Another Crab's Treasure - #26 - Abyssal Plains

[@jpohagan]

The enemy Dan was having trouble with (aside form the laser crabs) is the cuttlefish! Quite possible the most intelligent of the octopus/squid family, they are well known for using the family's ability to change color to flash a hypnotic pattern that affect their prey to be more easily caught.

[@mellowmeadow7285]

I hadn't even considered how the "Silence, Brand!" meme would fit into this game's overall messaging and thematics! Very good eye for literacy, Mister Dan Floyd. Hats off to you :D

[@timothymclean]

Fun(?) fact: The "Silence, brand!" meme is an edited "Silence, liberal!" meme. Same crab, same lasers, different target. The Internet lets memes mutate rapidly and wildly will still leaving a paper trail. As long as people archive the pngs fast enough.

[@sdgesedege]

Hi there, Dan! I've read in previous videos' comments you've already finished this playthrough, but I'd like to share a couple of things: 1) Since you asked some videos ago, I reached the end of Another's Crab Treasure with 7 VIT, 30 RES, 20 ATK, 0 MSG. A tiny smooshy thing inside an indestructible [spoiler shell], à la Yoccult+. 2) There's an adaptation you probably missed entirely; if you haven't looked it up, a double hint: you have to be incredibly obnoxious, and it'll hurt. Thanks both Carrie and you for all these years of fun and discovery! (Same as with Psychonauts 2 and Control, I watched the first 10 minutes of your first video, put it down and went buy and play the game myself, then came back).

[@bentfishbowl3945]

Yoccult is also my favourite shell, the regen is so useful for long sorties without resting. And you seem to be saying there's an improved version somehow (or is it the pills?). I also went for full physical attack, but less resistance since I don't block that much. Dan has that effect, there have been many games I felt like I had to play along, even if I never would have otherwise.

[@sdgesedege]

@@bentfishbowl3945 yep, I meant that shell, as (if I recall correctly) it's simply better all across the board than Yoccult. I can't get used to play along, but once I'm finished I can't wait to catch up and see where I fared better and where he beat me fair and square. (Same way he embarrassed me against The Consortium, I beat Malenia in two tries and he needed a determination montage.)

[@nelsonwarner1032]

If you wanted a shell you missed picking up, you can go to the place where you fought Roland and before you fell down to the abyss and there was a unique shell that you can find there.

[@LikeEmmaWithaT]

The crab at the 3:00 mark is literally dialing in the attack. And omg I love that so much

[@Megaboss_Bor]

Congrats Dan! you have discovered a second psychological status effect! frightened makes sense, and hypnotized by scuttlefish is genuinely a very logical addition

[@ShinxBOOM247]

The Cuttlefish rarely do it in the initial chunk of the Unfathom, but they LOVE doing it immediately in the Abyssal Plains... which is both terrifying and hilariously cruel

[@jamesclarkson156]

I didn't even know that status effect existed. By this point my 2# ATK hammer, one shot most normal enemies.

[@Megaboss_Bor]

@@jamesclarkson156 I played a razorblade build with the contact lens in my first playthrough, because unlike Dan, I decided that higher attack speed would benefit my tactical tentacle. (I was wrong, I did still have a good time)

[@SlackwareNVM]

@@ShinxBOOM247 I think they only do it when you come at them from the back.

[@reagansido5823]

The Brand Silencers (which is a name I just made up) seem like the type of enemy you're meant to avoid and hide from. Unfortunately for them, they have a health bar. And as the saying goes, "If it bleeds, we can kill it."

[@Woodledude]

To be fair. It's REALLY hard to hide from them. They don't really let up on chasing you unless you go WELL out of your way, the blasts are tricky and inconsistent to dodge without good cover to hide behind, they have a tendency to walk straight over cover anyway, and they can detect you quite quickly. Then add to that the fact that it's basically impossible to hide from/dodge two at once, and HELL to fight two at once. They're a very intimidating enemy, but the best tactic against them is to take them on one by one and clear them out so that you don't trip over their massive aggro ranges while they wander around at speed over vast distances that are full of things you probably want. It might be possible to avoid them, but I don't think it's very easy to avoid them AND clean out the area of goodies.

[@MagrokAlpha]

If you sell the Another Crabs, do they become Treasure?

[@wolf57024]

I hate you, have a like

[@markfurlong9542]

well done.

[@SuperPaperPokemon]

No, they become trash. But as they say, one crabs trash is Another Crab's Treasure.

