the bossfight actually has patterns. For example, green fireballs are shot after 3 normal fireballs, and thr movement isn't random. The place where green orbs land doesnt depend much on RNG either. In fhe first phase, they land around the middle of the platform, while in the later phases they land around the edges
I just love how since How-D has the SFX volume on 0, he can't hear any of the dialogue, so he doesn't even know that "I see you" guy and Rattledash can talk
The Cursed Thorn bossfight is all about real-time adaptation, you're supposed to be prepared to see an attack and find a way to dodge it instead of just memorize a pattern of movements to mindlessly execute like every 2.1 bossfight
especially the cursed thorn Bossfight, for me he just stands in the air like a doofus, and does nothing after a certain part, and then I get basically soft locked until I die
I agree, the lack of practice mode makes platformer so frustrating. I'm not touching that again until a practice update... All because Rob forgot to add a practice button for PC players (how is that even possible ? lmao) About the last bossfight, I found on a website that it is best to wait to shoot the green particles when the boss comes close to the player, because they don't really have an auto-aim. I'm gonna be honest, it would have been a great idea to specify that in-game. Anyways great video as always, I hope you enjoy the update nonetheless !
The boss fight definitely isn't bad. I hate saying this but it's honestly a case of skill issue. Which is fair if you've never played platformers with these types of bosses ig.
Chalking it up to RNG and that's why it's bad is just wild. If that were true then it wouldn't be possible to do it first attempt consistently. Which isn't even hard.
@@MagneticMaybe I just think is because him and everyone in the GD community isn't used to this mode. Once I got used to the controls, it's stupid easy, fun even. He'll get over it soon
hey How-D, the problem with the bossfight you had which is RNG is a bug people found as soon as the update dropped and robert is fixing it and yes the bossfight has a pattern not all ass and RNG
Nice vid, as usual, the tower icons were pretty mid but the boss fight wasn’t half bad, maybe you should do gauntlets next, anyway love your vids, keep it up
Not gonna lie, i wasn’t too thrilled about the idea of platformer mode when it was first announced, but it has definitely grown on me. It has its own charm that differs from the main mode.
The tower was such hell for me cuz my microscopic brain turned off checkpoints without realizing so I did all four tower levels… all three coins in all them… with no checkpoints… 🙃
originally i was on the side of "ooh man platformer mode doesn't fit gd" but y'know i actually quite enjoyed the tower levels (well minus the bossfight LOL) and the mode has potential for sure
@@RealElevenTimesnot everyone plays platformer games 24/7, I play Geometry Dash all the time, so I suck at platformer. You can't say it's a skill issue, PLATFORMER MODE JUST CAME OUT LET ME GET USED TO IT FIRST AND THEN SAY IT'S A SKILL ISSUE
@@EimysGD Sure, but complaining that the boss is pure RNG is skill issue. It has patterns that you should be able to notice and if you do, you'd beat it in well under 5 to 10 minutes.
yeah, the official platformer levels are a little questionable. i'm working on my own right now, but the community made platformer levels (like speedtek by g4lvatron or the one by serponge) seem to be much more enjoyable playing experiences. good video (good keyboard asmr)
Finally, someone else who has problems with The Tower & doesn’t just write it off as, “Easy, finished it in 30 minutes.” I also struggled with The Tower. Level 2 took me a solid 45 minutes & I have yet to beat the final boss. I’m not inexperienced at the game either. I play on mobile & have 140 demons, 25,500 stars, 7,700 user coins, & beat the Doom Gauntlet. It’s nice to see other people find it difficult & it’s not just me.
also, for parctice in platformer, robtop said next update it should be in. but if you blug in a controler and try to activate practice in platfomer levels, it will just work. and it works prety fine actualy.
