I just finished Dark Souls: Remastered, which was my first souls game ever, and I was absolutely blown away by the world design. It's crazy how they were able to link so vastly different set pieces together into a cohesive world, made the whole castle and it's underground areas feel so big. Loved this vid going through that.
Im actually startet playing Elden Ring, inspired, after my favourite RUclips Content Creator played DS1-DS3 and DS2 ( which I'm watching right now, ) with a Wheel of Pain and 20 Numbers while complainig about the the level design lol. Everytime he dies he has to spin the wheel to receive a punishment 😂. And every 25 deaths he invited some other RUclips CC to play and talk with him. And yeah they are also played DS2 and the most said DS1 level design was way better than DS2, and DS2 is the worst game from a franchise which had only good games. So I watched both videos, and yes... DS1 has way more paths connecting the areas together, while DS2 are mostly paths going further away from Majula (the hub) without coming back. Also the geography makes no sense. In DS1 you can see the Undead Castle from Bright town, Anor Londo from the bridge, and the gardens from the roof of the Bell Gargoyles. There is a whole underworld connected with each other. I really like this multi layer world design. To the defense of DS2: The lead director was fired and replaced, and they only had a year or so to finish the whole game... At least they really made a very good game out of it.
@@mattramsey5253The fact that the game just looks and feels so antiquated as well as the game not really being boss focused, plus runbacks being so daunting, it drives a lot of people off of the older souls games, myself included. However, as someone who started on Elden then went Sekiro then Bloodborne and now DS1 just recently, I can confidently say that DS1 rivals Elden as my #1 spot. The game is so incredibly good and I can't believe I had been missing out on it for so long.
Thank you for this! Dark Souls has a now infamously twisted and complex world map that has been scrutinised for years. This was a lot simpler to understand than the full 3D reconstructions though, and I appreciate that you kept the focus entirely on the player path and navigation options. Echoing the requests for more Souls games, especially Bloodborne. Elden Ring certainly sounds like a challenge in terms of sheer scale!
Having over ten years of playing dark souls under my belt and being able to recreate the entire map from memory, i sat watching this video solemnly nodding and muttering 'mmm, yes... that's true' and it was the most comfortable thing I've done all month
what an incredibly hidden gem of a video this is. Honestly I think you could reach a big audience on youtube if people manage to actually find your stuff.
Dude, this was super satisfying to watch! I've played this game over 10 times and it's awesome how accurate your map really is, love the artstyle you went for. Keep up the great work man!
I recently finished DS1 for the first time and was mesmerized by the map design. This video is EXACTLY what I've been needing to help visualize how all of the stages flow through each other. This video made me so happy - you have no idea!! Thank you! :D
Thanks for doing this. I have so many hours into this game and it was great to hear you run down the many paths to completing the game. I always liked how you had options to at least farm harder areas before going to the boss you wanted to fight. Peace
Really cool art, great dissection of the world layout and really relaxing to listen too, and despite it's calmness not boring for one bit, even (maybe especially) for people who played through the game multiple times. Amazing video.
Maps like these are cool. While the maps I've seen of this franchise are good, they're not really detailed, so your maps help make more sense out of how all the areas are connected. I wouldn't mind seeing you do the rest of the Souls franchise, Bloodborne, Sekiro, and Elden Ring.
Thanks for the like, CGcartography. As someone who uses the DS1 mesh daily for my own project, I can say that the way you’ve presented this walkthrough (including speed and narration) is incredibly interesting to see in tandem with remembering the experience from a 1st person perspective
Thanks man, I'm coming from elden ring and going through all the souls games now. I'm pretty good on finding hidden paths and beating things I shouldn't, but for some reason when I got to the smith and the church, I completely missed how to get to the top. Found all the other areas and was like "none of these feel right". I've gotten this far without spoilers and this video is perfect for me cause it's just an outline. Stopped once I got the info I needed, but I will def come back if I'm lost again.
