This morning saw the release of the first trailer for the Shadow of the Erdtree DLC expansion for Elden Ring, and we think it looks pretty neat. So we recorded a little reaction episode and are making it available for everyone to share in the excitement.
\n\nIn this episode we also discuss our tentative plans for covering the DLC. Since it's releasing on June 21, 2024 and we need to play it before we can structure the season, don't expect in-depth coverage until sometime in July. We will likely put up a first impressions episode shortly after release to tide you over, though.
\n\nBonfireside Chat will return for what appears to be a lengthy season, based on all of the stuff shown in the trailer. The format of the show will likely remain unchanged, and Real Lich Hours will continue its normal release schedule as well.
\nWe're excited to have you along for the ride. Now let's go touch that arm!
In this very special public feed episode, we're talking about late game areas with our audience and special guests Austin Walker* and SekiroDubi (*not pictured)!
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\n\nWe've been in the shadow of Stormveil Castle for the entire game, learning of Godrick's misdeeds... and it's time to make him pay. This episode picks up at the courtyard of Stormveil Castle and goes through the Godrick the Grafted boss fight, and we also talk about activating his Great Rune at the tower.
","summary":"","date_published":"2023-03-07T10:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/2531d770-d478-472a-8c1c-59371b4e3ac8/5bd94a33-5642-48d6-b580-fd6c005e3fd2.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":52490656,"duration_in_seconds":4373}]},{"id":"9c77f63b-1e9b-449e-aaf3-62af06631e63","title":"211 Unlocked: Stormveil Castle (Part 1)","url":"https://www.bonfireside.chat/211-unlocked","content_text":"This is an unlocked, free-for-everyone version of our first episode about Stormveil Castle. Episode 2 will come out next week. Want more? Check out our [Patreon](patreon.com/duckfeedtv). Happy Elden Ring Anniversary and DLC Announcement!\n\nIt's time we finally show that horny bastard Margit what we're made of, so we storm Stormveil Castle and find the horrors inside. This is part one of two, covering the Margit fight, the insides of the castle walls, Sorcerer Rogier, and the grisly grafting kitchens. Next week's episode will take us up through the Godrick fight.","content_html":"This is an unlocked, free-for-everyone version of our first episode about Stormveil Castle. Episode 2 will come out next week. Want more? Check out our [Patreon](patreon.com/duckfeedtv). Happy Elden Ring Anniversary and DLC Announcement!
\n\nIt's time we finally show that horny bastard Margit what we're made of, so we storm Stormveil Castle and find the horrors inside. This is part one of two, covering the Margit fight, the insides of the castle walls, Sorcerer Rogier, and the grisly grafting kitchens. Next week's episode will take us up through the Godrick fight.
","summary":"","date_published":"2023-02-28T13:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/2531d770-d478-472a-8c1c-59371b4e3ac8/9c77f63b-1e9b-449e-aaf3-62af06631e63.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":52314112,"duration_in_seconds":4359}]},{"id":"9cf223f7-4be1-406f-b628-de54473a43e1","title":"203: An Introduction to Elden Ring","url":"https://www.bonfireside.chat/203","content_text":"On this first big episode of the Elden Ring series, we go over Elden Ring's mechanics and generalities in broad strokes. What's returning from previous From games? What's been improved? What's brand new? We talk about as many systems and aesthetics as we can, in order to establish a basic understanding before we dive into more lore-heavy parts of the game.\n\nIn two weeks, we will talk about the Limgrave West portion of Elden Ring's world. This episode will be the first available exclusively at our Patreon page.","content_html":"On this first big episode of the Elden Ring series, we go over Elden Ring's mechanics and generalities in broad strokes. What's returning from previous From games? What's been improved? What's brand new? We talk about as many systems and aesthetics as we can, in order to establish a basic understanding before we dive into more lore-heavy parts of the game.
\n\nIn two weeks, we will talk about the Limgrave West portion of Elden Ring's world. This episode will be the first available exclusively at our Patreon page.
","summary":"On this first big episode of the Elden Ring series, we go over Elden Ring's mechanics and generalities in broad strokes.","date_published":"2022-03-20T11:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/2531d770-d478-472a-8c1c-59371b4e3ac8/9cf223f7-4be1-406f-b628-de54473a43e1.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":99577648,"duration_in_seconds":8297}]},{"id":"54351e7e-c295-4683-9595-1973de12da72","title":"202: Elden Ring First Impressions","url":"https://www.bonfireside.chat/202","content_text":"Rise, Tarnished, and attend the first episode about Elden Ring! There's no way to describe the great unclenching that happened when we realized that Elden Ring is, in fact, good. Whether that bears out over the course of the entire game remains to be seen, but we have high hopes. This episode covers our first impressions after about a week of having the game, and we also lay out our current reckon on how the season will shape up.\n\nIf this is your first time here, we're Gary Butterfield and Kole Ross, a duo of hosts who make Bonfireside Chat. Since 2013 we've talked about Souls games in high detail, in addition to talking about FromSoft's earlier games, their influences, and the whole galaxy of Soulslikes that spun off of Dark Souls' popularity.\n\nThis show comes out every other Sunday, and it's normally available only to our Patrons. If you back at the $5 tier you gain access to every Premium episode of Bonfireside Chat, you can listen to hundreds of hours of patron-exclusive content. If you decide to back us, you can check out how to get your content by looking at this post.\n\nThis episode and the next episode, covering the game's general mechanics and its opening, will be free for all. We really appreciate you listening.","content_html":"Rise, Tarnished, and attend the first episode about Elden Ring! There's no way to describe the great unclenching that happened when we realized that Elden Ring is, in fact, good. Whether that bears out over the course of the entire game remains to be seen, but we have high hopes. This episode covers our first impressions after about a week of having the game, and we also lay out our current reckon on how the season will shape up.
\n\nIf this is your first time here, we're Gary Butterfield and Kole Ross, a duo of hosts who make Bonfireside Chat. Since 2013 we've talked about Souls games in high detail, in addition to talking about FromSoft's earlier games, their influences, and the whole galaxy of Soulslikes that spun off of Dark Souls' popularity.
\n\nThis show comes out every other Sunday, and it's normally available only to our Patrons. If you back at the $5 tier you gain access to every Premium episode of Bonfireside Chat, you can listen to hundreds of hours of patron-exclusive content. If you decide to back us, you can check out how to get your content by looking at this post.
\n\nThis episode and the next episode, covering the game's general mechanics and its opening, will be free for all. We really appreciate you listening.
","summary":"Rise, Tarnished!","date_published":"2022-03-06T00:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/2531d770-d478-472a-8c1c-59371b4e3ac8/54351e7e-c295-4683-9595-1973de12da72.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":34284168,"duration_in_seconds":2856}]},{"id":"a02af4cb-0910-4429-a10b-c2c19b76c3c8","title":"Where are the Sekiro Episodes?","url":"https://www.bonfireside.chat/where","content_text":"Since we re-launched this show, people have asked us where to find the episodes about Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice. Though we explained it in a few places, it cannot hurt to do so once more here.\n\nBonfireside Chat Rekindled is a show that's exclusive to our Patreon campaign. Main episodes come out every other week, and we will begin doing off-week episodes again shortly. For $5 per month you get a lot in addition to Bonfireside Chat, and we encourage you to check out our network's other offerings.\n\nSo go become a Patron today to hear us talk about Sekiro, other soulslikes, and other FromSoft games!","content_html":"Since we re-launched this show, people have asked us where to find the episodes about Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice. Though we explained it in a few places, it cannot hurt to do so once more here.
\n\nBonfireside Chat Rekindled is a show that's exclusive to our Patreon campaign. Main episodes come out every other week, and we will begin doing off-week episodes again shortly. For $5 per month you get a lot in addition to Bonfireside Chat, and we encourage you to check out our network's other offerings.
\n\nSo go become a Patron today to hear us talk about Sekiro, other soulslikes, and other FromSoft games!
","summary":"An announcement and clarification.","date_published":"2019-05-05T14:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/2531d770-d478-472a-8c1c-59371b4e3ac8/a02af4cb-0910-4429-a10b-c2c19b76c3c8.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mp3","size_in_bytes":941579,"duration_in_seconds":117}]},{"id":"0ddef4cc-78c3-4c03-a753-83d02c5f98b9","title":"Episode 131: Sekiro First Impressions","url":"https://www.bonfireside.chat/131","content_text":"Sekiro is different. Sekiro is hard. Sekiro is here! Listen in for our nascent opinions on the game, based on the first few hours.\n\nThis episode is free and available for everyone, and if you want other episodes of Bonfireside Chat Rekindled, and want to hear the rest of the Sekiro season as it releases, please consider backing us on Patreon..","content_html":"Sekiro is different. Sekiro is hard. Sekiro is here! Listen in for our nascent opinions on the game, based on the first few hours.
