*I have a confession: I haven't actually played Bloodborne. I loved it until Cleric Beast and then I quit. I just didn't like that boss. This was pre-Elden Ring so maybe I've changed my mind. I used cheats to record that part of the video. I'm sorry for disappointing you all... 😔* That being said, I think of Elden Ring 24/7 and so I needed to get a new video out for the DLC. This is mainly an excuse to show off some easter eggs in the DLC that I liked. FromSoft aren't known for their easter eggs, but I managed to find a handful from their past games that I also wanted to show you all. Enjoy!
The one thing that turns me off from Bloodborne is farming for blood vials. Everything else is fine. It isn't my favorite though. I don't blame you for not wanting to play it. The only thing that got me back into it was my newly jailbroken ps4 and the 60fps patch I installed for it.
CURSE YOU, BAYLE! I HEREBY VOW, YOU WILL RUE THIS DAY! BEHOLD, A TRUE DRAKE WARRIOR, AND I, IGON! YOUR FEARS MADE FLESH! SOLID OF SCALE YOU MIGHT BE, FOUL DRAGON, BUT I WILL RIDDLE WITH HOLES YOUR ROTTEN HIDE! WITH A HAIL OF HARPOONS, WITH EVERY LAST DROP OF MY BEING!
I can't express how badly I want the guy who voiced Igon to rerecord that first line with just one little tweak, and for someone to add it back into the game as a mod, so that when I summon him, the first thing I hear is him screaming, "FUCK YOOOUU, BAAYLLE!"
something I've noticed about the way Igon talks, his singular hatred for Bayle, literally willing to throw away his life just to hunt him, having Harpoons...... Igon strikes me as a reference to Captain Ahab from Moby Dick, his obsession with the white whale taking his whole life (his glorious monologue cursing said beast "from hells heart I stab at thee!") also Igons name reminded me of Ishmael too when I first thought of this
I think Igon is a reference to two things. His relationship with Bayle is a reference to Moby Dick's Captain Ahab, and his name is a reference to Aegon. Aegon was the man who rode Balerion the Dread in Game of Thrones.
@@FunWithGuru oh dude totally!, a neat nod to the bloke who did the lore (or maybe he himself put it in) didnt make the connection I also saw someone comment that Igons threats sound similar to a dying Kahn from Star Trek absolutely love the vids thanks mate!
Not gonna lie, Fromsoft game are rarely associated with easter eggs for me, besides Beserk references. So seeing these things here is actually pretty cool. Turns out there do like more things than just Beserk.
Making this video was a bit tricky because there was so little to work with, but it made me appreciate the few things they did give us a lot more! For example, I really didn't expect to see that book joke in Bloodborne...
Here's a couple that weren't mentioned 1. The lore of souls coming from flame in Dark Souls is probably taken from The Silmarillion, where the souls of the Maia and Vala (and mortals) are taken from the Flame Imperishable. 2. "Anor Londo" and "Irithyll" borrow from Tolkien's Sindarin elvish. "Anor" means the sun, "Ithyll" is the moon, which matches the look of both locations. 3. Besides Bayle's name referencing Balerion, Igon's name probably references Aegon I who was Balerion's rider. 4. The cats with huge teeth in DS1 are almost definitely a reference to Cheshire Cat from Alice in Wonderland. 5. The names of the Bloodhound and Crucible Knights in Elden Ring reference Geological periods and epochs. Bloodhound Knight Darriwil references the Darriwilian epoch of the upper Devonian. "Ordovis", "Siluria", and "Devonia" are named for the Ordovician, Silurian, and Devonian periods in Earth's history. Trees did not properly evolve yet during these periods which hints that the Crucible knights are older than the Erdtree. 6. Surprised you didn't mention the parallels between Miquella and Griffith. Story spoilers, probably. 7. The great katana in the DLC seems to use the moveset of the longsword from Monster Hunter. I've heard people say this is actually just the basic way you use a nodachi IRL, but I cannot find a source or video verifying this. I could easily be wrong. 8. The Demi-human swordmaster seems to be a nod to Yoda with his acrobatic swordsmanship, a glowing sword, and he can use "the force" too. 9. Jolan's helmet, the Helm of Night, looks uncannily like Sauron's helmet in Peter Jackson's depiction of him.
