How I Beat Tears of the Kingdom BLINDFOLDED

[@PointCrow]

subscribe! and let me know if you want me to play more games blindfolded -- its too fun :D

[@valid_gtags]

you should play majoras mask blindfolded

[@Cooldude6400]

Bro what 💀

[@danniebrown3110]

Yoo I’m a big fan of

[@Sporent_22]

Are you mentally okay?

[@Vibing-Black]

How do you even achieve this

[@shelldude8007]

Imagine waiting thousands of years just to be killed by a blind link with electric rocks.

[@Ace_164]

Lol

[@Bleh-is-meh]

Being blind isn’t a excuse anymore, get to it

[@Werewolf914]

So pretty much Daredevil but switch electric rocks for his club stick thingy

[@LilTigerRae]

​@@Bleh-is-mehbru

[@TheBigNoob_TBN]

He's a master swordsman for a reason

[@albus_alabaster]

he went from doing the Great Plateau blindfolded to the ENTIRETY of Tears of the Kingdom, huge props to him for all the memorization and skill

[@fateisme]

People really underestimate how great Mr Crow is at games.

[@Normalguyftw]

WTH IS GOING TO HAPPEN NEXT? I BEAT TEARS OF THE KINGDOM WHILE DEAD? wait he might actually be able to do that....

[@irakyl]

This is seriously so amazingly impressive. I don't understand why all the other comments are just making lame jokes or squeeing about the synesthesia. Surely this must be the most impressive gaming feat Eric has ever accomplished. Is there even anything that comes close?

[@ek0dev]

​@@irakyl FR

[@Toast_edd]

Im going to watch this blindfolded too. For the full experience

[@epicquality1804]

Good idea 💡 👏

[@AngelofGrace96]

I actually watched this while sewing, so I was looking down at my project most of the time. The description was so good I didn't need to look up much!

[@theOGTessTickle]

I fr put a sleepmask on and put on this vid in the background and it was a great nap 🔥

[@Alex_192.]

"Watch"

[@SausageDoggos]

⁠Minor Correction: *Hear.*

[@CanoaSnow]

well thats one way to solve your collectors anxiety

[@IceYetiWins]

If you can't see it, it's not there

[@CanoaSnow]

@@IceYetiWins exactly

[@MaximeLafreniere433]

Ganondorf: "I refuse to lose to a mere mortal, to a child!" Link: -"I am also blind if you didn't notice."- "HUT!"

[@xinpingdonohoe3978]

Strange how we always expect bad guys to insult their adversaries by calling them сhiIdren when they rarely are. It's like it's ingrained that our culture sees them as second class citizens.

[@MaximeLafreniere433]

@@xinpingdonohoe3978 More as in they are weaker than adults.

[@xinpingdonohoe3978]

@@MaximeLafreniere433 okay. But then most of these villains are men, and women are weaker than men on average. Are there many who insult male protagonists by calling them women?

[@MaximeLafreniere433]

@@xinpingdonohoe3978 The difference between genders is not as big as the difference between an adult and a child, generally speaking. It's not as humiliating. There are still a few cases where the villain insults based on gender, just not as frequent.

[@xinpingdonohoe3978]

@@MaximeLafreniere433 ah, right. Then TWW Ganondorf really messed up somehow. He's meant to be wise, as well as strong.

[@kingnoob7581]

I love how passionately he talks about what he is doing. That shows real dedication to something to like to do.

[@CombatClient]

Same. Love when people are passionate about their hobbies and work.

[@seamusmaguire2160]

Probably has an assistant talking to him in his ear.

[@CombatClient]

@@seamusmaguire2160 did you watch the video dude?

[@Sebastian_notacrab]

Imagine for a second this. You’re Ganondorf, the Demon King, you’ve been trapped under the ground for thousands of years, waiting for your return. Finally, you wake up, take over hyrule castle, spread your minions all over the kingdom, and lie in wait for Link to return, so you can smite him, once and for all. And when he hops (literally) in, you start a fight with him while he’s blindfolded and moving like a crazy man. And he defeats you as the demon dragon and seals you away, presumably forever, while he continues to hop around places like he’s out of his mind. Just imagine that for a second.

