Cities Skylines, but every 10 minutes a Natural Disaster hits

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[@ZactivityYT]

11:44 That was so obviously a bit but that’s probably the best bit I’ve ever seen from Schlatt.

[@Toombe]

considering he can def see the timer it's more likely they were all bits

[@smalls1485]

Toombe of course and they were brilliant

[@Cami-wd4rw]

I mean when the media share came of ML i was more 100% sure it's all scripted.

[@shwash5284]

The laugh at the end really ties the bit together

[@alexandorhino181]

It was great, but I don’t think it’s as good as “Connar, Connar! I just saw Alvin and the chipmunks 2! *scream of terror*”

[@bummpy7457]

Im shaking and crying thinking about bonk and his love of taxes

[@CallMeMark_]

Bonk

[@kiska_]

@@CallMeMark_ волк

[@CallMeMark_]

Daria Shkarubska да, Волк

[@I_Liked_MGQ_For_The_Plot]

Pay up.

[@brandonlee1168]

волк wants 99 percent of you’re income

[@conan2262]

can we just notice that one guy who keeps changing his name and donating? Madlad.

[@alexsiemers7898]

It was ONE guy?

[@Wizard747]

@@alexsiemers7898 of course

[@kilroy7506]

Alex Siemers nah Obama just loves the stream.

[@chillvibez9319]

I CAN’T WAIT FOR THE FIRST DAY OF PRESCHOOL!!!!

[@memelover6917]

@@chillvibez9319 *Gets fucking Obliterated*

[@maxnnnnn]

Carol Cook 0.001 seconds before getting hit by a meteor: wait why is there 2 suns

[@ns6q333]

волк oh look

[@Alexanderrrrrrrrrrrrr]

Carol Cook got cooked.

[@pyroboi4593]

Holy shit it's *волк*

[@KFCGAMING55]

That's what the japanese said in WW2

[@airbornemelody6156]

волк BONK IS THAT YOU

[@carolcook5240]

Hey all, just managed to get data to post this. Please send #help to #Las Vegas ASAP. Thanks all, please pray for me

[@kmillsusername]

you good Carol?

[@kendallroyfan]

WHAT YOY STILL ALIVE

[@GGReyes-oc3kp]

Oh no, Carol.

[@getout9728]

Did you bring the kid's with you?

[@loserbeam2780]

How The Fuck

[@doggies4dinner]

R.I.P. Bonk 2019-2019 he lived a brief life but we will still remember him.

[@xxalpha-_-ghosty649]

Bonk is not dead

[@Demonetizedh8re]

Волк

[@notklouds-3177]

f

[@nikitabelyaev2356]

Its not Bonk its Volk

[@bokofwisdom3167]

I am here in spirit

[@Canal14VHF]

RIP Sophie Blackwell She died as she lived... *Complaining*

[@questionminecrafter]

She is the karen of city skylines

[@qwertyrainetmir7743]

@@questionminecrafter XD

[@BLKWLL]

My cousin has gone missing. Has anybody seen her?

[@ssssss-lr1rf]

@@BLKWLL uh, hate to break it to you bud, but she died in her shower

[@feelsman7837]

@@BLKWLL Michelle Obama sat, shidded and farded in her home

[@Hexerion]

"I HAVE INFINITE MONEY!" -Jschlatt 2019. The builder of 11 child cemetaries.

[@funnyyellowdog9669]

Clearly Schlatt does not the structure and sciences of basic economics

[@jackofalltrades8412]

Lol

[@LocalGooberGoobs]

Nice

[@king_rhoam_412]

*still down €807*

[@youdontneedtoknowwhoiam9612]

Thats a respectable title for sure

[@1steeeez]

7:32 9:35 my donations made it in so I guess it was worth it.

[@MimiCupcakeDean]

you fucking brought this video to god tier

[@kngusaerr]

MAD LAD

[@vanillabatbones]

you literally made this video i love you

[@thatguyintherain3168]

But where’s the proof?

[@1steeeez]

@KyfimZ good catch

[@Andrew-sl7tj]

whoever chose the music for this video has great taste. 0:14 Habanera from Carmen by Georges Bizet (credit to @c b ) 1:28 Chopin - Petit Chien minute waltz Op. 64 no.1 (credit to @Wezol100 and @KVI GVRCIV ) 3:39 Tchaikovsky - piano concerto no.1 4:59 Johann Strauss II - fruhlingsstimmen (voices of spring) 6:48 Mozart - dies irae requiem in d minor k 626 8:30 Bach - Goldberg Aria De Campo (credit to @Noel Hecht ) 12:05 Dies Irae again Does anyone know what some of the other pieces in the video are?

