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Hey guys, got some bad news. Unfortunately the Dark Souls 2 IGN Video got hit by a copyright (and not the good kind). Usually I just take the L on copyrights but this one was a scary one which threatened channel strikes. I've had to mute the video from 20:08-21:33. Big shame because it's an important part (the part with the poison arrows) but I hope you all understand! xx
What even caused the copystrike?
@@samdam1618 yeah I wonder who is the person responsible for the strike in the first place
Please upload it unedited to an alternate site.
it got copyrighted struck cause the guy died 65+ times and was embarrassed
Massive KZhead L
Oh God, I love duality of Lenny's dad being utterly confused and Lenny's mum just going into default "we'll put your drawing on a fridge" mode
For real, this is some of the most wholesome stuff I have seen in a while.
best part of the video
It’s the kind of wholesome I needed today ngl
The absolute desperation in his voice with the "I don't know what's going on!" and the immediate hang-up had my sides aching 😂
Wholesome AF
“Sorry son, I don’t know what you said, but I am proud of you.” Cherish your father. That’s so sweet.
Hey nice picture
@@randomperson4242 Hey nice picture
This guide makes you: -Call your parents -Clean your dishes -Organize a family event with your Mom -Relax to music -Treat yourself with tasty food -Learn about a possible new hobby (Rubik's Cube puzzle solving) IGN literally trying their hardest to turn you into a healthy and socially active person
exactly what dark souls fans need XD
That’s not to do with ‘social activity’ or health You’re getting the wrong normative idea here None of the things are about health or not, and social activity is up to you how much you want to do it That’s not the intent
@@mareksicinski3726 Bro, ever heard of the thing called a joke?
Incoming elden ring guide just says “touch grass”
@@mareksicinski3726 Ok gaylord
I like how he didn't realize that the reason for the high death counts while the advice is working *_is because that was how many deaths it took for them to formulate this advice_*
He altered the numbers drastically though.
5000 death on dragonrier,,,,
@@elwiwi4638 holy shit, seriously? I might be thinking different from seeing the dragonrider cheese used so much, but the boss isn't THAT hard
@@sasorigarasu6062 5000 would probably be impossible
The personal death count is how many his first trys took. He probably went back through on another playthrough to find the strategies.
Lenny's dad: "I know nothing and I am confused." Lenny's mom: "You're doing great, honey!"
You mean steve
That’s standard mom and dad
"You're doing good, lad"
"I DUNNO WHATS GOIN ON"
@@Timblebits Not real. The real Lenny would never lie to us!
Lenny getting his mum has to be the most wholesome moment in any ign run 😂😂
yes it is
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aye, she was so down to earth about it all but proud of lenny. Marvellous Ma as some of say in the north of england. :)
My favorite part is when he heads back to Majula to talk with the many interesting NPCs, such as Sweet Shalquoir
I liked when he returned to Majula, leveled up, and spoke to the NPCs, especially Sweet Shalquoir.
@@weneedaladder8384dude im revisiting the video and It was INSANELY hype when he returned to Majula and talked to memorable NPCs like Sweet Shalquoir
Now that's epic!
Can we take a moment to appreciate that your dad had no understanding what was happening, and still went out of his way to make sure you knew he was proud of... whatever you did, Chad tier father.
i wish my old man was like that haha
me too Sadge
That is so true it fucking hurts
@Geographer Sudoku yes
Ya his parents seem pretty sweet
When Lenny's mum showed up and everyone in the chat collectively put on their best behavior like they were visiting their friend's house. 👌❤️
Smash
Lenny's stream is exactly the same as coming to your friend's house and watching him play for 3 hours.
@@leonardodc0118💀
@@awhellnah__who put black tar heroine in your coffee that morning? Jesus Christ chill bro
@@awhellnah__wtf is wrong with you?
„In 2014 you could not go to youtube and watch a guide“ i will knowingly accept this deception because i love this content
The guide literally referencing KZhead videos: A'ight, I'll do as if I didn't hear that.
