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A big thing I want to mention about Ghostrunner that makes it so perfect No fucking loading screens mid-level Every time you die. Press a button. Restart at the checkpoint. No loading, no bullshit, you just GO. It’s SO goddamn smooth and I wish more games were capable of this kind of flow
Exactly. There's 0 downtime, the punishment is the lost of at most a minute or two on some of the more complex combat encounters. This is why fromsoft games didn't (and to some extent still don't) appeal to me, because dying not just loses you resources but also often a lot of time to backtrack just to die again and again.
Fun fact: there's actually a Neon White mod that has community medals that are faster than the secret red medals and are sometimes updated when a new skip is found to keep it interesting
@@sandymangamin7159Unfortunate you didn't find out organically, I just had a level I really liked and was playing through cutting the time, then boom red medal. I didn't know they existed until then, and I literally did not look at a single level the same again. I've further optimized like a full second out of that level (it's like a 7 second level) and it remains as the coolest moment from the game, realizing the level I just spent 30 minutes optimizing was the starting point of the journey.
I think the king of micro-speedrunning is Trackmania as its sole purpose is getting the fastest time on incredibly short tracks and it’s been around far longer than anything featured in this video.
I love the idea of a therapist finding out you cant pay at the end of the session, so they undo your progress by destroying your self worth and psychologically damaging you.
2 FREE tiny games that encourage speedrunning. Werecleaner, a very fun and cute game about a werewolf janitor trying to clean the office while not being seen. If you get seen, well, thats another mess to clean. Deeper Sword, the meme stabbing a dragon who size shames your sword platformer.
@@mrblakeboy1420It's a bot, I'm 99% sure. Sometimes they'll reply with something like "no I'm not" when someone calls the account out directly, but outside of that, it's spamming comments with that same message, but changes the name to whatever channel they're on.
I'm glad you showed a quick snippet of Katana Zero, but I think it's understated how good that game is at this. It doesn't achieve it by placing you against other players with times (there is a time trial mode that does), but because it shows you a replay at full speed + without showing your time slow, it makes you feel like a literal god and dammit if I don't want to see my little replay beat the level as fast as humanly possible
1:28 Raindeer ai is such a pain in speedruns of rain world. I always end up getting bad luck and having to waste 3 minutes before getting the deer to come over.
i love neon white! i genuinely think its one of the best games to get into speedrunning. bronze- ace are really good for casuals and then you got red aces that get you into the real stuff then you got community medals that really get you in :) and everything in the game is pretty basic so the more you play the more your core skills improve and the easier it is to get the higher medals. its just such a great game too! (it was my first speedrun game and now ive played a couple and found myself in a great nw community!)
I appreciate that this video actually explained why people like speed running. I never realized that people were actually getting dopamine from being faster that their past attempts. Whenever I attempted it, even if I got faster I would just think about all of the parts I messed up so there was never a reward for me.
I'm probably on the fence about speedruns: on one hand - speed runs are incredible to watch and extremely helpful to getting around games. On the other hand, I prefer playing all games at my own pace and savor the world, story and characters
That's the neat part: often you can play both styles. Take celeste: your first playthrough will probably be like 20-40 hours, because you will take your time, see the story, think about the platforming, find secrets But then you played every single level, and ask yourself "what if I just tried to play first level again?", and that level that you've spent an hour at first, you will get through in like 5 minutes. Then you try the second level... And you're hooked It's kind of amazing how there is literally two games: one for slow and enjoyable playthrough, and one for speedruning; all in one package
Most people speed run games after they beat it regularly the first time. Do you really think it’s feasible to casually speed run a game while going in blind?
You might be thinking of the more popularized speedrunning that Circle mentioned early in the video, where player speedruns a game that wasn't designed for it. But in the later parts of the video he talks about games that are designed around individual level runs, that may or may not have more self paced story and other elements in between speeding through those individual levels. Key difference being, a game designed for individual level speedrunning usually doesn't try to tell a story or introduce characters while your're going fast. They do it in between when you're not being timed. That way you can get both an entertaining story and fast gameplay in a way that meshes well.
