@@vexed_con alpharad isnt listed in the opening credits whatsoever, its safe to say that Jan had some help with the scripting but not by notable funny smash boi, Alpharad
Worth mentioning that early successes like reaching elite four on attempt 10 then taking until 33 to get there again was because the rom hack was actively being made harder as he played it.
It really shows that you took to heart what you said in that one video about Alpharad and how you admire his story telling and wish you could do it well. You've improved so much, keep up the good work
Not to downplay PChal, but you can see that he has two script writers in the beginning credits. He uses script writers for a while now, which is a very good idea, so he can focus on the delivery and on his own content
@@KawaiiAzusa he found his weakness and knew that hiring script writers would help his content as a whole. a true showing of how much he cares about his content
Production value is top tier goddamn. Hats off to the editors and scriptwriters! I remember tuning in for these streams and man this seems like a crazy challenge.
The mod maker should have made it so that every time you want to heal at the pokecenter you need to battle nurse joy Edit: omg i did not expect this comment to get so many likes ._.
When Jan had slain the Emerald dragon, he looked upon the desolation around him with a sinking sense of dissatisfaction. The realization came to him: the Ultimate Challenge had simply not been hard enough.
This is like playing the games on Ash mode since he never evolves his mons. Makes you appreciate him finally winning, and understand why it took him so damn long.
@grieveromega6060 For us real humans, it was way too long. 25 *FUCKING* years. But for him... yea, not that much. Like... a year or less. Someone correct me if i'm wrong, but for some reasons he starts and ends as a 10 year old.
Ive always liked the Koffing line. Its pretty damn bulky and even as a kid fighting all of those rockets, I was always impressed with how often a underleveled Koffing would survive a hit and Weezings were always scary not just for exploding. My favorite Koffing moment though was taking a max power Retaliate from Slaking in Norman's gym which should be a 210 power move coming off a 160 base attack pokemon.
Damn. It’s crazy to see the impact that reacting to all the creators he has reacted to has had on his video making style. These videos have dramatically increased in quality over the years. Love to see it!
@@everyonesmiledback It’s so cool to see these results of (usually unexpected) collabs. Both sides learning from each other and improving their content even more!
The production value is through the roof on this one. I think I have not seen a thumbnail this appealing and editing/scripting/music that fitting in a while. Those aspects made me comment. As a graphic design nut I am just incredibly impressed and hope you will keep this up. It's amazing content
Damn, the intro to this is top notch. Really feels like an epic redemption quest type thing, like he truly released something unholy onto the world, and now he must redeem himself by slaying it.
As a modder, unfortunately, it's harder to code a hack fo leaf green, as the code locations are somewhat different from fire red, the more commonly used game. Just changing encounters and trainers though is quite easy.
This reminds me beautifully of Karen's quote in Pokémon Gold and Silver. "Strong Pokémon. Weak Pokémon. That is only the selfish perception of people. Truly skilled trainers should try to win with their favorites." And try and win he did. What a journey.
Garbage Green was getting a lot of flak when Jan was playing it because many viewers at the time saw the game as extremely punishing for things you had no control over. The hack basically serves as his own torture chamber and a lot of people, myself included, were frustrated that he kept making it harder when he was still clearly struggling. Good for him and good for content, but Garbage Green felt like a game with only one solution most of the time he was playing it which is sorta counter-intuitive to the Nuzlocke experience.
I feel like this was Jan best format yet. Telling us the story of the winning run gives a cohesive narrative while referencing the challenges and successes he faced in other runs at that points adds context to the decisions and backstory to his mind set. It's the complete story of his winning run and the story of his multiple attempts in a perfectly balanced and comprehendable narrative.
Pupitar really isn't that great outside of stab QuakeSlide. Average bulk (for a shitmon), and base 84 attack, also a mid-late game evo too. The modder wasn't trying to make the game completely unplayable, just really, stupidly unfair.
@@iameverywhere9431 The rare candies are just so Jan doesn't have to grind out levels every run. It's insanely boring for the audience to watch and for him to do.
