Let's Fail: GTA IV

Gav, Michael and Geoff take a leisurely and increasingly sigh-inducing drive through the streets of Liberty City looking for stranded motorists in this special "Let's Fail" in GTA IV. Join FIRST to watch episodes early: bit.ly/2vv4OWI
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Let's Fail: GTA IV
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[@urwindowwatcher5003]

I rewatch this all the time just for the fire hydrant conversation

[@thecinemichael]

You're not the only one :')

[@Sanz8055]

Michael Walden Neo is thou.

[@shinchan123450]

Same here.

[@xxMaro92xx]

yeah, americans and their fire hydrants :D

[@bdukey6197]

As soon as a hydrant is popped like 20 grills start going off

[@chucknorris5476]

This was a better time. A simpler time where I’d come home from school and medicate in my room with these videos. Even though I’m way happier and more successful now, I can’t help but miss this.

[@therobn]

Amen my brother. May we find what we're looking for in these videos in the present

[@Jack-jx6ln]

Agreed, these videos made my childhood and I'm glad I can come back now and experience it again

[@jesusemilioortizcastaneda2555]

It brings me great peace and joy to know I'm not the only one who feels that way

[@oscarcabral6913]

This was the Golden Age of Let's Play's.

[@TechnicSky]

It still is

[@traviscrowell8946]

DJ Flame lol nah

[@thisemptyworm4677]

@@traviscrowell8946 its time for funhaus to tale their throne

[@jackattack33355]

@@thisemptyworm4677 lol aged like milk

[@scout360pyroz]

Jeremy showing up was a sort of silver age, but it didnt last as long.

[@MCDEEZNUTTS]

If a NSFW company like Achievement Hunter bleeps out something, you know it was pretty fuckin bad.

[@LesPaulBJJ]

NSFAH?

[@MCDEEZNUTTS]

***** Good God... Is that even possible??

[@aonbrogan8266]

"Do you guys just stand around and pop your cherries and bathe in the blood?" Yeah that's what it was.

[@SibbTigre]

***** Not Safe for Achievement Hunters.

[@SibbTigre]

***** Not Safe for Work. Unless you're Trion, in which case it becomes "Now Safe for Wallets."

[@JaykinArts]

still love how geoff and michael said "kids are playin hopscotch" at the same time XD

[@BuschWhackerReviews]

"You Austin Powered us in like 2 seconds, you British fuck" is one of my favorite Michael quotes

[@CopiousDoinksLLC]

"Austin Powered" is right up there with "Rocky Balboa'd".

[@christopheryoung935]

"We can't release this were not doing anything!!" *1 year later* "Welcome to Sunday driving."

[@WyattCStaggers]

I love this era of Achievement Hunter

[@rondo5587]

11:50 they start talking about fire hydrants

[@mspsychochaos3246]

And I never agreed more with Gavin. Never understood those fucking overground hydrants.

[@paxcallow]

my only defense is how are you going to know where they are if there's a foot of snow. like not even digging them out, how are you gonna know WHERE to dig

[@ebonyglow2442]

I seriously watch this video just for that. I don't know why, but I love that conversation.

[@EL1T3NOVA]

Why isnt this an RTAA

[@shawnnosyd]

achievementhunter.roosterteeth.com/episode/achievement-hunter-2017-ah-animated-popping-hydrants

[@2000HatsuneMiku]

The weird thing is, I understand what Gavin talks about whenever he brings up something he doesn't understand in America

[@deathberry33]

The Fire Hydrant Exchange should be made into an animated adventure.

[@abucket14]

greetings from 2018 :) your wish was granted, and it was great.

[@CopiousDoinksLLC]

The best part about the Fire Hydrant Conversation is that Gavin is just casually driving like a lunatic and knocking people off motorcycles the whole time. It's like something out of a Quentin Tarantino movie.

[@Shuyin128MK4]

For those of you coming from the AH Animated episode Hydrant talk starts at 11:45 You're welcome.

[@aquagamer1212]

Shuyin178 Thanks!

[@Lt.Commander_Data]

Thanks!

[@achilldudewhoplaysgames758]

Shuyin178 wow you really nailed what most people are coming for

[@kwydjebo]

Thank you

[@contributor4095]

thanks

[@willyywolf]

Still here in 2022.. these were the best AH days. Feels like I'm just on a night cruise with three hilarious, good friends. Thank you guys.