To be fair, the same can also be said about Dark Souls 1 and Demon's Souls.
Yes KZhead obviously came out in 2015 and there was obviously no video guides in existence already in 2006
"Now begins the killing, followed by a light salad" is such a delightfully obscure quote. It's from a student film called "The Gamers" about a bunch of college kids playing dungeons and dragons that went viral in 2002. The group that wrote, and performed it went on to form "Dead Gentleman Productions" and later "Zombie Orpheus Entertainment." They are currently known for producing the web series "Journeyquest," "The Gamers: The Shadow Menace," "Strowlers," "The Demon Hunters" and have produced two full length sequels to the original student film. Actually very high quality content. I recommend everything they have ever worked on.
Great to see this reference!
Gamers: Dorkness Rising, is where its at
@@Skull_Corn You mean like where to watch it?
@@validtangent no. I meant like its the good one
Is it that one with "The shadow" quote?
Your dad texting you just to say he's proud of you even when he didn't understand what you were saying is the most adorable thing
10/10 Fantastic dad.
If i had a son making a streamer and youtuber salary i would be proud too
I can’t fuckin understand you, but it’s okay. I love you.
May the gods preserve that man
@@WalkingPaceWP I'd ask what do I have to do to make my father be like that, but you already provided the answer.
This guide creator definitely strikes me as the kind of person who has the mental capacity to identify boss patterns and explain very useful strategies, but not the reflexes to utilize them. I can definitely relate.
Also I feel like he found a lot of these strategies via the trial and error of dying so many times- as it's a day 1 guide after all. Props for actually giving it his all tbh.
@@joao20able To be fair with enough time you can trial and error/grind levels until it becomes possible to beat most RPGs. Most people just don’t have the time/patience to spend hundreds of hours on DS2
He also just didn't level adaptability and made it way harder to dodge than it needed to be.
@@CAMSLAYER13 that was probably because it was day 1 and he just didn't know
@@shaynehughes6645 I remember when Agility was established to be extremely broken during the network testing beta, and then heavily nerfed in the full release. Regardless, yeah most people didn't realize it was tied to i-frames until a month or two afterwards.
Love when he does the rubiks cube, the one guy asking: "wtf happened i left for 30 minutes"
I think his advice came from all his deaths-meaning that the readers are benefiting from the writer’s 30ish deaths on each boss.
On one bos he wrote 65+ deaths, but not even once thought about putting the funny number in
IGN wins a million times over because Lenny's mom smashing a face, lighting a Primal Bonfire, then giving her son a double high five is the most wholesome thing this channel's ever had happen.
Also checking out (and then approving of) the Green Herald
When Lenny's mom said "DS2 isn't bad, It's shit." it genuinelly made me laugh out loud, such a wholesome moment
I think the fact you printed out the guide really adds to this whole experience
how can you find the guide?
@@ender01o66 I'd be curious for that as well, so far I haven't been able to find it anywhere. The currently uploaded IGN guide (updated in 2019) looks completely different, and even using the WaybackMachine to take a gander at how it looked in 2014, it doesn't fit to the document he's using. Doesn't matter much, the video is amazing and his mother wonderful.
@@backslash153 i dont think it is, but it might be a fake ass guide he made just to try and clickbait the shit out of its dumb tips and weird ass way of wording stuff but hey, i would believe this being the actual ign guide, just thought how weird it is you cant find anything similar to the one in the video and somehow he has this weird ass complete guide printed out.
ign is a leftist shill publication. Imagine taking anything they say seriously
@Cosmic For me, it doesn't matter where the guide came from. As long as someone created it and put it online as genuine advice.
That part tho where Lenny's character just decided to keep sitting down, being all like "I'm sick and tired of getting killed, fuck this and fuck you" I felt that
Why was it silent before that
@@dubby0730 possibly an issue with copyrighted music
bro almost go hollow so he say: ima rest it up
I love how this guide just" floated down " to us .
That death count is probably how many tries it took to learn these "pro gamer strats". They weren't dying following their own advice, they died so they could give advice to others. A true hero.