@@iameverywhere9431 watching a streamer grind 50+ levels (or in kaizo: 70+ levels) is so boring, plus rare candies can be a good way to avoid overleveling in an HC nuzlocke (where you cannot use a mon that is overleveled until the next badge is acquired)
Jan has come a great way! I honestly never had a problem the way he was presenting stuff, I enjoyed how simple it was. But on this one, I feel like he has come a long way with his story telling. Really enjoyable for my taste. 😁
This was probably the best video yet. The Thumbnail was appealing, the intro was really nice and well made, the total supercut was well paced and the storytelling has gotten a lot better. It is really incredible to see how Jan absorbes, whatever he has seen worth in from other creators, like a sponge and then go on to make that in his own style. Hope he gets to evolve his content even more.
Not only was the storytelling EXCELLENTLY done, but the music choices were ON POINT throughout this video, really hit emotional beats well, this whole video was amazing!
Dang brother. Been watching passively for a while, but never commented. Just wanted to say I think this is by far your best storytelling, scripting, intro, and joke frequency. Really inspires me as a fellow creator.
Holy shit PChal the music selecting this time was ON POINT!! Hades music made great ambiance for tough sequences, and the song choice for the E4 was perfect!! For anyone who doesn't know, the song at the start of the E4 is from a game called Furi, and the song is called "My Only Chance" by The Toxic Avenger
"When was the last time you really wanted to give up on something, but didn't? Why didn't you? And most importantly, was it worth it?" That short bit hit way harder than it had any right to. What a legendary video.
This is a phenomenal video. The jokes, the story. I think you said creator a bit too much at the start but overall it was so well made. The ad cut was brilliant. This shows your skills in not just gameplay but in creating a video that is entertaining and worthy of watching as just a basic Pokémon fan trying to understand a nuzlocke. Well done. I can’t wait for more.
The degree to which Jan's content has improved is truly astounding. Also the editors popped off on this one. Great work all round, folks! Best video on the channel so far
I love Jan’s story telling abilities since interacting with alpharad and others Genuinely become one of my favorite places to come for story and strategy
The story in the opening was amazing, and the fake outs of Larvitar and Dustin were hilarious, honestly one of the best nuzlocke vids I’ve ever seen! Also, love the use of the Hollow Knight and Furi Soundtracks, both sound so action packed and dramatic!
That opening was Glorious. Seriously dude has come a long way from 50k subs and treating TH-cam as a backlog of his twitch. He’s affected the whole Pokémon community and even made me better at Pokémon
47:35 ... wtf man I didn't expect to get blindsided in the feels. I could list of some trivial things I guess, but I think I'll keep these questions with me a bit longer. The obvious answer to "was it worth it?" always seems to be "of course yes I've achieved my goals". That sense of pride and accomplishment in the moment. It's the "why didn't you?" though that really gets me thinking. Determination? Pride? Seeking out that next release of dopamine that comes with achievement? I think the major reason must be because deep down it was fun. Or to bring joy to somebody else even. To make people proud. It's hilarious that these questions have got me so thoughtful about things. and wtf bruh in a Pokemon Challenge video no less like lmaoo it's great. Anyways thanks for the video man, made my day better. Keep it up!
Man this was a piece of cinema. The game itself is amazing and the storytelling just made it better, my heart skipped a beat when Arcanine took down Seaking, i could feel your fear. Never give up is the lesson i have seen many people preach but rarely practice. GG ❤️
I like seeing you play this game because instead of building one perfect team to get past a bs strategy you have to build teams to take on whole gauntlets. It makes for a lot of variation between runs and stops you from needing to restart 10 min into the run every time.
I could never play pokemon this way, I love to bimble about and see how the game goes. But I _adore_ your channel. I love watching you theory craft and pick apart encounters to optimise your build. I sincerely appreciate seeing how you work. Not because it'll make me any better at a series of games that I already love, but because you make the world richer by investigating it so deeply. Thank you, and keep it up!
