Catlateral Damage - Gameplay Overview

Griffin and Justin play Catlateral Damage for a very, very long time, and share their favorite kitty stories.
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[@twistysunshine]

The immense amount of patience that makes a resurgence in Justin every time Griffin says "I wanted to ask you about something" is how you know he's the oldest brother

[@CoRLex-jh5vx]

Peak oldest sibling energy

[@abrasmage]

wow bots

[@Lateralus03]

"It has been 41 minutes." "Feels like 5 though doesn't it?"

[@zixise]

GUTS hey guts, I see you everywhere.

[@zixise]

That is all

[@JanoyCresvaZero]

*dudnit?

[@reneecoppock4404]

Never has it been so obvious that Griffin is the youngest brother.

[@johnthedork723]

Peak younger brother energy

[@savannahmorgan772]

Except for the time when he realized that his brothers tricked him into eating the raw fettuccine at Olive Garden lmaooo

[@theindomitablemass]

*babiest

[@117johnpar]

Isn't it the "littlest brother"?

[@MrSerenitykid]

I love the moment when Justin starts to sign off for the first time, then you realize that theres still 20 minutes left in the video. Gold.

[@magmivire]

But it felt like 5, dinnit?

[@masterofthetear8138]

"Oh yeah, when's your beach trip?" "... [strangled] *July."*

[@ThePinkPartyHat]

Justin's total demeanor change into "yeah, what's up?" when Griffin says he wants to ask a question is one of the purest things I have ever witnessed

[@user-ye4wv1qu6k]

An Actual Stranger it’s @ about 20:32, btw :)

[@virginiamooney4105]

Carefully concealed rage. It's a required older sibling skill

[@tristonanan]

I love how Justin says that Griffin doesn't have a brother. Like he is making it so Travis is also no longer Griffin's brother

[@pepitodiablo912]

FHSKJDNGsDLVNB HE DECIDED FOR HIM

[@huh.2]

older sibling solidarity

[@jacklandismusic]

We older siblings have that power. We can blink other siblings out of existence on a whim.

[@ewwpoorpeople5684]

And what a fine choice he made

[@erinmcgee1160]

He took Travis in the divorce

[@alexanderjones5109]

welcome to catlateral damage where griffin holds his brother hostage for nearly an hour

[@evanconnolly7758]

Felt like 5 though, didn't it?

[@Rikoshima]

"please. step with me outside of this bit" ahahaha the frustration is so genuine when he says that

[@catspajamboree]

this episode is how you know griffin is the younger brother

[@Maradrafts]

As an older sister, I can definitely agree. (also, nice username!)

[@classystegosuarus]

not only that, he's your sweet baby brother and 30 under 30 media luminary

[@Aequorin628]

He prefers to be called the sweet baby brother

[@CorvidCastle]

Griffin is on some PEAK little brother shit in this video, it's spectacular

[@Piedpiper6666]

CorvidCastle like 420. nice.

[@ripnecco5477]

SpecCATular

[@morganellis2010]

Justin: "You're a stranger. You're a stranger to me." Griffin: "Now Justin, this is called a swat upgrade." XDDD

[@veshengri]

He learned that trick from Travis

[@AngusTheZombie]

Just getting to the point where Justin is trying to end the video and seeing that it's only on minute 8/24 is the purest joy

[@samsilly123456]

I agree

[@Skipperdoodle]

This video is a demonstration of the 5 stages of grief

[@taakotuesdays]

Holy shit you’re right

[@GippyHappy]

Mostly anger and sadness

[@angelomc6632]

Had to unlike to keep the 420 likes on this comment

[@YEs69th420]

the 5 stages of griff

[@Aequorin628]

He never quite got to acceptance

[@matthewpettyjohn8532]

"So there's a whole nother mode called litter box mode-" "Fuck you." Literally the perfect representation of brotherhood.

[@hiboudeluxe]

I feel like we're all complicit in this hostage situation that's on going. like we're all just watching waiting for the negotiator to show up and they are just not showing up. so we're all standing outside watching this, unable to do anything.

