I like to take what I call Dark Showers. I turn the lights off in my bathroom, turn my phone flashlight on and then turn this on. When I come out of the shower, it's like I'm a new character. Try it.
In the shower right now as I’m typing this lmao I also do the dark showers with the flashlight! It’s always been a very reflective / relaxing experience, but I’ve never thought of the “making my new character” approach to it… so cool. Thank you for sharing.
You see... There really are no words that can possibly express how sad and happy i feel when i listen to this song. Sad because i can never play this game for the very first time again, and happy because of how good this game is, and also because of the memories...
I hate it when you think you've made the perfect character, and then you see their face underneath normal game lighting as opposed to character creation lighting, and you realize you've made a hideous monster
Anyone else hear huge similarities to RE4 typewriter music in this? Like I get them confused sometimes, they're both so similar but so good in their own way.
I thought the exact same thing- I played RE4 for the first time after playing Dark Souls and every single time I used a typewriter and heard the first few notes of the song my brain wanted to start humming this.
@@337x I mean it's a Dark Souls video, Dark Souls is so heavily inspired by Berserk it borders on ripoff territory at times. Not that I have any problem with that.
@@treefingers6572 Can you please tell me an example of what does it ripoff from berserk? Personally I dont see anything in Ds that is similar to berserk; except the setting of course.
Your first experience with this game is unlike any other gaming experience. I've played this game so much that I know all the exploits, I know the tricks, I know you can just strip naked and run past everything, I know where the best weapons and armour are. For those of you new to this game, for those who haven't played it, cherish that first playthru. Cherish it
*gets squashed* yep *gets stabbed* I am *gets rolled over* absolutely *gets burned* cherishing this. jokes aside, I really did. I played ds1 over a weekend with a close friend of mine. it was one of those events where...well, were you essentially realize "these, right now, are the good old days".
This song makes me so nostalgic... Reminds me of simpler times, back when my little brother was still alive... Learning together how to launch DS fix to play coop together, gank in the darkroot garden before Sif with the same set of armors... and play until dawn like true degenerates... Good times... Love u little bro, hope it's warm up there.
I remember playing DS1 at my friend's place and I was explaining the deep hidden lore and sadness of the game to a girl that was there and she was like: U and my brother would get along well. Her and I became inseparable for a couple of years after that and to this day when I listen to this theme I think of that time and the happiness we shared.
I thought I might just leave this here for anybody that can relate. I know it's pretty much just a meme at this point, the whole "dark souls saved me" thing. But dammit, it really did. Or at least it played a huge part in me choosing to stay. I had a lot of trauma from when I was a child. Stuff I still haven't completely worked through. Stuff that keeps me up and bothers me. I spent 5 years in a personal little hell that I can't even describe. It was so awful. I had other mental illness stuff going on that had me in and out of rehab centers, mental hospitals, and day treatment places. It was one of the worst times of my life. Video games had always been a huge part of me and my life. I loved them as an art form. I used them for fun, to expore my own humanity, identity, and lack thereof. They shaped me in very real and beautiful ways. They made me feel alive and excited, in complete wonder and awe that I couldn't quite capture anywhere else. But as I got older these feelings mostly vanished. I became bitter, resentful, and scared of everybody around me. The reality I'd built up as an innocent child came crashing down around me and I fell into a pit of nihilism and anger towards everything around me. I hated everything that I'd become, the loss of innocence I experienced as everybody does when they grow up. I wanted to just go back to being a kid. Just happy and in awe at everything around me. I realized I was capable of great evil, and I hated myself for destroying the little kid I used to be. At the start of this year I picked up a little game called elden ring. I'd never played a fromsoft game before. I couldn't put it down. Then, I began learning the story and diving into it's themes. It intrigued me. The stories of morgott, the frenzied flame, brother Corhyn, Radahn, and many others bit me to the core. Resonated on a deeply personal level. I cried at some points. I then decided to play bloodborne. I had a similar experience. I won't go into detail on every single thing, but it was... beautiful. Then I got DS1. It was life changing. Literally life changing. Both elden ring and bloodborne had impacted me significantly, but it wasn't until I played dark souls that it clicked. I realized that all of these games had changed me. Made me feel okay. Understood some of my pain. Helped me through it. It was beautiful. I remember I was watching a streamer play elden ring and I had the DS1 main menu theme on in the background. The streamer was Jerma. I had an extremely emotional experience where all of my existential dread and fear, all my unnihilistic thoughts, all my anger, and all my pain lifted for a moment. Jerma was joking, and I was laughing along. I felt apart of a community. I felt a real sense of commodore that I hadn't had before. I was sharing something that I loved with someone else (even if indirectly). I listened to this song as I watched him and I could just see the humanity in everyone around me. I appreciated the small moments we had here on this earth. And I was happier to be alive than anytime since I was small. It was one of the most beautiful moments of my entire life. This wasn't as eloquent as I'd hoped it to be. It even is a little childish, but maybe somebody can relate in a small way. Thanks miyazaki, truly.d. I think i
I relate to many things you said, I just recently started playing this for the first time after completing bloodborne for the first time and it calms me like nothing else, this ost especially is just beautiful. I am glad you are doing better nowadays and please mate don‘t you ever go hollow.
