Casual VS Speedrun in GTAV #5 - Rockstar gives us some Freedom

[@FriendlyBaron]

hey if you wanna watch me do runs live as i work towards getting world record you can do so here - www.twitch.tv/friendlybaron its kinda the best way to support me right now but its not a big deal if you don't like my stream or dont watch streams thats fine too thanks for just existing in my little corner of the internet okay thanks bye

[@pokefan4737]

Will you be on later today?

[@n0_1d3a6]

I love ur content

[@friedrichschulzeharling]

in germany we say "ehrenmann"

[@Dr_Philliam]

Just wanted to tell you good job on the content! Your channel grows extremely fast because of the Speedrun videos and I've always loved to watch speedrun related content. These are very informative and interesting videos. Keep up your great work! :)

[@BSander88]

Hey man, this series is great. Id love to possibly see the total time on screen with the mission time.

[@braydenmcclain7038]

The casual is literally me trying to speedrun

[@FriendlyBaron]

LOL hey man we all gotta start somewhere kzbin.info/www/bejne/gX-uZIB6ndCSjdU

[@ElveeKyupire]

Same

[@norimichibg566]

Worse

[@peterispaozols9826]

Ye

[@shovapoudel824]

Meeeee😂😂😂😂

[@Blackberry0672]

I have no idea why I started watching this but I'm glad I did, keep up the great work!

[@bashthefash420]

It's a great tutorial to teach people who are new to speedrunning.

[@youtuberobbedmeofmyname]

Same. Never going to speedrun GTAV. I guess I just really like the [single player] game that much. I also love analysis videos.

[@FriendlyBaron]

thanks haha

[@FriendlyBaron]

@edgy ye most people watching dont/wont speedrun, its def mostly viewer thing, almost like a pro sport if you know what i mean (im not claiming to be a pro ofc)

[@MultiThatoneguy123]

I know I’m late to this comment but have to say. I never had any desire to watch speed running until I had a friend who started running half life and now I love speed running and this game specifically is super cool to watch

[@almightypatty4943]

Was looking forward to another upload in this series. Thanks for your work both in game and editing!

[@FriendlyBaron]

hey thanks glad to hear it you and the other 192 people who upvoted this comment

[@407tx]

16: Trevor Philips Industries - 0:00 17: Nervous Ron - 3:43 18: Crystal Maze - 12:40 19: Friends Reunited - 16:16

[@xirch13]

Are you planning on slightly improving the speed of the casual play through? Simulating improvement as you play the game

[@FriendlyBaron]

yeah, its kind of happening naturally as i get better at the different controls i use for the casual. i'll mention it outright in a later episode though when it becomes more obvious.

[@andrewdailey9194]

Yea i was gonna say the casual really sucks but my first time playing i was worse so i think the casual is perfect

[@duesenantrieb8272]

@@FriendlyBaron I played waaaaaaay worse than this one my first play trought... Sooo this is almoast to fast for a casual...

[@acasualescapedscp4418]

@@andrewdailey9194 Yeah, I sucked balls the first time I played through it. Now it hurts watching other people follow gps routes and repeatedly hit cars.

[@jvccr7533]

imo casual is fine. it only looks bad compared to the speedrun (i'm commenting before finishing this ep though), but it looks better than what most people would probably cobble together even after multiple runs. addition: I only disagree on Baron dying/failing 'on purpose' sometimes because I think a seasoned player playing casually would be able to avoid those.

[@Denobambino814]

This is actually a really cool series & I’m glad you take the time to make this

[@FriendlyBaron]

This is a really cool comment & I'm glad you took the time to make it :)

[@kaiburgart7282]

@FriendlyBaron i know i’m late but Wholesome 100

[@fqidz]

I'm just gonna give one suggestion, put a pause button beside the timer because sometimes I get confused whether the speedrunner stops or it pauses.

[@FriendlyBaron]

thats actually a great idea and i dont know why i havent done that.

[@sausagefruit7690]

OMG, finally... You make such a good series of speedrun vs. casual hopefully you will make more of it in the future. Really good idea in the first place.

[@FriendlyBaron]

planning on making many more!