[@sethescope]

this comment makes me laugh every time I come back to this video 💝

[@wolfvanderbijl]

at 18:24 when griffin cuts justin off and says "night at the museummMm" followed by brief silence is literally one of the best interactions ive ever heard betwen two human beings

[@Star_Rattler]

Griffin did this little hum of like trying not to laugh and it cracked me up do bad

[@misterkingdom3571]

Griffin: "A swat upgrade, Justin! Can you believe it??" Justin: "I can, actually."

[@gwynethh9524]

hearing Justin say the word "shrimpies" singlehandedly made me a better person

[@bubblynightmare8075]

Gwyn Paige SHRIMP HEAVEN NOW

[@joyburd2]

I feel like i learned more about Justin and Griffin's relationship in this than i did about Catlateral Damage?

[@CaptLuser]

when your baby brother forces you to watch him play a video game

[@kagamine353]

your icon is so cute!! where did you find the art for it?

[@CaptLuser]

it's from a Line sticker set, you can buy it here store.line.me/stickershop/product/1349/en (but i probably just downloaded it for free from somewhere else, i don't really remember it was years ago)

[@kagamine353]

ohhhh ok thanks! i dont have line either way but thanks for linking me!

[@CaptLuser]

i don't have line either, i just downloaded them to my computer (somehow)

[@faitheloo]

justin probably did that to griffin all the time when they were younger, older siblings always get first play on video games and if you tell your parents you're a snitch XD i feel, i was the younger sibling who had to watch

[@kefie1029384756]

This cat is knocking things off because it isn’t getting enough attention from its owner, and Griffin is holding Juice hostage because he’s not getting enough attention from his brother

[@olivia7782]

Ludonarrative synchronicity

[@Niriixa]

"We'll just finish this level real quick" has never sounded so obnoxious and cruel. My stomach hurts from laughing.

[@SeventhEve]

I think the question on everyone's lips right now is, when will you be releasing the full, uncut, uncensored, 48 minute version of this video? Thanks, I'll take my answer off the air.

[@belugaval144]

well, not uncensored, then griffin's number would be public

[@harrylane4]

@@belugaval144 yes uncensored, then I can text Griffin about how he broke my heart with every taz finale

[@Yzarro]

I imagine it’s in the same place as the Quantum Leap argument: Hell.

[@lakehouse4336]

feels like five though dudnit

[@joeyfromschool]

Release the Gushie tapes and the catlateral damage tapes

[@WaitinInAmber]

Griffin: *after trapping Justin on the phone for nearly like 45 min* okay I stopped recording. I actually want to talk to you though. Justin: (a hostage and the world’s best big brother) Yeah okay *stays on the line to talk*

[@normieuser]

this video is exactly what having siblings is like 24/7

[@blarg2429]

Can confirm.

[@thepantweaver]

"So that's gonna be Cat Strangulator" is maybe my favorite Justin comment of all time.

[@graceunderpressure8092]

I had no idea the level of psychological torment I signed up for when I clicked this video

[@leiram8833]

Justin seems so optimistic at the beginning, totally oblivious to what's about to happen to him.

[@slamalama8170]

i think when you die and go to hell, you get stuck in a perpetually infinite call with your little brother who wants to talk to you about about Catlateral Damage.

[@leality_is_here]

Every now and again... you just gotta return to the catlateral damage video

[@toetotipthatsabart5048]

It’s my time, personally.

[@zacharycampbell1002]

I just did. It was time well spent.

[@mothergoose9383]

Yep. I'm soaking it in.

[@inknosecat]

yearly tradition

[@jens.6569]

When Justin is on the phone BEGGING FOR HELP and Griffin is just singing "catlateral damage"

[@justinmontana3710]

Justin saying Griffin's actual phone number in the recording is one of the biggest power moves I've ever seen

[@athodyd]

When you censored the phone numbers with piteous kitten mews, my cat leapt up to investigate my PC speakers. Bizarrely, that is the first time she has been tricked by Internet kitten noises. Congratulations on your choice of kitten noises.

