If you think about it, both the Estus Shard and the Undead Bone Shard were both introduced in Dark Souls 2. I always forget that in Dark Souls 1, we had to kindle Bonfires and use Firekeeper Souls.
While not exactly a challenge run, these videos are very creative. More than the usual challenge run content, and for a channel just starting it's incredibly high quality! Looking forward to the future, another fantastic channel to join the ranks
You can actually get Creighton's armour set as well as his Axe. Once you kill him, his set will be on a corpse on the bridge near where you help Sirris fight him.
Hey, glad you popped up on my home page, this was fun to watch! Seeing you shrug off the "rule breaking" so you can just have fun instead of backing up saves and being strict about no embers is a good thing to keep these runs far more fun and silly rather than back breakingly difficult. Good stuff!
Fun fact: you don't actually have to beat the cathedral to enter the catacombs, the doll is only so you can pass the light wall on the boreal valley bridge Edit: you said you couldn't fight watchers before sage, when in reality you can kill both wolnir and the boss in the "secret" area
I definitely like the idea of some fun runs like this, that aren't supposed to be very imposing, but rather encourage being more creative ( like the themed challenges ), while still providing some difficulty. Also listening to you talking is like listening to an audiobook.
My very first character in DS3 was a pyromantic Shanalotte clone with the (Varangian) Bandit Axe, way back in 2016, so I did a double take at the beginning! The premise is pretty unique, which is hard to pull off. Despite its quirks, DS2 is still one of the best games of all time in my book; glad to see people still appreciate it. Thanks for the video and the great waves of ruinous nostalgia!
@@eleumloycee If you're still looking for prompts, a Way of White faith run might be fun to try; no lightning, only physical miracles and blessed weapons during the sacred pilgrimage. Looking forward to whatever you cook up, ofc!
This is an incredibly creative run, and incredibly new to me. Great content, and I love the rules you used for it! Amazing quality, and keep up the great work!
Doing this challenge with the Cinders mod installed seems like it would be even more fun, since there are so many added weapons and armor pieces from DS2 included
everyone in the comments seems to be very lovely and I don't have anything new to add, apart from the fact that I want to feed the algorithm and that I'm proud to have been one of the first 1000 subs (: you're doing great!
Nice! I like these type of "different" Challenge runs. It's refreshing and I find them more interesting 😁 And your narrative with funny jokes and chill vibe was very enjoyable😊
I found your channel today and I'm already subscribed. I'm not a native English speaker but your subtitle (and you speak English so calm and easy to hear) helps me to understand what you're talking about. I love Dark Souls trilogy or FromSoftware's games, so I can appreciate the game and learn English language. Thank you!
When i saw the title, i was expecting just the Faraam armor set (idk if i spelled that right) because it was the main armor in the trailers back then 🐲🤘 great video 22:39 poor sweet thing 🤣 i just wanted to give ya a hug after that.
The Crystal Sage(s) are twins, one male and one female who were taught Crystal Sorceries by Big Hat Logan. That's why they have Cystal magicks and the aforementioned big hats to honor him. The one in Farron is Male since he is bald while the one in the Archives is Female, since she has long brown hair.
@@eleumloyceeAlso I didn't say it in my last comment but I loved this playthrough! A real welcome spin on the generic "Can you beat X Game without being hit / Without dealing damage?" Challenge Runs, they get so tiresome and samey. It was fun watching you having to figure out what you could and couldn't use considering the extremely tight ruleset. Hopefully you'll do something like this for the other Dark Souls games (something like "Can you beat Dark Souls 1 with only weapons that appear in the other games"), or something similar for another kind of game.
