Let's Play All of Hollow Knight, for the First Time - Part 1

It's my first time properly playing, and I've not been spoiled.
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[@RTGame]

This weekend I'm marathoning Hollow Knight from the point that this video ends, starting at 3pm GMT Saturday. I haven't been spoiled and I won't be looking at comments here to specifically avoid them haha. Follow my Twitch channel here to watch it live & get a notification for the start of the stream: www.twitch.tv/rtgame

[@FireofthetigerYT]

Bapanada

[@books_overdue1486]

IM SO EXCITED IVE WAITED FOREVER FOR THIS

[@salemisjuucy]

@@FireofthetigerYT bapanada

[@First-to-last]

@@books_overdue1486 me too

[@walnut6684]

Prepare for the lore , jumpscares and... That hawkeye menace People who plays or watch others play hollow knight knows this running jokr

[@SerKnightGuy]

"Yeah, I guess I'm okay." *Proceeds to go five hours before getting his first death, and that was to an optional late game boss that he was massively under equipped for.*

[@pigeon9465]

I'm too lazy to watch the video what boss did he die to?

[@nancydoan9283]

@@pigeon9465 soul tyrant, only took 14 tries

[@salemisjuucy]

unus

[@SerKnightGuy]

And outside of the 13 soul tyrant deaths, I think he only got 4 or 5 more. This stream was 9 hours.

[@jasperism27]

If we go by technicality, he didn't even "die" to Soul Tyrant since HK doesn't consider dream boss kills as deaths. The first real death comes later with the Mantis Lords I believe.

[@--TechHead--]

Breaking: Man goes on an endless quest to find a single map, accidentally defeats ancient evils in the process

[@katsucandy]

Rufus the knight, after killing every single boss enemy in this dead kingdom and uncovering ancient secrets: FINALLY! I found map guy in fog canyon and completed the map. game's over :)

[@andrewlawler8306]

A happy ending

[@rileyevans3286]

Yeah, i ended up playing through 90% of the main quest because i was trying to get shadow dash to get the fog canyon map

[@sky_tuna]

@@katsucandy qqa

[@firi431]

RT with the royal waterways in a nutshell, lol

[@PMBlackFox]

“I’ve played Celeste.” “Not a lot compares to it now.” *The sound of sawblades can be heard in the distance.*

[@dynasty4814]

path of pain go brrrrr

[@clairetwiddy4547]

The Hollow Knight fandom: "Hoo boy, he is not gonna like the white palace"

[@treesimp6686]

The PoP gives me severe ptsd, dispite the fact that i can do the entire white palace in around 2 minutes

[@akithemacaw8212]

Even Path of Pain is nothing in comparison to Celeste. Celeste is pure pain

[@khrows330]

@@akithemacaw8212 but is it more painful than four hundred thousand sawblades?

[@no9250]

"I'm trying to help!" "The baby kill count says otherwise" RT just unknowingly described the entire plot of this game

[@no9250]

pale king

[@eeffloof2370]

it's so accurate it hurts

[@ghanig9948]

Pale King is RT confirmed

[@Dockboy-ie4yu]

It's just the pale King talking to the white lady

[@Dockboy-ie4yu]

I'm trying to help - pale King Their is a abyss filled with our dead children this isnt working - white lady

[@rpgkingx3629]

Hollow Knight community: *names him Knight or Ghost* RT community: “name him Bunger!”

[@user-re8tc1dg3b]

For me its lil ghost cuz Hornt is best girl♡

[@whatthewhatthe9117]

Kinda bug and kinda void, gets attuned and becomes roid

[@terriblecompany1588]

@@user-re8tc1dg3b i sure do hope you aren’t shipping the two

[@user-re8tc1dg3b]

@@terriblecompany1588 nah. Lil ghost is a child. Hornet x Lace forever♡

[@user-re8tc1dg3b]

@@terriblecompany1588 plus that would be incest so... no no

[@TommyAlt]

Video length *1 Hour* Stream length: *7-8 Hours* My brain: You already watched the stream are seriousy gonna watch the video? Me: Yes.

[@Ivan-fy3pr]

The stream was 9 hours my dude

[@Some.username.idk.0]

Same

[@OriginalSuper]

Hmm

[@Nikko_no_Tabi]

Except for it being 9 hours total, I couldn't agree with you more. I don't even know anything about this game and I love watching RT play it

[@TommyAlt]

@@Nikko_no_Tabi hey the stream is starting in like 20 minutes

[@mr.cobbweb1624]

So what you're telling me is that his progression was: - Things are looking normal up until he gets the money in Greenpath to buy the lantern. - Proceeds to go into Crystal Peaks without walljump and reaches the Resting Grounds, getting the dreamnail (all that without going to the Fungal Wastes). - After all of that he finally reaches the Fungal Wastes and accidentaly starts the fight with Elder Hu (and also beats it first try). - He gets the Mantis Claws but doesn't do Mantis Lord (probably because he didn't explore any further down and went of to the bridge to the City of Tears to express his new freedom). - Things continue as normal up until he defeats Soul Master, then with a nail that was only upgraded once he decides to fight Soul Tyrant multiple times because he can't lose anything. - He defeats Soul Tyrant against all odds. - He goes to Kingdom's Edge and beats the first trial of the Colosseum of Fools first try. - He goes back for the Mantis Lords and after defeating them he goes into Deepnest. - He encounters and dies to Galien, then goes back and defeats him. - He makes it to Hera, kills her and ends the video by saving Zote for the second time and questions why he did it. All of this was in a first time in a aproximetly 9 hour stream. This man is trully skilled.