i think that, just like with the updates before 2.2 the community is gonna have to learn how to make good gameplay and deco with all the new stuff. i bet in a few years from now we will be saying how much the levels at the beginning of 2.2 mostly sucked. same with difficulty of platformer mode and stuff. old levels which were rated demon levels would now be only 7 or 8 stars, the same thing will probably happen with platformer levels
So far almost all of the new rated platformer levels suck. People don't know how to place good checkpoints, either they'll space them out too far, don't place them at all, or place them right BEFORE a 10 second cutscene instead of after. Nobody's actually trying to create good gameplay, instead focusing on decoration/show casing something cool they can do/dialogue. People keep using moving obstacles, which can be used to great effect, but so far it's just been "Oh let me wait here for 5 seconds for the platform to come, oh let me wait 5 seconds for the fire to dissipate, then repeat 3 more times." And there's so many other things that creators are doing that in my opinion is just terrible game design. Man I don't even want to get into the level I wanna be the guy. An example of a really great platformer level would be chromaside. It teaches its mechanics really well, while also focusing a lot on really fun and engaging gameplay, with perfectly placed checkpoints and satisfying stunts you can pull off. Took me over 3,000 attempts and over 3 hours, but I felt joy beating that. Unrivaled joy, rather than just the feeling of "thank god that's over." I do think the triple spike at the end was kind of stupid though. But yeah, platformer mode can be amazing, but people are making it suck. Man, I really didn't need to type this whole damn paragraph, but damn it I needed to get this out of my head.
Next I think a video of you beating all the platformer demons (except probably extremes 😂) in one video cause even the hard and insane ones are SO free and there’s only like 5 it’d be awesome to watch! 😆
I love British how d.Remember that long ship you like I went into the files and modified it so it wasn’t as long I didn’t really like it because I’m trash at modifying the files though. I’m surprisingly good at drawing but not modifying files pretty sure if I made it a little bit straighter, it would look better.
@@how-d i’m probably not gonna switch to the Sayodevice either tbh, I don’t think I need it especially for someone like me bc hardest is a hard demon. And plus mouse is just more comfortable for me.
(8:51) Not really, it's always JUST enough time to be able to strategize when to hit him. I have a recording of me beating the level in about 240 seconds, which I did by hitting him EVERY time... and that is possible BECAUSE you can wait to shoot him only when he's still, so he doesn't dodge it. Also, I don't think the beating the bossfight depends on RNG, if it was, then people like speedrunners couldn't be able to beat the bossfight consistently without dying, and hitting him every time. You just have to have good reflexes, recognize the existing patterns and be able to improvise. I'm not saying that you can't do any of those things, I just don't think the bossfight being a little unpredictable means that it's designed poorly... Lastly, 11:53 IS the way to dodge that attack. It's not random. He will follow you for a certain amount of time (around 2 to 3 seconds) and THEN stay still and launch himself into the ground Love your stuff How-D, but don't like your mindset of "it's not my fault, it's the game's fault". Opinions are opinions, but there's a fine line between "I just don't like the bossfight" to "it's designed terribly, most gd bossfights suck ass" just because the bossfight is unpredictable... I understand you've had a... rough experience with the tower levels, and of course, it's your opinion! And our opinions CAN be different. I LOVE the platformer levels, and you don't, and THAT'S FINE. But as I said before, I don't like your "it's not my fault, it's the game's fault" mindset.
@@how-d I've watched your vids for a while I haven't seen you get that mad about it I've just seen you insult his rating, gauntlet, and map pack choices not his game design lol. Also I didn't expect you to actually respond :O
it took me like 4 hours to get all 3 coins on all the tower levels and it was soooo annoying, i agree the last bossfight sucks. another great video howd!
I dont want to be mean but the boss fight is not that bad, the randomness is cool, just memorize the patterns and react quickly, personally i didnt find any trouble beating it
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the bossfight actually has patterns. For example, green fireballs are shot after 3 normal fireballs, and thr movement isn't random. The place where green orbs land doesnt depend much on RNG either. In fhe first phase, they land around the middle of the platform, while in the later phases they land around the edges
Facts.
My problem with the bossfight is the 3rd coin, so hard, even if i got it
it’s obvious
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@TheRealKnight i got the coin after only like 5 attempts, but it was really difficult.