[@sausagefruit7690]

@@FriendlyBaron Fantastic, and btw. do you need help with the GTA 4 strats for the next "casual vs. speedrun" video? I'm speedrunning it .

[@MrTriple3D]

@@sausagefruit7690 you assume he doesn't speedrun it

[@sausagefruit7690]

@@MrTriple3D yes, because he is a GTA 5 speedrunner, not a GTA 4 or GTA SA.

[@FriendlyBaron]

@@sausagefruit7690 Thanks for the offer, i'll probably hitup the gta 4 running discord when im ready to start it

[@freddiedancey8223]

“The allure of the G wagon is quite strong” is such a powerful phrase Edit: 3:50 for anybody wondering

[@FriendlyBaron]

its so true, i wouldnt want to own any merc but a gwagon.

[@freddiedancey8223]

FriendlyBaron yeah I’m going to start using it in everyday life now. Thanks man, it’s a great series!

[@akshobhyasharma2750]

Baron : both controller and keyboard players can do air control although it is easier on a controller (19:04) Trevor: I guess it is (19:11)

[@ash54g16]

I read this just as Trevor said it.

[@FriendlyBaron]

lol i didnt notice that timing

[@akshobhyasharma2750]

yeah it is pretty well timed

[@NathanEubank101]

This continues to be my new favorite series. Your in depth narration of what is very different between the two, as well as all the breaks i never knew about keeps me coming back.

[@FriendlyBaron]

thanks my dude

[@Jonas________]

Casual vs speedrun. GTA SA will be fire🔥🔥

[@FriendlyBaron]

i sure hope i can live up to the hype.

[@4g0ttn45]

I havent had this much fun watching a series on youtube for so long. Im enjoying your content everytime, thank you!!

[@FriendlyBaron]

thanks a bunch dude

[@Daniel332]

Dude this makes me beat the game for the 10510105015105 time lmao. I'll do it for sure,amazing content

[@FriendlyBaron]

enjoy lol

[@ferrosplice8460]

The first time I played Crystal Maze I only narrowly avoided dying, but only because I (for *some* reason) thought you were meant to snipe everyone, and I only entered the house when I realized that's where the objective was.

[@FriendlyBaron]

it's a fair casual strat to try and snipe everyone for sure, i'd say about half of people do it that way

[@leonardo123211]

Fun to watch as always :) keep posting baron!

[@FriendlyBaron]

more on the way!

[@rsdillbot3646]

I really love this series, It's like watching a play though without all the boring stuff and the guy who is voicing over sounds extremity likeable. I'm gonna end up binge watching this series all over again when it is finished.

[@FriendlyBaron]

haha thanks!

[@pokefan4737]

I want to congratulate you on getting 1 million views on episodes 1 and 2

[@FriendlyBaron]

thanks! its pretty surreal

[@Reskamo314]

One of my favorite KZbin series right now. Love it! Thanks for doing these.

[@FriendlyBaron]

appreciate it

[@R0wboyz]

I will not lie, as a casual speedrunner myself, just for fun, i am greatly appreciating these videos. Please keep up the good work man, loving in!

[@FriendlyBaron]

glad to hear it my man

[@TheHankScorpio]

Subliminal 01:32.9 pops up at 1:40 lol. edit: another, 08:09.9 at 11:42 (plus the Casual title changes to 01:32.3)

[@smokeypillow]

?

[@armanzakwan1898]

@@smokeypillow it flashes for a moment

[@FriendlyBaron]

Yeah sadly i think the method im using to render out the timestamps is overloading Sony Vegas that I use to edit. i might need to find a workaround, i really don't know what to do.

[@TheHankScorpio]

@@FriendlyBaron tbf it didn't interfere much as i still enjoyed the video, just thought i'd point it out incase

[@LazarouDave]

I'm playing this at .25 speed, and i'm still not seeing what yous are on about

[@PiniutLEGIT]

I always make "Friends Reunited" in stealth mode. I never thought about making this like that. If I knew about this before, I could safe some time from my life.