\n\nThis episode is free and available for everyone, and if you want other episodes of Bonfireside Chat Rekindled, and want to hear the rest of the Sekiro season as it releases, please consider backing us on Patreon..
","summary":"Sekiro is different. Sekiro is hard. Sekiro is here!","date_published":"2019-03-23T15:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/2531d770-d478-472a-8c1c-59371b4e3ac8/0ddef4cc-78c3-4c03-a753-83d02c5f98b9.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":30767359,"duration_in_seconds":3682}]},{"id":"a964acd6-de3d-4892-8268-e346417cfa3a","title":"Duckfeed Patreon 2019: Big New Things","url":"https://www.bonfireside.chat/patreon2019","content_text":"Hello, listeners and patrons alike. We come to you with some exciting news: We are changing the Patreon around! It feels like we just did this, but the last major change was back toward the beginning of 2017. We’re trying to constantly observe what’s happening with the network and learn what to do better. That means making changes like this from time to time.\n\nWe’re also aiming to never shake things up in a way that is too disruptive to you, the listener. We want to give more (or at least focus up and give better). So we put a lot of thought and consideration into making sure these changes either solve problems or help us achieve goals.\n\nHere’s the summary of what we’re planning, and you can find the details below. In order to grow the network, give patrons more, and cover rising costs, we plan to:\n\n\nBring back Bonfireside Chat as a Patreon show.\nGive Patrons a whole episode of Watch Out for Fireballs!\nMove from theme months to covering big-name games more frequently.\nChange WOFF! Listener Response episodes to WOFF! Dispatch, make it more interactive, and have broader topic discussions.\nMake Adaptation Decay a monthly show.\nWe are getting rid of the content store, and making premium episodes available on Patreon in perpetuity.\nWe are phasing out the promise of physical goods, and sending out an “I’m Sorry!” package to people who never got theirs.\nIn general, we are simplifying the Patreon drastically, while offering more at each tier.\n\n\nSo without further preamble, let’s get into more detail.\n\nWe want to grow.\nWe want to grow in both listenership, patronage, and income. We are proud of the work that we do, and never want to stagnate in any of the aforementioned areas. Growth requires change.\n\nWe want to give patrons more.\nThe best way to keep listeners and members around is to always try to give more (or give better). This is also the best way to bring new people in. We are grateful to our patrons, past and present, and we want to make sure we’re giving them stuff they want.\n\nWe want to meet rising costs.\nThere are costs associated with doing this at the professional level. Traveling to live shows is expensive. Hosting, web services, applications, and equipment are expensive. Being self-employed is expensive (both Gary and I do this full time and need to cover things like health insurance). And since we’re covering more new games, we’re spending more on games! This is not a hobby for us, we’re committed to doing this full time as our main means of support, and this means keeping up with costs.\n\nPeople want Bonfireside Chat.\nAnd we want to give it to them. We also want to play to our strengths as a network whose bread and butter is games club content. We put Bonfireside Chat to bed when it felt like it was the right thing to do. We stuck with our guns for a long time. But with Sekiro on the horizon, and some damn-fine Soulslikes already here, it feels right to take the show out of cold storage.\n\nSo we are bringing back Bonfireside Chat as a Patreon show, with a slightly different format. Listen to Bonfireside Chat 2.0 Episode 0 on the feed to learn more. Our first game is the Soulslike shooter Immortal Unchained!\n\nWe want to value WOFF! appropriately.\nWatch Out for Fireballs! is the network’s flagship show. It also takes a lot of time to produce. We play through the entire game (whether it’s 1 hour or 100), research the games, write outlines that total in the thousands of words, record for hours, and edit. In looking at how to make this tenable in the long run, we have decided to make one episode of WOFF! per month premium.\n\nThis does two things: It makes the Patreon more valuable for our members, and it incentivizes more membership.\n\nBut don’t panic! When an episode goes premium, we will include a good portion of it on the public feed (up through the Generalities). So you still get something each week, it’s just that the play-by-play goes to members.\n\nNOTE 1: This won’t go into effect for January. We already announced those games, and we don’t want to revoke access to something anyone was excited for.\n\nNOTE 2: We will still have multi-part episodes, but we will never put a whole episode (Part 2, 3, or 4) behind a paywall. Only single episodes will get this treatment.\n\nWOFF! Theme Months are going away.\nThis was a very fun idea. But it was also hell to plan for, in addition to other WOFF-based pattern incentives. So we feel like it has run its course. We want to exercise more control over the games we pick for WOFF! so we can pace out the year and cover exciting stuff. Anyone who has paid for a WOFF Theme Month will still get their topics covered, but after that hopper is exhausted the theme months will go away.\n\nWe want the WOFF! Listener Response episodes to be more interesting.\nRight now, not a lot of folks listen to the letters episodes on WOFF. Additionally, not a lot of people listen to the behind-the-scenes episodes of DuckTRAX, and we don’t get very many prompts/responses. SO! We’re getting rid of DuckTRAX and changing the listener response episodes to WOFF! Dispatch.\n\nSo the last episode of WOFF! for each month will contain responses about the games from that month, prompts and questions from the Patrons, and a segment that is a longer-form discussion about a particular topic. These will be fun experiments, and we hope you’re down for them.\n\nWe want to do more Adaptation Decay\nAdaptation Decay is our premium show about how video games are adapted into other media, and it’s a fun show to do. Right now we have it on a very strange “8 times a year” rhythm. With DuckTRAX going away, we are taking Adaptation Decay monthly!\n\nThe content store is complicated, and having content time-gated on Patreon is confusing and dissatisfying.\nSo we’re not going to fuck with that anymore. If you back at $10 per month, you’ll get access to the firehose of content. Every premium WOFF, Bonfireside Chat Exquisite Suffering, Adaptation Decay, DuckTRAX, Try This… and whatever other one-off Duckfeed Presents stuff we make for you. We appreciate people who support us, and we want you to get your money’s worth, both in terms of the backlog and future value.\n\nWe really biffed the physical goods.\nUnder the old scheme, we offered physical goods packs and a DuckZine. We failed to deliver those, because we overestimated our ability to meet that logistical challenge. So the new scheme has no physical rewards.\nTo say sorry for our past neglect of this promise, we will be sending out one large package to everyone who was qualified for those rewards (you should have already received an email about this). We are sorry that we disappointed you on this front, and there’s really no excuse. We hope the I’m Sorry package helps.\n\nWe’re honoring our previous commitments.\nPeople who paid for theme months will get those theme months covered. If you have a WOFF! game demand or Abject Suffering demand in the hopper, that’s still there.\nThe current Patreon scheme is complicated and we want to simplify it.\nWe have a lot of reward tiers and stretch goals. Some of the reward tiers require backing for several months, which is confusing. In general, we let the Patreon grow tangled and weird, and we want to prune it down so it’s easier for you to pick the right tier.\n\nSo, we’ve got less of everything, but what remains should be even more valuable. We are reducing the number of new shows on the horizon, because we are already stretched pretty thin. But there’s still stuff to aim for, and we hope this makes the Patreon much more valuable and friendly.","content_html":"Hello, listeners and patrons alike. We come to you with some exciting news: We are changing the Patreon around! It feels like we just did this, but the last major change was back toward the beginning of 2017. We’re trying to constantly observe what’s happening with the network and learn what to do better. That means making changes like this from time to time.
\n\nWe’re also aiming to never shake things up in a way that is too disruptive to you, the listener. We want to give more (or at least focus up and give better). So we put a lot of thought and consideration into making sure these changes either solve problems or help us achieve goals.
\n\nHere’s the summary of what we’re planning, and you can find the details below. In order to grow the network, give patrons more, and cover rising costs, we plan to:
\n\nSo without further preamble, let’s get into more detail.
\n\nWe want to grow.
\nWe want to grow in both listenership, patronage, and income. We are proud of the work that we do, and never want to stagnate in any of the aforementioned areas. Growth requires change.
We want to give patrons more.
\nThe best way to keep listeners and members around is to always try to give more (or give better). This is also the best way to bring new people in. We are grateful to our patrons, past and present, and we want to make sure we’re giving them stuff they want.
We want to meet rising costs.
\nThere are costs associated with doing this at the professional level. Traveling to live shows is expensive. Hosting, web services, applications, and equipment are expensive. Being self-employed is expensive (both Gary and I do this full time and need to cover things like health insurance). And since we’re covering more new games, we’re spending more on games! This is not a hobby for us, we’re committed to doing this full time as our main means of support, and this means keeping up with costs.
People want Bonfireside Chat.
\nAnd we want to give it to them. We also want to play to our strengths as a network whose bread and butter is games club content. We put Bonfireside Chat to bed when it felt like it was the right thing to do. We stuck with our guns for a long time. But with Sekiro on the horizon, and some damn-fine Soulslikes already here, it feels right to take the show out of cold storage.
