+Kenshin_44 The camera during the dragon portion is definitely the hardest part of the fight. Complete and utter bullshit. And the final phase is tough, it's made much more difficult because you have to fight the camera/dragon to reach that phase every time. It takes much longer to learn his moveset because of this.
+Joshua Bahr First phase is a joke. Camera is fine as long as you stay in front of the boss. Second phase is ridiculous. I had to stack lightning res and upgrade a lothric knight shield for the lightning res, and just block his speedy attacks. Didn't have the reflexes for that fight.
+Oscar Axe First Phase is cheap, that's the problem. Dragon is ridiculously hard to even hit (I slashed through his neck with my GS and it did not register as hit) and the fire-to-ground attack has a ridiculously large AoE and a lenght that can hit you 2 times (which is basically death since the breath takes more than half you health.
+Sneaky Dexter if you stay in the middle you get hit 3 times. Even though you can block it. If you get hit 3 times (if you blocked the first hit) you're basically fucked ^_^
+Joshua Bahr I disagree completely, in fact most people I've seen who struggle on the Nameless King consistently struggle with the second phase more. The first phase's camera can be a pain, but the dragon is pretty quick to die due to lower health pool and ease of staggering for a critical attack. The thing, imo, people are missing, is that the camera mostly bugs out when you get under the dragon. But you don't want to be under the dragon in the first place because it's more likely to do less beneficial attacks like leaping up and breathing fire. Control your spacing properly by trying to maintain your position in front of the dragon and you will have 0 issues with the camera whatsoever.
@@hassangx5272 when you kill the boss but get killed by a previously casted aoe attack directly after... at least in ds3 you still win the fight if you died after unlike previous games or at least ds1
@@devinnall2284 just finished my first play through and I didn’t realize that I was supposed to use the storm ruler. I just killed him regularly. It seemed more challenging and fun now that I see how easy and trivial the fight is with the stormruler.
@@bloodredrain I struggled so much with dancer although I did fight her as early as possible so idk if it would be easier if I fought her later down the line. But her and pontiff were really the only bosses that I truly struggled with for a long time.
You know that moment when you die to a boss and want to throw your controller at the wall so bad but stop and calm your self and go like " *I'll get him this time* "
+HDmexiqtioner I don't actually remember a scene before the fight. Is that part of Siegward's quest? And I'll be doing a list on the top NPCs before to long. But spoiler alert: I have a feeling that grossly incandescent phantom in your avatar might be showing up ;)
@bruh0237 yo u know how surprised I was when I saw the first ranking for the souls bosses from demod cause I killed pontiff first try once alone and once with my friend I thought he was a joke lol
@bruh0237 Most people aren't going to realise that they can parry him on their first playthrough. I doubt I would've died 11 times to him on my first playthrough if I had known lol.
In Aldrich’s fight, you apparently can hear the cries of Gwyndolyn in the background, hinting that the fact that Aldrich was halfway through devouring him while you’re fighting.
Bruh the soul of cinder was the hardest I remember getting so excited after I beat him only for him to get back up and summon the spirit of holy hellfire itself and play air tennis with my corpse
@@josesalazarvaldes6768 hahah I'm the same dude, I killed soul of cinder first time I think in my blind playthrough but died countless times to that bitch's scythe
@@arnaeus7448 think that's crazy? I beat Nameless King yesterday first try, first playthrough, with Fumes Ultra Greatsword. I think I got lucky though cause alot of bosses gave me troubles, Aldrich probably killed me atleast 15 times. Dancer also whooped my ass once or twice but I took my time with that one.
I think Pontiff Sulivyan is the perfect example of a boss which is so damn difficult but also makes so much fun at the same time I mean the music, his attacks, the arena, so beautiful
The first time I played the game - I beat him on my first try - which is not how it usually goes when I play video games… but afterwards I felt like I was HIM - - was about to call up my crush cos I thought my luck in the universe had changed - but I died right afterward and got humbled
The Twin Princes is the perfect example of depression. Getting to the boss sucks, then fighting him sucks and then when you die they repeat that "your grave is here" bullshit😂😂 I found pontiff and the dancing lady way easier😂
The bosses difficulty is actually depends on the players playstyle itself. Some bosses are difficult but relatively easy for the others. Its all about playing calmly and not get greedy. Take your time, enjoy the fight.
I beat pontiff first try, for Aldrich once I understood that being hyper aggressive while rolling around him was really good I beat him in about 3 tries, but I hate the crystal sage, and has killed me fifteen times on my current and last playthrough.
@@flamekite1679 I died like 15 times before figuring out the whole be super aggro against Aldrich on my first play through. During my second play through it took me like 8 times to beat pontiff. My first play through i used heavy strength weapons and parried the hell out of pontiff, my second was using a dex weapon.
I have to defend Yohrm and the Deacons. They serve a greater purpose than just a boss to fight. The deacons are supposed to be disappointing, you went to the tomb hoping to find Aldrich and all you get are the few remaining deacons. The storm ruler is Yohrm's one weakness. If you're like me, then you spent fifteen minutes hacking at his legs with very minuscule results, then he would get a hit in and chunk your health bar. So he is still this invincible monster that destroys armies. And you bring him to his knees using the weapon he had given to the humans in case he ever went bad. (The one he kept, anyway)
Because they have Lore reasons as to why their so easy doesn't matter on this list this is a list just looking at difficulty (it's not even looking at fun)
DBfan and critic Your argument would be valid if he didn't include all the side commentary. If he was just ranking them as easy, then yeah, they're easy, no arguments there. But when he starts to criticize their existence, that's where it stops being so straightforward.
or, even easier get near his legs, let hit two hand his cleaver and slam it to the ground then hack at his head (long weapons with vertical strikes our jumping attacks recommended)
+s.m. grimbldoo Yes I agree with that sentiment. Funny thing, I gave him one staminabar worth of attacks, thought this was mental and that there had to be something to it, saw the item and picked it up 30 seconds laughing my ass of when I saw the name of that shiny :D And than he killed me trying to equip it. And than he killed me some more trying to figure out how to work it (because for some reason it didn't occur to me to try that outside the bossroom). I liked this fight for what it mean to the setting, just like I love King Allant all the way at the end.
+Al Capwn Its a boss you can never truly beat, one which will hamper you at every move and kill those of us who are less careful. Truly the the peak in boss design.
+Al Capwn Well at least the Camera Speed is Adjustable, Sensitivity wise it always Helps. i had to turn it up all the way to Fight the Nameless King. got him first Try But not really because when i first encountered him i immediately boned out after 3 minutes of fighting him after killing the Dragon, i Assumed the Dragons head was the Weakness because fromsoft hints hard at being able to One shot a Fucking Dragon by Plunging its head in. So Yeah the first phase was Cake. it Reminded me of That one Dragon Fight in Dark souls 2 where you kill this Wyvern that looks Orange, In that Laboratory Area with all the Titan Hippos. the dragon pretty much had the same moveset and that boss was too easy. But Yeah on the Nameless King Topic. Man, he was a challenge. But with high Sensitivity it felt Great to have the Adrenaline and the panicking
+HaohmaruHL How do you stay locked on when it unlocks every time he moves? The problem is that he can attack from two directions. The dragon and the king. If you are attacking the dragon it's almost impossible to see when the king telegraphs his attacks.
I wasn’t initially aware you could Insta kill the wyvern, so on my first play through I killed it without it! (staying between its legs while rolling and running when it does it’s fire attack)
I actually killed Yhorm like that during my first run. I didn't pay any attention to weapon arts so I didn't know about the storm ruler. Killed him with a +6 great scythe.
@@ashank9856 I saw those hints but I literally couldn't find where to do that lol, so I did the same I just kept hitting him then hiding until he died, I only died once accidentally but it was a really long and boring fight
i got him halfway before i thought "this is boring as fuck they are just sitting there jumping and walking around theres no way this the intended way" so i explored around
Βasically, the comments in all of those difficulty videos: "I've never played a DS game and i beat all the bosses first try no damage taken i'm sooo skilled please acknowledge me"
Κωνσταντίνος Φραγκισκάτος most of them are lying but i actually beat the dancer first try idfk how but it worked now i beat her in like 40 tries on a sl1 playthrough
I never played DS before but some bosses, that are supposed to be hard, were very ez: Abyss Watchers 2nd try; Aldrich 1st try; Soul of Cinder 2nd try(if i had one more estus it would have been 1st try); I was actually sad that i defeated Soul of cinder so ez, cuz the game was over, and Nameless King before that was such a challenge, that defeating Soul of Cinder didn't give me satisfaction... Edit: Butcher's Knife and Yhorm's Machete FTW
I know this isn't a popular choice, but Anakin Skywalker was easily my hardest boss. You walk in and him and his partner Kenobi fight you, Kenobi was easiest to take out first, but Anakin kept getting me in that dismemberment/execution dual lightsaber combo. I still haven't beaten him to this day
I like how this video has aged. It's weird hearing such praise heaped on the Soul of Cinder for being an unforgettable climactic end to the series, when the DLC bosses like Gail and Friede have left him holding a pretty damn big slice of humble pie.
I remember defeating dancer in a few tries and thinking that fight was cool with my ego all inflated and shit. Then i go upstairs and get shat on by like, one lothric knight. It was only after like 11 or 12 deaths that i could actually get them consistently.
@@keshav3479 On my first playtrough I was so scared of them, and every other Knight type enemy that I tried wailing at them from rage with whatever I had. Now that I began my NG+, and I learned how to parry, it’s not even funny, I don’t even use my shield anymore, I just grab their sword arm mid swing and I can almost hear them saying “Please don’t” before I shave off some of that weight they have.
I have no clue how Aldrich got this high up in the ranking. Felt like a slightly beefier Pinwheel when I first encountered him. The same goes for the Dancer, while a cool boss, it is almost trivialized by its meagre health pool. Lorian, Champion Gundyr, Dragonslayer Armour, and Old Demon King are all harder than those two imo. Still, interesting to see how different perceptions of boss difficulty can be.
On my first play through but I agree with Aldrich and Dancer because I managed to get past them both with 5 attempts combined, Might’ve gotten lucky with Aldrich idk
i think it depends on build and weapon choice. aldrich was the first boss who really kicked my a**. i went through all my embers and had to buy out the shop before i finally beat him. slow great sword and not a ton of stamina didn't pair well with him teleporting and having to run from the arrow rain. i died to him more than nameless king.
Well, this is a community ranking voted by +10.000 people. It's just a survey showing which boss people found harder on average ratings. DeMod expressed how the Twin Princes and Aldrich were the hardest for him, so he clearly understands that difficulty is subjective. A lot of people in the comments section don't, though. My hardest main game boss is Crystal Sage so I think I understand it better than most lol, I watch people wreck him like the easiest thing ever and don't even understand how I get killed, but I still do.