[@bravetherainbow]

+athodyd it's because it was actually Griffin's number translated into catspeech

[@imeanokaysureman]

and some say Justin and Griffin are still playing Catlateral Damage to this day

[@mynameisyou3616]

Best part was when Justin says, "Game over, I'm free." As if he was a prisoner there and being held against his will, by his own brother. LOL

[@jjju3]

19:08 Griffin: *dies* OH COME ON!!! NO!! Justin: _im free_

[@Alexandr.ine2005]

Sorry griffin, game over, you *idiot*, you stupid bastard

[@bravetherainbow]

Justin remarking about his past remarks he's made that we didn't get to see is the best part

[@ironwingartist5578]

Feels like 5 though, donnit?

[@MagicSwordKing]

This is some next-level little brother trolling, here. Fantastic.

[@Crazy56U]

17:08 Justin, giving up entirely on pleading with Griffin to have sensibility, turns to the audience; if they stop watching the video, his torment ends.

[@GreyRush]

in order to get the true justin mcelroy experience, watch this video 3 times in a row. without doing anything in the background.

[@katqt32]

Rewatching for the millionth time and hearing them laugh so hard together at the end of the video makes me laugh too

[@maretechnicality8463]

Favorite thing about this is that as a game review it leaves you with the overwhelming feeling that this kitty cat game is a prison from which you can never escape

[@em5091]

I come back and watch this every once in a while because the dialogue between Griffin and Justin just brings me so much joy.

[@fetterkeks2796]

Yup, it's literally such a comfort video for whenever I'm feeling down

[@kharris3352]

Why would polygon release just a 5 minute long video?

[@ellam5931]

I love coming back to this video and hearing how chill Justin is at the beginning, thinking he's in for like a 15 minute video

[@thewolfofthestars1847]

The quintessential older/younger sibling relationship tbh

[@snowlondon8642]

10 Terrifying Hostage Situations That Are Guaranteed To Scare You

[@vgehrke]

I just love when the siblings go and play games together, or one watch over another. I used to play Mario Bros with my sister watching and she didn't ever complain, I even asked if she wanted to play but "nah, I'm terrible, just want to hang out and watch you, maybe later on Mario Kart". :')

[@Maskami]

The best part of this video is checking the timestamp every time Justin thinks it's over.

[@rachellraee]

Justin's sigh at 8:18 when he surrenders to the fact that he is now Griffin's prisoner

[@monju125-ds]

Girl's Club 2: Catlateral Damage: Griffin's Vengeance

[@Sara3346]

but didn't this come first it came out in june right? and justin was the one who got revenge?

[@alicesmith8312]

this is honestly one of THE funniest videos on this goddamn red website

[@AM-ow3gn]

the comments on this video are my favorite anywhere on KZbin. so pure and full of love for these two good good McElroy boys

[@rebeccacummings6774]

McElboys

[@foxtrotparadox6631]

I forced my brother to watch this video with me and he kept trying to leave but I kept saying that there was only 3 minutes left when it was more like 15 minutes left. Sure reminds you of something huh

[@0liv3r_rr]

"ive portioned enough of my short time on this planet on this game!"

[@marlesimms]

Hearing Justin heave that sad, sad sigh at 8:19ish and knowing that there's still so much video to go is powerful moment for me. Makes me tear up every time.

[@paigerydoodle3496]

I'm laughing so hard I'm crying. IT'S DEMO MODE OKAY.

[@DaemonMunkir]

Idk why, but Griffin's voice just makes me smile. Not the words, but just the sound of his voice.

[@VaryaTheVillain]

This video is the reason why Justin as Taako messed with Leon so much. REVENGE!

[@kikikiera2506]

Justin’s deep sigh after “WE GOT A BONUS LEVEL” is me all the time

[@ParadoxGavel]

Years later and still, the knowledge that Tribulation is about to occur when Justin says that he's basically done with the game when they're not even a third of the way through the video is just. Mwah. Chef's kiss.

[@sunshineflicker6120]

It's so weird in the beginning when Justin is actually enjoying the game and watching Griffin play it

[@brycepulkinen4601]

I want it known to the creators of this video (Griffin and Justin, thank you) that is video is the peak of KZbin to me. I come back to this video so often to hope to live in the glory of the first time I watched it, and am in TEARS every single time. God this video is amazing, and to think it only feels like 5 minutes, don’t it?