Wow! This is actually a really entertaining. Great work everyone, and I can see how far you’ve come, going from 151 attempts on EK, all the way down to 50 on Garbage Green?! That’s impressive. :)
Jan:Suffers the hell out of a Pokemon rom which sole purpose was to be merciless and stressing, that's not even fun to play, giving him the worst hours he's ever had doing challenges. Jan at the end:What a great game kappa
The fact that run no. 50 ended up being the successful one - nice round number, multiple of five and ten, half way to 100 - is somehow very satisfying to me.
What if Pokemon, but: - Mandatory Hardcore Nuzlocke. - No healing. Ever. - Limited to evolving 5 times. - 20% chance in every grass patch to get ambushed by a Level 200 uncatchable roaming legendary. - Every turn that passes, the opponent levels up. - Every time you are hit, they level up AGAIN.
I don't see enough praise for it in the coments, so i am gonna say it: Your choice of music really makes the video work. I love how you cut the footage so it goes with the points of interest in the musical themes. Really great job, whoever is responsible for that part!
Amazing idea! I would also love to see a leaf green version where all the trainers were buffed with better mons and movesets without changing the gen 3 mechanics or pokedex as well!
I can imagine the mod creator just going after every helpful line of code that was useful to the players and screaming “EXTERMINATE EXTERMINATE EXTERMINAAAAAATE”
I never comment but like. Unironically your best video to date imo Much much better scripting, really on point editing, but I think the unsung hero personally is your voiceover - Ive thought before that your voiceovers can be a little plastic/artificial but in this video you super nailed the storytelling tone while making it feel really natural. It's a huge improvement and it shows how hard you've worked to get this far I think. Amazing work, can't wait to see the next thing
I have a unique idea for a series: (Eternalocke) completely normal Pokémon nuzlocke, but each time you successfully beat it, we add another element to make it harder
Jan: oh, you're a poketuber, and maybe a strategist all right- just not a super one. The other one (*insert whoever you think fits here*): Oh yeah? Well, what's the difference? Jan: PRESENTATION!
I like to think I'm pretty okay at pokemon, but videos like this remind me that I suck. Keep up the good work, Jan, these videos amaze me with their in-depth strategy and immense skill requirements.
The utter confusion in the thumbnail is insane. Its supposed to look dramatic, but all i see is my little cousin trying to figure out a puzzle with more than 20 pieces
What’s this? A new pchal video for me to rewatch a million times? IM FKN IN! Such a well edited, well narrated, and entertaining video Jan! Amazing job 👏
jan in his narration: this was such a fun experience
jan while playing: i’m so done with this fucking game
Ikr?
If its so "fun", he should do it again XD
Type 2 fun baby
Cognitive dissonance is fun to watch, when I'm not the one suffering...
Literally the dark souls experience, pain while you’re doing it but looking back you realise how well designed and amazing the games are
Classic League of Legends mental
alpharad: Jan isn't that good at intros
Jan: and I took it personally
nah, i bet jacob wrote the intro script for jan
@@vexed_con alpharad isnt listed in the opening credits whatsoever, its safe to say that Jan had some help with the scripting but not by notable funny smash boi, Alpharad
@@Thaonimis he still considered the smash content guy when he hasn’t made smash content in over a year. He’s more a poketuber now.
@@EX583He changed professions a while ago, he's now a licensed internet funny man
Exactly, jans gotten so good at doing intros
i imagine the guy who made this game sitting at his computer in the dark just shouting "DELETE! DELETE! DELEEEETE!" like mikami from death note lol
LMFAAOOO
Or like a Cyberman from Dr. Who. Both work in this instance.
Or matt Hardy
@@perrycoffey5410 yes haha i was gonna say matt hardy
Worth mentioning that early successes like reaching elite four on attempt 10 then taking until 33 to get there again was because the rom hack was actively being made harder as he played it.
Wait what?
He kept asking that anything that he found good to be removed from the game too so it just got worse every run basically
@@risingangel0126 The true masochistic experience
@@mansamusa933 Yeah, the entire playthrough is on his Pchal Daily channel
Yupp, which is why Elekid was taking out, it was doing so much work
Imagine being so good at nuzlockes that you need to hire people to make one that's hard for you
Based, but true
NOT relatable!
