Dark Souls Guide 019 - Blight Town, Swamp Bonfire, Whip, Meat Cleaver

[guitar241990]

What level were you at when you were doing this? I'm level 23 and can kill the enemies with relative ease, just I'm not quite a high enough level to get through without trouble.

[Zabiloki]

blighttown wasnt that bad for me pretty easy i just pulled the enemies took my time and slowed down a bit i didnt die once

[DawnrazorDCLXVI]

In fact, just fix the physics. Swords snagging on walls is annoying, but enemies weapons NOT is jinxed. Worse, feet snagging on corpses and falling off ledges is annoying. I'd even forgive the fucking ledges if you couldn't walk off a cliff just by smacking someone and moving a bare half-inch forward, or some idiot jumping AT you as an attack! Crappy level design, shoot the creative lead. GRRRR...Fucking sadistist love-hate relationship with this game! ARGHH.

[DawnrazorDCLXVI]

Whoever decided to create a game where you can fall off ledges, then created an area with no guard rails and people jumping down on you needs to take their goddamn poo-balls out of their ass and stop dicking themselves. Fucking physX! I've died 19 times to ledges. BUT NOT ONCE to a single goddamn enemy! I was 18 inches from the second fucking bonfire, too. :)

[AG3NTANTHRAX]

Enter Blighttown from the sewers and get to where that fake moving bridge is at the entrance. To the right of that platform there will be a hidden path. Drop down and there you will find the Shadow mask, Shadow garb, Shadow Gauntlets, and Shadow Leggings. That's the "Ninja" outfit he talked about.

[logansnook]

why is it in japanese?

[KCJacksonMuz]

I HATE BLIGHT TOWN!!!!!!!! Uck

[OxP2]

I just left this place because I was about to go bananas

[DIRTYGHETTOKIDS45]

@OxP2 same here decided to go to catacombs not a good choice either.

[deadspace2rulez]

I held b I didn't slide down is it cause I used the control stick to?????

[ultamategengar]

@deadspace2rulez When you get on the ladder, press B without moving the control stick to slide down.

[gaara1303]

A tip for anyone who is having trouble in Blight Town. GET THE RUSTY IRON RING, it lets you move normal speed through water so you wont get poisoned. You can find out how by just googling it

[Sirax123]

@gaara1303 for those who have been following epic's videos. its in the undead asylum.

[Redmanflame]

is there a easy way to cure curse whilst in the swamp beside back tracking all the way to the sewers???

[LunarEntity]

I think it is a good thing I never found the Drake Sword my first playthrough. Kept me from using that terrible weapon.

[AyeThatsMean]

how do u slid down ladders??

[AsTheWorldSpinsAgain]

@AyeThatsMean Hold Circle/B

[halomlg117]

i died the exact same way, unfortunatly i hit an invisable wall and it knocked me over the edge

[kalakk]

My friend, how do you go down "fast" on ladders ?

[kiki10020]

@kalakk Hold "B" or "Circle" without holding a direction and you'll slide down.

[warlord970]

at 4:44 why are you stabing him in the ass

[ThePufferton]

btw the brighttown monsters do respawn

[HippyManPL]

Backside critical hit in this point of view looks like a butthole penetration oO

[azzazin147]

Dark Souls= Where an arrow to the knee can really stop your adventuring.

[MrCris9696]

i know this was uploaded last year but YOU ROCK !

[Dashiznit1997]

Why can't I find the bonfire haaha!!!!!

[FXIX]

I cannot light up the first bonfire why?

[cheddarkorv]

@FXIX Probably someone was trying to invade you, or you had some aggrod enemies close. Try quit and reload if you havn't already

[FXIX]

@cheddarkorv it's sad that, they killed me while person summoned protecting me, black phantoms are annoying, they have spells to push me off the cliff >:( , except those low soul levels from Depth

[saviopowah]

10:43, i got some messages that said "Boss ahead" but i dont find up there where i find the dragon scale, something i have to do, or just wrong spot?