My thoughts exactly with the Old DragonSlayer
We honor him
Seeing Lenny's mom drive 5 minutes just to help out her son, it just makes this whole video wholesome. Thank you IGN
Tbh the bit about taking a break to destress is really good advice. Once you start tilting and throwing yourself at a hard boss over and over it can get really frustrating. Anecdotally I remember taking an hour off after dying to SS Isshin maybe a dozen times then coming back and getting him almost immediately. At a point it's not that you can't beat the boss-you're just not in the headspace to do it.
Yeah, and that frustration only makes it harder. Can't force something like that.
can confirm. I played ds2 with a buddy, because alone i didn't want to play souls games, and we had to beat the giant king dude. not the last giant, the other one way later on. I lost and lost and lost and even lost my mind and he said take a break and a day or so later we tried again and i beat him first or second try. Ever since we played the games together I am a huge fan and played the ganes on my own countless times and remember his advice when I'm stuck
The Ign guy has so much determination. He can find enjoyment even after dying so many times
Dark Souls II IGN guide doesn't just tell you how to beat the game, it also makes sure you take care of yourself by keeping up a good relationship with your parents, cleaning your house, eating right (a cookie and a pizzi oh boy yeah), keeping your mind sharp (rubix cube), maintaining good emotional health by taking breaks, and paying attention to your sweet cat. Not to mention it's encouraging and focuses on gaining a sense of accomplishment. So wholesome! Those segments with your dad and mum are just the best ever! Awesome vid, Lenny!
His dad saying so genuinely "I don't know what's going on?" killed me.
Chad tier guide
hey don't forget the light salad!
But they still made him use mouse and keyboard
@@fanaticpharaoh6689 KB+M controls are pretty good in Elden Ring (with some settings tweaking), but for DS2... I'm sure it'd make for an interesting experience, at least
Best Dark Souls 2 video ever made.
Thanks! But I think this is a close 2nd to that 5hr Dark Souls 2 essay.
It's top five for sure; Happy Souls is an EASY number one (sorry Lenny :P)
@@ZeroLenny if you’re talking about mauler it’s more like 10 hours I’m pretty sure
@@ZeroLenny nah this video is way better
Should be the only one
To be fair, when it comes to figuring out the strategy like what they did with the Old Dragon Slayer, maybe after dying all those times, they had that moment where everything just clicks, an epiphany of sorts. It's hard to notice those minor things and details to fight a boss when your brain is in that state of "OHGODI'MGONNADIEOHCRAPOHGOD!" I personally have started playing DS2 for the first time, and I have no idea what I'm doing. Other than dying, I seem to be pretty good at that.
In ign's Man defense I also died a whole lot on the 3 bosses forgot his name
After 5 months, are you winning yet?
What you gotta appreciate is the sheer effort put into this. The writer went through hell and documented the strategy they used that worked consistently, and I love them for it.
Tbh bless the ign guy. He a absolute g. He teaches us some new things, tries too help and he isnt even ashamed too admit he dies allot and he cheers us on
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Lenny's parents brought me considerable joy. Whether his dad desperately trying to figure out what he's talking about on the phone or his mom playing along with his nonsense, it's great.
Lenny’s mom gotta be the most precious human being on this planet. I dunno why, but the sheer joy i got out of seeing the both of you in dis just melted my heart
I've never played Dark Souls and I've never heard of this channel before but seeing your mom come on screen and ya'll cheered after killing the mob was a wholesome af moment.
Mad respect for sticking with the guide and spending 4 hours on iron king blindfolded, unironically an insane achievment.
The end animation is just heartwarming
I loved when Lenny's dad was absolutely buzzin it was so holsome and then I think we all were absolutely buzzin
being honest here, i also always talked to the cat. not just for any reason, but thinking i'd get a side quest reward because she said something new every time.
I love this guy's death counts. The guy was really persistent, never gave up, and learned the whole time. I love these.