[@SeveralGhost]

I think you mean "lie in wait" as opposed to "lay wake". I think it got mixed up with "lay waste". But also lol, ganondorf was probably like "and his sword arm will be all messed up hehe" and the twink runs back in blind with no shirt

[@GZilla311]

@@SeveralGhost"Huh. Power move. Respect."

[@Smashing-fair]

Bro I an and it gives me the shivers

[@Smashing-fair]

Can

[@anthonybowman3423]

I agree, Ganon has for sure been sealed away forever this time. No chance he ever shows up again.

[@LordOfSpoons]

That stuff with the shield being equipped/unequipped to determine whether it's an autosave or not is so smart, it never even occurred to me that that could be a potential problem

[@hawkkks]

im slightly confused, considering he's blindfolded, what difference does it make other than to viewers/reviewers?

[@hawkkks]

okay sorry nvm i thought about it for 2 more seconds

[@ilivetoflyxD]

@@hawkkks you can pull the shield on or off and tell which it is by doing so

[@flarithen]

the fact that you have synesthesia adds a lot of context to how baffling the great plateau explanation was. i was completely lost when you were explaining your memorisation system, but i dont have synesthesia, so ofc it didnt translate to me. that all aside, this run is super fascinating, and ive enjoyed it a lot! congrats on beating the game like this.

[@flarithen]

@strawzulusansundertalehorr7624 hey, it's not mine. i don't remember the artist off the topvof my head and im not in a place to search. sorry

[@exenzer6007]

53:31 “nobody’s ever laughed at that joke but me” while chat goes WILD

[@FlowerTrick]

well.. its not like he can see it LOL

[@melodydied]

53:27 I think you’re being a lil hard on yourself Eric, I thought it was a good joke, I love your running bits like this, reminds me of “OH MY GOD ITS KING RHOAM”

[@foxsiientertainment7571]

Wdym he’s dead? I only know the Old Man/Santa

[@sys_tem_]

+

[@pkmntrainermark8881]

KING RHOAM BOSPHORAMUS HYRULE?!

[@Force2reckonVods]

Literally chat in on the joke and having fun with it as he's saying no one else finds it funny xD

[@kelcrad59]

KRBH??!

[@SpicyPeasant]

This video feels so different from most of the main channel videos but in the best way possible, it feels so genuine and also as someone who Im relatively sure has spacial sequence synesthesia, its super cool to hear you talk about your experience with it :3

[@SpicyPeasant]

And also yeah I get the whole hard to explain thing like it makes so much sense and feels so natural internally that its so weird to try to put words to it, and at least with me it always feels like I cant explain it in a way thats like fully accurate

[@akshatagarwal5920]

🐐 is back with more zelda content.

[@Iamhim2034]

Bro is rich

[@doomsdayrabbit4398]

​@@Iamhim2034That's 400 rupees - likely as a Zelda joke. It's about $5 after conversion fees.

[@xinpingdonohoe3978]

​@@Iamhim2034 by whose standards?

[@Pyhatpietarit]

@@xinpingdonohoe3978 rupee is a real currency used in India. According to google, on 12th of July 2024, 400 rupees is 4,79 USD.

[@RequiemUltima22]

I forgot Sri Lanka had Rupees as currency

[@liamruiz3196]

I love how in the ending part where Eric is trying to catch Zelda there isn’t any commentary or voice over, it’s just Link diving to catch Zelda, it actually captures the emotion of catching her for the first time playing ToTK in such a different way and I love it. Kudos to you Eric!

[@PatientSqueaky]

I love how excited Crow is to talk about these things. like his a nerd for it, we're all nerds for something might as well be something you like. With how "weird" it is nowadays jus to have interests, seeing people genuinely happy to talk about something makes my soul happy.

[@turingtestingmypatience]

especially now that "yapping" and "who asked" have (re?)surfaced over social media, people tell others to shut it about their interests so often.. :[ "who asked" me. let em talk

[@screej1088]

its really nice hearing you talk about synaesthesia. is someone with aphantaisa it was kinda big for me hearing you name drop it. in my experience almost nobody knows about these things, even to the point that google doesnt even autocorrect "aphantasia". all in all i hope your able to see it as a cool/unique thing about you like i do.