Lol just realized I missed the stairs because I was so focused on the lift, and when I found it wasted so much time jumping off as it was moving trying to get the collectibles on top of firelink shrine church. See I find random stuff then forget the main task.
My favorite part of these is getting to watch you art unfold as we go on! its such a joy to get to see someones interpretation of the world. although, in my head the world is turned 90 degrees to the right, if that makes any sense. Didn't think about that being something everyone probably had an interpretation of!
Amazing video, enjoyed every second of it! So nice to see the dedication and love for this game that you have. This point of view gave me better idea and perspective of the game world. You did amazing job. Deserves a subscribe. Keep up the good work!
Incredible video! I've just started playing ds remastered after playing basically all other soulsborn and sekiro and i found this one to be the hardest to navigate for someone who has never played it or hasn't seen any videos. This will be really useful for my playtrought (apologize for bad english in case of some errors i'm still learning)
That was absolutely awesome, this is basically the map and route I have in my head ☺️. Please do more, this is an excellent aid to newcomers and veterans who just want to play the game chilled x
How did I just found this now? I *love* this kind of stuff. Great work! I definitely would love to see this for the other souls games, Demon's Souls too, of course :)
i have played every soulsborne game many, many times. Except for DS1. This has inspired me to play and beat the game with this exact route, thank you!!
Im replaying DS1(remastered) now after 13 years of putting this game down. I finished the game over 5 times back in PS3 days because it was a lot of online and coop fun, made tons of friends and met many cheaters back then. This game is the one that put FROM soft on the map.
Wonderful content man, keep up the good work! Would love to see more fromsoft related stuff. Even their older works like Kings Field 4 or Eternal Ring would be awesome 😁
I never completed Dark Souls as it wasn't really my sort of game, but I enjoyed watching all the playthroughs and lore, but never really got a sense of direction. This video is extremely helpful
I think what I like most about it is to see, how oolacile changed to the darkroot garden/basin and and what parts are completly missing in the "modern" times.
I'm amazed by your content. Are you architect? Designer? Some kind of studies and preparation for this or just talented enough to develop this? I'm architect and starting to study game developing and, somehow, never found fun worthy content like this elaborating the spatiality of some videogames. I repeat, I'm amazed and I would like to ask you some things but first of all I'll have lunch watching your channel. You also have Metal Gear Solid... man, you hit the core. You must be +30 y.o. as me.
thanks much! glad you have enjoyed it. my job is a research programmer with some GIS focus but I got into video game maps just for fun. I recently started a (free) blog here where I'm writing a bit about my process of creating stuff: www.patreon.com/VGCartography
Me playing the game on my head while you narrate the pathing.
DS1 was a great choice for this type of video. The map is mindboggling with how interconnected and vertical it is.
yeah my first time, i thought the depths would be the lowest. then blighttown. then further down? then further down!?
It just blew my mind when I found myself back at the beginning several times.
I just finished Dark Souls: Remastered, which was my first souls game ever, and I was absolutely blown away by the world design. It's crazy how they were able to link so vastly different set pieces together into a cohesive world, made the whole castle and it's underground areas feel so big. Loved this vid going through that.
The fact that this doesn’t have thousands of likes blows my mind. Mabye with the elden ring video people will go back and discover this masterpiece
The fact that quality ≠ popularity should not blow your mind.
@@TheFloodFourm I know but I just feel like this beautiful content should reach more people. I mean the dark souls fan base Is huge
Im actually startet playing Elden Ring, inspired, after my favourite RUclips Content Creator played DS1-DS3 and DS2 ( which I'm watching right now, ) with a Wheel of Pain and 20 Numbers while complainig about the the level design lol. Everytime he dies he has to spin the wheel to receive a punishment 😂. And every 25 deaths he invited some other RUclips CC to play and talk with him.