This Guy is actually kinda of a chad, he played the full early game 100% like a Knight, loved talking with The cat and the death count is probally because he got greedy at bosses, My first time I also died a LOT to the early bosses because Instead of adapting I tried to roll trought attacks with low adp over and over again and dying because I wasted all my stamina trying to Go from 50% to zero
@keyman245 My guess is his death count was from experimenting and trying different strats so he could write the day 1 guide.
Not gonna lie, just going off of Lenny’s personality I half expected his dad to be like “THE FUCK’S A HEIDE KNIGHT?!” But your mom just going with it was absolutely precious Also love how the pizzi guy got to be involved with one of these videos.
The mom knowing exactly what to say, and the dad being confused but clearly loving his son to bits. We can sum up his interaction as "I'm confused and couldn't hear you, but of course I'm proud of you son"
The IGN team had some harebrained advice for DS1 but they were truly out of pocket for DS2. This is such an amazing format you've created!
God the mom part was so wholesome, cherish your mum lenny, you can tell that she loves your videos. I lost my mom early this year and I wish I could've done stuff like what you and your mom did
I'm in the same situation, but with my Dad eariler this year. If your parents are good people, as Lenny's clearly are, then I hope everyone will remember to cherish the moments they have with them because they really can be taken away when you least expect it.
Lenny not only blessed us with content but it's even Dark Souls 2. I hope he's doing well these days.
I like how this is phrased as if this video is a decade old and Lenny’s never been seen since. Tell me time traveller, what is it that you know?
@@boxlessone1046 Dark Souls 2 will shank Lenny in a dark back alley in 6 years time
@@boxlessone1046 They released Elden Ring 2: Scholar of Marika's tits.
@@ashikjaman1940 oh fuck
I talked to the queen and still got to the final boss wondering who the hell it was
I just randomly stumbled upon this, and oh my god I am dying laughing. When you pulled out the "Who Wants to be a Millionaire" question scheme with Sweet Shalquoir had me rolling. I absolutely loved this lol
I would give several vital organs for Lenny and his mom to start a streaming channel. This was so much fun to watch live, can’t wait for the next one
I’d do the same, but for Lenny and vati’s mum
@@MightyPoggers She’s always over at Lenny’s house anyways according to what he says in his videos, so it’s not like it would be inconvenient
To be fair, any vital organ after the first is significantly less valuable to you
@@davidj4761 True
I want more of dad haha
Lenny's mum coming on stream is legitimately one of the greatest things I have ever seen, so wholesome
BLOODBOURNE SOULZ 2 FOR OVER 50+ GOOOOOOOOO
5:36 Can we pause for a moment and just recognize how awesome his parents are?
I could watch this 100 times and never get over how adorable it was seeing Lenny's mum playing the game
Can we take a moment to appreciate how lovely and based Lenny’s mom is?
After saying Bloodborne is her favorite game, Lenny's dad better watch out.
His mom is “based?”
Pretty hot ngl
@@Kholaslittlespot1 vro💀
yes
Lenny’s mother is honestly so wholesome and amazing we need more of her
Lenny and Mom podcast when
I actually stopped everything I was doing at the time when she popped in, and I'm glad I did. That whole part was adorable.
I wasn't sure about this channel, but that rubiks cube and the pure, unadulterated joy when he solved that was fantastic. And doing everything by the book, phenomenally done sir
This video was amazing, I loved every second. You earned a subscriber for this, and you've not only gotten me interested in giving Dark Souls 2 another playthrough but it's people like you who make content like this inspiring me to try my hand at it. I'll be thinking of some funny playthrough ideas soon :) Thanks for this!!
I love the Sweet Shalquoir bit bc he doesnt explain why he wants us to talk to her but she gives context to the bosses and areas as you find them and nudges you toward your next goal Not something you need if you have experience or a guide lol
Dude died to the dragon rider 27 times and called that a warmup... This reviewer may not be good at dark souls but God damn he's a trooper to just keep playing like that and shrug it off.
Lenny, nice to see that this guide takes actual steps to help your personal life. Truly you are their baby angel.