Some of these, like the Yoda one, I actually recorded but didn't use them in the final video. Most of them I'd never heard before, so thanks for telling me! I'd love to make a much longer video with all these little references, but most of my audience aren't as into FromSoft games as me. I wanted to just showcase a handful of the secrets I think are most notable.
@@FunWithGuru That's absolutely fair. I know how hard it is to make videos so I hope I didn't seem like I was making it sound like you weren't trying. Your video is great and I hope to see more!
8:51 This song in particular is from the game ICO, Hidetaka Miyazaki's favorite game. He even said in an interview that the game restored his faith in gaming. He praised Fumito Ueda for his contribution to video games and even said that Dark Souls wouldn't exist if it were not for ICO.
You could also argue that blackgaol knight's sword is a reference to bleach, because it shoots out energy wave and is named "moon *something" which is how Ichigo calls out his energy wave - "Moon fangs".
@FunWithGuru I should be saying the same thing to you! ❤️ Everytime you drop a video, I always make time to watch it. You sure do put your heart on your work and it shows! Cheers Guru!
I was gonna give the excuse that this was really just focusing on Miyazaki games, and then I forgot about DS2. So I have no excuse. Please find it in your heart to forgive me. 😔
@@FunWithGuruI think we as a community can excuse this heinous behavior…for another (longer) video on fromsoft Easter eggs…but I dunno…guess you just have to make another video 🤷🏻♀️
they could just add a patch or even better , a pc port, but instead we literally have to break their rules and their consoles just to get their only game to modern standards
If I met a Genie, one of my 3 wishes would be to see daily video drops on your channel. Haha, i know, I know, u r doing ur best. I am just showing how much I love easter eggs and ur passion to share them with the world.
For the first time ever, I've actually planned out all the videos I want to make this year. So I might have a more regular upload schedule for once! I'm in awe of channels that upload similar videos daily, but I guess they have a team and I'm just one dude.
@@FunWithGuru While many other creators may have big teams pumping out videos, most will never have the same feel and passion that you put into making these! I'm so glad that I've found this channel many years ago
Hi, I'm writing to thank you and also to pay tribute to you, I'd like to make an easter egg about you because you introduced me to the world when I was still a child, I'd like you to tell me the year you were born (in private message if you want) (if it's not too private!), or a number between 0 and 1000 that makes you happy! Thanks again for all these years!
Yeah, I recorded that for this video but I thought it might be a little too well known at this point. It's a really cool little nod to the game's inspirations though.
You know for the last half decade I’ve heard nothing but cries for Bloodborne remaster/port and I’m starting to think these games are actually just figments of imagination and don’t exist. Kinda like Silksong. Idk where I was going with this. Anyways, good vid as always Guru. I’ve been watching your content for well over a decade now. You rock!!! Edit: have you done a video on FF7 Remake/Rebirth yet? Just curious. I’ve been playing through Rebirth and it’s incredible so far
Thank you so much! I'm afraid to admit that I've never actually played a Final Fantasy game before. I'm not sure where to even start with that series at this point.
I found and Easter egg that could be a reference to chainsaw man, it involves a weapon called the blood fiends fork from the dlc and it could be a reference to Power from chainsaw man because she is the blood fiend and the spear has horns that kinda resemble her horns. It could be a stretch but I could be right (Also if it's already been mentioned I've not seen it yet because I'm not that far into the video)
I love how connected Fromsoftwares games feel, with the sole exception maybe being Dark Souls II. At least I didn't feel the magic when I played that game.
It's the one FromSoft game I hadn't even attempted to play. This video was the first time playing it. I thought some of the world design was pretty cool, but I could tell from the very beginning it wasn't as engaging for me. Maybe I should give it a proper attempt though.
@@FunWithGuru i had a rough time with it at first but then it kind a grew on me. It felt like a first souls-type game you play, u need to get use to its design and get a grip on things, and appriciate the jank.. If you know what I mean 😅
Dark souls 2 has the best lore in the trilogy, the fact that is so disconnected made it feel like time actually passed, to the point of ppl actually forgetting who started the fire cycle, and lucatiel quest is the perfect example of what the curse does
You forgot to mention the giant furnace golems in the Elden Ring DLC, which are not only a reference to Celtic culture, but also Berserk again. It appears to draw reference from the Wickerman, a giant wicker golem that is lit on fire while filled with people.
