Castlevania: Symphony of the Night Blindfolded by romscout in

[@Diabloltree]

Even though he messed up a few times in the run this is extremely impressive still. Like not only did he beat the game blindfolded, but he got the glitches while not seeing anything either. Sick run.

[@Micras08]

Honestly the mistakes and subsequent recoveries made the run more enjoyable (and believable if you are a cynic I'd wager :p) :)

[@Hoxbot]

Technically it is more impressive to finish a run where he messes up from time to time. In a perfect run it would "just" be following a set button sequence with the right time intervals (sounds super easy, right?). In this he had to visualize the stage, deduce his position *and* enter button sequences with the right time interval. It really shows how well he knows the game.

[@exanyt]

yea the perfect placement you need for some of these glitches is crazy but tbh it's all muscle memory tho even if he did a few mistakes it is crazy good i mean he was blindfolded 99% of us would be stuck at the beginning for a year lmao

[@djoshawott2850]

Richter: Die Monster Dracula: Uh... Belmont? R: You don’t bel- D: Belmont... R: WHAT!? D: That’s a candle.

[@miciso666]

he can teach someone a glitch within mere minutes. are you really that amazed?

[@lunarhalcyon6725]

This had to be fun for romscout to watch after having played it and seeing all the things that happened while he was blind.

[@thekiss2083]

Menuvania: Lapis Lazuli of the Night

[@lh9591]

TheKiss I was expecting a bigger reaction when he heard lapis was unequip

[@anonrabbit9468]

Blind Man fights off the forces of darkness

[@FafliXx]

What is darkness to a blind man?

[@davemarx7856]

Floridaman has problem with this. More at 11.

[@richardjoyce2764]

A man who embraces darkness is never without sight.

[@spark1400]

More at 11

[@cynical8330]

This man could still play this game if he went blind.

[@matheusaragao7640]

What is a man? A miserable little pile of blindness.

[@lh9591]

Cynical Sheep he could develop video games for the blind

[@xenten9686]

43:18 you can see the right most person on the couch dying as he switched the frankfurter for the alucard sword

[@vonmatrices]

WHAT IS A MAN!??! Really... because I'm blindfolded....

[@DK32]

@@RydiasRevenge "wherever you are?"

[@scyence]

"But enough talk... HAVE AT YOU!" *blindfolded Drac furiously attacks pillar*

[@bensons999]

Well, keep on feeling for clues, and, if you do it for long enough- the _man_ will be the one that has a pointy bit about half way down.

[@Envy_Dragon]

I'll do you one better! WHY is the man??

[@gamesdonequick]

Runner introduction starts at 0:37. Run starts at 2:04.

[@asobibuddy8481]

Is this a joke or can people really don't wait for 2 minutes anymore?

[@Vtubears]

43:15 You can see the audience try to hold back gasps as he switches the items and dooms himself.

[@chickenvindaloo7601]

Imagine having to rely entirely on audio and still doing commentary.

[@gtshawn]

WOW... Romscout plays better blindfolded than I play normally!!

[@Networkengie]

Arguably one of the best Castlevania series ever created. Had this game on PS1 and absolutely loved it. Its complexity in all the different items and equipment, the music, voices, sprite animation, graphics, storyline, controls and gameplay: all this rolled into one beautifully executed game. And when you think you're finished with the game? Nope! Gotta now play the castle inverted.

[@bobo577]

Played the game a lot since June 2020. Fantastic game and I have no nostalgia for it.

[@luansousa1379]

@@bobo577 yeah, it aged very well, I played it recently too

[@MrDryqula]

He might have gone over estimate, but he finished SOTN blindfolded, and that's impressive no matter the time taken.

[@Charronia]

This is like Alucard's perspective in bat form.

[@phillystevesteak6982]

that's funny, but bats actually see just fine

[@12MYCRYL17]

I..... SEE what you did there.

[@KratosAurionPlays]

I'll never understand how people can do this it's really amazing.

[@juldor93]

THIS IS SOME HIGHER LEVEL OF DEVOTION TO A GAME

[@changwanchoe]

This game is worth it.

[@MrBlindsight1]

I think the game was harder on the Couch Commenters than the actuall runner lol.

