sword from the crystal lizard, hidden under a barrel just before the Taurus demon.

Me who already beat the game: I need to see this.

You can just have havel follow you a little up the steps, you jump off and take a small amount of dmg, he follows and take a lot of damage. Do it 5 or so times and hes dead.

To be fair, you don't even actually need to kill taurus demon; if you have the master key, you can just sprint to Undead Parish via Valley of Drakes and Darkroot.

Watching this video made me want to give dark souls another try. The first time around it just didn't click with me. The part I stopped at was after beating a boss inside.a volcano. Also had some huge bone demons not too far from that area..

Liking and subscribing because of the ice flex comment

3:50 Is this footage from God of War 3?

First time playing Dark Souls. Platinum Nioh 1 and 2 and played a bit of Code Vein; so I’m familiar with arpg and I am having a lot of fun so far.

How do you get 10 estus flasks? I only get 10 when stopping at the firelink shrine bonfire. Is there a way to get 10 on all bonfires?

btw you never have to kill Taurus for anything. YOu can skip him with the master key.

So I freed Lautrec and then attacked him. He’s killed me twice now, but one source I’m seeing claims that he will be stuck in the cell until he dies or I get absolution. Is this accurate? And if not, how can I kill this character before he kills the Fire Keeper?

1.) Get the grass crest shield 2.) Get the grass crest shield 3.) Get the grass crest shield!

13:37 WOW.. LOL

When I freed him and killed the gargoyles I came back to firelink shrine, he hasn't shown up, where is he?

Is it not well known that you can cheese Havel through the door on the forest side where the Hydra is? You just have to knock on the door and hit him once and roll away before he hits back definitely the easiest way that I found

If you played and beat ds3 is dsr any harder?

"I will goes as far as he Taurus Demon" *Beats all but Gwyn and Taurus* Now what?

Tip #6: Do NOT spend any souls putting any points into the Resistance stat

after staying away from dark souls for 10 years and then playing darksouls 1 and defeating the first 4 bosses just to ring a god damn church bell....i realised..dark souls players are godlike.

I didn’t know about the new londo and blighttown fire keeper souls, and I’m already on NG+. FUQQQQQQ

the zweihandler is accessible from the start

Thanks, I'm so dumb. I threw all my early souls into stamina and vitality