Can you beat Starcraft 2: Heart of the Swarm with Zerglings Only?

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  • @firockfinion3326
    @firockfinion3326 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6133

    "We're just zerglings, sir. We're meant to be expendable."
    Giant Grant Games: "Yep."

    • @Sensko
      @Sensko 3 ปีที่แล้ว +70

      I was about to make this exact comment XD

    • @shucklesors
      @shucklesors 3 ปีที่แล้ว +42

      YEP

    • @simonriley8597
      @simonriley8597 3 ปีที่แล้ว +53

      A line from Clone Wars ey? ahaha

    • @CC-tl3zs
      @CC-tl3zs 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      Just take like half a marine with you or something

    • @erickuo2786
      @erickuo2786 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      wait! aren't you suppose to say no???

  • @sparhelt718
    @sparhelt718 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4046

    "It's commander GiantGrantGames! He never lets a unit die, we're saved!"

    • @Vodwuar
      @Vodwuar 3 ปีที่แล้ว +458

      narrator to the zerglings "if you think this has a happy ending, you havnt been paying attention"

    • @NathanTheDwarvenShark
      @NathanTheDwarvenShark 3 ปีที่แล้ว +264

      @@Vodwuar Narrator: "They were not saved."

    • @Boyscout533
      @Boyscout533 3 ปีที่แล้ว +77

      This comment reminds me of the suicide squad game trailer when the giant shark dude is praising superman for saving a pilot from crashing, but superman turns out to be evil.

    • @memespeech
      @memespeech 3 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      @@Boyscout533 watched the trailer, haven't found the moment

    • @hunterb412
      @hunterb412 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      💀

  • @_DaemonCleaner
    @_DaemonCleaner 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2349

    This is a pinnacle of human ingenuity and zergling sacrifice.

    • @selectivepontification8766
      @selectivepontification8766 3 ปีที่แล้ว +85

      They will die, but the extraction process will complete before the enemy can kill the extractor

    • @cloaker7139
      @cloaker7139 3 ปีที่แล้ว +27

      Triggered mengsk: *Z E R G T H R E A T*

    • @StanislavSasin
      @StanislavSasin 3 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      Human tenacity and indignity have come together to forge the FINAL ANSWER TO THE *ZERG THREAT*
      Odin : dies due to cursed attack prior

    • @theonethathungers5552
      @theonethathungers5552 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      It’s the Soviet Strategy: If we throw enough units at the bullets, eventually they run out of bullets.

    • @StanislavSasin
      @StanislavSasin 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@theonethathungers5552 best WWI generals : that is the way

  • @wolfclaw3812
    @wolfclaw3812 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2630

    There's a dude on Bilibili translating your work, Chinese Starcraft players are stunned by the sheer effort you're putting into these

    • @GerMorden
      @GerMorden 2 ปีที่แล้ว +185

      I hope it's accurate translations, though.

    • @ZergIingLover
      @ZergIingLover 2 ปีที่แล้ว +82

      @@GerMorden Is it common for them to incorrectly mistranslate stuff? Maliciously or accidentally?

    • @GerMorden
      @GerMorden 2 ปีที่แล้ว +293

      @@ZergIingLover I've ran into instances where "translation" had nothing in common with original script and events, and was just re-imagening.

    • @ZergIingLover
      @ZergIingLover 2 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      @@GerMorden thanks

    • @samueljung2165
      @samueljung2165 2 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      @@ZergIingLover it is

  • @Jaszs1
    @Jaszs1 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3252

    "When you are about to lose, but you remember you have more Zerglings than the enemy has bullets"

    • @leonardoparramelati6463
      @leonardoparramelati6463 3 ปีที่แล้ว +218

      Soviet tactics

    • @Willdroyd
      @Willdroyd 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      @@leonardoparramelati6463 Yes!!!

    • @fdsfnicht6533
      @fdsfnicht6533 3 ปีที่แล้ว +129

      @@leonardoparramelati6463 The soviets won because the germans did not rekon that they need enough man to control the territory, not because the Soviets had more man. It was inferior logistics, giant territory and stupid planing that cost the germans the win, not mass soldier tactics of the soviets. It is a racistic myth, because it would otherwise mean the slavs simply fought smater than the "superior" race, while loosing against mass would mean less. According to Meltjuchow 1941 the axis had 4.306.800 man in the east, while the red army had only 3.289.851 under arms.

    • @fdsfnicht6533
      @fdsfnicht6533 3 ปีที่แล้ว +66

      There is a reason why the Soviets asked the US to send half a million trucks, logistic vehicles and 2000 trains while only asked for ~8000 Tanks.