[EpicNameBro]

@saviopowah no boss there... maybe someone playing a joke

[Lifeless9619]

@saviopowah It triggers a NPC invasion if you are in human form maybe they mistook it for a boss.

[MrCaseySasaki]

Pretty cool opening. This has to be the only video where i've watched multiple times just to see the opening again and again...

...the rest of the video is alright too...

[junkfoodeater]

Another tip is to use the Gargoyles Halberd, gives about 30 something res to poison

[Zuwze]

I thought the invader was a real person, was dissapoint when I bet her relentless...

[13lade4ever]

I think I died more falling then anything in this area.

[323242526]

I accidentally killed the pyromancer after i upgraded my pyromancer's flame but i haven't bought anything from her,is there a way to acquire whatever she sells or i'm screwed?

[sirAthrus]

@323242526 Yeah You're pretty much screwed in that arena.

[ExceriusGuitar]

Cool guide bro

[pivot1022]

Blight town is the most bullshit area in any game i have ever played. Its broken.

[xXM0zUsXx]

You're awesome!!!!

[ThePloard]

Wow Bro great video how do you add two videos in one

[Vaskadar]

Rusted Iron Ring would make stuff a lot easier for some of you.

[rockyheart609]

if you have the master key you have a shortcut to the boss!! from ''new londo ruins'' ,there is a elevator in ''fire link shrine'' (every one know it) .... when you enter to ''new londo ruins'' you will find a tower in your right inside this tower you will find a locked door up stare, if you have the master key you can open it, after you open it you will find a bridge and a cave in front of you cross the bridge and enter the cave and you're in :D

[foolmoi]

@rockyheart609 yep thats how i got to blightown. new londo ruins> valley of the drakes> enter big cave> blightown.Thiers a good sword and shield up north when you enter valley of the drakes.

[taintedtapper]

I rushed in this area using Battle Axe because it deals more dmg than the Drake Sword (I did that on my first try) then I died because of that fire rat, and I lost my human form. ARGH

The sad thing is, I can swear I passed by the area in the beginning of the vid on my 2nd run without noticing the bonfire.

[Dashiznit1997]

I'm barley in fire link shrine...if been ther for like 5 hours

[skrillexisdabomb]

This level is so tough! If anyone can help me, my PSN is Deraknid

[ALmighty10800]

i HATE this area. reminds me of that swamp lvl in demon souls, poison everywhere and my damn drake sword is dmged and im in the middle of the map!!

[TheXsolarisX]

Sliding on 360 is hold b

[KINGaceace007]

how do you slide down the ladder on the 360?

[MorningSHWOOD]

aww i thought i actually got invaded and won :(

[Pay2Game]

Holy shit,needed alot of water and hamburguers and stress to pass upper blighttown...

[Mindinmatrix]

I love the intro man, love ur guides keep em going, thank you do much.

[ziggyonthemoon]

if u kill the meat clever girl once will she ever respawn again?

[AxelTheTerminator]

@ziggyonthemoon She won't respawn to "kill" you. But after you kill her you can summon her as an NPC to help you kill a boss.

[anthoney2233]

where'd you get the ring of favour and protection or w/e that ring is called in the 2nd slot?

[54356789]

@anthoney2233 Knight Lautrec drops it when you kill him.

[stinkbra]

@EpicNameBro sup epic. i accidently found out a trick that u might like to use. i got lazy after dying in the swamp twice and just ran all the way from where this vid starts to 6:11 (just ignoring all enemies). by the time i was there most of the enemies had died by falling, including dogs and big guy. just kinda worked given all the drops in the area. i doubt its something ud bother with in a vid but i figure all info is good info. keep up the good vids =]

[MarcoCaroAdriaans]

Owwww ... guess my comment in 018 wasn't needed ;). ... btw, talking about weird deaths ... I had like 25000+ souls in the valley of drakes ... got poisoned, didn't make it back to the bonfire ... anyways, I rushed back from my bonfire, and I forgot that the elevator was still down ... :P.