Was awesome to see a Jumpin video in here, my friend and I followed his guide to beat ds2 (Our first souls game) together and it's one of my favorite gaming memories. Really brought me back.
Lennys mother is an absolute delight, i’d watch her play dark souls tbh
call it lennys mom bloodsouls 2 lets play (for the over 50s)
You can't say that moments with Mama Lenny aren't the best things to come out of this channel. Lenny, you're blessed to have a mother such as her. Sending my congrats that she managed to light the bonfire. Now if only you had that niece...
Regarding the high death counts from the guide: You have to remember that the guy who created the guid didn't have much information and tried basically everything in order to find a good strategy.
Great upload and very funny as always. I think it's worth bearing in mind how difficult the job of guide writer is. They are usually the lowest paid hardest working writers for a service. They had to write this with no other strategy guide, completing the game as quick as possible at or before release to get it out in order to get people's clicks. And to do all that with a dark souls game is huge respect.
I genuinely cried when his Mother showed up and started playing the game. I love her quick wit and sense of humor, reminded me alot of late mother - may she rest in peace. Such an entertaining playthrough, well done Lenny.
I legit hope your mother is smiling down upon you. Mine is getting older and I’m always trying to create new memories with her, you only get one mom.
@aengal thank you for the kind words, I greatly appreciate it 🙏
@@KimJongBeIllinDaily Thank you for the kind words. May God grant your mother good health and a long life. Blessed are the days you can spend with your mother ♥️🙏
try therapy
This was probably my favorite of the IGN guide videos honestly, because of all the wholesome moments on top of the comedy.
I wore a huge grin on my face when your mum came on camera, then again at the end. She's quite entertaining, as are you. These IGN guide videos may be my favorites of yours, so I hope to see more in the future. Keep up the good work.
I love the sound effects before and after the death counts hahah I love this video I gotta say: this was one hell of a ride of a video, and I loved and actually laughed hard almost through all of it, amazing truly
Lenny's mum is flat out so sweet. She seems lovely to chat with.
Watching Lenny and his mom play Dark souls 2 has to be one of the most wholesome things I have ever seen. I wish I could've watched it happen live
Gosh I love these so much. I agree. I miss old IGN guides. I remember in 5th grade, I would go to school and use the library to print this stuff off (our librarian was a huge gaming nerd, so she didn't mind). I would print off walkthroughs for Majora's Mask, and other nintendo 64 games. It was the best time, honestly.
This is still my favorite Zero Lenny video. Still watching DS Remastered IGN guide but so far, I think that this is still the best and funniest. Thank you Lenny.
Pet the kitten Lenny. I kinda like that the guide has personality. I imagine it would add to the feeling of having a teacher, an actual person, standing by your side and guiding you through the game. Teaching you the lessons that they learned through painful experience so you don't have to suffer as they did. Well, in this case, the teacher gets increasingly abusive as time goes on... But still, personality is great!
I know everybody is talking about his parents but his fashionsouls majorhomo story is truly a tragic backstory.
kinda gave me a bit of an existential crisis and pretty much drove the final nail into the coffin of my youth. High school me would've seen that joke coming from a mile away.
I love the algorithm for pitching this at me. Tremendously entertaining, one of the funniest videos I've seen all month. And so wholesome too, what with mum and doing the dishes and everything. When he was running down the street to buy a Rubix cube before the store closed I was almost in tears.
not even a minute in, and this video is already so wholesome. i love how excited he is to show everyone his mum !! and it’s so sweet of her to join in. i love this 😭💖
I just saw the thumbnail and I know this is gonna be cursed
Not only was it cursed, but suprisingly wholesome
Truly we are living in a golden age, he's been making videos all these years and still manages to put out his funniest yet. So proud he just keeps getting better :,)
I love your dad's reaction it was so pure and wholesome. Sounds like my dad if he didn't introduce me to dark souls
45:19 Before it was patched this area was easily the hardest thing in the game. Bosses included. I died a lot in there too.