So we are bringing back Bonfireside Chat as a Patreon show, with a slightly different format. Listen to Bonfireside Chat 2.0 Episode 0 on the feed to learn more. Our first game is the Soulslike shooter Immortal Unchained!
\n\nWe want to value WOFF! appropriately.
\nWatch Out for Fireballs! is the network’s flagship show. It also takes a lot of time to produce. We play through the entire game (whether it’s 1 hour or 100), research the games, write outlines that total in the thousands of words, record for hours, and edit. In looking at how to make this tenable in the long run, we have decided to make one episode of WOFF! per month premium.
This does two things: It makes the Patreon more valuable for our members, and it incentivizes more membership.
\n\nBut don’t panic! When an episode goes premium, we will include a good portion of it on the public feed (up through the Generalities). So you still get something each week, it’s just that the play-by-play goes to members.
\n\nNOTE 1: This won’t go into effect for January. We already announced those games, and we don’t want to revoke access to something anyone was excited for.
\n\nNOTE 2: We will still have multi-part episodes, but we will never put a whole episode (Part 2, 3, or 4) behind a paywall. Only single episodes will get this treatment.
\n\nWOFF! Theme Months are going away.
\nThis was a very fun idea. But it was also hell to plan for, in addition to other WOFF-based pattern incentives. So we feel like it has run its course. We want to exercise more control over the games we pick for WOFF! so we can pace out the year and cover exciting stuff. Anyone who has paid for a WOFF Theme Month will still get their topics covered, but after that hopper is exhausted the theme months will go away.
We want the WOFF! Listener Response episodes to be more interesting.
\nRight now, not a lot of folks listen to the letters episodes on WOFF. Additionally, not a lot of people listen to the behind-the-scenes episodes of DuckTRAX, and we don’t get very many prompts/responses. SO! We’re getting rid of DuckTRAX and changing the listener response episodes to WOFF! Dispatch.
So the last episode of WOFF! for each month will contain responses about the games from that month, prompts and questions from the Patrons, and a segment that is a longer-form discussion about a particular topic. These will be fun experiments, and we hope you’re down for them.
\n\nWe want to do more Adaptation Decay
\nAdaptation Decay is our premium show about how video games are adapted into other media, and it’s a fun show to do. Right now we have it on a very strange “8 times a year” rhythm. With DuckTRAX going away, we are taking Adaptation Decay monthly!
The content store is complicated, and having content time-gated on Patreon is confusing and dissatisfying.
\nSo we’re not going to fuck with that anymore. If you back at $10 per month, you’ll get access to the firehose of content. Every premium WOFF, Bonfireside Chat Exquisite Suffering, Adaptation Decay, DuckTRAX, Try This… and whatever other one-off Duckfeed Presents stuff we make for you. We appreciate people who support us, and we want you to get your money’s worth, both in terms of the backlog and future value.
We really biffed the physical goods.
\nUnder the old scheme, we offered physical goods packs and a DuckZine. We failed to deliver those, because we overestimated our ability to meet that logistical challenge. So the new scheme has no physical rewards.
\nTo say sorry for our past neglect of this promise, we will be sending out one large package to everyone who was qualified for those rewards (you should have already received an email about this). We are sorry that we disappointed you on this front, and there’s really no excuse. We hope the I’m Sorry package helps.
We’re honoring our previous commitments.
\nPeople who paid for theme months will get those theme months covered. If you have a WOFF! game demand or Abject Suffering demand in the hopper, that’s still there.
\nThe current Patreon scheme is complicated and we want to simplify it.
\nWe have a lot of reward tiers and stretch goals. Some of the reward tiers require backing for several months, which is confusing. In general, we let the Patreon grow tangled and weird, and we want to prune it down so it’s easier for you to pick the right tier.
So, we’ve got less of everything, but what remains should be even more valuable. We are reducing the number of new shows on the horizon, because we are already stretched pretty thin. But there’s still stuff to aim for, and we hope this makes the Patreon much more valuable and friendly.
","summary":"New year, new goals.","date_published":"2019-01-01T12:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/2531d770-d478-472a-8c1c-59371b4e3ac8/a964acd6-de3d-4892-8268-e346417cfa3a.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mp3","size_in_bytes":19083307,"duration_in_seconds":2384}]},{"id":"c612cc76-7f39-43b3-b297-80e17dc8d865","title":"Finale","url":"https://www.bonfireside.chat/finale","content_text":"This is it. Thank you so much for everything.","content_html":"This is it. Thank you so much for everything.
","summary":"This is it.","date_published":"2017-08-20T00:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/2531d770-d478-472a-8c1c-59371b4e3ac8/c612cc76-7f39-43b3-b297-80e17dc8d865.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":81256485,"duration_in_seconds":6702}]},{"id":"21a82785-8acf-4303-bc55-df7d3c68d829","title":"Episode 125: Dark Souls Revisited","url":"https://www.bonfireside.chat/125","content_text":"Gary Butterfield, Kole Ross, and John Hurst take one final look at Dark Souls.\n\nPlease stick around for the next episode, which will be the proper conclusion to Bonfireside Chat as a whole.","content_html":"Gary Butterfield, Kole Ross, and John Hurst take one final look at Dark Souls.
\n\nPlease stick around for the next episode, which will be the proper conclusion to Bonfireside Chat as a whole.
","summary":"Gary Butterfield, Kole Ross, and John Hurst take one final look at Dark Souls.","date_published":"2017-08-13T17:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/2531d770-d478-472a-8c1c-59371b4e3ac8/21a82785-8acf-4303-bc55-df7d3c68d829.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mp3","size_in_bytes":78843856,"duration_in_seconds":9790}]},{"id":"d2477821-b496-4ee2-a0f5-e907b0a401dd","title":"After Dark: Demon's Souls","url":"https://www.bonfireside.chat/afterdark3","content_text":"Gary Butterfield, Kole Ross, and Mitch Benes read your questions, prompts, and thoughts about Souls in general.","content_html":"Gary Butterfield, Kole Ross, and Mitch Benes read your questions, prompts, and thoughts about Souls in general.
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Gary Butterfield, Kole Ross, and Randy Walker return to Drangleic to say goodbye to Dark Souls II.
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\n\nThis is the first entry in our "Victory Lap" season, a period of two months when we look back at the Souls series and talk about what worked, what didn't, and why these games were special enough to cover for all of these years.
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","summary":"Gary Butterfield and Kole Ross read your responses to Hollow Knight.","date_published":"2017-06-25T10:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/2531d770-d478-472a-8c1c-59371b4e3ac8/853e63f1-bab5-49dd-84d8-0cc8da99c753.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mp3","size_in_bytes":11970955,"duration_in_seconds":1399}]},{"id":"7296e205-e1fa-4848-9855-6b158aa97004","title":"Episode 121: Hollow Knight (Part 2)","url":"https://www.bonfireside.chat/121","content_text":"Gary Butterfield, Kole Ross, and Nick Daniel continue their discussion of Hollow Knight.Links:Cities: Skylines - Release Trailer - YouTube(2) Paul Simon - Cars Are Cars - YouTube","content_html":"Gary Butterfield, Kole Ross, and Nick Daniel continue their discussion of Hollow Knight.
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\n\nSeriously, buy and play this game.
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Gary Butterfield and Kole Ross read your responses to Nioh.
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\n\nThis is a very cursory glance at a very huge and complicated game. We extend a great deal of thanks to Mai for letting us borrow her expertise!
Links:
","summary":"Gary Butterfield, Kole Ross, and Mai Sinclair whirl through the broad strokes of Nioh.","date_published":"2017-05-28T10:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/2531d770-d478-472a-8c1c-59371b4e3ac8/574fd309-4758-4fd0-9b51-ea68afc65d77.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mp3","size_in_bytes":85427490,"duration_in_seconds":10213}]},{"id":"164e1620-66a2-45d9-a7d9-bdeda83e79d8","title":"Appendix: Let It Die","url":"https://www.bonfireside.chat/118a","content_text":"Gary Butterfield and Kole Ross read your responses to Let It Die.","content_html":"Gary Butterfield and Kole Ross read your responses to Let It Die.