@@thegunguy0 send him to the "one more day" chamber!
It's a new level of skill💀
That's what Gods do... I guess. make everything unnecessarily hard for everybody else
It really shows that you took to heart what you said in that one video about Alpharad and how you admire his story telling and wish you could do it well. You've improved so much, keep up the good work
PChal even got better at the storytelling that he said he wasn't good at, it's so nice to see him growing as an content creator
Thank Alpharad too. Their rivalry has made them both better.
Not to downplay PChal, but you can see that he has two script writers in the beginning credits. He uses script writers for a while now, which is a very good idea, so he can focus on the delivery and on his own content
@@KawaiiAzusa he found his weakness and knew that hiring script writers would help his content as a whole. a true showing of how much he cares about his content
Yeah he isn’t as like cocky, it’s so much better
Production value is top tier goddamn. Hats off to the editors and scriptwriters!
I remember tuning in for these streams and man this seems like a crazy challenge.
The mod maker should have made it so that every time you want to heal at the pokecenter you need to battle nurse joy
Edit: omg i did not expect this comment to get so many likes ._.
And she has 6/3 clefairys and chanseys
@@CW-order66 Unaware tank clefables and soft boil chansey.
Perfect IV Miltank
doesn't that defeat the purpose lol
wdym? it's meant to make it more challenging
His storytelling has improved SO much
Also the intro was great, congratulations 👏🏻
Honestly idk if it was the people he reacted to challenging him, or just natural evolution, but this Jan is so much fun to watch nowadays
Part in thanks to Alpharad who kept roasting him for being bad at it
Hell yeah, this was amazing and the intro definitely got me hyped up.
Amazing job and really exciting storytelling editing on point two the introductions have become prestigious.
@@dboi1656 Because he has enough money to hire an editor and script writer now.
Garbage Green was traumatic for me to watch in real time. I was genuinely thinking there was no end.
Wow. I'm barely out of the intro and already loving this. The Hollow Knight score slowly building over the escalating madness was a great touch
When Jan had slain the Emerald dragon, he looked upon the desolation around him with a sinking sense of dissatisfaction. The realization came to him: the Ultimate Challenge had simply not been hard enough.
Jan’s usage of the words “The Creator” and the music in the intro really made it feel biblical
Hollow knight music is truly a godsend on this world
Was it Sealed Vessel? I couldn't really tell...
@@dontmindme8571it was Path of Pain's one
@@Kydrou pretty sure it's just the theme of the final boss, the Hollow Knight itself
@@timob1681 Path of Pain and Sealed Vessel is the same actually, which makes sense
This is like playing the games on Ash mode since he never evolves his mons.
Makes you appreciate him finally winning, and understand why it took him so damn long.
Why long? Wasn't it all within under 2 years?
@@grieveromega6060Not to us lol
@@grieveromega6060more like 25 years if you watched all the way from the original series
@grieveromega6060 For us real humans, it was way too long. 25 *FUCKING* years.
But for him... yea, not that much. Like... a year or less. Someone correct me if i'm wrong, but for some reasons he starts and ends as a 10 year old.
Lmao..it's an anime bro. It took long because the writers decided it would. That's it.
Absolutely love the more story focused approach to this vid! That opening was so freaking dramatic, it was amazing
Couldn't agree more
The music choice throughout was absolutely stellar, ending with Sealed Vessel was absolutely the perfect choice and timed so well
Do you know what's in the Background of the Lorelei Fight, I need it In my lofr
@@Clairehead11replying here so i can find out😭the desc says most music is by glitchxcity so im about to have a look through there
oh so i was right thinking of hollow knight at the end
@@Clairehead11 My Only Chance from the Furi OST
the slay the spire music too lol
Ive always liked the Koffing line. Its pretty damn bulky and even as a kid fighting all of those rockets, I was always impressed with how often a underleveled Koffing would survive a hit and Weezings were always scary not just for exploding. My favorite Koffing moment though was taking a max power Retaliate from Slaking in Norman's gym which should be a 210 power move coming off a 160 base attack pokemon.
