Being called "Just a dude" makes me very happy. People tend to overthink or get nervous when they play vs me and at the end of the day I'm just a guy who's been playing Strive for the past year.
@tiger_pop1069 Жыл бұрын
I'm also very glad I got to meet you at VSF, hopefully we get to meet offline again some day
@shiv3rcubesolver664 Жыл бұрын
Do you have the happy chaos ultrakill gun mod
@zoiker3512 Жыл бұрын
Sir this is a mc Donald's
@corndogacist7162 Жыл бұрын
Sir this is a Wendy's
@waitingfortheequinnox Жыл бұрын
Finding a “marx enthusiast” makes me very happy. People tend to like the more popular or less evil characters and at the end of the day funny clowns :)
@TheCaptainPaxo Жыл бұрын
This man has mastered the theatrics of fighting games. Can't wait to see the next chapter of this new best anime!
@superramune2250 Жыл бұрын
Bro 1:12:30 it is unreal how hype this was. This whole video was so well done it seriously set you apart from any other fg content creator I've watched over the years. Cheers sir, psyched for your journey to continue ✊️
@mikejonesnoreally Жыл бұрын
Try not to get any on your *chin!* o.o
@benhodgkiss8418 Жыл бұрын
His edits are fucking next level!
@Glax201 Жыл бұрын
The way the music and video was edited it gave me chills
@JayDayKay Жыл бұрын
The premier was hype, it was like watching an exiting movie with an exited audience. Love you Gekko
@spirosspiros3022 Жыл бұрын
what the fuck are you saying
@JayDayKay Жыл бұрын
@@spirosspiros3022 exactly what i said
@tenackfgc Жыл бұрын
As the second Ram in your Evo pools. I thought it was hilarious at the line “how many steps ahead was he thinking” uh… -4 Great matches tho it was a blast being able to play so many great players including you
@DameDantalion Жыл бұрын
Sometimes the best way to outthink someone is to stop thinking and let them outthink themselves.
@mynameisconnorimtheandroid6080 Жыл бұрын
@@DameDantalion ah yes the bunga of the unga
@mickeybat5816 Жыл бұрын
@@DameDantalion wait. . . You mfs think when you play videogames?
@Sir_Bucket Жыл бұрын
@@DameDantalion That's the same logic Faust players use when they spend 100 meter on 2 W-w-what could this be?
@endersteve3843 Жыл бұрын
The pacing on this episode is much better than the last one, glad to see the improvement. Also, NOOOOOOOOO! Geo died!
@TheBluealbion Жыл бұрын
Even tho as a Leo main that ending hurts, the editing is actually insane. The song, the evolution from gio to baiken, all of it was crazy good
@SinatoFilms Жыл бұрын
The cuts between Baiken and Gio legit had me tearing up.
@alexandrmotin249611 ай бұрын
Fr, top cinematography
@chocotheguyofcool Жыл бұрын
I realized how much I've listened to The Only Thing I Know For Real (Special Edit) when I was able to identify it instantly from the damn wind sound used at the start
@xeiterx2081 Жыл бұрын
This was AMAZING omg everything from the narration to the music and of course the editing, everything was so so good !
@Volconage Жыл бұрын
God damn how do your music choices hit every. single. time. Honestly though it was great meeting you at VSF and ik I speak for all the ZBI bois when I say we love having you around the server, so glad we could have been a part of this :^)
@zturtle1630 Жыл бұрын
OH YOU'RE THE I-NO FIRST VID!! How does it feel to be an anime villain?
@ksad96 Жыл бұрын
1:13:14 Holy shit that edit showing Gio momentarily was excellent. Using The Only Thing I Know For Real as vocal only was a wild, amazing choice. Edit: OKAY SHOWING GIO THROUGH THE MATCH AS A SORT OF "FOR THE FALLEN" TYPE OF THING MADE ME DOUBLE TAKE GOOD LORD
@soggywheatthins7506 Жыл бұрын
welp guess i know now
@blackmailed1072 Жыл бұрын
The editing, music choices, and transitions are all just top quality. Each time you did a special opening for the player I leaned closer to the screen in my chair because it was so hype. I tend to watch these longer videos over days or even weeks, but I could not keep my eyes away from beginning to end when watching this video! It makes me wanna get better at Strive, cheers Gekko!
