Don't Give Up Skeleton: A Dark Souls And Bloodborne Podcast

Hello skeletons! This week’s guest is Peter Cleaves! You probably know Peter from his Twitter, where he is a delightful personality. Or you may know him from his work at Sony, where he has personally blocked the HD remake of Demon’s Souls from ever happening (I kid, I kid!). Peter was a great guest, and has an interesting origin story for the Souls series. I think you’ll like it a lot. Peter on twitter: https://twitter.com/tat_sun_ As always, if you’d like to be on the show, send an email to dguspodcast@gmail.com, or use my variety of social media networks listed below to send me a message. Email is generally the best way to get me, though. Twitter: twitter.com/dguspodcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dontgiveupskeleton/ Tumblr: http://dontgiveupskellies.tumblr.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dontgiveupskellies/

A new episode is here, skeletons! This week’s guest is Teresa, a delightful person that likes riding bikes, knitting, and killing people with Karmic Justice in Dark Souls PVP. She’s also unique on this podcast in that she doesn’t particularly care for Bloodborne (don’t worry, we’ll convert her to our side soon). I’ve known Teresa for a few years now, so I’m happy to have finally gotten to know her a bit more. I’m sure you’ll enjoy it as well. Teresa’s tumblr: http://darkmoonknightess.tumblr.com/ As always, if you’d like to be on the show, send an email to dguspodcast@gmail.com, or use my variety of social media networks listed below to send me a message. Email is generally the best way to get me, though. Twitter: twitter.com/dguspodcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dontgiveupskeleton/ Tumblr: http://dontgiveupskellies.tumblr.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dontgiveupskellies/

Hello Skeletons! This week’s guest is Naiyt. Naiyt is the current owner and operator of MugenMonkey.com, THE place to craft your Souls builds. It’s a build planning site for all of the Souls games, and is insanely useful for PVE or PVP builds. We have a fun conversation about how he approaches the game, and of course I can’t help myself but get into some nitty gritty details. Since we recorded, Naity has started a Patreon. If you join up now you can get early access to the new beta app for Android. See the links below for details, and enjoy the episode! MugenMonkey.com https://www.patreon.com/mugenmonkey My builds on MM:https://mugenmonkey.com/darksouls/share/40203 As always, if you’d like to be on the show, send an email to dguspodcast@gmail.com, or use my variety of social media networks listed below to send me a message. Email is generally the best way to get me, though. Twitter: twitter.com/dguspodcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dontgiveupskeleton/ Tumblr: http://dontgiveupskellies.tumblr.

Hello again skeletons! This week we are talking with Aikao, who is a huge Souls fan. We talk about the games, of course, and also get into how to successfully moderate a reddit sub that has 100,000 members. I find another Chalice friend, proving that Chalices are the secret sauce that everyone likes despite being seeing as bad. That’s a terrible metaphor, but whatever, Chalices are GREAT. Enjoy the episode! See lots of links below: Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/Aikaosu  Twitch: https://twitch.tv/aikao  Twitter: @Krasnoya_Ronin Chalice Dungeon Exploration playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLb0DGCtSzTenkmjDCG2gMJ6--EdXmTZLP … Roaming Bloodstarved Beast with Giants: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jd3Zg61AnZg&index=7&list=PLb0DGCtSzTenkmjDCG2gMJ6--EdXmTZLP … Roaming Watchdog in Oil Swamp: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jwXqcBtgLnQ&index=6&list=PLb0DGCtSzTenkmjDCG2gMJ6--EdXmTZLP … As always, if you’d like to be on the show, send an email to dguspodcast@gmail.com, or

As promised, here’s a whole other episode in the same week! And look who it’s with: Gary Butterfield! You might know him from Duckfeed.tv, Watch Out For Fireballs, or Bonfireside Chat. Gary and I sit down and talk about the real issues: why did it take him so long to play Dark Souls? I’ll let the rest come out in the episode. Enjoy, skeletons. Gary’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/garybuh Gary’s Sorcery Only Gravelord Run: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLaweEa0EEAp1JuPK2M_NgHsCT7QvMKTwW Souls of Darkness: https://garybutterfield.itch.io/souls-of-darkness-pdf Duckfeed.TV: http://duckfeed.tv/ As always, if you’d like to be on the show, send an email to dguspodcast@gmail.com, or use my variety of social media networks listed below to send me a message. Email is generally the best way to get me, though. Twitter: twitter.com/dguspodcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dontgiveupskeleton/ Tumblr: http://dontgiveupskellies.tumblr.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dontgiveupskellies/