[@sammyjimmytommy]

Holy shit thank you so much for this comment. The music in this video was awesome. I was hoping someone would have the names in the comments. Thank you sir!!!!!!!!

[@Andrew-sl7tj]

@@sammyjimmytommy not a problem

[@sayonara4372]

Commenting so I can remember this

[@milksops]

like a month late but song at 0:14 is Habanera from Carmen by Georges Bizet !!

[@Andrew-sl7tj]

@@milksops thank you kindly, I skipped right over that one

[@carolcook5240]

Hi all, carol here. I’ve spent the last 4 days trying to find power after being trapped underground to type this message. I am excited to return home after the storm blows over, can’t wait for the new #school Ive heard people talking about. Finally get the pesky youth of off the streets and into education. See you all later

[@RingoDixie]

Caron. Ur dog book died

[@valentina1219]

Rest in peace Carol

[@foggytrain7327]

Carol it's been four months, are you okay?

[@garf79]

R.I.P

[@AIRSHOTNATION]

You fucking deserve it. You still haven't given back my lawn mower!

[@2bencats]

kid in my class named his kahoot Jschlatt and now i'm in love

[@ceecie5776]

Damn I can’t believe you go to school with jebadiah himself

[@jad__lad]

Become friends, they’re a keeper.

[@2bencats]

@@ceecie5776 ikr. THE jebediah schlatt himself im literally swooning rn

[@mitchellreigle2145]

wish people at my school were like that

[@bernardw7535]

gotta marry the dude now, sorry

[@t6amygdala]

Schlatt is such a fake Schlatt fan. He said bonk instead of волк

[@allyportman8009]

phake phan

[@sagerotusj7504]

bhake bhan

[@rockyzachary]

🅱️ake 🅱️an

[@davehall4620]

fдkе fдл

[@ReferredRhyme82]

volk

[@alicgluch5553]

I, too enjoy listening to Chopin waltzes while I watch a natural disaster tear a city to fucking shreds. It makes the situation so playful!! I feel so fucking powerful!!

[@bartholomewdan]