Thanks for YT random recommendations, I can find small great challenge runners like this one! That's a very cretive and engaging video btw, got me to watch it fully quickly 😄
I enjoy fighting Pontiff 'ate my stamina bar' Sullyvahn without parrying personally, but it's always fun seeing someone parry him into oblivion even if I don't do it myself
18:00 - A neat way to incorporate a DS2 consumable would've been to run past and use a Giant Tree Seed! I do it on most of my DS3 playthroughs, and that crowd of dogs and sorcerers is great at shredding LPS's health. They won't even heal if the _player_ hasn't dealt damage to them! LPS is the easiest target for Giant Seeds anyway; the basilisks in Farron can be _brutal_ lmao
sick video, challenge may not be the "beating ds1 soul level 1 no rolls no movement no damage", but still it was really interesting to watch, and vid i general was pretty chill and calm, so good job! i think I'll check the other videos on your channel
Dark Souls 3 is (imo) the least ran Soulsborne game (maybe besides Sekiro buts prolly becuase challenges in that are way more limited), so its really cool seeing someone finally run it.
That's surprising since it seems to be the most popular one! I don't even know how I would go about a Sekiro challenge haha, beating that game was a big challenge in itself!
Love your videos! There's lots that could be pointed out as to why but I think what especially does it for me is honestly just how chill you and your vids are. There's lots of attention seeking stuff out there with everything dialed up to 11. But here, you just let everything take it's time and speak for itself. It's just you, the game and some awesome creativity and it's just really refreshing and honestly peaceful stuff :))
This really means a lot to me, my main thing is just posting videos I personally enjoy and just being myself. I just like having fun with it and like you said, I don't take it too seriously! Thank you so much for your kind comment!
This was a fun video. I look forward to more videos of you having a fun idea you want to try out. It seems like you're having a good time, and that's enjoyable. Keep up the good work!
Thank you @JKLeeds for commenting on this and making it show up in my feed. Super dope content, especially for such a new channel. Love the creativity 👍
This is definitely one of the most interesting runs I’ve seen in a while, the commentary was pretty good as well, I’ll definitely stick with this channel for a bit!
Liking these so far, especially leaning into themes and the like to make them more interesting than something more simple like using just one weapon or spell through an entire game(at least personally, makes those all very boring in a vacuum). Reminds me of how I sometimes like to do mono-Type runs in Pokémon or doing cosplay runs. Sometimes they’re not always that hard, but I end up getting to use things I normally never would, and like with these vids, I get to learn something new(which is usually not the case with a lot of runs for me).
I agree, I like runs that force you to switch up your gear. I've only done 1 run so far where I stick to the same thing most of the time (the gravelord miracle run). They may not be inherently difficult, but they are always fun right? :D
Mm, indeed. One of my fave ones was doing a Havel cosplay run in DS3 in both NG and NG+, had to eventually get the full set and gear(which ofc requires getting to Archdragon Peak). From the beginning gave myself the restriction that until I could get there I had to use only great hammers and greatshields, with full armour so that I was fat rolling the whole time, and spent a while after getting Havel’s. Was surprisingly fun as I usually play a UGS, medium roll and fashion souls, so I had to get used to the fat rolling, great hammer movesets and utilizing blocks(which I always felt was horrible in 3, stamina just always disappeared too quickly since stuff tends to be more aggressive). And as an aside, even used that character in co-op with a friend cuz it was just fun to use(accidentally ended up summoned for the Halflight fight as the boss which was funny. Totally got destroyed by a three man gank squad, but still amusing).
Haven't seen a video with this premise and would love to see more like it, maybe a series?? Also, I don't know much about DS2 because I skipped that game going from DS1 to DS3 but still really enjoyed it and I really love how well put together your videos are. You're the only channel I have notifications on for and get exited whenever I get the notification. :D Hope you have a good day!
37:00 maybe that fight with Nameless King didn't show Profaned Flame's strengths. Mostly when freeaiming, Profaned Flame can be placed well as a landmine and is able to knock down a number of foes like NPC fighters, both things are it's specialty, but lock-on cripples the ways it can be used. Cheesy as hell to yeet people off cliffs too, or hit behind a shield.
With you talking about the lightning urns, I feel like we need a consumables only run in DS2. Maybe even firebombs/urns only, which I know has been done before, but I'd love to see your take on it
Welcome...
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Ah turning Dark Souls 3 into Best Souls 2! Very good!
JKLeeds spotted In the wild. What a catch!