By the way, I hope you're less tired now, take care of yourself. Love your vids, but health is more important dude !!!

[PS3Guy8]

WHERE THE HELL DID YOU GET THAT BAD ASS NINJA SUIT?

[LambertoTheGod]

Awesome videos mate. Keep it up.

[T3hGamemasterMJ]

Is there anyway to return back to the swamp fire after you take the backway into Blighttown?

[MrAntonioMyers]

Ahhh Blight Town, if the monsters don't kill you, the framerate will.

[alexr1915]

@MrAntonioMyers true shit man it starts to lag hard when you enter the swamp

[webDes33]

@MrAntonioMyers that's why I hope it comes to pc!! They are thinking about and watching the petition! petitionbureau (.org) / DarkSoulsForPC

[MrAntonioMyers]

@webDes33 Hmm interesting bit of info, a PC version would be sweet. I can imagine the cool mods that people would make.

[ThePepsilegend]

11:00 whip part :)

[TheLithopedian]

I should stop playing this game while drunk.

[pittsmit]

You're the man brother. I;m currently in Guam, so we are close to the same time frame, lol. Your videos have helped alot, just with references. They are my last resort when it comes to certain things. Also, some of the shi* you say is priceless.

[xPesKa]

I can't fucking believe i passed by the bonfire and died a few steps ahead... anyways, GREAT stuff! it's definetly helpful

[Djerun07]

Hey, very cool Guide! But where is Part 020?

[EpicNameBro]

@Djerun07 It's temporarily private due to a false copyright claim. Sorry! The video proceeds to the right from the swamp bonfire cave entrance to the end of the swamp... Quelaag's Domain. It looks like a giant hill. That is the path to proceed forward.

[Djerun07]

@EpicNameBro Ah okay, I already killed Queelag but thx anyway. I just want to be sure that I didn't miss anything important like the merchant in the hydra's lake, etc. :D

[AbsoluteThurbs]

@EpicNameBro i hate that shit hope they got in trouble

[JustAnotherPest]

I don't recall any kind of epic fight against a black phantom wielding the Meat Cleaver in Demon's Souls. All I remember is the pain and suffering of trying to fight her in the swamp being unable to roll and move effectively while she darted about oh so nimbly. Screw that crap.

[EpicNameBro]

@JustAnotherPest You should bait her onto land :3

[Thefuhhinfoo]

@JustAnotherPest you can also get the rusted iron ring.

[JustAnotherPest]

@Thefuhhinfoo Ah, but there was no Rusted Iron Ring in Demon's Souls. The only way to trudge through the swamps effectively was to hold circle, keep your equip weight under 50%, and never ever try to roll. Ever.

Ever.

[BigMostachio]

@JustAnotherPest Get the Rusted Iron Ring, you can move normally on the swamp. Forgot where you get the ring though.

[sirAthrus]

@JustAnotherPest You probably know this by now but if you equip the rusted iron ring you can move around in the swamp just as you would if on land. Tat should give you back the movement you lost when fighting Maneater Mildred.

[JustAnotherPest]

@sirAthrus There was no Rusted Iron Ring in Demon's Souls. There is no Maneater Mildred in Demon's Souls.

[ntwynn]

Aaaaah! Where's ep 20??

[Ninetrickpony]

Good video,those mosquitoes are really annoying.I guess everyone knows this but there's another bonfire nearby.In the swamp there's a tree ramp that leads up to a tree cave.There's a false wall in this cave that leads to a chest with twin humanities.Behind the chest there's another false wall that leads to a bonfire and Great Hollow

[Eathanskies]

i havent found blighttown all that hard, but the framerate there is pretty fuckin annoying

[gabrielsilveira84]

You probably know this by now, but there's a ring in Undead Asylum that can make you run normally on water/mud/swamp.