Koffing is also an extremely good Little Cup mon due to its high Defense and good coverage
Weezing is ranked UUBL so actually it's one of the strongest mons in this hack. I was shocked the creator let Koffing evolve
@@shivinpokemon reminder that in Gen 3, UUBL is niche but usable in OU. Also, that's with infinite tools, instead of limited TMs and levelup movesets
Damn. It’s crazy to see the impact that reacting to all the creators he has reacted to has had on his video making style. These videos have dramatically increased in quality over the years. Love to see it!
Jacobs ribbing really got to him in the best way lol. Absolutely fantastic production from script to music choices.
When I first hit play on the video literally all I could think was "damn he really has been taking notes from alpha"
@@everyonesmiledback It’s so cool to see these results of (usually unexpected) collabs. Both sides learning from each other and improving their content even more!
Just overlevel ez
The production value is through the roof on this one. I think I have not seen a thumbnail this appealing and editing/scripting/music that fitting in a while. Those aspects made me comment. As a graphic design nut I am just incredibly impressed and hope you will keep this up. It's amazing content
AI going crazy.
Damn, the intro to this is top notch. Really feels like an epic redemption quest type thing, like he truly released something unholy onto the world, and now he must redeem himself by slaying it.
The editing on that intro is PEAK! BIG fucking props to the editors
I like seeing leefgreen green instead of fire red sometimes
As a modder, unfortunately, it's harder to code a hack fo leaf green, as the code locations are somewhat different from fire red, the more commonly used game. Just changing encounters and trainers though is quite easy.
Dont you mean FireRed Red?
Bulbasaur gang!
@@sansplayer6254
@@avidclown I mean, to make scripts, it's the exact same from what I know, no...?
This reminds me beautifully of Karen's quote in Pokémon Gold and Silver. "Strong Pokémon. Weak Pokémon. That is only the selfish perception of people. Truly skilled trainers should try to win with their favorites."
And try and win he did. What a journey.
lmao
I really love the narrative of this video, representing it as a Sisyphean task makes the Nuzlocke far more engaging than just a challenge run alone
One must imagine Sisyphus happy
this prison... to hold ME?
Why is no one commenting on him saying the run is one thing and doing another
you know a player is committed when they PAY to make the game harder
To be fair, modding needs electricity, time and energy. So I respect that.
Pay2Lose lol
It took me half of the video to realize the nicknames weren't just random vowel sounds, they were based on the vowels that are in the Pokemons' names.
It took me until reading this. I've rewatched this video like 5 times
That intro was fantastic, the game is absolutely insane but I really enjoyed this entire video, well done man 🎉
When’re you running up attempts?
Silly of you to comment. I would never 💀
I love that Jan instead of feeling satisfaction of what he did, he feels the freedom to not touch that game ever again
Garbage Green was getting a lot of flak when Jan was playing it because many viewers at the time saw the game as extremely punishing for things you had no control over. The hack basically serves as his own torture chamber and a lot of people, myself included, were frustrated that he kept making it harder when he was still clearly struggling.
Good for him and good for content, but Garbage Green felt like a game with only one solution most of the time he was playing it which is sorta counter-intuitive to the Nuzlocke experience.
@@heartnet40 Flashbacks to volt absorb lanturn
The intro to this video is hands down incredible. The raw emotion and storytelling is fantastic. It had me fully invested in less than a minute in
I feel like this was Jan best format yet. Telling us the story of the winning run gives a cohesive narrative while referencing the challenges and successes he faced in other runs at that points adds context to the decisions and backstory to his mind set. It's the complete story of his winning run and the story of his multiple attempts in a perfectly balanced and comprehendable narrative.
Surprised the creator was generous enough to give Larvitar an evo.
Pupitar really isn't that great outside of stab QuakeSlide. Average bulk (for a shitmon), and base 84 attack, also a mid-late game evo too.