[@teerilla]

I come here often whenever I can’t sleep and this really helps. I don’t know if it’s cause I love the content still or the nostalgia of how life was when I watched it. Probably both

[@Tommyknoxville131]

Same man

[@24Forever313]

Same

[@blakeholder7645]

Exactly me

[@volt792000]

its funny how in later lp's for this game, how much a fire hydrant fucks over most of the guys except for gavin.

[@unusuallydegrassi]

Going on a binge watching all of AH's old videos. Primarily from like 2012-2015. I miss these days!

[@emermattson9346]

same

[@lldj14]

Same

[@lldj14]

@jacob Parish Nice, I’ve started binging old vids from my favorite creators it’s such a nostalgia trip

[@CookiesNMilf]

The good days of AH

[@Mike-ds4ht]

"You can't escape from the kindness of strangers." Best line of the video :D

[@michael3597]

Ever wonder if this was the spark for Sunday driving?

[@wish8911]

+michael slagle you realize this was filmed on a Wednesday?

[@michael3597]

I meant because it's more of a podcast style video

[@JustMichaelRaps]

Caleb Lawrence wow...

[@trevorflaim7698]

I could have helped the people and their car problems with 2 less redstone

[@SoulessHeretic5]

Fuckin brag about it.

[@michelangelo5903]

the GTA 4 videos they made were legendary

[@audittlivereaction1964]

stupidest thing about this video: it's about nothing, but its still awesome XD

[@hellodolly7989]

This is one of my favorite let's plays ever. Like it is just the epitome of early ah banter

[@monkeyhook6856]

15:15 “kids are playing hopscotch”

[@mudgernz1]

Still one of my favourite AH moments, it floors me

[@The_Spectre_Gamer]

UK doesn't have hydrants above ground. They keep them underground and covered. They have a yellow sign with an H on it and it's illegal to park above them. It's sort of like a man hole cover.

[@MrOasis316]

Nicholas King nobody ever parks on them it’s part of growing up you know your entire life not to park on them or you will be in big trouble so nobody parks on them. My dad was a fire fighter for over 30 years and he said he can count on both Hands how many times he had to move a car in his entire career. Plus they are legally allowed to nudge you car out of the way with the fire truck so it will literally only take 10 seconds to move it.

[@MrOasis316]

Nicholas King also most of them these days are on the foot path so there is no cars there anyway

[@Frogylovescake]

I love how they say, "Ooh, a convertible!" And then it cuts, and as they drive away, you can hear a car alarm fading away.

[@sk8erboi201020102010]

I figures out why Gavin is so bad at driving in these let's plays. He tries to drive on the left side of the street cause he's British

[@Mifooni]

i was thinking that too

[@AlistairAi]

It's GTA. Who the fuck follows actual traffic laws in a video game? ¬_¬

[@sk8erboi201020102010]

Gavin Free subconsciously follows laws in video games. Did i not explain correctly?

[@robindev6209]

he's just a bad driver in general. He's the same with any other vehicle including planes.

[@andrewplaisance5007]

I've also noticed that he often enters cars on the right side

[@Alpha1200]

"You can't escape from the kindness of strangers" - around 27:43 is still absolutely hilarious to me.

[@chrystalbeast96]

Why is the Hydrant conversation not an Animated Adventure yet?

[@dylangregory8382]

chrystalbeast96 now it is

[@cjbeast2783]

Dylan Gregory which one is It?

[@sakaki__]

ah animated poppin hydrants

[@JeremyBX]

30:30 for a second i almost forgot this video wasnt made in 2021

[@isabelles.6043]

"You should not get your license" don't worry Geoff, it's been four years and he still hasnt

[@dani007a]

And Geoff is largely to blame for that, lol, because Gav was going to get his license when he moved to the US, but then Geoff told him it cost $3000 to get a driving test.

[@jimsharp7864]

Ive seen this one lets play more times than any other, hands down. The guys just driving around together is so relaxing when im coming down from my buzz and recovering from my hangover the next day before it even begins

[@Railer61]

Hard to believe we once called this top notch graphics

[@Railer61]

Well i never played Crysis, so yeah

[@Lostzilla847]

Hose pipe ban. What kind of music do they play?