My excuse for including it: Whenever the Knight is talked about online, someone always mentions him being a Guts reference. He's the only Berserk reference most people seem to agree was actually a Berserk reference. My real reason: I needed a funny way to start that section and that was all I could find. I'm still leaning towards it being a reference though.
I actually did stream like 8 years ago. I think I streamed Resident Evil 5 for some reason. It went so badly that I never attempted it again. Hopefully one day I'll find the motivation to do it again!
I didn't include that because I'm not sure if it's an easter egg, or just a reused asset from Dark Souls. The chest is identical to the one in Dark Souls 3. When the 'easter egg' was first found, the one chest people kept posting online was later changed. You can still find the Dark Souls chest, but it's in lesser talked about places. I think it's just in their asset library, and they forgot to remove it.
I really appreciate that! Thanks so much! (I'm actually recording an Assassin's Creed video as I type this btw, probably won't be out until Shadows though.)
I don't personally believe Chester was intentionally referencing Bloodborne. I just think it conveniently worked out that way. Bloodborne was in development during the making of the DLC for DS1 and From was likely testing things like cloth physics and combat using Chester's model. Since every game uses the exact same engine, it was easy for them to just plop him down into the game for testing and they ended up keeping him in. He also has a kick that was somewhat present in earlier builds of Bloodborne before getting cut.
2 other things I remembered is Yamamura's outfit looking almost exactly like Sekiro's too, and Igon being a reference to Captain Ahab from Moby Dick, with his internal name in the files also being Ahab
That's how you so easter eggs/references! FS Games are intensely self referencial. It makes them highly rewarding to go from their rpgs (Souls, King's Field) to action games (Armored Core) to other stuff (Echo Night). And done without ruining the atmosphere.
DS2 has the best looking version of Gut’s sword. If you kill The Rotten on NG+ and get the old dead ones soul you can transpose that into the Crypt Blacksword. Its almost an exact replica of the Dragon Slayer from Berserk
Didn't even mention the coolest part of the first Easter egg. He says "grabbed by a shadowy hand" which is something that happens a lot in Bloodborne (Amygdalas grab you) and it can transport you to different dimensions (like the Hunter's nightmare, or in this case, lordran)
It’s awesome to see berserk live on in a way through the works of FromSoftware. Dark Souls and Elden Ring are full of references to it and although I’ve never read the manga I know it’s had a profound effect on so many people. It’s really cool to see people cosplaying as Guts in all these games given that your character goes through so much in a similar way that Guts does.
I would love to see all the Berserk references in all fromsoft games. The tree with the hanging corpses in the DLC is one i immedietly recognized for example.
I have played ds2 like 10 times over and still have no idea what that pig digging up a pickaxe is a refernce to. I think it might be a minecraft easter egg maybe?
also there's a Yoda easter egg too. forgot whats the little troll with a sword you can get as a summons name in the dlc. but if u read his back story and lore it's literally Yoda. moves like him too
Bro I am so done with these mediaeval games. No hate but Same weapons, same shitty animations, same fancy HUD, same robotic player walks. Thank you for bringing my man Arthur for a moment there. It was a change of tempo tbh😅❤️
I think you'd appreciate Elden Ring. I never liked these kinds of games before I played it. It's the first game I've played since RDR2 to blow me away by its amount of detail. When it comes to exploration, I might even prefer it to RDR2.
*I have a confession: I haven't actually played Bloodborne. I loved it until Cleric Beast and then I quit. I just didn't like that boss. This was pre-Elden Ring so maybe I've changed my mind. I used cheats to record that part of the video. I'm sorry for disappointing you all... 😔*
That being said, I think of Elden Ring 24/7 and so I needed to get a new video out for the DLC. This is mainly an excuse to show off some easter eggs in the DLC that I liked. FromSoft aren't known for their easter eggs, but I managed to find a handful from their past games that I also wanted to show you all. Enjoy!
I did the same back in 2017, picked it back up in 2023 and achived all trophies. Highly recommend getting back to it!
Blasphemer
Me and my mate once played all games back to back in co-op and the sheer lack of QoL stuff in Bloodborne was staggering.
The one thing that turns me off from Bloodborne is farming for blood vials. Everything else is fine. It isn't my favorite though. I don't blame you for not wanting to play it. The only thing that got me back into it was my newly jailbroken ps4 and the 60fps patch I installed for it.