[@Cishsun]

He did amazing in the other streams as well. Spoilers for the 3rd stream. He beat NKG before The Hollow Knight and also got Voidheart with no help from chat.

[@_.Dylan._]

@@Cishsun How the hell does one get void heart without cheating by looking it up (or asking chat)

[@Cishsun]

@@_.Dylan._ He got the better dream nail, guessed it was used to enter the mind of the dude at hidden station, beat white palace in like 20 minutes, found the white lady and got kingsoul, guessed he needed to go to the abyss by the dialogue of the characters and kingsoul description. It was wild.

[@_.Dylan._]

@@Cishsun Damn what a god gamer

[@fuseki23]

beat hornet 2 first try, accidentally did several skips in the white palace, did colo 2 first try, did nosk first try, and various other god gamer-esque feats

[@Nitrinoxus]

RT: kills someone. The Chat: "You monster!" RT: saves Zote. The Chat: "YOU *MONSTER!"*

[@zephra1675]

To this day feel zero guilt for leaving him behind while getting eaten. I thrived hitting his skull around like a soccer ball XD

[@Nitrinoxus]

@@zephra1675 I got more satisfaction out of repeatedly beating the stuffing out of his ego using the Dream Nail, but I can't fault you for leaving the little twit to his fate.

[@agzzradface3113]

I have nothing against zote. would probably save him even if it took me to get through (spoilers) path of pain 2.0

[@nol0194]

I was in deepest and he was right in front of me and I just left him. No regrets.

[@doginthedark]

@@Nitrinoxus same

[@beenisweenisiii3825]

Dan: *beats the game* Also Dan: "I was just looking for the map guys"

[@shinypikagaming]

(Enters the Black Egg) CORNIFER ARE YOU HERE?!

[@Ramzo40]

I swear someone is going to say “wElL AcTuAlLy IN tHe LoRe”

[@thatonepersonwhoeatscheese7348]

well actually in the lore

[@morbfan1252]

Well actually In the lore the knight doesn't have a name and he has a father who is obsessed with buzzsaws

[@thatonepersonwhoeatscheese7348]

@@morbfan1252 well actually in the lore the knight isnt a he, none of the vessels have genders

[@Ramzo40]

@@thatonepersonwhoeatscheese7348 Ah feck it starts

[@thatonepersonwhoeatscheese7348]

@@Ramzo40 lol

[@Pingis_MacDingis]

“You can’t skip huge amounts of the game, we need to explore” he says as he skips huge parts of the game and key power ups. Seriously, how in the world did he beat the Soul Tyrant without the double jump?

[@matijamaksan4344]

If he finished Celeste it isn't impossible. RT has great skills. Of course i play since 2019 and i still have problems with Soul Tyrant with one nail upgrade and upgraded Vengeful Spirit (Shade Soul?).

[@treehousegames7903]

You... can get monarch wings... BEFORE FIGHTING SOUL MASTER?!?

[@Robin_Glorb]

@@treehousegames7903 tyrant*

[@treehousegames7903]

@@Robin_Glorb oh. That actually explains a lot.

[@android19willpwn]

I did it on my first playthrough. It took me like two hours but if your jumps are *really* precise it's absolutely possible.

[@sninctbur3726]

RT isn’t reading these comments so he will never know that he missed a strawberry

[@K-7Maylis]

Dude's never going to get the golden strawberry if he continues like this

[@chillknight3940]

Reflection bside good strawberry

[@1umbreon4life]

Actually, it was two

[@K-7Maylis]

​@@1umbreon4life Oh right I forgot about the one hidden in the wall

[@LunaticRhythms]

Wrong game bud (Yes i know it's a celeste reference so don't r/whoosh me)

[@itsalwaysboppinbrother5924]

RT calling everyone "Sir" and "Ma'am" is the most adorable thing.

[@stuff9962]

Ah yes, that is what us southerners call "Southern Hospitality"

[@TheSongHolder]

@@stuff9962 Why did I heard of that before... Tf2 weapon?

[@stuff9962]

@@TheSongHolder Sweet Tea

[@twat3789]

@@stuff9962 RT is from the republic so technically it is southern hospitality to be fair

[@MartinPurathur]

@@TheSongHolder yep

[@gameninjac6608]

"Does my character have a name? Or is he just... The Hollow Knight?" People who have played this game before: *Internal screaming*

[@lilithriou4536]

I mean *Technically*

[@theconsumerofpenguins81]

Technically he is a hollow knight

[@slitherdoodle]

@@theconsumerofpenguins81 that's... d e b a t a b l e

[@terraria_ranger4887]

@@slitherdoodle I mean, dream nailing certain infected enemies basically says that the radiance knows you are hollow.