    • @Jaszs1
      @Jaszs1 3 ปีที่แล้ว +99

      Well, this is a new record on the "A meme/joke comment rapidly turning into politics" category
      Nice

  • @einherjarino4373
    @einherjarino4373 3 ปีที่แล้ว +480

    Abathur: ”Ultralisk reconstituted. Ultimate expression of swarm evolution.”
    GGG: ”Yeah, well. That’s just like, uhhh... Your opinion, man.”

  • @dew9103
    @dew9103 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1914

    'There is absolutely no reason to point your drones to attack the enemy" ~ GiantGrantGames, after deathless and world record run and before no production run

    • @thatprim3evil899
      @thatprim3evil899 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      Was literally just about to point the same thing out xD

    • @dew9103
      @dew9103 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@thatprim3evil899 lol

    • @JohnsonTheSecond
      @JohnsonTheSecond 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      thats the joke

  • @Furetchen
    @Furetchen 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1000

    "Fortunately, the Dominion were programmed with an in-built kill limit. I simply sent wave after wave of my own zerg at them until they reached their limit and shut down."

    • @Flamtepes
      @Flamtepes 3 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      "...you suck!"

    • @rozmarinideas5340
      @rozmarinideas5340 3 ปีที่แล้ว +48

      Wait... are the co op kill bots a reference to Futurama?

    • @LegendStormcrow
      @LegendStormcrow 3 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      @@Flamtepes He's Zap Brannigan

    • @roboticrebel4092
      @roboticrebel4092 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Damn planned obsolescence and DRMs

    • @Atamosk-bu7zt
      @Atamosk-bu7zt 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@rozmarinideas5340 yes, yes they are

  • @teddys1359
    @teddys1359 3 ปีที่แล้ว +704

    Jim: How many zerglings did you make down there?
    Kerrigan: 51,685, I had them counted

    • @DragonWinter36
      @DragonWinter36 3 ปีที่แล้ว +93

      Lord, woman!

    • @unexpected2475
      @unexpected2475 3 ปีที่แล้ว +71

      "Yeah, I may have gone a little overboard."

    • @nickpaschentis5284
      @nickpaschentis5284 3 ปีที่แล้ว +42

      Proceeds to kill the only Ultralisk she accidentally created.

    • @ChaoticNeutralMatt
      @ChaoticNeutralMatt 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Rip the drone companion that was abducted.

    • @handlesarecringe957
      @handlesarecringe957 2 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      *casually makes an odd number of zerglings without swarmling strain

  • @Siriathion
    @Siriathion 3 ปีที่แล้ว +619

    Don't worry, Grant. Amon lost 1,5 billion zerg during the siege of Shakuras and still lost ;)

    • @hieunguyenminh5738
      @hieunguyenminh5738 3 ปีที่แล้ว +29

      well technically Shakuras *was* destroyed so Amon sorta won that one.

    • @stankobarabata2406
      @stankobarabata2406 3 ปีที่แล้ว +53

      @@hieunguyenminh5738 it wasnt his intent. the protoss won that one hard

    • @skelebop78yearsago58
      @skelebop78yearsago58 3 ปีที่แล้ว +35

      @@hieunguyenminh5738 he meant to take over shakuras, not destroy it.

    • @skelebop78yearsago58
      @skelebop78yearsago58 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      And those are not even zerglings..

    • @spandanganguli6903
      @spandanganguli6903 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yeah, but Amon is a brainlet

  • @Silverhand264
    @Silverhand264 3 ปีที่แล้ว +580

    You know you've made enough Zerglings when you can't see the floor, you can only see more lings.

    • @SaiKisaragi
      @SaiKisaragi 3 ปีที่แล้ว +56

      And you’ve made enough when the zerglings move, you drop to 1 frame per 5 seconds.

    • @cloaker7139
      @cloaker7139 3 ปีที่แล้ว +39

      You know, there is no "enough lings"
      Theres only the frame limit of your computer or the supply limit.

    • @reknostarfox4690
      @reknostarfox4690 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      We gotta buy *MORE LINGS*

    • @Sidecutt3
      @Sidecutt3 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      just imagine if the corpses would not despawn

  • @imnotakid6387
    @imnotakid6387 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1089

    Giant Grant Games : Lets play HotS
    Zerglings : So this is a no death run , right ?
    Giant Grant Games : ...
    Zerglings : So this is a no death run , right ?

    • @wilhelmtell1765
      @wilhelmtell1765 3 ปีที่แล้ว +34

      Jesus, this is peak meme culture :D

    • @darthzannah8900
      @darthzannah8900 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      😂😂

    • @Weigazod
      @Weigazod 3 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      Zerglings watched its brethren being thrown into the grinder.
      GGG "Well, we can just make more."
      Zerglings "No. This is not well. This isn't how it supposed to be."
      GGG F2, A-move.
      Zerglings "No. Stop!"

  • @anarvaresh
    @anarvaresh 3 ปีที่แล้ว +568

    That intro was well done, the effort expended to weave those voicelines together in which Zagara is punished for doubting the sanctity of the zergling is appreciated.

