Fan-Made Dark Souls Films Explain Each Game’s Confusing Story

It’s tough enough to follow what’s happening in Dark Souls that Bandai Namco ran a contest asking people to help explain it. But if you’re looking for something in-depth, MoonlightButterfly on YouTube has you covered.

We had a look at MoonlightButterfly’s Dark Souls video earlier this week, but it’s worth taking a peek at the rest of the videos in the series. I sorta know what happened in Demon’s Souls, Dark Souls, Dark Souls II and Bloodborne, even if the story isn’t what attracted me there in the first place. But when I learn more about what’s happening beneath the surface, I’m intrigued, and turn to lore miners like VaatiVidya and MoonlightButterfly.

What MoonlightButterfly does is unique; they cleverly mix together gameplay footage, cutscenes and other pieces from the game to tell a coherent story, one that moves from A to B in a way the game doesn’t.

They recently published a nearly two-hour saga about Bloodborne:

And have videos for every game in the series, including Dark Souls 2:

Demon’s Souls:

And, if you missed it the first time around, Dark Souls:

With Dark Souls 3 only weeks away, now’s a good time to brush up!