[@gameninjac6608]

@@Goferek5 I mean fair point, I guess

[@endruv_2287]

This man somehow got the dream nail, skipped the crystal dash, made it into fungal wastes, and didn't open queen's station. An...interesting progression.

[@android19willpwn]

I don't think you can get the crystal dash without the mantis claw

[@mr.mothly]

This is what I like to call Me trying to get the speedrun achievement

[@user-ut2rv2nx3x]

I unlocked king's station before queen's, after I realized that I immediately unlocked it ._ •

[@onyxiris6451]

You can't get Cdash without claw, and if you decide to go into Peaks before Wastes you're basically guaranteed to get Dream Nail before Claw.

[@zoebops5344]

Can you tell me how cursed my progression my first time was? I always feel like it was super weird. Everything up to Monomon was done with only minor spoilers, later I used a guide. My approximate boss + important item order was: Gruz Mother False Knight Vengeful Spirit Vengefly King Hornet Mothwing Cloak Massive Moss Charger Mantis Claw Mantis Lords Soul Master Desolate Dive Lumafly Lantern Crystal Guardian Dream Nail Xero No Eyes Elder Hu Gorb Galien Failed Champion Soul Tyrant Crystal Heart Dung Defender Isma's Tear Uumuu Broken Vessel Monarch Wings Lost Kin Awoken Dream Nail White Fragment (White Palace) Herrah Watcher Knights Lurien Monomon Oblobbles Hornet 2 King's Brand Shade Cloak Nosk Traitor Lord Kingsoul The Collector Void Heart Tram Pass Hive Knight God Tamer Troupe Master Grimm Nightmare King Grimm The Hollow Knight The Radiance

[@zjuhn6147]

I love how polite RT is during this playthrough. He greets everyone with a cheery “Hello!” and calls everyone Sir or Ma’am. He just has such a polite atmosphere during this playthrough, it’s adorable

[@MartinPurathur]

The stream was adorable

[@pluto3194]

@@MartinPurathur RT is adorable

[@Virgil-Arcanum]

@@pluto3194 very true.

[@Aleswall]

@Kyaru Momochi You're adorable :D

[@hayamakaily9059]

@Kyaru Momochi it's ok!! Everyone has that sometimes! Hope your day/night is well :D

[@kevinstrout630]

Madlad gets dreamnail before mantis claw without dying once on his first try, didn't even know that was possible.

[@secretidiotpotato]

God gamer

[@shmup6955]

Bro you can get shade soul before vengeful spirit

[@hueman5021]

There’s a video showing how you can fight watcher knights as the first boss

[@Ray-hx3rm]

As someone who’s spent countless hours on this game, RT is surprisingly extremely good at this game, and his run so far is extremely cursed

[@unpaintedcanvas]

Same. When I first played it, I died so much to Hornet the first time I encountered her.

[@jyuppiter4540]

RT is a Nintendo gamer, of course he's good at 2D platformer boss rushes.

[@wyrmlight1168]

I have 100+ hours of in-game time and am in absolute agony watching this video.

[@Ray-hx3rm]

@@wyrmlight1168 SPOILERS FOR HOLLOW KNIGHT IF ANYONE CARES ABOUT THAT I find it hilarious that he almost does any% route but then just fucking misses getting the crystal heart

[@wyrmlight1168]

@@Ray-hx3rm Spoilers as well: I CAN'T BELIEVE HE DIDN'T GET THE CRYSTAL HEART HOW LONG IS IT GOING TO TAKE HIM TO REALIZE HE MISSED SOMETHING THERE. AAA. IT'S PAINFUL. IT'S SO PAINFUL. HE DIDN'T EVEN HAVE WALL JUMP TO GET TO IT. OR TO CORNIFER.

[@1umbreon4life]

Dan at the start of Celeste: "I'm not good at platformers" Dan now: *"I've played Celeste"*

[@thewanderingmistnull2451]

*played.

[@1umbreon4life]

🤦 why on earth does my phone think I'm more likely to type "plated" than "played"?

[@noahshad09]

@@1umbreon4life it do be like that

[@aliasjm]

The fact that Dan beat the Soul Tyrant with one nail upgrade, 5 masks, base level soul capacity, no double jump, and no extra notches on his charms limit just amazes me...

[@neyte7313]

I don't think I could have done this, and I completed all ahievements ._.

[@mintmango10]

i honestly think soul tyrant isn’t that terrible sure it’s hard but pretty bearable early/mid game

[@mintmango10]

and he also died like 15 times so

[@masonmunkey6136]

@@mintmango10 Beating soul tyrant was miserable for me. Signed someone who beat soul tyrant way earlier than intended

[@curllum]

Same, I sucked at that boss, then when I came back I had pure nail, shade soul, abyss shriek and descending dark, Atleast 6-7 masks and monarch wings. Absolutely destroyed him.