Elden Ring not really good. Try to play Bloodborne one more time
I loved when Arthur Morgan fought Genichiro while with tuberculosis
Genichiro: Ashina is a survivor Arthur
*Clang
A survivor
That clip threw me off, since the whole video was so professional lmao
"You're good man Arthur"
"Lead the boar, down this short path"
Proceeds to run a marathon 😂😂
was always too lazy to get the pickaxe because of this lol
Worst part of this is that area is full of mobs wielding pickaxe, but they never drop it.
was stunned with the short path
yeah man, it's just right down the road.
@@ayayron8221 round tha corner 🤣
The owl: i'm dying rn
Arthur Morgan: Mr. Owl, i'm here to collect, where is my muneh?
I don’t speak German neither
at first I was surprised how close the Bayle reference was with GoT
until I remember that George R R Martin helped created ER world
wonder how much he wrote and if he used the same references and inspirations as the rest of the team
@@TacdelioI think he wrote the lore for the demigods, all of their names are also based on his initials, GRRM
Targaryen theme plays in the middle of both Bayle and Placidusax’s theme
@@silentnquiethow?
@@88Grimmjow you can notice similarities between placidusax's them and blood of my blood theme from GOT
That Bloodborne logo at 3:35 hit like the INVINCIBLE title card
Actually they all do lol
I repeated It 3 times, It fitted Epic!
@@FeynmanR.Fitted😢
“Down this short path”
We here at Fromsoft like to do what we call "a little bit of trolling".
it's called Miyazaki scaling
Just down the road
Yup
Cant miss it
Right down the road
"Easter Eggs in FromSoftware Games"
Time to write down 'Guts Required Ahead' on the ground.
CURSE YOU, BAYLE! I HEREBY VOW, YOU WILL RUE THIS DAY! BEHOLD, A TRUE DRAKE WARRIOR, AND I, IGON! YOUR FEARS MADE FLESH! SOLID OF SCALE YOU MIGHT BE, FOUL DRAGON, BUT I WILL RIDDLE WITH HOLES YOUR ROTTEN HIDE! WITH A HAIL OF HARPOONS, WITH EVERY LAST DROP OF MY BEING!
Best dialogue of From Software
EXQUISSSSITE PAAAIIIIN
I can't express how badly I want the guy who voiced Igon to rerecord that first line with just one little tweak, and for someone to add it back into the game as a mod, so that when I summon him, the first thing I hear is him screaming, "FUCK YOOOUU, BAAYLLE!"
Y'all might wanna get checked for autism
then he dies in the first 2 minutes
something I've noticed about the way Igon talks, his singular hatred for Bayle, literally willing to throw away his life just to hunt him, having Harpoons......
Igon strikes me as a reference to Captain Ahab from Moby Dick, his obsession with the white whale taking his whole life (his glorious monologue cursing said beast "from hells heart I stab at thee!")
also Igons name reminded me of Ishmael too when I first thought of this
I think Igon is a reference to two things. His relationship with Bayle is a reference to Moby Dick's Captain Ahab, and his name is a reference to Aegon. Aegon was the man who rode Balerion the Dread in Game of Thrones.
Igon's voice actor is clearly channeling Gregory Peck's portrayal of Ahab in the 1956 movie, too.
@@FunWithGuru oh dude totally!, a neat nod to the bloke who did the lore (or maybe he himself put it in) didnt make the connection
I also saw someone comment that Igons threats sound similar to a dying Kahn from Star Trek
absolutely love the vids thanks mate!
Arthur Morgan is my favourite samurai, I loved him in Ninja Gaiden.
Arthur Morgan what the hell are you doing in Ashina 😂
Searching for Lenny
Lennyyyyyyyyy (read in arthur drunk voice)
Not gonna lie, Fromsoft game are rarely associated with easter eggs for me, besides Beserk references. So seeing these things here is actually pretty cool. Turns out there do like more things than just Beserk.
Making this video was a bit tricky because there was so little to work with, but it made me appreciate the few things they did give us a lot more! For example, I really didn't expect to see that book joke in Bloodborne...
Here's a couple that weren't mentioned
1. The lore of souls coming from flame in Dark Souls is probably taken from The Silmarillion, where the souls of the Maia and Vala (and mortals) are taken from the Flame Imperishable.