I just love how since How-D has the SFX volume on 0, he can't hear any of the dialogue, so he doesn't even know that "I see you" guy and Rattledash can talk
I heard the cringy dialogue in the trailer so I don't really need to hear it again lol
@@how-dGAbt yipt labts - the cursed thorn
This is the most Skill-Issue moment I've ever seen.
i was thinking the same thing
BRO IF YOU'RE GOOD WITH PLATFORMER GAMES, THEN IT'S EASY, BUT I PLAY ONLY GD SO IT WAS SUPER HARD FOR ME
@@EimysGD iu mean that kinda is exactly what a skill issue is :)
@@DivikSachdeva Yeah, but I DON'T LIKE PLATFORMER MODE I WANNA PLAY ONLY GD
@@EimysGD fair lol
The Cursed Thorn bossfight is all about real-time adaptation, you're supposed to be prepared to see an attack and find a way to dodge it instead of just memorize a pattern of movements to mindlessly execute like every 2.1 bossfight
I kinda suck at normal geometry dash, but platformer has allowed me to beat demons
3:55 Whatever tf your voice did here mixed with the face made me chuckle
omg its the mastermind behind silent dicctras!!!!!
You CAN hit an orb twice in normal mode. You just have to enable Multi-Activate.
0:54 there's a setting that makes orbs able to be activated more than once in non platformer
Interesting, that must be new to 2.2 because that's unheard of as far as I know.
@@how-d It was in 2.1, select an orb, go onto edit special and there will be an option for multi activate
That's always been a feature in 2.1 u can "edit special" orbs and allow multi active @@how-d
@@how-d bro that feature was in 2.1 all along
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I think the tower is a good example of what you can do with platformer but it could use some "improvements"
Yeah for sure. I'm looking forward to what the community can do since it'll likely be leagues better than the Tower.
especially the cursed thorn Bossfight, for me he just stands in the air like a doofus, and does nothing after a certain part, and then I get basically soft locked until I die
Yeah its a bug, its especially awful for speedruns
I agree, the lack of practice mode makes platformer so frustrating. I'm not touching that again until a practice update... All because Rob forgot to add a practice button for PC players (how is that even possible ? lmao)
About the last bossfight, I found on a website that it is best to wait to shoot the green particles when the boss comes close to the player, because they don't really have an auto-aim. I'm gonna be honest, it would have been a great idea to specify that in-game.
Anyways great video as always, I hope you enjoy the update nonetheless !
Wdym for pc players? There's no practice mode for mobile players too
Ohh that's going to make bossfight much easier now
@@EimysGD You are right. I was refering to controller players. Pressing X enables a practice mode in platformer mode.
@@asphyxxj WHAT
@@cutetwirll it probably will, good luck :)
I bought gd yesterday and played the tower and I kinda have the same opinion as you. Almost 98k keep up and it’ll be 100k💪
The boss fight definitely isn't bad. I hate saying this but it's honestly a case of skill issue. Which is fair if you've never played platformers with these types of bosses ig.
Is a skill issue . It's understandable, though, because I was sucking too lol. The GD community is not used to moving around
Chalking it up to RNG and that's why it's bad is just wild. If that were true then it wouldn't be possible to do it first attempt consistently. Which isn't even hard.
@@MagneticMaybe I just think is because him and everyone in the GD community isn't used to this mode. Once I got used to the controls, it's stupid easy, fun even. He'll get over it soon
@@tannerocean6682 Not being used to the mode shouldn't lead you to believe the boss is rng tbf.
i don't think it's as rng based as he thinks it is but i still think it is definitely not good
me when how-d vid 😁 (also I see you have some new emojis for members, congrats on that!)
