Cool things that ONLY Dark Souls 2 did ᶦᵗ'ˢ ᵐᵒʳᵉ ᵗʰᵃⁿ ʸᵒᵘ ᵗʰᶦⁿᵏ

Dark Souls 2 easily had the most unique lil' events and weird interactions. So many in fact here's a complete list of in-world mechanics that DS2 came up with that NEVER got reused ever again... ᴵ ᵗʰᵒᵘᵍʰᵗ ᵗʰᵉʸ ʷʰᵉʳᵉ ᵖʳᵉᵗᵗʸ ᶜᵒᵒˡ

0:00- Who's there?
1:29- DOOR 🚪
4:00- BRIGHTNESS 💡
7:05 TREE 🌴
11:13- STATUES 🗿
12:52- WELL 🕳️
14:00- FASHION👗
16:03- WINDMILL 🌬️
17:47- BELL 🔔
19:10- BIG ANT 🐜
20:36- MAJULA'S MANSION 🏚️
25:33- EGGS 🥚
28:00- BUTTERFLY WATCHING 🦋
32:53- PIG QUEST 🐷
34:57- GRAVESTONES ☠️
38:03- CHEST TRAPS 📦
40:55- COVETOUS DEMON 🤢
42:14- COFFIN ⚰️
43:19- TORCH 🔥
51:00- thanks🙇

Credits-

Big thanks to my Patreons for the pigaxe⛏️

[edalvis]

There's an npc that does a "come here" gesture when you are hurt and not in combat then he cast a healing miracle for you

[caiooa]

a few things that i would like to add to this list
-if you are with the king's ring equipped, the statues of dragleic castle won't come to life to attack you (unless you attack them first)
-on sotfs, if you didn't break enough eggs the dragon warriors will use the bow emote and watch the show of you struggling against drake keepers. They only intervene if you try to run away dishonorably
-by joining rat king covenant, the enemies on his areas (doors of pharros and grave of saints) becomes passive
-if you kill too many pigs on majula, instead of disappearing they level up to their bigger version .... twice
-saintier's spear is a great lance used by a hero of the past to kill a gargoyle. The gargoyle head is stuck on the weapon, so you can only use it as a improvised halberd. Once you "break" the weapon, the gargoyle head is gone and the moveset changes dramatically to something fast and flexible
-majestic great sword (aka cursed sword of artorias) have the moveset of a regular greatsword when equipped on the right hand. But once you equip it on the left hand, the moveset changes to spins based on artorias boss fight

[GeremyG]

An actual reason to play NG+ is a big one.

[morganpriest]

Love how happy souls is just permanently engrained in the humor of all dark souls players

[tobedetermined]

One of my Fav things from the DS2 DLCs is being invaded by an NPC only to not find them. Then when I go to open a chest, a nearby Barrel comes up and stabs me in the back.

[MatNightmare]

In SOTFS there's another summonable NPC in Earthen Peak, Devotee Scarlett, who points you towards the windmill as well!

[daddyespressodepresso]

The Editing, the inside jokes, the references to other memes, this really feels like a magnum opus of everything this channel does. Bravo.

[mefipulate]

the production value on this video is insane
i love you limit breakers

[GameDevYal]

You missed the part where if you light all the sconces in The Gutter, you actually DO get something for the trouble.
(It's not really a hidden game mechanic per se but I liked how it's basically one of those schoolyard rumor things that DOES have a payoff in the end, also the area looks kinda cool from a distance when you can actually see stuff)

(For those that don't know, what happens is that you get a new NPC invasion in the final room of the area, and you get the full Black Witch armor set for defeating her)

[Teskmehu]

When you're low on health your character slouches over and breathes more heavily, but I'm not entirely sure if it only happens in DS2. Your character also starts panting and takes a few seconds to catch their breath after sprinting.

[patrick-cwpx]

if you use the red sign soap stone anywhere in drangleic castle, the glass knight boss can summon you as a black phantom in other players world to team up with him but it was very inconsistent.

[MinamotoTerumi]

One of the things that stuck with me about DS2 was the stuff about the curse of life being the curse of want. Like this idea that greed is inherent to existence, that you always want food, shelter, comfort, and when you have it you're afraid that you might lose it or have someone take it away from you. It's a concept I like and hoped to see more of in DS3 but that swung back in the DS1 direction more or less.

[BobTheGreatKing]

If you walk into Fume Knight’s arena wearing Velstadt’s helm, he immediately enters phase 2.

[Jameserton]

The animation at 11:13 is great, can feel all of the work that was put into this. I appreciate the Happy Souls references 🙌

[MainTopmastStaysail]

The pig quest kicks ass because it makes any other ludicrously hidden urban legend content in future games seem plausible. People would not have done the crab escort mission in DS3 if not for the pig quest.

[moka]

An hour long - high quality - ds2 video in 2023
You sir are a legend!

[WlatPziupp]

It's clear light and dark was supposed to be way more important even than it turned out to be. They talked about it when the game was still in development, and the earlier footage shows areas being so dark you really do need to use a torch.

More than any other Fromsoft game I really wish they had more time on this one. It's the most ambitious of the souls games by far, the most creatively adventurous, and the most varied.
Oh, and backstepping is way more useful since it actually does give i-frames

[AemilianaRosewood]

The editing on this one felt like a lifetime portfolio to apply to art uni. What a masterpiece and so much endless effort.

[Dachimotsu]

No mention of the Small White Sign Soapstone??
I always thought that was the best thing unique to DS2. It let you be summoned in an area where the boss was already dead! And even failing that, you only had to help for a little bit to get rewards; no boss fight required.

[Torque_Mk]

Imagine going halfway through the Ivory King DLC to see the enemies in Shaded Woods and complete it safely xD