I beat ONLY UP! in 20 Minutes (Speedrun Explained)

I got a 20 minute speedrun of Only Up today. Not the World Record but it would have beat the world record 6 days ago. Crazy to see how fast this speedrun is progressing.
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[@Smallant]

AT LEAST I DIDNT CALL IT A THUMB

[@darealtpv]

tbh i didnt notice until i looked in the comments

[@luigidogxd]

bro 💀

[@smolcat8950]

Xd

[@rippcharddrive]

hehehe

[@ACNHKid]

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[@ICLHStudio]

Today I learned that SmallAnt doesn't know what a ring finger is.

[@evilgwenn3232]

I didn't even notice he said index finger 😂

[@gristlmitg]

lmao i was like wdym index finger

[@tobiletsplay]

😂😂😂

[@jamesmaggs5465]

I saw that too i thought "wait i minute isn't that the ring finger".

[@nobody_fear]

i was about to comment this haha

[@springroll4421]

For those interested, the anime girl isn't the only stolen asset. The part where you jump up the swords that are stuck into a wall, a few of those swords are direct copies of elden ring swords, the one with the gold metal stretching past the handguard, i think its a lordsworn's greatsword specifically.

[@Regnier191]

Seems like everything is stolen even music 😅

[@springroll4421]

@@Regnier191 inb4 a lawsuit takes it off steam permanently lmao. It’s funny that it would have been fine if the game wasn’t successful

[@RupeeRhod]

​@@springroll4421 It wouldn't have been fine even if it wasn't, there just wouldn't have been a spotlight on it. Stolen asset games should never be endorsed. With the attention atm I hope the creator goes through and removes every single instance of stolen assets not just the ones they get cease and desists for, otherwise they deserve to be sued honestly.

[@lukestarford7608]

Is it confirmed that the assets was stolen. Because the assets they used. Could have been Freelancer assets where they bought the rights to use the assets for the game. It’s something that is a thing within the industry where people makes assets post it online and get money off it.

[@springroll4421]

@@lukestarford7608 I HIGHLY doubt fromsoft sold its elden ring assets, that would blow my fucking mind if true.

[@rintarouokabe902]

I watched this man speedrun the game like 4 days ago, in 4 days he went from first time playing the game to getting a 20 minute run

[@MR420xx]

Don’t you know, smallant can speed run anything. He is a speedrunning god, I pray to him every night

[@rintarouokabe902]

@@MR420xx me and u both

[@PenjiSnoopy]

Same lmao

[@DwarfDt]

​@lilchef8333 this is why im not successful . I gotta start praying to him

[@mcb3353]

It's not hard when people have already combined their efforts to find the most optimal routes. He said it himself, it's literally such a short speedrun that anyone could do it. Not to take away the fact he got top 100 with the amount of people running, just not that amazing of a feat when a hardcore gamer picks it up and nails it. As far as speedrunning games go, this game is NOT hard mechanically.

[@xjulitox]

Just an FYI: The 30 FPS at the cork is mandatory because it is easier to pull at 120 FPS but not everybody has the setup to run the game at that frame rate and some people would be at an advantage because of money, so they leveled the competition with that rule.

[@PasziGames]

Why not just play the whole speedrun at 30 fps? it takes time to change the settings.

[@Twistplotter]

smallant said in the video that waifu skip required 60 fps@@PasziGames

[@jortand]

Woke up early on a Sunday sit down with a cup of coffee and watch 20 minutes of SmallAnt just casually explaining a game I didn’t know existed. Living life

[@jortand]

@@ezsaad6358 you are having a bad Sunday huh

[@traemaze8905]

right there with ya man.

[@wag3486]

The type of wholesome comment that makes it worth checking the section, have a good Sunday!

[@mellamanq]

reddit moment

[@generallywolf4173]

same here to @jortand lmao

[@TimeBucks]

It is wild how fast you got this run.

[@josegabrielsh]

it is godd man, many thanks!!

[@maharali7393]

Good

[@Rangeen_Sitaray]

Ok

[@drained1177]

Bot

[@SameFlame12505]

Just an scam app prob

[@faereman]

Man, 20 minutes for a speedrun must feel like an eternity compared to the other climbing-type games.

[@Terrible.Animations.Studio]

45 seconds us the wr

[@NerdyStarProductions]

the any% unrestricted is like under a minute. It's just not default category people like playing because it relies on a crazy launch glitch that flies you through most of the map

[@spookysoup1319]

@@Terrible.Animations.Studio in a category most runners arent playing

[@TheBoss4711]

@@NerdyStarProductionsIt's always so funny when this happens in speedrunning. A skip that passes so much of the game that it effectively makes it feel pointless to play the game at all lol.