@@PieZello Oh thank god, how graceful of you. But fr, if that makes you cringe you seem to not have been online for long. Still good music to chill or sleep to, ngl.
I love how even the character creation had god-tier music in this game... When I first heard this I felt like I had remembered a memory from an old dream, whistling bright glowing shards of the faintest scenes to each corner of my mind.
Dude you just described the song my brain has been trying to put words to for years. That's actually what this game as a whole kinda does to me, everytime I think about this game I get strangely confused by a strangely confusing feeling.
This track is played in the main menu, and the character creator. It is titled "a moments peace." Though some may find this unusual thematically, but I think this name is a fitting introduction to Dark Souls; your journey will not be easy, it is fraught with challenge and hardship. You may never even live to reach the end of this journey. Even if you were to, it's not guaranteed that your ending will be a peaceful one. The only moments peace you will experience is the one before your journey begins.
This music is seriously soooooo magical and invokes the mystical journey one is about to take. Just started playing this game for the first time. LOVE IT!
Wow... i remember the times i first played DS1... it was a special time for me, i remember how it felt that vibe, the mistery, the way the game shows you as if theres no hope and you are as weak as any zombie, yet if you believe it and never give up, you could defeat any monster no matter how impossible it seems...
Can't believe it's been so many years since the game released... and since the franchise itself reached its conclusion. That track sounds fittingly nostalgic. How time flies
I remember when the series was just Demon's Souls. I played it back then, briefly, but bounced off because of the difficulty. I remember when Dark Souls came out, and I recognized it, and said "Nope." I remember when Dark Souls 2 was ready to come out, and DS1 was made free on Xbox Live for a month. I finally picked it up and gave it a shot. I've been in love with the series ever since, and can handily say that Bloodborne and DS3 are counted among my top games of all time.
“Finally! I’ve made my character look somewhat like me after 30 minutes!” *One intro cutscene later* “Wait, why is he beef jerky? WHAT HAPPENED TO MY HARDWORK!?!?”
I know this is an unpopular opinion, but when I encounter something I sincerely cherish, I generally avoid getting too in the weeds of the finer details (aka trying to optimize I game I enjoyed playing). The reason being is I prefer to preserve what I love about it. I'd rather play it once, forget, wait a year or two, then come back to it if it still tugs at my soul. It's the closest you can get to recreating that first experience. Sometimes you have to let go of what you love and give it space to make sure you don't burn it out. Dark Souls, of all the Souls games, is definitely the most...how can I say this...sincere game to me. When I played it, it was like finding the game I always knew I wanted to play but never found. It was a culmination of all the fantasies I used to read and imagine in my head. There's simply no way I can approach such a game as a game, trying to optimize routes and finding gimmick skips (just my personal opinion, I enjoy speedrun videos). When I play, it has to be full immersion, and part of maintaining that involves forgetting the game and not getting too involved in the mechanics, only enough to fulfill your fantasies (aka getting enough strength for a weapon you like.)
When I first played dark souls, I listened to this soundtrack more than I created my character, it somehow calms me down that I even want to fall asleep to it when you hear this soundtrack, you are very calm, it is so soothing, so beautiful, fascinating.
today is the day i really needed this..... "a moment's peace" all because of summer school and this crappy online high school I'm going to, thankfully this is my last day with this online school! today is the day that my dad even agrees with me cause of all that's happened but i wont go into that anymore. i'll be moving to a better place near me and finally going into a real school next fall. i can't wait. until then it's still my part to have my determination and patience endure and pay off in the end! Praise the Sun! Praise the AMBITION!
This gives me straight up Resident Evil vibes in regards to the Save Room being your safe haven away from all the monstrosities that await you outside... Only in Dark Souls, you experience this once before the game throws you out and locks the door! XD
@@severahoneyfire5410 I stared at the wall for like two minutes trying to figure that out.. thinking it was like a reference- but no, 10, deca.. Tyvm I feel like a dumbass now.
All the talk about how hard the game is and the "PREPARE TO DIE" slogans and you are greeted with a quiet title screen and a relaxing character creator OST. There's just a lot more to Dark Souls than the marketing campaign and word of mouth, at the time, gave off.
DS1 ahhhh my favorite out of all the souls games. i love the PS2 vibes i get from the music and menu design of the game. it’s like something you’d hear out of a capcom game like RE4 or DMC
This ost is very beautiful. I just recently played and completed bloodborne for the very first time and it was my first souls game. Currently i am playing this game and I am so glad that at last I get to enjoy these masterpieces. This ost is such a sad & good vibe, sad cuz I am gonna complete this game and it will never be like the first time ever again, happy cuz games like DS 2, DS 3, Sekiro and Elden Ring are next in line which I also have never played.