    • @VerAloee_XD
      @VerAloee_XD 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Yes

    • @RoyalFusilier
      @RoyalFusilier 3 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      It had big energy of that comic where one person says something sensible in a boardroom and the next panel is them going out the window.

  • @Sliverappl
    @Sliverappl 3 ปีที่แล้ว +523

    Total Zerging 51,656
    And…..
    Crucible: about 29,500
    No need to ask which is hardest mission…

    • @AvelineMelena
      @AvelineMelena 3 ปีที่แล้ว +85

      Yeah it's probably the tutorial one, damn Eradicator is stronk

  • @kylelacey1212
    @kylelacey1212 3 ปีที่แล้ว +853

    It's a zerglin', Lester. Smaller type of zerg. Theydn't be out this far unless...**GiantGrantGames made another video...**

    • @MalcadorTheSigilite
      @MalcadorTheSigilite 3 ปีที่แล้ว +66

      Based SC1 reference

    • @LogicHazard
      @LogicHazard 3 ปีที่แล้ว +80

      Aww Sarge, you killed some poor feller’s dawg

    • @fulldisclosureiamamonster2786
      @fulldisclosureiamamonster2786 3 ปีที่แล้ว +59

      I love ya, Sarge

    • @igor_kossov
      @igor_kossov 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Sweet rover!

    • @cloaker7139
      @cloaker7139 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      "Hey Sarge, wy do i have a bad feeling about this?"
      "Naaah man, dont worry. After this well go home."

  • @GumshoeClassic
    @GumshoeClassic 3 ปีที่แล้ว +263

    "Your Zerglings are no match for Dominion ordnance, Kerrigan, you know that."
    "I also know that you only have so many bullets, Mengsk."

    • @ChaoticNeutralMatt
      @ChaoticNeutralMatt 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      I really want to see endless bullets vs a stream of zerglings.

  • @runtergerutscht4401
    @runtergerutscht4401 3 ปีที่แล้ว +525

    16:35
    "How did you ever lose Aiur to these animals? Did they jump up and chew on your ships?"

  • @7thAce
    @7thAce 3 ปีที่แล้ว +817

    Death from Above's clear is one of the most big brain strats in any of your runs so far. Incredibly creative!

    • @athath2010
      @athath2010 3 ปีที่แล้ว +160

      Another big brain strat in this run that Grant kind of brushed over was crowding uprooted spore crawlers (they can't root themselves in the pool of gamer primal bath water) around Kerrigan's coocoon to make it harder for enemy melee units to get close enough to damage it.

    • @The_Murder_Party
      @The_Murder_Party 3 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      @@athath2010 and the overlord pulls and whatever else he tried, it’s been a while since I saw it.

    • @k-leb4671
      @k-leb4671 3 ปีที่แล้ว +28

      @@athath2010 "pool of gamer primal bath water"
      I admit, you got me there.

  • @Licoman256
    @Licoman256 3 ปีที่แล้ว +207

    I really enjoyed the reference about chewing the starships!

    • @rannierunsfast
      @rannierunsfast 3 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      Lol Alarak highlord of the trolldarim

  • @CallsignYukiMizuki
    @CallsignYukiMizuki 3 ปีที่แล้ว +340

    "Unfortunately my Zerglings cant jump up and chew on their Starships"
    I fucking love how multi-layered this is joke is

    • @owenkonsmo1454
      @owenkonsmo1454 3 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      The Alarak reference!

    • @Broockle
      @Broockle 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Spartans can do that in Halo Wars (@^0^)

  • @armalantlitez2360
    @armalantlitez2360 3 ปีที่แล้ว +589

    And with this, the Zerglings are indeed the Heart of the Swarm. Cause, they are literally the only unit in the swarm itself.

    • @indominusrex1652
      @indominusrex1652 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      What about overlords and drones?

    • @randomthings8732
      @randomthings8732 3 ปีที่แล้ว +46

      @@indominusrex1652 *Secondary peasants*

    • @СергейБудников-я1ф
      @СергейБудников-я1ф 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Don't you forget about our good old friends - vipers?

    • @unexpected2475
      @unexpected2475 3 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      @@СергейБудников-я1ф Yes, the four vipers in the entire swarm. Three from the evolution mission plus that one on Korhal. Truly they are the Heart of the Swarm.

    • @randomthings8732
      @randomthings8732 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@СергейБудников-я1ф they are mere peasants, not as peasanty as the drone and overlord, but still a peasant

  • @HighLanderPonyYT
    @HighLanderPonyYT 2 ปีที่แล้ว +37

    The zerglings look so freaking cool, flooding over everything. They did a great job with their pathfinding and visuals.

    • @gyppygirl2021
      @gyppygirl2021 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      This challenge really exemplifies Starcraft 2's strengths in presentation. You can _feel_ the Swarm!