2. "Anor Londo" and "Irithyll" borrow from Tolkien's Sindarin elvish. "Anor" means the sun, "Ithyll" is the moon, which matches the look of both locations.
3. Besides Bayle's name referencing Balerion, Igon's name probably references Aegon I who was Balerion's rider.
4. The cats with huge teeth in DS1 are almost definitely a reference to Cheshire Cat from Alice in Wonderland.
5. The names of the Bloodhound and Crucible Knights in Elden Ring reference Geological periods and epochs. Bloodhound Knight Darriwil references the Darriwilian epoch of the upper Devonian. "Ordovis", "Siluria", and "Devonia" are named for the Ordovician, Silurian, and Devonian periods in Earth's history. Trees did not properly evolve yet during these periods which hints that the Crucible knights are older than the Erdtree.
6. Surprised you didn't mention the parallels between Miquella and Griffith. Story spoilers, probably.
7. The great katana in the DLC seems to use the moveset of the longsword from Monster Hunter. I've heard people say this is actually just the basic way you use a nodachi IRL, but I cannot find a source or video verifying this. I could easily be wrong.
8. The Demi-human swordmaster seems to be a nod to Yoda with his acrobatic swordsmanship, a glowing sword, and he can use "the force" too.
9. Jolan's helmet, the Helm of Night, looks uncannily like Sauron's helmet in Peter Jackson's depiction of him.
Some of these, like the Yoda one, I actually recorded but didn't use them in the final video. Most of them I'd never heard before, so thanks for telling me!
I'd love to make a much longer video with all these little references, but most of my audience aren't as into FromSoft games as me. I wanted to just showcase a handful of the secrets I think are most notable.
@@FunWithGuru That's absolutely fair. I know how hard it is to make videos so I hope I didn't seem like I was making it sound like you weren't trying. Your video is great and I hope to see more!
@@LuigiG145 Thanks very much! 😊
Hey Guru! I loved you managed to put those easter eggs we the members saw a couple days ago. Wonderful as always
Hey! Thanks so much! ❤️
Nice profile picture. Goated movie
Nothing beats being awake at 3 am while Watching a FunWithGuru Easter egg video
My videos can wait. Get some sleep! 😴
hearing Carti's "No Time" paired with DS2 is a real trip. thanks for keepin it cool, guru :)
You're welcome! 😎
It made me laugh so hard when I heard it. So random.
8:51 This song in particular is from the game ICO, Hidetaka Miyazaki's favorite game. He even said in an interview that the game restored his faith in gaming. He praised Fumito Ueda for his contribution to video games and even said that Dark Souls wouldn't exist if it were not for ICO.
Thank you I was just wondering what it’s from. It’s beautiful and almost nostalgic
That playboi carti no time instrumental was unexpected
ong it caught me off guard
We ain’t got time!
I c h o p m y p e n i s o f f
Fr
You could also argue that blackgaol knight's sword is a reference to bleach, because it shoots out energy wave and is named "moon *something" which is how Ichigo calls out his energy wave - "Moon fangs".
Always mesmerizing to see one of your videos after a shitty day at work and the music selection as always awesome, never change guru ❤
Thank you so much! 💕
@FunWithGuru I should be saying the same thing to you! ❤️ Everytime you drop a video, I always make time to watch it. You sure do put your heart on your work and it shows! Cheers Guru!
bro forgot about the 16 armored core games try again
I was gonna give the excuse that this was really just focusing on Miyazaki games, and then I forgot about DS2. So I have no excuse. Please find it in your heart to forgive me. 😔
@@FunWithGuruI think we as a community can excuse this heinous behavior…for another (longer) video on fromsoft Easter eggs…but I dunno…guess you just have to make another video 🤷🏻♀️
@@FunWithGuru Even with that excuse, you'd still be missing Armored Core 4/for Answer 😭
Bro was cooked from the get-go
I don’t think you know who you are talking to BRO
Also no demon's souls
5:16
Also, Yamamuras, clothes are very similar to Sekiro's
Exactly 🤣
That gesture at the end always stirs something in me..... like tears in the rain.
Hey, if you didn’t enjoy Bloodborne 30fps, there’s a 60fps patch available for a jailbroken PS4 Pro or a jailbroken PS5.
they could just add a patch or even better , a pc port, but instead we literally have to break their rules and their consoles just to get their only game to modern standards
If I met a Genie, one of my 3 wishes would be to see daily video drops on your channel.
