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Hello and welcome back to SideQuest!
So glad to have you here.
And so glad to have not died to that boss.
If you're just joining us...
I managed to...
Well, I didn't defeat that boss...
myself. I mostly just stood there holding up my shield while
a nice, friendly wizard killed it for me, but...
Still a victory!
And I will claim partial credit.
Eh, I don't really feel like fighting you.
So...
I'm sure there's still some of this area left unexplored.
I think I've covered this room pretty well.
There was that other branch earlier on where
I know further down the way
there's a tough, knight-looking guy
who has given me trouble in the past.
I guess we could head down there.
No, let's go ahead and spend some of these souls first.
There are many of them.
Let's see here...
Hmm...
Let's start bumping that vitality up a little higher.
Never have too much of that, right?
I mean, I assume.
Let's see what the rest of this garden has to offer.
There's supposed to be a hydra or something out here somewhere, right?
Like, there's that thing we ran into during all those crazy loot runs.
Yeah, there's a hydra and like...
crystal-y, icy-looking giant things and...
There's all kinds of weird stuff.
Good jump.
And it died, so I'm sure not jumping down there.
Mysterious Xbox user who recommends me jumping down dangerous things.
Huh, this is pretty nice looking.
But yeah, there's definitely a guy down here who will try to kill me, so...
Lizard ahead.
Like one of those lizards...
that was clinging to one of those trees earlier?
And am I supposed to be doing something with those lizards?
Oh, so there's a darkroot garden and a darkroot basin. They're different things. I see.
I assume the basin is the...oh! Oh, hello!
Come here! Aww, he got away.
Too slow.
So I'm assuming that the basin is the tougher part of the garden.
Kind of like the lower undead bird, right? Or the depths.
That's what I'm guessing.
Ooh, which direction to head?
Which direction to head?
Oh yeah, that's where I got leather stuff
Leather gear
Oh, I'm gonna run into something mean
I can just tell
A knight, hmm
Kinda nervous about knights
[footsteps]
Need soldier
Boss, oh geez
Ring?
"Try dashing" [laughs]
Okay, so yeah, there's a boss ahead
You might need a soldier
Eh, you might need a ring too
You know what, just run
Just don't even bother
I like that succession of, uh
Oh hey, it's the hydra! Cool!
[footsteps]
But yeah, I'm feeling a little nervous about this area now
Hey hydra
Hey ice guy
I wonder if I can fight you yet
We'll see!
C'mon, take a swing
That wasn't too bad
I didn't do you much harm, I--
Oh no, no, this is working, this is working!
Whoa!
They're kind of awesome
I love the colorful flashes when they take damage and stuff
That's really cool
Whoa!
These guys are awesome!
Except when they hurt me
Those are really cool
You're alright, dark souls
So...
If I remember correctly, up here...
is the Havoldur?
Yep
Yep, yep, yep
Why is this door closed?
Did I come down here and kill Havel and not reopen the door? Silly of me.
Well, anyway...
Let's explore this area a bit more. This seems interesting.
And I can at least fight the giant things, so...
I don't know, maybe I can handle the hydra too.
Ha ha ha! Ha ha! Okay.
Well, that hurt, but it's not so bad.
That is a lot of projectiles.
When they say "need soldier" in this comment over here,
was that suggesting that there is a soldier I could get help from?
'Cause I'm not... not seeing any summon signs.
[footsteps]
Hmm.
All right, you know what?
I'm gonna get reckless...
and charge into this mess.
[gunshot]
This will probably go badly for me.
But nothing ventured...
That's intimidating. Whoa! You are big! You are very big! And you do hurt.
Let me get a little cover here. It's not much, but...
I guess I can just charge in and...
try hitting it a punch.
That's almost like a strategy, right?
Thanks for watching!
You there!
Let's have fish to cups!
Oops.
Hah!
Did he kill its own gu- oh, he killed his own buddies.
Hydra!
No.
Bad Hydra.
That's not how you make friends.
That's not what I meant to do.
Wow, you are intimidating.
And...dangerous looking.
Geez, I am gonna die very quickly.
Don't jump! Roll! Rolling is the thing. Whoa! That is intense. Come on, do that again. I dare you. Whoa-kay. No, do the...the other thing. No...other thing, come on now. You can do it. You can do it.