[MarcoCaroAdriaans]

@gabrielsilveira84 Yep, the Rusted Iron Ring. Just got it myself, just reached the bottom again of Blighttown.

[PunkRock335]

where the hell is the part when he got the whip, thats all i need.

[chewface]

Why does the whip suck so much? Before the game was released, everyone heard there would be whips in it. We were all psyched! Then we realize there are only two whips in the game, and they both suck hardcore. Why even bother putting them in the game?

[brainwasher9876]

@chewface try putting them in the left hand and parrying. I haven't tried it yet but apparently its interesting.

[haseo195]

yes but how do you git to blight town

[EpicNameBro]

@haseo195 From where? Normally, you get the key on the church steps, go to the door near Solaire on the dragon bridge, kill Capra, use Capra's key to unlock the sewers, and kill Gaping for the key to Blight Town. The main door to Blight Town is in the sewers near Gaping Dragon's boss room. It's the room with the horned helm merchant.

[blubbindahood]

@EpicNameBro could you pretty please reupload part 20 ? I am so lost without your videos :D Your videos are a veeeery great help to me surviving DkS. Didn't ever touch Demons Soul (no PS3 :'(). If you still have that part on your HDD somewhere, I and many other people would be very happy about a reup :D

P.S. Epic Name, Bro :P

[EpicNameBro]

@blubbindahood A company (not Namco Bandai and not Fromsoft) filed a copyright claim against it so that they could put ads on it, so I made it private to prevent them from earning money off of it.

It will be back when the issue is resolved! I'm sorry for the inconvenience, but I don't want people profiting off of my videos using youtube scare tactics.

[blubbindahood]

@EpicNameBro Thats ok and I understand that :D Gotta try to stand on my own feet in this small part :D Thanks for the fast answer and thanks for all your awesome videos. YOU ARE AWESOME!

[Robert001333]

@EpicNameBro Dang. Any idea when number 20 will be up? I'm so lost in Blight Town. €This is by far the worst part of the game so far.

[Mundane05]

@EpicNameBro Man how come the lighting in the area looks so much better in your vids... maybe my TV's HD sucks... You don't have any lag either though, Blighttown lags like a mother for me and a lot of other people.

[EpicNameBro]

@Mundane05 If you skip enemies, it will lag more... I kill pretty much everything, so my lag stays down in most places.

[tenner10ten]

When you backstab the big guys. You literally shove your sword hilt deep up their butthole.

[DreknerB]

@tenner10ten Some Black Knights, too. I honestly feel awkward holding my sword after backstabbing those things

[TherealChoGath]

does someone know where i can find the eagle shield?!

[TherealChoGath]

@TherealChoGath

.. found it...

[Shadowtusk121]

Blighttown was an absolute nightmare for me, but I expected such from a high difficult game such as this (lost over 16k multiple times in the godforsaken swamp, couldn't hit those mosquitos for shit). I've been watching your videos and been subscribed to you for a while now and I try to keep spoilers to a big minimum, but your vids are a my best resort to turn to. Thanks for this!

[solidiquis1]

I hated this Valley of Defilement, and I hate Blight Town.....

[SMHatU]

I was so close to the second bonfire and then i got invaded and killed by another player :(

[Lvl71Turtle]

@SMHatU I think you met an NPC, not another player... I also got invaded by an NPC at that bonfire.

[abcsinspace]

Do you do commentary after you make these? P,S. Thanks for all your help, this level sucks...

[EpicNameBro]

@abcsinspace It's usually a mix of live and post. Glad it helped!

[PenguinianArmy]

i got cornered by 4 mesquitoes and died in the middle of the swamp -_-



[StayDubbin]

why'd ya get the asian version? 

[toastedtiger]

@StayDubbin *japanese version.... he got it early and hes living in japan at the moment.

[Smartuur]

I like watching your videos after I've finished an area, just to see if I've missed some items or secrets. But damn, this area really busted my ass. I think i'm rushing it a bit too much, so I end up getting pwned. Really love your vids man, best walkthroughs on the internet! Epiccommentarybro.