This is gonna be wordy but bear with me here: The tornado section is a work of art. I'll explain why. It's chiefly because of the juxtaposition present most of the way through and the reversal thereof. So, jschlatt (or J henceforth) starts the city off with upbeat and joyful music. The town is quaint, but the juxtaposition of a nuclear power plant, an intimidating structure, is a sign of foreboding. The first “disaster” is a sinkhole. Not much of one though. He takes the piss out of it and continues on with his business. But then, when his attention (and cursor) is pointed squarely at the house right next to the “disaster” site, disaster! There's happy music playing, and then there's just the solitary chime of the timer going off. He pauses mid-sentence to take it in as the chime continues. At this moment the irony and severity of the situation is so great that it takes several seconds to take in, leaving the viewer to laugh and be like “oh shit”. Then, J says, “Oh, this is bad luck.” This understatement juxtaposes the cataclysmic events that will soon occur. He tries to take it lightly, but he knows that The Sterling Residence won't be around for much longer. It's also in the same place as the sinkhole, which, when compared to the ensuing tornado, is a big step up. (Once again, juxtaposition.) Then he just kind of laughs it off and goes ahead with it. He takes stock of his options for the disaster, and after listing off Forest Fire, Thunderstorm, and Earthquake, all of which he labels as “pussy shit”, he eventually settles for Tornado, accompanied by a laugh. All the while, the innocent yet devilish chime is still ringing, reminding J that shit's about to go down. Then he says, “We'll save the meteors for later”, suggesting that he thinks the tornado will be more “pussy shit”. This highlights how oblivious he is to the ensuing events. He then sets the intensity of the tornado to “6.0”, which, as it's in a scientific tone, suggests that he's experimenting and, again, taking things lightly. Then there's a cut. He's expanding his town innocently. He zooms out, so instead of paying close attention, he's looking at the big picture because shit's about to get real on a larger scale, which he compensates for (in a surprising twist of events.) Suddenly, seemingly out of nowhere (similarly to the tornado), the music gets more dramatic; there are loud trumpets playing for a bit as the “severe tornado warning” sounds in. He laughs, quietly, which is what one does when they've fucked up so bad that they're about to kill many, many people. (Sometimes, anyways.) He says solemnly, “This won't be good”, again, a severe understatement of what's to come. (Juxtaposition, anyone?) He says “Everything's under control guys, don't worry about a single thing” which demonstrates how he's now even more aware of how bad things are going to get, and he's just trying to calm his (presumably) terrified-as-shit citizens. This sentence ends abruptly with “WE'VE GOT $9000 DOLLARS LEFT”, his voice trailing off at the end, signifying how helpless he feels. Then there's another cut and another zoom out, which shows that as time goes on, he's trying to tackle larger and larger problems, even though the size of the problem is much bigger than that. This highlights J's optimism, which juxtaposes the dramatic and tense atmosphere. Then he turns quiet (juxtaposition, etc. etc.), and almost sounds like he's crying. He zooms out once more, but not with a cut this time. This emboldens the speed and severity of the events. He then says, “Where is it”, in a desperate tone, showing how helpless he feels. He focuses back on his town, spins the camera round, and takes it in. The tornado is huge. He shouts “OH FUCK THAT'S A LOT BIGGER THAN I THOUGHT IT WOU- HOLY SHIT”. This juxtaposes the now soothing piano in the background, the mood one of hope and joy. So, the music juxtaposes the situation, but for once J's tone doesn't juxtapose the situation, which is a juxtaposition itself. Now, the camera doesn't move for a bit. This highlights his shock and disbelief, and how he's been temporarily paralysed by the disaster and scale thereof. He then cries out to Obama and Michelle, loved ones that will be killed in the ensuing tornado. This demonstrates how important they are to him, and how sad he'll be when they inevitably die. This adds to the “emotion” of the situation. Then, “THAT'S GONNA TEAR THROUGH THE ENTIRE FUCKING CITY”; he's right. The word “tear” presents the tornado as aggressive and violent, and the viewer can picture the tornado as antagonistic as it “enjoys” the floccinaucinihilipilification of the previously tranquil town. He then laughs maniacally, as the camera swings behind the tornado to follow in the wake of its destruction. “Oh, that's bad” then juxtaposes all of the previous emotions to suggest that J is enjoying the pain and suffering of others, which he never does. Ever. “This cannot end nicely”- The pieced together language here abides by the adage, “Desperate times call for desperate measures”, which underlines that these are, in fact, desperate times and, to an extent, how J is limited to using the scarce resources in these times of trouble, and so ends up with this sentence. Then the repetition of “cars” in “I see cars; cars are being flung up” emboldens how he's trying to get a point across, the point being “Cars are flying so we're fucked”. “The whole city's gone, man”. The word “whole” here draws attention to the fact that the entirity of the city is “gone” (which also highlights the severity of the situation by suggesting that there's no hope of it returning), and not just a part of it. “*Maniacal laughter*” also suggests that he's enjoying the devastation which, you guessed it, is a juxtaposition of earlier lines such as “HOLY SHIT” The focus then shifts to a person being picked up and thrown around by the tornado, with the person and camera not moving relative to each other, underlining the lack of response by the person, suggesting that it's so bad they know that there's no escape. (I know it's C:S and whatnot but still) All this time, the volume of the music has been slowly increasing, coinciding with the increasing severity. It's like the tornado is “picking up” and “throwing” this sound away, much like it's doing with the town. Then J falls silent for a bit, as he takes it all in and the storm rages on. All there is in that moment is grey, suggesting that J is lost in the tornado and doesn't know what to do. And then, as there's a mini-climax in the music, a notification that he's in debt tears him out of the town's destruction and into even more problems, highlighting how he can't escape his problems even if he wants to. Then the music fades away, and all that's left is the sound of the tornado ravaging on and destroyed houses and debris. He pans around, zooms, out, and sees the destruction. There's a “tear” (as he said earlier) plowing through the town, with debris to its left and debris to its right. Then he goes on to say, “I think we might be in a bit of a rough patch”, in a robotic and pause-rich tone. This has connotations of him being paralyzed and lost for words at the sheer scale of the destruction before him. This understatement underlines the juxtaposition that's present once more. “We got gorshed. We absolutely got gorshed.” The repetition of “gorshed” highlights how important it is that that he got gorshed, and that he got gorshed badly. The word “absolutely” also suggests that there's no denying that he got gorshed. And to finish it off (finally), “And the one house; the one house that remained through it all; The Beech Residence is currently in the process of being robbed” shows that even after the cataclysmic destruction and aftermath of the tornado, nowhere is safe. If you've made it this far, congratulations! You've just wasted a good 5 minutes of your day that could've been spent doing other things like excercising or cleaning; well done you. If anyone wants some numbers, here they are: The focus of the comment is from 2:58 to 5:00. That's 122 seconds. The analytical part of this comment is 1325 words. That's just under 11 words per second of video. That's a lot. Edit: how the fuck does this have as many likes as it does why on God's green Earth would you read this what is wrong with you people And yes I said juxtaposition a lot get over it

[@oldoldmeme]

Was this worth it for 4 likes as of when I'm typing this?