","summary":"Gary Butterfield and Kole Ross read your responses to Let It Die.","date_published":"2017-05-21T01:30:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/2531d770-d478-472a-8c1c-59371b4e3ac8/164e1620-66a2-45d9-a7d9-bdeda83e79d8.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mp3","size_in_bytes":15947351,"duration_in_seconds":1932}]},{"id":"9d709457-e0a2-4989-be7a-2196913c0d43","title":"Episode 118: Let It Die","url":"https://www.bonfireside.chat/118","content_text":"Gary Butterfield, Kole Ross, and Brad Gallaway do a whistle stop tour of Let It Die.\n\nThis is the first of a pair of episodes that will take a cursory look at some notable Big Deal Soulslikes. We extend a huge thanks to Brad for letting us borrow some of his expertise.Links:Brad Gallaway (@bradgallaway) | TwitterGameCritics.com – Games. Culture. Criticism.Rengoku: The Tower of Purgatory Sony PSP Gameplay - - YouTubeKefka's Tower | Final Fantasy Wiki | Fandom powered by WikiaTotal Recall Johnny Cab - YouTubeBrief thoughts on Let it Die. \"Free-till-Paywall.\" - YouTubeThe great quotes of: Arnim Zola - YouTubeM.O.D.O.K. is a genius!! - YouTube","content_html":"Gary Butterfield, Kole Ross, and Brad Gallaway do a whistle stop tour of Let It Die.
\n\nThis is the first of a pair of episodes that will take a cursory look at some notable Big Deal Soulslikes. We extend a huge thanks to Brad for letting us borrow some of his expertise.
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Gary Butterfield and Kole Ross read your responses to the Ringed City DLC, and discuss the future of Bonfireside Chat.
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\n\nPlease tune in to the Appendix next week for important announcements about the future of the show.
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Gary Butterfield, Kole Ross, and Richard Pillbeam talk about the Dreg Heap... the first part of the Ringed City DLC.
\n\nHere we are, the beginning of the end. Next week will be an extra-long episode about the Ringed City proper.
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Alex Eich, of the Blighttown Beacon, joins me for a look at our respective top ten bosses. As always for these specials, a hearty thanks goes out to the Souls of Darkness Kickstarter backers. Thank them mightily!
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\n\nDarkMaus is available on steam, and you should really play it with a controller. Also, please understand that this is an extremely difficult and unforgiving game.
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Gary Butterfield and Kole Ross read your responses to Salt & Sanctuary.
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\n\nThis episode runs from the Dome of the Forgotten to the very end of the game.
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Gary Butterfield and Kole Ross continue their discussion of Salt & Sanctuary, covering everything up through the Mire of Stench.
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\n\nWe don't get very far in this episode, just up through the Village of Smiles. Next week, we go through the Mire of Stench. The third and final episode will cover the rest of the game.
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Gary Butterfield and Kole Ross talk about the first volume of the 2016 Dark Souls comic.
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Gary Butterfield and Kole Ross talk about the remainder of Hyper Light Drifter.
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Gary Butterfield and Kole Ross talk about the generalities and Northern area of Hyper Light Drifter.
\n\nThe next episode will cover the remaining three areas and the end-game.
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Gary Butterfield and Kole Ross buy some time for the offseason by talking about their least favorite bosses from the entire Souls series. Don't throw rocks at us!
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\n\nGary Butterfield and Kole Ross talk about Momodora: Reverie Under the Moonlight, a 2016 indie game with lots of Souls DNA.
\n\nThe Top Ten (or five) specials are back as Gary talks with CJ and Paddy from the Twin Humanities podcast about their favorite SoulsBorne NPCs.
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\n\nGary Butterfield and Kole Ross talk about the final moments of Dark Souls III, and offer up some concluding thoughts on the game as a whole.
\n\nGary Butterfield and Kole Ross read your responses to the Ashes of Ariandel DLC.
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Gary Butterfield, Kole Ross, and Dave Riley talk about the Ashes of Ariandel DLC for Dark Souls III, and we cover everything up through the Depths of the Painting.
\n\n\n\nGary Butterfield and Kole Ross read your responses to Archdragon Peak.
\n\n\n\nGary Butterfield, Kole Ross, and Aegon of Astora talk about Archdragon Peak.
\n\n\n\nGary Butterifeld and Kole Ross read your responses to the Grand Archives.
\n\n\n\nGary Butterfield, Kole Ross, and Joshua Garrity talk about the Grand Archives.
\n\n\n\nGary Butterfield, Kole Ross, and Jeremy Greer read your responses to Lothric Castle.
\n\n\n\nGary Butterfield, Kole Ross, and Jeremy Greer talk about Lothric Castle.
\n\n\n\nGary Butterfield and Kole Ross read your responses to the Consumed King's Garden and the Untended Graves.
\n\n\n\nThis is a special announcement about a few important policy things, and a few big changes to our Patreon campaign. It's all good stuff. Please direct your attention to the public post on Patreon for the full text of the announcement, and pose all of your questions as comments on that post. Thanks!
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\n\n\n\nGary Butterfield and Kole Ross read your responses to Irithyll Dungeon and the Profaned Capital.
\n\n\n\nGary Butterfield, Kole Ross, and James Carter talk about Irithyll Dungeon and the Profaned Capital.
\n\n\n\nIn this special special appendix, Gary Butterfield and Kole Ross read your PVP stories from Dark Souls III.
\n\n\n\nGary Butterfield, Kole Ross, and Peeve Peeverson talk about the state of PVP play in Dark Souls III.
\n\n\n\nGary Butterfield and Kole Ross read your responses to the Smouldering Lake.
\n\n\n\nGary Butterfield, Kole Ross, and Sean Wagoner talk about the Smouldering Lake.
\n\n\n\nThis very special episode takes a break from Dark Souls 3 to count down Gary and Jeremy Greer's bottom ten Soulsborne areas! This episode is brought to you by Gary's lovely Kickstarter backers who made Souls of Darkness a reality. Stay tuned for more specials!
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\n\n\n\nGary Butterfield, Kole Ross, and Richard Pilbeam talk about the second portion of Irithyll of the Boreal Valley, up through Aldrich Saint of the Deep.
\n\n\n\nGary Butterfield and Kole Ross read your responses to Irithyll of the Boreal Valley.
\n\n\n\nGary Butterfield, Kole Ross, and Bob Mackey talk about the first portion of Irithyll of the Boreal Valley, up through Pontiff Sulyvahn.
\n\nWe're full bore on spoilers now. Listen at your own risk.
\n\n\n\nGary Butterfield and Kole Ross read your responses to the Catacombs of Carthus.
\n\nRemember, all bets are off re: spoilers next week. You are forewarned.
\n\n\n\nGary Butterfield, Kole Ross, and Steve Gaynor talk about the Catacombs of Carthus.
\n\nThis is the last episode before the spoiler wall. Starting with the next area, Irrithyl, all end-game spoiler warnings are go. Listen at your own risk.
\n\n\n\nGary Butterfield and Kole Ross read your responses to Farron Keep.
\n\n\n\nGary Butterfield, Kole Ross, and Austin walker talk about Farron Keep, and the Abyss Watchers... our first Lord of Cinder.
\n\n\n\nGary Butterfield and Kole Ross read your responses to the Cathedral of the Deep.
\n\n\n\nGary Butterfield, Kole Ross, and Dave Klein talk about the Cathedral of the Deep.
\n\n\n\nGary Butterfield and Kole Ross read your responses to the Road of Sacrifices, and talk a little bit about the fanservice problem.
\n\n\n\nThis very special episode is brought to you by Allison Baker, who not only named the main character of Souls of Darkness, but also earned herself a personal podcast. Because she's a generous person, she chose something we could all share- a top ten!
\n\nIn this episode, Gary and Allison go over their top ten Soulsborne areas. Enjoy!
\n\nNOTE: This episode contains spoilers for Dark Souls 3! It doesn't not adhere to the BSC spoiler policy.
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\n\nUp next, we're going to the Cathedral of the Deep.
\n\n\n\nGary Butterfield and Kole Ross read your responses to the Undead Settlement.
\n\n\n\nGary Butterfield, Kole Ross, and Will Hughes talk about the Undead Settlement.
\n\n\n\nGary Butterfield and Kole Ross read your responses to the High Wall of Lothric. Stick around after the end for our takes on the poise situation.
\n\n\n\nGary Butterfield, Kole Ross, and Jason Killingsworth talk about the High Wall of Lothric.
\n\n\n\nGary Butterfield and Kole Ross read your responses to the opening movements of Dark Souls III.
\n\n\n\nGary Butterfield and Kole Ross talk about the basics of Dark Souls III, then move on to hit the Cemetery of Ash and Firelink Shrine in depth.
\n\nListen to the beginning of the episode for our spoiler policy.
\n\n\n\nGary Butterfield and Kole Ross share their first impressions of Dark Souls III... spoiler-free!
\n\nIf this is your first time joining us, we're Bonfireside Chat. Think of us as a travel companion for the lands of the Souls games. Every two weeks we take an area of the game, in order, and dissect it along with a guest. Our next episode will cover the generalities of the game, and the tutorial area. Then we're off to the races. We're happy to have you here!
\n\n\n\nGary Butterfield and Kole Ross read your responses to Shadow Tower Abyss.