[@MeatPlanet]

Especially at the part where he almost died from the sniper in the church.

[@Peffse]

the agony they display when they have to hold their tongue during a mistake, knowing it's going to blow up later...

[@darc22005]

yeah they cant say much and thats probably gonna be a bit nerve wracking

[@advancedknowledge480]

1:16:00 He almost died to that sniper, you can see the reaction of the men in the couch jaja

[@MinoruLeo]

14:25 - 17:05 (28:10) - 19:16 - 20:43 - 22:41 - 23:46 (30:32 - 31:50) - 29:27 - 30:03 - 33:10 - 33:36 - 35:16 - 37:01 - 39:59 (40:43) - 44:53 - 45:10 - 49:10 - 49:40 - 53:23 - 56:49 01:00:03 - 01:00:28 - 01:00:51 - 01:19:10 - 01:22:56 - 01:25:12 *Other highlights:* romscout vs _THE SHOP_ . *SGDQ 2016's rematch.* / 46:46 - 47:15 - 50:22 - 51:55 Blindfolded Richter skip / 01:01:36 - 01:04:00 - 01:10:40 - 01:12:58 27:31 - "Klaige: Enemies are fixed in where they spawn...". *romscout gets messed up by skeletons in weird positions

[@Egalia_1]

Minoru Leonardo I congratulate you sir for putting in all this work for the rest of us

[@Alien8ed96]

Minoru Leonardo hey you sure are dedicated ! You’ve done this for like every PLC-a-thon and probably other plc runs. Just wanted to say I appreciate the effort :)

[@ArcaneMaiden]

Thank you! ^^

[@jcace13]

Even games I know like the back of my hand I could never do without my eyes, amazing run.

[@GunslingerBahamut]

That fairy must be questioning her master oh so much, watching in silent observation...

[@lewisdob8031]

haha

[@robertmatthews9650]

I was actually more scared watching him battle the menu.

[@QuestionBlockGaming]

Romscout runs are always SUCH a disaster but they always work out... somehow. lol

[@ArcaneMaiden]

He's hilarious and fun; watched 4 of his vid runs and just, you know, ♥ XD

[@brycestrife5605]

I was like WHY IS HE TAKING SO LONG!!! I didn't realize my dude is blindfolded... WOW. Amazingly talented.

[@stacypare7955]

Says BLINDFOLDED in the title. 🥴😆

[@Jrez]

Playing this game blindfolded is impressive and all, but half the reason to play is the amazing art!

[@dirtysouth9222]

This is absolutely amazing. Bravo

[@thorny7138]

Mad RESPECT! Mistakes or not that is absolutely jaw dropping to see done blindfolded.

[@TalicZealot]

The world finally knows that Romscout's powers come from his Pusheen sleeping mask.

[@forgotaboutbre]

Mad impressive. He gets help one time when he goofs up the menus, but even still ... incredible stuff.

[@Dogan2]

Romscout playing, Klaige commentating, Big Jon announcing. It's the holy trinity

[@angelmontelongo9454]

The Daredevil of video games...

[@themongoosling]

what if alucard was actually acting like this in the game and he got to the final boss and its just so confused because here's this vampire moving really weird but still kicking his butt why is this happening

[@fdotv1309]

we spent almost 8 hrs approx to finish and complete the game and rom finished it on 1hr 23mins? BLINDFOLDED 🤣🤣 truely my childhood ruined but to see this man 🤣🤣its awesome

[@justjuniorjaw]

36:54 The beginning of a struggle 41:38 Overcoming it

[@Coolio_Ash]

My brain is melting from how precise this is

[@choncho1496]

This whole video gave my anxiety of the highest order

[@kamikazechivalry1264]

That was nuts, dude. A few hangups but all around an amazing run.

[@LokiTricksterG]

In the unlikely event this guy ever goes blind, it's comforting to know he'll still be able to play video games.

[@MeatPlanet]

He did the thing!!!!

[@diegomedina9637]

He did the thing? *Waow*

[@jamiekuchma]

Lolol, I just play my video games.... Ridiculous

[@jcg7719]

This could be way better if romscout had a footswitch activated soundboard with the alucard "What?" soundbite to use when he gets lost. But pretty amazing nonetheless.