[@juanziin0599]

@@TheBoss4711to the grinding community its useless, soon it will be perfected and everyone could get wr

[@godkip4033]

I love these chill-types of videos we're you can just relax and listen, it's like a break from all the loud fast videos where if you blink you miss something. Love Smant in general, great guy.

[@Typhoon170]

It is wild how fast you got this run. Good job man!

[@runslaps6994]

Way to late

[@tobi_play3802]

@@runslaps6994 Who cares

[@TwentyOneSocks]

fr

[@thoatran2718]

ok

[@purushottamkumarsharma5044]

Waah

[@jaydenbeardall]

I'm a big fan of these speed run commentary videos. You really do a great job at keeping things casual yet informative.

[@4pm__]

This is the exact reason why I started following you, you just enjoy talking and it shows. Most streamers and KZbinrs have these insane scripts for their videos but you’re just here talking to us like if we were your friends sitting next to you

[@Snoosha]

69th like!

[@LaneBeScrolling]

I do really enjoy these explanation videos! Both of your own run and when you covered Nin-Tanner’s Bowser’s Fury run, it was fun to see how hyped you were on that one. You bring a different energy and approach to speed run explanation videos that a lot of dedicated channels do.

[@zanelexo2846]

I think that this is a really good extra type of video for you to do my man. Like hearing someone explain this and its a bit less tasking on you so maybe it would be a fun thing to do! Loved the video man, keep it going!

[@FreddyMercry]

really enjoyed this speedrun commentary, would love to see more! there's a lot of runs but not a lot of youtube vids of run commentaries from what I can see would be awesome to eventually see a only up speedrun progression as well down the line, you did an awesome one for odyssey

[@Miss_Palindrome]

I wasn't expecting a post-commentary speedrun video. Nice, dude! If that race is coming up I'm definitely interested in watching. 👀 It's been a while since I've seen a large group of people race in a speedrun. Well, maybe since the last GDQ, but still!

[@leward2476]

Congrats on the speed run and this must be hard from the time you must have dedicated to the game keep up the great content

[@jelixpo]

i really appreciate these types of speedrun commentary videos. Im not really in the speed running space so being able to watch someone explain what's interesting about a speedrun and why it's interesting let's me enjoy the content without feeling left out or confused

[@DannehBoi90]

This was cool to watch. I liked the commentary on tricks and such, it helped someone who'd never even heard about this game understand exactly what was going on, while being entertaining. I'd definitely be down for more videos like this if you want to try more like this.

[@YoowlOwl]

Loved the commentary. Very chill ((: also! Super excited about the vids to come ((: gl on the competition Monday!

[@brucepotter8817]

I really cannot wait for the new content, I’ve been keeping up with the streams and waiting for them to become videos because there is a LOT of fun stuff

[@pinballed]

Amazing run! Somehow smallant manages to achieve a perfect energy of casually professional gameplay amd voiceover XD

[@Nate3417]

This video and your shorts have actually been my first introduction to this game so this video was very interesting and informative for me!

[@Jayspale]

Seriously love the commentary and insight. PLEASE keep doing these kinds of videos!

[@dropinota]

Very fitting that Ant's Speedrun of Only Up was done in 20 minutes

[@thefutureismeaninglessthep7364]

smol20

[@tylerlinnehan9352]

This was a really enjoyable video format. I forget how good Smant’s voice is for just standard descriptive commentary videos.

[@user-yp7du7ob1x]

Enjoyed the vid. Looking forward to seeing all of the content you've been working on in the nest month

[@SpiffyChicken]

I like this kind of content because it is easier to understand what you are doing while doing it. I think this also pulls the pressure off you as the Speedrunner of explaining while actively doing the run.

[@nickwoodward819]

"I've literally never fallen off this in a run" *oh shit, I better not fall off [30 seconds of silent concentration]*

[@greasy_waffles9446]

I watch your channel a lot and I loved seeing a video of the full speed run

[@Kryptiical]

I'm so glad you showed the rail skip as I didn't see it when I was trying the patch. That wing skip line up is also great, thank you!

[@TheGeekymonkey]

Thank you so much for posting this - I've been watching you play it on Twitch recently and it was so nice to see the entire course with commentary on why you take the routes you do.

[@helixomorph]

Thanks for doing what you do, Smant!

[@El_Rey_247]

Really appreciate "speedrun explained" content, especially from someone who is so used to being "on" in videos. Whether it's your speedrun or not, just the expertise and perspective makes the commentary worthwhile.