The modder wasn't trying to make the game completely unplayable, just really, stupidly unfair.
and over 100 rare candies
@hillhank3070 I mean, if you can't play the game, then what's the point in even trying to play?
@@iameverywhere9431 The rare candies are just so Jan doesn't have to grind out levels every run. It's insanely boring for the audience to watch and for him to do.
@@iameverywhere9431 watching a streamer grind 50+ levels (or in kaizo: 70+ levels) is so boring, plus rare candies can be a good way to avoid overleveling in an HC nuzlocke (where you cannot use a mon that is overleveled until the next badge is acquired)
Things like this feels like being Sisyphus and balancing the boulder at the top for as long as possible just for the lols
"This prison...to hold....me?"
Jan has come a great way! I honestly never had a problem the way he was presenting stuff, I enjoyed how simple it was. But on this one, I feel like he has come a long way with his story telling. Really enjoyable for my taste. 😁
That opening was unbelievably cool, can't wait to see how insane the rest of the video is.
That intro literally gave me chills Jan you’ve become one of my favorite creators even though I don’t play the games anymore!
This was probably the best video yet. The Thumbnail was appealing, the intro was really nice and well made, the total supercut was well paced and the storytelling has gotten a lot better. It is really incredible to see how Jan absorbes, whatever he has seen worth in from other creators, like a sponge and then go on to make that in his own style.
Hope he gets to evolve his content even more.
als studierter akademiker saugt er eben das wissen auf wie auch ein schwamm diese wasserflüssigkeit aufsaugt
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You've really stepped up your game, Jan! This vid has a really cohesive story that's fun to follow. It was a great watch ^_^
This did NOT feel like an hour long video. Very well done.
Not only was the storytelling EXCELLENTLY done, but the music choices were ON POINT throughout this video, really hit emotional beats well, this whole video was amazing!
Dang brother. Been watching passively for a while, but never commented. Just wanted to say I think this is by far your best storytelling, scripting, intro, and joke frequency. Really inspires me as a fellow creator.
the editing and narrativization of this is top tier you guys, good job Jackie Peanuts, PC, Zurg, Vixento, and Tyrone for all making such a great vid!
Holy shit PChal the music selecting this time was ON POINT!! Hades music made great ambiance for tough sequences, and the song choice for the E4 was perfect!!
For anyone who doesn't know, the song at the start of the E4 is from a game called Furi, and the song is called "My Only Chance" by The Toxic Avenger
Yeah the Furi & Hollow Knight soundtrack choices were really spot on. Man, how great are these games.
The Hollow Knight Soundtrack is one of the greatest in all of gaming imo@@faefeatherweight
Do you know the title of the score he chose for the intro?
Jea path of pain music goes hard, amazing intro
@@Patatman44 Thanks a lot
Jan is the only person who makes me Fr just lock in on the video when it’s at the climax. Whoever his editor is is amzing
Jan has been the only person to get me interested in harder rom hacks.
o_o
if you're going to type out every single word, why not just type out 'for real'? it's such an odd level of laziness
Dude? Odd comment to Karen on but pop off?
"I get togepi, one of the best support pokemon in the game"
If that doesnt convince you of the dire situation your nuzlocke is in, nothing will
"When was the last time you really wanted to give up on something, but didn't? Why didn't you? And most importantly, was it worth it?" That short bit hit way harder than it had any right to. What a legendary video.
Spring 2022, i honestly dont know, and it's worth it every single day
Seeing Jan go from not being able to do a TH-cam intro to this is insane keep up the amazing work
Man, add the "if something can go wrong it always does" mod from the one SmallAnt video and I'm pretty sure this would be straight-up impossible.
damn thats what i was thinking the whole video
Bro your narration and storytelling is AWESOME 😂 I just finished the intro and I’m genuinely so hyped for this video.
Keep it up!
Props to Editor(s) and PChal for this masterpiece.