[@Amajjing]

Saw this live, it was insane. I think he just gave everyone watching an anxiety disorder.

[@bretthiguera8360]

Part of me is like, 'Man, he is making lots of mistakes for a GDQ run,' while the other part of me is like 'YO HE AIN'T USIN' HIS EYES AT ALL, DAWG.'

[@arman13javier]

The mistakes he did actually shows how difficult to beat this game blindfolded. I’m amazed how he exactly knows his position by just listening to the game’s sound cues. I wonder how much time and dedication he spent to learn how to beat this game without seeing the screen. 👏🏻👏🏻

[@Noname15514]

I didn't see this one coming.

[@lunarhalcyon6725]

Neither did he.

[@guthetanuki256]

Que "Last Surprise" from Persona 5

[@marioargaez2285]

I see what you did there

[@ImpaxE]

The heart refresh icon looks like a blond sailor with a red nose and a majestic moustache

[@geschnitztekiste4111]

To me, it looked like a very wrinkly depressed clown

[@ericrajala4669]

This was bloody amazing.

[@evamarias8896]

I wouldn’t be able to watch the inventory management in person. The dramatic irony is too strong and I wouldn’t be able to keep my mouth shut. Every time he moved nothing into nothing when he was explaining that he was actually trying to move something else in just like “oh god oh fuck his inventory is going pear shaped”.

[@FreakEating]

Absolutely ridiculous!!!!

[@jusan1617]

I have not watched this yet but the title just made me gasp. Did he really just do an hour and a half speedrun blindfolded?

[@PopADoseYo]

This along with RunnerGuy Ocarina of Time Blindfold is amazing

[@MgsSpieler]

No the title is a lie

[@PappyMandarine]

yes

[@firedrake110]

The shop, man... Every damn time, I love you ROM lolol

[@markusoreos.233]

Obese earth woodlice baby : )

[@SDKdavinciono]

this dude is a straight savage RESPECT

[@DelphieNEhuntah]

THAT WAS AMAZING!!!!! maan i take much longer finishing htis game with eyes :P

[@tomekc1113]

This is absolutely insane

[@Codeman73H1337]

Another blind SOTN run with Romscout? Fuck yeah!

[@jayson3137]

This was the first game I ever got realy into ad a kid I think I was 4 or 5 it’s crazy to see shit like this lmao

[@davefardgaming5248]

Empressive..nicely done.

[@SeekGrace]

Incredible.

[@StormAtronach]

amazing work

[@Leo_Silva_]

Fantastic Job!👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@oldskool357]

Next level mastery right here 😳👍💯

[@changwanchoe]

Is there any specific reason Xbox 360 version of SOTN is being used?

[@changwanchoe]

@@MiguelAviles175 I just fired up my X360 version and indeed the game is a lot smoother. But unfortunately I am not a big fan of the dpad on Xbox 360. Do most runners use the standard Xbox 360 controller?

[@georgegividen]

Probably for how consistent the emulation is. The ps1 version lags on certain spots. I imagine this it's much more detrimental when you're relying only on sound and timing.

[@Spaced92]

@@changwanchoe Thankfully PS4 version is probably smoother now (I don't own it yet tho), 360 dpad is indeed rough for spells, though PS1 to 3 dpads are actually still better.

[@mutantkoffee]

Truly big brain time

[@makim-k5850]

Alucard is like a blind moonwalking vampire

[@ZeVzOOv]

back at it again with the B L I N D R U N

[@venum8344]

Love that game so much. Thx for that great run !

[@kelbymcfadden2877]

Bird box just got real

[@user-on1e]

that´s insane!

[@paschikshehu7988]

What a legend

[@mdzl70]

Need my eyes watching this video. Can't watch this blindfolded.

[@TungNguyen-jd1fs]

Gotta love this run

[@akmaljob3018]

Damn that was amazing

[@Azhydehack]

Really unbelivable..well done man ..

[@kevinfrazier1692]

This...this is epic

[@radiantansel202]

1:19:10 I WAS SCREAMING SO BAD, THOSE AZAGHAL CAN ONE SHOT YOU OMG DUDE

[@janioyahoo]

Very Cool run!