Seeing you here leads me to believe Eleum Loyce will be one of the big challenge runners in the future
@@TFKFreak93 looking at the few runs they have already posted, there is not a single doubt to that.
Yes, Indeed
Why must you keep lying Leeds search your feelings Leeds you know it to be true that ds2 is shit
If you think about it, both the Estus Shard and the Undead Bone Shard were both introduced in Dark Souls 2. I always forget that in Dark Souls 1, we had to kindle Bonfires and use Firekeeper Souls.
Undead bone shard is literally the same effect as the fire keeper soul though. So DS2 only introduced the shards
@aspaceproductions which means that we can use the bone shards because ds2 introduced them...
@@ThatBoiDinky ds2 introduced sublime bone dust, not undead bone shard tho
@@windflier1684 I thought it was both
16:06 Toxic? It was amazing! To make a cloud, run into it and disappear, i would say quiet cool.
While not exactly a challenge run, these videos are very creative. More than the usual challenge run content, and for a channel just starting it's incredibly high quality! Looking forward to the future, another fantastic channel to join the ranks
Yeah, I think this is more of a themed playthrough, but I certainly had fun regardless! Thanks for the compliment!
It's objectively a challenge run nonetheless .
it is a challenge run, just maybe not a very challenging run
100% a challenge run, theres even self imposed rules. Also yeah very creative, well planned and fun!
@@ilikespagett1514That's a good way to say it because I definitely think that's what the OP meant.
You can actually get Creighton's armour set as well as his Axe. Once you kill him, his set will be on a corpse on the bridge near where you help Sirris fight him.
And I never found it, even though I have 300+ hours on it....
@@PersonGuy968 the requirement is helping Sirris fight him, so if you don't do that..
WAIT WHATT??? I always thought it was weird that you only got his axe. Gotta check next time :0
@@PersonGuy968 you need to be online and get invaded near the undead bone where the corvian is.
16:07
breaths a cloud of poison and vanishes into it, magical.
I'm glad I'm not the only one who struggled to beat Bubonic Erdtree Avatar.
Hey, glad you popped up on my home page, this was fun to watch! Seeing you shrug off the "rule breaking" so you can just have fun instead of backing up saves and being strict about no embers is a good thing to keep these runs far more fun and silly rather than back breakingly difficult. Good stuff!
I love these vids! It's such a great change of pace from the usual Souls content I see. A veritable breathe of fresh air. Much appreciated Ms. Loyce
Thank you!
Fun fact: you don't actually have to beat the cathedral to enter the catacombs, the doll is only so you can pass the light wall on the boreal valley bridge
Edit: you said you couldn't fight watchers before sage, when in reality you can kill both wolnir and the boss in the "secret" area
Yep, that’s true! This time I wanted the free levels from Yoel and he dies if you fight abyss watchers, so I wanted to do those areas first
@@eleumloycee cast gravity death on self near one of the beginning bonfires in settlement
@@SPIKYBOI69420 Normally that's what I do but this time since I had limited embers I just let nature take its course...
@@eleumloycee extra don't mean shit when you can dodge good
Imagine being able to dodge well when you could just try every boss 30 times.
I definitely like the idea of some fun runs like this, that aren't supposed to be very imposing, but rather encourage being more creative ( like the themed challenges ), while still providing some difficulty. Also listening to you talking is like listening to an audiobook.
My very first character in DS3 was a pyromantic Shanalotte clone with the (Varangian) Bandit Axe, way back in 2016, so I did a double take at the beginning! The premise is pretty unique, which is hard to pull off. Despite its quirks, DS2 is still one of the best games of all time in my book; glad to see people still appreciate it. Thanks for the video and the great waves of ruinous nostalgia!
That's funny! Imagine if by some chance the sliders were the same. I agree about DS2, I absolutely love that game!
@@eleumloycee If you're still looking for prompts, a Way of White faith run might be fun to try; no lightning, only physical miracles and blessed weapons during the sacred pilgrimage. Looking forward to whatever you cook up, ofc!
This is an incredibly creative run, and incredibly new to me. Great content, and I love the rules you used for it! Amazing quality, and keep up the great work!