  • @cyborg98
    @cyborg98 3 ปีที่แล้ว +437

    This is precisely what I needed at 5 AM in a depressed insomnia.

    • @sleepy502
      @sleepy502 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Same.

    • @TheFillyosopher
      @TheFillyosopher 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      Ah yes, that will definitely fix my genetic issues, thanks so much for the generic advice

    • @ligeliacable
      @ligeliacable 3 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      @@TheFillyosopher He means well and isn't wrong. Of course, his advice is of limited help, but basic needs play a certain role. Sleep, nutrition and exercise require a lot of effort in such a situation and can seem pointless, but they help the well-being.

    • @ink_inks
      @ink_inks 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      same

    • @CubeItself
      @CubeItself 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      you ok bud? :

  • @CongaYT
    @CongaYT 3 ปีที่แล้ว +802

    "Mengsk is bronze league"
    Lmao

    • @CC-tl3zs
      @CC-tl3zs 3 ปีที่แล้ว +41

      Mengsk is 𝘉𝘙𝘖𝘕𝘡𝘌 𝘓𝘌𝘈𝘎𝘜𝘌

    • @ianesgrecia8568
      @ianesgrecia8568 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      that made me laugh

    • @Fmannen93
      @Fmannen93 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      He says it at 33:00

    • @k-leb4671
      @k-leb4671 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      BRONZE LEAGUE HEROES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    • @Sapheiorus
      @Sapheiorus 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@k-leb4671 Mengsk: "Zerglings only? NOOB ALREAT"

  • @firedrake110
    @firedrake110 3 ปีที่แล้ว +133

    Zergling reconstitution carried that last mission HARD, a full hour of refunding a ling every 3 seconds lol

    • @ChaoticNeutralMatt
      @ChaoticNeutralMatt 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Touche.

    • @followeroftheprince
      @followeroftheprince 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Did he use it? Last time we saw his ability set he did not have reconstitution.
      23:30 , he had Automated Extractors instead. Granted he could have swapped back to 'ling rebuilder.

    • @christianschultz9715
      @christianschultz9715 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@followeroftheprince at least he didnt have automated extractors. You can see a normal extractor in the beginning of the final mission

    • @sqwal2983
      @sqwal2983 3 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      Right, we can see at 29:22 that Zergling reconstitution was used. The real question is, how many lings did it make? Well, I'm not going to keep track of it in the VOD, but let's just assume that the ability wasn't 100% efficient all the time. I'll just say an even 60 minutes of reconstitution for simplicities sake.
      At 10 Zerglings every 30 seconds, that's 20/min. Over the course of an hour, that means 1200 Zerglings were created. For reference, max supply army is only 400 Zerglings. An individual Ling is 25 minerals. This means that one ability saved GGG over 30,000 minerals in The Reckoning alone.

    • @followeroftheprince
      @followeroftheprince 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@sqwal2983 God Zergling Reconstitution is a fun power to have.

  • @willbrolley262
    @willbrolley262 3 ปีที่แล้ว +142

    It was a hell of a run, man. Crucible almost broke you, but you broke it instead.

  • @undefined125
    @undefined125 2 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    Your "Death from above" mission tactic with vipers pulling the drones is something incredible, well done, WELL DONE! ;D

  • @theKbott
    @theKbott 3 ปีที่แล้ว +67

    This is legitimately some of the best SC2 content
    Also, "Jim's braindead nature" lmao

  • @timothyryglert2958
    @timothyryglert2958 3 ปีที่แล้ว +45

    Bloody brilliant editing in the intro

  • @CC-CA-MFC
    @CC-CA-MFC 3 ปีที่แล้ว +55

    Grant Giant Games: Can you beat Starcraft 2 with only Marines and Zerglings?
    Marines and Zerglings: dead
    Zealots: oh fuck

    • @entertheunknown3554
      @entertheunknown3554 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Hes doing stalkers

    • @joshuakim5240
      @joshuakim5240 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@entertheunknown3554
      The thing is...most of LOTV is done with almost exclusively stalkers anyways so that's not memey enough.

    • @lyraharrow3005
      @lyraharrow3005 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      It’s already done, and it’s stalkers. It was also nearly impossible. Check out the Archives channel if you want a peek at the vods.

  • @Imagothinlove
    @Imagothinlove 3 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    This was a great run.
    It's the first run I do see on stream, then the highlight on this channel and it makes me realise how much work one of your videos requires. While I would want more videos, I now see how much work you have to do for each and every one of them and I realise why it does takes so long. So please, just continue making those great highlights, they're just incredible.
    And GL for the 24h stream, I know I'll at least see part of it :)

  • @sturm9087
    @sturm9087 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    The swarmling still seems useful since if you are mining out maps already free zerglings saves you minerals you actually need. So you can then build more armies for the same cost even if each army isn’t as strong as it would be if they were raptorlings

  • @thadman3003
    @thadman3003 3 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    watched some of the full VODs on the second channel and was wondering if it was going to be an edited video, easily had the potential. and on a day i can sleep i get blessed with this thank you grant! I cant wait to join you today for every campaign mission.