[MrPinkytron]

At 4:20 Just get his attention and run back to the ladder you climbed down and he will run off of the edge.

[BreathOfTheLion]

fuck yeah @ katamari intro

[Dragonfire205]

ffs my uchigatana AND drake sword are at risk now -.-

[Dragonfire205]

What should i do? :O:O:O

I got my message that says "Weapon At Risk" and i know what that is and it was on my drake sword.

And heres the worst, I'm in middle of blighttown with the bonfire and i can't do it without my drake sword cus the best thing i have in my bag is the fucking uchigatana :O

Someone please answers quick!!

[xIFrostyy]

@Dragonfire205 your screwed

[Dragonfire205]

@xIFrostyy no i do not have a repair box but i actually have killed the 2 bosses in there now and i made my way up again because someone invaded me and i killed him and i got the meat cleaver and that helped me a lot and i can't have a repair box cus i killed the blacksmith xd

[xIFrostyy]

@Dragonfire205 Do u have a repair box or tool?

[ReganM555]

@Dragonfire205 Believe it or not, you can pretty much do a suicide run through the entire Blighttown if you know where to go, just remove your armor and sprint though it, after a couple tries you'll eventually know where to go and once you reach the 2nd bonfire in the sewer-like tunnel by the swamp, you can then run to the spinning wheel things just outside from the bonfire and take them up to the Valley of the Drakes and there is a door which will take you back up to New Londo Ruins. Good luck!

[joeyjackson100]

how have you got so much health dude?

[tornupheart2]

you forgot about crimson armor ;)

[commodeUP44]

u have no idea i level grnded for 15 hours most at the forest covenant came here and did another 5 loevels of grdining got me to 200SLV and im stuck im literally stuck cursed like a mo fucka and man i grinded and grinded and ims till stuck ima demon souls dark souls bad ass mo fucka but im just so stuck

[commodeUP44]

need help asap im stuck at the shrine where it will take you to the great hollow if u continue but if u try to go the otehr way theres just a ladder. at the exact spot u are int his video i wanna head back to fire link and and i cant get back do i gotta go through ash lake? and if u break the pots by the shrine it will free the ladder up to get the sute and the souls

[joeyjackson100]

i just got into blight town with 6 humanity and 30 k souls got my ass torn open by those trolls went back grabbed my shit and ran for the hills

[darkdrake13]

i got toxined, made it to the 2nd bonfire, lit it, didnt notice a spider sneaked up behind me and died before i could rest. trolled much?

[EpicNameBro]

@darkdrake13 Yup. Superior trolling there. Good luck getting back to it!

[ecmpave]

For anyone struggling with statuses farm the tree guys in the forest with a couple humanity and you will get tons of poison and some toxin drops

[gibson1789]

Hey man, where did you get the remix of Shake that Ass that you use in the intro? Sounds pretty good.

[pointlessaccount100]

yes my first thought was in fact about the ninja suit

[The7UPBuddy]

4:34 does this count as a backstab? I mean... XD More of a buttstab not to say anything else XD

[sdcs85]

Hey Epic! Pardon my noobness, but how do you slide down the ladders (PS3 user here) ? I can see that come in handy if I ever need to get my ass away from a descending monster :) Thanks in advance - the videos are awesome as always!

[EpicNameBro]

@sdcs85 No problem, bro. While you are on the ladder and not moving, press the action button... I can't remember if it is O or X in NA. Try one, then the other!

[JackoThe1st]

I already fought that phantom with the cleaver but they didn't drop anything. And for some reason I was under the impression I was being attacked by another player. I swear it said something like "Mekido117 has invaded your world" or something. Did I just imagine this?

[AfroOzzy2]

Can you ascend the whip into a lightning whip?

[punkband14]

@AfroOzzy2 Yeah, you can.

[ZATRrules]

have you encountered the bridge that moves from side to side ?

