VaatiVidya lol vaati, just got here from the prepare to cry after seeing it in my recommended and thinking "i'll watch this again" lo and behold you must have thought the same thing an hour ago :P
Just wanted to drop in and thank you all (Vaati, Veselekov, and fans) for your continued support and kind words. I can't believe it's been 5 years since this dropped. Nearly 3 million views? That is fucking crazy. Even if I've decided to step away from writing music about video games, I am forever grateful to the Souls community. The band is almost entirely self-sustaining thanks to you all, and it wouldn't have been possible without you. - Aleks, Tanuki
***** I know exactly how you feel, I love this song. It's actually a little poppier than i'm used to but it really grew on me and now I use it as my ringtone. lol.
its been 6 years now... and still, everytime i hear this song i get goosebumps and tears in my eyes. i dont know why this is happening but i guess its because it reminds me of my first playthrough, the hours i spend on this game, researching the internet for storylines, watching endless videos and because dark souls is one of the best games ever created. it fills me with joy and memories. this song is a masterpiece and is, and ever will be, one of a kind. thank u tanookisuit for making this beautiful song. and thank you vaati for sharing it!
@The Laynz the only thing that made me feel like that was hearing gwyns theme at the end of ds3 the first time. But I love this game and it gives me something to do while I wait
Asiroth Nyoki it is weird. hell, i dunno how you can even see what people are replying to without going onto a new tab or searching through the damn comments! (i cant see a 'show comment' thing) seriously, what was wrong with the old system? it was pretty good in comparison!
You can't reply to old comments before the new system so any comments from now and on can be reply and rated all old are locked, unrateable and unreplyable
Better yet, if you listened to this song without knowing the existence of dark souls, and then end up playing it later, where all of this makes sense...
There's something truly magical about this community. Call me crazy, call me naive. But I feel like a very select breed of people are drawn to the Souls series. Almost every person I ask about this series has either no idea what it is or they DO know what it is and can't stand it. When Dark Souls launched in my state there were 3 people there.... And even those 3 people didn't seem nearly as "into it" as I was. I was beyond disappointed. I have high hopes for Dark Souls 2 since the growth of this franchise has amounted to something impressive over the past 2 years. But I think this song is nothing short of brilliant. It really cups a hold of your enthusiasm for this game and creates a sensation that not everyone is going to feel and I'm proud of that. These games are scary and that's the ultimate truth. It takes the will of a knight and the heart of an adventurer to stand up to this series, arms in hand. Well I appreciate this series with all of my heart and soul. When Dark Souls 2 arrives I'll be ready to tread the unknown once again with my sword gripped tight shield held high. Remember this: Whatever awaits in this series, new or old, you will always have an amazing community to turn to. Never forget that.
I bought it at a friend's recommendation a few months after it was released. Sure I started off dying every 5 minutes but there was something about it that made not give up, no matter how great my frustrations grew, or how angry I was getting both at the PvE and the invaders who in my eyes back then were gods of the game. Watching someone pick apart a group of 3 people, whether with lightning weapons early on or simply excellent battle tactics and parry skills was my motivation to get better at the game. I'm certainly no Eliiti or Peeve, but I'm happy that I can use my current favourite build and hold my own in about 3/4 of my matches. The online community seems so helpful. Any time I turn to forums for an idea or a strategy or a weapon tutorial, there is never a negative attitude towards anything. And there's always new content being put up online of this game. It's truly a unique experience playing this game, which still retains a massive community over 2 years since its release.
I bought it because I felt it was a gamer's challenge and I wanted to beat it. But then I just got drawn into it and now I love it. I'm helping people out all the time and they are always so thankful. Oddly enough a lot people who play this game play lost planet 2 :l Praise the Sun!!
Its really amazing how much people enjoy Dark Souls, they just don't know about it yet. In the past couple months, I've gotten at least three of my friend really into the game only a couple weeks after getting it myself. The community only grows.
Been struggling with Gwyn for an entire day. Frustration building, pressure rising. Mutes in-game music and plays this instead. Fueled by hype-ass music. Finally beats the lord of cinder. Relief ensues. Goddamn, what a way to end NG+7 And it's all thanks to this song, backed by half-decent timing, trembling hands, coffee and a comfy office chair. Praise it.
