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  • @priorpottedplant
    @priorpottedplant 3 года назад +444

    i remember years after playing the souls franchise me and my brother mentioned how there wasn’t a bonfire in senns, and my uncle just looked at us like we were stupid and said “there is a bonfire” i’ve never been so mad yet so amused before

    • @ithurtsman6099
      @ithurtsman6099 3 года назад +93

      I’m playing dark souls for the first time and I got so mad because I did just about everything in senns besides the iron golem and finally found out there was a bonfire off that damn edge

    • @Nick-st4hb
      @Nick-st4hb 2 года назад +39

      At least you knew there was a bonfire, I made my way like 30 times all the way from the beginning to the Iron Golem, my controller died after I finally beated him then I got humbled by a friend who defeated it in one go and told me about the bonfire 🥲

    • @GreedyDrunk92
      @GreedyDrunk92 2 года назад +20

      TBF, the location itself is very short.
      It comes really close to the length, where there has to be a bonfire, but does not cross the line.

    • @historicflame972
      @historicflame972 Год назад +2

      Absolute chad uncle

  • @gubgub4182
    @gubgub4182 3 года назад +555

    Do one on Tarkus, the first nice you'd normally meet since the undead merchant that shows that no matter how much armor you cover yourself in your still fallible to fall damage. XD

    • @schmoop3660
      @schmoop3660 2 года назад +10

      I think you actually take more damage the heavier you armour is

    • @romantheblack-cat
      @romantheblack-cat 2 года назад +1

      ​@@schmoop3660 thats how it works in Nioh 1 at least

    • @McBehrer
      @McBehrer 2 года назад +4

      ah, the original LetMeSoloHer

    • @AleK0451
      @AleK0451 Год назад +1

      @@schmoop3660 that's ds2, ds1 doesn't consider weight for fall damage

  • @scarfpirates
    @scarfpirates 3 года назад +68

    Tarkus has entered the chat

  • @Stachelbeeerchen
    @Stachelbeeerchen 3 года назад +22

    The Iron Golem is a husk, hinting at inner glory that isnt there anymore just like the lord of cinder himself.

  • @adude235
    @adude235 3 года назад +201

    Please, PLEASE do one on the God, the Myth, the Legend, Black Iron Tarkus. You can't just talk about these iron golem without talking about the badass that can kill it in 3 hits.

  • @lolo-jx7hn
    @lolo-jx7hn 3 года назад +17

    Thank you for including Tarkus at the end. That was important.

  • @RumaG4N
    @RumaG4N 2 года назад +7

    The dude forgot to mention, Tarkus could solo him before "LetMeSoloHer" was a thing.

  • @KashewKiddo3826
    @KashewKiddo3826 3 года назад +54

    I don’t know why but I think its design is also really badass. Gigantic Knight Robot? Count me in!

  • @greatgoogily7911
    @greatgoogily7911 3 года назад +3

    Getting yeeted off the side of the map by that grab attack is always hilarious.

  • @GunNutproductionsOG
    @GunNutproductionsOG 2 года назад +1

    Much like the bells it’s a weeding out process for “applicants” to then travel to see Guinevere and except the “noble” quest to restore the flame

  • @arturzimplayerpro2573
    @arturzimplayerpro2573 Год назад +1

    My weapons say noo, but my pyromancy says YES

  • @ottersintuxedos4981
    @ottersintuxedos4981 2 года назад +4

    It’s also interesting that as well as being a miniature reflection of the plot of the game, the themes of Sens Fortress which you have mentioned reflect the game itself. Literally everything you encounter is an empty preautomated code, the only ‘life’ you experience is messages left behind by other players who have been there before you. Also snakes. Snakes are there. What was I talking about?

  • @garrettviewegh677
    @garrettviewegh677 2 года назад +1

    I love how worlds such as Dark Souls, Bloodborn, and other dark, macabre, or Dark souls-like game tells stories with the environment, lore, and character design. Using the environment and visual storytelling, to convey a story or message, while any lore reflects and adds depth to the story and characters that reflect the state of the ruined world you wake up in.

  • @tjweber9883
    @tjweber9883 2 года назад +1

    And on this day I learned the Iron Golem has a grab attack.