AraragiTheRaper Hey, what made crystal sage so hard for you? Just wondering :P I've gotta agree with DeMod here, Lothric and Lorian wrecked me about 9-10 times. :P
DarthStalkers Well, in my first playthrough I just went full Skyrim against him in second phase, meaning I just attacked him without caring about his clones, and they always stunlock me with their spells and kill me. I got killed 7 times like that. In NG+ cycles the spells just deal too much damage and whatever they throw at me is almost a one shot, so I still consider him dangerous even if I already got gud at fighting him.. I killed him first try in my last playthrough, though, so now I should say Nameless is my hardest main game boss since he is the only one that kills me outside the DLC.
boe diggy As I just said, I first tried him in my last playthrough, after getting killed 7 times the first time around I already know what to do, but when he attacks from everywhere it becomes hard to avoid every single hit and some are deadly. There is no such thing as "objectevely easy" here (unless we are talking about the numbers shown in the video), not for bosses that actually deal damage and have more health than Pinwheel.
AraragiTheRaper fair enough. Early in the fight I got hit by one of his homing attack and knew he'd hit hard. So when I saw his clones I knew they were priority. I had the hardest time dodging Lorian throughout his fight and he hurts if he gets ya haha. As for Nameless he's not too bad for me, but the King of Storm phase is still a struggle. I just started a pyromancer and everything was rather easy but the Abyss Watchers definitely didn't like me haha
whut..... you can 1 shot the wyvern?!? I sat there and killed it by baiting out its fire attack thinking, "ok this is an endurance fight because this bitch is tanky"
+Local Lion I basically spent fifteen minutes trying to kill it then saw I could run past it, since I figured it would take too long trying to kill it in melee and there might be a special mechanic (seriously, he has too much health). If a boss can take your attacks for 10-15 minutes and still be above half-health, you probably are meant to have a special mechanic to weaken them or something, if it's a Souls Game. Sorta like how if you attack Wolnir but don't hit his bracelets his health-pool seems freaking unlimited, that caused me to die a few times to him before I realized they were weak-points.
+Local Lion I just gave up after 10 minutes and hoped I could run away from him into the next area. Only l thing that made me jump was a message suggesting I try it from the ledge :D
Oh my god the nameless king was such a hard fight I was stuck on him for a week The feeling of joy when I finally beat him was unreal i threw my controller straight into the air and started running around my house screaming
This is my first souls game and I’ve beat 17/19 bosses (two being nameless king and soul of cinder). I’m past my 20th attempt on the nameless king, I can easily beat his dragon, sometimes within a minute without even getting hit, but the king himself always destroys me 😭😭 hopefully I’ll get him tomorrow
I know the date, but way to the abbys watchers is preety damn easy and takes like minute or less just don't follow the main road, when you do it it's the pain in the ass but stick to the right wall then you have only 3 simple monsters to kill on your way
It do be like that sometimes. I beat the dancer first try both play throughs yet I still struggle with the princes and literally can’t beat them for the life of me. (Took me 50ish tries)
You know, the crystal sage is a lot harder when you're colorblind, can't distinguish the magic, and you forgot to upgrade vigor. It was a brutal fight before I learned the specifics. I ended up just using throwing knives to isolate the real sage and get a few hits in each round
DeModcracy: Dies to abyss watchers 5 times and the community ranked them 8th hardest Me: Sitting at 34 deaths and 2 days of despair so far while the realization of what is still to come creeps into my brain
It took me three days all you have to do is be defensive in the first fase and in the second every time he attacks role into him and stab him he has low poise so you can stun him and keep hitting but make sure to leave enough to roll away
@@sir.saturated3301 I Cant Tell If You Are Being Sarcastic And Understand Its A Joke Or You Are Actually Serious, Its Hard To Detect Sarcasm Through Text
what the hell lmao, i spent like 45 seconds on vordt in my first try and took no damage but i probably spent like 3 hours on abyss watchers and 2 on the dancer
it took me 5 hours to beat dancer today but thats only because i was greedy and wanted to do the boss very early into the game i immediately went for dancer after i beat vordt oh boy I regret that decision, now i am confused on how to get the dancer sword i talked to ludith and the soul transposition is not showing for me
i just finished dark souls 3 for the first time( my first dark souls game i played) and i am happy that sulyvahn existed because i learned a lot while fighting him and through the experience i gained by playing, it made the nameless king and soul of cinder one of the easier bosses for me.
I really struggled with the old demon king, so i let my brother fight him just for fun. He never played any souls game before and I just explained him how the basic attacks, dodges and healing works. Then my brother kicked his ass first try. W T F
When you were a child and didn’t know fire hurts you , you don’t have fear ... fear is what making you have a hard time , fear makes you lose focus , conquer fear and you’ll be fine
I beat yhorm 1st try without even finding the storm ruler, beat abyss watchers and pontiff 1st try, nameless 3rd go but had to try 7 times to do crystal sage, literally 30+ and a respec to kill old demon king and still haven't killed knight slayer tsorig by the lava pit after countless tries.
My god this is what pisses me off about the dark souls fanbase, the hardest bosses aren't necessarily the best Deacons of the deep was fantastic thematically and atmospherically but people hate it because its not "hard" People miss the whole point of these games
+TheSnoozeFox I love atmosperically bosses like abyss watchers, i don't hate the deacons either, but i also don't really like them. The problem was, that a boss really should feel like one in my opinion. If the main body would be a little bit more tanky and he would dodge the attacks a bit, or if the enemys had a real formation, like if the fattys line up between you and him, while the tall one try to encircle you, while the main body slowly retreats with 2 healers on the side, it would really feel like you try to beat a cult trying everything to protect the boss. But like this it is just a bunch of fireball throwing guys ... kinde like the white maids in front of yhorm. And while i am already at it: I think the idea behind the ancient wyvern is great, but i think they shouldn't have made him a boss, if he were just in the area, it would have made him much better to me. And he also lacks a bit of chasing. If the way to him was designed, so you can't just run up in one go, but having to hide behind pillars every few seconds, because he breezes fire, that actually covers your way and makes you feel like you hide from a great danger, that would actually make him quiet neet. Another argument against your point: I think the dancer was quiet easy, didn't really have problems with her, but i still like her design and strangely i really struggled against oceiros but didn't like him.
+TheSnoozeFox I liked them a bit, but ill admit i cant totally like a boss if theyre that easy. They were pretty cool and some of my shamefully admitting deaths to them were hilarious (when you think about it, its kindav mass church gang rape)
+TheSnoozeFox It might have had theme and atmosphere, but it COMPLETELY lacks challenge. It doesn't even feel like a boss fight, I have far more trouble with many of the game's trash mobs than with the deacons, something I can't say about ANY other boss in DS3. I wasn't even aware that the Deacons had a curse mechanic until watching this. Every time I've fought them they've dropped too fast to apply any. I agree that bosses don't need to be the hardest to be great - Oceiros is one of the favourites for me and my friends because the atmosphere in the fight is awesome, even though it wasn't too challenging. But the difference there is that there IS still a challenge to it. There's absolutely none to the Deacons.
Tough fight, but I beat him (barely) at my first go. I'm pretty good at Bloodborne & it felt like a boss from that game. Kind of a noob in Dark Souls though & I died 15-20 times on the Nameless King. The camera got me, the fire breath sometimes would just kill me. And his second phase is really fast, you barely ever have any time to heal.
I'm stuck on Pontiff right now but I honestly had more trouble with Crystal Sage than the Abyss Watchers. It took me a few tries but Abyss Watchers second phase was fairly similar to Lady Marias so that helped me.
Why do people hate the Greatwood? Why do people think Vordt, Iudex and Wolnir are so hard? Why do people prefer more standard bosses to the more creative and interesting fights that Fromsoft insists on engineering? Why do people fight each other about who's better at Dark Souls games? Why did you read all these questions?
+Thirty2 1: He has weird mechanics, looks gross, and (if you can avoid that stupid barrel roll) is overall silly easy 2: Wolnir is a tedious pain with that instant kill poison... the other two I couldn't tell you why (aside from Iudex's dark mass transformation). 3: Depends on what you mean by "standard". The elegant simplicity of some "standard" fights (Soul of cinder, Pontiff Sulyvahn, Champion Gundyr all have gimmicks, but are otherwise straight fights, as opposed to something like Ancient Wyvern) make them an excellent test of skill, while simultaneously encouraging players to try to creatively approach dealing with their fighting style. Instead of "hit boss in fungus sack to win". 4: Insecurity, the same thing that drives some players to Dark Souls. They have to be "the best" at something, or they feel their life is worthless. 5: Because they seemed rather interesting, offering some decent food for thought. Those are my opinions on your questions. Others will absolutely disagree.
what's awesome about the "Soul of Cinder" is that since it's an amalgamation of everyone who has linked the first flame, if you chose that ending in DS1 in a way you're also fighting that character
@Luis Martinex "amalgamation of everyone who has Linked the first flame" thats why has gwyns moveset in 2nd phase, and yes, also every Player Character who has linked the flame
I really loved the Yhorm fight, mostly because I encountered him, grabbed storm ruler, didn't know what to do, and died. Then I went though the entire Siegward quest to have him fight, only to die after, in what felt like smacking a kaiju with nukes until he fell. It was better in NG+ when he has more health, but I really enjoyed that fight.
So I have story that’s not really relevant to this video but I’m telling it anyways. So, I try and make my mom play dark souls 3 for shits and giggles, she struggles getting to Iudex and dies on her first try not knowing how to heal. I then told her, she got him to his second phase on her second attempt! On her third try she killed him and I was amazed. Took me eight tries to beat that guy. Anyways, thanks to anyone who actually cares enough to read this far.
Your mom has more persistence than most people going into a Souls game and not knowing of the difficulty. Whenever my mom tries playing a game we put her on, she struggles to look up or down lol
Noro I'd highly recommend summoning a phantom for Pontiff. I couldn't even get him down to half health on my own, but with a phantom it's so much easier
Tip: If you're intimidated by a boss and it makes you a bit panicky, try disabling the game music or even playing your own music over it. I did this in bloodborne and It's way easier to keep your cool when a full choir and orchestra aren't screaming at you... edit: I actually love the soundtrack but it's just really intense
Play royalty free ukulele, beat nameless king in 2 hits
7 лет назад+23
This is the pussiest thing one can ever do for such an amazing piece of art. (The music, the ambiance, everything, that fear sensation, is part of the game experience)
If that is the case then WHY HAVEN'T I BEAT THE 5TH DAM PANTHEON IN HOLLOW KNIGHT? oh wait I know why....fight EVERY DAMN BOSS FIRST TRY OR START ALL OVER...and some of those bosses are harder then dark souls no joke! Ack I'm probably gonna do my 156th try on it sometime tommorow
How about Dota 2? unlike League of Legends or any competitive FPS, pro players need at least 1500+ hours to start winning the lowest brackets, at the "international" all players of the 16 teams had like 10 years of experience and 8000 ranking.
for me was the dragonslayer armor, not because of him, just the fuk ing butterfly oneshotting me every time i didn't look at her for 2 seconds, even i died when i killed him, scared the shit outa me.