[@aceofsharks]

Yes, exactly! I was so excited when he mentioned aphantasia because of the sheer amount of times I've had to explain it from scratch to people. I still remember the moment I found out that other people could actually visualize things, I had always thought it was like a figure of speech or something

[@billybobjoeWAHT]

Bro imagine you’re Ganondorf and you’re waiting in the boss chamber and Link walks in blindfolded and immediately kicks your ass anyway.

[@grimsladeleviathan3958]

By throwing electric rocks at you

[@Professor_Brie]

My favorite part of the video was actually the part where you talked about your synesthesia-I must’ve missed the other video and any streams where you talked about it, so this was my first time learning about it. Was really cool to hear you explain it, I was already familiar with the condition but it was cool to hear how it works for you. Appreciated the honesty.

[@mazzy_ivy]

THIS IS INSANE. i was going to comment "synesthesia strikes again" and then he started talking about it lmao. i almost started screaming at the end, youre honestly amazing crow

[@alcole-holic8779]

Holy shit, another pointcrow drop, let’s go. Just as I got back to his channel too and watched his older videos.

[@beampoint]

literally same, I was just watching his flooded hyrule vod when I saw he dropped a video. happy :)

[@codeyvo]

This is such an amazing video because seeing people give strategy breakdowns for these kind of runs is absolutely amazing for the community. Videos like these can genuinely inspire people from outside the blindfolded-run community to join and discover new strategies on their own. Blindfolded runs are a celebration of community passion, collaboration, and the everlasting chase to push the human limit. They should never be narcissistic circle-jerks to prove that you're just better than everyone else.

[@CrashOzzy1223]

26:20 oh I’m not complaining. I like this unedited content. No distracting random subtitles. I like it.

[@lrose5522]

Uncut, not unedited

[@FrozenMelody]

From learning the route to practicing to memorizing to attempting to adjusting, you’ve gone through quite the journey. Super proud of you 💪

[@sarbacane160444]

2 minutes in and I already eeally like this new style of voiceover. I like how calmer it it

[@bmardiney]

You are a very good speaker. It’s impressive to talk this long continuously with pure information and very little stuttering or whatever.

[@ATinCanOnYT]

No doubt pointcrow is a god gamer

[@CrashTestCollin]

I knew a guy with synesthesia many years ago. His was auditory. He also described it as sounds having a certain "color" in his mind. Like smooth jazz sounds more blue, or rock and metal has a warmer yellows and reds (I'm making up the colors because I forgot the actual examples he gave). It was really interesting to hear about, even though I'm sure kid me annoyed the crap out of him with dumb questions. Years later, I was diagnosed ADHD and realized most people don't really experience life quite like I do cause they have more dopamine receptors or something. It's really interesting how little changes to the brain's physiology can dramatically alter how we perceive the world. Not to mention we're finding out those kinds of variances are more and more common. Thanks for opening up and teaching me more about synesthesia!

[@simonronnberg9222]

I don’t remember what it’s called and I’m too lazy to look it up but I have a condition where I can’t visualize anything. It’s just blank. So hearing how everyone else perceives sounds is really interesting to me.

[@CoolCatz-no6ff]

​@@simonronnberg9222you probably forgot about this comment but i believe it is called anphantasia

[@prioriteas]

your joy at the end was absolutely contagious i was punching the air and screaming and losing my mind

[@RobbieAudet]

Thanks for opening up about your synesthesia mate, it makes me feel less alone. I am a musician and see colours for every note on a piano, guitar, etc (any pitched instrument.) I found out when I was 16, and felt so alienated that nobody else I knew experenced music the same way I do. I think only 2-4% of people have it. It's so comforting that someone I look up to has what I have. Being vulnerable is brave. Thank you Pointcrow.

[@PivotGuy401]

Holy I didn't even know you accomplished this. INSANE

[@brek2569]

You’d have to know so much about this game to be able to do this.

[@thiscat4426]

Oh god I feel you on the fearing other people’s colours will mix with yours 😂 I didn’t realize I had anything weird for the longest time, because my best friend as a kid had the same thing. We used to get into silly fights about which colours each weekday or letter was, so I just figured it was normal lmao. And then I mentioned the colour of a letter at some point to other friends and they were like ‘yeah you’ve got synesthetia’. And I was like ah. I see. That’s not normal then.

