Revealing My Hypersonic Puzzle Solving Strategy! - Understand

[@Aliensrock]

I don't maintain hypersonic speeds for the entire video, but you'll know when it happens when you see it.

[@gerdafridriksdottir8836]

Cool

[@NStripleseven]

Absolute massive brain time

[@Starchaser41817]

2 weeks ago... how many videos do you have unreleased?

[@KubaJRM]

Lol true he’s from the past and future at the same time

[@KubaJRM]

@alienrock finish 4-9

[@mathlegendno12]

Me: Has no idea what’s happening apart from Tetris pieces and funny lines Tyler: SPEED

[@pvic6959]

i have noooo idea whats going on the entire time and now ive given up lol

[@pancake-zw2qc]

I got those ones cause of witness

[@shakewell42]

I'm sure you're aware, but A Monster's Expedition recently got a pretty big content update. I'm hoping you return to that sometime soon!

[@Rev_Erser]

neat

[@Charcoal190]

Some of the new [redacted] puzzles are crazy One of them stands out among the rest, and Alan said in a Twitter reply he wanted it to be in the base game but didn't have enough time.

[@Person.1234]

Actually Draknek announced a bunch of new stuff in the Draknek Direct kzbin.info/www/bejne/emeyi6uti6aFjLs

[@edwarda.g.1895]

Yeah I played it and that one puzzle was my favorite out of them all, it was super neat

[@n00bLokumi]

Right now he is in vacation for another week I think.

[@AceFuzzLord]

I love how they reference some of the more well known puzzle games in 8-? and make their titles the solution to the level. Still bumbed my favorite puzzle game isn't super well known

[@Shiny_7413]

What's your favorite puzzle game?

[@doommaker4000]

Would that be Fez then? It is really well known though

[@aidanb3798]

Commenting so I can learn what their favorite puzzle game is

[@Kassieq]

Commenting so i can know the name

[@zynstein]

The baba one I was expecting it to be from the baba icon to the flag

[@jabomacalua319]

5:47 Now this game is LITERALLY now just The Witness, tetris peices, yummy Doritos, segregation, next thing we know we're gonna see "get one rule wrong" 3 prong crosses

[@jabomacalua319]

7:42 Now we got negative/blue tetris pieces

[@jabomacalua319]

Literally, at the end at 8-?-2, all I have to say is T_T and what

[@danieldavid3766]

20:10 No, THIS is literally just The Witness

[@daffa_fm4583]

and dont forget the suns (3-10)

[@daffa_fm4583]

oh and the dots are everywhere

[@anibar8701]

The end was the ultimate crossover you never wanted. *Instead it was the ultimate crossover you needed*

[@GermaphobeMusic]

What I love about this series is that I can beat the levels in the actual game, and then come back here to check my work.

[@denycast]

That is what I do, too. 😁

[@tf_d]

DUDE YES

[@FoxSlyme]

That's what I did with Portal Reloaded

[@AndrewWilson-Anotherrose]

that was the coolest meta level from not a game design stand point so far

[@zynstein]

I love watching tylers mind get blown when it clicks. It's even better when it's like 8-10 where I figure it out and then it clicks for him rather than him explaining it

[@mreathaoof588]

“The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog” is a sentence that covers the whole alphabet

[@sighmon5640]

fyi tyler the blank world (starts with the level "-1") does technically come before the - world (starts with "--1")

[@TraxisOnTheLines]

What is it like to visualize the line? So many times with an empty board you'd basically say "okay so I have this piece, and this piece, and this is what the line looks like" as if it was just natural and super quick. Half the time I was a bit shocked by how quick it was.

[@columbus8myhw]

I think The Witness has trained him (also like not having aphantasia may or may not play into it?)

[@Deathmannoface]

I'm still waiting on you to finish 4-9

[@ryanrydander1595]

God we can hope :(

[@robowreckercam4336]

4-9 moment

[@nidhiagrawal3354]

9:56 That was so close to a Hilbert curve!!! If only the last few segments were the other way round.

[@alexholker1309]

I noticed that too. I wonder whether it will ever be required in the game.

[@SuperDZ555]

1:03 "This sort of thing works just ffffffff...fuck"

[@maxkaminsky13]

You WILL solve 4-9 eventually.

[@yotamshitrit6820]

Best part about the FEZ one is that the all alphabet sentence was actually a secret puzzle in FEZ itself

[@placeholderblankspace]

Tyler: so yeah I have to draw a 3 by 3 square Me: doesn’t even see a square Tyler: There we go!

[@elicenyne]

I think i *Understand* now, Tyler. i *Understand* why i want this game now.

[@MM102]

I really love it when this game clicks! the puzzle design is honestly masterful for something so underrated

[@Hood_Royal]

Finally. New understand video. I've been waiting for this. Thanks for uploading : D

[@littlespec424]

I love how I have no idea what's going on and i just hear you say words while you complete the puzzle.

