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The carvings come from Dark Souls, released in 2011, where they were a simple way to communicate in multiplayer without voice chat. Dropping or using a carved wooden head would play a short spoken phrase, including Hello, Thank You and Very Good, so invaders, hosts and summoned phantoms could react to each other. As Dark Souls clips spread on forums and video sites, the Very Good line escaped the game and became a shorthand compliment, used ironically and sincerely whenever something deserved quiet approval.
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The Dark Souls Very Good carving sound effect, the polite thank you voice line used in game to praise other players and react to helpful moments online.
This is the short voice line from the Very Good carving item in Dark Souls, spoken in a deep, slow and oddly sincere tone when the wooden carving is used. Instead of music or text, the carving produces a clear male voice saying very good, which makes the simple compliment feel both earnest and unintentionally funny. Players drop it after a good fight, a helpful summon or a clever message, and online it works the same way as a reaction clip to approve something impressive, wholesome or surprisingly well done without needing any extra explanation at all.