[@awdatzya]

@TaxFraudTimmy69i don’t have synesthesia but to me it was always orange lol

[@sky_da_dragon8698]

Thursday is Definelty green Wednesday feels like an orange

[@ButterPecan37]

I also think of weds day as a reddish orange

[@bruhmoment1835]

??? Wednesday is sky blue.

[@ashkrevon]

@@sky_da_dragon8698i think of thursday as burgundy

[@asherscottL]

As someone with aphantasia and prosopagnosia, I find your experiences with synesthsia so fascinating! I cannot begin to imagine how that feels, but it's ki d of cool that you can use it as an extra memory checker. I'm amazed and fascinated!

[@realcheese2663]

Gotta say your videos like this where you do a long commentation and explanation over one of your runs, are EASILY one of your best. The effort can really be seen, and the videos themselves are always just such a big ole blast to watch. They take alot of time, but it's really impressive. Thanks for making these!

[@ClanofMashuganas]

PointCrow, I really appreciated you opening up about Synesthesia and explaining it. It made me think of my Epilepsy in trying to explain to my neurologist about the 3 different types of seizures I have. Trying to describe the feeling you have and make it so another person understands can be so hard. Then they think they understand or use words that make you say, “No, don’t say those things because I don’t experience that and don’t want that in my head potentially impacting how I perceive a situation.” 😂 Again a very VERY different condition but I appreciate you opening up about this and I learned so much! Thank you for all you do!

[@Werewolf914]

I caught bits and pieces of the streams for this and it was insanity, love to see it's finally completed can't wait to watch this

[@hedgeyplays]

Eric so good at speedrunning he was buffed from birth

[@Walikan1]

PointCrow's favorite part of this speedrun is between 0:00:00 and 2:13:15

[@helios6796]

Same as the hardest segment of the run, it’s crazy ! /j

[@AceGamer-xd3yz]

I personally prefer 0:00:01 to 2:13:15

[@Draconicfish2679]

I haven’t finished watching, I’m only at 56:06, but so far my favorite part is 0:00:00-56:06

[@kelcrad59]

Nah he doesn’t like that 1 second at 2:13:16

[@StarlitWitchy]

Wow super good work on this run yay!!!! Also very proud of you for opening up about your synesthesia. We get people saying dumb stuff like "ohh you just associate the two" without actually understanding how your brain works, so me and my headmates hope you don't get any rude comments like that:)

[@oliwia7638]

"I've come to defeat you, ganondorf!" "First off, you're facing the wrong direction, second why are you wearing a blindfold?" "Shut up"

[@jassdarling-f4e]

love your blindfolded vids and the explanations, literally cheered outloud when saw this vid cant wait to watch, please make more :)

[@DarkAvalanches]

I'm gonna say it. Eric, you're actually insane. I would've never even tried to attempt that kind of thing. AND YOU BEAT THE GAME THIS WAY. That is just mind-blowingly impressive!

[@tokyokitcat]

You know its a good day when pointcrow remembers he has a youtube channel

[@sky_da_dragon8698]

Frrr lol

[@dynawesome]

It was just insane to see the progression of how much better he got at this through the different livestreams

[@Emberglowfox]

i’m not done w this video but i’m really enjoying it. i’ve really enjoyed a lot of pointcrow’s content over the years but this one especially is really nice. i love breakdowns of techniques on videos of complicated speedruns, but the casualness of this one is especially enjoyable. it really feels like just hanging out and listening to someone talk about something they’re excited abt, which is always nice. i’ve had this on while i’ve been drawing, and it’s helped me get some really good work done. thanks pcrow for the great stuff. :)

[@Emberglowfox]

ok finished. he beat the game blindfolded faster than i can do it normally LOL

[@hazelthio7622]

About synesthesia : a friend of mine decided to memorise pi. Not whole obviously, but a good 20 ish numbers. He tried to explain to me how, and basically it's like a story because he naturally links numbers with vibes and colors. Like, "a litle chick climbs up a tree and eat a sweet" because nine is yellow, six is green and eight is sweet, for exemple. I find it wild, but cool

[@xinpingdonohoe3978]

Anyone can do 20ish. I did 60ish just by reading and reciting it from a book over and over. And yes, obviously not whole as a decimal expansion. In that form, we can't know the exact form it takes. You can know exactly how it is in other forms though. 4-4/3+4/5-4/7+4/9-4/11+... That's π, and we know every detail about this series, given that it has a clear pattern.