  • @Nekoyashiki-san
    @Nekoyashiki-san 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Thanks for your perseverance, dedication, and fun! ^^

  • @voidlord9946
    @voidlord9946 3 ปีที่แล้ว +71

    "How many zerglings do we need? " Giantgrandgame: "Yes"

  • @Alstar
    @Alstar 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    The amount of planning that went into this run (and many others) amazes me, well done!

    • @eemesstee1686
      @eemesstee1686 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      decided to scroll down comments randomly and here I am

    • @Alstar
      @Alstar 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@eemesstee1686 Guess you have done wonderful job?

  • @brendanp5498
    @brendanp5498 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I love how unlike the deathless run the fight against the emperor was actually difficult keep up the amazing video man!

  • @zeratulrus142
    @zeratulrus142 3 ปีที่แล้ว +85

    Let's goooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo, can't wait for Stalkers only to be finalised as a video as well

    • @runtergerutscht4401
      @runtergerutscht4401 3 ปีที่แล้ว +39

      I'm sorry, you must have misspelled ZEALOTS

    • @runtergerutscht4401
      @runtergerutscht4401 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      That would be funn, at least
      Edit: unfortunate spelling

    • @memory6686
      @memory6686 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      @@runtergerutscht4401 Go to the archives channel and watch the stalkers only run, Salvation took about as long as the crucible. It wasn't easy because they're stalkers...

    • @irobot661
      @irobot661 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      I'm right with you man. I'm glad that this finally made it out of the stream archive.

    • @sgt.apples513
      @sgt.apples513 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@runtergerutscht4401 Zealots only is impossible in Legacy Of The Void because you have to kill air units to proceed in many of the missions.

  • @PumpkinsAmongUs
    @PumpkinsAmongUs 3 ปีที่แล้ว +83

    The Crucible is just Stalingrad but with Lings

    • @unexpected2475
      @unexpected2475 3 ปีที่แล้ว +33

      StaLINGrad?

    • @kabob0077
      @kabob0077 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Order 227 has been put in effect.

  • @mostlytony1732
    @mostlytony1732 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Raptor Zerglings have gotta be the most satisfying unit to use in Starcraft.
    Just watching them swarm, pounce, and tear through everything in their path does something for me.

  • @chrisk3824
    @chrisk3824 3 ปีที่แล้ว +52

    Oh my god what a suprising vid!
    Cheers from archive gang

  • @fonze5664
    @fonze5664 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Well done Grant; what an amazing run! Was a lot of fun to watch the vods for this run as they came out on the archives channel and I'm thrilled to see that you've made the official video for this run. ❤

  • @GyprockGypsy
    @GyprockGypsy 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    This, this is what I'm going to fall asleep too. Thank you Grant.

  • @anzyroadside2374
    @anzyroadside2374 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    As always, the skit at the beginning is amazing.

  • @glennbob5093
    @glennbob5093 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    The unit cap is really cramping the fact that the Zerg swarm could easily overwhelm most of those defenses with just zerglings, with in lore numbers.

  • @Tomoyo0827
    @Tomoyo0827 3 ปีที่แล้ว +190

    If is ever a SC3, Grant is gonna be an NPC in it, i guarantee

    • @GarmrKiDar
      @GarmrKiDar 3 ปีที่แล้ว +59

      Or a difficulty setting

    • @insertgoodnamehere7102
      @insertgoodnamehere7102 3 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      General Grant

    • @nihilvox
      @nihilvox 3 ปีที่แล้ว +50

      Just a casual mention in a map, where if you do something absurdly difficult for no apparent reason, a Dominion researcher asks if you'd like to contribute whatever-you-just-got to the development of Project: Giant.
      They just got a fairly large research Grant, and are willing to give you a cut.

    • @TheRenofox
      @TheRenofox 3 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      I bet he'd be mentioned as a commander that managed to do something like taking down a protoss mothership with a squad of hellbats.

    • @anteas0184
      @anteas0184 3 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      A mission advisor that briefs you with "The objective of this mission is super-unique..."

  • @lgmproductions3569
    @lgmproductions3569 3 ปีที่แล้ว +41

    Understandable that he didn't continue The Frozen Throne no death playthrough straight away, doing the Warden campaign gives anyone burnout

    • @DragonWinter36
      @DragonWinter36 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      He finished TFT deathless on stream a while ago. He’s just editing the videos

    • @lgmproductions3569
      @lgmproductions3569 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@DragonWinter36 No way he actually did that :o
      Can't wait to see!