Thanks bro
@@how-d anytime How-D, hope you get to 100K before the new year!
hey How-D, the problem with the bossfight you had which is RNG is a bug people found as soon as the update dropped and robert is fixing it and yes the bossfight has a pattern not all ass and RNG
Nice vid, as usual, the tower icons were pretty mid but the boss fight wasn’t half bad, maybe you should do gauntlets next, anyway love your vids, keep it up
Thanks bro
“I am not interested in your face rubbings please”
-How-D 2023
xD 7:36 please bring back more dog laughing xD
Lol sir thing man
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1:04 “I was busy elasticating It out” 💀💀💀
Another great How-D video to make my day better:D I hope you enjoy the rest of 2.2
Thanks bro
@@how-d ❤️
How-D beatboxing is just so satisfying for some reason
try not to get satisfied challenge 😱🤯
@@how-d impossible how-d edition
@@how-d me and your mom tried that but she lost 😔😔
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I want all the owl icons and I’m glad to see someone using them :) (also bird ufo)
Not gonna lie, i wasn’t too thrilled about the idea of platformer mode when it was first announced, but it has definitely grown on me. It has its own charm that differs from the main mode.
The tower was such hell for me cuz my microscopic brain turned off checkpoints without realizing so I did all four tower levels… all three coins in all them… with no checkpoints… 🙃
You know you're gonna sleep with a smile on your face when How-D posts
edit: OMGGG TYSM FOR 2 LIKES ITS THE MOST IVE EVER GOT
originally i was on the side of "ooh man platformer mode doesn't fit gd" but y'know i actually quite enjoyed the tower levels (well minus the bossfight LOL) and the mode has potential for sure
Yeah I agree. I thought platformer would make the game feel too different but I'm optimistic about it's potential for sure.
someone made the fucking astrum deus fight in like 4 days
Oh gosh, that both surprises me and also doesn't surprise me at all
glad a youtuber finally understands the struggle of the boss
Most kids just get mad at me and call it a skill issue because they're edgy 13 year olds
@@how-d 17 here. Literary a skill issue.
@@RealElevenTimesnot everyone plays platformer games 24/7, I play Geometry Dash all the time, so I suck at platformer. You can't say it's a skill issue, PLATFORMER MODE JUST CAME OUT LET ME GET USED TO IT FIRST AND THEN SAY IT'S A SKILL ISSUE
@@EimysGD Sure, but complaining that the boss is pure RNG is skill issue. It has patterns that you should be able to notice and if you do, you'd beat it in well under 5 to 10 minutes.
@@RealElevenTimes I know that it has patterns, but it's still impossibly hard. I noticed that, but I still beat it in like 5 hours
Hey How-D, love your videos. You’re really good at geometry dash. The boss fight is bad because it’s to simplistic and it sucks nuts because of RNG.
I shit myself
yeah, the official platformer levels are a little questionable. i'm working on my own right now, but the community made platformer levels (like speedtek by g4lvatron or the one by serponge) seem to be much more enjoyable playing experiences. good video (good keyboard asmr)
Finally, someone else who has problems with The Tower & doesn’t just write it off as, “Easy, finished it in 30 minutes.” I also struggled with The Tower. Level 2 took me a solid 45 minutes & I have yet to beat the final boss. I’m not inexperienced at the game either. I play on mobile & have 140 demons, 25,500 stars, 7,700 user coins, & beat the Doom Gauntlet. It’s nice to see other people find it difficult & it’s not just me.
Skill issu-
I get it is hard but 45 minutes is crazy
Congratulations on 100,000 Subscribers!
Idk why is every single video from you cool. You're the best youtuber i've seen.
Thanks bro
Thank you for influencing me to play GD platformers without sound.
also, for parctice in platformer, robtop said next update it should be in. but if you blug in a controler and try to activate practice in platfomer levels, it will just work. and it works prety fine actualy.
1:59 Is this guy really playing Tower Without Sounds.😂
13:59 wait that's me!