[@lrose5522]

​@xinpingdonohoe3978 Missed OP's point gg. It's not about how the friend memorized the most ever decimals of pi, it's about the synesthesia

[@lrose5522]

Very neat story tho, OP. Such an interesting way to memorize something

[@xinpingdonohoe3978]

@@lrose5522 but it's irrespective of the synesthesia. It's just memorising numbers. I thought the stories would take forms that focus on it. I was with some bоу, and he said we should write animals in the colours that they are. For example, lion was light blue. Obviously I wasn't able to do it, because I didn't know which colours were mapped to each animal in his head.

[@Draconicfish2679]

I have 63 digits of pi memorized, I just memorized the numbers, no real strategy.

[@jameswasko1307]

This is crazy! Keep up the good work!

[@lowberrymix]

Aside of the absolute amazing video and feat that is beating it blindfolded, hearing pointcrow talk so passionately about it all is so so cool. i appreciate him talking and opening up about his synesthesia and how it in a way aided him with this achievement. Great video and congrats on the speedrun!

[@ChezPotatoo]

For those wondering more about synesthesia, it is a condition in which the brain crosses different senses. For some people, like Eric, they can cross different pitches, numbers, letters, feelings, or smells with colors. For example, every time Jamie hears a A# she can see the color green in her head or she sees a shade of green over her vision. This happens when two nerves cross with different sensations to colors. So some people can feel, hear, taste, or smell colors. Eric can do this with strings of digits and characters.

[@brandonevanchannel1312]

Hey Pointcrow, This was such an amazing run! One suggestion I would have if you ever decide to try again is this: for the last catch, the music dynamically changes the closer you get to Zelda. Maybe you could use this to your advantage to know how close you are to catching Zelda.

[@FrogsofaFeather]

OMG, congrats on finishing this!! I remember tuning into some of your streams where you were still trying to master the Great Sky Island, figuring out what sound cues to listen for and exactly how many hops to take. The progress is insane!!!

[@badubiyum]

The synesthesia stuff is a full on mood. Far as I know, I don’t have it, but I have something adjacent to it and I know how much thinking in non-standard ways is a blessing and curse. Good on you for being able to open up about it and make it a strength. I'd share more, but I respect you don’t want to hear about adjacent stuff, don’t want to mind whammy anyone. Good run!

[@kane3743]

Amazing run! Must have taken forever to practice! It was super cool to hear about your synesthesia too, I love hearing about how other people think!

[@JustAnotherEmma]

The day you completed this was my final’s day. I cheered so loud when you completed it my sister thought I finished my finals…

[@chromaticdreams618]

This is SUPER interesting. Speedrunner strats never cease to fascinate me.

[@mkeyboule]

This video was really so good to watch. The cleverness needed in many different situations, realising how trivial elements could become so problematic blindfolded, everything felt like a giant puzzle in which sound, memory, tricks and experience were all useful. Really it was a treat to follow !

[@NintenHawk]

That's my streamer! This was such a sick speedrun to watch!

[@hepburned1205]

Didn’t know Eric is a fellow synesthete! I love hearing others talk about their synesthesia, it really is difficult to explain adequately to those without it. This is madly impressive as a run, and great commentary!

[@DaRealVaint]

Once in a while, I check up on PointCrow to see when he uploads Zelda games. I used to sneak my old tablet under my pillow to watch him around 4 Years ago. BOTW was my everything, and PointCrow really just hit the spot when it came to Zelda games. I really have been a big fan before 150K subs. Keep it going man, and I hope you have a good day.❤❤😁😁

[@BentheSkyrimNerd]

I have a friend with aphantasia and he found it hard to explain and express how it works. And I love that you are willing to explain how synesthesia works and that you are sharing it with however many people watch this video. Keep going Crow you got this.

[@Federal_Government]

This is probably the most PointCrow type of thing I have ever seen😂

[@GZilla311]

I mean, he didn’t.

[@TheTapMusic]

Saw this notification a while ago, and finally got around to watching it. Always follow your passions man, more than anything else I enjoying watching people who are passionate/excited about what they're doing. Really loved this one

[@SleepyBuggo]

Mad props to you for doing such an insane challenge dude

[@bean9786]

I was sick and having a rough day and pointcrow passionately and proudly explaining the mechanics of a speedrun turned out to be the mental chicken soup I really needed

[@Catsermin]

It is a shame he could not see purah

[@Ace_164]

😔

[@antifurryfoundation55]

Top ten saddest Zelda moments.