This is a phenomenal video. The jokes, the story. I think you said creator a bit too much at the start but overall it was so well made. The ad cut was brilliant. This shows your skills in not just gameplay but in creating a video that is entertaining and worthy of watching as just a basic Pokémon fan trying to understand a nuzlocke. Well done. I can’t wait for more.
this opening with the hollow knight theme is just insanely good
it's the one at the ending screen still a hollow knight theme?
And dung defender about 15 minutes in
The degree to which Jan's content has improved is truly astounding. Also the editors popped off on this one. Great work all round, folks! Best video on the channel so far
The starter dying on the last mon in the game. That was a hell of a ride.
I love Jan’s story telling abilities since interacting with alpharad and others
Genuinely become one of my favorite places to come for story and strategy
The story in the opening was amazing, and the fake outs of Larvitar and Dustin were hilarious, honestly one of the best nuzlocke vids I’ve ever seen! Also, love the use of the Hollow Knight and Furi Soundtracks, both sound so action packed and dramatic!
That opening was Glorious. Seriously dude has come a long way from 50k subs and treating TH-cam as a backlog of his twitch. He’s affected the whole Pokémon community and even made me better at Pokémon
Ah but do you know the song lol
@@Robin_hsr12 sealed vessel from hollow knight i think
You may have gotten better at Pokémon, but who knows, maybe you just…
got lucky
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47:35 ... wtf man I didn't expect to get blindsided in the feels. I could list of some trivial things I guess, but I think I'll keep these questions with me a bit longer.
The obvious answer to "was it worth it?" always seems to be "of course yes I've achieved my goals". That sense of pride and accomplishment in the moment.
It's the "why didn't you?" though that really gets me thinking. Determination? Pride? Seeking out that next release of dopamine that comes with achievement?
I think the major reason must be because deep down it was fun. Or to bring joy to somebody else even. To make people proud.
It's hilarious that these questions have got me so thoughtful about things. and wtf bruh in a Pokemon Challenge video no less like lmaoo it's great.
Anyways thanks for the video man, made my day better. Keep it up!
42:54 , the tense moment when Jan was praying to not get frozen, then the beat drops as soon as poison point activates on Jynx was so satisfying
Does anybody know the song that is playing in the background?
My Only Chance - Toxic Avenger @@brunttoast1704
I was wondering the same thing, and I found it. It's 'My Only Chance' by The Toxic Avenger
... the shock collar bit was a jump scare I was not ready for tbh lmfao
Man this was a piece of cinema. The game itself is amazing and the storytelling just made it better, my heart skipped a beat when Arcanine took down Seaking, i could feel your fear. Never give up is the lesson i have seen many people preach but rarely practice. GG ❤️
I like seeing you play this game because instead of building one perfect team to get past a bs strategy you have to build teams to take on whole gauntlets. It makes for a lot of variation between runs and stops you from needing to restart 10 min into the run every time.
If anyone is wondering what the song is at 3:39, it’s Evil Destroyer from Thunder Force IV. Banger
God bless you!
Gotta love the nicknames. Got to be the most thoughtful and meaningful naming sceme ive never seem in a nuzlocke
Fifty runs in, you gotta be scraping a dry well
Jan has leveled up as a content creator, and without the use of rare candies.
With how often Jan touches his nose, I think he's on the nose candy. Jokes aside, I did like the storytelling and the anti-dick joke joke.
And without talent managers.
You know a romhack is insane when Bruno is a threat you have to prepare for.
The Intro had no reason to be as epic as it was. If this is the future of Nuzlocke videos as a whole, it is going to be a good time cmoing up.
The first 3:40 seconds. Was like a movie, loved it. You should do more like it, the pixel animation works.
I could never play pokemon this way, I love to bimble about and see how the game goes. But I _adore_ your channel. I love watching you theory craft and pick apart encounters to optimise your build. I sincerely appreciate seeing how you work. Not because it'll make me any better at a series of games that I already love, but because you make the world richer by investigating it so deeply. Thank you, and keep it up!