[@horizon3064]

I absolutely love this game and your playthrough of it!

[@kyansellars6565]

it makes me happy when i get the rule before tyler

[@freedomtalesans4481]

There’s a KZbin channel called cracking the cryptic who do sudoku, but they’re going to do a play through of The Witness in the near future.

[@peterpeladon]

I am excited for that crossover

[@peterpeladon]

@Fulgentius Willy First vod is up

[@owoLight]

i love this section, especially the secret level

[@Smoth48]

Wowwww I love that you have to take the Portal xD such incredible game design

[@futureddude4250]

AHHHHH UNDERSTAND ITS FINNALLLY BACK

[@MaskOfStars227]

(0:08) 8-1: Revenge of the Dots (1:46) 8-2: Grids that mess with you (2:55) 8-3: Size-it-up (5:23) 8-4: Fusing Dots (6:47) 8-5: Rotate is a thing (7:41) 8-6: Something seems wrong... (8:37) 8-7: Lines-n-Dots (10:18) 8-8: Lines-n-Dots Challenge (11:15) 8-9: Why bother guessing (14:46) 8-10: Ultimate Dots Challenge (20:02) Bonus: Guess the game

[@oinkymomo]

"the quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog" is how fez introduces you to its language, which just replaces english letters with fez letters. it is written on a pillar standing next to a quick brown fox jumping back and forth over a sleeping dog

[@syndere6755]

I still don't quite get 8-10. Also, the ? Level is great, wish more games referenced each other like that

[@achunkofbutter]

17:48 The white space that contains a shape and the shape itself must be able to combine to make a square.

[@aloysiuskurnia7643]

The best thing is because they are all indies, probly asking for permission is as simple as "Hey, look at this game. Mind if I reference your game here?"

[@corb805]

For 8-10, the small shape (indicator) must add with the empty space it is in to form a square. For example, If you have a 3x1 indicator inside a 3x2 empty space, they can add together to form a 3x3 square. In the puzzle, the indicator shapes can also be added together if they are in the same space. For example, if you had a 2x3 indicator and a 2x1 indicator in a 2x4 space, the three rectangles can piece together to form a 4x4 square. The other rule is that you may not cover up any indicator.

[@syndere6755]

@@corb805 okay, that makes more sense

[@WanderTheNomad]

The reason Tyler ended his Fez playthrough: The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog

[@AndGoatz04]

"if Baba is You and The Witness had a Child" -This game in 10 words or less

[@Boomerkbom57]

I'm pretty sure the quick brown fox was a reference to how in that game in order to do some of the later puzzles you had to learn a new language and to learn it you use the sentence "The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog" since it is a scentence often used in kindergarten as it uses every letter.

[@solveforx314]

I feel like the devs just used a pangram to make it harder to solve. This works well as an extension of what was taught in the previous screen, given you know what game it's referencing (which I didn't). Since all they needed was to have all the letters, I'm sure they could just as easily used something like "Pack my box with five dozen liquor jugs". They just chose that particular one because everyone knows it.

[@sethost2548]

I hear there is an update to A Monster's Expedition. That was one of my favorite games to watch you play please bring it back!

[@purple_dragon2536]

4-9 is calling you Tyler, you can't avoid it forever

[@zihaoooi787]

I like the reference to BABA IS YOU.

[@andymion]

I love these so much.

[@emi9643]

8-? was actually really good, loving this series

[@HazelKnight34]

yes it’s back!!

[@jaapkoster4432]

Mathclass with aliensrock: 6=3

[@PowerPointGaming]

Oh no, I'm getting The Witness flashbacks. Those blocks were a pain in the ass.

[@ironicambrosia]

This was the crossover event that noone anticipated.

[@a.v.y8331]

alternative title: Tyler replays The Witness

[@asiainwood1891]

That last level was just 10/10

[@evanj3860]

Now I'm getting serious Witness vibes

[@ClarkNewman608]

Oh man its really driving me up the wall that he hasn't done 4-9

[@pauledwards2052]

This game is pretty cool. And I liked the cactus game you played previously for its creative thinking, but this one seems harder.

[@zlp1666]

I’m waiting for those metapuzzles Trademarked by baba is you inc.

[@Hlebuw3k]

7:50 THE UPSIDE-DOWN T

[@tearlach47]

The Question Mark levels never cease to surprise me.

[@cavemann_]

It's really impressive how much the devs can milk out from a 2D tile based game, I am genuinely stunned!

[@shinymimikyu169]

day 1 of reminding alien that he forgot to finish 4-9

[@deleteTF]

Understand... the concept of love!