+Cass Griffon how come everyone has so much trouble with gwyn? he's supposed to be farily easy since he is so drained and hollowed lore wise xD 3 parry's no problem on my first try
Shadey Mcbones While you're not entirely wrong, Gwyn is most likely not supposed to be easy, but rather EASIER than what his true potential is. Think about it, considering the challenge he can be as a mindless, hollow shadow of his former self, I think it is somewhat safe to assume that he would be a nearly impossible foe if we'd met him at a much earlier time.
Cass Griffon thats for certain xd would have been cool if they implemented the invader boss feature in gwynn in some way. but instead of invading a players world with your own character like in demon souls, you control gwyn
1.- Yes the lyrics are just an explanation to the main lore of DS 1 2.- No, i dont care about the first point 3.- Yes the song is amazing 4.- It fills me with FEELS, and after so much time thats hard to achieve so... 5.- Personally this song is better than "Hollow" (Hollow isnt bad tho). 6.- Praise the sun. 7.- I like to play this song while fighting Gwyn, it makes me imagine Oscar watching me from the entrance as a ghost, being proud of what i achieved. EDIT: 8.- 1:50 this line is the one that hits me the more... Gwyndolin always hurts me.
Compagni tortisiani che siete qui giunti, facciamo sentire la nostra voce a distanza di tutti questi anni dalla pubblicazione di questa canzone, festeggiando il culmine di una stupenda Veteran Run sulla trilogia di Dark Souls che ci ha accompagnati per un anno intero.
The Age of Fire has long since passed The Age of Dark is inevitable And yet we struggle on, and humanity survives. A shell of its former self, an effigy of the Golden Age, but it yet survives.
I can totally imagine the crowd at one of their shows praising the sun during the chant at the end. That thought just gives me goosebumps, in a good way.
dark souls story the way I see it: you go on this long and hard journey to replace gwyn and continue the age of fire or usher in an age of dark... Dark souls 2 story: you are playing this game without really knowing why... anybody agree?
Isn't that the point tho? You're trying to find destiny in this cruel world, you seek answers. As the firekeeper said herself, you will stand before the doors of the castle without really knowing why.
Cole B Technically, you are told that you can choose to link the bonfire or leave it, but it doesn't matter what you choose, because if you link the bonfire, it will burn away sooner or later. If you don't, the dark will consume everything, but a new fire will begin and the story will repeat again. Whatever is your choice, the outcome will be the same.Sorry if I wrote something wrong, English isn't my first language.
Its been universally recognised as "Thats the point" You are forgetting why you are at drangleic and you continue onwards to fight your forgetfulness. That's why you travel long distances in a single elevator because that's all you remember. The Iron keep is the best moment of this: How do you go up an elevator and into a world full of lava? It makes no sense. Unless you forgot the journey there, and the last thing you remember is the Elevator ride.
For a brother is in need to find.... It almost seems like Dark Souls is about companionship, simply because of how valuable the aid of a stranger is in this game. Think about it: you gladly take up Solaire's offers to help you, and can summon a multitude of companions at times to assist you, and most of the time you end up needing their help to get through the game's bosses in one piece. And you are rewarded for your assistance, as well. Solaire gives you sun Amulets, Siegmeyer distracts the enemy so you can escape, and you receive humanity if you can save another soul when you are summoned. And even if you aren't directly assisting the others around you, people are able to see your actions all around them. Touch a bloodstain and learn of a brother's unfortunate demise, watch a ghostly figure roll through a hallway to avoid a bolder that you weren't aware of until then. You can even see the words of the damned who came before you, who do their best to assist you in whatever way they can. But at the same time, Dark Souls is also about Treachery, because the player is not required to assist his Brethren. He may deceive, confuse and even murder other players in order to better himself, and even then that player may be murdered as punishment for his crimes. And when the Cleric murders his party and abandons them, he too can be punished for his treachery. All in all, Dark Souls is a game that shows that Companionship is an invaluable tool, and that treachery is condemnable in the Land of Ancient Lords.
