Welcome Skellies! This week's guest is Patrick Klepek, a gaming journalist with a long history with From games. We sat down to talk about his origin story with the games, why Bloodborne is the best in the series, and of course, we talk a little bit about the difficulty in Sekiro. Don't worry though: no spoilers here. 

Don't Give Up, Skeleton is on Patreon, which is a great way to support the show if you can. Donations go to keeping the podcast bills paid, as well as my ever growing collection of Souls games. 

You can also support the show by leaving an iTunes review, or by sharing the podcast with your friends. 

Merch! Wear a skelly on your belly! Links:The Demon's Souls Troll That Made Me Rage QuitPatrick Klepek (@patrickklepek) | TwitterWaypoint - Why we play. VICE's guide to gaming with daily editorial, video, podcast, and streams.

Episode 172: Patrick Klepek

Don't Give Up, Skeleton is a podcast inspired by one simple question: how did you get into the Souls games? Every week, Jeremy Greer interviews a guest about their own personal Souls story. Guests include a wide variety of people, both well known on the internet and completely unknown. Each episode is a bit different, with guests discussing what the games mean to them, whether it be a technical look into the inner workings, how NPC quest lines mirror personal relationships, fun and exciting lore stories, or lengthy discussions about the music in the games. Support the show directly at https://patreon.com/dontgiveupskeleton

Comedy

Video Games

Games & Hobbies

Hobbies

Leisure

You can also support the show by leaving an iTunes review, or by sharing the podcast with your friends. 

Merch! Wear a skelly on your belly!

Episode 185: HoldenOut (@BloodborneGame)

Hello skeletons! This week on the podcast, we are joined by Judson Cowan, who you might know if you've been following Souls stuff for awhile. Besides making some great videogame soundtracks (like Rogue Legacy 2), he's also the creator of Laudate Solis, the most perfect map of Dark Souls 1 that has ever existed. Until his new one comes out, anyway. We talk about his history with the games, the magic of making maps, and more. Enjoy!

You can also support the show by leaving an iTunes review, or by sharing the podcast with your friends. 

Merch! Wear a skelly on your belly! Links:Judson Cowan (@Tettix) / TwitterDark Souls - Laudate Solis - FangamerTettix – Tettix GamesJudson Cowan on Twitter — I'd like to tell you about how I made an extremely detailed and map of Lordran (a second time) for @tuneandfair 's #abyssalarchive. 

Episode 184: Judson Cowan

Welcome back, skeletons! This week we get to visit with our old friend Lokey, who has a whole book coming out about Dark Souls. A real book! That you can hold in your hands! See the links below if you want to check it out, and listen to the episode if you want to hear some of the ins and outs of the thought process behind it. 

You can also support the show by leaving an iTunes review, or by sharing the podcast with your friends. 

Merch! Wear a skelly on your belly! Links:Introducing Abyssal ArchiveLokey Lore – What You Didn't KnowLokey Dark Souls (@Lokey_DS) / Twitter

DGUS Remastered: Lokey

Welcome back, skellies! This week's guest is KarlGerm, a Souls fan and speedrunner, and more importantly, and all around good dude. Karl walks us through his experiences with the game, what led him to do challenge runs and eventually speed running, and at one point we go a lengthy tangent about Final Fantasy 8. Be sure to check out all of Karl's links below! 

You can also support the show by leaving an iTunes review, or by sharing the podcast with your friends. 

Merch! Wear a skelly on your belly! Links:Karlgerm - TwitchEvery F'n FF | Final Fantasy PodcastSpeedSouls

Episode 183: Karlgerm

Heya Skeletons! It's been awhile, but I'm back with another episode of DGUS Remastered, the series where I catch up with old guests from the podcast, and see what they're up to. Today it's Zach, the writer behind Lordran & Beyond, back to talk about his experiences in the last four years, as well as his Kickstarter project for collecting all of his webcomics into a physical book. Check out the links below! 

On a personal note, I just want to say that I hope all of you are doing ok in this whirlwind of a year. Stay safe, stay healthy, and stay skeletons. 

Don't Give Up, Skeleton is on Patreon, which is a great way to support the show if you can. Donations go to keeping the podcast bills paid, as well as my ever growing collection of Souls games. 

You can also support the show by leaving an iTunes review, or by sharing the podcast with your friends. 

Merch! Wear a skelly on your belly! Links:Lordran & Beyond 1st Edition Anthology by Zach Sharpe — Kickstarter — Nearly seven years ago, with aspirations of writing comics but no entry or foothold to establish myself, I launched Lordran & Beyond, the on-going Dark Souls web comic. For years on a monthly basis, I worked with various amazing artists to deliver chapters in a cumulative 25 different stories! Supporting us every step of the way have been the hundreds of amazing patrons on Patreon, and this partnership between creator, artist, and supporter resulted in over 300 comic pages of delicious, Soulsy material.Zach Sharpe (@cursedsirkai) / Twitter

Episode 172: Patrick Klepek

Download our free app to listen on your phone