Haha, i know, I know, u r doing ur best. I am just showing how much I love easter eggs and ur passion to share them with the world.
For the first time ever, I've actually planned out all the videos I want to make this year. So I might have a more regular upload schedule for once! I'm in awe of channels that upload similar videos daily, but I guess they have a team and I'm just one dude.
@@FunWithGuru Woah, Good to know. Take ur time, One Man Army. 🙇🏿
@@FunWithGuru While many other creators may have big teams pumping out videos, most will never have the same feel and passion that you put into making these! I'm so glad that I've found this channel many years ago
"We aint got time I drop my demons off, clear my mind " As you're running down the path
Word 😂
What an awesome idea of a video. you never disappoint, Mr. Guru
Nice video, Guru 😍 you should do a video with all references of Berserk in From Software games...there are so many of it!❤
Lead this boar down this short path
Proceeds to go on a freaking adventure
Hi, I'm writing to thank you and also to pay tribute to you, I'd like to make an easter egg about you because you introduced me to the world when I was still a child, I'd like you to tell me the year you were born (in private message if you want) (if it's not too private!), or a number between 0 and 1000 that makes you happy! Thanks again for all these years!
You guys gotta try Lies of P if you like FromSoft games
11:50 could also be a reference to the Void in Berserk, the speech between the Void and Griffith, iirc.
this might be the best put together souls video i have ever seen and the music choice is amazing never seen such a well put together video
thank you so much! that means a lot!
1:35
Right down the road.
Right down the road.
Right down the road.
Right. Down buh-bye!"
…yeen got time. I drop my demons off with my mind. Ridin with a bad as bit.
ATTENTION
THERE IS AN AFTER CREDITS SCENE
THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION
Blaidd’s armor in Elden Ring has a Frozen reference in its description.
I speculate that Iosefka from Bloodborne might be a reference to a Character named "Josef K." from the old german novel "Der Prozess" by Franz Kafka
This is one of the few content creators I want to succeed badly; can we please get him to a million subs already?
thanks for the support!
Additionally the graftet blade in Elden Ring resembling the Throne in Game of Thrones.
Yeah, I recorded that for this video but I thought it might be a little too well known at this point. It's a really cool little nod to the game's inspirations though.
You know for the last half decade I’ve heard nothing but cries for Bloodborne remaster/port and I’m starting to think these games are actually just figments of imagination and don’t exist. Kinda like Silksong.
Idk where I was going with this. Anyways, good vid as always Guru. I’ve been watching your content for well over a decade now. You rock!!!
Edit: have you done a video on FF7 Remake/Rebirth yet? Just curious. I’ve been playing through Rebirth and it’s incredible so far
Thank you so much! I'm afraid to admit that I've never actually played a Final Fantasy game before. I'm not sure where to even start with that series at this point.
The shadow of the colossus refrence is so good! I didn't even know you can get there
I found and Easter egg that could be a reference to chainsaw man, it involves a weapon called the blood fiends fork from the dlc and it could be a reference to Power from chainsaw man because she is the blood fiend and the spear has horns that kinda resemble her horns. It could be a stretch but I could be right
(Also if it's already been mentioned I've not seen it yet because I'm not that far into the video)
the only bloodborne easter egg, experienced by few, but shown in this video, is the 60 fps mode
I love how connected Fromsoftwares games feel, with the sole exception maybe being Dark Souls II. At least I didn't feel the magic when I played that game.
It's the one FromSoft game I hadn't even attempted to play. This video was the first time playing it. I thought some of the world design was pretty cool, but I could tell from the very beginning it wasn't as engaging for me. Maybe I should give it a proper attempt though.
@@FunWithGuru i had a rough time with it at first but then it kind a grew on me. It felt like a first souls-type game you play, u need to get use to its design and get a grip on things, and appriciate the jank.. If you know what I mean 😅
@@FunWithGurupeople say fromsofts B team worked on dark souls 2 while their A team worked on bloodborne
Dark souls 2 has the best lore in the trilogy, the fact that is so disconnected made it feel like time actually passed, to the point of ppl actually forgetting who started the fire cycle, and lucatiel quest is the perfect example of what the curse does
Dark Souls 2 is more connected to From's earlier works like the King's Field games rather than just DS
Igon/Bayle are also a reference to Cpt. Ahab/Moby Dick!