[@screaminginagony3601]

Big props to RT. Even not counting his epic gamer skills, the fact that he’s able to play such a game despite his arachnophobia is incredible

[@pricklepines]

I'm excited for when he gets to *cough cough* _that_ area

[@crepe8912]

Ah yes _that area_

[@kangarudleninja2742]

Yeah I just remembered that he has Arachnophobia. I don't think he's going to play _that area_

[@pricklepines]

@@kangarudleninja2742 it's not optional tho, you have to go there at least once

[@myheroacademia4718]

He's totally gonna get a mod that replaces *those* with cat pngs lol

[@Reel-zu8ld]

RT facing Primal Aspids: “I was bad with these” Welcome to the club, RT

[@philipwiley273]

Same

[@Enderlinkpawnu]

Oh RT it isn’t that you are bad with them, its that they are too powerful for mere mortals.

[@pixwool]

You should be able to dodge them, they aren’t that complicated, but they always fucking hit.

[@lupuslunarem3235]

no one can dodge primal aspids, if they say they can they're either a liar or a ghost, there is no inbetween

[@dyland1842]

@@lupuslunarem3235that's a lie. Even ghosts die to primal aspids

[@pixwool]

Calling a sword “life-ender” is like naming a gun “bullet shooter”

[@balmymussel266]

Grenade launcher= explosion yeeter

[@PeachDragon_]

Gun=hole maker

[@peacefuldestroyer2135]

You missed on this

[@pownotthere]

@@platinumsun4632 it’s the bullet that kills people, not the gun So “ Killing-pellet shooter “ works

[@samboi123]

Blade Slasher Victim Shooter

[@unknownvoid6036]

RT: Accidentally obliterates multiple eldritch horrors,ancient gods and other cosmic horrors while just looking for the Areas maps.

[@Catflers]

Gets dreamnail, beats elder hu, beats soul tyrant, beats colloseum 1, and then gets first non dream death at mantis lords

[@tydshiin5783]

And beats the mantis lords on the second try(Iirc)

[@blademadlabs2423]

God gamer status

[@amosbatalden5871]

Is he the next God Gamer????

[@zeronothinghere9334]

Is that good or bad? Can someone give me context >.< pls

[@blademadlabs2423]

@@zeronothinghere9334 extremely good and extremely bad. He dies to mantis lords with 2 more upgrades to his nail than he can at the time most people run into them which is laughably bad. Soul tyrant most people don’t run into or try until they’re trying to access the true ending and they generally have all the upgrades by then, which is god tier

[@duarpeto]

RT's first time performance is just beyond top tier, better than my own with 100 hours in the game at times

[@dusk3380]

I know right? I just did my first playthrough a week ago and at the end I thought I was ok at the game. Now I just feel bad :).

[@jakebluestein4542]

@@dusk3380 he does game for a living. As much as he likes to undersell himself, he is the butcher of sapienza, the man who murdered an entire racetrack crowd with a fish, and the man who streams new and interesting video games frequently. He’s gotten a fair bit of practice at it and a lot more pressure to be good.

[@PoyoPoyo2000]

@@jakebluestein4542 I play hundreds of video games and RT did significantly better than me and most other people I've seen play this game. RT was simply born for this.

[@peeelan]

@@PoyoPoyo2000 ok I get you play a lot of games, but is it literally your job? Do you make money by playing video games for the entire day, almost every day, in front of thousands of people?

[@PoyoPoyo2000]

@@peeelan No, but like I said, I've seen other people who DO do this stuff as a job, and haven't seen anyone as good as RT. Also, can we not make an argument out of this please. Complementing RT shouldn't result in an argument.

[@scholarlyarticles7169]

I really really hope he puts more geo in the bank, it really is the most reputable and honest banking system in all of hallow-nest

[@McCaddarn]

Oh no

[@Blzrd224]

@@McCaddarn Oh, yes

[@captainblue5096]

Yeah, I really recommend it for any new players. I’m sure everything will go *swimmingly*

[@samsungrefrigeratorcondens4354]

Yes I agree. The bank is a great system to help newer players handle Geo, and prevents *any* loss of Geo.

[@americanstudent9062]

sure thing. is there a second bank location I should know about or is it very reputable establishment?

[@AzuRemilia]

RTGame: Knows that hitting big jellyfish will harm him Also RTG: Proceeds to hit every big jelly he finds

[@liafitriapurnamawati2432]

ah yes my favourite streamer and youtuber:Radioisotope Thermoelectric Generator

[@dann99y]

RT: Hollow Knight has nothing on celeste A flower, some buzz saws, and a fly: you sure about that?

[@emi_300]

Path of pain be like

[@micah8793]

P5

[@dann99y]

@@micah8793 I agree that P5 is a hard challenge but this was more about the platforming then boss fights. All of these make it significantly harder to move through a level. I am unsure if the flower should still be there tho.