    • @ebonslayer3321
      @ebonslayer3321 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Personally, I've always liked the Night Elf campaign in TFT. Though part of that may be because I main NE with Warden.

  • @garbuz3324
    @garbuz3324 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Amazing run. It seems like this took more time than writing the thesis for my Master's degree. Your tenacity is beyond admirable.

  • @Flawskiii
    @Flawskiii 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Your content is so satisfying to look, listen and learn. Please don't stop making those.

  • @tlee656
    @tlee656 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Look, using Vipers to get drones to a place to make a base to make zerglings was an INCREDIBLE stroke of genius! Good on ya for being so creative! You got nothin to feel bad about!

  • @snowdrop9810
    @snowdrop9810 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    16:37 I wish more 4k zergs knew about this incredible fact. Mass zergling ultralisk vs the golden armada is for some reason common.

    • @fulldisclosureiamamonster2786
      @fulldisclosureiamamonster2786 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Let me guess, you're thinking of that one Harstem IODIS video?

    • @snowdrop9810
      @snowdrop9810 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@fulldisclosureiamamonster2786 no, personal experience.

    • @snowdrop9810
      @snowdrop9810 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@fulldisclosureiamamonster2786 also, I MEAN MASS. Like, 100s of ligs, and tens of ultras. Literal monkeys

    • @fulldisclosureiamamonster2786
      @fulldisclosureiamamonster2786 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@snowdrop9810 You'll enjoy this video, then lol: th-cam.com/video/pMiK35n3D-s/w-d-xo.html

    • @alekzanderor5489
      @alekzanderor5489 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Well, win condition is destroying all buildings, not killing all units. So no, its not insanily stupid)

  • @coreypunch9000
    @coreypunch9000 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Loved watching the Vod of this! Super hyped

  • @theabarguy
    @theabarguy 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    An incredible effort with "Death From Above" mission. Most challenge-youtubers would just say "well, I can't do anything here" and use Dehaka to clear those power link segments. GG WP for finding a way to use zerglings!

  • @evil5423
    @evil5423 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    That narrative with entirety of sacrifice that was put in this playthrough, is so satisfying i can't express it

  • @juweagh375
    @juweagh375 3 ปีที่แล้ว +48

    zagara: who let the zerglings out?
    Me: kerrigan.

  • @Lightning4119
    @Lightning4119 3 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    14:44 "There are no words to describe the onslaught of the Primal Zerg"
    THE SWARM.

  • @TheBudder221
    @TheBudder221 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    love this so much and the marine only one now cant wait for bob the ragelot to gather his forces

    • @Y0G0FU
      @Y0G0FU 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Unfortunately its impossible to do with Zealots. The Protoss campaign features multiple missions with strong air attacks that just cant be beaten with just Static defense :D But he does Stalker only.

    • @skelet8337
      @skelet8337 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Y0G0FU weird way of spelling centuries only

    • @inquisitormalleus6435
      @inquisitormalleus6435 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      The problem isn't attack waves. The problem is that there are a number of objectives that zealots just can't complete.

  • @RonTheSeraphim
    @RonTheSeraphim 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Loved watching the full vod run on your archive channel, appreciate the content!

  • @Goremize
    @Goremize ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I really miss how in the first 2 campaigns the waves sent to you actually come from the buildings. Whereas in LOTV the waves are spawned in. So even if you clear everything, you still get attacked.

  • @frostfire4871
    @frostfire4871 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    this was a fun and dramatic run to watch in the archive, keep up the good work Grant :)

  • @apex8724
    @apex8724 3 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    It's absolutely insane how much work Grant puts into his challenges

  • @tomaskrampera6485
    @tomaskrampera6485 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    The opening skit was *chef's kiss*

  • @-Raylight
    @-Raylight 3 ปีที่แล้ว +47

    Poor AIs the zerglings are everywhere. At least they can shoot everywhere xD

  • @Mecha444
    @Mecha444 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Kerrigan: we need more adorable baby zerglings

  • @Andtheirva
    @Andtheirva 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Best part of this run was watching science vessels just observing countless zergling go and die like in a documentary

  • @chienvu8144
    @chienvu8144 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    15:00 looks like how Soviet defends against Nazi. Epic

  • @ErenisRanitos
    @ErenisRanitos 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    -> there is absolutely no reason to ever pull your drones to attack the enemy.
    me: flashbacks to the deathless Zerg run

  • @Supergoon1989
    @Supergoon1989 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    18:26 LMAO! nice unit captions. XD

  • @Necroneer
    @Necroneer 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Man these series that provide their own restrictions forcing you to be creative are really enjoyable to watch.