Yeah! I also didn't mention that Igon sounds like Aegon. Aegon was the man who rode the dragon Balerion the Dread in Game of Thrones!
What about the white snake shredded skin behind some bushes near the O Mother gesture location at Bonny Village?
I've seen a lot of discussion around that, but I haven't seen anyone figure out what it is. Let me know if you've got an idea!
You forgot to mention the giant furnace golems in the Elden Ring DLC, which are not only a reference to Celtic culture, but also Berserk again. It appears to draw reference from the Wickerman, a giant wicker golem that is lit on fire while filled with people.
got goosebumps at the end of this, masterpiece of a video, well done and thank you
thanks so much!
Charles is probably looking for Arthur.
AWESOME video, I swear I just had goosebumps when the OST of Bloodborne came in...
Thanks so much, Blaze! ❤️
8:50 Why did you put ICO music ("Heal" theme) over Shadow of the Colossus? Same dev team, but still...
Great video though!
Thanks! I just love that song. I saw that part as an excuse to use it in a video.
from fans when they see a knight in bulky armor with a big sword (80% of the enemies) ((it's a berserk reference))
My excuse for including it: Whenever the Knight is talked about online, someone always mentions him being a Guts reference. He's the only Berserk reference most people seem to agree was actually a Berserk reference.
My real reason: I needed a funny way to start that section and that was all I could find. I'm still leaning towards it being a reference though.
Guru why you don't stream? ill would watch ur streams
I actually did stream like 8 years ago. I think I streamed Resident Evil 5 for some reason. It went so badly that I never attempted it again. Hopefully one day I'll find the motivation to do it again!
You left out the one chest in Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree that has the exact chest model as dark souls
I didn't include that because I'm not sure if it's an easter egg, or just a reused asset from Dark Souls. The chest is identical to the one in Dark Souls 3.
When the 'easter egg' was first found, the one chest people kept posting online was later changed. You can still find the Dark Souls chest, but it's in lesser talked about places. I think it's just in their asset library, and they forgot to remove it.
Ngl this is one of the best videos I have ever watched! Thank you.
I really appreciate that! Thanks so much!
(I'm actually recording an Assassin's Creed video as I type this btw, probably won't be out until Shadows though.)
I don't personally believe Chester was intentionally referencing Bloodborne. I just think it conveniently worked out that way. Bloodborne was in development during the making of the DLC for DS1 and From was likely testing things like cloth physics and combat using Chester's model. Since every game uses the exact same engine, it was easy for them to just plop him down into the game for testing and they ended up keeping him in. He also has a kick that was somewhat present in earlier builds of Bloodborne before getting cut.
2 other things I remembered is Yamamura's outfit looking almost exactly like Sekiro's too, and Igon being a reference to Captain Ahab from Moby Dick, with his internal name in the files also being Ahab
That shadow of the colossus Easter egg is beautiful, touched my heart
also Miquela looks juts like Griffith
Wow thank you ! Thanks to you, I discovered "No Time" !
I always love the musics you put in your videos !
One of my favourite Carti tracks. Glad I could help you discover it! 😊
Some of these arent references they are literally the same characters.
I was just thinking the same, like the dude with the red hair at the end from the DLC. It’s the same exact character lmao
That's how you so easter eggs/references!
FS Games are intensely self referencial. It makes them highly rewarding to go from their rpgs (Souls, King's Field) to action games (Armored Core) to other stuff (Echo Night).
And done without ruining the atmosphere.
DS2 has the best looking version of Gut’s sword. If you kill The Rotten on NG+ and get the old dead ones soul you can transpose that into the Crypt Blacksword. Its almost an exact replica of the Dragon Slayer from Berserk
I've actually never seen that before, and you're right. Looks exactly like it. Thanks for the info!
Didn't even mention the coolest part of the first Easter egg. He says "grabbed by a shadowy hand" which is something that happens a lot in Bloodborne (Amygdalas grab you) and it can transport you to different dimensions (like the Hunter's nightmare, or in this case, lordran)
I think people vastly overestimate the Berserk influence.
CUUURRRSSEEEEEEE YOUUUUU BAYYYLLEEEEEEEE!!!!!!