[@krusader85]

So funny when Michael and Geoff is angry with Gavin's driving

[@EdmontonRails]

*Let's Fail from 2013 > Let's Play from 2022.*

[@we-can-still-be-friends]

2023 here just letting you know you're still right

[@MrYoualreadyno]

This is one of my favorite let's play. I always come back here when i wanna feel the nostalgia of the good ole days 😊

[@VampireKingRyan]

The more I hear about that Magic the Gathering LP the more I want to see it. Honestly anything from them is good. In my opinion even their worst LP's are good.

[@Orangematz]

No, Magic the Gathering is absolutely horrible.

[@VampireKingRyan]

Yes, but lets be honest here. Not every game they play is that great depending on who you talk to, but they make most of the games fun to watch. I mostly want to see it because sometimes it is funny when they aren't that great at a game they are playing and that is what they are making this MtG LP out to be. I just want to see it to see why they keep saying it is so bad.

[@jemmanola]

VampireKingRyan If they can make a Wheel of Fortune Let's Play entertaining to watch, I'm all in for a MTG let's play :D

[@Pokenomicon]

VampireKingRyan Late but in a later episode Ryan said the episode mainly consisted of Ryan telling the rest how to play the game and how/what tapping mana means. Would not be fun.

[@ThePassiveFist]

Sooooooo curious what Geoff said at 15:29... must have been pretty bad.

[@RenewedRS]

Probably something like raping the queen

[@ElViperr408]

Those new let’s play videos don’t come close to how great these videos are. These are special

[@Duckiesrockzorz]

Geoff: "Why? Why do we let you drive?" Me: "cuz it's freaking hilarious!"

[@enrique9165]

11:50 you know what you came here for :)

[@mstoriag]

Am I the only one who loves the way Gavin says Water? haha it's awesome!

[@Jack-jx6ln]

Commenting so you can come back and rewatch

[@jacoballan588]

I still think that even though it was a let's fail, it was still a great success, and I still enjoy going back and watching it. Without this crucial let's play, we would never have the future "popping hydrants" references we have today.

[@term3092]

This is the AH video I've watched the most time over the years, I lost count a long time ago

[@MrMoxycotton]

Man I miss Geoff in let’s plays

[@SimonPetrikov12]

11:50 is the start of a hilarious conversation.

[@xXSlimkyXx]

That whole conversation about hydrants was the funniest thing I have ever heard!

[@Ashley-zv6qb]

This is one of my favorite Let's Fail.

[@larrylassiter5177]

Just here watching this in 2021. Miss this kind of content

[@nukey02]

fire hydrant conversation starts at 11:50

[@FunderfulChickenz]

this is actually one of my favorite let's plays.

[@chrisidoo]

"Except atleast that had Will Smith. We're stuck with Gavin." Boy..

[@Hawkeyes31196]

Love Michael's slogan, "You can't escape from the kindness of strangers."

[@MaxisRichtofen]

wow this was almost 2 years ago and i remember it very well

[@NightAirborne]

+EdwardRichtofen now i work for AAA! btw we sit around till we get called 👍

[@Jack-jx6ln]

10 years later, I hope you see this and can rewatch again

[@GlocknessMonster1738]

I still love how 7 minutes in and their car breaks down and they spend the next 30 minutes not being able to find anyone else who needs help with their car😂

[@mephostopheles3752]

One of my favorite Things To Do's (even though it's a Let's Fail), and it was uploaded on my birthday the year it came out. Nice.

[@mephostopheles3752]

Wait no it wasn't. I can't read. Fuck.

[@DevilManZe]

"Saint's Row 4 is gonna be awesome." HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

[@mavelbot2000]

7 years ago, I was 13 when this video came out and now I'm 20, fuck.

[@vinnylembo7355]

Duuude I remember watching this episode it's insane that it's coming up to being 4 years old

[@Pooky1991]

I love that fire hydrant conversation:D Im surprised they don't have their own podcast.

[@i7Cool]

I deperately want to know what was said behind that censor. Was it racist, just plain offensive? I WANT TO KNOW

[@kerplunk99]

You're probably right

[@oneHellvalley]

"Do you guys just stand around and pop your cherries and bathe in the blood?"

[@Wiredlearner]

+Valentine Studios how do you know?

[@oneHellvalley]

devon sweder apparently Geoff mentioned it on reddit and then it made its way to the comment section.