That’s right, skeletons! This week is yet another TWOFER week on Don’t Give Up, Skeleton. The first episode is my interview with Kole Ross, who definitely doesn’t need an introduction. You all know who he is: Watch Out For Fireballs, Bonfireside Chat, Duckfeed.TV. Kole was nice enough to sit down with me and talk about his journey through the Souls series, and some other lesser known FROM Software games. Enjoy the episode, and Watch Out For Another Episode Soon. Kole’s twitter: https://twitter.com/koleross Hexcrank: http://www.hexcrank.com/ Duckfeed.TV: http://duckfeed.tv/ As always, if you’d like to be on the show, send an email to dguspodcast@gmail.com, or use my variety of social media networks listed below to send me a message. Email is generally the best way to get me, though. Twitter: twitter.com/dguspodcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dontgiveupskeleton/ Tumblr: http://dontgiveupskellies.tumblr.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dontgiveupskellies/

Welcome back, skeletons! This week is another great Don’t Give Up, Skeleton. Robert is a podcaster and game reviewer living in England. We had a lengthy conversation about all things Souls, and even spend some time going into some older From Software games. I think you’ll like it! LINKS! Robert’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/misanthrobob Robert’s Podcast: https://twitter.com/misanthroplay Robert’s website: http://www.rpgfan.com/ As always, if you’d like to be on the show, send an email to dguspodcast@gmail.com, or use my variety of social media networks listed below to send me a message. Email is generally the best way to get me, though. Twitter: twitter.com/dguspodcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dontgiveupskeleton/ Tumblr: http://dontgiveupskellies.tumblr.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dontgiveupskellies/

Hello again, skeletons. This week’s guest is AllisonByProxy! If you’v been paying attention to the Dark Souls community for awhile, you probably have heard of Allison or seen her work. She created LegoDarkSouls, has guested on multiple episodes of Bonfireside Chat, and is an all around great person. We talk about her Souls origin stories, and just how great all of these games are. It’s a good episode, so strap in, folks. Allison on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AllisonByProxy Allison on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/AllisonByProxy LegoDarkSouls: http://legodarksouls.tumblr.com/ As always, if you’d like to be on the show, send an email to dguspodcast@gmail.com, or use my variety of social media networks listed below to send me a message. Email is generally the best way to get me, though. Twitter: twitter.com/dguspodcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dontgiveupskeleton/ Tumblr: http://dontgiveupskellies.tumblr.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dontgiveupskellies/

A new episode, skeletons! Cast yourselves back to the week of E3 2016. Myself and Paolo, this week’s guest, jump on a microphone and start talking. The first thing I learn is that he’s a graphic programmer for Sony Santa Monica, and that he’s working on God of War. The second thing I learn is that he worked on Firewatch as well. The third thing I learned is that he LOVES the Souls series. We’ve had some enthusiastic guests on before, but Paolo is on a whole new level. This is one you’ll enjoy. Paolo’s twitter: https://twitter.com/rollingshark As always, if you’d like to be on the show, send an email to dguspodcast@gmail.com, or use my variety of social media networks listed below to send me a message. Email is generally the best way to get me, though. Twitter: twitter.com/dguspodcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dontgiveupskeleton/ Tumblr: http://dontgiveupskellies.tumblr.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dontgiveupskellies/

We’re back skeletons! This week we are joined by Liam, a delightful Australian who loves music and Dark Souls. We immediately get off topic into some music talk, but bring it around back to Souls quickly enough. I need to toss an all caps WARNING into the notes for this one, since Liam talks about some pretty dark times in his life. If you are sensitive to talk about alcohol abuse, you might want to skip this episode. As always, if you’d like to be on the show, send an email to dguspodcast@gmail.com, or use my variety of social media networks listed below to send me a message. Email is generally the best way to get me, though. Twitter: twitter.com/dguspodcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dontgiveupskeleton/ Tumblr: http://dontgiveupskellies.tumblr.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dontgiveupskellies/

That’s right, this week’s guest is the second founder of YouDied.co.uk, Gav Weir! We talk about everything Souls, as usual, starting with the lack of a thorough Dark Souls wiki. I promise, it’s explained in the episode. Be warned, Gav and I apparently suffered some major memory loss during this episode, as neither of us were able to remember some pretty common names. It happens, folks. https://youdied.co.uk Gav on Twitter: http://twitter.com/GavWeir As always, if you’d like to be on the show, send an email to dguspodcast@gmail.com, or use my variety of social media networks listed below to send me a message. Email is generally the best way to get me, though. Twitter: twitter.com/dguspodcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dontgiveupskeleton/ Tumblr: http://dontgiveupskellies.tumblr.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dontgiveupskellies/

Skeletons! Today’s guest is Gav Russell, one of the two people behind YouDied.co.uk. Gav and I share a very hungover conversation that is none-the-less chock full of jokes and chat about Dark Souls, and probably a bunch of other stuff too (look, I said I was hungover, give me a break over here). https://youdied.co.uk Gav on Twitter: http://twitter.com/TightToTheNail As always, if you’d like to be on the show, send an email to dguspodcast@gmail.com, or use my variety of social media networks listed below to send me a message. Email is generally the best way to get me, though. Twitter: twitter.com/dguspodcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dontgiveupskeleton/ Tumblr: http://dontgiveupskellies.tumblr.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dontgiveupskellies/