[@FriendlyBaron]

yeah haha i had no idea before running that you didnt have to do it stealth

[@Infinitykilz]

I’m 1 of those people watching from recommended that has no real interest in speed running really lol. I’ve watched this whole series tho

[@pluto3194]

No interest in speedrunning but this series is so damn entertaining

[@nicolasnovotny9860]

Yea me too

[@danieljames605]

Same

[@ciscocastello3561]

I'm interested in speedrunning but I wouldn't really want to do it myself, way too stressful lol

[@FriendlyBaron]

haha cool to hear it bridges some kinda non-speedrunner gap

[@rtvtictaczac727]

"You sure as shit are one fast speed runner baron"- bar tender "damn right"- Baron

[@ActuallyStatic]

I enjoy this series and looking forward to you doing this to other games (DO SAN ANDREAS)

[@FriendlyBaron]

HEY GUYS I THINK PEOPLE WANT ME TO DO SAN ANDREAS

[@Fraude_fiscale4]

@@FriendlyBaron PROBABLY BUT I'M NOT SURE

[@sonder006]

@@FriendlyBaron hey have you thought about doing san andreas?

[@williammcintosh5204]

Blows my mind seeing how easy the speedrun makes this look

[@FriendlyBaron]

yeah this game is very much optimized movement compared to lots of weird glitches, so it looks "easy" until you try it.

[@3rio4alk]

This series really is improving per episode. I wish there was a way to do side by side without limiting the video so much with the huge black bars. Maybe instead do it like old Halo splitscreen (across the middle) and have the information (time, person playing, etc) with a transparent background in a smaller font at the top of each? I mention this again because I think this is hard to see on a 27 inch monitor I'm 5 feet away from, nevermind a 10 inch phone screen.

[@FriendlyBaron]

i'll play around with some other options like the halo splitscreen yeah. a shame youtube doesnt have some kind of neat option for like a 1920x1920 video lol

[@3rio4alk]

@@FriendlyBaron I know the pain, I was trying to recreate the split screen effect from Metal Gear Solid 4 recently with Snake crawling through the tunnel/Raiden fighting, and it was more difficult than I thought. But definitely doable, once you've done it the once.

[@lucascecconi258]

You now than this videos are helping me to learn english? Thank you so much 😊

[@vikrots6167]

Don't seem to help much. "You know that those videos are helping me to learn English?"

[@vikrots6167]

I'm not a native speaker either, and by now mistakes in English probably piss me off more than mistakes in my native language.

[@lucascecconi258]

@Probably merlin We’re not sure yet thanks for beeing comprensive Btw:i am subscribe to a lot of spanish youtubers like alexelcapo jaime altozano o dayoscript

[@deletussfetus511]

@Probably merlin We’re not sure yet hed just trying to help

[@FriendlyBaron]

odd to hear but okay lol, glad to help!

[@krypto78]

4:55 I thought the shop owner was FriendlyBaron’s facecam lol

[@obesepork9620]

Lol

[@Jimmy-ko1fq]

Never watches speed runners before, but this series is super interesting, keep up the good work

[@FriendlyBaron]

thanks man

[@burhac]

Great vid bud keep up the heckin grind :)

[@FriendlyBaron]

im gonna grind alright serennL

[@burhac]

serennLs

[@BOT_Ivan]

12:40 can u not call a cab with that small amount of time between mission pass screen?

[@chrisji947]

Classic% does not allow cab usage, as that cuts out a lot of the driving, which is supposed to be a big part of the run Failing 3 times is also not allowed since that turns the game into suicide simulator

[@brianbrian121-j9k]

You have put so much effort into this entertaining series, thanks matey.

[@FriendlyBaron]

you got it my dude

[@1RED1]

omg im so hyped for the Gta San Andreas series, these videos are great

[@FriendlyBaron]

there will probably be a 1-2 months break in CvS videos while i learn the GTA SA run, but ive got some other content planned for that time

[@Yindoom]

Really happy about the volume levels, this was a great episode. Definitely my favourite series on youtube atm, keep it up

[@FriendlyBaron]

thanks my man - i think the game audio was a bit loud this one but thats an easy fix

[@zeergy]

Really enjoying this series! Can't say I'm gonna start speedrunning but it's really interesting to watch!