@fluffyminty6308 Жыл бұрын
I know this should not of made me emotional but it did, im very happy to be here for this adventure, best of luck gekko, im sure things will get better from here
@CEO_of_Kostco Жыл бұрын
This series is a masterpiece. I hope there's a season 2 with new goals after you finish your current goals
@MrSaltyWasTaken Жыл бұрын
i swear everyone is trying to brainwash me into becoming baiken main these days and its working
@Ratharaine2 ай бұрын
Worked on me, did you join us?
@kakashi-__-vi Жыл бұрын
Absolute cinematic master piece. It was dramatic, hype, paced beautifully, tragic, and overall amazing. You’ve become by favorite fg content creator by far and I hope that you get more recognition because you definitely deserve it.
@viniciusalonso9784 Жыл бұрын
1:16:00 bro….. this was one of the best editing moments I’ve ever seen, the hype, excitement, the song combined with it, made me cry, as I’m still a Gio player, I’ve always looked up on you, now knowing that you changed to Baiken was a shock, when I saw the flashbacks to Gio’s moves and cutting back to action itself, I was crying, like, amazing game, but I’ll miss the Gio main that I always liked, looking forward to this next chapter of strive, good content, great movie documentary and good luck in the future
@officialb.k.7177 Жыл бұрын
35:14 as much as I wanted you to play Anji, I can appreciate your use of his theme in this segment ❤
@beansoclock8748 Жыл бұрын
how ironic is it that he used anji's theme for baiken's gameplay
@EzKay_PX Жыл бұрын
@@beansoclock8748 Its even more ironic knowing that Anji was one of the characters he first wanted to play (after Gio) until Baiken came out XD
@kaleidoslug7777 Жыл бұрын
The editing on this video is actually insane. Fantastic work
@GelelNinja7 Жыл бұрын
THERE WILL BE BLOODSHEED!!! That final montage got me soo fucking hype. Thank you for sharing your fighting game journey with the rest of us and thanks for playing those strive games with me
@Burrenyuu Жыл бұрын
For those wondering, the song in the beginning is from FFXIV
@DjayT. Жыл бұрын
Excellent movie Great work man!
@yowymer Жыл бұрын
I seriously love these vids. They make me wanna actually take fighting games more seriously and even try to maybe make a series in line with this for smash since I’m goin so hard on ultimate recently
@maelman9481 Жыл бұрын
Not a fighting game
@dicklover4203 Жыл бұрын
@@maelman9481SSB is a fighting game, just a different type of fighting game
@maelman9481 Жыл бұрын
@@dicklover4203 it's a party game fool
@dicklover4203 Жыл бұрын
@@maelman9481 depends on the player you can play it ad a fighter or as a party game, both options are fun
@calebrobbins6406 Жыл бұрын
What a fun time! That ending edit was so hype. I saw how you were taking on Baiken more and more, and we saw Giovanna start fading as a new character's muscle memory set in
@JeremiahSnyder-xe7zt Жыл бұрын
The eddit is amazing. Baikens relentless rage that stands for the part of yourself that you have lost in Gio. It's poetic really how fitting this is
@TitanicWomble Жыл бұрын
Thank you for giving my daft little tournaments a mention 🙂 loving the series
@grimmreaper5349 Жыл бұрын
Between your EVO pools and more recent happenings on stream, you really have just earned yourself the unofficial title of Honorific Ram Slayer Congrats on your advancements gEggko
@justted3048 Жыл бұрын
*the balance patch.*
@kaleidoslug7777 Жыл бұрын
This video is so validating, I felt the exact same way about the patch! I actually stopped playing the game entirely after I saw the Anji and Gio changes... But watching this, I think it might be time to come back. I'll give it another go
@starspawnedwarlock2686 Жыл бұрын
Yeah I've played significantly less after seeing the may changes lmao
@xxOmerOmerxx Жыл бұрын
Just saying thank you because the first episode made me main strive
@DovahPoot Жыл бұрын
The fact you used songs from two very amazing raid series in FFXIV, to which i both jam out on regularly, and then finish with one of the most hype montages i have seen together with one of the best songs in the entire MGR OST, holy shit my guy this was amazing. I was sitting on the edge of my seat for such a large portion of the video.