Doing this challenge with the Cinders mod installed seems like it would be even more fun, since there are so many added weapons and armor pieces from DS2 included
Themed playthroughs, challenge runs, I love em all. Keep up the good work!
The creativity in your challenges continues to blow me away great work as always
everyone in the comments seems to be very lovely and I don't have anything new to add, apart from the fact that I want to feed the algorithm and that I'm proud to have been one of the first 1000 subs (: you're doing great!
Nice! I like these type of "different" Challenge runs. It's refreshing and I find them more interesting 😁 And your narrative with funny jokes and chill vibe was very enjoyable😊
These themed playthroughs are really refreshing and a lot of fun. A great way to breathe new life into the ds games. Fine work.
I have absolutely no idea where you get ideas for challenge runs like these, but I'm absolutely all for it.
I found your channel today and I'm already subscribed. I'm not a native English speaker but your subtitle (and you speak English so calm and easy to hear) helps me to understand what you're talking about. I love Dark Souls trilogy or FromSoftware's games, so I can appreciate the game and learn English language. Thank you!
Thank you! I'm glad that I could help in some way
Now beat Dark Souls 2 with only Dark Souls 3 equipment.
Wouldn’t that be the same exact items just in ds2?
Yeah lol @@edward1007
Gosh this was fun to watch! That's so much for all the effort it would have been to stitch this all together ❤
7:50 "you'd have to be crazy to wanna go here first" insert ymfah's +10 in three bosses video
When i saw the title, i was expecting just the Faraam armor set (idk if i spelled that right) because it was the main armor in the trailers back then 🐲🤘 great video
22:39 poor sweet thing 🤣 i just wanted to give ya a hug after that.
ah haa caught you in the wild simping 🙊 I'm telling everyone on discord maux caught in 4k 📸
I actually wanted to do this in my most recent run but ended up getting distracted by the artor spear.
Great narration. You spoke clearly and confidently, not expected from a channel with only 6k subs
The Crystal Sage(s) are twins, one male and one female who were taught Crystal Sorceries by Big Hat Logan. That's why they have Cystal magicks and the aforementioned big hats to honor him. The one in Farron is Male since he is bald while the one in the Archives is Female, since she has long brown hair.
Oh wow, I never noticed that!
@@eleumloyceeAlso I didn't say it in my last comment but I loved this playthrough! A real welcome spin on the generic "Can you beat X Game without being hit / Without dealing damage?" Challenge Runs, they get so tiresome and samey. It was fun watching you having to figure out what you could and couldn't use considering the extremely tight ruleset. Hopefully you'll do something like this for the other Dark Souls games (something like "Can you beat Dark Souls 1 with only weapons that appear in the other games"), or something similar for another kind of game.
I had always thought of how this could go, with equipment from previous titles. Amazing idea and video!
Thanks for YT random recommendations, I can find small great challenge runners like this one!
That's a very cretive and engaging video btw, got me to watch it fully quickly 😄
16:50 the Dancer even used a DS2 hitbox to make the run more legitimate
I enjoy fighting Pontiff 'ate my stamina bar' Sullyvahn without parrying personally, but it's always fun seeing someone parry him into oblivion even if I don't do it myself
This run was a lot of fun! And reminded me that I should play DS3 again now that I've finally gone through DS2.
Love these videos, so chill. I've watched them all and even rewatched some.
This is such a good idea for a playthrough, im so glad i found your channel.
Also the editing is getting noticeably better, the quick cuts on funny moments are great.
That's good to hear! I've been working on trying to make the videos flow better and also not add too much unnecessary stuff lol
Really nice idea. Something different in all those other runs from other Challengerunners.
I like role-playing runs. It's even better with your stile and idea.
You got a style that is really captivating, and it's nice to see you creativity and progress though the videos.
Keep it up, and good luck.
It's always so refreshing to see new soulsborne content from you Ms. Loyce. Love the challenge runs you do and the chill tone of your commentary.
I love how intricate this build actually is! This was so cool!!!
Thank you!
the perfect Dark Souls 3 challenge run, Dark Souls 2.