[@MrGamerCaptain]

love the commentated speedruns! it's why i used to love AGDQ and stuff. love when strats are being explained

[@Agc42]

This is my favorite type of video of yours! Thank you so much for making it. Hope to see more later!

[@spyr0guy]

Didn’t even give the game long enough to shill NFTs, thank god

[@jasonmorley9217]

Smant- your recent appearance on MagicTheNoah was great! I love his board games, and you were a fun player to watch!!!

[@fantiu1]

mostly have been watching distortion2's runs and the precision and speed he has is insane, it's nice to see you speedrunning it as well

[@zo1592]

This was super interesting and fun to watch. Your commentary is always really good.

[@WiryMarigold913]

How is Sammy so inhumanly good at video games. Man literally picks up speedruns less than a week into a game.

[@GuyofGloom]

I am amazed with the dedication of every runner of this game! Nice run!

[@BarackObama.]

Nothing like a video at 4:20 am

[@Cometstarlight]

Never played this game, but I really enjoyed the commentary on this one. It just came off as really relaxed and I liked it. Congrats on 16th place, dude!

[@iAmARIFFiskandar]

I liked this. Please post more speedrunning commentary explained videos. It’s really interesting to hear your thought process behind why you do some things that you do

[@tartamors]

Poor Only. He doesnt deserve getting beaten up.

[@DarkStarCoreX]

Kid named Only

[@GabgaminStartime]

i cant believe how much you guys sweat at these games... keep it up!

[@stephenmurray5276]

This was really relaxing and enjoyable (even the quiet section) I would watch more of these!

[@dreamedoutdoll]

I would love to see more breakdowns of your speedruns, whether PBs or just interesting runs!

[@SleepySlimeOfficial]

I love seeing this small videos that you can just sit there and enjoy for 20 minute and just relax, thank you so much (edit) thank you for the 70 likes most I have ever gotte

[@bvoyelr]

12:03 - TIL the ring finger has actually been called the index finger all this time. Who knew?

[@BakeBakePi]

Great video! The narration of the run was very entertaining!

[@thekingofyes]

I love the speedrun content. Your commentaries are awesome!

[@MrA6060]

ah yes the "index" finger which is conventionally next to the pinky

[@Bite-SizedLife]

The only time he can truthfully say that the run is 20 minutes.

[@cosmonautck7515]

Your regular content is great but its even better when you do random stuff you find interesting. Great video dude

[@esmyra]

speedrun + commentary is great, I'd totally watch more of these in the future

[@emeraldpanda9841]

It bugs me that he calls it an index finger when’s he’s standing in the ring finger. Amazing video though

[@Deimos0VI]

I don't understand HOW Distortion does this. He almost got 2 or 3 different world records last night, it was insane.

[@ABSENT_EU]

this past streams have been realy fun to watch❤ i was there spamming we did it in the chat haha your consistensy is crazy keep it UP!

[@TheCriticOfSwag]

This is one of the few times I actually liked and subscribed idek why you just seem like you put good care and effort into your content

[@jonnyskybrockett8844]

Speculation on why specific frame rates require different setups: every frame a calculation happens, meaning depending on the frame rate, you will be at different locations along the same curve at time t, which can lead to lots of different things happening depending on the physics of the game.

[@adeolaademolaadebusola6862]

For those who are curious, the anime girl isn't the only thing that was taken. Some of the swords in the section where you jump up on them are exact replicas of elden ring swords; in particular, the one with the gold metal extending past the handguard appears to be a lordsworn's greatsword.

[@UnpopularWalrus]

Never seen this game before but I loved the whole vibe of the video with you explaining the run. Would 100% warch more of these

[@ZeranZeran]

I didn't even know this game existed and now I want to try it Looks like an amazing run man, good job! - and thanks! I'm stoked to play this tonight.

[@doggo4078]

Weird it took this many years for a getting over it clone that’s decent. This has gotten huge for no reason imo

[@Aahir.]

It's not even close to decent. Shit is so glitchy and unfair most of the times

[@poke3534]

Did bro just forget jump king

[@doggo4078]

@@poke3534honestly jump king to me feels like a separate game. That is a 2d platformer compared to the more physics based getting over it, you can include it if you want.

[@demonshade4120]

This game is a poorly disguised nft ad that is filled with storm assets and code. It literally exists only as a promotion for Goblintown the nft.

[@korokseed1619]

“Decent” 💀

[@Nikotov3]

Smant is the only speedrunner who could use suboptimal strategies and still be one of the best in the world.