@jekufo Жыл бұрын
THIS SERIES IS SO GOOD OMGGG
@scarfed5654 Жыл бұрын
The finale literally gave me 3 seperate waves of chills
@ksad96 Жыл бұрын
THIS WAS UPLOADED ON GIOVANNA'S BIRTHDAY, HOLY SHIT I JUST REALIZED THAT. I'm sitting here rewatching parts of this because it's just... so goddamn good.
@marrowyoutube Жыл бұрын
I thought I'd die before part 2 released
@sortextheguy Жыл бұрын
Another crushing banger, got me 5 minutes from the end, seems like this series is made to make me cry, keep up the good work man
@Lady-V Жыл бұрын
The church of Baiken welcomes you.
@bcndooz3294 Жыл бұрын
I started learning Baiken 2 days before you posted this video so this is a nice treat
@sharkbit3547 Жыл бұрын
That montage at the end gave me real chills. This was actually super inspiring to watch and the content is awesome. Keep up the great work
@ecto9163 Жыл бұрын
VS Fighting was my first tourney ever and being able to meet you there was the cherry on top, so thank you and keep at it!
@kazzybones9627 Жыл бұрын
Gotta love that Baiken Spaghetti bro, keep up the great work dude!
@merrychristmasreaper Жыл бұрын
"Am I biased?" ". . ." This is why you're a legend Gekko. Keep at the hustle man, I'm rooting for you.
@dudemetslagroom80658 ай бұрын
HOW THE HELL did i get teary eyed from that last fight against the Leo? The blending of the Baiken and Gio screens to show the journey you had to make and the result of this hard choice you had to do by leaving Gio behind
@fgcbird Жыл бұрын
Low key from the length of this video I thought it was a stream dump and instead it was amazing. Thanks Gekko
@Rockglory Жыл бұрын
This was such a hype video, really cool watching it live, can't wait for the next one!
@ksad96 Жыл бұрын
I'm sorry but 23:34 the RC pressure and extensions with Mittsies in the background, that was insanely slick
@3rdstrikestan930 Жыл бұрын
Sweet new video.
@ronindelray Жыл бұрын
Real
@D3v1ance Жыл бұрын
Your choice in music is impeccable.
@liamdrummond9137 Жыл бұрын
Bro these edits go so damn hard
@eldarbirulin9128 Жыл бұрын
there is another competitive show made by Revz Cards and about YGO and not bying singles only relying on the hard draw of the cards and you switching mains is like Revz switching decks or certain strategies due to the banlist, which perfectly fits in the patch notes being the banlist for a FGS to make certain strategies for characters. kinda makes sence why this series is so appealing.
@Road_to_Dawn Жыл бұрын
28:52 As a longtime Summoner Main on FF14, I feel this in my soul (For clarity, Summoner is really the only job (read: class) in Final Fantasy 14 that has been there since the beginning of the game and has been completely changed… Every. Single. Expansion. Each time I get used to the new summoner, I enjoy it, I more or less fall in love all over again, and then every two years they take my job away and give me a new one to have to get used to all over again.) 45:30 And speaking of FF14, loving this music!
@ketchupduncan Жыл бұрын
Glad to have you as our queen, and great to meet you at vsf, hope we see each other again sometime soon man!
@saschafranke3492 Жыл бұрын
One of the best fgc Videos i ever Seen. Thank you for your content ! Best wishes from germany
@RapunzelRed Жыл бұрын
That was one of the sickest cinematic masterpieces I have ever seen. I wish you luck on your next goal and the future ones to come. I'll definitely be cheering you on.
@TomHeggie Жыл бұрын
Brilliantly edited and created. Really enjoyed the journey. Keep up the good work :)
@hrmkone235 Жыл бұрын
So I'm a Gio main and I've stopped playing strive a couple of weeks ago, partly because of feeling unable to do well with my character anymore. I actually went to fps games to tell you how bad I was feeling. That might sound crazy but you actually made me want to play Gio again. Acually making me want to play the game itself is pretty nuts. So yeah great video, thank you.