I’ve played mostly Nintendo games growing up in the early 2000s, but I beat Elden Ring in 2022, Shadow of the Erdtree DLC and Bloodborne this year, and then DS1 about 2 weeks ago, and I love the feeling of FromSoft’s games. That melancholy but heroic feel in their worlds you get as the protagonist, and the bosses/npcs and immersive voice acting, the vivid scenery and settings that, especially for DS1, were so ambitious for their time with the technology they had, it all comes together so well. I probably won’t do DS2 or Demon’s Souls, so I’m deciding between Sekiro or DS3 next, and I’m thinking Sekiro. Have fun playing! ⚔️🛡️
@ I agree with everything man… these games are great in every possible way. I got the platinum trophy for ds 1 and completed it including dlc, currently I am completing bloodbornes plat trophy and I am almost done. Dark souls 2 is next for me :)
This song is always so weird to me, because it fills me with a sense of nostalgia but I only played Dark Souls for the first time in 2019. And even then when I heard this music I felt nostalgic.
I’m on my first run through of this game, I have defeated Ornstein and Smough (surprisingly with no summon), I’ve slayed the Queen of Chaos, Quelaag, I reunited Sif with his master, I’ve defeated the Four Kings, and I’m still barely scratching the surface of this game. To people saying to cherish their first run through, I am. This game is incredible: the challenge, the feeling of quitting that this game, even though you come back 10 minutes later stronger than you were before and you defeat a boss, and it leaves you with genuine satisfaction. Or when you would go to a place, and the enemies were incredibly hard, and you would grind in a different area and come back and the enemies would be cake walk, again, genuine satisfaction. I love this game, I was lucky enough to play Remastered before I delve into DS2 and 3. There’s no words that describe the special feeling this game gives you. I’ll see you all at the bonfire, friends. And remember, praise the sun, and don’t you dare go hollow.
It's so fucking sad that in character creation menu, or for example in Pinwheel battle is such great soundtrack, and for example in as epic moment as Taurus Battle or bell graygoyle battle there is just earraped orchestra
Yeah, I find this to be a big problem with the Dark Souls soundtrack. There are only three songs I would call good in the first game's OST and that's this one, Firelink Shrine and Gwyn's theme. Everything else, as you said, is really just loud, obnoxious orchestra.
@@NateMt09 True, but that's only because the musical structure during the build up is actually good, although, those sections only last for a couple dozen seconds sadly.
An ethereal tune. The soft harp, the twinkling and the heavenly, subtle choir is the final taste of serenity before you step into the world of this game. It's a world of cruelty; with grotesque, forsaken, rotting regions where the Undead go to fester and die: to become another forgotten corpse in their failure of reaching their destiny. You will soon pillage their items, selfishly, not heeding the fact that they were once like you, and that they perhaps once listened to this tune before they were sent to Lordran in the same way you were. You step, roll and die, over and over again, over the corpses and skeletons of failed Undead in the dying parts of Lordran, such as Blighttown, or the Depths, or the Lost Izalith, trying ever so desperately not to join the millions of bodies to pilfer. But there's beauty in this world too. Perhaps this theme is not a façade, but a foreshadowing of the wonders you will see. You will see Gods and ancients, heroes and myths. You will see the once-alive, majestic city of Anor Londo in its golden glory, although its heyday has long passed. You will see the colossal archtrees of Ash Lake, towering like Gods themselves, planted in an ocean underneath all of which you have stepped on. And that ocean goes on and on; you will never see its end. Who knows what else lurks out there, in that deep, stretching water? Anyway, yeah, that's how I felt playing this game for the first time. Unforgettable. And it still calls to me.
I love ds1 ds2 and ds3 they all have an amazing feel of exploration and I love them so much. Dark souls will always live rent free in my heart. Prithee be careful. Gn😴
That's the fandom-given title. It probably has some generic official name like Character Creation but nobody knows because it was excluded from the OST
Thank you for this. Playing this track on a loop is essential for when I write... used to be super easy, barely an inconvenience, until Spotify decided to make the Dark Souls OST unplayable (but never actually removed the album for that extra sting).
Took me a couple of year to play the game when it came out because it looked old and and I thought ppl were overhyping it. Little did I know I would experience such artistry that I would find myself returning to years later and more to come.
This was an experience I was glad to have went through...it was one like no other...despite my anger...despite frustrations...I finished this game with a smile...as I never went hollow...I conquered.
Happiest and safest moments in my life. Mom had just stopped touching me a few years before. I was 12 and pulled out of school to stay at home all day. Game was my little safe haven while I was completely delusional and withdrawn. Quiet and safe times at 3 am when no one would be awake to terrorize or trouble
Do you guys make characters that look good, or lean into the horribleness that is dark souls character creation and make the stupidest looking character possible?