[@johnnylancer9441]

This is the most underrated comment

[@howtocleanyourhyrdocapable7443]

i’ve never read the word juxtaposition so much in my life

[@SupremeCaptainBlaze]

juxtaposition juxtaposition juxtaposition juxtaposition juxtaposition juxtaposition juxtaposition juxtaposition juxtaposition juxtaposition juxtaposition juxtaposition juxtaposition juxtaposition

[@sarah-bz8of]

Wtf

[@Joozy04]

motivational lizard always saves the day... but not the schoolchildren

[@lizard2929]

JanDoesie I am a lizard, and I agree

[@timewellspent8137]

@@lizard2929 thank you Lizard

[@dogegn9643]

Too soon

[@LoserSnoozer]

I wanna make a motivational lizard but it's not how you think it is

[@chameleonhasabaduploadsche328]

I am a lizard Very motivating lizard Ask me a question, I’ll motivate you

[@theresastarmanwaitinginthe5149]

West Virginia looks different from the last time I saw it.

[@belisarius6949]

@@ratbastard421 and ur a dog :/

[@baran3342]

is that our lord speedwagon in your profile picture

[@flagwashere]

@@baran3342 yes

[@cultist_npc]

I can't believe there is a starman waiting in the sky. I just can't.

[@arctic676]

Fallout 76 hit it hard, man.

[@obama9125]

sorry about the tornado that was meant to hit islam

[@moneymayne]

oh ok thanks obama

[@obama9125]

Oli170 You’re welcome fellow american

[@kittyluvr]

ni ga

[@obama9125]

3 name changes allowed every 90 days. oh. ok.

[@kittyluvr]

gay

[@imconfused6955]

The increasingly intense classical music is so perfect for this video. This has to be some of the best editings I've ever seen. Proves that editing is more than just cutting the parts that arent funny.

[@drago97531]

thanks :)

[@BLKWLL]

My cousin was struck by a horrible tornado. Has anybody seen her?

[@king_rhoam_412]

Probably happened during her first day of preschool

[@AuriofTheHooligans]

She said something about the waterworks but that is all I heard.

[@ameowzer7004]

*uh oh*

[@kermithasagun1474]

Yeaaaaah, about that... *She went to middle school*

[@jammers7603]

Was her name carol?

[@ISP]

Wait a second

[@nathanleese8830]

ISP isp why do you only have 4 likes

[@diegocontreras5347]

its been a year

[@epicguy228]

Artillery only when

[@darkhoodx6487]

ISP what are you doing here

[@nertego2990]

Ay yo where the fuck is my country roulette artillery only challenge This isnt the content I subscribed for

[@schooler5372]

This was probably one of the funniest streams Schlatt has ever had

[@fordin6431]

Nah the one with bonk was way better

[@ArcanistShion]

@@fordin6431 he said "one of" not "the best".

[@fordin6431]

@@ArcanistShion I know I was just saying my opinion...

[@SmileytheSmile]

"The Creation of Planet Earth But God Had A Few Too Many Before The Stream."

[@timewellspent8137]

The Flood was just the result of his absolutely colossal hangover

[@SmileytheSmile]

@@cord2706 I have never watched a game grumps comp in my life.

[@asyasylin]

3:40 is called Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto No. 1

[@bartholomewdan]

dude I fucking love you

[@pqrkerhdav]

Andrew Lin Thanks man

[@roylatgnail4288]

fuckin love you. Thank you

[@bonebro4102]

Thanks

[@not_pandaaaa544]

THANK YOU

[@kaelynkassler3912]

“Gee I can’t wait for the first day of school” -preschooler

[@litlgoblin1857]

Wood fired pizza? How will pizza get a job now!

[@lolzepic]

Wood fired pizza? How's pizza gonna get a job now!

[@kya5805]

Wood fired pizza? How’s pizza supposed to get a job now!

[@MADDIIXX]

wood hired pizza

[@lovetrain188]

Wood hired pizza? Now pizza can live a life and provide for his 20 little meat children!