The twin princes were insane. Hardest boss for me in the series so far tbh, but that’s because I tried doing it with a great machete for hours, as soon as I got a straight sword I got them in under an hour. I have yet to play the DS3 dlcs and the second half of DS2
I just beat pontiff and spent some time grinding and killed him with a bit of trouble but not too bad. The fucking curse rotted great wood and path to the deacon’s however
Dancer was an absolute bitch for me. Took me at least 20 attempts to beat her and Nameless King took me 4 hours. Nameless King was the bane of my existence, it got to the point where I rarely took a hit from the Dragon phase because I knew it so well but then fighting NK himself always got me haha. I managed to beat him though and I honestly went mental, not going to lie.
i diesd to nameless king like 20 times till i find out that i have to use light sword and keep my distance of him.most of his moves are brutal when u are near him.i didnt have problem with dragon phase.hardes boss for me is Soul of Cinder
I cant agree with you for nameless king. Well timed rolls near him puts you out of danger and he is too slow to deplete your stamina unless you too greedy or using heavy weapon . For heavy wep this tactic will work too ,however will take more time and patience and may be nessesary to skip hitting him sometimes when he opens up for attacks in order to recover stamina. Ofc u must know well his attack patterns but if u dont close or far to him wont make big difference imo. Just try , youll be amazed how easy Nameless king can be 😉
get a Dragonslayer Greatshield(or Havel Greatshield if you dont have Dragonslayer shield) and play defensively..honestly for me the worst part was battling the camera than it was to battle the NK and the dragon
I had more trouble with ludex than champion for some reason. In fact I killed em second try while ludex took me like 10 since i am a casul. Especially with the second phase but eventually I stopped panicking and focused and defeated ludex. I had more trouble with the deacons than champion.
Beat the game a few weeks back, going through NG+ and aiming for Platinum so here's my boss rankings minus the DLC because I don't own either. Deacons of The Deep Yhorm the Giant Ancient Wyvern Crystal Sage Iudex Gundyr Curse-Rotted Greatwood High Lord Wolnir Vordt of the Boreal Valley Old Demon King Oceiros, the Consumed King Aldrich, Devourer of Gods Champion Gundyr Abyss Watchers Lothric & Lorian Dancer of the Boreal Valley Nameless King Soul of Cinder Pontiff Sulyvahn
@@hassangx5272 A plunging attack is what the game calls a drop attack. Basically doing a light attack (R1/RB) while falling and hitting an enemy from above
Herman Li lol thnx but unfortunately I didn’t see ur comment when I needed it :’) I have already finished the game and now I know what a plunging attack is lol Thnx again
first I was afraid, I was petrified.... but then I realized all his attacks are easy to dodge once you can tell the difference between the attack animations and where to run to be safe
As someone who has only started playing these games a few weeks ago I am amazed at how the perception of a boss can change. DS3 is my first from soft game and I remember how hard it was for me in the beginning. At least 15 tries for Gundyr, about 30 for Vordt, 25 for the tree and 40 for the watchers... It was a tough time. Yesterday, not being able to defeat soul of cinder and trying to blow off some steam, I started a second run. I beat both Gundyr and that ice lizard first try, vordt second and the tree first as well. While the walls of lothric broke me on my first playthrough I had them fully explored and looted within minutes on my second one. This progression really shows how good fromsoft is at teaching new players. The beginning will be a wild ride and you will die and die and die and there is no alternative but pressing on and trying again. But if you do the game rewards you by giving you the necessary skills and knowledge of the game you need. You won't even realise how much you as a player have changed in those few hours until you go back to the start and try again. I just hope I will continue learning during my second run, right now it is pretty much impossible for me to beat the final boss and I hope by the end of my second run I will finally be good enough to beat him.
Yep it's pretty crazy. My first one was bloodborne and I still managed to beat every boss in no more than 3 attempts. Having said that I'm a very savy and well soiled gamer. Now at age 38.
@@WheresWaldo05 Yea I'm 20 years younger and have only been playing games for like 6 years now so I'm still in the learning process when it comes to difficulty
Mate I have 1 piece of advice for anyone new to Soulsborne games - play Bloodborne first and you will fear nothing Dark Souls 3 has to throw at you. Trust me.
Same but with all 35 journey's,that's my main character my recent has 16 journey's some bosses killed me twice others 3,i only killed a few 1st try ands that's 2 years of coming back
It’s interesting to see how difference in play style affects boss difficulty. As a pyromancer, taking on Old Demon King was basically impossible, but I beat Aldrich first try thanks to some heavy hitting pyros and a flame arc on my katana. When I fought Pontiff, I learned how to parry fast and take him down to phase 2 quickly, but that clone was too much for me.
As a strength/dex build, Old Demon King was a first attempt victory for me, but I struggle with Pontiff Sulyvahn almost as much as I struggle with Nameless King. I’ve been replaying it recently and I left off tonight on attempt #6 with Sulyvahn even with the help of both available NPCs. My first play-through I counted my deaths against Sulyvahn, and it took me an embarrassing 33 attempts to finally kill him. To be fair though, when I first played the game it took me a while to get used to the faster boss fights, because I’d just come off from playing the first Dark Souls which is much slower paced and much easier. But still, Pontiff Sulyvahn has gotta be up there with the top 3 Souls game bosses I absolutely hate with every fiber of my being.
for me, I havent gotten a huge challenge YET, Im hoping nameless king or twin princes try to roadblock me, but still, Vordt hammer strength build is OP
Oddly enough, I beat Champion Gundyr on my first try in my first playthrough. I actually died more to Crystal Sage than him (mostly from recklessness). And aside from the Dancer's spin-to-win, I actually have an easier time with her second phase than the first. Pontiff, however, definitely needs to calm his shit down. Such long combos.
I do it when feeling lazy. Now that i did a no summons or sheild playthrough, i just summon for pontiff, dancer and sage since i dont want to deal with any of their shit. I would rather move on that repeat a boss i know i can beat.
The first time I fought Yhorm, it took me one try, and one hour, I fucking broke the greatsword it gave trying to hurt him, and broke another weapon, it was hell.
To be honest I didn't know I'm supposed to kill him with the storm ruler good thing I had siegward with me I kept dodging and letting siegward attack him lmao
Damn, it really is interesting seeing other’s opinions on bosses. For me, the Princes were pretty easy, and I beat the SoC and Abyss Watchers in 3 tries (for context this is my first Souls game). However, not only did Dancer kick my ass for 2 hours, but DRAGONSLAYER ARMOR TOOK ME 30+ TRIES.
Dude. We are the same person. The princes attacks seemed pretty telegraphed and slow and SoC felt the same way, especially in his Gwyn phase. Dancer made me lose my mind and Dragonslayer Armor was so hard! Especially with his charged up swipe and the insta kill balls that the butterfly’s shoot at you
That’s so crazy because I loved the Dragonslayer Armor fight and it took me around 6-7 tries. Abyss watches and Dancer made me stop playing the game for 2 months in between lmao. I also loved the Twin Princes’ fight. Even though it took me ~10 tries, it all felt fair.
I don't understand how anyone can say abyss watchers was harder than dragonslayer. I beat abyss watcher like 3rd try but dragonslayer is straight impossible for me.
I CAN RELATE, except watchers give me a quite 3-4 tries, pontiff is easy for me because of my playstyle kinda suits againts him, old demon king is a fucking sick boss i died 20+ times
UMMM ACTUALLY... wyverns have 2 wings and 2 legs with talons, this one had 2 legs with talons but 4 wings, it's also described in the description of the curved sword you can get from transposing the soul as a Stormdrake. I say again - Stormdrake
man the way you fight without being locked on gives me anxiety, also, too bad darkeater midir isnt on this list as he probably would be at the nr1 spot (NK took me 3 or 4 tries and I can't even count my attemps trying to beat Midir)
i unfortunately did not get to play the orignal Dark Souls, currently trying to find someone with a ps3 so i can play it. I started with Scholar of the First Sin. I also need one for Demon's Souls
pro tip: In the Nameless King boss fight, the dragon will only spray the ground in fire if you're underneath him. Stay far enough away that you can see the entire dragon and only go in to attack once the King lunges in, and then only go after the head to do max damage.
So true man wolnir is just so easy but Pontiff is just different this fuckers does everysecon a combo sometimes end if with slam sometimes end it with another combo
On my 1st playthrough I found him quite easy, but I had a lot of trouble on my 2nd playthrough, with a sorcery build. This game is just so much easier when you just run at someone and stunlock him to death.
I see a lot of people saying they beat bosses in 1 attempt, I mean I'd say I believe that 10% actually played solo, with how many people I've invaded I can pretty much guarantee, 9/10 of you had 2 sunbros and a a white
It didn't matter near which boss I put my summon sign, I was summoned in the next few seconds - the exception being the nameless king for which "you are being summoned" appears in the next hundredth of a second after putting your sign down.
I cant even begin to describe the vast difference in difficulty on the deacons of the deep when you're going in with a thrusting spear, vs a cleaving weapon (in particular the hollowslayer greatsword)
+Travbot Tyler It happens because you are "Full-On Dark Souls Mode" when you face the hard bosses. but, when you face the easier bosses you underestimate them which in this game gets you killed ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)... I hate when that happens :P
Died to the rotten tree the most, then Wolnir and finally Aldrich. But destroyed the rest around my 1st or 3rd time. Kind of dissapointing, wish it was the other way around :(
TheDorkKnight 25 its completely rng with dancer that why i hate the dancer fight. Sometimes she crushes me with stupid move combos and sometimes she gets killed without landing a single hit due to her not spamming gay combos.
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The reasons the nameless king is the hardest boss in the game, is because you have to fight him, his dragon and the camera
+Kenshin_44
The camera during the dragon portion is definitely the hardest part of the fight. Complete and utter bullshit. And the final phase is tough, it's made much more difficult because you have to fight the camera/dragon to reach that phase every time. It takes much longer to learn his moveset because of this.
+Joshua Bahr First phase is a joke. Camera is fine as long as you stay in front of the boss. Second phase is ridiculous. I had to stack lightning res and upgrade a lothric knight shield for the lightning res, and just block his speedy attacks. Didn't have the reflexes for that fight.
+Oscar Axe First Phase is cheap, that's the problem. Dragon is ridiculously hard to even hit (I slashed through his neck with my GS and it did not register as hit) and the fire-to-ground attack has a ridiculously large AoE and a lenght that can hit you 2 times (which is basically death since the breath takes more than half you health.
+Sneaky Dexter if you stay in the middle you get hit 3 times. Even though you can block it. If you get hit 3 times (if you blocked the first hit) you're basically fucked ^_^
+Joshua Bahr I disagree completely, in fact most people I've seen who struggle on the Nameless King consistently struggle with the second phase more. The first phase's camera can be a pain, but the dragon is pretty quick to die due to lower health pool and ease of staggering for a critical attack.