Wow! This is actually a really entertaining. Great work everyone, and I can see how far you’ve come, going from 151 attempts on EK, all the way down to 50 on Garbage Green?! That’s impressive. :)
Jan has upped his production quality, so proud of how well he's doing. Keep yo the good work man
Jan:Suffers the hell out of a Pokemon rom which sole purpose was to be merciless and stressing, that's not even fun to play, giving him the worst hours he's ever had doing challenges.
Jan at the end:What a great game kappa
You can really tell how alpharad has had an impact on his content.
How?
Or other story telling creators
From a fellow editor, this was well done. Kudos to the editing and awesome video.
You could have at least said the editor's name, which is shown in the description...
The fact that run no. 50 ended up being the successful one - nice round number, multiple of five and ten, half way to 100 - is somehow very satisfying to me.
The usage of “The Hollow Knight” for the intro story bit was absolutely impeccable. Literal shivers down my spine
the best thing about watching these videos from YT instead of from stream is guessing the patterns for nicknames of Pokemons that Jan’s cought
What if
Pokemon, but:
- Mandatory Hardcore Nuzlocke.
- No healing. Ever.
- Limited to evolving 5 times.
- 20% chance in every grass patch to get ambushed by a Level 200 uncatchable roaming legendary.
- Every turn that passes, the opponent levels up.
- Every time you are hit, they level up AGAIN.
The odds of the Surge fight are even lower because pikachu hit a double team before the dying making it less than 17% and even more astounding
i loooooove these “summary” videos of your nuzlockes when you finish them, especially these super cinematic edits of them. keep it up pchal!!
I don't see enough praise for it in the coments, so i am gonna say it: Your choice of music really makes the video work. I love how you cut the footage so it goes with the points of interest in the musical themes. Really great job, whoever is responsible for that part!
The thing I love about Jan's videos is that he is able to tell a story, and usually pack motivation or emotion into a video about Pokemon.
The Furi music choices in the editing are just incredible. Love the editing!
I love how Hollow Knight's music has invaded video essays all over TH-cam.
Amazing idea! I would also love to see a leaf green version where all the trainers were buffed with better mons and movesets without changing the gen 3 mechanics or pokedex as well!
Make Crystal playable again!
Love your videos man your storytelling has improved so much
I can imagine the mod creator just going after every helpful line of code that was useful to the players and screaming “EXTERMINATE EXTERMINATE EXTERMINAAAAAATE”
I never comment but like. Unironically your best video to date imo
Much much better scripting, really on point editing, but I think the unsung hero personally is your voiceover - Ive thought before that your voiceovers can be a little plastic/artificial but in this video you super nailed the storytelling tone while making it feel really natural. It's a huge improvement and it shows how hard you've worked to get this far I think. Amazing work, can't wait to see the next thing
Holy heck this is a fantastic video. One of my favorites just in terms of production and storytelling. Thank you for all the awesome content.
I have a unique idea for a series: (Eternalocke) completely normal Pokémon nuzlocke, but each time you successfully beat it, we add another element to make it harder
Jan has become so much better at presentation nowadays, you love to see it
Jan: oh, you're a poketuber, and maybe a strategist all right- just not a super one.
The other one (*insert whoever you think fits here*): Oh yeah? Well, what's the difference?
Jan: PRESENTATION!
I like to think I'm pretty okay at pokemon, but videos like this remind me that I suck. Keep up the good work, Jan, these videos amaze me with their in-depth strategy and immense skill requirements.
The utter confusion in the thumbnail is insane.
Its supposed to look dramatic, but all i see is my little cousin trying to figure out a puzzle with more than 20 pieces
I love to see PChal’s growth as a content creator. Absolutely loved this video ❤ good job Jan!
What’s this? A new pchal video for me to rewatch a million times? IM FKN IN! Such a well edited, well narrated, and entertaining video Jan! Amazing job 👏
3:40 Thunder Force IV had such a banging soundtrack man, perfect choice. \m/
that intro is absolutely INCREDIBLE!!! Well done Jan
24:34 has slay the spire music. I love that game!
That intro was incredibly hard, your editor is talented
Damn Jan, your production quality has skyrocketed to god tier heights these past 2 years. Love your content.