It’s awesome to see berserk live on in a way through the works of FromSoftware. Dark Souls and Elden Ring are full of references to it and although I’ve never read the manga I know it’s had a profound effect on so many people. It’s really cool to see people cosplaying as Guts in all these games given that your character goes through so much in a similar way that Guts does.
Oh dang, a Wolverine reference in Elden Ring? That's awesome!
Well in Chalice dungeons you also can meet npc with Beast Claws.. aaand... You know? He called Logan.
They did it before ER🗿🗿🗿
For the love of God, please, fromsoftware or Microsoft, bring Bloodborne to Xbox, please. I don't want to buy a Playstation just to play the game.
6:18 Arthur Morgan doing side hustle in Ashina to get extra bill, just too Dootch can say "WE NEED MORE MONEY ARTHUR!"
Weird no Tenchu, Armoured Core or Kings Field in there if you're calling this "evolution". Jumping on that Elden Ring Algorithm more like.
Damn 9 riders? I only fought like 4. It like in my first playthrough the only Deathrite Bird I've met was the one near castle Sol
1:35 - no time ft. Gunna
I would love to see all the Berserk references in all fromsoft games. The tree with the hanging corpses in the DLC is one i immedietly recognized for example.
1:35
We ain't got time
I draw my demons out
Where my mind?
Ridin' 'round town with a bad ass bitch
No Time - Playboi Carti
I have played ds2 like 10 times over and still have no idea what that pig digging up a pickaxe is a refernce to. I think it might be a minecraft easter egg maybe?
in fact Elden Ring’s Greatsword is not Guts’ Dragonslayer, but his first sword, the one he used during the golden Age 🤓☝🏻
So glad they referenced the fantasy icon of our generation, The Lord of the Rings, with the nine Nazgul. Big fan, Fromsoft
also there's a Yoda easter egg too. forgot whats the little troll with a sword you can get as a summons name in the dlc. but if u read his back story and lore it's literally Yoda. moves like him too
Very discreet Easter egg, but the bonfires in Dark Souls 2 and 3 are actually references to the bonfires in Dark Souls 1.
what song instrumental did you play during the boar/dark souls 2 section? its gonna bug me if I dont figure it out hahaha
No Time: ruclips.net/video/PWiq1lBq2H0/видео.html
@@FunWithGuru thank you king, I mistakenly went through every song on WLR
Bro I am so done with these mediaeval games. No hate but Same weapons, same shitty animations, same fancy HUD, same robotic player walks.
Thank you for bringing my man Arthur for a moment there. It was a change of tempo tbh😅❤️
I think you'd appreciate Elden Ring. I never liked these kinds of games before I played it. It's the first game I've played since RDR2 to blow me away by its amount of detail. When it comes to exploration, I might even prefer it to RDR2.
@@FunWithGuruInteresting. I heard similar thing on Reddit. Tbh RDR2 has ruined my love for other games.
CURSE YOU BAYLE !!
What about the Grafted Greatsword in Elden Ring? Pretty sure it's a reference to the Iron Throne from GoT.
Funny you should mention Patches being in Bloodborne, but not the whole Alfred/Solaire situation.
Malenia, scarlet rot and caelid are all directly inspired by Nausicaa of the valley of the winds and you can't convince me otherwise
Is it me or Dark Souls II looks very very good? Were you using a mod or I simply have forgotten how it looked?
I think I was using a mod called DS2LightingEngine SotFS. The game looks amazing with it.
@@FunWithGuru Oh, thanks a lot for the reply and amazing video as always!
This is beautiful
the hell, I don't even know there is Chester in ds1. And the western knight on the bridge in Sekiro, is the a referrence to Giant dad?
we ain' got time
90% from this video i already knew and guess what the 10%?, bloodborne..
i'm surprised nobody is talking about solaire being in the new elden ring dlc underneath the moorth ruins
Lol I was playing Gwendolyns pin pin plon theme on piano and I was also thinking of funwithguru's videos and now here is this video
No you wasn’t. Also it’s Gwyn… Gwyndolin is a different boss
@@mikeyb0121 well you weren't there, so glad you have your opinion but I did play
I believe Aegon Targaryen is also referenced with Igon. But it could be a stretch
Some are these are stretches more so than actual Easter eggs
That last song....is actually from Berserk??? A Lot of youtubers use it
It's not Dark Souls or Elden Ring without a Berserk references and easter eggs.