I love when Shalquoir said “I’m sure your mother’s still proud” it cut back to your dad being extremely confused instead
Lenny's mom?! Hell ya man get her a KZhead channel. We DEMAND to see her Broken Sword only DS1
You have one of the best moms ever. That was so wholesome. Just a mom wanting to help his son out, and god damn enjoying it. Thank you ❤️
this was a great video, thank you for doing this. And I'm sorry for the pain it caused you to film this, but I hope it was worth it. Subbed for creative and engaging content.
after all these years he's still bringing some of the biggest smiles I've had on youtube. also more ZeroMummy or we riot.
I enjoyed this video, but we absolutely had internet 8 years ago. I used to look up guides for Manhunt, and the OG Halo. And they were pretty coherent. Those guides were kind of like collectors items at the time. They came with posters and artwork, they were never useful. Like even in the days of NES they were written more mysteriously and incomprehensibly than pirate treasure maps. They cost like 40 dollars too. I miss going to Gamestop. Not so much the prices.
@@dishonoredundead how is that related to the original comment?
@@AdminAbuse How do you still have no bitches
@@dishonoredundead Jesse, wtf are you talking about?
@@dishonoredundead Okay Grandad, let’s get you to bed now.
So to review, this guide: Fixed Lenny's relationship with his parents, has him eating healthy, got his dishes cleaned AND dealt with his anger, had him spend time with his mum (who is lovely lady btw), and helped him solve a rubix cube. This the best guide ever!
Don't forget improving Lenny's skills by having him beat a boss with a dumb ring out mechanic while blindfolded
And it reminds us why people ironically use impact font
Your parents are absolute gems! Loved the video, keep it up!
by far my favorite guide video, i have watched this a half dozen times now it's so funny 😭
this guide is a piece of art, it brings so many emotions, even goes so far as to gaslight you but in the end it also tries to teach you valuable life lessons, skills and even helps you connect with your loved ones. Truly a masterpiece. Also I appreciate the dedication you put into these, hilarious shit
this guide is so bad it feels like it was wrote as a troll
@@XxXMrSisterFisterXxX it has some unironically great advice though
@@Revalopod true, it's just amazing how low effort IGN guides are compared to fan made. so much is unnecessary filler that's attempting and failing to be funny
ign is a leftist shill publication. Imagine taking anything they say seriously
@@XxXMrSisterFisterXxX well he made it up
Lenny's mum is my favourite Dark Souls 2 character. Shame she was removed in Scholar.
the IGN guy's later memes ("what if I told you [wall of text]" especially) wrapping back around to being funny in a very 2023 ironic sorta way is incredible
Terrific video as always, made all the more so by the appearance of the true star's of the show: Lenny's parents. I don't think it's possible to prepare yourself for how absolutely lovely Lenny's mum is!
I always find it interesting how different the original and SoTFS versions are, especially given DS1’s “remaster”
The part where Lenny has his mom play the game genuinely warmed my heart, great video.
This literally made me laugh so much. Thank you man!
You have such wholesome parents, those parts were my favorite.
Lenny's mum is an absolute treat. Such a fantastic and wholesome moment.
This is so wholesome. Lenny’s parents sound like lovely people, and yes, I would like Bloodborne Souls 2 please. MIYAZAKI PLEASE MAKE BLOODBORNE 2 I BEG OF YOU
I don't even play Dark Souls but this video is amazing. Your mum is the best. I'm laughing at this every few minutes, what entertainment.
The effort on this is insane. Immediately had to follow u ok twitch too
Dude I have not laughed this much in so long I love these videos and your mom is such a sweetheart. I love how they wanted you to speak to the cat after each boss for no apparent reason and wanted you to take care of yourself, wholesome folks.
Lenny's mum is so wholesome. She'll be puttin this run right there, right on the refrigerator.
I just want to say thank you for inspiring me to try my own Broken Sword run in DS2, I'm disallowing any form of cheeese or intentional gimmick mechanics and I've so far gotten past ruin sentinels, a lot more fun than simply destroying everything with a rapier.
Lenny's mom is so sweet, even if she has no idea what's going on she's there to support her son!