\n\nGary Butterfield and Kole Ross conclude their discussion of Shadow Tower Abyss.
\n\nGary Butterfield and Kole Ross talk about Shadow Tower Abyss, up through the White Wall Area.
\n\nGary Butterfield, Kole Ross, and Nick Daniel discuss the Garbage Gulch area of the SuperStation classic "Souls of Darkness".
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\n\nGary Butterfield and Kole Ross talk about Titan Souls, then we read your responses.
\n\nGary Butterfield and Kole Ross talk about two Souls-related classics about archaeology, exploration, paranoia, and contagion: H.P. Lovecraft's "At the Mountains of Madness" and John Carpenter's "The Thing".
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\n\nGary Butterfield and Kole Ross conclude their discussion of Shadow Tower for the PSX.
\n\nGary Butterfield and Kole Ross talk about the first half of Shadow Tower for the PlayStation, up through the Fire World.
\n\nGary Butterfield and Kole Ross go in-depth on two Souls-related pieces of fiction: Uzumaki by Junji Ito, and The Shadow Over Innsmouth by H.P. Lovecraft.
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\n\nGary Butterfield, Kole Ross, and LobosJR talk about the Fishing Hamlet area of the Bloodborne DLC. Here's the schedule for the upcoming offseason: * Uzumaki / The Shadow Over Innsmouth * Shadow Tower (two episodes and an appendix) * At the Mountains of Madness / The Thing * Titan Souls * Souls of Darkness / The Labyrinth * Shadow Tower: Abyss (two episodes and an appendix)
\n\nGary Butterfield, Kole Ross, and Joshua Garrity talk about the Research Hall portion of the Bloodborne DLC.
\n\nGary Butterfield, Kole Ross, and Richard Pilbeam talk about the Hunter's Nightmare, the first portion of the Bloodborne DLC.
\n\nGary Butterfield and Kole Ross read your responses to the endgame of the main portion of Bloodborne.
\n\nGary Butterfield and Kole Ross talk about the ending of the main portion of Bloodborne. The next mainline episodes will be about the DLC.
\n\nGary Butterfield and Kole Ross read your responses to the remaining Chalice Dungeons in Bloodborne.
\n\nGary Butterfield and Kole Ross trudge through the remaining story Chalice Dungeons in Bloodborne.
\n\nGary Butterfield and Kole Ross talk about "Brotherhood of the Wolf", a movie by Christoph Gans that served as a stylistic inspiration for Bloodborne.
\n\nGary Butterfield and Kole Ross give a talk at the Ohio Game Developer's Expo 2015, looking at what Dark Souls did right, and what developers can learn from From's decisions.
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\n\nGary Butterfield and Kole Ross read your responses to the Nightmare of Mensis.
\n\nGary Butterfield, Kole Ross, Davin Pavlas, and Scott Benson talk about the Nightmare of Mensis and Mergo's Loft.
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\n\nGary Butterfield and Kole Ross read your responses to Yahar'gul, the Unseen Village.
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\n\nGary Butterfield, Kole Ross, and Sean Wagoner read your responses to the Nightmare Frontier.
\n\nGary Butterfield, Kole Ross, and Sean Wagoner talk about the Nightmare Frontier.
\n\nGary Butterfield and Kole Ross read your responses to Forsaken Castle Cainhurst.
\n\nGary Butterfield, Kole Ross, and Cory Banks talk about the Forsaken Castle Cainhurst area of Bloodborne.
\n\nGary Butterfield and Kole Ross read your responses to the Scholar of the First Sin remake of Dark Souls II.
\n\nGary Butterfield and Kole Ross talk about the last portion of the Scholar of the First Sin remake of Dark Souls II.
\n\nGary Butterfield and Kole Ross talk about the first half of the Scholar of the First Sin remake of Dark Souls II (stopping at Drangleic Castle).
\n\nGary Butterfield and Kole Ross read your responses to the Hypogean Gaol, the Abandoned Old Workshop, and Byrgenwerth College.
\n\nGary Butterfield, Kole Ross, and Danielle Riendeau talk about the Hypogean Gaol, the Abandoned Old Workshop, and Byrgenwerth College. As of this episode, all spoilers are fair game.
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\n\nGary Butterfield, Kole Ross, and Bob Mackey talk about the Forbidden Woods.
\n\nNext episode, about the Hypogean Gaol and Byrgenwerth marks the end of our spoiler-free time.
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\n\nGary Butterfield, Kole Ross, and Jeremy Greer talk about the early Chalice Dungeons.
\n\nThis episode covers the basics, the Pthumerian Labyrinth, the Central Pthumerian Labyrinth, the Hintertomb, and the Lower Hintertomb.
\n\nGary Butterfield and Kole Ross read your responses to Hemwick Charnel Lane.
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\n\nGary Butterfield speaks with several Dark Souls and Bloodborne fan artists about what drew them to these games as a subject.
\n\nEpisode Art: Allison Baker from Lego Dark Souls.
\n\nGary Butterfield and Kole Ross read your responses to the Cathedral Ward.
\n\nGary Butterfield, Kole Ross, and Dave Klein talk about the Cathedral Ward. This includes Oedon Chapel, the surrounding areas, and the Vicar Amelia fight.
\n\nGary Butterfield and Kole Ross read your responses to Old Yharnam.
\n\nGary Butterfield, Kole Ross, and Matt Lees talk about Old Yharnam. Up next we're going to the Cathedral Ward, up through Vicar Amelia.
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\n\nGary Butterfield, Kole Ross, C.J., and Paddy talk about the second portion of Central Yharnam, up through Father Gascoigne. Up next is Old Yharnam.
\n\nGary Butterfield and Kole Ross read your responses to the first part of Central Yharnam.
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\n\nNext time, we'll finish out Central Yharnam with C.J. and Paddy from the Twin Humanities podcast.
\n\nGary Butterfield and Kole Ross read your responses about the opening hours of Bloodborne.
\n\nGary Butterfield and Kole Ross talk about the opening of Bloodborne, including the Hunter's Dream. For any new listeners who are unaware of our spoiler policy, here it is: Each episode is about a particular area, and we go through them in sequence. We won't spoil important things that happen after the area we're talking about. After a certain point in the game, when things turn or open up, this policy is revisited. However, we will be very clear when that happens. Thanks so much for listening. We're happy to have you.
\n\nGary Butterfield and Kole Ross talk about the Dark Souls II promotional comic, "Into the Light". Then we do some freeform Q&A.
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\n\nGary Butterfield and Kole Ross talk about the content from the Scholar of the First Sin patch edition.
\n\nThis episode includes discussion of the new NPC, dialogue, boss fight, and item descriptions. Keep an ear out for further discussion of the updated next-gen rerelease with new item and enemy placement. That episode will come out sometime during the Bloodborne season.
","summary":"Gary Butterfield and Kole Ross talk about the content from the Scholar of the First Sin patch edition.","date_published":"2015-03-22T08:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/2531d770-d478-472a-8c1c-59371b4e3ac8/1db1dac0-435d-4c05-bc5d-72f74d65164d.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":70800887,"duration_in_seconds":5576}]},{"id":"tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/196022920","title":"Appendix: Lords of the Fallen","url":"https://www.bonfireside.chat/59a","content_text":"Gary Butterfield and Kole Ross read listener responses about Lords of the Fallen.\n\nLINKS OF NOTE:\n\n\nPlague Knight DLC \nZombiU \nNSMB2 \nShitheads Break Up \nLiterally the thing that GamerGate is furious about \nWorst Person Alive?\n","content_html":"Gary Butterfield and Kole Ross read listener responses about Lords of the Fallen.
\n\nGary Butterfield and Kole Ross discuss the last leg of Lords of the Fallen, from the return to the Rhogar Temple up through the ending of the game. Also, stick around for our final thoughts on the game and how it stacks up.
\n\nGary Butterfield and Kole Ross talk about the middle portion of Lords of the Fallen, up through the Beast. #
\n\nGary Butterfield and Kole Ross talk about the first third of Lords of the Fallen, up through the Worshipper.
\n\nOur Followers season continues with a big next-gen game that wears its Dark Souls influence on its sleeve. Can we look past the goofy name and overwrought story? This first episode contains a lot of coverage of the generalities, including discussion of things Dark Souls fans will like, and things Dark Souls fans will hate.
\n\nGary Butterfield and Kole Ross read your responses to Shovel Knight.
\n\nGary Butterfield and Kole Ross dig into Shovel Knight as the "Followers" season continues.
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\n\nGary Butterfield and Kole Ross talk about 3D dot Game Heroes in this first episode of our "Imitation and Followers" interstitial season.
\n\nGary Butterfield and Kole Ross discuss the New Game Plus mode in Dark Souls 2.
\n\nGary Butterfield and Kole Ross read your thoughts on the conclusion to Dark Souls II.