And yeah they are also played DS2 and the most said DS1 level design was way better than DS2, and DS2 is the worst game from a franchise which had only good games. So I watched both videos, and yes... DS1 has way more paths connecting the areas together, while DS2 are mostly paths going further away from Majula (the hub) without coming back. Also the geography makes no sense.
In DS1 you can see the Undead Castle from Bright town, Anor Londo from the bridge, and the gardens from the roof of the Bell Gargoyles. There is a whole underworld connected with each other. I really like this multi layer world design.
To the defense of DS2: The lead director was fired and replaced, and they only had a year or so to finish the whole game... At least they really made a very good game out of it.
@@mattramsey5253The fact that the game just looks and feels so antiquated as well as the game not really being boss focused, plus runbacks being so daunting, it drives a lot of people off of the older souls games, myself included. However, as someone who started on Elden then went Sekiro then Bloodborne and now DS1 just recently, I can confidently say that DS1 rivals Elden as my #1 spot. The game is so incredibly good and I can't believe I had been missing out on it for so long.
i was pretyy lost, but with this i managed to finish dark souls, thx
DS 1 map is very interesting, it started like oh i've travel far away and then boom a road connecting every map
Thank you for this! Dark Souls has a now infamously twisted and complex world map that has been scrutinised for years. This was a lot simpler to understand than the full 3D reconstructions though, and I appreciate that you kept the focus entirely on the player path and navigation options.
Echoing the requests for more Souls games, especially Bloodborne. Elden Ring certainly sounds like a challenge in terms of sheer scale!
thanks! I have done caelid to stormveil so far and it's taken about as long as DS1 lol 😬
I was blown away by DS1's map/level design. Thanks for this video.
might be my favorite game map ever.
It’s so old but as I was playing I thought to myself that I’ve never played a game with a map this detailed and that makes sense
@@Nsmnsd197 its not that old you're just new
2011(?) was 13 years ago, we're getting old bud
DS1 map/level design might be my favorite game map design of all time.
Having over ten years of playing dark souls under my belt and being able to recreate the entire map from memory, i sat watching this video solemnly nodding and muttering 'mmm, yes... that's true' and it was the most comfortable thing I've done all month
It’s amazing how all of this is still burnt into my head after my first playthrough long ago. That’s why DS1 has unmatched level and world design.
what an incredibly hidden gem of a video this is. Honestly I think you could reach a big audience on youtube if people manage to actually find your stuff.
thank you for the encouragement!
Dude, this was super satisfying to watch! I've played this game over 10 times and it's awesome how accurate your map really is, love the artstyle you went for. Keep up the great work man!
thanks much!
I recently finished DS1 for the first time and was mesmerized by the map design. This video is EXACTLY what I've been needing to help visualize how all of the stages flow through each other. This video made me so happy - you have no idea!! Thank you! :D
good job beating it!
Thanks for doing this. I have so many hours into this game and it was great to hear you run down the many paths to completing the game. I always liked how you had options to at least farm harder areas before going to the boss you wanted to fight. Peace
Really cool art, great dissection of the world layout and really relaxing to listen too, and despite it's calmness not boring for one bit, even (maybe especially) for people who played through the game multiple times.
Amazing video.
glad you liked it! agree that you get more out of it if you kind of know already lol
Maps like these are cool. While the maps I've seen of this franchise are good, they're not really detailed, so your maps help make more sense out of how all the areas are connected.