While you can do both I definitely prefer to do the slow one every time. I just like to indulge in the world. I like games where I can forget who I even am until I stop playing.
I'm so glad you talked about Neon White. The game is genuinely some of the best fun I've ever had with a game, and the music is done by my favourite band on the planet
ho-ly thank you for blessing us with another long (for being animated) essay video, Circle, I honestly appreciate them cause I've been subbed to you for forever now and your comedic timing and expressions are just chef's kiss all that on top of you making many other things with other creators too, make sure to not get that darn burnout the youth keeps talking about on the topic of the video: cool! I only ever heard of those games but didn't ever hear from someone who was into them what the hell is was all about
CYBER HOOK MENTIONED?! UNBELIEVABLY BASED, CIRCLE I've been waiting for so long to see this game get more recognition, it goes so hard (we don't talk about the last level)
Crumble is one of the best games ever with an amazing physics system and very simple controls. Ik u showed Katana Zero very breifly but its def worth a mention as ghostrunner is esentially a 3D version of it. Titanfall 2 is also worth mentioning just cause its so good 🔥
Onw of my personal favorite speedrun games is a tiny little indie called Furi, its a boss ruch game with some of the most interesting and engaging fights I've played since Cuphead or Dark Souls. It's also like 4 hours long on your first playthrough so its really easy to grind out runs, especially wiht its built-in speedrun mode that skips all the dialogue and cutscenesm 100% percent recommend of you're looking for a quick little speedrun game
The grapple didn't really feel right to me in Cyber Hook, I found Verlet Swing to be a much better grapple speedrunning game. Edit: It's also 80% off on Steam atm.
"Oh I'm timed and there's a leaderboard? Eh, who cares I get nothing for doing better and none of this will matter in like a month lol" I will truly never understand speedrunners.
*Short answer* Less about recognition from others and more on self accomplishment. The ability to look at oneself and say "I did this and I am proud of it" *Long Answer* For everyone what they deem as proud work is different for everyone. Myself personally I am a situational completionist. I am glad when I go through every sidequest in a game, and unlock every achievement, except when that achievement requires me to experience the whole game for a second time, when I'd rather just move on, or doing something that will give me stress. Like beating hollowknight on the permadeath mode. I would rather do anything else.
Wonderful video as usual! Very funny and well animated. Really liking these more long form ones, you really get to delve into a topic. And what a topic it was! These games all slap. You also mentioned a handful of games I’m gonna def add to my wishlist, like Kick Bastards and Cyber Hook. Huge fan of platformers. I have all but 2 achievements in Neon White, that game was so fun. Don’t have it in me atm to do the “beat the game in one life” achievements, but man, this game was good. Fantastic soundtrack as well. I forgot about how good the Insight mechanic was. So cool to see “oh shit, there’s a whole other route I was completely oblivious to” and try to master that one. Pizza Tower is incredibly fun as well. Very wonky to start off, but feels great once you get a handle on the controls. Very satisfying to figure out the proper pathing to get the S and P ranks. Those final few achievements have been kicking my ass. Ghostrunner is great, don’t have much to say other than the movement was pretty good feeling. The instant respawn is very appreciated. Great soundtrack too. Celeste is wonderful, easily one of my favorite games. Wonderful game feel, art, soundtrack, story, all of the above. Whole lotta optional challenges too. Looking at you, golden berries. Katana Zero is a lot like Ghostrunner in a way, just 2D. Very good game. Killer soundtrack too.
1. I loved the video, very informative, funny, and had really good pacing.... Almost like it was a satisfying run in a speedrun lmao 2. Warstrider Challenges is also another really neat micro speed running game that i feel is under appreciated!
Great video, glad to know I have some games I could give a chance sometime. Neon Whites probably what I'd play first. Okay now the rest of the comments unrelated but I didnt want to waste the topic: reading the title of this video before clicking had me thinking about how even if your not a speedrunner, theres plenty of games with easy speedrun tricks that just become "You do it cuz." My own personal example is I am one of maybe 5 or 6 people who would say they enjoy Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel, and I've learned dialouge skips, actual map skips, abused the hell out of grenade jumps, and has also abused a fair amount of bugs that solely benefit you. I still cant explain clearly what it is about the game that makes it fun to just fly through, but its honestly a lot of fun. I am commiting sacrilege by saying I've played and mastered this more than I have 2.
