Can You Beat DARK SOULS 1 With Only Crystal Weapons & Armor?

THEY'RE MINERALS

4:24 My friend played the remastered version blind for the first time a few years ago, and found this out the hard way. He was so good at the game that it meant he didnt understand "oh this area is supposed to be much harder than the others, I'm not supposed to be here" and so he just kept progressing. He never realized there were gargoyles to kill, so he went through the Darkroot Garden, into the Basin, through the Valley of Drakes into BlightTown, and then UP BLIGHTTOWN INTO THE DEPTHS. And then he asked me how to open the door, which caused my brain to short circuit because I had no idea what he was talking about lmao

MOM! MOM GET THE CAMERA! Nicely done on the challenge run - allow me to welcome you to our little corner of madness 💀

9:05 You know it's a weird run when "escaping to Blight Town" is a cause for celebration. Nice run, i always enjoy seeing the less common weapons and spells get some love

I used the crystal halberd for most of my first playthrough and it is one of the best weapons in the game.

damn... 1500 hrs+ in DS1... and never knew that being cursed let you hit the ghost... man what a game... learning more and more

You know your run is cursed when you can say the phrase “and I escaped into blighttown” 💀💀🥶

5:55 the depths are actually one of the most tightly designed areas in dark souls in that they're designed to be entirely skippable while also allowing players to pick up the most relevant items scattered around. You see, there's a hidden pitfall nearby the first butcher (the one guarding the large ember chest) that drops you down above the giant rat (where the spider shield - an item that makes traversing the upper section of blighttown substantially easier - is found). You can plunge attack it from here, and grab the shortcut key in case you didn't start with the master one. From here, you can slide down the waterfall hugging the left wall to completely bypass the basilisk-infested section, and land right in front of Domhnall. In less than a minute, you're able to access the bonfire via the shortcut and directly face off against the gaping dragon - it's absolutely genius level design (regardless of how enjoyable the area itself is, lol)! Then of course, the channeler would still be alive, and you'd possibly still be missing the ring of the evil eye, the greataxe and Kirk's invasion, but that gets the basics done

That beginning stretch made this challenge a lot more compelling than I initially anticipated. Sure, the build eventually gets really strong, but MAN does it make you work for it first.

Indeed, I discovered the bottomless crystal weapon inventory awhile ago. This in tandem with the Duke’s Archives being sealed off at the point you meet Domhnal leads me to believe that this method of forging weapons out of crystals is unique to the isolationist country of Zena.

It’s weird coming back to your channel after so long. The more things change they stay the same. Glad you’re still here after all this time.

Walter White crystal run was a huge missed opportunity

"This is when the damage falls off a cliff" proceeds to show a snake falling of the cliff

I still get that feeling of happiness and excitement when you drop another dark souls video like when I was still a kid, time truly moves fast.

I love how people are watching this wondering if its possible after someone beat the game with a dance dance revolution floor pad.

I didn't know that the bell sound was other players, or that being cursed lets you kill ghost. Very cool when you can learn new things about games you played for years. DKS1 will always be my personal favorite in the series.

"After receiving the traditional Blighttown welcome..." gets Toxic

I’m so glad the ds community is getting into a different challenge runs the videos are so good.

Ngl, I've always loved the look of crystal armor. Really wish we got more armor like that in Elden Ring, and no I don't mean Lusat and Azur which is just a coating on their shoulders. Something more throughout the armor, which I'm honestly surprised hasn't been made considering the reverence of the material.

Every excuse to play Dark Souls is f-ing valid. Keep them coming mate