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\n\nGary Butterfield, Kole Ross, and Alex Briggs read your responses to the Crown of the Ivory King DLC.
\n\nGary Butterfield, Kole Ross, and Alex Briggs talk about the Crown of the Ivory King DLC for Dark Souls II.
\n\nGary Butterfield, Kole Ross, and Jason Killingsworth read your responses to the Crown of the Old Iron King DLC.
\n\nGary Butterfield, Kole Ross, and Jason Killingsworth talk about the Crown of the Old Iron King DLC for Dark Souls II.
\n\nGary Butterfield and Kole Ross read your responses to the Crown of the Sunken King DLC.
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\n\nGary Butterfield, Kole Ross, and Lobos Jr. talk about speed runs and challenge runs in Dark Souls II.
\n\nGary Butterfield, Kole Ross, and Nick Glauber read your responses to the Dark Chasm of Old and the Giant Memories.
\n\nGary Butterfield, Kole Ross, and Nick Glauber talk about the Dark Chasm of Old and the Giant Memories.
\n\nGary Butterfield, Kole Ross and Andrew (MrIWont4get) go in-depth on Dark Souls II PVP.
\n\nGary Butterfield, Kole Ross, and Alex Eich read your responses to Aldia's Keep, Dragon Aerie, and the Dragon Shrine.
\n\nGary Butterfield, Kole Ross, and Alex Eich talk about Aldia's Keep, Dragon Aerie, and the Dragon Shrine.
\n\nGary Butterfield and Kole Ross read your responses to the Shrine of Amana and the Undead Crypt.
\n\nGary Butterfield, Kole Ross, and Davin Pavlas talk about the Shire of Amana and the Undead Crypt.
\n\nYou've been waiting for it/dreading it: With roots above, water below, and casters ahead, we tackle the most notorious area of Dark Souls 2. And for what?
\n\nGary Butterfield and Kole Ross interview Illusorywall about data mining the Dark Souls games.
\n\nLINKS OF NOTE:
\n\nGary Butterfield, Kole Ross, and Jeremy Greer read your responses to Drangleic Castle.
\n\nGary Butterfield, Kole Ross, and Jeremy Greer talk about Drangleic Castle, including the Shrine of Winter and the King's Passage.
\n\nGary Butterfield and Kole Ross read your responses to the Iron Keep and Belfry Sol.
\n\nGary Butterfield, Kole Ross, and Bob Mackey talk about Iron Keep and Belfry Sol.
\n\n\n\nGary Butterfield, Kole Ross, and Jake Booth read your responses to Harvest Valley and Earthen Peak.
\n\nGary Butterfield, Kole Ross, and Jake Booth talk about Harvest Valley and the Earthen Peak. We discuss everything from after we leave our friends the Skeleton Lords up through killing the Mytha, the Baneful Queen. Iron Keep is up next.
\n\nGary Butterfield and Kole Ross read your thoughts on the Doors of Pharros and Brightstone Cove Tseldora.
\n\nGary Butterfield, Kole Ross, and Laura Rich talk about the Doors of Pharros and Brightstone Cove Tseldora.
\n\nGary Butterfield and Kole Ross read your responses to the Shaded Woods.
\n\nGary Butterfield, Kole Ross, and J. Kartje talk about the Shaded Woods. It's spooky, scary, foggy, and froggy. We cover everything from Benhart of Jugo up through Scorpioness Najka.
\n\nGary Butterfield, Kole Ross, and Vivian read your responses about The Gutter and Black Gulch.
\n\nGary Butterfield, Kole Ross, and Vivienne talk about the Gutter and Black Gulch. We cover everything up from the room full of exploding men all the way up through the Rotten. Ew.
\n\nGary Butterfield, Kole Ross, and Dave Klein read your thoughts on the Sinner's Rise and the Grave of the Saints.
\n\nGary Butterfield, Kole Ross, and Dave Klein talk about the Sinner's Rise and the Grave of the Saints. If you're playing along, we do the Lost Sinner fight, then go down and kick Vanguard the Royal Rat around. We stop before Crackton.
\n\nTHANKS TO OUR SPONSOR - Latchkey Kingdom
","summary":"Gary Butterfield, Kole Ross, and Dave Klein talk about the Sinner's Rise and the Grave of the Saints.\r\n","date_published":"2014-06-13T20:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/2531d770-d478-472a-8c1c-59371b4e3ac8/242ff218-d719-4388-a32c-ac84ae47d056.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":48529073,"duration_in_seconds":5727}]},{"id":"tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/164456998","title":"Appendix: Huntsman's Copse and Undead Purgatory","url":"https://www.bonfireside.chat/40a","content_text":"Gary Butterfield, Kole Ross, and Murph Murphy read your responses to Huntsman's Copse and Undead Purgatory. \n\nLINKS OF NOTE:\n\n\nSmurphs \nWorst X-men Arc ever? \nWatch this. It's your last chance \nTwo Donged Dude \nHere's his genitals \nDark Sun \nGlitch Speedrun \nDurability Glitch \nReddit thread on Belfry Luna and Belfry Sol\n","content_html":"Gary Butterfield, Kole Ross, and Murph Murphy read your responses to Huntsman's Copse and Undead Purgatory.
\n\nGary Butterfield, Kole Ross, and Murph Murphy talk about the Huntsman's Copse and Undead Purgatory.
\n\nGary Butterfield and Kole Ross read your thoughts on Lost Bastille and Belfry Luna.
\n\nNo matter how much humanity collect, we are regrettably only human. In the most recent episode of Bonfireside Chat, we made a mistake. Feelings were hurt. Careers were maligned. All I can say is, I hope you accept this gesture of genuine contrition.
\n\nGary Butterfield, Kole Ross, and Phil Kollar talk about the Lost Bastille and Belfry Luna.
\n\nEverybody approaches this area differently, so we decided to present it in such a way that felt logical to us. Hopefully it's not too confusing. We cover everything from the docks up through the Belfry Gargoyles. We do not cover the Sinner's Rise in this episode. That comes a little later.
\n\nGary Butterfield, Kole Ross, and Riff Conner read your responses to No-man's Wharf.
\n\nGary Butterfield, Kole Ross, and Riff Conner talk about No-man's Wharf. We cover everything up through the Flexile Sentry. Next week we will be joined by Phil Kollar to discuss the Lost Bastille.
\n\nGary Butterfield, Kole Ross, and Mike Villalobos read your thoughts on Heide's Tower of Flame and the Blue Cathedral.
\n\nGary Butterfield, Kole Ross, and Mike Villalobos (LobosJR) talk about Heide's Tower of Flame and the Cathedral of Blue. The next episode is about No-Man's Wharf, with Riff from Video Games Hot Dog.
\n\nGary Butterfield, Kole Ross, and C.J. read your responses to the Forest of Fallen Giants. Then, deleted scenes!
\n\nGary Butterfield, Kole Ross, and C.J. talk about the Forest of Fallen Giants.
\n\nThis episode covers everything from that happy little river up through the Pursuer. Next week we're talking about Heide's Tower of Flame and the Blue Cathedral.
\n\nGary Butterfield and Kole Ross read your thoughts on Things Betwixt and Majula.
\n\nA kind reminder and a gentle request to all listeners: Your responses have the best chance of getting on the show if they are brief and restricted to the area at hand. We read and appreciate every letter you write, but airtime is limited. We love you infinitely.
\n\nGary Butterfield and Kole Ross discuss what's different about Dark Souls II, then dive right into Things Betwixt and Majula.
\n\nIt's an exciting time to be a Souls fan, and we're glad to have you along with us as we discover the kingdom of Drangleic together. This episode covers up through your encounter with the Emerald Herald in Majula. The next episode will cover the entirety of The Forest of Fallen Giants.
\n\nTHANKS TO OUR SPONSOR: - Latchkey Kingdom
","summary":"Gary Butterfield and Kole Ross discuss what's different about Dark Souls II, then dive right into Things Betwixt and Majula.\r\n","date_published":"2014-03-21T20:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/2531d770-d478-472a-8c1c-59371b4e3ac8/ef825352-28a7-4ef3-a0e8-8103bd627fd0.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":49136539,"duration_in_seconds":5752}]},{"id":"tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/164452503","title":"Episode 34: Dark Souls II First Impressions","url":"https://www.bonfireside.chat/34","content_text":"Gary Butterfield and Kole Ross give their first impressions of Dark Souls II (for which we have all been waiting). \n\nLINKS OF NOTE:\n\n\nOgre \nHome Computer Folding Proteins \nLionel Hutz \n\n\nTHANKS TO OUR SPONSOR: - Latchkey Kingdom","content_html":"Gary Butterfield and Kole Ross give their first impressions of Dark Souls II (for which we have all been waiting).