@kaleidoslug7777 Жыл бұрын
Same, I stopped playing entirely after patch 2 dropped and this just made me reinstall the game and lab combos for an hour
@LogicLupus Жыл бұрын
God damn, what a story. That was amazing to watch and beautifully edited as well.
@007meef6 Жыл бұрын
I loved the first episode but you outdid yourself on this one Gekko, really. You did a great job improving pacing and editing!
@shawverno.1130 Жыл бұрын
😁 I had to watch it in parts but MAN!! Fantastic editing and great storytelling :)
@laxxnacken2129 Жыл бұрын
The most epic FGC video I've ever watched. Thanks for this master piece
@SlimyGal42 Жыл бұрын
you have impeccable music taste, absolutely fantastic video and you make me want to play strive so god damn much
@momentomori8746 Жыл бұрын
This series has sparked my want to get better. After a little bit of break, came back and got to floor 10 for the first tine as a dirty Ky main yesterday. I just want to thank you these awesome videos and pushing me to better myself. Celestial is the next target I got my sights set on.
@testhekid Жыл бұрын
YESS another episode of .y favourite gekko series, this editing is phenomenal and hearing ultrakill and dmc music in some places warms my heart a lot, this journey really is unexpected with u swapping ur main out of nowhere cos of s2 patch but i love how u brought it back up like the real gio guy u are
@RunicBlade98 Жыл бұрын
I love your music choice for these videos, especially during that last montage. Keep up the awesome work, man!
@inferno1738 Жыл бұрын
The cuts in the leo match at the end showing u versing him as gio was fucking beautiful and super hype
@marekschmidt8670 Жыл бұрын
This series is so good dude, this is exactly what I want to watch as a new fighting game player just getting into GGS. Your use of the neon white soundtrack was excellent as well (all music was great, but those tracks stood out as I haven't seen them used before)
@user-gd3fw2wl6y Жыл бұрын
Yo this was so so enjoying to watch, the storytelling and editing are just fire!! 🔥So much so it actually made me want to pick up strive again and get good thx man. It was so cool to watch your whole journey through your own experience with the game all while getting so good and playing amazing at the same time!
@gabrielpratelli7415 Жыл бұрын
What a wondefull video, i felt on my skin the last fight, keep it up Gekko
@GreenSlime55 Жыл бұрын
Absolutely legendary episode
@jeanschyso Жыл бұрын
I saw the flash at 1:37:57 and just had to marvel at how good this fucking video is. Holy shit you know how to tell a story.
@Living_Target Жыл бұрын
I'm a fellow Gio player, but I actually do think she needs a little help. We don't have a solid win con, we have really skewed risk reward on offense, and our defense really lacks anything outside of pure system mechanics. Which is fine, but our offense doesn't justify our defense being so mid. I don't think they even have to change much; but 1-2 really minor changes would make her competitive in the viable solo tournament runs. Flip kick was ignorant habit to get into; and even before the nerf I found I was getting punished by good players even then, and I'd take buffed Travao over flip any day. If we wanted advantage, we should have been using Travao even before the patch. It does kinda suck the move is worthless, so I hope it gets reworked. She was definitely nerfed overall though. Also they announced the balance patch was going to be dec back in Evo pretty much haha, so she might be back. She really fits my play style, so I guess I have to stick with her though thick and thin. I'm not sure Arcsys even remembers or cares she exists though. Certainly not in the story lmao.
@japanimationman4442 Жыл бұрын
As a Gio main, I feel this so hard. Like you say, it's not whether she was buffed or nerfed, it's that she was changed so much. All of the combo routes I'd been trying to master just don't exist any more, or do way less damage, or have unrecognizable timing. Movement changed. Specials changed. Her whole gameplan is different. It's like they chopped off my legs and replaced them just when I felt like I had finally learned to walk (or at least stumble around a bit). Are the new legs better? Does it matter? Arc Sys then said they were going to have another balance patch six months later. It took me six months to get where I was, and now I feel like I'm right back where I started. Why would I bother learning this new setup only to have the rug pulled out again? What's the point? Playing Gio feels horrible now. The thought of switching characters feels horrible. And any other character is just as likely to get drastically changed next patch anyway. I haven't played Strive since season 2 dropped. I don't know if I'll ever bother to again. And even if I do, I have no idea if I would stick with Gio or pick a new main. All I know is this: the game just isn't fun any more, so I walked away.