[@skulldotjpeg]

catlateral damage is to justin as girls club is to griffin

[@erine8249]

There's a lot of wonderful things that Justin says to Griffin in this video. I love Justin's attempt to logic his way out, his confession about responding to texts, his continued insistence on the video! Ending! Riiiiiight now!! But I gotta say my favorite of all of the things he says here has to be the bold assertion he makes at the end of the video; the part where he says "you don't have a brother". Now this line in particular is intriguing to me because Justin is not the only brother Griffin has, and Justin has just preemptively disowned Griffin on Travis's behalf in saying that he, Griffin, did not have a brother, thus making him an only child. It's a bold move and 1000% older sibling culture, Justin McElroy we salute you

[@surewhynot6447]

this made me love griffin even more than i already did

[@bearlyhardley]

I fuckin love coming back to these videos, they’re modren classics

[@elfiehasz]

20:38 is such a character change and it's so pure and I love it

[@EmeraldFox11]

9:55 SHRIMPIES! HEAVEN! NOW!

[@erincassidy6700]

This made me laugh harder than I’ve laughed in years. Depression may fuck my shit up, but the McElroy’s manage to surpass that obstacle.

[@LunarFox__]

what's incredible is that you can actually *hear* Justin go through all five stages of grief in this video

[@CalUncut]

I NEVER comment on videos but I have to break the silence just to say that these two need to make WAY more videos. Haven't laughed this hard in a long time.

[@CocoForBird]

Legendary video. I come back to it occasionally just to hear Justin slowly break lol.

[@jupiter9728]

this video proves once and for all that oldest siblings should unionize

[@PatheticJedi]

20:00 "Do you know that since we've been on this call, the announcement for Fallout 4 has begun?" Griffin immediately disrespected The Final Pam in that moment. She both has and will enact her full vengeance.

[@pbmonkey1999]

I rewatch this video all the time and somehow this is the first time I've noticed the crosshair is a kitty face

[@meatballsyes3854]

this is one of my most favorite videos of all time just because of the bonus soda part, i keep coming back for it

[@amandapatton9925]

It's been five years, and this is still my favorite on the internet.

[@purnen]

that was the best griffin/justin video ever

[@VanessaTJ]

Six years later and this still slaps

[@bicarbonat1]

Coming back to this _years_ later to note that 2:44 is Shakespearean-level foreshadowing.

[@sapphicmoonlightlilith]

???

[@andied2460]

Just in case you've ever doubted whether or not Griffin is the youngest brother, here's this video as absolute proof of it :D

[@loreleiloriestone9179]

Griffin starts thanking us for watching and Justin’s all relieved. But there’s ten minutes left in the video.

[@jezzuh9120]

He was about to thank John Roderick and the Long Winters for the use of the Polygon theme song at the end there

[@cturtles9514]

This is a comfort video for me

[@abirdbrain9109]

same. it always makes me cackle because it’s so goddamn stupid

[@kenziefahy]

its been like four years and this is still my favorite video ever

[@dearratboy6326]

feels like five though, dunit?

[@wainscoting7016]

I still come back to experience Justin's growing desperation to end the video.

[@sadiejane610]

Every 6 - 9 months i have to watch catlateral damage to restart the serotonin production in my brain

[@ChronoSamurai]

I feel like I'm listening to a divorce in the making...

[@jlittlejohn97]

Being the middle child is wild because at some point you will embody the energy of both Justin and Griffin in this video.

[@poogy42]

My heart sank as I died laughing when I realized the bit was still going with 8 minutes left of the video.

[@RickyKingProductions]

Aw I like that they can both laugh about it at the end though, like Juice is annoyed but that's still his brother and it's still funny

[@selfanothermostlikely478]

I love 8:05 when Justin is trying so desperately to end it, but theres still 16 minutes left on the video.

[@whitewolfpack0]

I don't know if any recording has ever made me feel hungover before this one. Justin sounds like he had a real long night and Griffin sounds like he knows it and enjoys it very much.

[@fmeraz37]

OHHH jump is MAXED now! ...for demo-mode

[@Owen.Fallon]

This is like monster factory but the monster is Griffin

[@Charoy612]

Legend has it that Griffin is still playing Catlateral Damage... and Justin is still trapped in the skype call to this day.

[@Soladat]

Griffin is the Master Baby Brother. I literally was laughing so hard i was wheezing.