"I can first try watchers!" Gets recked by Wolnir lol
That was the funny thing, the inconsistency. I somehow managed to do that but die to much easier bosses lmao
I love the Dragonslayer's Axe. Making it Raw and putting all my points into survivability was a lot of fun.
18:00 - A neat way to incorporate a DS2 consumable would've been to run past and use a Giant Tree Seed! I do it on most of my DS3 playthroughs, and that crowd of dogs and sorcerers is great at shredding LPS's health. They won't even heal if the _player_ hasn't dealt damage to them!
LPS is the easiest target for Giant Seeds anyway; the basilisks in Farron can be _brutal_ lmao
It's always nice to see a fellow ds2 enjoyer haha
Keep up the themed play throughs, ng+ is always fun too having fully decked out themes
sick video, challenge may not be the "beating ds1 soul level 1 no rolls no movement no damage", but still it was really interesting to watch, and vid i general was pretty chill and calm, so good job! i think I'll check the other videos on your channel
Textbook definition of "peak".
This is actually a really interesting run idea! Super excited to watch
Thank you! I had a lot of fun with this one
@@eleumloycee Loved the video! I always love your runs but this one gave DS2 some love so it's higher in my book ❤️
"You'd have to be crazy to want to go here first"
Me who loves to beat Friede as soon as possible:
I love your narration and your pacing and editing is impeccable, great video!
Thank you, glad you enjoyed it!
I love these unique runs!
This was a refreshing take on the generally simple challenge runs of the Souls series!
Dark Souls 3 is (imo) the least ran Soulsborne game (maybe besides Sekiro buts prolly becuase challenges in that are way more limited), so its really cool seeing someone finally run it.
That's surprising since it seems to be the most popular one! I don't even know how I would go about a Sekiro challenge haha, beating that game was a big challenge in itself!
@@eleumloyceeskill issue (i have never beaten it)
I'm glad I found this channel, this is the 2nd time I've seen an idea you've had that I would like to try !
Love your videos! There's lots that could be pointed out as to why but I think what especially does it for me is honestly just how chill you and your vids are. There's lots of attention seeking stuff out there with everything dialed up to 11. But here, you just let everything take it's time and speak for itself. It's just you, the game and some awesome creativity and it's just really refreshing and honestly peaceful stuff :))
This really means a lot to me, my main thing is just posting videos I personally enjoy and just being myself. I just like having fun with it and like you said, I don't take it too seriously! Thank you so much for your kind comment!
Love that you're uploading consistently, such creative run ideas, cant wait to see more!
This was a fun video. I look forward to more videos of you having a fun idea you want to try out. It seems like you're having a good time, and that's enjoyable. Keep up the good work!
This was a really cool challenge! Glad I found this channel!
This was a super fun video! I think I will try something like this myself at some point, seemed like a fun playthrough c:
Great video! Already excited for more content coming from you!
Themed playthroughs are always a nice breath of fresh air. Good stuff!
That’s funny. Just played through the ivory king dlc for the first time and noticed your name comes from it. Neat!
Hell yeah! More Dark Souls content! Awesome video! Hell yeah!
Love all these unique ideas for playthroughs, even if they're not the most difficult thing in the world.
Straight up my new favorite Dark Souls youtuber!
Thank you @JKLeeds for commenting on this and making it show up in my feed. Super dope content, especially for such a new channel. Love the creativity 👍
This is definitely one of the most interesting runs I’ve seen in a while, the commentary was pretty good as well, I’ll definitely stick with this channel for a bit!
My favorite part was the fight with Goon Deer
Such an interesting run although I am a bit salty that you didn't use the faraam set
I regretted not using it as well so I featured it in the thumbnail to compensate lol
Another great video. Love dark souls 3 look forward to seeing what other challenges you do
Liking these so far, especially leaning into themes and the like to make them more interesting than something more simple like using just one weapon or spell through an entire game(at least personally, makes those all very boring in a vacuum).
Reminds me of how I sometimes like to do mono-Type runs in Pokémon or doing cosplay runs. Sometimes they’re not always that hard, but I end up getting to use things I normally never would, and like with these vids, I get to learn something new(which is usually not the case with a lot of runs for me).