@SnowB34R Жыл бұрын
fucking gorgeous video. that final montage of baiken vs leo was gorgeously executed; i am VERY excited for part 3 (and 4 if need be)!
@iiisixstringiii8285 Жыл бұрын
Great vid, dude. That ending gave me chills. Superb editing. On to the next episode! (Btw, subbed and liked, of course.)
@sqcarolfgc Жыл бұрын
I fucking love these
@noodlegum_ Жыл бұрын
this editing reads like an AMV and i honestly kiinda dig it
@Fearranl Жыл бұрын
okay I just started playing strive and was just searching for youtubers to watch talk about the topic (because naturally it's waaaaaaay better than playing the game yourself, right?..) and I just wanna throw it out there that this is somehow the hypest thing I've seen in a while, especially the music fight montages (seriously the track choice is immaculate and the editing is top-notch) so yeah, I'm really glad I stumbled upon these tournament recap videos and oh my god how do you only have 38k subscribers that's illegal
@t1glistenerelf Жыл бұрын
I love, and I do mean love, seeing someone play my main. Good stuff, GekkoSquirrel.
@Snackout Жыл бұрын
The Leo fight editing at the end was so fucking awesome!
@qualityart4004 Жыл бұрын
Surprisingly sentimental seeing you drop geo, I remember fighting you one time on a discord call and you looked so confident in your play while I got my ass beat. But glad to see you’ve been doing good on Baiken despite the switch. Also your editing fantastic here and honestly from what you’ve shown it looks like it’d be a great time grinding it out to get better at this game.
@Mclucasrv Жыл бұрын
Ah the patch era where you spend months learning something just for them to change something that was really cool just to feel different and make you feel like trash.
@coltonchristensen2863 Жыл бұрын
I enjoyed the first one so much I have watched it at least three times
@aleousmajor6825 Жыл бұрын
All I can say is amazing stuff GekkoSquirrel.
@Toyall1 Жыл бұрын
oh boy a big boy video
@aguirron2200 Жыл бұрын
We need song timestamps, this is a funky experience
@ARN08410 ай бұрын
This final was sick!!! omg dude
@Lazergician Жыл бұрын
God damn this series is some of the best Strive content out there.
@SomeoneWhoExistsMaybe10 ай бұрын
Using Fallen Angel at 31:14 was an amazing choice for music for needing to make a choice that is heavily underrated
@melaniehellriegel4167 Жыл бұрын
The mgr Song was an absolut perfect fit for the end! I know im late with this comment but this Video deserves IT!
@SycomMC Жыл бұрын
After the Gio nerfs, I dropped Gio and started playing Ramlethal. I can never go back, all the fun Shit that Gio has... Ram has it better. A Sick reversal? Rams has an easyer input, less recovery and more dmg... Frame advantage on some Flippy move? Ram still has hers while Gio lost it... Strike Throw ? Rams 2k grab and corner pressure is disgusting... Good normals ? Rams are still hecking incredible... While Gios 5S and 2d got gutted. Ram is just so much fun and If you liked Gio you will love Ram.
@DjayT. Жыл бұрын
That editing at the end tho
@reilly5005 Жыл бұрын
Once again, You're SO FUCKING GOOD AT EDITING HOLY SHIT
@_d0serАй бұрын
Man the song during 23:50 is fire!
@erbenefattore8530 Жыл бұрын
Yoo that's me at 5:20
@Zetra7 Жыл бұрын
"Why the fuck did they buff ky???" I feel like i be saying this every patch lol
@williamradley991625 күн бұрын
The metal gear rising music goes so hard 👌
@haruboi6969 Жыл бұрын
I feel this pain, dropped a bit of my Millia to learn Baiken haha.
@chillycheesborger4148 Жыл бұрын
Gekko stop playing gio makes me sad and happy at the same time
@nick-playercharacter8583 Жыл бұрын
This is one of the best movies I've seen all year.