[@FriendlyBaron]

thanks! most people don't speedrun anyways, most just watch.

[@micspamgod2324]

Ayyyyy love these videos.

[@FriendlyBaron]

Ayy love these comments

[@QuickNETTech]

Just got off work, super glad to see this in my sub feed after a long day!

[@FriendlyBaron]

oh hey you :)

[@syteclan7344]

Noti squad where you at?

[@FriendlyBaron]

ding dong the 0 view count is dead

[@Tehbigred]

@@FriendlyBaron you said DONG

[@syteclan7344]

FriendlyBaron wait what😂

[@ironwoodkid9577]

The amount of work put into making this series is just jaw dropping.

[@FriendlyBaron]

sir its been 13 hours since you made this comment please pickup your jaw you cant leave that here

[@DaKiyan69420]

I actually learned the grenade and run strat in crystal maze as my first strat

[@ronans9680]

I don't know what it is, but something about these casual vs speedrun episodes is so interesting.

[@FriendlyBaron]

its probably the nice font i use for the text, i bet thats it

[@GeBagger]

These vids go down so smoothly, man. While speedruns are already enjoyable, watching the "behind-the-scenes" brings them to a whole new level. Appreciate the time and work you put into these!

[@FriendlyBaron]

thanks for the praise my dude

[@KTWA]

just saw these on my recommend a week or so ago, these are so well done!!! Cant wait for more

[@FriendlyBaron]

thanks my mans

[@KTWA]

FriendlyBaron if i was interested in running gta5, where would I find patch 1.2X that you guys run on?

[@FriendlyBaron]

@@KTWA speedrun.com/gtav then see resources/guides

[@kukkeli9312]

The speedrunner knows that you can save a nanosecond by hitting this frameperfect jump 9 times in a row. The casual player just happily ignores it.

[@Arch-Tau]

Your point?

[@FriendlyBaron]

yes and we save because we can

[@vesnabajcinovci8104]

Congrats on 50k subs. Awesome work on this series.

[@FriendlyBaron]

appreciate it!

[@goldenfade6332]

3:50 man. That gwagon likeness was too true

[@FriendlyBaron]

the only merc i'd own

[@zesork5627]

This is some of the best content on KZbin

[@FriendlyBaron]

lol thanks

[@JakeMC2227]

GTA 5 is a game I love replaying. I agree that GTA games should keep that freedom of doing missions our own way. Also can't wait until the next episode.

[@FriendlyBaron]

thanks my dude

[@janskopec1004]

Final another vid. Live this series.. again big thumb up... keep it up man

[@FriendlyBaron]

thanks my dude

[@shabanaali1670]

If the speed runner was compared with me . The speedrunner would get 10 hours 🤣😅

[@SamKaiGet]

I get really happy everytime I see your videos in my sub box

[@FriendlyBaron]

thanks dude!

[@Accrovideogames]

There's an editing error at 11:42 where you can see the timer appear for a split second in the middle of the screen. The word Casual also changes to something else when that happens. 19:24 That's funny because what the speedrunner did there is exactly what I did in my casual playthrough. In fact, I like cutting corners by going over mountains and stuff like 18:24 and 18:40. I do however hate missing dialogue, so I'd purposely slow down and take a more leisurely approach to make sure I don't skip them when they're present.

[@raywilliams6717]

I was wondering what the hell that was lol

[@WTFMANify]

Video looks great, quality is good, audio is good. Everything is in top shape captain! And, of course, the video was as great as always. I always look forward to these videos.

[@FriendlyBaron]

thanks for the feedback!

[@HandsomeLongshanks]

Dude I love this series, please keep going. I find my self searching for these videos the day or 2 before you upload because I just can't wait for the next one. And yes, I am subscribed, just paranoid I missed it.

[@FriendlyBaron]

haha totally fair, thanks!