  • @LordDeathwing17
    @LordDeathwing17 3 года назад +3

    Ah, yes. Sen’s Funhouse of OSHA Violations. Fun times.

  • @mrjooxmanallah
    @mrjooxmanallah 11 месяцев назад +1

    Go get ‘em Tarkus!

  • @max-potato-muncher
    @max-potato-muncher 2 года назад +1

    I have never linked the flame. If another poor sod is going to have to do it all over again for all eternity, then I think it would be better if Lordran just learned to live in the dark.

  • @sorlakgear
    @sorlakgear 3 года назад +6

    I wonder what could hava been Skyen's reactions to this boss falling of the cliff

  • @kebogu6123
    @kebogu6123 2 года назад +1

    Never heard how sens fortress was such a good example of storytelling through level design.
    I wouldnt have agreed with this point until i heard you talk about it.

  • @burrito9327
    @burrito9327 3 года назад +2

    Tarkus, Tarkus, Tarkus, TARKUS, TARKUS, TARKUS!

  • @misterrhombus
    @misterrhombus 3 года назад +7

    I didn’t notice he had a hole in his chest

  • @nathanfalu3265
    @nathanfalu3265 Год назад +1

    I don't know how Indiana Jones does it 😂

  • @leptonyxart
    @leptonyxart 3 года назад +7

    I Can't wait for Ornstein and Smough

  • @timmichan9581
    @timmichan9581 2 года назад

    In the words of the game's true protagonist, "like moths to the flame"

  • @redskullerz8365
    @redskullerz8365 2 года назад

    *summons tarkus* oh no the Golem (pretend horror)

  • @Nazo-kage
    @Nazo-kage Год назад

    There’s also another aspect to think about. This may be the first in the trilogy but it’s interesting that the iron golem is an enemy with a hole in his chest to denote that it’s hollow.
    A motif that is repeated quite a bit later on in DS3 the one that story more closely links to the first one.

  • @El_Nomu
    @El_Nomu Год назад

    I Never thought about Sens Fortress Like that Cool analogy

  • @Lightmagician60
    @Lightmagician60 9 месяцев назад

    as well as the dumbassery that is the iron Golem able to just fall of the boss arena

  • @SiltStrider232
    @SiltStrider232 2 года назад

    I heard sens compared to a mini zelda dungeon recently. "From soft does zelda" I think was the phrase he used. Interesting perspective

  • @AndrewJ9673
    @AndrewJ9673 3 года назад +2

    I never link the fire and I always kill anything thats not human.
    In my view, the Lords and Giants in Dark Souls only did what they did to preserve their power and for nothing else. They dont care about humanity’s wellbeing, using them as pawns, and in the end, who do they throw the burden of linking their flame and power to? Humans. In a cursed way. Whats even more interesting is that even in their golden age, Lordran is disgusting in its every crevice. The Demon Ruins, Lost Izalith, Blighttown, and the endless sprawl of former villages within the walls ruled by Undead. If this is the result of the Fire going on, it cant possibly be the right thing to do

  • @Emarq31
    @Emarq31 Год назад

    Put that shield away! 😂😂😂

  • @my_karubah6573
    @my_karubah6573 2 года назад +1

    I remember before digging deep into Dark Souls that Blight Town was awful. But idk nothing prepared me for Sen's Fortress and it's design

  • @jeanrushmer8192
    @jeanrushmer8192 3 года назад

    The iron golem kinda looks like if the giants had worn armor, chest hole and all

  • @Cr1ckett_06
    @Cr1ckett_06 2 года назад

    ah Sens fortress brings back old memories

  • @Morpheel4ever
    @Morpheel4ever 2 месяца назад

    My favorite locale in any Fromsoft game and the gold standard against which I measure all others.

  • @illiengalene2285
    @illiengalene2285 2 года назад

    Corrupted golem of Prague also.

  • @michaeldebono7644
    @michaeldebono7644 3 года назад +45

    these shorts are like crack

    • @nahrikkon
      @nahrikkon 3 года назад +2

      Yeah, they go up you nose

    • @L00ww
      @L00ww 3 года назад

      they fuck you up big time

    • @bbittercoffee
      @bbittercoffee 3 года назад +5

      It's the format in it's entirety that's made to give you that hit of dopamine because you finished a video and learned something
      So yeah

  • @ahmedgamal-px4nq
    @ahmedgamal-px4nq 3 года назад

    i always thought that the true purpose was to ward off the undead while not reavling gwens sin

  • @WuPongPingPPing
    @WuPongPingPPing 3 года назад

    Agreed. Do not link the fire.