The thing, imo, people are missing, is that the camera mostly bugs out when you get under the dragon. But you don't want to be under the dragon in the first place because it's more likely to do less beneficial attacks like leaping up and breathing fire. Control your spacing properly by trying to maintain your position in front of the dragon and you will have 0 issues with the camera whatsoever.
other bosses: *buffs weapon, summons spirit, consumes soul of companion*
champion gundyr: *opens eyes*
The joke was
Other bosses: Uses buff weapons, magic, fire, lightning, teleportation in second phase
Champion Gundyr: Tries harder
@@kabyabanerjee7858 no it’s “starts trying”
ugh, gave me chills reading that
@@parkerjames6694 I had killed him first time. As the others... Hardest boss imo was Chuck Norris.
same feeling as Godfrey 2nd phase
There are two things that scare me the most in dark souls,
1. Low estus.
2. When the boss pulls a sword out of the ground.
Andrew lol
3. When I finish the boss’s health par and it refills
My estus : am i a joke to you..?
@@hassangx5272 when you kill the boss but get killed by a previously casted aoe attack directly after... at least in ds3 you still win the fight if you died after unlike previous games or at least ds1
@@hassangx5272 Ariandel's DLC Boss, who the hell expects a third fase?
Brohvakiin Dova I haven’t played ds1,2
So I’ll keep that in mind when i play it
J3RL45H NO ONE!!
It’s really interesting how everyone experiences this game so differently. My list would’ve looked a lot different tbh
Seriously, on my first playthrough I didn't notice the Storm Ruler and spent about five hours trying to whittle him down with my Sellsword Twinblades
Damcer would be on the bottom.She is just so easy,her phase 2 was easier than phase 1.The main reason I died was because of her grab attack
@@devinnall2284 just finished my first play through and I didn’t realize that I was supposed to use the storm ruler. I just killed him regularly. It seemed more challenging and fun now that I see how easy and trivial the fight is with the stormruler.
@@bloodredrain I struggled so much with dancer although I did fight her as early as possible so idk if it would be easier if I fought her later down the line. But her and pontiff were really the only bosses that I truly struggled with for a long time.
i blame RNG for that and its great.
You know that moment when you die to a boss and want to throw your controller at the wall so bad but stop and calm your self and go like " *I'll get him this time* "
I still throw the controller because I know that's a lie
Well I can't afford to break a controller every time I rage , I broke one controller in my life playing mw2 that is IT.
Yeah, but I play smart, I put pillows under me legs so when I throw the controller it lands on the pillows :3
LEAVE IT IM CHILLING HOMES I never broke any controller. Why? coz I'm not so dumb to break it. lol
Night Shift well my old mattress is leaned against the wall cause we don't have anywhere to put it so I just punch it
I'll be honest, the Yhorm fight is 1000X better when Siegward of Catarina fighting at your side.
+HDmexiqtioner Good to hear. I'm almost there with him available in my third playthrough - I can't wait!
Probably the best questline of the game. The lore behind the two is great.
Ohh and have a sub while you are at it.
I've been loving the NPC quests. I missed pretty much all of them in my first run lol. And welcome HDmexiqtioner!
Dat cutscene before the Yhorm fight doe?
Plus what do you think of the top NPCs in the SoulBorne Series?
+HDmexiqtioner I don't actually remember a scene before the fight. Is that part of Siegward's quest? And I'll be doing a list on the top NPCs before to long. But spoiler alert: I have a feeling that grossly incandescent phantom in your avatar might be showing up ;)
pontiff:hey
me:hey
pontiff:wanna see a 24 hit combo?
me:no
me:dead
Pontiff ATATATATATATATTATATATATATATATTATATATATATTATATATA
@bruh0237 yo u know how surprised I was when I saw the first ranking for the souls bosses from demod cause I killed pontiff first try once alone and once with my friend I thought he was a joke lol
@bruh0237 Most people aren't going to realise that they can parry him on their first playthrough. I doubt I would've died 11 times to him on my first playthrough if I had known lol.
Pontiff is an asshole.
I didn't realize you could parry him and I died about a dozen times my first go.
In Aldrich’s fight, you apparently can hear the cries of Gwyndolyn in the background, hinting that the fact that Aldrich was halfway through devouring him while you’re fighting.
I have read somewhere that if you speed up and reverse the sounds the dancer makes you can hear her crying during the entire fight.
@@patrickn.4113 could be real
Ceaseless discharge sound is a literal baby cry altered
Bruh the soul of cinder was the hardest I remember getting so excited after I beat him only for him to get back up and summon the spirit of holy hellfire itself and play air tennis with my corpse
this comment made me laugh so fucking hard bro
@@dillpickle4768
Same.
I beat soul of cinder so fast I didn't even realize he used magic, now I find out his weapon also changes lol
Friede killed me around 75 times tho
@@josesalazarvaldes6768 hahah I'm the same dude, I killed soul of cinder first time I think in my blind playthrough but died countless times to that bitch's scythe
I made the loudest "WHAT!" when that happened for the first time, a bit of the same reaction for Demon Prince and Blackflame Friede as well.
'This spot marks our grave'
I'll never forget this line after listening to it 30 times
Only 30 times? Mr Pro right there
"... but you may rest here too, if you like"
@@ardasevmis7583 30 times is me on pontiff, literally found him impossible in phase 2
This boss is truly the hardest one, really gave me a hard time ( even as a Pyro!)
@@MrEysox Darkeater Midir, Sister Friede and Slave Knight Gael would like to have a word with you XD
Beat dancer 1st try
Beat Pontiff 2nd try
Took 20 to beat Crystal Sage
Wtf
in NG+ Crystal sage does tun of a damage
You did not beat the dancer first try
@@arnaeus7448 ^^
You're 100% lying mate lol, no one beats the dancer first try
Lol at beating Pontiff or Dancer that easily. The lies we tell.
@@arnaeus7448 think that's crazy? I beat Nameless King yesterday first try, first playthrough, with Fumes Ultra Greatsword. I think I got lucky though cause alot of bosses gave me troubles, Aldrich probably killed me atleast 15 times. Dancer also whooped my ass once or twice but I took my time with that one.
I think Pontiff Sulivyan is the perfect example of a boss which is so damn difficult but also makes so much fun at the same time I mean the music, his attacks, the arena, so beautiful
The first time I played the game - I beat him on my first try - which is not how it usually goes when I play video games… but afterwards I felt like I was HIM - - was about to call up my crush cos I thought my luck in the universe had changed - but I died right afterward and got humbled
Pontiff is NOT fun 😂😂
@@seven07707 I can acknowledge that :D
Meanwhile nameless easily one of the worst fights with the more of a fight against the camera
The Twin Princes is the perfect example of depression. Getting to the boss sucks, then fighting him sucks and then when you die they repeat that "your grave is here" bullshit😂😂
I found pontiff and the dancing lady way easier😂
The bosses difficulty is actually depends on the players playstyle itself. Some bosses are difficult but relatively easy for the others. Its all about playing calmly and not get greedy. Take your time, enjoy the fight.
I feel that I had no issue against nameless king cause I got the greatshield from dragon armor.
I beat pontiff first try, for Aldrich once I understood that being hyper aggressive while rolling around him was really good I beat him in about 3 tries, but I hate the crystal sage, and has killed me fifteen times on my current and last playthrough.
@@maelstorm71YT that is almost unbelievable lol
@@flamekite1679 I died like 15 times before figuring out the whole be super aggro against Aldrich on my first play through.
During my second play through it took me like 8 times to beat pontiff.
My first play through i used heavy strength weapons and parried the hell out of pontiff, my second was using a dex weapon.
Say that to Aldrich's Arrows, Pontiff's dual swords and The Nameless king's Dragon and Spear
Fighting lorian:
Me: *enters arena after dying*
Lorian: *teleports behind me*
Lorian: "Omae wa mou shindeiru"
N- *N A N I ?*
The trick for that was to push through the fog and stand still, waiting for Lorian to teleport. I only got that after like 2 tries, though.
@@bronzekilla Lorian: I pushed hidden point in your back.
bronzekilla yikes
I beat Nameless King after three tries but Lorian somehow beat my ass up well over 20 times
Crystal sage is a b*tch when you're colorblind...
Awwwwh, Im sorry :c
Hmm, you on Xbox?
Oh shit :D
rotciv003
Oh for fuck sakes I laughed harder than I should have 😅
Hey, can I copy your homework?
Yes, just change the words a little.
This comment:
Why did I laugh at this. I'm a terrible person.
Just doing my first play through of this game now. This game really is beautiful in a creepy way!
enjoy! For me it's one of the best games I've ever played
Same. I'm on the last boss rn
@@gabrielmireval901 k
I have started a few days ago and man tis game is beautifull jet painfull to play
@@jm_r245 whip it out into my mouth right now.
I have to defend Yohrm and the Deacons. They serve a greater purpose than just a boss to fight.
The deacons are supposed to be disappointing, you went to the tomb hoping to find Aldrich and all you get are the few remaining deacons.
The storm ruler is Yohrm's one weakness. If you're like me, then you spent fifteen minutes hacking at his legs with very minuscule results, then he would get a hit in and chunk your health bar. So he is still this invincible monster that destroys armies. And you bring him to his knees using the weapon he had given to the humans in case he ever went bad. (The one he kept, anyway)
Because they have Lore reasons as to why their so easy doesn't matter on this list this is a list just looking at difficulty (it's not even looking at fun)
DBfan and critic
Your argument would be valid if he didn't include all the side commentary. If he was just ranking them as easy, then yeah, they're easy, no arguments there. But when he starts to criticize their existence, that's where it stops being so straightforward.
He takes much more damage if you attack his hands. That's actually how I killed him first time around. Took ages. :|
or, even easier
get near his legs, let hit two hand his cleaver and slam it to the ground
then hack at his head (long weapons with vertical strikes our jumping attacks recommended)
+s.m. grimbldoo
Yes I agree with that sentiment. Funny thing, I gave him one staminabar worth of attacks, thought this was mental and that there had to be something to it, saw the item and picked it up 30 seconds laughing my ass of when I saw the name of that shiny :D And than he killed me trying to equip it. And than he killed me some more trying to figure out how to work it (because for some reason it didn't occur to me to try that outside the bossroom).
I liked this fight for what it mean to the setting, just like I love King Allant all the way at the end.
Only proves that the hardest boss of the Dark Souls franchise is the camera.
+Al Capwn Its a boss you can never truly beat, one which will hamper you at every move and kill those of us who are less careful. Truly the the peak in boss design.
+Al Capwn Well at least the Camera Speed is Adjustable, Sensitivity wise it always Helps. i had to turn it up all the way to Fight the Nameless King. got him first Try But not really because when i first encountered him i immediately boned out after 3 minutes of fighting him after killing the Dragon, i Assumed the Dragons head was the Weakness because fromsoft hints hard at being able to One shot a Fucking Dragon by Plunging its head in. So Yeah the first phase was Cake. it Reminded me of That one Dragon Fight in Dark souls 2 where you kill this Wyvern that looks Orange, In that Laboratory Area with all the Titan Hippos. the dragon pretty much had the same moveset and that boss was too easy. But Yeah on the Nameless King Topic. Man, he was a challenge. But with high Sensitivity it felt Great to have the Adrenaline and the panicking
+HaohmaruHL How do you stay locked on when it unlocks every time he moves?