[@zeeb2190]

flower: *dies*

[@philipwiley273]

I'm just waiting for him to get to the path of pain

[@theKungFuFerret]

RT’s ability to condense an 8 hr stream into 1 hr is impressive upon itself, but it skims over the 14 deaths to Soul Tyrant and chat losing its mind over how Dan is lowkey cracked at Hollow Knight Edit: was informed Ashtaric did the editing!

[@treedude4246]

He really is He beat Colosseum of fools

[@TheFirstCurse1]

It says in the description that Ashtaric edited this and put it together. Congratulate her for this, not RT.

[@theKungFuFerret]

@@TheFirstCurse1This comment is old but thanks for the heads up!

[@itshaitime2089]

One of my favorite parts is RT going "why is everyone panicking?" and then immediately finding out why everyone was panicking

[@oliverwooding2066]

i’ve genuinely never seen anyone have a better first play through than this

[@The_Court_Poet]

You should check out Mythymoo. Dude is a master of every game he’s ever played

[@wartygourd]

same. I'm playing hollow knight for the first time as well and I'm 27 hours in. i Still have yet to reach deepnest.

[@RK-sp3nk]

I'm kind of surprised he managed to cut it down by 7 hours

[@Nikko_no_Tabi]

8 hours, the full stream was 8:58

[@RK-sp3nk]

Thanks for specifying!

[@birdofnyx376]

It also helps that the soul tyrant was at least an hour long

[@silverturtlewax2281]

@@birdofnyx376 1:30 if I remember right. Gotta say I'm proud of him for sticking to his guns and continuing to try after dying so many times

[@yuichiyh]

WAIT HE DID ALL OF THAT PROGRESS IN 8 HOURS?

[@shmarfle47]

I like how the length of the entire video isn’t even as long as the time it took to beat Tyrant alone (for those curious it was about 1h40m)

[@The_Jovian]

He is persistent isn't he

[@kalaiamudhan3394]

thats too short for tyrant without major upgrades. ALL HAIL THE NAIL KING

[@RottenLegacy]

The fact that you entered Kingdom's Edge, and more importantly, _the Colosseum of Fools_ before even fighting the Mantis Lords terrifies me to no end. I'm truly astonished that you're already so good at this game ;;

[@Satherian]

I love how he quickly dies to Soul Tyrant, realizes he lost nothing but time, and just goes "Yeah, we're beating this fucker"

[@nightmare2750]

I feel so bad for you having to deal with all the backseat gamers in the chat.

[@beanie4882]

It was sub only

[@gabrielkrone237]

@@beanie4882 True. But the fact that was necessary is still sad.

[@outdoorcats]

After he went sub only everything was fine

[@beanie4882]

@@CraicDealer i ain’t complaining. It sucks but im a sub and sub chat is a fucking vibe

[@nettlesomenpc889]

Most Hollow Knight fans that *I* meet are also terrible backseat gamers

[@carterthomas1318]

As someone who has 112% complete Hollow Knight, I was extremely impressed by you RT during your stream

[@thatonepersonwhoeatscheese7348]

same

[@shinybreloom4027]

he's good at pogo

[@mr.citrus7316]

I got to 110 and got stuck on panth 3

[@angrypopsicle8667]

@@mr.citrus7316 You got good enough to do the pantheon? I'm still stuck on Dirtmouth NKG.

[@rtasdsasfrt7671]

Same it took 2 hours for me to beat the fifth pantheon

[@dedbot9872]

Daniel shows off his pro gamer skills by getting farther in the story than I ever did; even though he was just looking for a map

[@FishMr3]

30:58 lmao I never realised Millibelle literally tells you she "was about to close up shop and run"

[@dragax9666]

Listen here little shadow, this is a tale of a man in his quest to find a map guy, but ends up provoking ancient beings... also grabs some grubs along the way, to cope with his strawberry addiction

[@Spectrum16]

He was great at Celeste and he's done incredible at this. Must say he is showing himself off as more than just the drift king

[@hcavok]

*nail king

[@enexplogen8230]

@Egg T path of pain is gonna be fun

[@cactus_octoling]

He second tried Lost Kin and Watcher Knights without spells and only the second nail upgrade (and on the first try he got incredibly close). As the chat likes to say, GOD GAMER! He unknowingly figured out goddamn speedrunner strats to almost get to areas like Hallownest's Crown without things like the monarch wings, who is this man?

[@d3rp5qu1d9]

@@enexplogen8230 if you’ve beaten celeste its probably not very hard

[@jayhawktd6240]

You know he used to be the drift king back in college?