  • @pirateking56128
    @pirateking56128 3 года назад +1

    Still slightly upset he didn't get to experience Tarkus in his glory. If he ever checks out the clips from SBFP, that's the best reaction I think.

  • @Jormyyy
    @Jormyyy 3 года назад

    Iron Golem Axe is my favorite weapon.

  • @memelordvagos3731
    @memelordvagos3731 3 года назад

    Amazing sort mate

  • @NeighborhoodJackson
    @NeighborhoodJackson 3 года назад

    No way you actually fought him without just sending him off the cliff Lmfao

  • @brodieramsay204
    @brodieramsay204 Год назад +1

    I get how you found these amazing representations and metaphors, but do you really think the writers consider this as they create it? I think people just find their own theories and parallels and put them together. Some things are possibly on purpose, but a lot of DS theories I hear, I just think, sure, that sounds good, but I doubt it was intentional.

    • @notebooks6461
      @notebooks6461 8 месяцев назад +1

      That’s the genius of these games, Fromsoftware are amazing at painting narratives, it’s baked into every part of their work
      They purposefully make stuff like this open ended
      Why we can still have discussions YEARS after the fact

    • @brodieramsay204
      @brodieramsay204 8 месяцев назад +1

      @@notebooks6461 it does make the theories fun

  • @saintrhoads3375
    @saintrhoads3375 Год назад

    Iron Tarkus SOLOS

  • @angry_rooster1887
    @angry_rooster1887 8 месяцев назад

    I don't know who Sen is, but if I find him....

  • @michaelnelson8618
    @michaelnelson8618 3 года назад

    gorgeous perspective! the lore is super cool

  • @spookyghost2689
    @spookyghost2689 2 года назад +1

    Ok but who is sen tho?

  • @thrall6647
    @thrall6647 3 года назад +2

    Greeting!
    Preiss algorithm gods!

  • @finndriessen5829
    @finndriessen5829 3 года назад +1

    Cool easter egg to minecraft. But minecraft's one has far better crous control.

  • @LuminousLead
    @LuminousLead 3 года назад

    If it's "just an automata" then why does it bleed?

  • @khajiitimanus7432
    @khajiitimanus7432 3 года назад

    Fuck, man. I didn't look at Dark Souls on a small scale before.
    I have to now, though.

  • @thedankdragon6062
    @thedankdragon6062 2 года назад

    Good points. But if the golem is truly hollow, why does it bleed? Dead flesh doesnt bleed

  • @pnutbteronbwlz9799
    @pnutbteronbwlz9799 3 года назад

    These are always so good, but I don’t believe the developers intended most of your thoughts. It’s just the way you paint it that’s convincing.

    • @Totsugekiiiii
      @Totsugekiiiii 3 года назад +2

      It's Dark Souls, a lot of metaphors like the ones he mentions here are in the series.

  • @victorbarbosa9701
    @victorbarbosa9701 3 года назад

    I aways loved Sean Fortress in the same way that i hated orstein and smough

  • @DoumaUP2
    @DoumaUP2 Год назад

    When I first faced the iron golem he was really easy i defeated him quickly

  • @raphvaldes9368
    @raphvaldes9368 3 года назад

    but why snakes?

  • @gamerule18
    @gamerule18 Год назад

    But who the fuck is Sen

  • @Roy-yq4bn
    @Roy-yq4bn 2 года назад +1

    Jeg går udfra du fik gode dansk karaktere

  • @anthonyjennison6304
    @anthonyjennison6304 2 года назад

    The most boring boss in the game, I remember sens fortress very well but I totally forgot that, that was the boss

  • @boytoyowo238
    @boytoyowo238 3 года назад

    I hate sens castle snakes suck

  • @sorlakgear
    @sorlakgear 3 года назад +3

    I wonder what could hava been Skyen's reactions to this boss falling of the cliff