Speaking of VR games of this style No More Rainbows got me into these types of games because it’s all pretty short levels that all you want to do it perfect getting to the end as fast as humanly possible
One of my favorite games to watch speed ran is an older title called Mirror’s Edge. It’s a fast paced FPP, first person parkour, game that just looks amazing when played flawlessly. I have never picked up the game myself, I am trash at got-to-go quick games, but it’s a titles that I’ll continuously go back and watch speed runners play on TH-cam.
as someone who got a little too into speedrunning ultrakill, thank you for not over-glorifying its speedrunning-ness, of course it's a main thought of the devs, i mean, the level ranks with millisecond timers make that pretty obvious, but there's barely anything hidden behind "going fast", it's a lot more just "look online to see if i'm faster than the others". ultrakill is mainly focused on making you feel unstoppable in a VERY stylised environment, the speedrunning just comes naturally with the amount of tech hakita lets you do
My first contact was with the introduction of the platformer mode in geometry dash. Really nice change of gameplay style when trying to shed of every millisecond ;)
If you love this type of game, then you should check out - Warstride Challenges Doom eternal but even faster - SEUM: Speedrunners from Hell Pure platformer with tiny puzzle levels - Hot Lava Mirror's Edge but the floor is lava
Marble Skies also falls under this type of game and I highly recommend it if you are a fellow marble fan who likes going fast, insane tricks, and funky bounce physics.
It's the essence of time trials, I can loose myself even in basic games like realistic car sims if they have time trial modes, the fun is in the battle with the physics systems when fighting for fractions of a second.
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If you love speedrunning fps get ultrakill I HIGHLY recommend perfect speedrunning game
"doesn't talk about sonic"
okay 2:28
Ultrakill is completely about micro speedrunning lol
A big thing I want to mention about Ghostrunner that makes it so perfect
No fucking loading screens mid-level
Every time you die. Press a button. Restart at the checkpoint. No loading, no bullshit, you just GO. It’s SO goddamn smooth and I wish more games were capable of this kind of flow
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Yes! That's such a huge part of it. Absolutely love the constant dopamine rush of Ghostrunner
Then you would love Hotline Miami and Katana Zero
i hate loading screens I hate loading screens i hate loading screens
Exactly. There's 0 downtime, the punishment is the lost of at most a minute or two on some of the more complex combat encounters.
This is why fromsoft games didn't (and to some extent still don't) appeal to me, because dying not just loses you resources but also often a lot of time to backtrack just to die again and again.
Fun fact: there's actually a Neon White mod that has community medals that are faster than the secret red medals and are sometimes updated when a new skip is found to keep it interesting
Hold up there's a secret red medal?
@@sandymangamin7159 Yup, those are the dev times (which are freakishly good lol)
@@theastrus_ I've been playing as if those didn't exist. Now I GOTTA beat them
@@sandymangamin7159 and thus begins the cycle of Neon White (again)
@@sandymangamin7159Unfortunate you didn't find out organically, I just had a level I really liked and was playing through cutting the time, then boom red medal. I didn't know they existed until then, and I literally did not look at a single level the same again. I've further optimized like a full second out of that level (it's like a 7 second level) and it remains as the coolest moment from the game, realizing the level I just spent 30 minutes optimizing was the starting point of the journey.
“Neon white, huh sounds like a cool ga- shit I finished it already”
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I LOVE TRAPWIRE
@@CheeseApprenticewhy
This game is so short but so sweet
@@Quiet26 me and my friend had an inside joke that led us to fighting who was better and now I'm top 20
15:03 the therapists voice is a feeling in your chest, something special that can’t be described until you experience it
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I think the king of micro-speedrunning is Trackmania as its sole purpose is getting the fastest time on incredibly short tracks and it’s been around far longer than anything featured in this video.
Yeah, I feel like I first played it 20 years ago. I think we got it from Scholastic actually...