  • @Gatouch_Coffee
    @Gatouch_Coffee 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Zagara in that opening skit is just Davey gun face because funny egg bug go burrrrrr

  • @trykan3190
    @trykan3190 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    It's funny how I just finished watching the whole VOD on his second channel. (Grant if you're seeing this you need to add Part 14-17 to the Zergling only playlist)

  • @petrmatko6628
    @petrmatko6628 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I know I'm late, but I really like these mostly because you have to think differently and use tactics you wouldn't normally need to use. It's sooo fun to watch! :D

  • @SerialSnowmanKiller
    @SerialSnowmanKiller 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Keep in mind that on missions like Old Soldiers, Zergling Reconstitution replaces 1 zergling every 3 seconds pretty much constantly, meaning that over the 30 minutes the mission takes, GGG gets 600 zerglings for free. And it's still barely enough.

  • @Duhad8
    @Duhad8 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I remember watching this on the second channel and gooooooood you are so good at turning these challenge runs into stories!
    Like even KNOWING EVERYTHING I was still on the edge of my seat to see how you'd pull it out! Heh

  • @dancingmathusalem5451
    @dancingmathusalem5451 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    13:50 "The Crucible is an incredibly easy mission"
    Uhm, that's not how I remember it going...
    14:35
    That's more like it

    • @bafrali5561
      @bafrali5561 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yep I was like "Did the timeline change again?"

  • @MetalMan1245
    @MetalMan1245 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    That opening skit was so good.

  • @Aakkosti
    @Aakkosti 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    14:33 The Soviet part of “The Fallen of World War II”, Heart of the Swarm edition.

  • @3546546547
    @3546546547 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I play Brood War more than Starcraft 2 so hearing you say "5 or 6 armies." My mind goes to, *Oh, so 60 to 72 Zerglings. Man that's alot.*
    Hearing the "*Over 300 casualties.*" And thats just two armies? Made double take, lol.

  • @CommanderLex
    @CommanderLex 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    8:40 I mean the Swarmling still has the advantage of being out being out in the field quicker as well as the fact that you can make more Swarmling armies per mission

  • @wesleyewert1023
    @wesleyewert1023 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Kerrigan: "In one hour, either arcturus mengsk will be dead, or I will"
    Grant with 10,000 zerglings:

  • @firedrake110
    @firedrake110 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    Watching this half a year later, I gotta say that the swarmling sounds like a much better choice than Grant painted it out to be. If you're mining out the map and coming up short of bodies constantly, maybe getting 33% of your max supply for free is a good deal. At least until maps are so long that you'd get more units from Zergling reconstitution, anyway

    • @demetriousramirez
      @demetriousramirez 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      I believe the issue is they die too quickly to bust bases, plus no cliff jumping makes a couple of the stealthy attacks impossible

    • @asvitin
      @asvitin ปีที่แล้ว

      I believe Raptors are much better than Swarmlings ( expect the case of Banelings but it's not this run).
      Most of the units have good armor and upgrades (from the beginning of a mission). So non-upgraded Swarmlings will take only 2 damage if unit has armor 3. Raptor will take 4 damage against the same unit. So it's twice as more against well armored(3+) units ( which are the most challenging ones in most cases). + Raptors can jump to target which increases chances to hit before die.
      Absolute win for this run.

    • @firedrake110
      @firedrake110 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@asvitin sir, this comment is over a year old

  • @rightarmer
    @rightarmer 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    WHITE TEXT COMPILATION (because I enjoy watching videos podcast style, which means I miss out on a lot of the funny flavour text):
    Rendezvous
    2:21
    Marine: Kill that building!
    Marine #2: Uhh, sir? (as broodlings close in on them)
    Marine: I said kill it!
    Domination
    5:01
    Zagara: Oh no!
    Zagara: Not again! (as zerglings beat her up again, as per the intro skit).
    5:42
    Zagara: Please leave me alone (as she walks past zerglings chewing on an infested command centre).
    5:54
    Zagara's Hydralisk: My Queen! (as Kerrigan approaches Zagara who is busy collecting eggs)
    Kerrigan and Zagara (in unison): Yes?
    Zagara's Hydralisk: An enemy! (as Kerrigan yoinks her 100th egg out from under Zagara)
    Kerrigan and Zagara (in unison): Nope.
    Fire in the Sky
    8:05
    Ghost: Zerg!
    Ghost: What do I do?
    Ghost: Got em' (after sniping a single zergling)
    Ghost: Warfield's gonna be so proud (as the scourge nest activates)
    Shoot the Messenger
    16:40
    Colossus on a cliff: Stupid zergling can't jump up and chew on-
    Colossus on a cliff: Oh no... (after zerglings jump up and begin chewing on it)
    16:56
    Frank: Tell your queen to fear Frank the Templar! (as he psi storms zerglings)
    Is the Hyperion a Zergling? (sic) [but actually it's Conviction]
    18:26
    Marine: We did it! (after Kerrigan dies because 11 zerglings are not enough to defend her)
    Medic: What now?
    Marine #2: Karaoke?
    Hellion: I'm gonna sing Despacito!
    Infested
    19:19
    Creep Tumour: *sneaky sneaky* (as it infiltrates into the natural)
    19:46
    Creep Tumour: *sneaky sneaky* (as it infiltrates into the enemy's main...)
    Creep Tumour: ow (...only to be immediately killed by a thor)
    Phantoms of the Void
    22:57
    Archon: Get em, Frank!
    Frank: I am Frank! I am unstoppable! (as he storms more zerglings)
    23:37
    Uprooted Spore Crawler on dry ground #1: Why are we here?
    Uprooted Spore Crawler on dry ground #2: No idea