Wow... this was just awesome. The great amount of lore in the lyrics, those hilarious animated characters (I really loved Nito's Gravelord Guitar!) and the passion you all put into it, in your own way, was incredible. It's creative, fan-based content like this that really inspire me; I'm feeling more and more inclined to perhaps start some Souls' videos for myself, perhaps Dark Souls 2 being an excellent opportunity to do that. I'm not looking to get even a fraction of your subscriber base, or even to get lots of views etc, I just want to help contribute to this awesome community in my own way; whether it's through some corny "Let's Play" vids or through explaining my own theories on the Lore in the universe; I admittedly spend most of my time theorizing on Dark Souls' lore :P Thank you Vaati for being so appreciative to not just the extremely talented fans of Dark Souls, like Tanooki Suit here, but also the grassroots fans too. This kind of cooperation and harmony in the Souls' community is really what makes it such a pleasure of being part of. Keep going Vaati, your huge subscriber count is there for a reason. :)
The great thing about this song is that even if you don't play dark souls you can still interpret it as many metaphors describing life and the struggle between good and evil, heaven and hell, and god and satan trying to draw you toward their ways. For instance, "a pilgrim from the asylum" could be any person on there adventure through the insanity that is life. "The parish above"=heaven, "blightbog down below"=hell, and "there guardians still thirst for your cursed blood"=God and satan want your soul. "I will walk through the fog..i will feed to the fire these shards of a soul"=the fog is our blind journey through life and shards of a soul are giving evil or good the fragments of yourself that still exist after the long, difficult journey. Pretty cool if you think about it.
Yeah, the unstated part of my comment was how similar the lyrics are to other songs of the same genre. If you didn't know Dark Souls lore, the lyrics would seem very abstract and maybe metaphorical, but in this case, nope, that's pretty much exactly what happened (speculatively). Definitely not trying to dig at them at all.
how has it nearly been seven years since this came out? Time really does fly by huh. It doesn't feel like that long ago that I was a little kid playing dark souls for the first time and for the first time being so incredibly proud of something that I've done. God this always makes me so emotional.
They did one for demons soul as well as some for things like evangelion and berserk. honestly you should check out their other stuff. I love every song on their newest album
To be honest, this song should have more than those stupid generic pop songs that sing about money and bitches repeating the same word as their entire lyrics. But Alas, not everyone is meant to be a Chosen Undead.
This game song me the determination to beat Dark Souls. And by now, it became my favorite game of all time. Never has any game change my attitude towards life as much as Dark Souls. It was not a game to me. It was an experience. Whatever you do in life, don't lose your purpose. The undead's body might not be able to die, but the mind still can. That's how hollows are born.
MrSamulai The Soul of Cinder is the amalgamation of anyone and everyone who linked the first flame, sacrificing themselves to protect and keep the flame alight. That's why when the SoC goes into his second phase, he returns to the original the strongest Soul that the fire absorbed, Lord Gwyn.
2019? The torch has been passed onto Sekiro, though it'll never be what the rest of the Dark Souls series has be, and never give us that same spark, and sense of wonder, and pride, it's keeping the series alive, and the momentum going.
Dark Souls, Sekiro and Bloodborne prove that FromSoft does their best work when they're making up new universes. DS2 and DS3 were okay, but something keeps pulling me back to the OG DS1.
Cari amici Tortisiani che leggono questo commento, è il momento di prendere possesso della sezione commenti anche sotto questo video per narrare le gesta di Firenzo e Sabaku II, il nostro re Ka'Sandro e il suo maestro Joel e dei nostri F e P, ormai giunti alla fine del mondo. Siamo alla fine di questo lungo viaggio durato un anno, ma chissà quante altre avventure ci aspettano in mondi completamente diversi
***** Such an army of pervert has played dark souls... can't see a topic without seeing "chest" linked to "Gwynevere", stop it guys it's awful (ohh I love it don't misunderstand) but it ruins the solemnity of the lore
You defeat the Four Kings of New Londo, corrupted by their temptations into monsters. You slay the traitor Seathe, who lost his sanity to the Crystals. You destroy the Bed of Chaos, formed of the good intentions of the Witch of Izalith. You put to rest the fading Lord of Sunlight- Gwyn, Lord of Cinders. And you bring death to the unchanging, unending king of Death himself, Nito. Not in that order, mind you, but it says something. One of the themes of this game, in however much of a limited quantity it is shown, is that death is unchanging. Every other Lord Soul and Lord Soul Shard is a faded, corrupted version of what it used to be... except for Gravelord Nito.