The problem is that he can attack from two directions. The dragon and the king.
If you are attacking the dragon it's almost impossible to see when the king telegraphs his attacks.
+Ingram 2 if you keep locked on the king (rather then the dragon, its no problem. and if its too much of an issue, you dont use the camera at all.
Merlith Gero Yeah, that's the problem. You CANT stay locked on to him. It will unlock almost every time automatically.
Admit it the hardest boss is trying to kill the sword master after Iudex
ItsMyLife TV so true lol
Go to the rooftop by jumping on the tree and then use projectiles.
If you stand at the very edge of the cliff at the right spot, you can trick him into falling off the cliff
I call the sword master Andy, and I call the first mob in the game Bill.
I beat him twice, both times he fell off the cliff lol
I wasn’t initially aware you could Insta kill the wyvern, so on my first play through I killed it without it! (staying between its legs while rolling and running when it does it’s fire attack)
you are the definition of built different
There's hint nearby saying you have to plunge attack
I actually killed Yhorm like that during my first run. I didn't pay any attention to weapon arts so I didn't know about the storm ruler. Killed him with a +6 great scythe.
@@ashank9856 I saw those hints but I literally couldn't find where to do that lol, so I did the same I just kept hitting him then hiding until he died, I only died once accidentally but it was a really long and boring fight
i got him halfway before i thought "this is boring as fuck they are just sitting there jumping and walking around theres no way this the intended way" so i explored around
Βasically, the comments in all of those difficulty videos: "I've never played a DS game and i beat all the bosses first try no damage taken i'm sooo skilled please acknowledge me"
Κωνσταντίνος Φραγκισκάτος most of them are lying but i actually beat the dancer first try idfk how but it worked now i beat her in like 40 tries on a sl1 playthrough
That's not far off what the poster of the video is basically saying.
redplague ayleat its not huhuu i beat nameless king in first try rofl
I never played DS before but some bosses, that are supposed to be hard, were very ez: Abyss Watchers 2nd try; Aldrich 1st try; Soul of Cinder 2nd try(if i had one more estus it would have been 1st try); I was actually sad that i defeated Soul of cinder so ez, cuz the game was over, and Nameless King before that was such a challenge, that defeating Soul of Cinder didn't give me satisfaction...
Edit: Butcher's Knife and Yhorm's Machete FTW
I beat Pontiff Sulyvahn first try. It was the only time I used a NPC summon and he just went after her so I had free rain to Mage him down.
I know this isn't a popular choice, but Anakin Skywalker was easily my hardest boss. You walk in and him and his partner Kenobi fight you, Kenobi was easiest to take out first, but Anakin kept getting me in that dismemberment/execution dual lightsaber combo. I still haven't beaten him to this day
Count Dooku I've been looking forward to this
You should take the highground!
I'm pretty sure i have seen the General Grievous invocation mark just before that boss
Two on two.
Should be easier
Dew it
All you need to do is get the high ground.
2:30 the plunging attack is the most reliable attack
-dunk
+Teun Knip "The Plunging Attack is the most reliable move in the gaaame" -Dunkey
FTFY
+Teun Knip "The Plunging Attack is the most reliable move in the gaaame" -Dunkey
FTFY
Daniel Brennan excuse my ignorance
+Teun Knip I watched that vid right before i went to this boss and ended up right like dunkey did, so it made me laugh so hard after this :DD
Bartors cz :D
I like how this video has aged. It's weird hearing such praise heaped on the Soul of Cinder for being an unforgettable climactic end to the series, when the DLC bosses like Gail and Friede have left him holding a pretty damn big slice of humble pie.
I would say that SOC is more memorable than Friede, but Gael has it beat.
He's still my favorite boss :)
In all fairness, just because the ones who came after were fantastic doesn’t mean SoC isn’t great as well
Except the straight up unfair 5 attack combo that soc has in his second phase, he is pretty much a perfect boss in my opinion
It’s weird how that’s just an opinion
lothric knights were the hardest boss, never ending combos
I remember defeating dancer in a few tries and thinking that fight was cool with my ego all inflated and shit. Then i go upstairs and get shat on by like, one lothric knight. It was only after like 11 or 12 deaths that i could actually get them consistently.
1 lothric knight is literally like nothing, but fighting 2 is living hell
@@keshav3479
On my first playtrough I was so scared of them, and every other Knight type enemy that I tried wailing at them from rage with whatever I had. Now that I began my NG+, and I learned how to parry, it’s not even funny, I don’t even use my shield anymore, I just grab their sword arm mid swing and I can almost hear them saying “Please don’t” before I shave off some of that weight they have.
@@XochiCh same! It's amazing how far you progress in these games.
The lothric knight that gatekeeps the path to the tower on the wall bonfire killed me more times than vordt on NG
People say - "Pontiff was soo hard I died atleast 10 times! " you're joking folks, I died atleast 50 times
I died only 2 times lel
I died 60 times to bell gargoyles
I was stuck with Pontiff for 2 weeks and i think i died about 200 times before i called my friend who parried him to oblivion.
@@cecilia0193 never call a friend to beat a boss.
beat this with 7x try, abyss watcher kick my ass harder
My list:
19:Ludex Gundyr
18:Ludex Gundyr
17:Ludex Gundyr
16:Ludex Gundyr
15:Ludex Gundyr
14:Ludex Gundyr
13:Ludex Gundyr
12:Ludex Gundyr
11:Ludex Gundyr
10:Ludex Gundyr
9:Ludex Gundyr
8:Ludex Gundyr
7:Ludex Gundyr
6:Ludex Gundyr
5:Ludex Gundyr
4:Ludex Gundyr
3:Ludex Gundyr
2:Ludex Gundyr
1: and most importantly, Ludex Gundyr!
I'm still stuck on the first boss.
*Iudex
Fucking Casul
Uh...you mean Casual not casul?
BlazeHeart2699 You Obviously Dont Know Dark Souls Memes....
MassiveGat I actually don't...
I have no clue how Aldrich got this high up in the ranking. Felt like a slightly beefier Pinwheel when I first encountered him. The same goes for the Dancer, while a cool boss, it is almost trivialized by its meagre health pool. Lorian, Champion Gundyr, Dragonslayer Armour, and Old Demon King are all harder than those two imo. Still, interesting to see how different perceptions of boss difficulty can be.
On my first play through but I agree with Aldrich and Dancer because I managed to get past them both with 5 attempts combined, Might’ve gotten lucky with Aldrich idk
i think it depends on build and weapon choice. aldrich was the first boss who really kicked my a**. i went through all my embers and had to buy out the shop before i finally beat him. slow great sword and not a ton of stamina didn't pair well with him teleporting and having to run from the arrow rain. i died to him more than nameless king.
Any boss with an instakill move deserves to be ranked higher IMHO.
Aldrich took me 2 days while old demon king only took me 3 tries
i killed aldrich first try (i died at the same time but still)
you cant really rate dark souls bosses on difficulty. It all depends on an individuals play style, a boss hard for me will be easy for someone else.
Well, this is a community ranking voted by +10.000 people. It's just a survey showing which boss people found harder on average ratings. DeMod expressed how the Twin Princes and Aldrich were the hardest for him, so he clearly understands that difficulty is subjective. A lot of people in the comments section don't, though. My hardest main game boss is Crystal Sage so I think I understand it better than most lol, I watch people wreck him like the easiest thing ever and don't even understand how I get killed, but I still do.
AraragiTheRaper Hey, what made crystal sage so hard for you? Just wondering :P
I've gotta agree with DeMod here, Lothric and Lorian wrecked me about 9-10 times. :P
DarthStalkers Well, in my first playthrough I just went full Skyrim against him in second phase, meaning I just attacked him without caring about his clones, and they always stunlock me with their spells and kill me. I got killed 7 times like that. In NG+ cycles the spells just deal too much damage and whatever they throw at me is almost a one shot, so I still consider him dangerous even if I already got gud at fighting him..
I killed him first try in my last playthrough, though, so now I should say Nameless is my hardest main game boss since he is the only one that kills me outside the DLC.
boe diggy As I just said, I first tried him in my last playthrough, after getting killed 7 times the first time around I already know what to do, but when he attacks from everywhere it becomes hard to avoid every single hit and some are deadly. There is no such thing as "objectevely easy" here (unless we are talking about the numbers shown in the video), not for bosses that actually deal damage and have more health than Pinwheel.
AraragiTheRaper fair enough. Early in the fight I got hit by one of his homing attack and knew he'd hit hard. So when I saw his clones I knew they were priority.
I had the hardest time dodging Lorian throughout his fight and he hurts if he gets ya haha. As for Nameless he's not too bad for me, but the King of Storm phase is still a struggle.
I just started a pyromancer and everything was rather easy but the Abyss Watchers definitely didn't like me haha
Pontiff Sulyvahn was a fucking nightmare for me
speed shanti Same :(
speed shanti same
*Vietnam flashbacks*
speed shanti to me it was the dancer.
and the dancer too, she used to kill me with 3 hits, but finally at the moment i defeated all bosses even the optional ones expect nameless king
whut..... you can 1 shot the wyvern?!? I sat there and killed it by baiting out its fire attack thinking, "ok this is an endurance fight because this bitch is tanky"
+Local Lion I basically spent fifteen minutes trying to kill it then saw I could run past it, since I figured it would take too long trying to kill it in melee and there might be a special mechanic (seriously, he has too much health).
If a boss can take your attacks for 10-15 minutes and still be above half-health, you probably are meant to have a special mechanic to weaken them or something, if it's a Souls Game. Sorta like how if you attack Wolnir but don't hit his bracelets his health-pool seems freaking unlimited, that caused me to die a few times to him before I realized they were weak-points.
Seeing the amount of damage you do to him cries out for a special fromsoft gimmick, so I started looking around for balistae or the like
+Aikanaro Azurahson same
+Local Lion I just gave up after 10 minutes and hoped I could run away from him into the next area. Only l thing that made me jump was a message suggesting I try it from the ledge :D
+Local Lion Same here. No wonder there were dev messages about plunging attacks littered around.
Oh my god the nameless king was such a hard fight I was stuck on him for a week The feeling of joy when I finally beat him was unreal i threw my controller straight into the air and started running around my house screaming
This is my first souls game and I’ve beat 17/19 bosses (two being nameless king and soul of cinder). I’m past my 20th attempt on the nameless king, I can easily beat his dragon, sometimes within a minute without even getting hit, but the king himself always destroys me 😭😭 hopefully I’ll get him tomorrow
I killed the abyss watchers first try through pure will power of not wanting to run back to the boss fight
I beat them by pure "wtf how am I doing this?"
@@Generic_Gaming_Channel happened to me on the first try. Got them to 15% with ease. But when i retried, they kicked my ass a good couple of times.
