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Trying to Understand Headshots in DARK SOULS 1

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Headshots. Every time they show up in a game, you know you're in for a good time.
But unlike other games, where you usually just get 2x damage and call it good, Dark Souls 1 has some...interesting...ideas about how headshots should work.

I thought this would be a simple video about firing arrows into every enemy's face. I was wrong.

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20 Comments

@TheBacklogs Creator 4 months ago (edited) Pinned

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If you liked this style of video, what weird mechanics would you like explained next?

@omegafoxxtrot7248 4 months ago

This is basically Kings Field with extra steps. I love it

@BaconHuntr 4 months ago

A 37 minute video on a topic I will never use? Yes, yes I will watch it.

@JKLeeds 4 months ago

Why swim when I have a boat? I've named it The Green Fowl.

@TheInfamousWoahgoat 4 months ago (edited)

0:42 Shrimple: Arkansas has French origins and Kansas does not.
That's literally it.

@TobiasEyes5 4 months ago (edited)

I can genuinely see Lemon as a professor giving a lecture in a VERY renowned college campus. I would absolutely show up to every class. Now that I’m thinking about it, this is just an online lecture that I actually enjoy.

EDIT: I have since realized that Lemon is a professor. The Headmaster, in fact. How could I have been so blind. IN IGNI CONFIDIMUS

@TimsGamesDoneHard 4 months ago

26:31 funny thing, Illusory Wall just put out a video dispelling this myth that stealth is effective on Seath, Seath technically uses "smell" to find you and has a detect range way larger than his arena, so he never loses track of you. He's just, kind of bad at his job, his attacks have terrible tracking

@PressContinue 4 months ago

Based on memory, from the top of my head: they're worth a shot, but don't lose your head over them. I do like it when it works, but I'm not head over heels about the mechanic

@Alo_886 4 months ago

Haven't seen the video yet, but 40mins of lemon talking about headshots seems like the best thing ever

@unsujetollamadogareth 4 months ago

23:36
Gwyndolyn: You have a composite bow! How cute!!
proceeds to use autofire

@Jukys111 4 months ago

Different types of helmets change the headshot damage? That's insane, truly PEAK SOULS 1

@BT_7-2-7-4 4 months ago

Seeing first person Dark Souls really makes me crave a Dark Souls vr game. My eyes would fall out with how much I’d play it.

@breadnaught3711 4 months ago

31:00 was an incredible transition, and I'm surprised I don't see anybody talking about it! Hit me like an arrow to the head. I almost forgot who I was for a second!

@shadowblood95 4 months ago

5:22 KingsField 4 protagonist finding the stone golems only weak point.

@Digitize27 4 months ago

18:47 jumpscared the hell out of me by calling me out personally

@quirny-d4o 4 months ago

Didnt know lemon has a dark souls graduation hat

@illusorywall 4 months ago

Great video, and thanks so much for the shoutout! Great timing that my smell video managed to come out only a day after you mentioned it!

@Exitumn 4 months ago

5:34 Hollow knight mention

@enlongjones2394 4 months ago

17:44 I think Capra is given a headshot because he is used as a respawning mob later on in the demon ruins. My guess is that he was programmed as a standard enemy, and then added to the lower burg as a boss version too.

I imagine this also explains why Aural Decoy works on him, but no other bosses I can think of.