[@migicalmerwee9018]

I'm sure Dan has beaten this game already, but here are a couple tips for anyone that needs them: Eelectrocute may not do a ton of damage, but it can stun enemies, making it good for slowing down those giant crabs enough to close the gap and attack. Also, it's great agains those annoying crab/mite things. Snail Sanctum makes a great hammer, especially when leveled up. Its high defense gives it high damage, and you don't have to worry about finding a good replacement mid level.

[@ShinxBOOM247]

0:22 h...how??? How did he somehow guess the exact number of the funny giant laser crabs in the Abyssal Plains. There are 2 in the first section and 4 in the second, so yeah... there are, in fact, 6 of them 4:12 no, the tactical tentacle always attacks at the same speed regardless of the weapon or even attack you're using

[@Woodledude]

The fact that they're so big and the fact that they respawn makes it feel like there are way more than six of them, but also I think you're completely right and that shocks me. Amazing.

[@KitiRama]

0:40 They remind me of the War of the Worlds inspired three legged creatures at the end of Half-Life 2.

[@safaiaryu12]

I already knew Half-Life wasn't for me because aliens scare me, but now I REALLY know that I can't play Half-Life because the War of the Worlds tripods scare me the worst. 😢 I'll need to find a let's play of it sometime.

[@KitiRama]

@@safaiaryu12 I enjoyed watching the youtuber Dandifying Gaming and it's been 15 years since I played Half-Life 2 but still very vividly remember them, since you get a glimpse of one at the beginning and they have a distinctive sound.

[@ManjerArt]

Ya know I was thinking of the Guardians from Breath of the Wild, but "Silence, Brand!" makes so much more sense. XD

[@safaiaryu12]

I've been looking forward to the whale fall since you looked at the map last week. Such a cool idea for a set piece!

[@dimwarlock]

I don't know why, but when you referenced "Silence, Brand" I didn't thought of a meme, I honstly thought of a really dope grafitty artist with something to say that signs their pieces like that. And I just imagined a grafiti mural of a telephone laser crab

[@Imperial_Squid]

Laser crab: Silence -brand- Dan...d!

[@JoyceW-Art]

I didn't even make the connection with the Silence Brand meme, that's amazing!

[@Raganui]

This part should be called 'Another Crab's Laser'

[@sirB0nes]

I've been thinking all along that Chitan is like a perfect cross between Quirrel and Tiso from Hollow Knight. She antagonizes you every time you speak to her but, like, in a friendly way.

[@timothymclean]

28:15: Do you think they sank like that, or did some ancient (1950's) civilization carve them to look like that? Discuss. 2:20: S+ segue. (The "s" stands for "segue".) 15:50: It was only a matter of time... 25:55: Con-10-t? 35:30: That kind of noble warrior does not have a long shelf life in this kind of game.

[@KitiRama]

24:04 That sums up how I play souls-likes.

[@bentfishbowl3945]

If you need reminding of how incredibly overpowered the tentacle is, after deleting a number of bosses in no time, let me tell you one additional thing. You might have thought the situation with two big crabs and the cuttlefish to be hairy, but let me tell you it's much much worse without the tentacle and a build for it.

[@fen8321]

I did not lean in on the tentacle build in my playthrough. I can confirm, it is ROUGH

[@KitiRama]

I am recommending the game Cat Quest 3, that I just finished, as one that I think you and Carrie might enjoy playing together since it has local co-op and lots of cute characters with plenty of cat puns. It definitely feels like there was a lot of love put into it and am looking forward to playing the first two in the series.

[@timothymclean]

Do you need to play Cat Quest 1 and 2 first?

[@KitiRama]

@@timothymclean I have not played the first two, so I don't know if the stories are connected but I enjoyed the one in the third game. There are demos available for all three if you want to try them.

[@ayme9153]

More crab! More treasure!

[@the6ofdiamonds]

0:31 Well, that's a meme i need to look up now. (... huh, it started as "Silence, liberal" and was used by the "even further left" to make fun of liberalism... fascinating) 10:19 They do chew through hammers, don't they? 27:53 Waaait a second, they're farmable crystal sources. you can max all the Umami stuff.

[@ChroniclerC]

It's very Subnautica colors down here, isn't it? ^_^

[@thomasbonatti9341]

IT IS THE SILENCE BRAND CRAB i never noticed that

[@ObsessiveSting]

Crabtastic!

[@Sphagnopsida]

💙

[@ICountFrom0]

If you produce a shell out of umani, can you SWAP it into being a hammer, and then make another shell?