[@rhymetimeguy7560]

You probably won't see this, but oh my god you're amazing at this game. As someone who's played the game upwards of 5 times, I am immensely impressed with everything you did here. I wouldn't have dreamed of trying to beat Soul Tyrant on my first run through, but you braved the challenge and you beat him probably 10 hours before you were supposed to. You found nearly every early way to get to an area before you were supposed to. You're not supposed to go to Crystal Peak until after Soul Master. But you did it. You got there and you got through it. You got the Dream Nail before Fungal wastes. Do you know how impressive that is? Before Fungal Wastes! You beat Elder Hu before even getting the Mantis Claw. That's insane. You even got to Kingdom's Edge, and endgame area that you're not supposed to go to for probably another 20 hours, and you got through nearly all of it. You got through Kingdom's Edge without dying once! And you beat the first Trail in the Coliseum of Fools at just 5 masks and minimal upgrades. On your first try! That's phenomenal! I am happy that I'm being able to see someone play this game for the first time. When I played it I spoiled myself to hell. I knew about everything, and playing the game was like seeing references to things I already knew. But watching you is like seeing it for the first time, seeing someone's genuine reactions, seeing someone not only be able to feel the wonder of the game but also exceed at it is something that I am very grateful that I get to watch. I can't attend the stream that's happening approximately right now, but I truly hope you see this after. As someone who's decently good at this game, I was impressed when you got through Crossroads without dying. Everything you did in this video, the insane sequence breaking, the phenomenal aptitude of being able to take on every challenge and come out on top. That cements you as the best naturally skilled Hollow Knight player I think I've ever seen. P.S. If you saved Zote in Deepnest before doing the Trial of the Warrior (like was intended) you can actually fight Zote himself as the boss of that Trial. I don't feel bad about spoiling it, as you did both of those events, but fighting Zote after experiencing his narcissism is very cathartic, and I thought you should know about it.

[@dovahkat9635]

Hol'up, Crystal Peak is supposed to be AFTER Soul Master? I didn't even realize the Soul Sanctum existed until after I had gotten the shadow dash XD I suppose a product of my compulsive need to explore every nook and cranny, to the point I forget to return to previous areas that were off limits sometimes lol.

[@fazeautist1078]

I thought this was everyone first playthrough. I did most of these events the same as RT and just stumbled into things as I went and only after I finish did I look up how things were supposed to go and was like "well I did that completely wrong"

[@SolstaceWinters]

RT, regarding taking on Soul Tyrant: "Oh there's no consequence for losing to this guy. If there's no consequence for dying, I'm just gonna keep fighting him until I win." My. Fuckin'. Man. Right here, this guy. That was my mentality precisely when I first started playing this. I stumbled onto the Brooding Mawlurk before I even encountered the False Knight in my first (blind) playthrough of the game. And I continued to bash my head against that wall until it gave in. I'm so glad you share my sentiments with Metroidvanias, RT. Must stand for Real Tough Game or something. You champion.

[@JubioHDX]

Stands for Rumble Tumble btw if youre still curious, and he certainly rumbled with the soul tyrant till it tumbled😂

[@kylelord_8573]

I like how Zote doesn’t even seem to recognize the player each time you meet him cuz he’s so full of himself

[@ghanig9948]

he can't see you because of how far his head is up his own ass

[@demonetization6393]

ok cert

[@Platinum_Imp]

I still can’t believe you have beaten the Soul Tyrant on the earliest possible stage The sheer determination and skill deserve respect

[@jorgemtzb9359]

Technically he had nail + 1 and soul catcher (wayward compass too of course) so technically it wasn't all binding difficulty but it was close

[@Platinum_Imp]

@@jorgemtzb9359 thats fair, i guess almost earliest possible stage is more correct

[@yeti1835]

It was all thanks to wayward compass

[@Funny-iq9bq]

@@yeti1835 nah tbh soul master/tyrant are easy on the second playthrough

[@yeti1835]

@@Funny-iq9bq this is his first playthrough tho

[@idlekitty-tj3111]

Whenever someone asked what it's like to have a phobia, I show them one of RTs videos, bc it's such a vocal and well shown experience of suffering from a phobia. I myself dont suffer any phobia, I unfortunately struggle with severe anxiety which has lead me to being a few steps away from proper phobia of thing. I cannot Express how happy I am that Dan can not only continue playing, but is such an amazing example

[@theflickchick9850]

Yeah, it's nice to see someone who's just as terrified of spiders as me and is open about it. When he got into the Deep Nest and I saw the webs, I immediately considered turning off the vid and leaving it for another day so it's super cool that he can keep going. Just the noises alone made my body physically tense up. Love anxiety but with zero sarcasm, I love how RT doesn't let it stop him.

[@finaldanashi5233]

Having a group of bugs surround you while you get stuck to a bench covered in spider webs was one of the creepiest moments I had so far while playing the game.

[@trainerchris6324]

Man RT's doing really well I wonder why *_Sees he has the Wayward compass_* Understandable

[@lostnightmar26]

Wayward compass build OP

[@jlin592]

I love this fucking joke

[@bruv7521]

Yeah wait till he buys the gathering swarm

[@JamesonMcLeod]

@@jlin592 what joke? Wayward compass is the best charm in the game

[@boiyado6717]

Can’t wait for even the game to tell RT to “GIT GUD”.

[@redbird1f873]

I see what you did there.

[@fiso64]

Except for the fact that RT is (for some reason) a god and only died like 3 times during 8 hours.