[@trisman215]

@@lovetrain188 wood fired pizza

[@NA-tm5bc]

Cities Skylines, but every 10 minutes bonk's wrath hits the earth.

[@bokofwisdom3167]

boughtwho - I agree

[@agentchristos]

*Bonk's wrath*

[@spicychilly1155]

There's a mod to change the intensity to 25; In steam workshop, it's called, Ragnarok - More disaster controls.

[@ReferredRhyme82]

ragnarok as in bore ragnarok?

[@rasmuskongstad1454]

@@ReferredRhyme82 Jesus christ XD

[@dzaesonp8599]

"Gee! I can't wait for the first day at school!"

[@donovanthefrog138]

Do you think he enjoyed his last day of school?

[@jerichosamurai]

"Sorry guys I missed the toilet" had me crying

[@fordyika1800]

You should have come to me for that financial advice.

[@blesstem]

nice banner

[@fordyika1800]

@@blesstem ty

[@bobbobson8087]

Hi волк

[@tyto4613]

BONK

[@fordyika1800]

@@tyto4613 yes hi

[@ballslayer6970]

gee i can't wait for my first day of school! -preschooler

[@notanundesirable]

Famous last words

[@ItzMeJariCLIPS]

And your last day of school😳

[@OkthenBi]

Read that while it happend

[@ThebigNut]

Whenever a disaster strikes the chat just starts spamming names of places that suffered from natural disasters

[@king_rhoam_412]

The big Nut and joe rogan

[@davehall4620]

"Your city is on the verge of bankruptcy?" What city?

[@aj_wlyms3117]

“And I wouldn’t trade it for the world!” *death time proceeds to go off*

[@badazzbanana9007]

3:53 Obama here, sorry about Michelle farting at The Sterling Residence and causing a 6.0 severity tornado

[@BigBoss-xc4qo]

Psst That's not how tornadoes are measured

[@plsepai2698]

fuck off Obama

[@jupitersworld9871]

City skylines is probably my favorite thing for you to play. It's just beautiful to watch everything go to shit.

[@jackpw698]

You betrayed Bonk, with a sinkhole, you will pay #BonkForPres

[@bokofwisdom3167]

Jack Pw thank you

[@qlus]

Now all we have is oneb and meebeeb

[@glumbortango7182]

This comment scares me with its *raw power*

[@bokofwisdom3167]

Glumbor Tango good

[@bokofwisdom3167]

Kamal Q my brothers

[@HBlueVanity]

i love how, right at the end, someone in chat said "OKLAHOMA" when the tornado came

[@ReferredRhyme82]

oklabama

[@jyrppendeus]

7:07 Go into the basement and lie in a safe position Uhh i dont think it went well for her She was probably tweeting about how the town needs a school

[@dylanmelvin5206]

I can’t believe Schlatt didn’t even thank Bonk for the infinite money.

[@suflo3063]

4:13 That car talk was on the beat

[@Spoon80085]

10:40 Man creates a railroad company (1890 colorized)

[@BMB]

"this looks like florida" - k3llyystealurman in the chat

[@ezekielproctor7858]

The people: Aight, we gotta help each other out of this tragic disaster, and clean it up God: n o

[@captainomnii895]

SOPHIE BLACKWELL IS GONE HOW COULD U THAT WAS THE PERSON RUNNING AGAINST OB AMA

[@Jinnox]

I'm conflicted with the title, the video is only 13 minutes

[@user-rb4cj7mb8f]

I don't need subs Then watch the VOD

[@vadernation1233]

gracie lou wooosh

[@theworstmaid]

@@user-rb4cj7mb8f they dont need subs though

[@seanbyrnemelia7770]

R.I.P. Meдbeдь 2019-2019 he lived a brief life but we still remember him.

[@trovel]

Медведь

[@Undiluted_Liquid]

olen

[@valsonder]

Олень

[@achoescho2696]

Волк

[@seanbyrnemelia7770]

Trovel there u happy?

[@no_imdirty_dan2329]

Well if Sophie Blackwell had Obama Care she'd be fine.

[@cynthiusvr]

4:10 I love this scene, it has that real "I am falling apart and I don't care kinda feel"

[@kiko258]

This is literally one of your funniest videos, I could’t stop laughing. Keep it up man

[@SenatorSeatbelt]

y'know when you ask for a school and so the government sends a comet to your house

[@thetreeboy.]