Since i played Dark Souls 2 ive created a similar character for each game. It feels like a narrative when you do that. White hair and purple eyes every time.
I always build dexterity, I like to be a nimble close quarters fighter. I like to wear bandit looking clothing, I don't like wearing heavy shiny Armor. Reaction speed and timing is everything.
Yeah that's usually how long it takes me to create a character
same. just all for them to just wear a helmet after (,:
Just to reset and make it again.. 😔
LOL! I love this comment and can relate!
Omgg, I still remember that
@@rikybj0276 I feel your pain
Me creating another blue man with an axe and a set of keys
Lol
@@legojoker1525 dont forget teal
me creating another shiny knight with two handed sword and ring of favor
Much appreciated, don't you dare go hollow.
Doin' my best. ;)
Glad to be of service.
Sadly in the end Guz went hollow....
@@Seinsmelled He's not hollow, he's just logged off right now
𝐰𝐞 𝐝𝐨𝐧𝐭 𝐝𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐢𝐭...
𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐞 𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐮𝐬...
I like to take what I call Dark Showers. I turn the lights off in my bathroom, turn my phone flashlight on and then turn this on. When I come out of the shower, it's like I'm a new character. Try it.
In the shower right now as I’m typing this lmao I also do the dark showers with the flashlight! It’s always been a very reflective / relaxing experience, but I’ve never thought of the “making my new character” approach to it… so cool. Thank you for sharing.
@matthewmarquez29 bro your response made my week a few weeks back, so glad you've shared this experience.
im scared of the dark :(
Damn it I would love to do this, but my family might question my sanity : (
F*CK I JUST GOT OUT OF THE SHOWER AND I’M JUST NOW READING THIS I SHOULD’VE TRIED IT: I’ll try to remember this for next time bro.
You see... There really are no words that can possibly express how sad and happy i feel when i listen to this song. Sad because i can never play this game for the very first time again, and happy because of how good this game is, and also because of the memories...
Man, I feel the same way
I’ve never played before but your comment makes me want to!
Play it with your significant other or friend who doesn't know it. It will never be the same, but it's as close as you're gonna get
:( feels bro
just beat it for the 7th time and i feel the same way everytime
I hate it when you think you've made the perfect character, and then you see their face underneath normal game lighting as opposed to character creation lighting, and you realize you've made a hideous monster
You don't try to make hideous monsters by default?
@@jadonlimoges1830😂
Anyone else hear huge similarities to RE4 typewriter music in this? Like I get them confused sometimes, they're both so similar but so good in their own way.
Dude you're right I was thinking it was familiar
I thought the exact same thing- I played RE4 for the first time after playing Dark Souls and every single time I used a typewriter and heard the first few notes of the song my brain wanted to start humming this.
It's literally the reason I was looking this up. I was actually playing the RE 1 remake, and realized that it reminded me a lot of this.
I'm playing RE4 rn, and I had to look this up to compare them! 🤣
Absolutely
Whenever I hear this theme I think of Guts leaning against the tree.
A Berserk reference ? Not too shabby....
@@337x I mean it's a Dark Souls video, Dark Souls is so heavily inspired by Berserk it borders on ripoff territory at times. Not that I have any problem with that.
His Face All Red 😌
Leaning on his sword as the day breaks... Unaware that he isn't even close to his limits. Press on struggler!!
@@treefingers6572 Can you please tell me an example of what does it ripoff from berserk? Personally I dont see anything in Ds that is similar to berserk; except the setting of course.
Your first experience with this game is unlike any other gaming experience. I've played this game so much that I know all the exploits, I know the tricks, I know you can just strip naked and run past everything, I know where the best weapons and armour are. For those of you new to this game, for those who haven't played it, cherish that first playthru. Cherish it
Yes
blud's name is alfredo
The first elevator ride from undead Burg back to firelink shrine… aww man
*gets squashed*
yep
*gets stabbed*
I am
*gets rolled over*
absolutely
*gets burned*
cherishing this.
jokes aside, I really did. I played ds1 over a weekend with a close friend of mine. it was one of those events where...well, were you essentially realize "these, right now, are the good old days".
You ever try a Dark Souls randomizer mod? Could be fun for you. But yeah, it's a special feeling, that original memory.
Playing this while reading Berserk..4.52 am..Rest in peace Miura Sensei..
wow great idea
Rest In Peace Kentaro Miura. May this peaceful song guide you to a happy ending.
R.I.P Berserk, 2021
meh
Yes
meeeeh
@@Eldesinstalado why meh?
@@fruitfuI Don't argue here
Listening to this while home alone on a dark evening making tomato soup and petting my cat.
Sounds like a good evening
nice
Hell Yeah!
This song makes me so nostalgic... Reminds me of simpler times, back when my little brother was still alive... Learning together how to launch DS fix to play coop together, gank in the darkroot garden before Sif with the same set of armors... and play until dawn like true degenerates... Good times... Love u little bro, hope it's warm up there.