[@zoggere4226]

Richters headband fell down onto his face

[@randybobandy678]

Big jon best announcer

[@DominoPivot]

That was very impressive and entertaining for someone who's played that game very casually. Good job man!

[@magna-cartus]

Amazing.

[@StopChangingUsernamesYouTube]

Oh, so this happened. I guess I'll veg out watching GDQ for a third week this year. Edit: Would watching this at 2x count as speedrunning a speedrun?

[@malikoniousjoe]

William Shreckengost Absolutely

[@DontMockMySmock]

This was an entertaining dumpster fire.

[@8o8g91]

That's fucking insane honestly.

[@chosensavior2802]

That was impressive as hell! Great run!

[@geoffreyblackmer]

In-bloody-credible

[@PoisonInc]

BIG JOOON!

[@beautifulrust1]

Why is the blindfolded man still facing the tv?

[@gnpar]

It's usually easier to hear something if you're facing it.

[@nVinter]

because he's actually facing the camera.

[@lunarhalcyon6725]

No, that's a fantastic point, being separate from TV would be hilarious.

[@codycurry52]

@@gnpar he's wearing headphones.

[@GaussiArson]

@@codycurry52 however, he still hears the soft thud of alucard landing, the shield sounds, the harpies, and the item grab sound

[@NanoTLG]

this shit is impressive

[@performa9523]

Holy hell that's insane.

[@anders6326]

So, how exactly do you play a game blindfolded? Does it boil down to extended, sequential knowledge of button presses? That would be fooking wild to memorize. Additionally, how do you know what enemies and bosses are doing if you can't see move telegraphs?

[@WheelzOfFortune]

Years and years ago an actual blind person wanted me to help them beat Circle Of The Moon (because I had written a guide for it on GameFAQs). Using Nathan's slide as a frame of reference for movement, I managed to help the person get past the first three bosses. Lost contact after that so I'm not sure if he got someone else to help him or if he gave up.

[@firen777]

43:15 Top 10 moments before disaster happen.

[@canine8284]

his blindfold was bongo cat

[@FinetalPies]

I understand what frame buffering is (thanks Pannen) but I don't really understand how it helps. It seems like it'd just be harder to pause

[@crazydude610]

It's not that hard in practice, most slightly older games have a small delay after closing the menu, input while the menu disappears, and menu up again. If you know what controls to use, you can do it fairly quickly.

[@Brixgale]

So the reason why frame buffering is useful, even in the blindfolded, is that during the pause, which in this case is the map pause, you can input and hold your next command, then let go of the pause and it will immediately input the command you were holding if able. For the blindfold speedrun, like the book jump when blind folded, it is hard to position and do the input for the dive kick all at the right moments due to there being no audio cue of the book positions and no audio cue of when Alucard is fully out of his transformation to allow a dive kick. By buffering, you can take your time in the inputs as well as being able to know if a dive kick occured. If not, then pause and try again, if it did occur, prepare to move left if successful or get ready to reset if not.

[@LordHonkInc]

Imagine this super simplified example: You need to jump twice exactly 5 frames apart. It'd be tricky (though not impossible) to just learn the right timing, so if you pause buffer to let five frames pass a lot more controllably, it's easier to get it right. Especially with pixel- and frame perfect tricks this also allows you to cancel an attempt if you can see that it won't work out before committing to a potentially one time try. Basically, it's hand made slow motion so you have more time to react. Hope that helps understand it a bit better :)

[@MisZile]

ROM my man for more challenge next time please do all boss normal castle blindfolded man

[@lt.tomato4689]

I thought everyone agreed that "the dark souls of" jokes were dead

[@airkami]

I would gladly any charity get 15k USD for a run that amazing

[@darththew]

Ridiculous skills

[@Rumcake256]

watching the couch was so funny lol great job with the run :D Edit: are they still uploading runs from this? I saw dark souls 3 on the tracker thing at the bottom but haven't seen the upload for it D:

[@MaverickHunterX97]

Woah !

[@austinwoods466]

GG

[@lh9591]

You’re my favorite castlevania runner!