I know the date, but way to the abbys watchers is preety damn easy and takes like minute or less just don't follow the main road, when you do it it's the pain in the ass but stick to the right wall then you have only 3 simple monsters to kill on your way
Bro what way did you run to the abyss watchers it only takes like 30-45 seconds to get there
It do be like that sometimes. I beat the dancer first try both play throughs yet I still struggle with the princes and literally can’t beat them for the life of me. (Took me 50ish tries)
“With the game being so new”
Me: 👀...(4 years ago) iNtEreSTinG
Hahahaha same thoughts 👀
@@Filianore__ 👀
and here im the poor me , after finally getting a good pc and downloading the game cracked :)
Sus
yup. Almost 2021 and still watching
watching this in 2k19. Im colorblind, crystal sage was hell i couldnt see the difference...
Sad
Oof
Damn bro, that was rough!
i was thinking the same :D
That's rough dude. But also pretty funny. Hope shit's good my man.
You know, the crystal sage is a lot harder when you're colorblind, can't distinguish the magic, and you forgot to upgrade vigor. It was a brutal fight before I learned the specifics. I ended up just using throwing knives to isolate the real sage and get a few hits in each round
Struggling on it currently this is my first play through of dark souls 3 and my first dark souls game
Not that often thankfully. Just don't play among us with me if you want a coherent player
Skyrim: I took an arrow to the knee, so my adventure is over
Dark souls: That's cute
when you get dragonslayer great arrow stuck in your face
When you walk next to the white birch in Undead Settlement and get nuked from orbit.
that means marriage
an arrow to the knee
Craig Wright I've taken many thousands of arrows to the face in Skyrim.
It's quite frustrating seeing him try to fight gundyr without locking on
Which one
frustrating seeing him fight every boss without lock on
Godlysock Puppet seems like many people can fight them better without locking on
Who the fck locks on
I beat champ Gundyr without locking on, parrying, or blocking. My play style is pretty weird...
DeModcracy: Dies to abyss watchers 5 times and the community ranked them 8th hardest
Me: Sitting at 34 deaths and 2 days of despair so far while the realization of what is still to come creeps into my brain
Don't worry, I'm sure you can do it. Remember: if someone did it before you, then you can do it yourself
Thanks! I did it the next day after 42 deaths. Haven’t died more than 10 times to a boss since. Just beat the twin princes an hour ago
It took me three days all you have to do is be defensive in the first fase and in the second every time he attacks role into him and stab him he has low poise so you can stun him and keep hitting but make sure to leave enough to roll away
Bro wat, were exactly the same. 3 days and 40+ hours
Abyss Watchers was tough for me too. Lots o' deaths for me until I got the 2nd phase timing down
I spent 90 mins trying to kill the tutorial boss, currently playing through dark souls for the first time 10/10 game
did you beat the game?
@@RyanZhao-zl2ht yea i beat it twice now such a fun game
[Difficulty]
Dark Eater Midir: *9/10*
Elfriede: *9/10*
Pinwheel: *999/10*
Lothric Knights: *99999/10*
Rock lizards at archdragon peak: 99999999999999999999999/10
Fighter .PL: 99999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999/10
Really you think pinwheel is that hard?
@@sir.saturated3301 I Cant Tell If You Are Being Sarcastic And Understand Its A Joke Or You Are Actually Serious, Its Hard To Detect Sarcasm Through Text
The Yorm boss fight is definitely more fun with Seigward
Everything is more fun with Seigward
@@tahraki4918 fr
he dies so quick lol
@@yeetreet7564 he’s invincible…?
@@yeetreet7564 he literally takes no damage
I beat both the dancer and the abyss watchers on the first try. I spent 5 hours on V O R D T
That’s insanity😂
what the hell lmao, i spent like 45 seconds on vordt in my first try and took no damage but i probably spent like 3 hours on abyss watchers and 2 on the dancer
@@drakeblau6364 beat dancer on my second and abyss watchers on my 20th lmao
it took me 5 hours to beat dancer today but thats only because i was greedy and wanted to do the boss very early into the game i immediately went for dancer after i beat vordt oh boy I regret that decision, now i am confused on how to get the dancer sword i talked to ludith and the soul transposition is not showing for me
@@vijaysabarish9600 you have to kill curse rotted great wood before you create boss weapons
i just finished dark souls 3 for the first time( my first dark souls game i played) and i am happy that sulyvahn existed because i learned a lot while fighting him and through the experience i gained by playing, it made the nameless king and soul of cinder one of the easier bosses for me.
I really struggled with the old demon king, so i let my brother fight him just for fun. He never played any souls game before and I just explained him how the basic attacks, dodges and healing works. Then my brother kicked his ass first try. W T F
it really do be like that sometimes
When you were a child and didn’t know fire hurts you , you don’t have fear ... fear is what making you have a hard time , fear makes you lose focus , conquer fear and you’ll be fine
Ur brother got gud before ya and he doesn't play...how unfortunate
I beat yhorm 1st try without even finding the storm ruler, beat abyss watchers and pontiff 1st try, nameless 3rd go but had to try 7 times to do crystal sage, literally 30+ and a respec to kill old demon king and still haven't killed knight slayer tsorig by the lava pit after countless tries.
@@philpayton8965 How can you first t the giant without the storm ruler
My god this is what pisses me off about the dark souls fanbase, the hardest bosses aren't necessarily the best
Deacons of the deep was fantastic thematically and atmospherically but people hate it because its not "hard"
People miss the whole point of these games
What is that point exactly?
+TheSnoozeFox I love atmosperically bosses like abyss watchers, i don't hate the deacons either, but i also don't really like them. The problem was, that a boss really should feel like one in my opinion. If the main body would be a little bit more tanky and he would dodge the attacks a bit, or if the enemys had a real formation, like if the fattys line up between you and him, while the tall one try to encircle you, while the main body slowly retreats with 2 healers on the side, it would really feel like you try to beat a cult trying everything to protect the boss. But like this it is just a bunch of fireball throwing guys ... kinde like the white maids in front of yhorm.
And while i am already at it: I think the idea behind the ancient wyvern is great, but i think they shouldn't have made him a boss, if he were just in the area, it would have made him much better to me. And he also lacks a bit of chasing. If the way to him was designed, so you can't just run up in one go, but having to hide behind pillars every few seconds, because he breezes fire, that actually covers your way and makes you feel like you hide from a great danger, that would actually make him quiet neet.
Another argument against your point: I think the dancer was quiet easy, didn't really have problems with her, but i still like her design and strangely i really struggled against oceiros but didn't like him.
+TheSnoozeFox I liked them a bit, but ill admit i cant totally like a boss if theyre that easy. They were pretty cool and some of my shamefully admitting deaths to them were hilarious (when you think about it, its kindav mass church gang rape)
+TheSnoozeFox It might have had theme and atmosphere, but it COMPLETELY lacks challenge. It doesn't even feel like a boss fight, I have far more trouble with many of the game's trash mobs than with the deacons, something I can't say about ANY other boss in DS3.
I wasn't even aware that the Deacons had a curse mechanic until watching this. Every time I've fought them they've dropped too fast to apply any.
I agree that bosses don't need to be the hardest to be great - Oceiros is one of the favourites for me and my friends because the atmosphere in the fight is awesome, even though it wasn't too challenging. But the difference there is that there IS still a challenge to it. There's absolutely none to the Deacons.
Deacons were everything the prowling magus fight should've been.
I have nightmares about Pontiff Sulyvahn.
me too.
today he falls :D
Tough fight, but I beat him (barely) at my first go. I'm pretty good at Bloodborne & it felt like a boss from that game. Kind of a noob in Dark Souls though & I died 15-20 times on the Nameless King. The camera got me, the fire breath sometimes would just kill me. And his second phase is really fast, you barely ever have any time to heal.
I've always had an easy time fighting him. There is 2 summons outside and a possible 3rd if you meet the requirements.
I just parry the casul
I have nightmares about parry pro's.
I'm stuck on Pontiff right now but I honestly had more trouble with Crystal Sage than the Abyss Watchers. It took me a few tries but Abyss Watchers second phase was fairly similar to Lady Marias so that helped me.
My favorite boss is probably Ocieros, and for one reason only
*ignorant slaves*
Scarecrow How quickly you forget
@@amadeodante The power of my... beloved Ocelotte, child of dragons.
Come out, come out, don't be afraid
yeah he’s the only boss that talks I think
Hunter Destiny you were born a child of dragons, what could you possibly fear?
When i was looking for the second boss i came across an old lady and killed her for shits and giggles... then came the dancer
rip
Then you got fucked xD
melvin dallory talk about karma XD
Same
Lol miyazaki won’t even get him
Why do people hate the Greatwood?
Why do people think Vordt, Iudex and Wolnir are so hard?
Why do people prefer more standard bosses to the more creative and interesting fights that Fromsoft insists on engineering?
Why do people fight each other about who's better at Dark Souls games?
Why did you read all these questions?
+Thirty2
1: He has weird mechanics, looks gross, and (if you can avoid that stupid barrel roll) is overall silly easy
2: Wolnir is a tedious pain with that instant kill poison... the other two I couldn't tell you why (aside from Iudex's dark mass transformation).
3: Depends on what you mean by "standard". The elegant simplicity of some "standard" fights (Soul of cinder, Pontiff Sulyvahn, Champion Gundyr all have gimmicks, but are otherwise straight fights, as opposed to something like Ancient Wyvern) make them an excellent test of skill, while simultaneously encouraging players to try to creatively approach dealing with their fighting style. Instead of "hit boss in fungus sack to win".
4: Insecurity, the same thing that drives some players to Dark Souls. They have to be "the best" at something, or they feel their life is worthless.
5: Because they seemed rather interesting, offering some decent food for thought.
Those are my opinions on your questions. Others will absolutely disagree.
+Dialask Isel If you run to the back of the slope when fighting Wolnir he will just crawl towards you forever. he is a poorly coded boss IMO
+Thirty2 WHY NOT?
+Thirty2 Time is convoluted! that's why!
+lewis monaghan He is punishing you for hiding like a coward :^)
I almost fainted from the nameless king fight for how intense the fight was
lorian in a nutshell
*teleports behind you*
nothing personnell kid
First time fighting..... What the fuck he teleports.... YOU DIED
I hope you learned you lesson kid.
He is tired of us backstabbing everything into oblivion so he backstabs us
One of the easier fights for me, I had more trouble with Pontiff
Twin Princes are actually kinda fun to fight.
Omae wa mou shinderu
There's something scarily beautiful about the Dancer...
lmao don't hide the fact that you like the boss because of her ass.
That was a tertiary factor.
imho a nice ass must be acknowledged and appreciated.
you smack her ass and it bounces 😩
Praise da Buns!
what's awesome about the "Soul of Cinder" is that since it's an amalgamation of everyone who has linked the first flame, if you chose that ending in DS1 in a way you're also fighting that character
technically mafia two all over again
@Luis Martinex "amalgamation of everyone who has Linked the first flame" thats why has gwyns moveset in 2nd phase, and yes, also every Player Character who has linked the flame
@Luis Martinex stupid.