[@SweatiestDegree]

Its crazy how little freedom you have for an open world game Amazing video as always, been replaying gta 5 and always try to use some of these strats for fun :D

[@FriendlyBaron]

yeah i worry rockstar is going the route of more and more locked down sadly, if RDR2 is anything to base off of

[@SweatiestDegree]

@@FriendlyBaron yeah rdr2 really holds your hand like an overprotective parent. Even GTA5 does this so many missions fail if you slightly deviate from the markers Sadness indeed

[@neonmatress958]

The casual for Crystal Maze was so accurate because that’s what I did when I first played the game

[@FriendlyBaron]

same haha, i remember really struggling there.

[@corbinv8203]

Love these man came from recommend on ep1 and now I’m subbed

[@FriendlyBaron]

aweomse dude thanks

[@dylstnl6621]

I was waiting for this great vid keep it up man

[@FriendlyBaron]

enjoy waiting for #6 :)

[@giladbenshimon2960]

I really enjoy these videos, good work:)

[@FriendlyBaron]

thanks!

[@Ulysses-xl4pv]

well now i know all i have to do is drive into the camp. what a nice time save

[@xsharawi]

this is so good keep it up looking forward for future uploads!

[@FriendlyBaron]

thanks my dude

[@sidhantsood5373]

Damn son that crystal maze grenade strat Is badass

[@FriendlyBaron]

i knew it'd make this episode a hit haha

[@sstari]

i find it funny how the speedrunner gets no notifications from the social club, the speedrunner had no friends

[@FriendlyBaron]

LOL i recorded the speedrun at 4am when nobody was awake :)

[@gtgondalwala]

I don't play GTA, but I want to let you know I find these videos very entertaining. I appreciate the effort you put into these. Congratulations on the new computer, keep it up!

[@FriendlyBaron]

thanks my dude!

[@duartecardoso1622]

I had to re-watch this video because the first time I saw it I was so stoned

[@FriendlyBaron]

congrats my man

[@TheSharpoint1]

I actually wonder what time I would've gotten playing GTAV for the first time if I hadn't done loads of side stuff too. Obviously I can't simulate that properly now, but still, interesting to think about

[@FriendlyBaron]

probably around 12-14 hours for most people.

[@cass9929]

I've nailed the water tower jump twice trying to imitate speedrunners lol

[@mago474]

I'm really tempted to watch a full speedrun now lol

[@FriendlyBaron]

i do runs 3 days a week or so on twitch if you wanna see it live or just grab a vod to watch

[@trentonrogers4132]

Really loving this series.

[@FriendlyBaron]

it loves you back

[@Steven-xz4dh]

I really enjoy watching this series👍

[@FriendlyBaron]

noice

[@Jenazad.]

That crack house trick really blew me.

[@FriendlyBaron]

its pretty awesome, always fun in the run

[@nicopotter6983]

damn another good video, keep it up

[@FriendlyBaron]

thanks!

[@Zepherlink]

your videos really pulled me into watching speed runs of this game keep up the great work, if you havnt (i cant find any) could up upload one of your classic% runs id love to watch one all the way through.

[@FriendlyBaron]

thanks, glad you enjoy it. i have my full runs on twitch - www.twitch.tv/videos/398837048 - i dont upload them to youtube right now as they'd take about 10 hours to render which i cant afford to lockup my computer for that long right now. maybe in the future.

[@Dziugasc]

Great video as always, keep it up

[@FriendlyBaron]

thanks!

[@petarcotic]

Great vids! keep up the great work man

[@FriendlyBaron]

thanks dude!

[@OcarinaT1]

If I remember correctly, there's even a small chance of being launched into the checkpoint at the top of the tower during the collision. It's incredibly unlikely to happen at this point in time, what with all the inconsistencies involved in just landing on the upper level. Perhaps later on, if and when the details have been ironed out completely, this could be a viable strat to save a few seconds.

[@FriendlyBaron]

Yes, its happened to darkviper once but thats all.

[@bjornmormont6644]

For an "open world" game, Rockstar really restricts your options in missions. You are right about RDR2. I wish in future games, R* lets you devise your own strategies and do missions whatever way you want. May be you can get different stats for different playing styles - like the honour system in RDR2. For example, if I choose to do my missions with stealthy style, it can reward me with stealth weapons or items etc. vs. if my playing style is more aggressive. May be it can alter what random events or side missions you trigger if you max your stealth or max out aggressiveness etc. May be it can reward you with a different special ability if you max out a particular play style. Then I can adopt different styles for different playthroughs and get a totally different experience.