I am sorry for your loss man, truly..
Great memories you should cherish, stay strong brother we all meet up in a better place once its our time. He's in your heart always.
I remember playing DS1 at my friend's place and I was explaining the deep hidden lore and sadness of the game to a girl that was there and she was like: U and my brother would get along well. Her and I became inseparable for a couple of years after that and to this day when I listen to this theme I think of that time and the happiness we shared.
sounds like she dumped you for being an annoying douche just like her brother
How's things going though?
Are you two still close?
@@chargemeupboisFrom how it's sounded, they probably aren't anymore 😔
@@lumoman462 we all go hollow eventually, I suppose.
I thought I might just leave this here for anybody that can relate.
I know it's pretty much just a meme at this point, the whole "dark souls saved me" thing.
But dammit, it really did. Or at least it played a huge part in me choosing to stay.
I had a lot of trauma from when I was a child. Stuff I still haven't completely worked through. Stuff that keeps me up and bothers me. I spent 5 years in a personal little hell that I can't even describe. It was so awful. I had other mental illness stuff going on that had me in and out of rehab centers, mental hospitals, and day treatment places. It was one of the worst times of my life.
Video games had always been a huge part of me and my life. I loved them as an art form. I used them for fun, to expore my own humanity, identity, and lack thereof. They shaped me in very real and beautiful ways. They made me feel alive and excited, in complete wonder and awe that I couldn't quite capture anywhere else.
But as I got older these feelings mostly vanished. I became bitter, resentful, and scared of everybody around me. The reality I'd built up as an innocent child came crashing down around me and I fell into a pit of nihilism and anger towards everything around me. I hated everything that I'd become, the loss of innocence I experienced as everybody does when they grow up. I wanted to just go back to being a kid. Just happy and in awe at everything around me. I realized I was capable of great evil, and I hated myself for destroying the little kid I used to be.
At the start of this year I picked up a little game called elden ring. I'd never played a fromsoft game before. I couldn't put it down. Then, I began learning the story and diving into it's themes. It intrigued me. The stories of morgott, the frenzied flame, brother Corhyn, Radahn, and many others bit me to the core. Resonated on a deeply personal level. I cried at some points.
I then decided to play bloodborne. I had a similar experience. I won't go into detail on every single thing, but it was... beautiful.
Then I got DS1. It was life changing. Literally life changing. Both elden ring and bloodborne had impacted me significantly, but it wasn't until I played dark souls that it clicked. I realized that all of these games had changed me. Made me feel okay. Understood some of my pain. Helped me through it. It was beautiful.
I remember I was watching a streamer play elden ring and I had the DS1 main menu theme on in the background. The streamer was Jerma. I had an extremely emotional experience where all of my existential dread and fear, all my unnihilistic thoughts, all my anger, and all my pain lifted for a moment. Jerma was joking, and I was laughing along. I felt apart of a community. I felt a real sense of commodore that I hadn't had before. I was sharing something that I loved with someone else (even if indirectly). I listened to this song as I watched him and I could just see the humanity in everyone around me. I appreciated the small moments we had here on this earth. And I was happier to be alive than anytime since I was small.
It was one of the most beautiful moments of my entire life.
This wasn't as eloquent as I'd hoped it to be. It even is a little childish, but maybe somebody can relate in a small way.
Thanks miyazaki, truly.d. I think i
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Great text, brother! You're doing well, im proud of you. Be safe, friend. Don't you dare go hollow.
This was a journey for a lot of people, i'm glad you're one of us.
I relate to many things you said, I just recently started playing this for the first time after completing bloodborne for the first time and it calms me like nothing else, this ost especially is just beautiful. I am glad you are doing better nowadays and please mate don‘t you ever go hollow.
That's exactly what I needed. Time to rest at the bonfire for a while.
Kind of cringe but I'll allow it
@@PieZello Oh thank god, how graceful of you.
But fr, if that makes you cringe you seem to not have been online for long.
Still good music to chill or sleep to, ngl.
@@PieZello If that's cringe, then I feel sorry for you. You poor bastard lol
I’ll see you at the bonfire friend, and don’t you dare go hollow.
I love how even the character creation had god-tier music in this game... When I first heard this I felt like I had remembered a memory from an old dream, whistling bright glowing shards of the faintest scenes to each corner of my mind.
It's the bell, man, it's the bell
Dude you just described the song my brain has been trying to put words to for years.
That's actually what this game as a whole kinda does to me, everytime I think about this game I get strangely confused by a strangely confusing feeling.
This and the soft rain out side my window is bliss.
I play this during a car ride in the rain at night. It feels so calming and magical
Blessed music.
Blessed game.
Blesset nights.
MASTERPIECE!
memorable pvp
This track is played in the main menu, and the character creator. It is titled "a moments peace." Though some may find this unusual thematically, but I think this name is a fitting introduction to Dark Souls; your journey will not be easy, it is fraught with challenge and hardship. You may never even live to reach the end of this journey. Even if you were to, it's not guaranteed that your ending will be a peaceful one. The only moments peace you will experience is the one before your journey begins.