[@Linck192]

I was waiting so much for this video

[@Bogdan100pink]

I really want to give this game to one of my buddies that enjoys puzzle games, it's really fun trying to solve the puzzle before you do :D

[@jordanprice4474]

I was so proud of myself when I found the rule for 8-10 before you (that never happens!)

[@Ranmon432]

For a second I thought you revived the hype sonic towers

[@4g3nt06]

What My brain feels nonexistent

[@ThatLuigiGuyRightThere]

He has yet to beat 4-9

[@piichivy]

tyler saying "forms a square" vs my math brain saying "adds up to perfect squares"

[@kristofkoncz8634]

"Maybe adds up to 1 or 4 is good" . . . "Well, that's five..."

[@gotyouchip1179]

I'm pretty sure 8-9s second rule was just that the numbers in the sections have to add up to the area of a square or just be a number ^2 i.e. 1^2=1 2^2=4 3^3=9 4^4=16 Although I'm not sure if we ever saw 16 it would be interesting to test though.

[@achunkofbutter]

It’s not just the numbers. You have to have the shapes also combine to make a square. You need to imagine you’re fixing them together like lego. Tyler did a good job figuring that out.

[@Monochromania1]

Three to the power of three is not nine. Nor is four to the power of four sixteen. Please fix your symbols/numbers.

[@drcgaming4195]

@@achunkofbutter thats what squaring a number does. it makes a square hence "squaring"

[@achunkofbutter]

@@drcgaming4195 See the example in 12:54, Tyler comes to the correct conclusion. Each area has a square number of blocks but the 9 blocks in the top left area can’t fit to make an actual square.

[@drcgaming4195]

@@achunkofbutter well yeah because 9 is a perfect square...

[@hunteryeager6116]

This is kinda making me want to rewatch the witness

[@thebreckining438]

I’m still waiting on Tyler to finish that level in world 4

[@Naniblocks]

don't run from 4-9, Tyler. It only gets closer.

[@FunnyMemes-dr3se]

Dang the references. Pretty well known games.

[@saki-mk5qi3im2h]

19:58 5x5 square is also possible here. Or you could draw a @-shaped line (!).

[@whyiwakeup6460]

OH MY GOD TETRIS LAND IS BACK

[@pikminman13]

Finally, we reach Tetris land. No apples in this game sadly.

[@somerandomperson4586]

Ok now at this point Tyler is fucking with us instead as he breezes through the puzzles and we try to see it ourselves before he goes on.

[@emmettlee5037]

Watching this video and understanding none of what the game wants and what tyler is thinking Good vid

[@DeKevers]

8-4 showed your true genius

[@Vexurayr]

Hey Tyler, if you enjoyed Potion Craft, it's already got some more really cool content.

[@rogueabyss]

ahhh the references are too good

[@milvanis]

Finally my favorite world in the game

[@murphthasmurf5923]

This made me wonder if you’ve played Fez. I remember it being a great puzzle game

[@ericzhan3454]

He did, but didn't really like it

[@fantom9013]

this secret level is the sweetest

[@saki-mk5qi3im2h]

3:22 It isn't possible to connect all fourteen empty cells. Impossibility can be easily proven using the chessboard method.

[@zynstein]

ok 8-? is awesome.i love that

[@zPieEater]

These sections are gonna create a mega block thats gonna be a puzzle

[@NStripleseven]

Oh god

[@hatimzeineddine8723]

8? was by a mile my favorite

[@jessehunter362]

love this so much

[@Rayn-Drop]

your vids are awesome tyler

[@hg5172]

Tetris is so much easier when you can choose where you end the line.

[@thetoppatamongus]

This reminds me of some grid-like rule-heavy puzzle game Hmmm

[@livek1238]

Multi universe traveling And i am crying right now

[@vinijoncrafts2882]

7:54 this probably hurt.

[@bruhmodeactive3211]

14:48 I don't understand

[@idiosyncraticerror]

“upside down T” my brain:

[@NPC_V2]

I love how he said baba.

[@omegastar2508]

4-9 is waiting there, waiting for you to solve it

[@techesh2165]

Still waiting for him to finish 4-9...

[@hardcoresaltstorm9503]

I reallyyyyyyy wanna see you do a proper IQ test. Not only for the score but to see how you approach the problems. Awesome videos!!

[@jinga9862]

I feel like 8-9 was about counting to squares while still maintaining a "square"

[@demonqiqi]

Omg can you do 4-9?

[@yeiltrasreality1627]

I'm just waiting for someone to mention perfect squares

[@lutingchen8958]

I just realized that each level of this game could be made into a coding problem lol. Where you have to write a program to check whether a user's solution is correct.

[@MultiMedevil]

Have I missed something or why isn't world 4-9 checked on the map as solved?

[@neeleep]

tyler is a genius

[@Idontnowut2do]

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