[@alexwood643]

So true lol

[@shrekrules444]

😢

[@Sadorisgod]

😢😢😢

[@moldymaggotz]

you’re very brave for talking about your synesthesia like that! it can be scary to share stuff like that , so good job! your synesthesia is very different then mine, it was super interesting to hear :D !!

[@whyiseverynameevertaken795]

Your explanation of synesthesia was a lot different from how I typically heard people talk about "seeing sounds" or "tasting colors", and color-graphing is exactly how I'd always thought about numbers and letters. So I looked some stuff up and, yep...an approximated 20% of autistic people have some form of synesthesia. Thank you, PointCrow, for helping me discover yet another one of the attachments that comes with my autism :P

[@avasuikatodoroki7061]

Really?,i was literally thinking about how his explanation made since and was like"that's probably because of my autism"

[@toonbax3]

This video is already amazing in itself being a blindfolded run, but you talking about your synesthesia was even cooler. It's like you got a superpower. Thank you for sharing that about yourself, Crow!

[@alcsutherland]

what the fuck pointcrow

[@FizzyMoonBeam]

Favorite comment 💀

[@kim98677]

The part about the spatial synesthesia blew my mind, like, i realized that I can't even imagine what you mean. Your example of aphantasia vs non aphantasia was really good in making me understand how far away of a concept it is for my brain but the examples of how you conceptualize time completely broke my brain lol. You've turned something that's already cool into an actual superhuman gaming ability.

[@SchnacksMM2]

FINALLY MORE POINTCROW TOTK CONTENT!!

[@cybercedi5854]

The amount of work you put into this video is awesome eric ! The narration over every clip is so insightful. And i understand its a highlight, but you explain it as fast as you are doing it which is insane! I dont have the time to follow you live sadly but i have been waiting for that video for so long. Great video anyway ! Thanks !

[@chonkbonk-ue4uh]

0:59 wrong, you can also smell the game

[@ologoto3584]

And touch, hear, taste…

[@0lm_0f_0ld]

@@ologoto3584especially the last one if it’s a cartridge

[@Swirls-oz2pt]

The pointcrow magnum opus

[@HopOffTheBS]

The commentary ontop of blindfolded game play is kinda unique and adds so much! The explainations, nerd outs and random facts are so quaint and super helpful for someone like me who has almost no clue as to whats happening, and needs to go back a few times to see how you did things. It really highlights the skill required to do this to thoes who have never tried. It's also nice to see you so passionate about this. I felt like I was taken on an epic adventure, thanks PointCrow. Best Streamtuber.

[@bernadettemontembault665]

1:11:49 of course that's not how it works, math is obviously the blue binder

[@amareastralis9290]

It’s so cool to hear how you imagine things! I appreciated the aphantasia shoutout too, honestly the idea that someone can memorize all this stuff is just as crazy to me as people literally being able to conjure the image of an apple in their mind

[@N1cohd1]

OMFG THIS IS CRAZY (I didn't watch it fully yet but I know it's gonna be great) now do BOTW fully finally, we only have Great Platue till now

[@Sh4rpN]

actually incredible. i enjoyed watching the entire run. and your explanations to everything were so good and interesting. oh man im still hyped!!!!

[@Gaming_With_Sarcasm]

Nobody can beat this guys content and dedication! Keep it up!

[@thesauruszelda123]

This is amazing crow! So many streams to practice, but you finally did it, and it was all worth it in the end. Congrats!

[@Piflect]

Saw this on stream the other day, actually feels unreal it got uploaded

[@huiminsiow02]

Eric, this was a fantastic and extremely well put-together video. The commentary style works great for explaining a speed run (especially TOTK blindfolded lol) and reminds me more of your streams, which is a nice change of pace from the usual edited videos on the main channel. Would love to see more of these kinds of videos!!

[@Someone_who_plays_Fnf]

Great job Pointcrow! MAN YOUR A LEGEND

[@Prokchop-]

Well done! You’ve come so far since the beginning of the game, and it feels like yesterday when I was watching your lives while exploring the depths. I hope you enjoyed this game and this specific play through, because I sure did enjoy watching it!