\n\nTHANKS TO OUR SPONSOR: - Latchkey Kingdom
","summary":"Gary Butterfield and Kole Ross give their first impressions of Dark Souls II (for which we have all been waiting).\r\n","date_published":"2014-03-14T20:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/2531d770-d478-472a-8c1c-59371b4e3ac8/458f06c2-6835-45af-ad7d-4ac86d631624.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":19408247,"duration_in_seconds":2107}]},{"id":"tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/164442606","title":"Episode 33: King's Field IV: The Ancient City (Part 4)","url":"https://www.bonfireside.chat/33","content_text":"Gary Butterfield and Kole Ross conclude their discussion of King's Field IV: The Ancient City. We hope you've enjoyed the ride. Next week is Dark Souls II! \n\nLINKS OF NOTE:\n\n\nPacifist/Speedrun \nSazerac \nSatoshi Kon \nVirtua Fighter 2 Bosses \nHollywood Said No \nShaq Fu Shirt \nHR Giger \nAmazing GIF \nTake's Nexus Notes Part 1 \nTake's Nexus Notes Part 2 \n\n\nTHANKS TO OUR SPONSOR: - Latchkey Kingdom","content_html":"Gary Butterfield and Kole Ross conclude their discussion of King's Field IV: The Ancient City. We hope you've enjoyed the ride. Next week is Dark Souls II!
\n\nTHANKS TO OUR SPONSOR: - Latchkey Kingdom
","summary":"Gary Butterfield and Kole Ross conclude their discussion of King's Field IV: The Ancient City.\r\n","date_published":"2014-03-07T19:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/2531d770-d478-472a-8c1c-59371b4e3ac8/88cf5caa-a9d6-49a4-b6c5-095c2aa49b6f.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":50044583,"duration_in_seconds":5886}]},{"id":"tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/164442600","title":"Episode 32: King's Field IV: The Ancient City (Part 3)","url":"https://www.bonfireside.chat/32","content_text":"Gary Butterfield and Kole Ross talk about the Ocean Ford and Widda Castle portions of King's Field IV: The Ancient City. \n\nWhat do you do Widda snake man who's got a sword? Go into its home an gut it. No mercy, no quarter. This is definitely the climax of the game, and the part where the Souls connection is most apparent. We're going up through the Egg Field. \n\nLINKS OF NOTE:\n\n\nJesse Thorn \nMonty Hall \nAlive \nCable Guy \nBone \nKnive's Out \nAnciety City Level 1 and 2 Music \nLegends of the Hidden Temple \n\n\nTHANKS TO OUR SPONSOR: - Latchkey Kingdom","content_html":"Gary Butterfield and Kole Ross talk about the Ocean Ford and Widda Castle portions of King's Field IV: The Ancient City.
\n\nWhat do you do Widda snake man who's got a sword? Go into its home an gut it. No mercy, no quarter. This is definitely the climax of the game, and the part where the Souls connection is most apparent. We're going up through the Egg Field.
\n\nTHANKS TO OUR SPONSOR: - Latchkey Kingdom
","summary":"Gary Butterfield and Kole Ross talk about the Ocean Ford and Widda Castle portions of King's Field IV: The Ancient City.\r\n","date_published":"2014-02-28T19:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/2531d770-d478-472a-8c1c-59371b4e3ac8/608cf75c-5a39-4c2d-b569-c24e47f0dcf1.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":36127258,"duration_in_seconds":4227}]},{"id":"tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/164442595","title":"Episode 31: King's Field IV: The Ancient City (Part 2)","url":"https://www.bonfireside.chat/31","content_text":"Gary Butterfield and Kole Ross talk about the Forest Folk and Earth Folk areas of King's Field IV: The Ancient City. \n\nWhen will they get to the Ancient City? Why, in this very episode. By this point we're acclimated to the controls and pace of the game, and we get into the strange realms of the Forest and Earth Folk... and end on a high note of killing a Fire Demon. \n\nLINKS OF NOTE:\n\n\nVagrants \nKung Fu \nSword and the Stone \nThis is How Kole Grew Up \nAnimorphs M and M\n","content_html":"Gary Butterfield and Kole Ross talk about the Forest Folk and Earth Folk areas of King's Field IV: The Ancient City.
\n\nWhen will they get to the Ancient City? Why, in this very episode. By this point we're acclimated to the controls and pace of the game, and we get into the strange realms of the Forest and Earth Folk... and end on a high note of killing a Fire Demon.
\n\nGary Butterfield and Kole Ross talk about the first stretch of King's Field IV: The Ancient City.
\n\nContinuing our Origins Suite, we now turn our attention to King's Field, which is the other big fantasy series that From Software is known for. We opted for King's Field IV because it's a standalone story, and also because it's the most accessible. Take a listen to hear more, as we talk about everything up through the first encounter with some Guardians.
\n\nGary Butterfield and Kole Ross talk about Berserk in other media, and then wrap up with our thoughts on the Dark Souls Deisgn Works book.
\n\nGary Butterfield and Kole Ross talk about the Conviction Arc of the Berserk manga.
\n\nWith the Golden Age covered, we are now venturing out beyond where any anime or movie has adapted the Berserk story. The Conviction Arc has a great structure: it's part Monster-of-the-Week and part "let's fulfill the promise of this horribly broken world". But, most of all, it gave us Serpico. Long live Serpico! This episode covers Volumes 14-22 of the manga.
\n\nGary Butterfield and Kole Ross talk about the first two arcs of the Berserk manga.
\n\nWhy the hell are we talking about manga on a Dark Souls podcast? All you have to do is open a Berserk volume to any random page to see that From Software drew a LOT of inspiration from this decades-long (and still running!) series. In this episode, we cover generalities, along with the first two major arcs of the series-- "The Black Swordsman" and "The Golden Age" (Volumes 1 - 14).
\n\nGary Butterfield and Kole Ross read your responses to the endgame of Demon's Souls.
\n\n\n\nGary Butterfield and Kole Ross talk about the endgame of Demon's Souls.
\n\nGary Butterfield and Kole Ross talk about the endgame of Demon's Souls.
\n\nGary Butterfield, Kole Ross, and Will Owens read mostly your errata.
\n\nGary Butterfield, Kole Ross, and Will Owens talk about Worlds 1-3 and 1-4 of Demon's Souls.
\n\nGary Butterfield, Kole Ross, and Vivienne read your responses about Worlds 5-2 and 5-3 of Demon's Souls.
\n\nGary Butterfield, Kole Ross, and Dennis Furia read your thoughts on World 5-1 of Demon's Souls. Next episode, we're talking about World 1-3 and 1-4.
\n\nGary Butterfield, Kole Ross, and Dennis Furia talk about World 5-1 of Demon's Souls.
\n\nGary Butterfield and Kole Ross read your responses to World 4-2 and 4-3 of Demon's Souls.
\n\nGary Butterfield, Kole Ross, and Bob Mackey talk about World 4-2 and World 4-3 of Demon's Souls.
\n\nGary Butterfield, Kole Ross, and Jake Booth read your responses to world 4-1 of Demon's Souls.
\n\nLINKS OF NOTE:
\n\nGary Butterfield, Kole Ross, and Jake Booth talk about World 4-1 of Demon's Souls. In this episode, we cover all of the first stage, up through the Adjudicator.
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\n\nLINKS OF NOTE:
\n\nGary Butterfield, Kole Ross, and Murph Murphy talk about World 3-2 and 3-3 of Demon's Souls.
\n\nLINKS OF NOTE:
\n\nGary Butterfield, Kole Ross, and Jeremy Greer read your responses about world 3-1 of Demon's Souls.
\n\nLINKS OF NOTE:
\n\nGary Butterfield, Kole Ross, and Jeremy Greer talk about World 3-1 of Demon's Souls.
\n\nLINKS OF NOTE:
\n\nGary Butterfield, Kole Ross, and CoffeeJezus read your responses about Worlds 2-2 and 2-3 of Demon's Souls. Also, stay tuned at the end for a blast from the past, from when Kole didn't like Dark Souls.
\n\nLINKS OF NOTE:
\n\nGary Butterfield, Kole Ross, and CoffeeJezus talk about worlds 2-2 and 2-3 of Demon's Souls.
\n\nFor those following along, we play everything up from the Armor Spider through the Dragon God. Next episode, we'll talk about world 3-1, up through the Fool's Idol.
\n\nLINKS OF NOTE:
\n\nGary Butterfield, Kole Ross, and Jon Wolff read your responses about World 2-1 in Demon's Souls.
\n\nLINKS OF NOTE:
\n\nGary Butterfield, Kole Ross, and Jon Wolff talk about World 2-1 of Demon's Souls.
\n\nFor this episode, we do everything up through the Armor Spider boss fight. Next episode is about 2-2 and 2-3, up through the Dragon King.