Platformer needs practice mode 🔥🔥🔥🔥🗣🗣🗣🗣
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i think that, just like with the updates before 2.2 the community is gonna have to learn how to make good gameplay and deco with all the new stuff. i bet in a few years from now we will be saying how much the levels at the beginning of 2.2 mostly sucked. same with difficulty of platformer mode and stuff. old levels which were rated demon levels would now be only 7 or 8 stars, the same thing will probably happen with platformer levels
How-D is honstestly my favorite gd TH-camr. He's so funny :)
Thanks bro
What’s more annoying is that in mobile the checkpoints don’t work at all
My bossfight just stopped mid 3rd phase 3 times
That sucks. Luckily mine wasn't buggy, at least not to my knowledge. I hope Rob releases a bugfix soon.
Congratulations on 100k!
His reaction to "Scheming Weasel" made me smile
Bro these videos are funnny to watch cases of the sound effects
So far almost all of the new rated platformer levels suck. People don't know how to place good checkpoints, either they'll space them out too far, don't place them at all, or place them right BEFORE a 10 second cutscene instead of after. Nobody's actually trying to create good gameplay, instead focusing on decoration/show casing something cool they can do/dialogue. People keep using moving obstacles, which can be used to great effect, but so far it's just been "Oh let me wait here for 5 seconds for the platform to come, oh let me wait 5 seconds for the fire to dissipate, then repeat 3 more times." And there's so many other things that creators are doing that in my opinion is just terrible game design. Man I don't even want to get into the level I wanna be the guy. An example of a really great platformer level would be chromaside. It teaches its mechanics really well, while also focusing a lot on really fun and engaging gameplay, with perfectly placed checkpoints and satisfying stunts you can pull off. Took me over 3,000 attempts and over 3 hours, but I felt joy beating that. Unrivaled joy, rather than just the feeling of "thank god that's over." I do think the triple spike at the end was kind of stupid though. But yeah, platformer mode can be amazing, but people are making it suck. Man, I really didn't need to type this whole damn paragraph, but damn it I needed to get this out of my head.
I struggle way to much with the tower, but nice job
I would honestly be up for a how-d boss fight. Would love to see what you can make ❤
You can hit a orb twice if you turn on multi hit.
As someone who took 40 minutes to beat the boss fight, I can with confidence say that it's good for it to have random attacks or it would be too easy.
How you got 40 minutes
You get icons for completing the tower levels with all the coins like the demons
Next I think a video of you beating all the platformer demons (except probably extremes 😂) in one video cause even the hard and insane ones are SO free and there’s only like 5 it’d be awesome to watch! 😆
I appreciate the support but if I struggled that much with the bossfight, I'm definitely not good enough for those lol
@@how-d the stupid thorned goblin or whatever his name is is 1000% less fun than all of the other levels 🙄
I love British how d.Remember that long ship you like I went into the files and modified it so it wasn’t as long I didn’t really like it because I’m trash at modifying the files though. I’m surprisingly good at drawing but not modifying files pretty sure if I made it a little bit straighter, it would look better.
My humor might broken lmao
Goog video 👍
Thanks bro
the first 3 levels are fine but the secret hollow sucks in my opinion
Dude I also despise the cursed thorn
gotta love rng in a game that you don't expect rng
the face slam isn't actually random it aims for you so you do actually have to lure him somewhere and dash away
I tried that and it kept following me lol
@@how-d I think he has a crush on you
That boss fight made me give up on the tower
the bossfight softlocked on me twice in a row
mmm 2.2 🎉
in summarization.... Well Met!
Well met!
Sooo close to 100k! R u gonna make a 100k special?
Definitely. It'll be a big project though so it will probably take a while
I envy your ability to find the perfect meme for anything
You should make another melee video, I enjoyed the last one :)
Noted. Glad you liked it
@@how-d congregation on 100k 😊😊😊
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POV You are studying for a test but you have to stop for a How-D video:
The last boss fight took me 2 HOURS STRAIGHT
Only 2 hours? It took me like 5 hours
@@EimysGD i took 4.5hours
Damn. Nice vid btw! Are you ever gonna switch to the Sayodevice?