[@danielkeighley6850]

Loved this video format, hoping to see more :)

[@burgerhex]

this format was cool! nice to hear an explanation from the inside perspective

[@TaggXero]

This game is what we all daydreamed about as a kid in the car on a long trip

[@GumballMachinery]

These games always look so simple and then you actually try it and it's the most aggravating thing in the world!!

[@timmaia5082]

Just dropping a comment to say I definitely like this kind of content, your usuals are good too but this is a nice change of pace. You definitely pull it off pretty well! (Alao grats on getting such a good run so quickly, dude do be gaming)

[@kerithwooldridge]

Love the video! Always great content!

[@cocoxcocoa]

half the game is stolen assets so its no wonder the game is constantly being changed and removed from steam. I mean the half way point literally had the final fantasy victory music. The dev probably didn't expect the game to blow up to this extent so didn't really care about the assets he used. I wouldn't be surprised if the majority of the game is different in some way to its original release, or if the dev just decides to say fuck it and keep it off steam.

[@demonshade4120]

Too bad the devs stole assests, art, and code to make this game only for it to be an ad for a nft.

[@_gh0ulz]

big fan of the post-commentary style. it’s a nice switch up from your usual content while maintaining that nice smant charm

[@ytridTV]

nice run!!! insane improvement honestly you killed it!

[@TuriGamer]

NFT game by the way

[@CursedSFMS]

No

[@CursedSFMS]

Nfts are bad

[@julienbronsch5039]

​@@CursedSFMSthis game is apperantly promoting nfts

[@jajasteele]

who cares

[@PapaKino]

I hate games like these, specifically, because the platforming was never play tested, but it's okay because "it's supposed to be like this." No thank you, if I wanted to deal with shitty platforming I'd just jump off my roof.

[@Naggfruit]

Jump off your roof

[@yveltalsea]

Yeah, game is just lazily made for streamers to rage to. When he compared it to jump king or getting over it, its like- no, those actually had thought put into the level design. This is just stolen assets randomly put everywhere.

[@HKlink]

Nice run!! Good luck at the competition~!

[@josiahswanson1]

this is my favorite "commentary" type video cause like smallant still lets his full like charisma and personality instead of just like keeping it formal and stuff which i fully appreciate like im not even tryna speedrun this game and to be frank im not even that interested but im just here for smallant man

[@Zedatar]

uwu

[@CursedSFMS]

Shut up

[@tsunamininja]

Huge fan of post commentary explanations of speedruns!!! The other golden standard (which was actually live) was imo CosmoSpeedruns orcarina of time run (18:40 iirc)

[@JaimeNyx15]

Good luck with the competition, Smant! Glad to have another one of your vids before we get a Feast.

[@g-man7322]

Tbh I love your speed run breakdown videos (that’s actually why I started playing botw) so please keep them up they’re are always fun to watch

[@simonveilleux9249]

Very smooth run! Loved the format

[@littlelauchie]

Thanks for doing this commentary :) it was really good!

[@disorderly608]

Nice Run I’ve been wanting to play this game for awhile good luck on Monday

[@MatRJMK]

Thanks for the explained speed run I really enjoy understanding the mindset of a runner ❤❤❤

[@Slowbroski]

Nice work. I love your speedruns.

[@ultimasta]

I had heard about your first run's time, and I actually clicked on this video without realizing that it was from you 😂 Glad to see you doing well. Keep up the great content.

[@jasonrossouw343]

Like your speedrun commentaries, pretty sure one of the first videos of yours that I saw was a breath of the wild speedrun with commentary

[@Dricor]

You haven't done this kind of video since your SMO min caps explained, and I absolutely loved it.

[@Pure_Linnsanity]

Your post commentary videos are always enjoyable, good stuff. ^^♥

[@Saamuuu____u]

Love this new content man keep it up

[@wacksonjang4498]

i knew it was gonna be a nice speedrun commentary, love these

[@billybobkenobi]

Smant, your content is amazing, and I really enjoy watching everything, including these post commentary videos. We definitely need more. Maybe a stream style commentary as well? You're really expressive with your face and body language. It would be awesome, but so would watching any of your other content. ❤

[@lionscore2688]

this speedrun is crazy congrats!

[@Artorgreat]

Great vid! Love the content!

[@haste3952]

I love this kind of content, everything you do is super entertaining. You should record and post every SMO hide n seek game. I’m always working when you stream, and KZbin is so much easier to traverse.

[@xXkainhighwindXx]

I enjoyed this, even though i dont speedrun, i get to hear your thought process. Thanks Smant!