@Luis Martinex dumb
@Luis Martinex omegabrain
I really loved the Yhorm fight, mostly because I encountered him, grabbed storm ruler, didn't know what to do, and died. Then I went though the entire Siegward quest to have him fight, only to die after, in what felt like smacking a kaiju with nukes until he fell. It was better in NG+ when he has more health, but I really enjoyed that fight.
how the hell did this guy not die once from the old demon king?
Luck? Skill? Who knows man
+theDeModcracy I'm new and very patient and have a trigger finger for rolling but I have a hard time anilizing moves
+Kill Crow127 I sucked at the old demon king
the old demon king spanked me time after time
+Kill Crow127 Same and I've been playing since dark souls 1 lmao
So I have story that’s not really relevant to this video but I’m telling it anyways. So, I try and make my mom play dark souls 3 for shits and giggles, she struggles getting to Iudex and dies on her first try not knowing how to heal. I then told her, she got him to his second phase on her second attempt! On her third try she killed him and I was amazed. Took me eight tries to beat that guy. Anyways, thanks to anyone who actually cares enough to read this far.
Your mom has more persistence than most people going into a Souls game and not knowing of the difficulty. Whenever my mom tries playing a game we put her on, she struggles to look up or down lol
Lol u died 8 times to Iudex Gundyr???? Git gud scrub
spoken like a true - I actually mean real life loser. Git gud real scrub XD
Why is my heart getting warm
Lol ur mom should’ve told u to git gud
I beat Aldrich and Dancer my first try, but I died to Crystal Sage and Abyss Watchers more than ten times
thats what i love about ds. everyone seems to have different problems with bosses.
JayMdh same, certain bosses seem to just work for some people's play styles more than others
Airborne Cthulhu yea I'm on like try no. 20 for the pontiff lol
Noro I'd highly recommend summoning a phantom for Pontiff. I couldn't even get him down to half health on my own, but with a phantom it's so much easier
Airborne Cthulhu my problem is his second half I think his first phase is pretty easy but that second phase fucks me up so bad.
While not intended, fighting Yhorm without the Storm Ruler is by far one of the most fun I had with this game.
Tip: If you're intimidated by a boss and it makes you a bit panicky, try disabling the game music or even playing your own music over it. I did this in bloodborne and It's way easier to keep your cool when a full choir and orchestra aren't screaming at you...
edit: I actually love the soundtrack but it's just really intense
of course! love you too
Dovahcat i used to play happy upbeat piano songs on my ipod when i tried to get through fatal frame, but it didnt work i was scared shitless anyway XD
Play royalty free ukulele, beat nameless king in 2 hits
This is the pussiest thing one can ever do for such an amazing piece of art. (The music, the ambiance, everything, that fear sensation, is part of the game experience)
Dovahcat ii
Plot twist: Nameless king is the Dragonborn with a modded Paarthunax.
If you can master Dark Souls, you can master anything in life.
If that is the case then WHY HAVEN'T I BEAT THE 5TH DAM PANTHEON IN HOLLOW KNIGHT? oh wait I know why....fight EVERY DAMN BOSS FIRST TRY OR START ALL OVER...and some of those bosses are harder then dark souls no joke! Ack I'm probably gonna do my 156th try on it sometime tommorow
How about Dota 2? unlike League of Legends or any competitive FPS, pro players need at least 1500+ hours to start winning the lowest brackets, at the "international" all players of the 16 teams had like 10 years of experience and 8000 ranking.
Wrong
Try getting a gf nerd
Lmao, try Touhou at Lunatic level
Bought this game recently and have finally got to the final boss. The bosses are incredible.
I never had trouble with the Soul of Cinder. The twin princes however, I have lost one or two controllers to.
for me was the dragonslayer armor, not because of him, just the fuk ing butterfly oneshotting me every time i didn't look at her for 2 seconds, even i died when i killed him, scared the shit outa me.
The twin princes were insane. Hardest boss for me in the series so far tbh, but that’s because I tried doing it with a great machete for hours, as soon as I got a straight sword I got them in under an hour. I have yet to play the DS3 dlcs and the second half of DS2
Yeah i did Soul of Cinder first try without summoning.
I just beat pontiff and spent some time grinding and killed him with a bit of trouble but not too bad. The fucking curse rotted great wood and path to the deacon’s however
I beat princes on first try, but i can run with closed eyes to pontiff sulivan fight area
Dancer was an absolute bitch for me. Took me at least 20 attempts to beat her and Nameless King took me 4 hours. Nameless King was the bane of my existence, it got to the point where I rarely took a hit from the Dragon phase because I knew it so well but then fighting NK himself always got me haha. I managed to beat him though and I honestly went mental, not going to lie.
YORDANKA DELOVA Yeah exactly the same with me on both fights man! Haha!
i diesd to nameless king like 20 times till i find out that i have to use light sword and keep my distance of him.most of his moves are brutal when u are near him.i didnt have problem with dragon phase.hardes boss for me is Soul of Cinder
I cant agree with you for nameless king. Well timed rolls near him puts you out of danger and he is too slow to deplete your stamina unless you too greedy or using heavy weapon . For heavy wep this tactic will work too ,however will take more time and patience and may be nessesary to skip hitting him sometimes when he opens up for attacks in order to recover stamina. Ofc u must know well his attack patterns but if u dont close or far to him wont make big difference imo. Just try , youll be amazed how easy Nameless king can be 😉
Me to. Then I beat him with a bow walking away from him. Finding the easy cheese after so many tries was wonderful.
get a Dragonslayer Greatshield(or Havel Greatshield if you dont have Dragonslayer shield) and play defensively..honestly for me the worst part was battling the camera than it was to battle the NK and the dragon
*Iudex Gundr
If he had a more complex move set and higher aggression, this would be a damn tough fight
Hmm
Champion Gundyr?
That's the joke
Champion gundyr was legit the hardest boss for me nothing came close to him.
@@blastbomberz4883 dancer, Aldrich, crystal sage, and champion Gundyr were hard for me
@@blastbomberz4883 i beat him first try but the pontiff...
I had more trouble with ludex than champion for some reason. In fact I killed em second try while ludex took me like 10 since i am a casul. Especially with the second phase but eventually I stopped panicking and focused and defeated ludex. I had more trouble with the deacons than champion.
Beat the game a few weeks back, going through NG+ and aiming for Platinum so here's my boss rankings minus the DLC because I don't own either.
Deacons of The Deep
Yhorm the Giant
Ancient Wyvern
Crystal Sage
Iudex Gundyr
Curse-Rotted Greatwood
High Lord Wolnir
Vordt of the Boreal Valley
Old Demon King
Oceiros, the Consumed King
Aldrich, Devourer of Gods
Champion Gundyr
Abyss Watchers
Lothric & Lorian
Dancer of the Boreal Valley
Nameless King
Soul of Cinder
Pontiff Sulyvahn
Dark Souls: Try plunging attack
Me: WTF is a plunging attack?!
Gary W-l-o-t lol I have finished bloodborne and about to finish ds3 and still dk what the fk is plunging attack lmao
@@hassangx5272 A plunging attack is what the game calls a drop attack. Basically doing a light attack (R1/RB) while falling and hitting an enemy from above
Herman Li lol thnx but unfortunately I didn’t see ur comment when I needed it :’)
I have already finished the game and now I know what a plunging attack is lol
Thnx again
I got lucky with the language: in the italian version the message says "attacco in caduta" that literally means drop attack
Ajahjaa me too
*dlc comes out*
*Darkeater Midir exists*
first I was afraid, I was petrified.... but then I realized all his attacks are easy to dodge once you can tell the difference between the attack animations and where to run to be safe
The only difficult thing about the Midir is how dull it gets after the first 5 minutes since he can't hit you but you can't deal damage to him
Darkeater = hardest boss
In my first gameplays i only could defeat him with no sound
Nameless King is still harder.
no lock on... my eyes hurrt
It's dat Boi i know right
Unlocked camera vs certain bosses is key.
Yeah but I only took one try for Champion Gundar because he's so easy with lock
TheBladez190
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As someone who has only started playing these games a few weeks ago I am amazed at how the perception of a boss can change. DS3 is my first from soft game and I remember how hard it was for me in the beginning. At least 15 tries for Gundyr, about 30 for Vordt, 25 for the tree and 40 for the watchers... It was a tough time.
Yesterday, not being able to defeat soul of cinder and trying to blow off some steam, I started a second run. I beat both Gundyr and that ice lizard first try, vordt second and the tree first as well. While the walls of lothric broke me on my first playthrough I had them fully explored and looted within minutes on my second one. This progression really shows how good fromsoft is at teaching new players. The beginning will be a wild ride and you will die and die and die and there is no alternative but pressing on and trying again. But if you do the game rewards you by giving you the necessary skills and knowledge of the game you need. You won't even realise how much you as a player have changed in those few hours until you go back to the start and try again.
I just hope I will continue learning during my second run, right now it is pretty much impossible for me to beat the final boss and I hope by the end of my second run I will finally be good enough to beat him.
Yep it's pretty crazy. My first one was bloodborne and I still managed to beat every boss in no more than 3 attempts. Having said that I'm a very savy and well soiled gamer. Now at age 38.
@@WheresWaldo05 Yea I'm 20 years younger and have only been playing games for like 6 years now so I'm still in the learning process when it comes to difficulty
Mate I have 1 piece of advice for anyone new to Soulsborne games - play Bloodborne first and you will fear nothing Dark Souls 3 has to throw at you. Trust me.
I beat every boss 1st try, when I was a fetus, playing on a 6 inch ultrasound screen.
U scrubs needa get gud
Same but with all 35 journey's,that's my main character my recent has 16 journey's some bosses killed me twice others 3,i only killed a few 1st try ands that's 2 years of coming back
First of all, no you didnt. Second, if you did, do you want a medal?
let em know
@@steps8140 the comment is pure satire, how are you that dense that you can't understand that?
Laggers Steps chill
It’s interesting to see how difference in play style affects boss difficulty.
As a pyromancer, taking on Old Demon King was basically impossible, but I beat Aldrich first try thanks to some heavy hitting pyros and a flame arc on my katana.
When I fought Pontiff, I learned how to parry fast and take him down to phase 2 quickly, but that clone was too much for me.
As a strength/dex build, Old Demon King was a first attempt victory for me, but I struggle with Pontiff Sulyvahn almost as much as I struggle with Nameless King. I’ve been replaying it recently and I left off tonight on attempt #6 with Sulyvahn even with the help of both available NPCs. My first play-through I counted my deaths against Sulyvahn, and it took me an embarrassing 33 attempts to finally kill him. To be fair though, when I first played the game it took me a while to get used to the faster boss fights, because I’d just come off from playing the first Dark Souls which is much slower paced and much easier. But still, Pontiff Sulyvahn has gotta be up there with the top 3 Souls game bosses I absolutely hate with every fiber of my being.
for me, I havent gotten a huge challenge YET, Im hoping nameless king or twin princes try to roadblock me, but still, Vordt hammer strength build is OP
Old Demon King is really easy with boulder heave 😸
Well, the old demon king is impossible until you get some dark pyromancies
god damn... it's so fucking satisfying to watch this video after beating the game and killing all bosses
Tyler Goudreau ikr!