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i remember watching my dad play it when i was.... idk 5 or 7? we'd sit around him at the computer quoting memes on long jumps 😂
Tarkmania mentioned!
I literally reinstalled Trackmania Turbo just before seeing your comment since this video reminded me of the joy of micro-perfecting one's speed.
I love the idea of a therapist finding out you cant pay at the end of the session, so they undo your progress by destroying your self worth and psychologically damaging you.
I immediately knew when he said "son of a glitch" that they were trying to sneak in a bit of an adult joke. Clever
I LOVE the new editing style !! New era, eh ? It fits the channel completely :3
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colon three is an infection
Eh? Hah, he he
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"hehe, funny man go vroom, but with gun!"
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Titanfall 2
Ultrakill
@@robertclarahan2766 3 likes for titanfall 3? SOMEONE HELP, IM CLINICALLY INSANE
We really watched this man go from shaking ms paint drawings in front of his IPhone to fully animated and edited video essays
2 FREE tiny games that encourage speedrunning.
Werecleaner, a very fun and cute game about a werewolf janitor trying to clean the office while not being seen. If you get seen, well, thats another mess to clean.
Deeper Sword, the meme stabbing a dragon who size shames your sword platformer.
ULTRAKILL SPOTTED 14:19
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@@p-__ is this a parody of bots orrr
+ULTRAKILLMENTIONED
2:32 ultrakill also spotted btw
@@mrblakeboy1420It's a bot, I'm 99% sure. Sometimes they'll reply with something like "no I'm not" when someone calls the account out directly, but outside of that, it's spamming comments with that same message, but changes the name to whatever channel they're on.
Microspeedrunning is a perfect description for this genre. Its so addicting
Ramadan is over Circle, we can stop fasting now!
Circle: "It's never time, to not FAST."
I'm glad you showed a quick snippet of Katana Zero, but I think it's understated how good that game is at this. It doesn't achieve it by placing you against other players with times (there is a time trial mode that does), but because it shows you a replay at full speed + without showing your time slow, it makes you feel like a literal god and dammit if I don't want to see my little replay beat the level as fast as humanly possible
katana zero is awesome. story and gameplay are both amazing. really hope the dlc gets finished
@@ExistentialShrimp totally agreed
Love the (maybe accidental detail) that as we went through each game you started to speed run the explanation for each of them
1:54 Nah that Odd1sOut roast is actually wild 😭
From the thumbnails I thought this was an alt channel when it popped up in my recommended feed 💀
@@DracoGalboythat’s sad this guys better than odd1sout I haven’t watch any of his vids in like a year
@@DracoGalboyas in odd1sout
Wait how is it a roast ?
@@modihasn7911because odd1sout is at the bottom of the leaderboard
Karlson 3D is another great one that fits right into this category. (also, it has a grappling gun)
13:46
I dont know why this triggered a core memory for me
BOOM HEADSHOT!
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1:54 : the center of the 6 in 996th place is not filled in. Yes, I have just cursed you forever with that knowledge and no, I do not care.
breathe
MY HANDS ARE SHAKING
Theoddonesout💀 bro just got bullied
neither is the "h" of the 1000t"h"
let’s fucking go circletoons upload
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@@p-__no your farts smell like actual hot garbage
Theres nothing better then this
Hell yeah
1:28 Raindeer ai is such a pain in speedruns of rain world. I always end up getting bad luck and having to waste 3 minutes before getting the deer to come over.
so true😭😭
holy carp i didnt expect to see you here
Rain deer really rain on my day sometimes
it's also just pain in normal playthroughs. The bastards have just sat there causing me to die to rain so many times...
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hell yeah some neon white recognition; that game is a gem.
also the fiurst time you get an autor medal feels awesome.
14:14 motion sickness is a skill issue
BE NICE TO ME OKAY
@@CircleToonsHDeveryone call this guy names
Ok now hear me out………..trackmania
Let's not muddy the waters too much here.
0:26 When your creditcard gets declined at the therapist.