Nope, nope, nope, nope, nope. Wrong thing. Come on. You can do it. That's it. I'm hitting you. I'm hitting you. Wow, you're...you're tough.
Maybe I can...maybe I can get you, though. I might be able to get you. If I can just keep using this rock as cover...could it be that I'm starting to get...kinda half-decent at Dark Souls? Like...or at least a little?
Okay, well I...not total protection, I guess.
Uh...uh...okay.
Come on. Do a real attack.
No! Ugh! Well, I deserve that.
Come on, come pounce.
Pounce.
Pounce, I say.
I wanna cut off one of your heads.
Over here.
That's it.
Ahh, nuts.
Come on now.
Oh, you're no fun.
I'm gone.
That's it.
Agh, come on, you did not give me enough time.
How am I gonna cut off your heads?
Yes, here we go.
That's it, got another one.
Not many left.
Whoa!
Yeah, some of those don't even come to land.
Am I down to three heads?
Might be.
Sorry, I know that this is not riveting conversation right now.
Just kinda nervous about all the heads you see.
Agh, I can't reach!
Ow! Oh, you suck!
Come on.
Do I just have to go out there?
I might just have to go out there.
I don't want to, though.
Hah! Got another head!
You're running out, buddy.
Agh, it's just... not a lot of...
not a lot of chances, man.
Ah, come on. There you go.
You got one left, pal.
That's a silly thing to do with it.
Well, I'm taking your stuff, so deal with it.
How am I supposed to get out of there? Come on!
Agh! You're too far!
Agh! Too far away! You're too far! I can't move that fast!
Wait for me!
Come on! Get his head! Get his head!
You suck! You know what?
Can I reach... oh, wait, this is the... that's a ledge.
That is a legit ledge.
There's got to be a way to... hit him!
Agh! Come on!
This is sad.
I mean, it may be that I could go out there and hit him, but I'm worried that there's...
It really looks like there's a ledge here that I'm just gonna walk off of.
And I really don't want to just instant die.
There! That's it! That's it!
That's... yeah!
Got you in the head.
That's cool.
Ugh... awesome!
I really feel like we're progressing now.
Just taking out bosses... probably way overpowered.
That can't last, though. I mean...
Surely we're gonna end up in some place that is... much meaner.
I mean, right?
Maybe that place will be Sen's... fun house.
Less fun than it sounds, I'm sure.
Is there anything else out here? Oh, there's a ladder. A long ladder. Hmm.
That's a really long ladder. Well, I'm curious.
In darkness and silence...
I'm searching and I'm melting too...
But with a fear in my heart...
This place seems cool.
Got a bridge...
A waterfall...
I like it up here.
Some sort of item.
Another ladder. Wow.
I feel like I'm venturing pretty far off the beaten path here.
There's either something really cool and important up here...
or I'm walking into someplace that I really should not be.
Oh wait, darker garden. Okay, we're back at the garden.
Right? I mean...
maybe it's a different part of the garden.
I don't know.
Frame rate's tanking again, so that...
Historically, when I'm in places where the frame rate tanks, that's a bad sign for me and my well-being.
You know what?
I'm nervous again.
I wonder if I should stop screwing around and maybe head back and go to that Sins place.
You know what? I'm gonna do that. I've done a lot of exploring here. Maybe I'll come back and explore more later.
You guys tell me if I need to come back and explore more later.
Any recommendations for when I should do that, feel free to let me know.
I can't help but keep thinking everywhere I go that, like, I get worried that I'm going in the wrong direction.
Like I'm going to a place that I'm not quite ready for yet.
And, on the one hand, I know that this is a game that's all about going where you want, when you want to,
and if you're strong enough to handle it, then why not go for it?
And that's cool, but I still also get the sense that there's supposed to be a proper order to this area.
Or like, there's kind of at least a loose order for a first-time player.
And if I keep feeling paranoid, then I am deviating from the path.
But you know, in this case, my little weird monster-y friend back in Firelink gave me pretty specific directions.
Go to Anor Londo. Get there through Sen's Fortress. What with all the traps.
So that's what I'm gonna do.
Okay, here we are.
Ready to venture in to an entirely new area.
I wonder if our little Onion Knight buddy is still hanging out out here.
Probably not. Thought he went in as soon as the door opened.
Hm.
Well...
Oh, come on.
I can already tell I am not gonna like this place.
Well...
Join us next time as we venture in to...
Whatever this is.
Oh, boy.