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

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)
   • Dark Souls 2 - Lost Bastille Prototyp...  

Dark Souls 2 - Gameplay Reveal 12 Minute Demo:
   • Dark Souls 2 - Gameplay Reveal 12 Min...  

DARK SOULS II - DESPAIR:
   • DARK SOULS II -  DESPAIR  

DARK SOULS 2 - I AM UNDONE:
   • DARK SOULS 2 - I AM UNDONE  

Videos about the giants by ‪@ZullietheWitch‬:

The giants used to be huge:
   • The giants used to be huge  

Dark Souls II was very ambitious:
   • Dark Souls II was very ambitious  

And I didn't reference it in the video but I realize now that ‪@bonfirevn‬ also has a relevant video:
   • The Early Giants of Dark Souls II  

Scantier's DS2 Iceburg-
  / the_ultimate_ds2_iceberg_no_made_up_stuff_no  

Whitest Kids U' Know: Lincoln-
   • Whitest Kids U' Know: Lincoln  

Posts by Moonlight Ruin:
https://x.com/Moonlight_Ruin/status/1...
https://x.com/Moonlight_Ruin/status/1...
https://x.com/Moonlight_Ruin/status/1...
https://bsky.app/profile/moonlightrui...

Mods/ tools used:
DebugManager - https://www.nexusmods.com/darksouls2/...
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