I agree, I like runs that force you to switch up your gear. I've only done 1 run so far where I stick to the same thing most of the time (the gravelord miracle run). They may not be inherently difficult, but they are always fun right? :D
Mm, indeed.
One of my fave ones was doing a Havel cosplay run in DS3 in both NG and NG+, had to eventually get the full set and gear(which ofc requires getting to Archdragon Peak). From the beginning gave myself the restriction that until I could get there I had to use only great hammers and greatshields, with full armour so that I was fat rolling the whole time, and spent a while after getting Havel’s.
Was surprisingly fun as I usually play a UGS, medium roll and fashion souls, so I had to get used to the fat rolling, great hammer movesets and utilizing blocks(which I always felt was horrible in 3, stamina just always disappeared too quickly since stuff tends to be more aggressive).
And as an aside, even used that character in co-op with a friend cuz it was just fun to use(accidentally ended up summoned for the Halflight fight as the boss which was funny. Totally got destroyed by a three man gank squad, but still amusing).
Cool stuff. really appreciate you using some of the cut soundtrack in the video.
Thank you! The cut soundtrack deserves some love too!
Great video as always, love listening to these, sounds like a young and spunky snake from MGS.
this was a pretty cool run, i enjoyed the video
yooo the cuculus fashionable departure was obscene!!! very stylish
Objectively the best way to play dark souls 3
I need more of your videos to fall asleep too please and thank you. Great job!
If I see that theres a new video release of you, i get excited and watch it immidiatly :) bestsouls2!! ^^ thank you, my ice-queen :)
Finally, Dark souls ⅔
For only having 5 videos uploaded you have a very bright future ahead with content this quality
Very poggers keep it up
(Dark Souls 2 Best Dark Souls)
Haven't seen a video with this premise and would love to see more like it, maybe a series?? Also, I don't know much about DS2 because I skipped that game going from DS1 to DS3 but still really enjoyed it and I really love how well put together your videos are. You're the only channel I have notifications on for and get exited whenever I get the notification. :D Hope you have a good day!
Thank you so much! You should try DS2 sometime, it's very different from the other games but has so many cool little features and secrets!
Yay! Been looking forward to the new content! 😁❤️ made my night!
Great video and what a stellar idea!
Another great video! Love all your content
37:00 maybe that fight with Nameless King didn't show Profaned Flame's strengths.
Mostly when freeaiming, Profaned Flame can be placed well as a landmine and is able to knock down a number of foes like NPC fighters, both things are it's specialty, but lock-on cripples the ways it can be used.
Cheesy as hell to yeet people off cliffs too, or hit behind a shield.
Seething chaos is a better landmine pyromancy
Was gonna argue for the spear in the beginning, then heard your explanations
I finally acquired and beat DS3, meaning I can now watch all these playthroughs that seem to be coming out lately
My very first video watching you, as far as I know. I'm dropping a sub cuz this was entertaining and I like your personality. Cheers
Very cool, your channel has grown so fast
good video, i enter the souls experience couple days ago playing darksouls 2 and i got very into the souls universe keep it up! saludos y un abrazo
Commenting for the algorithm!!!!!!!! The fact you have like 7k subs is a crime, these videos are great
With you talking about the lightning urns, I feel like we need a consumables only run in DS2. Maybe even firebombs/urns only, which I know has been done before, but I'd love to see your take on it
You said you do not like Demon Prince, but I think it is the best boss fight against multiple enemies From has ever dine.
I can't wait for the Dark Souls Dark Souls III run.
Though it will take some time to find your own presentation style it still is a quality content, looking forward to see your channel grow.
This was so much fun to watch! Not sure if you know, you can trade a vertebrae shackle for Lucatiel’s mask to complete the Mirrah set!
Thanks! I'm aware, I guess I just never managed to pick one up or just forgot lol
Dropping a comment for engagememt and Ill be back to watch this one! Very creative, good luck with Des run!
46:01 never noticed the nails were like that, great video funnier than most of this type