12:30 the sound of a broken man

[@RicoMarcoMiku]

9:36 I'm now convinced that 2020 is just Jschlatt playing Cities Skylines on a Area 51 computer

[@doncheadlegaming7521]

11:51 top 10 images before a tragedy

[@emilym.1813]

My mom asked why I was laughing at my phone thinking that I had a boyfriend, but I was actually laughing at carol cook begging jschlatt for mercy

[@trollsometimes9789]

"Thank you schlatt, very cool" -ombamba

[@tiler1943]

This video is a memorial to Bonk, may he rest in peace,

[@bokofwisdom3167]

Tiler yes I died for this

[@nickseed7687]

What about carol and the preschooler

[@cavaradossi3]

B O N K

[@bokofwisdom3167]

raviolimaster what is it my fren?

[@SkoolConnor]

tbh Schlatt is one of the only creators on KZbin who I feel has good potential being a president

[@voixmin]

I love the people donating as residents of the city. Especially the Preschooler

[@dbteleport4823]

I wanna say thank you for the music before the first tornado hit

[@maxhoagland2444]

Barrier Player what song was it

[@king_rhoam_412]

Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto No 1

[@bigmanoncampus2039]

No one: Absolutely no one: Jschlatt: 🌊

[@squeemy_]

K

[@inconnn]

K

[@Hugo_Golden]

It’d be better if it was a random timer that could go off any time between 10-20 minutes

[@abyvs]

this randomly popped in my recommended. i cant believe 3 years have gone by

[@joonatanlepind3124]

"gee I can't wait for the first day of school!"

[@VexedPersona]

Citizens: We need a school! Schlatt: All I heard was Meteors.

[@ThebigNut]

There’s something so beautiful about this with the music and people being flung for miles

[@waderboddle2393]

This stream was, of course, an absolute blast, but the editing on this somehow improved it! This was hilarious lmao

[@dontmindmejustpassingthrou1119]

I don't know what's funnier the classical music slowly rising over Schlatt's screams or the chat suddenly becoming so fast its just a blur of text

[@andreahikono]

This was a very well-edited video. The music was a great touch. Nice job Drago!

[@ElegantAndrew]

bonk would be proud schlatt, he would be proud......

[@hadleytompkins6076]

have a concussion, doc said no technology or a bunch of flashing colors. but when i see that schlatt uploaded a city skylines, gotta risk that brain damage

[@theymkmewhtiam]

I was there for this stream, literally the best stream I’ve seen 6:17

[@TheMarzian]

“Aim it towards where Michelle sat” *Destroys city* Yea seems about right...

[@300IQPrower]

This is my first Jschlatt video. Idk what the obama thing is about but I choose to believe it’s a running gag. This shit is too funny for me to let politics ruin it. Also that minecraft vid makes a LOT more sense now

[@esketchy_294]

Shoutout to all those donations, thanks for making me laugh so hard, but the last one holy hell I'm dying

[@therealslmccl]

We lost Bonk but we got Carol. And then we lost Carol

[@michaeijcaboose2037]

10:41 when you invest in shlattcoin

[@BoosterStudios]

