A Dark Souls 1 Story Retrospective

Gwyn was so afraid of the dark that he killed himself. Just get a nightlight, dude.

Nothing compares to hearing the boss theme and then going on the journey through the trilogy just to get to the soul of cinder and hear that piano start back up all over again. Gives me chills every time, what a franchise

One thing i love about DS1 is that it doesn't tell you straight away "go kill some bosses" like DS2 and 3 do, instead for the first half of the game you're just fulfilling the dying wish of the man who saved you from your cell, and his wish is to ring one bell, and then the Crestfallen Warrior tells you about the second bell, and the bosses you kill are just in the way, that's what makes the first half of DS1 perfect, because it feels like a personal journey and not a set of bosses to kill.

Gwyn in welsh also means "white", and his piano theme uses only the white keys. That's just pure attention to detail that not many besides Fromsoft have

The idea of Artorias being left handed indicating that we not only are fighting a shadow of his past self but that shadow is even handicapped makes you wonder even more how cool of a fight we would have if fought him in his prime

I think it got missed but a part of Hawkeye Gough's story is that he was blind by the time we meet him in Oolacile. Another reason why he was no longer a knight. Making the shot on Kalameet that much more impressive.

As dartigan said. “After playing Darksouls. I learned that the story is none of my damn business.”

I think that letting the fire fade in DS1 isn't the same as in DS3. In DS1 you don't just let the fire fade and let the natural process take place, you instead become the lord of the dark and rule this new dark world, kinda like Gwyn ruled in age of light. DS3 is the only game that has that natural ending of you not linking the first flame or becoming the dark lord but letting it all fade. So it's possible that both endings in DS1 can be canon, as if, if you become the dark lord your power will weaken over time and someone may defeat you and use your soul to again link the fire and so on...

I feel like Sif trying to kill you while trying to get the ring is less of him not wanting you to share the fate of Artorias, but more so him testing your mettle: if you can beat him, then you're worthy of stepping into the Abyss without risk of being consumed.

Gwyn’s theme is indeed very different from anything else in the game. It holds a much deeper meaning when you realize it’s played only on white keys further enforcing his fear of the dark. The game and the trilogy as a whole is the greatest story i’ve ever experienced in my life. Such unimaginable depth throughout.

Dark Souls 1 might be my favorite game of all time. That opening scene is legendary.

The Pisaca in the Duke's Archives are the maids of Gwynevere that Seath has experimented upon, hence the miracles. You can hear the one in the corner crying. Hints at the origin of Pricilla

Elden Ring may be a massive success but for me this will always be my comfort zone.

Its weird that the primordial serpents never reappeared again in the other two games. Also, only true chads beat Gwyn without parrying him.

I definitely never found Kaathe my first playthough. I had no idea that the dark ending was a thing and I never really questioned the narrative of Frampt and Gwynevere. They're some of the first beings you meet in the ENTIRE game that don't demonstrate some sort of negative feelings for you so to me they were obviously the ones to trust. LOL how foolish of me...

When you were talking about the 4 kings you forgot that the place being flooded was also why there are so many ghosts, that's why the skulls are at the bottom when you drain new londo

20:35 New Londo is truly one of the darker stories in the whole of Dark Souls. Not only did Kaathe corrupt the four kings and create the darkwraiths, when the Lords of Anor Londo discovered what had happened to the four kings, Artorias was sent to kill them. Instead, Artorias made a covenant with the kings, confining them to the Abyss but he also locked the entire city inside itself then filled it with water, drowning all the inhabitants. There is also a theory that New Londo was purposely placed below Firelink Shrine to allow the Lords to kidnap people from the city and sacrifice themselves to the first flame via the secret hole to Firelink Altar within the shrine. Artorias's "success" with New Londo is also the reason why he was sent to Oolacile where he eventually went mad. The funny thing about the DLC is that the entire legacy of Artorias sacrificing himself to keep the abyss away was a complete lie. It was done by the player character sent back in time and you kill Artorias when he has been corrupted himself.

I love this game i don’t think anything can replace it in my heart with the deep connection i have with it because how much it influenced my life when i was in a bad situation

Mate, you have just established yourself as the new big name in fromsoft lore. I don't think I've seen someone explain the lore of these games as concisely, clearly, and compellingly as you do.

I think the Darksign was a curse that makes humans lose their memories, it's explain in a similar way in DS2, and the reason Gwyn branded humans with the Darksign is to erase their memory in case they refused to link the flame, so basically if you chose the age of darkness ending the curse is triggered and you lose your memory and you're placed back in the Undead Asylum and the cycle starts over again.