Loving the editing style 🙏
i love neon white! i genuinely think its one of the best games to get into speedrunning. bronze- ace are really good for casuals and then you got red aces that get you into the real stuff then you got community medals that really get you in :) and everything in the game is pretty basic so the more you play the more your core skills improve and the easier it is to get the higher medals. its just such a great game too! (it was my first speedrun game and now ive played a couple and found myself in a great nw community!)
As a pizza tower perfectionist, this video perfectly describes my obsession with going FAST
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I appreciate that this video actually explained why people like speed running. I never realized that people were actually getting dopamine from being faster that their past attempts. Whenever I attempted it, even if I got faster I would just think about all of the parts I messed up so there was never a reward for me.
5:36 The one guy forgetting the slap and doing it later 😂 love the tiny detail ❤❤
I love the little montage showcase you gave each game. That was a nice touch that really kept the momentum of this video moving.
I'm probably on the fence about speedruns: on one hand - speed runs are incredible to watch and extremely helpful to getting around games.
On the other hand, I prefer playing all games at my own pace and savor the world, story and characters
That's the neat part: often you can play both styles. Take celeste: your first playthrough will probably be like 20-40 hours, because you will take your time, see the story, think about the platforming, find secrets
But then you played every single level, and ask yourself "what if I just tried to play first level again?", and that level that you've spent an hour at first, you will get through in like 5 minutes. Then you try the second level... And you're hooked
It's kind of amazing how there is literally two games: one for slow and enjoyable playthrough, and one for speedruning; all in one package
Most people speed run games after they beat it regularly the first time. Do you really think it’s feasible to casually speed run a game while going in blind?
You might be thinking of the more popularized speedrunning that Circle mentioned early in the video, where player speedruns a game that wasn't designed for it. But in the later parts of the video he talks about games that are designed around individual level runs, that may or may not have more self paced story and other elements in between speeding through those individual levels.
Key difference being, a game designed for individual level speedrunning usually doesn't try to tell a story or introduce characters while your're going fast. They do it in between when you're not being timed. That way you can get both an entertaining story and fast gameplay in a way that meshes well.
Why make that distinction? Most speedrunners speedrun a game cause they fell in love with it when playing normally
While you can do both I definitely prefer to do the slow one every time. I just like to indulge in the world. I like games where I can forget who I even am until I stop playing.
I'm so glad you talked about Neon White. The game is genuinely some of the best fun I've ever had with a game, and the music is done by my favourite band on the planet
Sleep paralysis demon wake up new circle toons video dropped
"1000th - odd1sout
1st - Circle Toons"
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so when speedrunner micro it good but when me micro girlfriend disappointed? society
Wrong kind gronk
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Conclusion : this man is an adrenaline junkie and is absolutely unhinged. 10/10
1:49 It zoomed right into a Zenless Zone Zero ad.
I know im a month late but it was brawl stars for me
ho-ly
thank you for blessing us with another long (for being animated) essay video, Circle, I honestly appreciate them cause I've been subbed to you for forever now and your comedic timing and expressions are just chef's kiss
all that on top of you making many other things with other creators too, make sure to not get that darn burnout the youth keeps talking about
on the topic of the video: cool! I only ever heard of those games but didn't ever hear from someone who was into them what the hell is was all about
00:46 CELESTE MENTIONED!!
HIDDEN GEM! (hi r/tomorrow)
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@@theokkali467 i wouldn't say it's a hidden gem
i would say it's a gem
THE WORST PLATFORMER EVER MENTIONED!!
@@holeofdarn Elaborate? It's an extremely liked platformer lol
11:25 I am disappointed by the NO
This feels like watching a shorter Pyrocynical video essay
And that is a compliment
0:24 when your credit card declines at the therapist
CYBER HOOK MENTIONED?! UNBELIEVABLY BASED, CIRCLE
I've been waiting for so long to see this game get more recognition, it goes so hard (we don't talk about the last level)
Nah we messed up the last level. Just focus on the rest of the game 🥹
Crumble is one of the best games ever with an amazing physics system and very simple controls. Ik u showed Katana Zero very breifly but its def worth a mention as ghostrunner is esentially a 3D version of it. Titanfall 2 is also worth mentioning just cause its so good 🔥
The moment 12:40 fkcd me up,I was choking on my arizona
1:59 high scores have the usual toonuki lab crew at the top! Love those guys!