\n\nLINKS OF NOTE:
\n\nGary Butterfield and Kole Ross read your responses about World 1-1 and World 1-2 of Demon's Souls.
\n\nLINKS OF NOTE:
\n\nGary Butterfield, Kole Ross, and Jason Killingsworth talk about World 1-1 and World 1-2 of Demon's Souls.
\n\nIf you're playing along, we cover everything up through the Tower Knight. Next episode, we're going to talk about World 2-1.
\n\nLINKS OF NOTE
\n\nGary Butterfield and Kole Ross read your responses about the intro to Demon's Souls.
\n\nLINKS OF NOTE:
\n\nWelcome to Boletaria. There's some stuff you should know.
\n\nFear not, because Gary and Kole are not dead. Even though we've exhaustively covered Dark Souls, there are still more Souls left to conquer. This begins season two of our show, in which we discuss Demon's Souls in depth. Fans of the show will find no surprises here... we're still talking about every stage in Demon's Souls in a way that brings new info to Demon's Souls veterans and newcomers alike.
\n\nThis introduction episode covers the history of the game world, along with a discussion of the Tutorial section and the Nexus. The next episode will cover 1-1 and 1-2.
\n\nLINKS OF NOTE:
\n\nGary Butterfield and Kole Ross read your responses about the endgame of Dark Souls.
\n\n\n\nGary Butterfield and Kole Ross talk about the Great Hollow, Ash Lake, and the Kiln of the First Flame in this thrilling conclusion to the Dark Souls season of this program.
\n\nTune in to the Appendix episode to hear details about the next season, which will be about Demon's Souls.
\n\n\n\nGary Butterfield, Kole Ross, and Jeremy Greer reconvene to take a more in-depth look at PVP in Dark Souls.
\n\n\n\nGary Butterfield, Kole Ross, and ubergoose talk about how to go fast in Dark Souls.
\n\n\n\nGary Butterfield, Kole Ross, and Jon Wolf read your responses about the Artorias of the Abyss DLC. Also, deleted scenes.
\n\n\n\nGary Butterfield, Kole Ross, and Jon Wolf talk about the Artorias of the Abyss additional content.
\n\nIf you're playing along, we cover everything from the Sanctuary Guardian through Manus.
\n\nThe next episode will be an Appendix about Speed Running.
\n\nPlease Note: All spoiler warnings are off. Proceed at your own risk if you have not beaten the game.
\n\n\n\nGary Butterfield, Kole Ross, and Will Owens read your responses about the Catacombs and the Tomb of the Giants. Also, deleted scenes.
\n\n\n\nGary Butterfield, Kole Ross, and Will Owens talk about the Catacombs and the Tomb of the Giants.
\n\nIf you're playing along, we cover everything from the Graveyard up through the Gravelord.
\n\nThe next episode will cover the Artorias of the Abyss DLC.
\n\nPlease Note: All spoiler warnings are off. Proceed at your own risk if you have not beaten the game.
\n\n\n\nGary Butterfield, Kole Ross, and Vivienne read your responses about the Demon Ruins and Lost Izalith. Also, deleted scenes.
\n\n\n\nGary Butterfield, Kole Ross, and Vivienne talk about the Demon Ruins and Lost Izalith.
\n\nIf you're playing along, we cover everything from Ceaseless Discharge to the Bed of Chaos.
\n\nThe next episode will cover the Catacombs and the Tomb of the Giants.
\n\nPlease Note: All spoiler warnings are off. Proceed at your own risk if you have not beaten the game.
\n\n\n\nGary Butterfield, Kole Ross, and Dennis Furia read your responses about the Duke's Archives and the Crystal Cave. Also, deleted scenes.
\n\n\n\nGary Butterfield, Kole Ross, and Dennis Furia talk about the Duke's Archives and the Crystal Cave.
\n\nIf you're playing along, we cover everything from the Stacks up through the final fight with Seath.
\n\nThe next episode will cover the Demon Ruins and Lost Izalith.
\n\nPlease Note: All spoiler warnings are off. Proceed at your own risk if you have not beaten the game.
\n\n\n\nGary Butterfield, Kole Ross, and Brayton Cameron read your responses about the New Londo Ruins and Darkroot Basin. Also, deleted scenes.
\n\n\n\nGary Butterfield, Kole Ross, and Jeremy Greer talk about the basics of PVP in Dark Souls.
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<p>Gary Butterfield, Kole Ross, and Brayton Cameron talk about Darkroot Basin and the New Londo Ruins.</p>\nIf you're playing along, we cover the Hydra, Sif, and all of New Londo (including the Four Kings).
\n\nThe next episode will cover the Duke's Archives and the Crystal Caves.
\n\nPlease Note: As of this episode, all spoiler warnings are off. Proceed at your own risk if you have not beaten the game.
\n\n\n\nGary Butterfield, Kole Ross, and Murph Murphy read your responses about the Painted World of Ariamis. Also, deleted scenes.
\n\n\n\nGary Butterfield, Kole Ross, and Murph Murphy talk about the return to the Undead Asylum and the Painted World of Ariamis.
\n\nIf you're playing along, we cover everything up through Priscilla.
\n\nThe next episode will cover Darkroot Basin and the New Londo Ruins.
\n\nPlease Note: As of this episode, all spoiler warnings are off. Proceed at your own risk if you have not beaten the game.
\n\n\n\nGary Butterfield, Kole Ross, and Bob Mackey read your thoughts and responses about Anor Londo.
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\n\nIf you're playing along, we cover Anor Londo in its entirety.
\n\nThe next episode will cover the Return to the Undead Asylum and the Painted World of Ariamis.
\n\nPlease Note: As of this episode, all spoiler warnings are off. Proceed at your own risk if you have not beaten the game.
\n\n\n\nGary Butterfield, Kole Ross, and Levi Curran read your thoughts and responses about Sen's Fortress.
\n\n\n\nGary Butterfield, Kole Ross, and Levi Curran talk about Sen's Fortress.
\n\nIf you're playing along, we cover everything from the Sen's Fortress gates up through the Iron Golem.
\n\nThe next episode will cover all of Anor Londo and Alternate Anor Londo.
\n\nPlease Note: After this episode, all spoiler moratoriums will be lifted. Listen at your own risk if you have not beaten the game.
\n\n\n\nGary Butterfield, Kole Ross, and Nick Glauber continue their discussion of Blighttown by reading your responses on the matter. Also, errata and deleted scenes.
\n\n\n\nGary Butterfield, Kole Ross, and Nick Glauber talk about Blighttown and the Valley of the Drakes.
\n\nIf you're playing along, we cover everything from the Blighttown Gates through the Valley of the Drakes (leading to either Firelink or Darkroot Basin).
\n\nThe next episode will cover all of Sen's Fortress.
\n\n\n\nGary Butterfield and Kole Ross talk about your experiences in Darkroot Garden and the Depths. Also, errata, and deleted scenes featuring Russ Frushtick.
\n\n\n\nGary Butterfield, Kole Ross, and Russ Frushtick talk about the Darkroot Garden and the Depths.
\n\nIf you're playing along, we cover everything from the Titanite Demon up through the Gaping Dragon.
\n\nThe next episode will cover all of Blightown, including the trip back to Firelink through the Valley of the Drakes.
\n\n\n\nGary Butterfield, Kole Ross, and Tyler Crumrine talk about your experiences in the Undead Parish and Lower Undead Burg. Also, we introduce the new Errata segment, and share some deleted scenes.
\n\n\n\nGary Butterfield, Kole Ross, and Tyler Crumrine talk about the Undead Parish and the Lower Undead Burg.
\n\nIf you're playing along, we cover everything from the rats in the bridge up til the goat demon with the dogs.
\n\nThe next episode will cover the Darkroot Garden through the Depths. If you hit the area with all the poison, you've gone too far!
\n\nNote: for the purposes of the show, we are considering "Darkroot Garden" to be the areas from the Prowling Demon up through the Moonlight Butterfly. The Hydra and Sif are reserved for later.
\n\n\n\nGary Butterfield and Kole Ross read your thoughts on the Undead Burg. Also, deleted scenes from the main episode.
\n\n\n\nIf you're playing along, we cover everything from the Aqueduct to the Bridge (you'll know it when you get there, trust me).
\n\nThe next episode will cover the Undead Parish and the Lower Burg. If you hit the sewers, you went too far!
\n\n\n\nWelcome to Lordran. There's some stuff you should know.
\n\nThis is it, the first episode of a podcast dedicated entirely to Dark Souls, and other Souls games. We encourage you to play along, and this will be a great starting point for Dark Souls veterans and newcomers along. We discuss the history of the game, the basic tennets of survival, and take you on a tour through the Undead Asylum and Firelink Shrine.
\n\nThe next episode will be all about the Undead Burg, up through the Hellkite Drake. Praise the Sun!
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