The last time you clicked on a minecraft video was probably like 5 years ago. Don’t worry, i’m in that camp too. I’d rather watch paint dry than watch another hunger games lets play. My name is Schlatt, and today we’re gonna talk a bit about how a stupidly simplistic sandbox became my favorite game. Where I think it took a turn in the wrong direction, and why even after all the new changes, even after how god-awful the community’s become, and even after...mine...coins? There’s still a soft spot for it in my heart. Minecraft came out for the Xbox 360 on May 9th, 2012. Coincidentally, that was the day that 12 year old Schlatt found his new favorite game. Remember Bionicles? Yeah I had more than you did, so naturally a game where you could build whatever you wanted was right up my alley. And the 360 release of minecraft was a barebones version of an already barebones game. It was charmingly simple, dropping you into a world with no real instructions or goals. There wasn’t much to do. But things you could do, the game nailed. Combat was straightforward and fun, especially with a group of friends. Building stuff was almost therapeutic, and the quiet times spent mining in preparation for what was to come. That space to organize your thoughts and plan out your next move, all the while being serenaded by those faint piano melodies in the background. That was the icing on the cake. I was in love with this game. It let me be creative, adventurous. You could do with everything around you what you pleased. And to this day some of my fondest gaming memories have come from open world games like that. Day., GTA4, Sakura Beach… W-wait Every day i’d hop off the bus, throw myself on the couch and log back in. There was only one world I played on. I wanted to be the only of my friends that played on two, so I crammed as much cool shit on there as I could. I built minecarts, Mob traps, I exploited this duplication glitch and built a diamond house out of diamond blocks. Listen. I was a perfectionist. And this world had to be perfect. Or else all I would have been doing was wasting away in front of a TV every day. But even after the countless hours I pumped into minecraft, I was still pretty ass at building. So I started watching other people play to figure out what I could do or build to make my world a little better. And as a result, I found an entire new avenue of the game. I was never a huge fan of lets plays. My introduction to the genre was...well…loud. Even back then was a screaming contest. And even though I was twelve, that kind of stuff just didn’t sit well with me. I felt myself gravitating towards more reserved and laid back youtubers like Monkeyfarm, who in the let’s play space was a breath of fresh air. He took a very methodical approach to building, and his videos were more about that process rather than about him. And as I watched more videos, I eventually found my way into modded Minecraft through these two guys, Sips_ and Shin_. They were the quieter side of the Yogscast, and even though they both sucked at the game, it was hilariously fun to watch them dick around and trying to figure things out. These boys were the perfect lets play combo, and their SipsCo series where they automate the process of dirt collection is single handedly responsible for my foray into Tekkit. Tekkit was a different beast altogether. A collection of technology-oriented mods that looked like minecraft, but offered an entirely new way to play the game. If you didn’t like mining, you didn’t have to do it. You could build one of these things and it’d dig for you. If you didn’t like building, well guess what. Anything you wanted to do could be done with the right machines, and it led to some pretty incredible stuff. Tekkit’s charm wore off quickly, though. After the sipsco series ended, I found myself getting bored with mods, and gradually, I made my way back to Vanilla. But the charm was gone here, too. I tried to put my feelings into words on the Minecraft forum, and I left an extremely controversial post. I feel like minecraft is becoming too complicated. I liked it the old way better. Now there’s weighted pressure plates and these sun things. I still don’t know how to use anything from that redstone update. Why is everything becoming more complex? I thought minecraft was popular for it’s sipmlicity (or at least that’s why I liked it). I think I summed it up pretty well. I had stopped playing with mods because I preferred that simplicity - and with each new update and each round if new items and gameplay mechanics added to the base game, I felt like minecraft wasn’t minecraft anymore. So that begs the question… what is Minecraft? For me, minecraft is not knowing how to play Minecraft. It’s generating that first world and thinking to yourself “what next?”. It’s standing at the the foot of a massive ravine. Minecraft is that dirt hut you built on the first night. The memories I cherish the most from this game are from when I had no idea what I was doing. They’re from when the game was simple, and when my life was simple, too. Because back then, there was nothing to worry about. School was a joke, I didn’t have to study to do well. I didn’t have any commitments… pretty much all of my free time was spent playing video games. And it was enjoyable. I didn’t have a future to worry about. I was only just beginning to realize I liked making videos, and that was only because of an uncle in the field who continued to encourage me. Looking back, I suppose the simplicity of my seventh grade life coincided pretty well with the simplicity of Minecraft. And as I got older, and I gradually figured myself out, what I enjoyed doing, what my hobbies were, what I wanted to do later in life, Minecraft got older, too. At the end of the day, I didn’t know if it was my maturation or Minecraft’s maturation that started pushing me away, but ever since 2013, the game just hasn’t felt the same. Until in a moment of reflection, and tranquility, that soft piano music starts fading in. And the warm melodies I’ve come to know all too well over the years invite me back into a world I’ve missed for so long. C418’s Minecraft: Volume Alpha. I know nothing about music theory, and i’m not gonna pretend like I do, but there’s something about it. Maybe it’s the simple piano of Dry Hands, maybe it’s the quirkiness of subwoofer lullaby, or maybe it’s not actually the music at all. Because when I heard these songs the first time, they didn’t blow me away. I didn’t instantly fall in love with the soundtrack. But the soundtrack is the only thing that hasn’t changed since I loaded up the game for the first time. To me, these songs are timeless. And when they start playing, just for a moment, I feel like I’m twelve again, playing on that same world I always used to. The music is what brings back all those memories. It brings back Minecraft. Today, the Xbox 360 sits quietly on my dresser. To it’s right, a hacked Wii with the Homebrew channel on it. Before I got into Minecraft, I used to spam infinite items in Mario Kart and just make the race a living hell for anyone in it. And yes, that is actually me playing the game, recording the analog TV with a camera on a tripod. I know, it was bad. But I had to start somewhere, and that was it. To its left, a macbook pro that weighs more than I do. A parting gift from my uncle, who lost his fight to cancer in 2013. He was the one who got me into making videos in the first place, and god knows where I’d be without him. They’re all dusty, but they’re all still plugged in, hooked up to a TV that hasn’t been on for a while. And that world is still there, too. So I decided to go back in. For the first time in half a decade, I turned on the Xbox. I spawned in my wooden house, the first thing I ever built in minecraft. I made my way past the dozen or so dogs I had bred, and I went outside, and saw the first ever mob trap I had ever tried building. I don’t think I ever got that one working. Next door, the house of a friend I hadn’t spoken to since middle school. Above it, a “floating island” that I spent days trying to make. A little up the hill, the second attempt at a mob trap, which I think I got working at some point, and the entrance to a minecart rail that went on for miles. Underground, into caves, over the water, it was insane. The magnum opus of the entire world. And slowly but surely, Sweden faded in. And I just started crying. They weren’t sad tears, they weren’t tears of joy, I wasn’t overwhelmed, I...I don’t know. I knew that all this world is, all this game is, is just a cleverly constructed sequence of 1’s and 0’s, but I knew that in a way it’s a part of me. This world is something that I will always hold dear to my heart. It’s a window into the past, a reflection of the kid I was. It’s been waiting here, unchanged since 2013, when I logged of the 360 for the last time. Unchanged since I started to become the man I am today. Minecraft, the game, is changing. Minecraft’s audience changed a long time ago. The only thing that’s really stayed static about it, has been the music. You can put me in some random world I’ve never explored. You can add weird new items i’ll never learn how to use. But to me, it’s not minecraft until that music starts fading in, and I’m pulled back into a world where i shat myself, where everything was easy, and when, well, I was happy.