Welcome back, skeletons! The guest for episode 21 is Suvesh. He doesn’t have a lot of history with games, but when he came across the Souls series for the first time he was hooked. He went on to play all five games so far within a year. A year! That’s crazy. Enjoy the episode! Suvesh on twitter: twitter.com/mysticreferee86 As always, if you’d like to be on the show, send an email to dguspodcast@gmail.com, or use my variety of social media networks listed below to send me a message. Email is generally the best way to get me, though. Twitter: twitter.com/dguspodcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dontgiveupskeleton/ Tumblr: http://dontgiveupskellies.tumblr.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dontgiveupskellies/

Hello skeletons! This week’s guest is Fiona, a name you probably aren’t familiar with. Despite playing FROM software games with her brother since the PS1 days, she hasn’t really had a presence in the Souls community. I have a feeling that’s about to change, though. Fiona and I chat Souls for awhile, and then she starts laying down some serious lore. Over the course of 30 minutes, she pulls together Greek gods, Egyptian gods, possum myths (!!), and all of the royal family from Dark Souls 1 and 3. I’ll be honest, I didn’t 100% track it the first time through, and had to listen again to get a good handle on it. I think you foresters out there will love it. Since recording, Fiona has opened up her YT channel and started a twitter. So if you have questions, hit her up! YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6njYTBHUn2bDilcrdcwxlw Twitter: https://twitter.com/GrandArchives

Hello again skeletons! We’re back with another episode of Don’t Give Up, Skeleton. This week’s guest is my good friend Layne, who I met on (you guessed it) on the Duckfeed Slack. We talk about all sorts of Souls, being a dad, and probably some other stuff as well. Remember, if you’d like to be on the podcast, send me an email to dguspodcast@gmail.com.

Welcome to another episode of Don’t Give Up, Skeleton! This week we are joined by Adam, a relatively new Souls player. Adam was given a copy of Dark Souls 1 by Emily B (remember episode 8 with Emily?) and has been hooked ever since. Enjoy the episode! If you’d like to come onto the podcast, send me a DM to @dguspodcast on twitter, or send me an email to dguspodcast@gmail.com.

Hello Skeletons! This week’s guest is Rosie, a woman I met during the hey days of Dark Souls 2. We became friends on Tumblr, and have kept up with each other over the years since. We have a long conversation about her own journey with the Souls series, pausing to gush over the amazing Old Hunters DLC for Bloodborne (as has become a trend on this show). PLUS! She likes Chalice Dungeons! That makes…three guests so far! Not bad. As always, send me an email to dguspodcast@gmail.com if you want to come on to the show! Links of Note: Rosie’s tumblr: http://thewaifupillow.tumblr.com Versace Emerald Herald: http://imgur.com/a/DNbev

Hello again Skeletons! This week's guest is Leonard, aka DrFaustIsDead. Leonard is a great guy that I met via the Duckfeed group, and has started his own series of "lore plays" videos for Dark Souls 3. See the link below to catch them. Leonard and I had a delightful conversation about all things Souls, so sit back, relax, and let the podcast roll.

NeoLoki makes incredible YouTube videos based on the Souls series. They have a very unique and creepy aesthetic that you just don't normally see. This conversation was recorded a few days before Dark Souls III was released. We talked about marketing the game, NeoLoki's history of making videos, how he came to the Souls series, and all sorts of things in between. His personal connection to the stories of Dark Souls II will change the way you think about that game, and can change the way you think about how games in general. Remember: send an email to dguspodcast@gmail.com and you can come onto the show! All you need is a microphone and a story about how you came to the Souls games. Links of Note: NeoLoki's YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzsOJQQJ_XNVYcLNvq1FGrw My Fave NeoLoki vid: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7z-rwlzF4j0 NeoLoki's article on Siegward (this was obviously not talked about on the show, but check it anyway): http://fextralife.com/a-journey-with-siegward/ Eli Roth

What?! That’s right, this week there are TWO episodes of Don’t Give Up, Skeleton for your ears to enjoy. I decided to make this a Twin Humanities themed week and post Paddy’s episode the same day as CJ’s. This one was recorded after we had both finished Dark Souls 3, so expect lots and lots of spoilers. Also, Paddy confesses his favorite game of all time is Lords of the Fallen! :o If you’d like to come onto the podcast and chat, send me an email to dguspodast@gmail.com with your Souls story, and we’ll see about making it happen. Links of Note: Demon’s Souls PBWT SL1 (be sure to turn on annotations): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qs4jtMrCPV4 Polynauts 4-1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s1XP8lIrGK8