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Dang I wonder who the bottom scores are haha
Onw of my personal favorite speedrun games is a tiny little indie called Furi, its a boss ruch game with some of the most interesting and engaging fights I've played since Cuphead or Dark Souls. It's also like 4 hours long on your first playthrough so its really easy to grind out runs, especially wiht its built-in speedrun mode that skips all the dialogue and cutscenesm 100% percent recommend of you're looking for a quick little speedrun game
Furi mentioned 🔥
I LOVE YOU CIRCLE TOONS
You inspired me to make my own drawing channel thanx, and keep up the good work
Oh my god
It’s rain world
The game that has taken over my mind
I love it to pieces
Yet I also just want to be free of its grasp
1:28
I can’t wait for him to try Carlson when it drops in 2069!!!
The grapple didn't really feel right to me in Cyber Hook, I found Verlet Swing to be a much better grapple speedrunning game.
Edit: It's also 80% off on Steam atm.
Agreed, grapples are the greatest single gaming innovation of all time
4:45 Huh, i was curious about why your name showed up on Alpharad's Neon White video, when you weren't in the video.
Love the video the quality its really cool also I hold second place for speed running an obscure platformer but its still got a small community
Where’s our “WarioWare” of speed runners
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Mystery tournament
I love these explanation videos - I always look out for them whenever you post
Thanks
good job being first
Congrats
I need to recommend I Am Your Beast. There is only a demo out right now but it absolutely scratches that itch.
Everyone likes video games
Apart from my dad, unfortunately
This video took MONTHS to make, this looks sooo gooood man, keep it up!
"Oh I'm timed and there's a leaderboard? Eh, who cares I get nothing for doing better and none of this will matter in like a month lol"
I will truly never understand speedrunners.
*Short answer*
Less about recognition from others and more on self accomplishment. The ability to look at oneself and say "I did this and I am proud of it"
*Long Answer*
For everyone what they deem as proud work is different for everyone.
Myself personally I am a situational completionist.
I am glad when I go through every sidequest in a game, and unlock every achievement, except when that achievement requires me to experience the whole game for a second time, when I'd rather just move on, or doing something that will give me stress. Like beating hollowknight on the permadeath mode. I would rather do anything else.
CircleToon long form videos are always a joy to watch.
no hotline miami?
Glad to see Cyber Hook mentioned, such an underrated masterpiece.
(Also Neon White is incredible, go play them both)
Don't lie CT, you just wanted to make this video to freely advertise these games. I see you. 👀
Edit: stupid autocorrect
that neon white montage injected dopamine straight into the wrinkles of my brain, they should pay you for this 10/10 ad
8:28 skip ad
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Can we also just appreciate how good of a voice actor Circle is?
No Roboquest?
Fr that game is criminally underrated
I tried Neon White for the first time...and the grind for red medals is a MUST!
Wonderful video as usual! Very funny and well animated. Really liking these more long form ones, you really get to delve into a topic. And what a topic it was!
These games all slap. You also mentioned a handful of games I’m gonna def add to my wishlist, like Kick Bastards and Cyber Hook. Huge fan of platformers.
I have all but 2 achievements in Neon White, that game was so fun. Don’t have it in me atm to do the “beat the game in one life” achievements, but man, this game was good. Fantastic soundtrack as well. I forgot about how good the Insight mechanic was. So cool to see “oh shit, there’s a whole other route I was completely oblivious to” and try to master that one.
Pizza Tower is incredibly fun as well. Very wonky to start off, but feels great once you get a handle on the controls. Very satisfying to figure out the proper pathing to get the S and P ranks. Those final few achievements have been kicking my ass.
Ghostrunner is great, don’t have much to say other than the movement was pretty good feeling. The instant respawn is very appreciated. Great soundtrack too.
Celeste is wonderful, easily one of my favorite games. Wonderful game feel, art, soundtrack, story, all of the above. Whole lotta optional challenges too. Looking at you, golden berries.