Tyler Goudreau try doing it 11 times
Must be nice....
I think my favorite boss is Pontiff Sulyvahn. I love everything during that fight... especially the music
Mine is the dancer of boreal, i love her music and her animation its so smooth esp. when she walks and do that dancing move
Oddly enough, I beat Champion Gundyr on my first try in my first playthrough. I actually died more to Crystal Sage than him (mostly from recklessness). And aside from the Dancer's spin-to-win, I actually have an easier time with her second phase than the first.
Pontiff, however, definitely needs to calm his shit down. Such long combos.
I did Pontiff without Damage (tho with an NPC summon)
He's... Okay because theres a nice spot where he gets stuck
Me 2 i never died to him
Isn't champ gundyr the king of long combos?
yeah I havnt died at all to champion Gundyr on both my playthrough but pontiff I just have to summon at least one person or I'll be there for a while
I do it when feeling lazy. Now that i did a no summons or sheild playthrough, i just summon for pontiff, dancer and sage since i dont want to deal with any of their shit. I would rather move on that repeat a boss i know i can beat.
Lol Yhorm, if there wasn't an internet he would be hard AF lol
I fought him the first time and was like: How the fuck am I supposed to kill something that takes like five damage per hit.
Jacco Loos lol me too I was like yeah I need like 50 estus lol
The first time I fought Yhorm, it took me one try, and one hour, I fucking broke the greatsword it gave trying to hurt him, and broke another weapon, it was hell.
richard weinmann I fought him with onion bro!
To be honest I didn't know I'm supposed to kill him with the storm ruler good thing I had siegward with me I kept dodging and letting siegward attack him lmao
that blue face is so fucking disturbing lol
What about our lord and savour, Jesus Christ? I'm joking, it's EDWAD!
Jordan Lowrie Gaben the lord of steam is even more terrifying lol
Hikaru Haruyuki Not terrifying, but feared...
Jordan Lowrie pretty much the same
Hikaru Haruyuki Hell, he's terrifying and feared.
Damn, it really is interesting seeing other’s opinions on bosses. For me, the Princes were pretty easy, and I beat the SoC and Abyss Watchers in 3 tries (for context this is my first Souls game). However, not only did Dancer kick my ass for 2 hours, but DRAGONSLAYER ARMOR TOOK ME 30+ TRIES.
Dude. We are the same person. The princes attacks seemed pretty telegraphed and slow and SoC felt the same way, especially in his Gwyn phase. Dancer made me lose my mind and Dragonslayer Armor was so hard! Especially with his charged up swipe and the insta kill balls that the butterfly’s shoot at you
That’s so crazy because I loved the Dragonslayer Armor fight and it took me around 6-7 tries. Abyss watches and Dancer made me stop playing the game for 2 months in between lmao. I also loved the Twin Princes’ fight. Even though it took me ~10 tries, it all felt fair.
I don't understand how anyone can say abyss watchers was harder than dragonslayer. I beat abyss watcher like 3rd try but dragonslayer is straight impossible for me.
Me: kills pontiff, Aldrich and watchers first try
Also me: dies to old demon king and crystal sage
Same but i died to aldrich once but died to some regular ass easy mobbs multiple times
yeah cuz i brought phantoms with me lmao
I somehow defeated champion gundyr on my first try (during my second playthrough) but I died 8 times to the fucking tree.
This is me with the deacons of the deep. I died to them like 10 or more times then promptly beat watchers 1st attempt.
I CAN RELATE, except watchers give me a quite 3-4 tries, pontiff is easy for me because of my playstyle kinda suits againts him, old demon king is a fucking sick boss i died 20+ times
"Crystal Sage is pretty damn easy," says the man with his hp leveled to 30 already by just the second area 😂
Embers bro, embers
@@CoasterIdiot802 he wasnt even embered...
@@justasnegreckis9632 no fucking idea then.
Must have been a new playthrough
crystal sage is pretty damn easy period... also he still struggled with other enemies later on either way
As a professional witcher, I can say with certainty that the mount of the Nameless King is not a dragon, but a Wyvern.
Lol
You're such a badass bro, I'm like super impressed by your worthless knowledge!!!!!
mimcinni You must be a blast at parties.
UMMM ACTUALLY... wyverns have 2 wings and 2 legs with talons, this one had 2 legs with talons but 4 wings, it's also described in the description of the curved sword you can get from transposing the soul as a Stormdrake. I say again - Stormdrake
+Stephen Richards this is when i jump in and say something dumb like, It's a kitty!, or something like that.
man the way you fight without being locked on gives me anxiety, also, too bad darkeater midir isnt on this list as he probably would be at the nr1 spot (NK took me 3 or 4 tries and I can't even count my attemps trying to beat Midir)
Midir was my second try. Nameless king took me ten or more tries the first time
i had to summon two bros while fighting midir and it still took me 10+ attempts 😂
abyss watchers was def my favorite boss battle of the game. so cool
MrCrackkkkkkk true asf
MrCrackkkkkkk Soul of Cinder all the way for me
Seeing his phase 2 where he channeled Gwyn and the Original Gwyn Music gave me chills the first time.
i unfortunately did not get to play the orignal Dark Souls, currently trying to find someone with a ps3 so i can play it. I started with Scholar of the First Sin. I also need one for Demon's Souls
MrCrackkkkkkk if you have Xbox one, it's backwards compatible
You have to play it my dude
the best of the series imo.
yeah the story seems awesome. maybe ill try and find it for pc
Pontiff gave me hell, first time I went in to the boss room he destroyed me in a single combo, 9 attempts later, I pummeled his ass into the ground.
Nukes solve everything same here. The hardest part I feel was he gave you very few chances to heal.
Caleb Taylor Agreed, if you wanted to heal you had to give up a chance to do damage
if you can manage to run away from him and stay away at the max lock on distance then you can heal without counterattack
at my first character i had to stop playing at pontiff. he is written literally by a maniac. in my second playthrough not so hard tho.
lol did better than me, i bitched out and summoned allies.
pro tip: In the Nameless King boss fight, the dragon will only spray the ground in fire if you're underneath him. Stay far enough away that you can see the entire dragon and only go in to attack once the King lunges in, and then only go after the head to do max damage.
Pro-er tip: git gud
Salem Andrada Also true lol
Wywern* not a dragon XD
David Čejdík no one cares.
***** Don't yell at meeeee (it's a wyweeeern)
I killed Wolnir in 15 minutes, and I've been over ten hours on the pontiff and I still haven't killed him
So true man wolnir is just so easy but Pontiff is just different this fuckers does everysecon a combo sometimes end if with slam sometimes end it with another combo
pontiff giving off those logarius vibes though.
ikr
imagine if the jumping ghru had a boss health bar O.o
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Everyone saying Crystal Sage is easy, Never have i had such trouble killing a boss jesus
On my 1st playthrough I found him quite easy, but I had a lot of trouble on my 2nd playthrough, with a sorcery build. This game is just so much easier when you just run at someone and stunlock him to death.
I got him on 3rd try, first Souls game I've ever played. It was pretty easy to me. :o
yeah me too!
If you just rush him he is ridiculously easy.
playing as sorcerer vs crystal sage is hard
If people are able to beat Pontiff without parrying, that’s extremely impressive. Learned to parry just for that boss.
2:38 ... that face after killing the dragon is gonna haunt me for a LOONG time
Is it still haunting you?
All I hear is some Hindu music. "Dingi Dingi Dingi Dingi"
Its a wyvern, mah onion bruh -.-
I'm colorblind, so the Chrystal sage was a pain in the ass for me. Lol
damn that sucks i was telling mt friend that too, i said what if somone was colorblind when they fought the crystal sage haha that mustve sucked
LMAO damn you the real mvp
+Ninjapanda squad im also colorblind, but i noticed that he only really has 4 proper spawn points, where he will go, the rest are decoys
+Josiah Duff (GT500 Mustangs) being color blind makes no difference if you are colorblind the main sages magic would still be a diff color try again
Just This Once And the fact that you CLAIM THAT IM WRONG WHEN IM THE ONE LIVING WITH IT IS BULLSHIT!
I see a lot of people saying they beat bosses in 1 attempt, I mean I'd say I believe that 10% actually played solo, with how many people I've invaded I can pretty much guarantee, 9/10 of you had 2 sunbros and a a white
+David Videla Same here. I'm playing offline and the bosses are no joke, but very doable with a lot of practice and patience
+JustTooBrutal You don't know challenge until you're playing solo at 17 fps the whole game.
+JustTooBrutal I beat most of the lategame bosses in about 3-4 times, tbh I had more trouble with the early game bosses lmao
It didn't matter near which boss I put my summon sign, I was summoned in the next few seconds - the exception being the nameless king for which "you are being summoned" appears in the next hundredth of a second after putting your sign down.
+Aikanaro Azurahson There's something about summons with that boss, right? I think they are disabled by an NPC or something like that? I can't recall
I cant even begin to describe the vast difference in difficulty on the deacons of the deep when you're going in with a thrusting spear, vs a cleaving weapon (in particular the hollowslayer greatsword)
Don't be sad the series ended. Be happy that it happened
+TheXxRaven 115 Right on, Raven
+theDeModcracy I'm new to the series and I'm sad I got in the Souls train so late but I am glad I did
Never too late, I think even Demon's Souls holds up incredibly well today. Hope you're enjoying the series!
+theDeModcracy I am indeed
I wonder where FromSoft is going to go next?
Its weird that I struggle on the easy bosses but destroy the hard ones!
Same!
+Travbot Tyler I killed sulyvan at my first try but died 7 times to the sage D: xD
I probably died like 20 times on wolnir
+Travbot Tyler It happens because you are "Full-On Dark Souls Mode" when you face the hard bosses. but, when you face the easier bosses you underestimate them which in this game gets you killed ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)...
I hate when that happens :P
Died to the rotten tree the most, then Wolnir and finally Aldrich. But destroyed the rest around my 1st or 3rd time. Kind of dissapointing, wish it was the other way around :(
On my first play through, as well as my first dark souls game, it took me no joke 76 times to beat the dancer
Hmmm I killed her first try
RNG probably
Me too. It took me about that many my first play through.
@@acphantom6437 ye but I forgot to mention I died to the deacons about 20 times
i think it took me even longer i tought i was supposed to fight him right after vordt
TheDorkKnight 25 its completely rng with dancer that why i hate the dancer fight. Sometimes she crushes me with stupid move combos and sometimes she gets killed without landing a single hit due to her not spamming gay combos.
Good to see pontiff getting that love. definitely gave me the most trouble out of all the bosses
What? I beated him the first time. Thats weird.
@@sshh1756 who was the hardest boss for u
@@zapp6606 Dude, this guy's comment is an obvious troll bait :P
@@MichałBryska-h1z yeah idk why i fell for it 😂
@@sshh1756In that case you were extremely overleveled. Cause Pontiff was very hard to beat.