Glad you enjoyed the vid
@@how-d i’m probably not gonna switch to the Sayodevice either tbh, I don’t think I need it especially for someone like me bc hardest is a hard demon. And plus mouse is just more comfortable for me.
The Cursed Thorn fight was the entire reason I took like, 2 weeks just to beat the Tower, like it's so bullshit
How-d: *says that he sucks at platformer in the title*
Also how-d: *completes the tower*
Hi How-D I'm the guy from discord, I hope you have a nice day, If you're reading this, Your content is funny, keep it up!
Thanks bro
I really like hearing you singing
Lol that's awesome
robtop is adding platformer practice mode in 2.21
Thank goodness
It took me so long to get all the speedrun coins…
How-D is the MOST underrated TH-camr ever
Just woke up to another How-D video, and I also hate the bossfight, but most of the parts are decent in the Tower's levels
(8:51) Not really, it's always JUST enough time to be able to strategize when to hit him. I have a recording of me beating the level in about 240 seconds, which I did by hitting him EVERY time... and that is possible BECAUSE you can wait to shoot him only when he's still, so he doesn't dodge it.
Also, I don't think the beating the bossfight depends on RNG, if it was, then people like speedrunners couldn't be able to beat the bossfight consistently without dying, and hitting him every time. You just have to have good reflexes, recognize the existing patterns and be able to improvise. I'm not saying that you can't do any of those things, I just don't think the bossfight being a little unpredictable means that it's designed poorly...
Lastly, 11:53 IS the way to dodge that attack. It's not random. He will follow you for a certain amount of time (around 2 to 3 seconds) and THEN stay still and launch himself into the ground
Love your stuff How-D, but don't like your mindset of "it's not my fault, it's the game's fault". Opinions are opinions, but there's a fine line between "I just don't like the bossfight" to "it's designed terribly, most gd bossfights suck ass" just because the bossfight is unpredictable...
I understand you've had a... rough experience with the tower levels, and of course, it's your opinion! And our opinions CAN be different. I LOVE the platformer levels, and you don't, and THAT'S FINE. But as I said before, I don't like your "it's not my fault, it's the game's fault" mindset.
Stopping kids from saying stopping kids from saying first
What is this background music why are we in the garden of eden
If you're referring to the bg music of the video's intro, I believe that's the Maplestory menu theme
I just realized you changed your icon :0
Yeah, hopefully not for long. But 2.2 killed my texture pack so I have a placeholder for now.
@@how-dOnce you get the texture pack back can you make it public?
@@how-d ohhh ok that makes sense
This last boss took me 3600 seconds
Skill issue moment, but i love you
I love you too
Alright wake up How-D just uploaded
Like how you regret not playing Peggle for so long.
U can use practice mode in platformer by using a controller and pausing then click x
never thought Id see how-d start flaming robtop
@@Vxlgon I do that pretty often as you'll come to find out.
@@how-d I've watched your vids for a while I haven't seen you get that mad about it I've just seen you insult his rating, gauntlet, and map pack choices not his game design lol. Also I didn't expect you to actually respond :O
@@Vxlgon Dude don't even get me started on the swing gamemode
@@how-d lol
British jumpacare (very scary)
You should have made all sound effects in the game
it took me like 4 hours to get all 3 coins on all the tower levels and it was soooo annoying, i agree the last bossfight sucks. another great video howd!
Saw blades be getting mad from seeing you
I dont want to be mean but the boss fight is not that bad, the randomness is cool, just memorize the patterns and react quickly, personally i didnt find any trouble beating it
Hell yeah a new How-D video
sadly, you need to turn your sound effects volume up to hear sound effects which forces you to also hear regular sound effects like your icon crashing
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i wish there was a different slider for other sound effects
I raged on the sewer 100x more than you. I toatally agree about slippery cube in the first level
damn howd you di it so quick at 500 seconds???? it took me over 1000 seconds
Rubrub said with 2.21 there will be platform practice mode
He is adding practise
brithish jumpscade!!!! 😓
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I had no idea this guy had dogs
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How-D video yay!
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