[@jimsharp7864]

Valentine Studios i can see Geoff saying that but seriously, knowing THAT was too offensive? Seriously? Dear butthurt, easily offended AH fans; kindly fuck off and stop crying about everything and ruining it for everyone else

[@WALSH_GAMING]

How to watch let’s play videos: Step 1: Sort by oldest Step 2: Enjoy

[@Terf1988]

there's a LOT of good Let's Play vid on the RoosterTeeth channel too, but they can be hard to find. searching "lets play" on that channel can help though

[@scottyholmes1999]

When they talk about this being entertaining, I rewatch this all the time both to entertain and help turn my brain off so I can sleep. It rides that fine line of being great at both.

[@skys0uls]

Used to rewatch this in middle school when I needed cheering up. An absolute classic. The foreshadowing to Saints Row IV getting shunned, the fire hydrant conversation, the increasing desperation. I rate 8/8.

[@SoapySupreme]

I miss GTA IV driving, the cars actually felt like they have weight to them.

[@MICQUIAMBAO]

man gavin was right, the physics in this one is better than on five.

[@Jack-jx6ln]

Rewatching AH, GTA IV still looks pretty good in 2024. Love the golden ages

[@aznfoo]

sunday driving before sunday driving became a thing

[@masonajenkins]

2021 club

[@16JPE]

I remember watching this for the first time

[@hotdog5758]

i laughed throughout the entire video thx for making it so funny =D

[@WatchdogPsgamer]

Nobody can escape the kindness of strangers

[@Dorkenstein.]

at 37.51 you can see Michael running over the red hoodie guy gavin and Geoff just passed

[@AsylumMonster77]

I want to know what was bleeped out. I'm gonna go nuts!!!!!

[@Plant..]

This is one of the greatest videos ever made

[@deadname2325]

some of my favorite videos are the ones where the guys just fuck around

[@Midsizesurprises]

I just now realised, they made this video with the gta V text...

[@starswater]

Block parties from popping hydrants? ouo; Yeah I live in the US, we have some hydrants, but we've never had that happen.

[@LocalAnonOnTheInternet]

It happened a lot before... we got consumed by technology. :p

[@starswater]

Fair enough~

[@the0elite]

+To Level 9,999 ikr. Those damn electronic fire hydrants

[@Jackhintze06]

"Just fuckin hang out and *BEEEEEEEEEEEEEP*" "Wot..?" "Cut that out!"

[@logan8er1]

Funnily enough I remember watching this video when it came out. The conversation about igniting block parties for whatever reason is reminiscent.

[@mirrorofgaladriel]

gavin has a point! you can smash a car into it and it WILL explode.

[@xxfpsgundixx4193]

who's here in 2020 revisiting the simpler times

[@vivigirlmew]

They all have their unique charm to them.

[@mssaraprek]

i went back and rewatched the entire hydrant conversation.

[@jakegonnagetya574]

the reason I watch these guys because the don't say subscribe here

[@juggernaut713]

God I use to love lets fail! Fuck 2013!? I was 20 years old lol feels like forever ago..I need to watch these old episodes lol

[@Megameg56]

This is a great video :)

[@BldyMalice]

the faded conversation after the footage stops absolutely makes this video, holy shit

[@jakecohen8022]

Anyone back from the AH Animated today?

[@mstoriag]

I would pick gavin over will smith :)

[@Sithguy77]

This may be my favourite ever Rooster Teeth video

[@term3092]

I swear I've watched this at least 8 times over the years

[@amywoolner99]

I always understand what Gavin means when he talks about things such as the AA because I'm British too, then again I also understand the 'weird' words he says all the time... It must be a British thing

[@nightskyarchitect]

But then there's all the times as an Englishman i hate that he's our representative because half the time he can't explain shit xD

[@barbaro267]

What on earth did Geoff say that was bleeped out during the fire hydrant talk? Did he say something insensitive towards British people or something? lol

[@VagabondJack]

"Pop your own cherries and bathe in the blood"

[@scj6693]

Heat_Spectre maybe he was just joking

[@scj6693]

Heat_Spectre apparently he said it on a reddit AMA.

[@Addventurawr]

That fire hydrant discussion was golden.

[@chrisidoo]

Michael just got Bused at 12:23 "That's crazy!" "NO IT ISN'T CRAZY!"

[@OfficialAxOS7]

*Gavin hits Geoff* Michael: Oh Gavin squished you there... *Geoff gets out of car* *Gavin actually squishes Geoff*

[@gooscarguitar]

Errr by the way the AA in the UK is the Automobile Association

[@Zosima45]

best conversation on this one

[@jampalp]

Geoff: Ambulance! Michael: Amberlamps