    • @DeltaDaspleto
      @DeltaDaspleto 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Now I search for your White Text Compilations on every video

  • @Roxus2
    @Roxus2 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Already liked it before seeing it. I know it's going to be epic

  • @Kumpelkefer
    @Kumpelkefer 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Finally another video that I can rewatch over and over with the others :D

  • @Sinchu9
    @Sinchu9 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    6:36
    >Sread Creep Tumors
    Oh dear, a typo in a video. You'll never live this down Grant

    • @Esberns
      @Esberns 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      LITERALLY unwatchable

    • @logion567
      @logion567 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      reminds me of Ymfah a bit, he has a second channel where he releases a teaser for his next challenge video, and for his "Dark souls 2 Consumable Only" teaser he misspelled it as "consumabe" on the title card.
      he caught it for the actual vide oat least.

    • @AC-hj9tv
      @AC-hj9tv ปีที่แล้ว +1

      ​@@logion567a comment on typos W a typo in it 😂

  • @Cracks094
    @Cracks094 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    A new challenge video from Grant on my birthday? this is amazing

  • @MrSongbird
    @MrSongbird 3 ปีที่แล้ว +46

    So does the fact that it's hot outside have something to do with the Heat of the Swarm?

  • @nickquang1996
    @nickquang1996 3 ปีที่แล้ว +32

    Wow, a GGG video that is not 51685 days from the last one

    • @1q34w
      @1q34w 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      He posts almost daily on the archive channel.

  • @butilikeapples
    @butilikeapples 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I have to say, big props to this dude for doing this on Brutal, this would make me tear my hair out even on normal.. hell even Casual for some missions.

  • @ryzziktrognesou1
    @ryzziktrognesou1 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Hell yeah Kawabunga ! Exactly what I needed !

  • @ashryver3605
    @ashryver3605 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    oh shit the full videos out! nice one
    I just finished watching the archives last week

  • @russhackleford4912
    @russhackleford4912 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    And here I was, thinking I was going to be productive at work

  • @artstsym
    @artstsym 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    "Alright sir, we've just finished up all of the tutorial levels that hold your hand every step of the way and make sure you use their special unit or gimmick to take the objective."
    'Perfect! Now we just put in a Mengsk fight and call it a day.'
    "Wait, what? We're not doing any second act open-ended missions where our players can utilize the many interesting abilities we've given them? It's all theme park bullshit?"
    'Well, sure, we could bother with that, how do you feel about triple overtime with no pay?'
    "What a wonderful game we've made, sir."

    • @DeathDragon5000
      @DeathDragon5000 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yes I agree th-cam.com/users/clipUgkxNIxJsEXoeZYj-SbdL2l2Ckm10e8xy75O
      Starcraft 2 from a gameplay perspective is very flawed

  • @horner385
    @horner385 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    GGG: Will steer the zerglings into a collision course with Mengsk's Palace!

    • @scienceviking4490
      @scienceviking4490 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      So, Horner, when are you going to steer the Hyperion into a collision course with Mira's Marauders?

    • @unexpected2475
      @unexpected2475 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@scienceviking4490 probably after the divorce settlement

  • @diddymelone2265
    @diddymelone2265 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Sir, you are sick! I loved it!
    Cant wait to see more of you, especially tft of course, may the force be with you

  • @peydenwalker6759
    @peydenwalker6759 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    2:40 am yep just me and my nice old hamster and my psychopath bird Who throws all of her food out of her bowl and tries biting me to death no matter what

  • @galahad695
    @galahad695 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    as a zergling fanatic, i always come back to the zergling and abomination when i replay the campain. and i was geniunely surprised when you said "wild mutation" is considered subpart

  • @ebonslayer3321
    @ebonslayer3321 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Honestly, looking at all this swarmlings may have been a decent strain to use. You talked a lot about how you didn't have the resources to maintain more than 2 maybe 3 armies on some maps. However, the 3rd zergling would've cut down the price of each army a bit, so on missions where you could only supply 2 armies you could've had 3 with swarmlings.

  • @thegentleman8453
    @thegentleman8453 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I remember this from the archives channel, great run!

  • @saltysnail5747
    @saltysnail5747 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Ayo, zergling best unit