See you at the bonfire, friend. Praise the sun, and don’t you dare go hollow.
I will never forget this song.
I will never forget to remember to remember to never forget this song
This music is seriously soooooo magical and invokes the mystical journey one is about to take. Just started playing this game for the first time. LOVE IT!
I love it because it’s not necessarily an inspiring song like most heroes’ themes. A mystical journey no doubt, but one of hardship and melancholy
@@austinwiebe3801 That too! Well said!
Why do I always wake up with this playing in my head?
Me too, my friend
I just be doing things in my everyday life and this song and it’s amazing melody is in my head
It's just a small bug don't worry about it
Cuz everyday is NG+ XD
Still playing
This is so audibly nostalgic for me. God, those bell tolls and violin stingers really get me.
Never will there be a piece of music that's so serene and beautiful to listen to as I craft an absolute monstrosity, that rivals this.
""Well, what do we have here? You must be a new arrival.
Let me guess. Fate of the Undead, right? Well, you're not the first."
I get chills every time I hear that music, so many good memories playing the original dark souls.
In Dark Souls you start by building your game character, but by the end you realize that the game built YOUR character.
So true
Wow... i remember the times i first played DS1... it was a special time for me, i remember how it felt that vibe, the mistery, the way the game shows you as if theres no hope and you are as weak as any zombie, yet if you believe it and never give up, you could defeat any monster no matter how impossible it seems...
It's amazing how much time it takes to create the appearance of a character that becomes invisible during gameplay.
Can't believe it's been so many years since the game released... and since the franchise itself reached its conclusion.
That track sounds fittingly nostalgic. How time flies
I remember when the series was just Demon's Souls. I played it back then, briefly, but bounced off because of the difficulty.
I remember when Dark Souls came out, and I recognized it, and said "Nope."
I remember when Dark Souls 2 was ready to come out, and DS1 was made free on Xbox Live for a month. I finally picked it up and gave it a shot. I've been in love with the series ever since, and can handily say that Bloodborne and DS3 are counted among my top games of all time.
pray you never go hollow.
“Finally! I’ve made my character look somewhat like me after 30 minutes!”
*One intro cutscene later*
“Wait, why is he beef jerky? WHAT HAPPENED TO MY HARDWORK!?!?”
I like these little calm moments before the storm...
Real-time footage of me creating a character.
This is why Dark Souls is also called "Prepare to chill"
I know this is an unpopular opinion, but when I encounter something I sincerely cherish, I generally avoid getting too in the weeds of the finer details (aka trying to optimize I game I enjoyed playing). The reason being is I prefer to preserve what I love about it. I'd rather play it once, forget, wait a year or two, then come back to it if it still tugs at my soul. It's the closest you can get to recreating that first experience. Sometimes you have to let go of what you love and give it space to make sure you don't burn it out.
Dark Souls, of all the Souls games, is definitely the most...how can I say this...sincere game to me. When I played it, it was like finding the game I always knew I wanted to play but never found. It was a culmination of all the fantasies I used to read and imagine in my head. There's simply no way I can approach such a game as a game, trying to optimize routes and finding gimmick skips (just my personal opinion, I enjoy speedrun videos). When I play, it has to be full immersion, and part of maintaining that involves forgetting the game and not getting too involved in the mechanics, only enough to fulfill your fantasies (aka getting enough strength for a weapon you like.)
I need to try this... , im in my 6t playthrough😅
I need to try this... , im in my 6t playthrough😅
When I first played dark souls, I listened to this soundtrack more than I created my character, it somehow calms me down that I even want to fall asleep to it when you hear this soundtrack, you are very calm, it is so soothing, so beautiful, fascinating.
You know the game is going to be incredible when you have character creation music this good.
today is the day i really needed this..... "a moment's peace" all because of summer school and this crappy online high school I'm going to, thankfully this is my last day with this online school! today is the day that my dad even agrees with me cause of all that's happened but i wont go into that anymore. i'll be moving to a better place near me and finally going into a real school next fall. i can't wait. until then it's still my part to have my determination and patience endure and pay off in the end! Praise the Sun! Praise the AMBITION!
Glad this brought you some peace. It's had that impact for me too! Hang in there, fren.
hope u doin good at ur new school
Putting this on while sitting at a fireplace on a calm summer night hits extremely different
This gives me straight up Resident Evil vibes in regards to the Save Room being your safe haven away from all the monstrosities that await you outside... Only in Dark Souls, you experience this once before the game throws you out and locks the door! XD
good call. def same vibes... a respite from all the madness... yet in DS, you never get this again.