[@FriendlyBaron]

Don't really have a reply but i read all that and pretty much agree :) thanks

[@ELDIABLO_71]

Man I’ve played this campaign so many times but could never see myself speed run it

[@FriendlyBaron]

i never play baseball but watch it all the time, kinda similar

[@IamTheSnowman4]

My casual arrived at the cousins house 10 seconds before the end of trevors story about trisha and wasted 5 minutes idling while watching the whole story on youtube.

[@FriendlyBaron]

lol u wot

[@coyeh285]

13:35 Our speedrunner receives a notification that his friend is online.

[@FriendlyBaron]

yeah i should probably turn those off LOL

[@coyeh285]

@@FriendlyBaron It adds character 😉

[@connormorgan6884]

When It came to Crystal maze. I always snapped everyone outside and then snuck my way into house to stealth kill everyone, except the groups. As for friends reunited. I always stole a military chopper and then brought it to the starting point of the mission. Flow my way to trailer park, blew up all the trailer houses and then just flew my way to Los Santos.

[@FriendlyBaron]

lol nice one on the chopper

[@creativeyes3292]

Love the series

[@FriendlyBaron]

thanks bud!

[@HuslWusl]

I don't even know why I'm watching this. I played GTAV a few years ago and only played through the campaign once with cheats. I never touched it again, not even the multiplayer. Now I'm watching a speedrun although I never attempted to speedrun any game yet. Wtf is wrong with me? xD

[@FriendlyBaron]

sometimes the brain just do that

[@mykebyte]

Can we have much more of these please! These are great! Keep it up.

[@FriendlyBaron]

im making them as fast as i have time!

[@hyperphish6530]

Love your videos keep up with this series

[@FriendlyBaron]

appreciate it my man

[@justrobin8155]

That sniper section looked like a Counter Strike speedrun.

[@BoWSkittlez]

Love this series. Keep it up

[@FriendlyBaron]

thanks!

[@alguemai6553]

17:04 I'll have two number 9's, a number 9 large, a number 6 with extra dip, two number 45's one with cheese, and a large soda.

[@GreezyHere]

WHY THE HECK THE NOTIFICATION NOT WORKING?????? BDW LOVED THE VIDEO AND I AM IMPLEMENTING

[@FriendlyBaron]

thanks! yeah YT notis are janky i never trust em

[@TENSE1983videos]

Why does the mission name disappear and a time of 01:32.9 appears at 8:40 in the video? And why does the time of the Casual change from 7:34.2 to 14:50.0 at 9:22?

[@RachelWolfe]

I love this series!

[@FriendlyBaron]

it loves you too

[@JebStar10]

Keep up the good work bro. Love your content! Btw I'm not a bot.

[@TimelostInTheSauce]

That's what they all say

[@oatsthegod]

exactly what a bot would say

[@FriendlyBaron]

im a bot :)

[@someweeb3650]

_The allure of the G-wagon is quite strong_

[@FriendlyBaron]

~allure~

[@voidx7349]

Hey man track ball mice are good. I've never other mouse due to my dad having wrist issues. More accurate than my friends :D

[@FriendlyBaron]

hey man i got nothing against them! i still use one daily, just not for gaming haha

[@voidx7349]

@@FriendlyBaron lol

[@ILoveAmericanMcGeesAlice]

I have been waiting for this

[@FriendlyBaron]

now enjoy the wait for #6 :)

[@michalxxo7462]

Oh God I can't wait to see casual vs speedrun GTA SA 😍

[@FriendlyBaron]

i hope i can live up to the music

[@Deadshot901]

I wonder how much faster the speedrun would be if a player like Merphos was the driver. That guy is insane at racing.

[@FriendlyBaron]

im about as fast as merphos on a racetrack when he plays with us on PC races. he is better in some places of course but i have been in the racing community for 3 years and am just barely outside the top few guys in terms of speed.

[@Deadshot901]

Oh damn

[@Rizky-vc1py]

Best GTA V series!

[@FriendlyBaron]

thanks!