Dark Souls 2 Dissected #10 - From's Forgotten Forest

illusory wall March 30, 2025
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Greetings! I'm illusory wall and I make videos about Dark Souls (and sometimes other retro games). Active in the community since the release of Dark Souls 1, I've often been first-in-line to help test and discover how various mechanics work in the Souls series. I'd previously make edits to the wikis or post my findings in forums, but more recently I've been making video essays and explorations of my findings. I put an emphasis on talking about things that haven't been covered before, or doing the deepest dives I can. Hope you enjoy! Second channel for drumming stuff and playlists of livestreams is located over here: https://www.youtube.com/@illusoryplays

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In today's episode of Dark Souls II Dissected, join me as we take a look at the Forest of Fallen Giants in exhaustive detail. From understanding the level layout and how the Giant's Memories fit in, to unpacking the lore implications of its level design between past and present, and datamining to uncover lost prototype concepts, there's a lot to talk about when it comes to understanding the intentions of this area. additional search algo terms: FoFG, cut content, prototype content 0:00 Intro 2:50 Level Layout Recap 6:19 Memory of Vammar (Layout and Lore) 25:05 Lore Tangent: The Iron Keep 31:00 Memory of Vammar (Implications of Cut Content) 41:15 Early Trailer Analysis 48:40 Memory of Orro 54:05 Memory of Jeigh 1:03:23 A Simplified Past? / Closing Words Dark Souls 2 - Lost Bastille Prototype Map (by @dr0poff) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-pcMfJHJVwg Dark Souls 2 - Gameplay Reveal 12 Minute Demo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z_JFDPCtXFY DARK SOULS II - DESPAIR: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qbeyBjmBD3E DARK SOULS 2 - I AM UNDONE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EHgUuhOsHoA Videos about the giants by @ZullietheWitch: The giants used to be huge: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ksq4s-HGkHg Dark Souls II was very ambitious: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wqKstCMHvhI And I didn't reference it in the video but I realize now that @bonfirevn also has a relevant video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q2GDSpdQdpI Scantier's DS2 Iceburg- https://www.reddit.com/r/DarkSouls2/comments/swev3a/the_ultimate_ds2_iceberg_no_made_up_stuff_no/ Whitest Kids U' Know: Lincoln- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d_dRw62qVLs Posts by Moonlight Ruin: https://x.com/Moonlight_Ruin/status/1645517111857479709 https://x.com/Moonlight_Ruin/status/1736497880385397082 https://x.com/Moonlight_Ruin/status/1745888081096425533 https://bsky.app/profile/moonlightruin.bsky.social/post/3limlpxnpv226 Mods/ tools used: DebugManager - https://www.nexusmods.com/darksouls2/mods/1241 Smithbox - https://github.com/vawser/Smithbox https://noclip.website/ Non-souls music used in video: Eye of the Beholder (Sega CD) - Track 1 Flashback (Sega CD) - Main Theme King's Field IV - City Ruins Ico - Castle in the Mist Castlevania Symphony of the Night - Crystal Teardrop Grim Fandango - 9th Heaven Grim Fandango - Lost Souls Alliance Batman Returns (Sega CD) - Options Screen The Secret of Monkey Island - Searching for Treasure Snatcher (Sega CD) - Cold Sleep Jacob Lake's Shadow Tower Abyss Fan Soundtrack

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