Firelink is the next best thing, even if it is beset by skeletons and hollows on all sides 😂
song of the decade
More like song of the deca-hour... hehe, get it...? Ok, I'll shut up now
@@severahoneyfire5410 I stared at the wall for like two minutes trying to figure that out.. thinking it was like a reference- but no, 10, deca.. Tyvm I feel like a dumbass now.
this makes me feel nostalgia of a place I never been to
This is great, I found it while searching for a sadly non-existent 10 hour version of We are the souls reborn by ThePruld lol.
so ethereal, very reminiscent of the re4 save theme, absolutely love it
Thus began the Age of Fire. But soon the flames will fade and only Dark will remain.
This.. is your fate
Yes Indeed... the Dark Sign Brands the Undead.. and in this Lands the Undead are crowded and led to the North...
This ost helps me a lot. I really like how peaceful it sounds. Thank you for the upload!
This track has that magical 7th gen game feeling, I can’t even explain it.
Totally agree. I can’t describe it, but this give me the feeling of magic of the 7th gen 🍷
try dragon age origins, always gives me that feel
All the talk about how hard the game is and the "PREPARE TO DIE" slogans and you are greeted with a quiet title screen and a relaxing character creator OST.
There's just a lot more to Dark Souls than the marketing campaign and word of mouth, at the time, gave off.
DS1 ahhhh my favorite out of all the souls games. i love the PS2 vibes i get from the music and menu design of the game. it’s like something you’d hear out of a capcom game like RE4 or DMC
Best sleep aid to exist
This ost is very beautiful. I just recently played and completed bloodborne for the very first time and it was my first souls game. Currently i am playing this game and I am so glad that at last I get to enjoy these masterpieces. This ost is such a sad & good vibe, sad cuz I am gonna complete this game and it will never be like the first time ever again, happy cuz games like DS 2, DS 3, Sekiro and Elden Ring are next in line which I also have never played.
I’ve played mostly Nintendo games growing up in the early 2000s, but I beat Elden Ring in 2022, Shadow of the Erdtree DLC and Bloodborne this year, and then DS1 about 2 weeks ago, and I love the feeling of FromSoft’s games. That melancholy but heroic feel in their worlds you get as the protagonist, and the bosses/npcs and immersive voice acting, the vivid scenery and settings that, especially for DS1, were so ambitious for their time with the technology they had, it all comes together so well. I probably won’t do DS2 or Demon’s Souls, so I’m deciding between Sekiro or DS3 next, and I’m thinking Sekiro. Have fun playing! ⚔️🛡️
@ I agree with everything man… these games are great in every possible way. I got the platinum trophy for ds 1 and completed it including dlc, currently I am completing bloodbornes plat trophy and I am almost done. Dark souls 2 is next for me :)
A true blessing
I Love this music 😌
Amen... such a great track!
This song is always so weird to me, because it fills me with a sense of nostalgia but I only played Dark Souls for the first time in 2019. And even then when I heard this music I felt nostalgic.
If you’ve ever played Resident Evil 4 that’s probably why haha. The safe room theme is so close to this.
@@KingJTT131 check lost in vivo safe area
i love the sounds of metal clanging in the background. it's like i'm back in the crystal caves or still trapped in that damn northern undead asylum
I’m on my first run through of this game, I have defeated Ornstein and Smough (surprisingly with no summon), I’ve slayed the Queen of Chaos, Quelaag, I reunited Sif with his master, I’ve defeated the Four Kings, and I’m still barely scratching the surface of this game.
To people saying to cherish their first run through, I am. This game is incredible: the challenge, the feeling of quitting that this game, even though you come back 10 minutes later stronger than you were before and you defeat a boss, and it leaves you with genuine satisfaction. Or when you would go to a place, and the enemies were incredibly hard, and you would grind in a different area and come back and the enemies would be cake walk, again, genuine satisfaction.
I love this game, I was lucky enough to play Remastered before I delve into DS2 and 3. There’s no words that describe the special feeling this game gives you.
I’ll see you all at the bonfire, friends. And remember, praise the sun, and don’t you dare go hollow.
A year later, still not hollow. Thanks!
dont you dare go hollow my friend
This is the music you hear before embarking on one of the most darkest, disturbing, difficult, and deepest journeys you will ever take.
this is legit one of the most relaxing osts i heard
There’s something so therapeutic about this theme. I love it so much.
This helped me regain my humanity simply by listening to the full 10 hours, plus an intense stat boost. No souls or equipment required.
It's so fucking sad that in character creation menu, or for example in Pinwheel battle is such great soundtrack, and for example in as epic moment as Taurus Battle or bell graygoyle battle there is just earraped orchestra
Yeah, I find this to be a big problem with the Dark Souls soundtrack. There are only three songs I would call good in the first game's OST and that's this one, Firelink Shrine and Gwyn's theme. Everything else, as you said, is really just loud, obnoxious orchestra.
@@martyr_lightsilver1833 o&s I think is personally good aswell
@@NateMt09 True, but that's only because the musical structure during the build up is actually good, although, those sections only last for a couple dozen seconds sadly.