[@zacharymccann6632]

Now beat Elden Ring DLC Blindfolded

[@Ace_164]

Would be hype tbh

[@OChunks]

I hope you're being sarcastic.

[@zacharymccann6632]

@@OChunks no

[@OChunks]

@@zacharymccann6632 unfortunate.

[@studiozealot]

I dunno if Crow reads comments, but I wanted to say 1) phenomenal run! And thank you so much for the insightful commentary! and 2) your explanation about how your Synesthesia works was so neat! I don't have it, myself, but the thing that clicked with me was actually your nervousness about learning other people's colors/patterns. I have similar fears regarding visual/spatial memory that I always thought were odd and embarrassing, but I realized today that it's almost like... being afraid of overwriting files in your brain and messing up those pathways. No idea if it's possible, but the fear still exists, and you instinctively avoid it for self-protection. If you think of it like that, it feels a bit more logical, haha!

[@chrisko1]

Now do it Pantsless 🔥

[@rekipstar]

It's really cool listening to how you describe some of these techniques (I'm at the part where you describe "echolocation" to find the fuse shrine), because, well. I have a friend, Sara Winters (giving their name because they publicly post and talk about this stuff under that name), who is legally blind, and they do talks about how they play games (specifically FFXIV) anyways. In fact, if anyone reading this is going to Otakon or Pax, you might see their panel! They do things like listen to their footsteps to know what kind of surface they're walking on, and where others' footsteps are to know where their party members are. And they use sound effects and voicelines in battle to know what to do and where to stand - there are very few mechanics they can't figure out, in fact when they did P1S (a very difficult fight) with us there was a mechanic they could call faster than any of the sighted people because they were so attuned to the differences in sound effect! They do have some vision, they aren't fully blind, so they can make some use of visuals although they still can't see most mechanical tells, but it's really cool seeing the parallels between how you do the blindfolded run, and how they adapt to playing games as a blind person. If anyone would like to see their panel from last year's LunarCon explaining how they play while blind, search up "sara winters blind prog" and it'll be the first result! It's really fascinating (spoilers for FFXIV through Endwalker, though.)

[@thedeepabyss5754]

Damn, two hours, gotta break out the popcorn for this one

[@redocto64]

lol yeah

[@eyo080]

That was just awesome, I can't imagine doing something like that. Congrats! I know I'll see more exceptional things like this in the future.

[@colonyofweirdos5289]

This dude became blind for us

[@Ace_164]

True dedication

[@N1cohd1]

He gon me in a MrBeast vid soon

[@JakeHaugen]

That dap at the end is so satisfying to hear. Wonderful work Eric!

[@EthanEo-ed6jf]

I just realized that all the commentors have not finished the video.

[@ReidGilligan-go1wr]

I watched at 8x speed.

[@joshuaasplund8748]

@@ReidGilligan-go1wrbeast

[@gianna322]

The chat was going NUTS during the catch!! I wish I could have been there, that must have been amazing live!!

[@reemagodawat3349]

For the guy that said womp womp at 1:14:05 when Eric was talking about his fear and condition, I will come for you. Also why do you gotta be like that guy who said womp womp.

[@xinpingdonohoe3978]

What is womp womp, and why?

[@spiderbean8342]

He said that in the live stream chat. The fear and condition explanation was in voice-over. He was referring to the trick fale.

[@eitteb_em]

This is awesome! I’ve been curious about this run, so having you explain it with the visual reference is great!

[@El5iver]

Ok but now do it with only your feet

[@thesoupisburning89]

i'm glad i got to catch some of the earlier attempts of this run just so i could see what a difference it makes to see the whole thing. MAN!!! you are so impressive. i've been here for a good while, and it's truly bonkers to see how far you've come. it's nice, because you deserve it. massive kudos to you, and thank you for all the content. (p.s. your description of synesthesia made the most sense out of any description i've ever heard, probably because you used aphantasia as a base point. it's almost heartwarming to hear those two in the same breath, as someone with aphantasia, who's so curious what exactly it'd be like to see something in my head. idk. what im trying to say, i guess, is thank you for the callout?.) keep slaying, sir 🫡

[@pikiminfan1016]

Hi also fun fact if you dont read this comment you didn't read it.