[@Frenchfraeis]

Yeah, except RT plays so well that everyone was cheering like maniacs when he was killing Soul Tyrant with no upgrades whatsoever. It felt like watching the final game of a football world cup!

[@boiyado6717]

@@Frenchfraeis to be fair, he had sharp nail

[@Frenchfraeis]

Well, sure. But considering the amount of health the Soul Tyrant has (around 900), taking it down 9 damage a hit still takes a while.

[@georgerobins4110]

RT going “it’s not as bad as I thought” only to immediately sit on the web bench made me laugh harder than it probably should have lol

[@Rivergreeen24]

RT:Fighting soul tyrant with no charms and base health Morpheus: ”He is the one...”

[@djoshawott2850]

"Why did you do all that? To show off?" "...I was just looking for a map."

[@killerwalrusftw8510]

"You got nothing on celeste game." Path of Pain: Am I a joke to you?

[@cryolumia]

Honestly Hollow Knight and Celeste have about equally hard late game platforming sections ...and I love them both

[@dekkonot]

Path of Pain kind of a joke compared to late game Celeste

[@bruv7521]

@@dekkonot A sides

[@lred1383]

@@dekkonot Is it though? That would imply that Celeste is actually impossible for the majority of players. Took me over 4 hours to finish the path of pain (and that's on the second, successful, attempt), and i'm actually pretty good at Hollow Knight. If Celeste makes that look like a "joke", i don't even wanna try that iwbtb-tier bullshit

[@icyspectre]

@@lred1383 Lets put it this way, I died around 7.7 thousand times in the post-game final level of celeste. Edit: that level also took me 22 hours. Would still recommend though.

[@urban_rural1256]

I still find it so impressive that RT managed to condense 9 hours worth of streaming into just over an hour long video. Well played mate.

[@shmel3689]

RT doesn't edit his streams, the workload would become unimaginable. This video was edited by Ashtaric, you can scroll down the video description and see their credit and social media, if you wish so

[@creator-link]

I find it impressive that Ashtaric managed to condense 9 hours worth of streaming into just over an hour long video. Well played mate.

[@urban_rural1256]

Fair enough. The sentiment still stands for whoever the editor may be

[@TheFirstCurse1]

Ashtaric edited this video. RT almost never edits his own anymore. Give her credit instead.

[@davidgeorge1943]

1:00:24 knowing Dan's borderline crippling arachnophobia, to the point where even Lego Shelob is too much for him, seeing him enter Deepnest gave me the biggest, wicked grin.

[@kanyenortheast3546]

Daniel: Afraid of spiders Nosk: Terrifying laughter

[@beef_baby]

This is the weirdest route I've ever seen anyone take. He got Dream Nail before Mantis Claw, I love it

[@maglev957]

Then he beats Soul Tyrant with only one nail upgrade

[@FrazzleFlib]

Not quite as weird as MythyMoo who got to the City of Tears via the Ancient Basin for the first time

[@jlin592]

@@FrazzleFlib oh yeah lol I remember watching that

[@matijamaksan4344]

@@FrazzleFlib That early tram pass was insane.

[@lizuong4141]

I can still hear Aki's screams from here as RT completely demolishes HK

[@katsucandy]

i get the feeling RT's either gonna end up getting the first or second ending (y'know, the orange juice ones.......and also the ones you tend to get on your first playthrough if you go fully blind) and just absolutely WRECK the final boss like he's stepping on a tiktik while the chat just absolutely fucking *loses it* (...and then i'm hoping he'll come back to get the third ending and give the chat another whole reason to scream LMAO rip aki and rip all of us who played hk before and died a thousand times over while dan just waltzed in and almost pulled a goddamn steel soul mode on his first damn playthrough. just. fucking godly gaming skills holy fuck)

[@SkyCube.]

Yep aki, me and so many others were going crazy

[@micah8793]

@@katsucandy my first play through was an 112% and I was about 106 in and got annoyed about p3 so I went and did the speed run achievements on another save file and finished in like 4:30

[@MartinPurathur]

Best part of the stream honestly

[@micah8793]

@@pluto3194 shit, guess no one gets to comment on videos, my bad

[@goosifyed9717]

28:48 The point of that extravagant “death” is to make you forget what makes an enemy dead: the orange blood and corpse on the ground

[@pixwool]

“Mask shards, charms, keys, you want it, it’s yours my friend. As long as you have enough geo.”

[@beenisweenisiii3825]

Genuinely the only person I've seen go straight for the lantern and head to crystal peak, and then go straight to the resting grounds afterwards. I love how the game lets you take these alternate routes through progression.