@@martyr_lightsilver1833 I really liked the theme of Sef and Artorias (I'm not crazy about them) they are really very good, if you listen carefully.
Calm before the storm
An ethereal tune. The soft harp, the twinkling and the heavenly, subtle choir is the final taste of serenity before you step into the world of this game. It's a world of cruelty; with grotesque, forsaken, rotting regions where the Undead go to fester and die: to become another forgotten corpse in their failure of reaching their destiny. You will soon pillage their items, selfishly, not heeding the fact that they were once like you, and that they perhaps once listened to this tune before they were sent to Lordran in the same way you were. You step, roll and die, over and over again, over the corpses and skeletons of failed Undead in the dying parts of Lordran, such as Blighttown, or the Depths, or the Lost Izalith, trying ever so desperately not to join the millions of bodies to pilfer.
But there's beauty in this world too. Perhaps this theme is not a façade, but a foreshadowing of the wonders you will see. You will see Gods and ancients, heroes and myths. You will see the once-alive, majestic city of Anor Londo in its golden glory, although its heyday has long passed. You will see the colossal archtrees of Ash Lake, towering like Gods themselves, planted in an ocean underneath all of which you have stepped on. And that ocean goes on and on; you will never see its end. Who knows what else lurks out there, in that deep, stretching water?
Anyway, yeah, that's how I felt playing this game for the first time. Unforgettable. And it still calls to me.
This is what babies hear in the womb
They hear boss music when mommy walks into an abortion clinic.
@@kaj7135 Ur goin to hell
I've listened to this for a few hours on and off and just soaked it in... There really is something magical with this track.
This is the definition of calm before the storm.
I love ds1 ds2 and ds3 they all have an amazing feel of exploration and I love them so much. Dark souls will always live rent free in my heart. Prithee be careful. Gn😴
dark souls 1 is the best souls game. it has the perfect measure in its composition.
This song is called "A Moment's Peace", if you were wondering.
That's the fandom-given title. It probably has some generic official name like Character Creation but nobody knows because it was excluded from the OST
Lets all admit we stayed kn the Dark Souls character creation menu back then just for this song and ponder life
First time I Played this game 2 years ago, and I have nostalgia like this game came when I was a Child (like 2001). This game is something more
Cannot stop thinking of Oscar of Astora when I look at that Elite Knight...
bruh, why is this monetized now...smh.
The 9 people that disliked this went hollow
Reminds me of resident evil 1 safe room music
Definitely!
Thank you for this. Playing this track on a loop is essential for when I write... used to be super easy, barely an inconvenience, until Spotify decided to make the Dark Souls OST unplayable (but never actually removed the album for that extra sting).
...the ads every three minutes aren't helping though :c
Took me a couple of year to play the game when it came out because it looked old and and I thought ppl were overhyping it. Little did I know I would experience such artistry that I would find myself returning to years later and more to come.
I’ve slept to this every night for the past 5 months
6 months
@Dacarta-nw6ql Is your life stressful?
7 months
@inkajoo It’s definitely stressful at times, but nothing I can’t handle. Is yours?
This was an experience I was glad to have went through...it was one like no other...despite my anger...despite frustrations...I finished this game with a smile...as I never went hollow...I conquered.
Can't believe I have nostalgia for a song I only heard once in game. (I've only done one playthrough, don't wanna return until it feels right)
Tank u so much for this video, i can read books on my job without lose my concentration. Blessed
Happiest and safest moments in my life. Mom had just stopped touching me a few years before. I was 12 and pulled out of school to stay at home all day. Game was my little safe haven while I was completely delusional and withdrawn. Quiet and safe times at 3 am when no one would be awake to terrorize or trouble
Thanks for this.
The journey was glorious I don't think I'll ever get an experience like that again
I could literally listen this tune for 10 hours
0:28 hits different
Do you guys make characters that look good, or lean into the horribleness that is dark souls character creation and make the stupidest looking character possible?
Yes
I usually make characters to some sort of theme or as a cosplay of another character.
Since i played Dark Souls 2 ive created a similar character for each game. It feels like a narrative when you do that. White hair and purple eyes every time.
I always build dexterity, I like to be a nimble close quarters fighter. I like to wear bandit looking clothing, I don't like wearing heavy shiny Armor. Reaction speed and timing is everything.
my brother make things like this: pink starburst, tomato, and red man, and sometimes normal things
You really do not know how much of a service you just did me… Praise the sun!
best game of all time
Hands-down best song ever
Never gets old! I have it on my switch now to always take it with me 👌🏽
One of the very few moments of peace you’ll ever have playing Dark Souls.
cool background music for 10h
Entering character creation just to feel something
why is 6:10:36 the most played part??
Beautiful masterpiece. This soundtrack make me port in a peaceful world
used to play dark souls on ps3 when I was real young. I think I might give it a try again.
Yes, indeed
the dark sign brands the undead