I wouldn't mind seeing you do the rest of the Souls franchise, Bloodborne, Sekiro, and Elden Ring.
cheers! working on Elden Ring map on and off already, about to start my second run
I was really confused on how to further progress in the game, i was stuck after the second bell. This Video really helped me. Thank you
howd u get stuck after 2nd bell? it literally shows u cut scene of sens fortress opening lol
This was SUPERB. More than interested in this treatment for the other Souls games
Thanks for the like, CGcartography. As someone who uses the DS1 mesh daily for my own project, I can say that the way you’ve presented this walkthrough (including speed and narration) is incredibly interesting to see in tandem with remembering the experience from a 1st person perspective
Great video. Blightown kicked my ass the first time. This game is gonna take me a long time to beat.
holy shit this channel is a hidden gem
This is my favorite video on RUclips
Thanks man, I'm coming from elden ring and going through all the souls games now. I'm pretty good on finding hidden paths and beating things I shouldn't, but for some reason when I got to the smith and the church, I completely missed how to get to the top. Found all the other areas and was like "none of these feel right". I've gotten this far without spoilers and this video is perfect for me cause it's just an outline. Stopped once I got the info I needed, but I will def come back if I'm lost again.
Lol just realized I missed the stairs because I was so focused on the lift, and when I found it wasted so much time jumping off as it was moving trying to get the collectibles on top of firelink shrine church. See I find random stuff then forget the main task.
I just finished NG4+ and this is amazing, pure art! Really good!
I'm always drawing maps and mapped out an imaginary journey when I was little. This is so in my alley, please do all the games.
Very cool art m8, truly awesome video and content!
World design is what kept me coming back in From Software's games! ✨ thanks for this amazing upload! 😊❤️
My favorite part of these is getting to watch you art unfold as we go on! its such a joy to get to see someones interpretation of the world. although, in my head the world is turned 90 degrees to the right, if that makes any sense. Didn't think about that being something everyone probably had an interpretation of!
Interesting! I could see that given where you head at the start
This is actually perfect
Really make u appreciate the work that goes into this kind of map design
Amazing video, enjoyed every second of it! So nice to see the dedication and love for this game that you have. This point of view gave me better idea and perspective of the game world. You did amazing job. Deserves a subscribe. Keep up the good work!
Thank you for this. Best simple and clear explanation of optimal progression route on the internet.
Incredible video! I've just started playing ds remastered after playing basically all other soulsborn and sekiro and i found this one to be the hardest to navigate for someone who has never played it or hasn't seen any videos. This will be really useful for my playtrought (apologize for bad english in case of some errors i'm still learning)
This scratches the itch I have for video game mapping. Ross Scott would be proud.
Picked up the Dark Souls trilogy a few days ago. This video is a huge help playing through DS1, thanks so much! :)
That was absolutely awesome, this is basically the map and route I have in my head ☺️. Please do more, this is an excellent aid to newcomers and veterans who just want to play the game chilled x
thanks much. i've done a few others on my channel recently, working on DS3 this fall
dark souls is one of the best game ever made. Your video underline the genius construction behind this masterpiece
Never expected a 19 min walk-through:)
Really amazing, just finished the remastered version and this video was really helpful!
I can run through all locations in DS just in my mind, but it still was catchy to watch
How did I just found this now? I *love* this kind of stuff. Great work!
I definitely would love to see this for the other souls games, Demon's Souls too, of course :)
Awesome video... really showcases the brilliant design of DS1 :) thanks so much, my visual brain loved it
Great work! Really helped me understand how some of the areas are arranged.
Amazing video man, you made me remember the first time I played this fantastic game many years ago, thanks.
i have played every soulsborne game many, many times. Except for DS1. This has inspired me to play and beat the game with this exact route, thank you!!
Im replaying DS1(remastered) now after 13 years of putting this game down. I finished the game over 5 times back in PS3 days because it was a lot of online and coop fun, made tons of friends and met many cheaters back then. This game is the one that put FROM soft on the map.
Cant believe ive never seen this, amazing work 👏🏻
Thank you so much for the explanation of this awesome journey 🙏😀👍
Loved the reference to Manos, The Hands of Fate! I thought I was the only one who always called him that, lol
11:53 You're not supposed to do many things in this game but some absolutely cracked DS1 players somehow gained forbidden knowledge and here we are!