[Wanster66]

haha i did that exact same death first time through this area just fell 3 feet to my death great vids btw!!

[AirMainstream]

12:24 - Are you fucking kidding me!?! That makes NO sense if you die from that. I'm mind fucked just from watching it.

[xActionBasturdx]

ok i have been thru hell and back in blighttown and didn't really see the point...is there some kind of boss fight down there or something?

[HiIh76]

Blighttown? More like Fucktown -_-

[HaohmaruHL]

i see you play it offline, read somewhere that somehow framerate not as bad as online that way, because it seems mine was like twice lower

[Dannyowen555]

Valley of Defilement... we meet again!

[jagfan95]

I watch your videos just for the intro. It's awesome!!

[cjjtheone]

i hate blight town

[hardace1708]

12.30 AHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!! LOXD

[ed1rko17]

not gonna lie. i cant stand your intro. please do something about it, its beyond annoying.

[Snoopsebi]

@ed1rko17 if you can´t stand it then don´t watch it dude. who do you think you are to demand that ? Maybe you´r mama dosent like you face but she dosen complane

[YourDarkAccomplice]

@ed1rko17 - Hahaha, glad to see someone said it. xD

[MrRyfoe]

@ed1rko17 fuck that i love his intro man!

[ed1rko17]

@MrRyfoe its nearly 20 seconds long and the trumpets get annoying after about 3 seconds

[punkband14]

@ed1rko17 Nice opinion bro, mine's different.

Go fuck yourself.

[ed1rko17]

@punkband14 well i never thought this was possible but your opinion is wrong.

[MrRyfoe]

@ed1rko17 i still love it and the end is the best when he does that 'i am epic and what' emote as the music goes all weird man that so cool

[CyberSlayer128]

@ed1rko17 Right because 17 seconds is the longest intro to anything ever and its not like you can skip through to 18 seconds.

[Chtulumoo]

you wont believe how many times i've just slapped em on the belly instead of parrying...

[AttackOfLink]

This guy is so much better than that GhostRobo faggot who could barely survive ANYTHING...

[shadowstalker9476]

@AttackOfLink i like watching this guy as he has more of a walkthrough style. i watch ghostrobo because of his stupid/funny reactions, and his let's play style.

[AttackOfLink]

@shadowstalker9476

Honestly, I can't stand GhostRobo, especially in the Dark/Demon's Souls walkthroughs. I mean, so many of these things are simply common sense and the lack of intelligence he has to show his audience is (wait for it, meme reference) TOO DAMN HIGH!

[PhantomSDK]

@AttackOfLink I just told the same thing to my friend, he can't play games where u have to think or upgrade things. 

[AttackOfLink]

@PhantomSDK

Let me guess, Call of Duty + other war games?

[PhantomSDK]

@AttackOfLink In what war game do you have to upgrade anything, or think about what items to use for certain situations?

[AttackOfLink]

@PhantomSDK

Heheh, exactly. Exactly.  :)

[shadowstalker9476]

@AttackOfLink everyone has there own oppinion, and nice refference. i watch his videos to laugh at him as he took a month to get past the gapping dragon, and im already past the ceaseless discharge (haha his name sounds like me when i watch pr0n). of course im only that far in the game because of epicnamebro. haha, i would rather watch an hour long vid of enb playing than ghost.

[AttackOfLink]

@shadowstalker9476

Ceaseless Discharge killed me in two hits, raping me out of 4 humanities and about eight hundred souls. lol

[shadowstalker9476]

@AttackOfLink i beat ceaseless discharge extremely easily though. i was going to do what he did, but i missed the safe-point and just kept running, after a while i was at the fog gate, and he slammed his arm down hitting me, and i hit him and he fell to his death.

[AttackOfLink]

@shadowstalker9476

Seriously, I truly am jealous...

[shadowstalker9476]

@AttackOfLink haha, just remember it if you ever do an ng+ :D