Nito does change, however. Death no longer came to humanity; each person the darksign spread to (sooner or later, everyone) lessened the power of Death until Nito was a ragged, tortured shell with an unfed soul. He strove, then, to spread as much death as he could to all the undead (the gravelords)- but that was it. They were undead. He could no more kill them than he could become something else. Nito perished at the Chosen Undead's hand, and the last true death he could grant was his own.
The whole nature of undeath is being unable to die according to the beliefs of Lordran and Drangleic and what their arcane sciences tell them. What we believe to be the nuances of their undeath is meaningless, as it is the beliefs of the people in the Dark Souls universe that matter in this instance.
I'll add into this conversation as well that even disregarding the Undead, Nito's Lord Soul may have been the soul of Death; but he didn't draw power from death. His soul was still linked to the First Flame like the other 2 Lord Souls were. So he's just as decayed as the other Lords are. Probably even more actually since a not minuscule amount of his remaining power was taken from him by Pinwheel. Its probably why he can't go gravelording himself and needs to rely on his proxies to do most of his work for him.
ScarletSoul "Not miniscule" Pinwheel, easiest boss in game. Seriously, though, you do have a point. One way or another, Nito was diminished to the point where he was *obviously* not of the same strength he was when displayed during the opening cinematics- the chosen undead would crumble just because Nito willed it, otherwise, the moment they locked eyes and eyesockets. He would never have had to use his blade, or call summons (raise skellies) at all- the Chosen would land, get rekt, and that would be it each time he or she tried. Looking at it with the additional viewpoint that Pinwheel was involved in Nito's ruin, makes it seem like Death, above all the other shards of the First Flame, got hit the hardest- which makes sense, considering the very thing that makes the Chosen so hard to put down for good.
You sir, deserve a like! You deserve many, many fucking likes! Superb work. Not just awesome music, but also a nice insight into the complex and difficult story of the game.
I believe VaatiVidya has gone hollow. Have not heard of him for a while. Poor guy, he was doing so well; it must have been the whole Google fiasco that made him go hollow.
Monsterslayer Emil Thanks for that :) I wonder if it was an intentional translation or if they got it off a web-based translator. If it was, I wonder how it fits into the context of the rest of the lyrics.
? At first, I was gonna say "There already is its called DS3" because of the poise thing, but the rereading nerf rolling made me realise what you really mean (I think). Yeah, I think making the stamina cost for rolling be the same as bloodborne regardless of weight felt a bit too OP. I think they should do what Dark Souls 2 did, and make rolling different for every 10% of weight you have. Also for poise, I think they should reduce it's effectiveness, but not remove it completely. If I invest 50 point into vitality, I want to be able to wear full havel's! (Or giants in this case)
I have discovered a new drug, it is highly addictive, it is known as "Lordvessel". Symptons of the Lordvessel including listening, humming and singing to awesome songs about extremely difficult video games.
I completely understand the bands composition. Ravelord Nito on the Gravelord Guitar, Lautrec Dualwielding Drumsticks, and Solaire singing because he is the sun, and the sun is the star. ;)
For the longest time I didn't know who Gwyndolin was, someone dropped me 99 of his souls(along with EVERY other boss, I was a noob so I used them) but I got the bow and it became my favorite one to use and when I finally found him was on accident like after I was halfway through NG+
Why isn't this an official commercial for the game!?!? From Software, do you not know of this? V, your style and presentation is far beyond any content outside of actual games on all media outlets. My son ( just turned 9 last night) loves this song so much, he sings it while he plays and watches your lore videos before bed. The work you (& the others involved) put into this is truly grossly incandescent.
Watch a Guber video and instantly fell in love with this song. You’re amazing, holy shit. This song rocks Also forgot to mention the first time I heard it I genuinely thought it was a 30 seconds to Mars song cause it has those vibes
Your contribution to the DS community does not go unnoticed. The effort you put into what you do is apparent, and I want to personally thank you on behalf of the community, because I'm confident I have the right to do so. Anyone who doesn't appreciate this simply does not belong here. Keep up the good work.
This song brought a thought to my mind, what is going through each and every characters mind? Quelaag just as she realises she's going to die, probably thoughts for her sister's well being. Ornstien just before Smough crushes him. Gwyn... Firelink Firekeeper as she tends to the bonfire for an eternity. What about our characters as they head through the world which is so desperately clinging to the age of fire?