[@derpboat9371]

Imagine being the one dude robbing the beech residence You’re just robbing some lady, all seems well, and 5 seconds later you’re hugging the owner of the house for dear life as you both watch everyone and everything you knew get lifted to heaven by a fucking tornado

[@graysuka]

4:23 Mans said “Aight I’m boutta head out”

[@MaskedAztec]

I could hear Schlatt’s soul shatter as the timer went off on the school

[@helppls4430]

not gonna lie, city skylines is by far the best content from schlatt

[@Ray-zy7vb]

help pls that and open TTD

[@chxrlies.angels]

Carol: asks for a school to get these pesky kids off the streets Schlatt: “Carol I think you have bigger things to worry about” *sends comet into her house*

[@mitchacho589]

I've never cried and laughed so hard in my life omg that ending was perfect

[@bhossanityonachromebookacc8391]

3:39 music: Tchaikovsky's Piano concerto no. 1 Just in case anyone liked it..

[@dissmo706]

BHO's sanity on a Chromebook account THANK YOU

[@bobtheboy7257]

bruh thank you so much

[@Kyguy3333]

City skylines except I'm not playing city skylines and committing tax fraud

[@NoahClevinger]

If only Bonk was here to see this.

[@bokofwisdom3167]

NoahC I see it... sadly I see it

[@pidgewidget6612]

You have enough chaotic energy to rival Graystillplays, and I am both terrified and filled with joy.

[@lydialondis]

I really appreciate that this is set to a score of classical music

[@mylesj3574]

“ *OWWWY OWW OW* “ - Carol Cook

[@glebfirstov1988]

What were the classical songs that played?

[@malignanttuna7790]

Here are some: Habanera - Carmen Minute Waltz - Chopin Piano concerto 1 - Tchaikovsky

[@TheSerbianNinja]

@@malignanttuna7790 thank you!!!!!

[@RingoDixie]

@@malignanttuna7790 awry

[@glockenspiel604]

I doubt you care anymore but one he missed was Mozart Requiem dies irae

[@EdgyWalmartEmployee]

I think, no I wonder. Dose schlatt ever think about motivational lizard anymore

[@awesomeman5411]

I was getting ready to leave and then motivational lizard came up with outro playing and I’m here to stay

[@stupididiot904]

Yeah, the highest a tornado can get is EF5, which you summoned a EF6.

[@elijahagcaoili374]

Hes legit the monster from Countdown

[@Philip3777]

no one: absolutely no one: jschlatts chat: *joe rogan*

[@HaristheBosniak]

Whoever commented “serbia 1998” made me laugh (6:50)

[@ninyaninjabrifsanovichthes45]

"I am so glad the Yugoslav Wars are over. 1999 will be the best year ever."

[@josephhudson9787]

that piano concerto makes the tornado so much better

[@SFEF1994]

Thank you for making my day schlatt