Katana Zero is a lot like Ghostrunner in a way, just 2D. Very good game. Killer soundtrack too.
1. I loved the video, very informative, funny, and had really good pacing.... Almost like it was a satisfying run in a speedrun lmao
2. Warstrider Challenges is also another really neat micro speed running game that i feel is under appreciated!
celeste mentioned celeste mentioned celeste mentioned holy shit this is incredible did enjoy
I love your content. I’m glad that you’re able to share your content with us. Thanks for being you.
Great video, glad to know I have some games I could give a chance sometime. Neon Whites probably what I'd play first. Okay now the rest of the comments unrelated but I didnt want to waste the topic:
reading the title of this video before clicking had me thinking about how even if your not a speedrunner, theres plenty of games with easy speedrun tricks that just become "You do it cuz."
My own personal example is I am one of maybe 5 or 6 people who would say they enjoy Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel, and I've learned dialouge skips, actual map skips, abused the hell out of grenade jumps, and has also abused a fair amount of bugs that solely benefit you. I still cant explain clearly what it is about the game that makes it fun to just fly through, but its honestly a lot of fun. I am commiting sacrilege by saying I've played and mastered this more than I have 2.
Speaking of VR games of this style No More Rainbows got me into these types of games because it’s all pretty short levels that all you want to do it perfect getting to the end as fast as humanly possible
Bros gonna love karlson, if it comes out
The passion you have for all of these games made me want to go and wishlist all of the games I didn't already have from this list
I FINALLY FOUND SOMEONE TALK ABOUT CYBERHOOK YESSSSSSS I love this game and no one talks about it
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so glad ghostrunner is getting more attention
it is my favorite game series of all time
i love doing the portal 2 least portals challenges i love all the satisfying tricks you do to save a single portal and try and hit 0 its absurdly fun
One of my favorite games to watch speed ran is an older title called Mirror’s Edge. It’s a fast paced FPP, first person parkour, game that just looks amazing when played flawlessly. I have never picked up the game myself, I am trash at got-to-go quick games, but it’s a titles that I’ll continuously go back and watch speed runners play on TH-cam.
exactly during the polymars speed jam
Neon White is spreading, good to see.
I personally got the 100% achievement a few days ago, it's a great game!
as someone who got a little too into speedrunning ultrakill, thank you for not over-glorifying its speedrunning-ness, of course it's a main thought of the devs, i mean, the level ranks with millisecond timers make that pretty obvious, but there's barely anything hidden behind "going fast", it's a lot more just "look online to see if i'm faster than the others". ultrakill is mainly focused on making you feel unstoppable in a VERY stylised environment, the speedrunning just comes naturally with the amount of tech hakita lets you do
For those who want a game like some of these in vr, there is a game called red flowers that is basically the same as Ghostrunner
Verlet Swing is probably my favorite of the genre. Absolutely worth looking at
My first contact was with the introduction of the platformer mode in geometry dash. Really nice change of gameplay style when trying to shed of every millisecond ;)
I JUST GOT MY FOOLS BLADE!!! Playing it in a few minutes.
If you love this type of game, then you should check out
- Warstride Challenges
Doom eternal but even faster
- SEUM: Speedrunners from Hell
Pure platformer with tiny puzzle levels
- Hot Lava
Mirror's Edge but the floor is lava
1:27 I literally spat out my coffee like a cartoon when I saw rain world be mentioned
Hollow knight and rainworld referenced in the same video? Now all we need is a reference to ori… wait. This is my new favorite circletoons video
Two more games I'll add to the list because I didn't see them mentioned here and they absolutely fit the genre.
Severed Steel and Diatomic
Marble Skies also falls under this type of game and I highly recommend it if you are a fellow marble fan who likes going fast, insane tricks, and funky bounce physics.
God I love these type of games if there are anymore of these I would love to know
It's the essence of time trials, I can loose myself even in basic games like realistic car sims if they have time trial modes, the fun is in the battle with the physics systems when fighting for fractions of a second.
as a movement shooter enthusiast, this makes me very happy