Wonderful content man, keep up the good work! Would love to see more fromsoft related stuff. Even their older works like Kings Field 4 or Eternal Ring would be awesome 😁
thanks! love king's field 4, that's a good idea. i liked the PS2 shadow tower a lot once it got translated as well
Very nice video! Amazing job in breaking it down. Absolutely love DS1's level design.
WTF THIS IS SOOOOO GOOOD!!! Man great job with this! 😍
I never completed Dark Souls as it wasn't really my sort of game, but I enjoyed watching all the playthroughs and lore, but never really got a sense of direction. This video is extremely helpful
Thank you for this video! A year later and im able to navigate this maze of a game because of you
As a tribute to the world of Lordran/Oolacile, this is spectacular, and as an artpiece in its own right, just amazing.
thanks much.
This is awesome man, helped me a lot with my current playthrough!
This is incredibly well made! Thanks a lot brother!!
I like Dark Souls, I like maps and I like your video.
I like your comment
This needs more views. Great video!
Excellent work, very glad you've entered the scene. Keeping an eye on all thats posted on deviantart too!
much appreciated!
Absolutely incredible.
Thanks man, you're life saver, time saver, my love.
This is brillant! I only Just found your channel and man is this lovely crafted. Thank you!
I think what I like most about it is to see, how oolacile changed to the darkroot garden/basin and and what parts are completly missing in the "modern" times.
it is fun to compare! Souls games reuse areas like that a few different times
Incredible, high effort stuff. Keep it up, man.
This is such a well done video I’m reallyy impressed! Keep up the good work!
Wow..... great job. Pictorial view is very cool.
Just found this video. Really great! Thanks
Im surprised that the artorias fight didnt get a mention, but this was a really cool video!
Amazing, it makes a bit more sense now :)
GREAT WORK, FRIEND!!
Still my favorite video on RUclips
thanks for the support!
This is amazing, why does this not have more views?
thanks! self-promotion is a mystic art unto itself
Ds1 map would make an architect jealous
This is very satisfying
Purely excellent video dude, well broken down
thanks, appreciate it!
nice video, explained it very well
Have a comment, like and subscribe for having no ads or sponser. Just jumping straight to it!
Wow very cool Video, i felt my run very hard.
As always, great content. Good job man. Bloodborne next?
i'm finishing up the outline stage of elden ring, so hoping to finish that first. but BB is my favorite after that so there's a good chance soon after
@@VGCartography Oh let's go hype
Please do DS2 and DS3 as well
I need video like this for Bloodborne
i just got to blight town and am astounded how much of the game is still left to go.
such a good video man keep it up!
really enjoyed this!
I'm amazed by your content. Are you architect? Designer? Some kind of studies and preparation for this or just talented enough to develop this? I'm architect and starting to study game developing and, somehow, never found fun worthy content like this elaborating the spatiality of some videogames.
I repeat, I'm amazed and I would like to ask you some things but first of all I'll have lunch watching your channel. You also have Metal Gear Solid... man, you hit the core. You must be +30 y.o. as me.
thanks much! glad you have enjoyed it. my job is a research programmer with some GIS focus but I got into video game maps just for fun. I recently started a (free) blog here where I'm writing a bit about my process of creating stuff: www.patreon.com/VGCartography
Underrated video! Cheers !
Only 7k views??? You deserve more!!
Outstanding.
Very good video
Oh, I love this!
This is literally a better guide than most walkthroughs of the game
My all time favorite game !!!
This video was top quality :)
I always use the stone armor and wolf ring to get past the ledge of death.
I like the game but as a beginner the long boss walks are crazy to me
Im having a short fight but a 4 minute walk
A year later and still saves my disoriented ass :)
Dark Souls Sports Illustrated Swimsuit edition
excellent video
Where was this when i was playing the game, i got lost so many times
Isn't the waterwheel in Blighttown not a waterwheel? I'm pretty sure it's powered by a walking dog in a hamster wheel
good point... a dog-driven rotary gear with approx. lifting strength of 1 dogpower.