Quelaag just as she realises she's going to die, probably thoughts for her sister's well being. - Personally I believe she is more concerned with her sister's loneliness, since she is the only one who can speak to her. I believe she trusts in Kirk, and presumably the other chaos servants to provide the humanity. Ornstien just before Smough crushes him. - I love the differences between Ornstein and Smough. Ornstein, clearly respects Smough even if he doesn't care for him. Meanwhile Smough crushes a live Ornstein without caring. I truly believe Ornstein was welcoming the end of his turmoil and saw a gruesme end at the hands of Smough. I'm more interesting in whether or not Smough and Ornstein know of Gwnydolin's illusion (which brings up a point... can you kill Gwyndolin before Smough and Ornstein... and if so who is are they protecting? Gwyn... - I believe is about as hollow as the Crestfallen Warrior gets just before he leaves Firelink Shrine. He has had his soul absorbed by the everdying fire and is literally living on the motivation of determining which undead warrior is truly capable of taking his cursed throne as the keeper of the Kiln. Firelink Firekeeper as she tends to the bonfire for an eternity. - It seems that most Firekeeper are entirely resigned to their duties. The Pale Lady, Lady of the Darkling and of course Anastacia seem to embrace their firekeeping as something to do in the dying world. The Lady of the Darkling (the Darmoon Knightess) even seeks out Gwyndolin and seems to offer to become a firekeeper. I think the firekeepers tend not to think about anything outside of their "hub". Anastacia for example doesn't even seem to know of the existence of anyone but Crestbro, the player and Laurtrec (since she never leaves her prison-like tunnel so likely just settles for considering the days events). The only firekeeper who actively has a secondary purpose is the Darkmoon Knightess who seems happy to be a firekeeper until a point in time at which Gwyndolin is threatened. What about our characters as they head through the world which is so desperately clinging to the age of fire? -You have to think that they are a bit mindfucked. Here they have those from the darkness asking the Chosen Undead to embrace their curse and let the flames of the Lords die out. Which would likely result in the death of the undead aswell since the Darkwraith, Drakes, Dragons and fellow undead tend not to care about other life. And then they have the Lords seemingly setting a path towards linking the fire. They are being manipulated either way and it's likely going to be gruesome for the undead regardless (either they become like Gwyn... or possibly just perish due to not being as powerful OR they become like Manus/Four Kings who embraced their curse and have since become servants of the abyss, servants of the primordial serpents who clearly have an ulterior motive as seen by them not caring about whether the fire is linked or darkness is ushered in.
***** I always got the feeling that the Four Knights had more dignity than to die crying for help. Neither Ciaran or Gough cry for help, Gough actually sounds impressed that he could be killed by a human,
This song still kicks so much ass 6 years after it's release. Still love this song and all the videos you make Vaati, continue to rock on and I hope you have a great day.
I admit to being fairly skeptical of a good darksouls song made by fans and even though the style is not my preferred style of music, the song kicks ass anyway.
I consider myself a fan of Dark Souls now. It's a really great game with tons of rich, dark lore, and addictive as hell (challenging too) gameplay! This remarkable song really gets me in the mood for the game too, even after beating it on normal New Game... perhaps I'll continue my New Game Plus playthrough? :D
Haha, I just beat it for the third time yesterday (would be the fourth but I'm stuck on the final boss with my Grim Reaper build). And you know what I did immediately after, I started a new game. There's just so many builds I want to try
Love Veselekov to death, but I personally found the animations to be incongruous with the feeling of the song. The Ravelord and Sunbro appearance in the beginning had me thinking that this was going to be a funny song (although I did laugh at the humorous use of the Solaire quotes), but I got goosebumps instead. Regardless, awesome work to everyone involved, and I can't wait to see what this fantastic community continues to produce!
By far the best of the three soulsongs. This one perosnifies the game in a way the other two don't. This song invokes memories of my first, second, and every play through of my Dark Souls career. the emotions portrayed in the song are genuine and honest to the themes of the game. 10/10 Please let us see a Soulsong like this for something within the Scholar of First Sin, Vaati!
I work at a game store and while I was calling people to let them know about the midnight release for dark souls 2 I had this playing in the background