[@matthewsusilo8698]

Really funny too, because I don’t think he had mantis claw when he did that. It’s honestly really impressive

[@bruv7521]

Mythymoo played the game backwards

[@bb010g]

I stumbled into Resting Grounds without lantern through Crystal Peak on my first playdough

[@buttocksboy]

@@bruv7521 mythymoo's playthrough is something else haha

[@mine_terrier6263]

Then you've never met me

[@oops3798]

Dan ranting at the Primal Aspids is the moment he became a true Hollow Knighter

[@colby3896]

I thought he was playing this blindfolded so I was extremely impressed that he had memorized the dialogue and where he needed to move and then two minutes in I realized I was dumb and he was just playing it for the first time

[@knittingnudibranch]

32:30 "you got nothing on celeste, game" *flashbacks to the sound of sawblades*

[@malachiatkinson7245]

In fairness, the Path of Pain is downright easy compared to the C-Sides.

[@Prinnynny]

Of course he is good at the game, it combines his two favorite things, plataformers and mass murder

[@louisstgermain8864]

And depression.

[@tardigrade8019]

imagine beating Hornet before finding a single stag station

[@MentalVideographer]

It's extremely gratifying to see your reaction to Deepnest, because it's a more Irish mirror of how I reacted to it, right down to the aggravated grunts anytime something skitters across the screen. Seriously. Absolute hell.

[@yoster39]

You know whats even worse? Not having a lantern and falling trough the crumbling floor, finding yourself in deepnest without a light and trying to go right to go back.

Holy shit he's so good for his first time playing! His first death was with Soul Tyrant, an endgame boss. And the game doesnt even consider that a death

[@FearlessGamer27]

I am honestly just amazed at how long he went without dying

[@gdaytoyamates8391]

Somehow he gets unbelievably far in Hollow Knight without dying, but he has trouble with games like Rhythm Heaven. I really don’t understand.

[@zeronothinghere9334]

It's timing ~

[@bricelory9534]

Hollow Knight is less beat-based timing, as far as I can tell - it's more about anticipating and reacting. I think RT is extremely good at that sort of timing, just not metered timing, that is to say, a steady pulse. He clearly has some very tight reaction speed, though.

[@TheAcer4666]

He says he didn't die but when he gets the hunter's journal, the shade is one of the entries.....

[@gdaytoyamates8391]

@@TheAcer4666 Shade is always an entry.

[@zeronothinghere9334]

@@TheAcer4666 It always is. For deathless completionist runs. You can check his stream VOD or the hollow knight wiki for this.

[@m3lod1an]

Sometimes I forget that RT is actually really really good at games because so much of his content is comedy. Then I watch him beat four HK bosses in a row without a single death.

[@linkcool200]

It took him SO LONG to die the first time. One of the mods was SO angry. And the dream death doesn't count, because steel soul mode doesn't count it. His first true death, was the mantis lords. Also, I can't wait for him to try the Path of Pain.

[@morbfan1252]

Finally. I have waited 4000- no 5000 years for this.

[@definitelynotshea135]

Is this a Jojo reference

[@morbfan1252]

@@definitelynotshea135 YES YES YES YES

[@BigManJrSr]

JJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJOJO REFERENCE

[@delicioushomemadestrawberr8730]

Well I'll wait with you together until silksong comes out, it'll take at least that

[@morbfan1252]

@@delicioushomemadestrawberr8730 watch daily silksong news. If any news come out he reports them.

[@elijahthomas4231]

RT is the first man to go blind and kill a warrior spirit before dying. He is in a weight class of his own, he took on the Soul Master without dying. Then taking on an end game boss over and over again.

[@Ether101]

this man killed soul tyrant as soon as he was available, meanwhile I struggled when I had most hte end game upgrades. Nothing but respect for this mad lads resilience

[@hambodini9657]

Hornet: "i know what you trying to and I cant allow it" Me: not knowing enough of the story to know what I'm doing

[@gameninjac6608]

"Can I use the Dream Nail on him now...?" oh no

[@userpersonwhoisahuman]

I love how non-linear this game is, he got dream nail before mantis claw. Wow.

[@diobrando9842]

I’m honestly amazed at how you skipped most of the game by accident

[@justsomejerseydevilwithint4606]

I was kind of Sadistically looking forward to Dan's reaction to deepnest, but seeing how much ot hurt him, I feel bad. Sorry you had to go through that, dan.

[@thesummoner6462]

One word: Nosk

[@foxfox1422]

Jesus Christ RT Soul Tyrant has as much HP as end game bosses and you killed it with the barely upgraded nail

[@ShenZxro]

Did more in a single episode than game grumps did in like 4 lmao, good stuff RT can’t wait for the next parts

[@jacksykes4429]

It was uploaded a minute ago, no way you’ve watched it all

[@berryl1333]

@@jacksykes4429 he probably watched the stream

[@specky1217]

@@jacksykes4429 they could have watched the stream

[@PedroSardini]

@@jacksykes4429 Livestream she might have watched.

[@fuzzyd1436]

@@jacksykes4429 might have viewed the broadcast

[@sirfurbingtonthe23rd4]

I love how when RT is doing Zote's voice, he sometimes breaks character because you can tell he's trying not to laugh.

[@Nate303]

Beating the soul tyrant with only 5 health and 1 attack upgrade is actually really good for a first play through

[@misterice9369]

RT found multiple shortcuts, multiple abilities, and a weapon upgrade just in this one episode. All while trying to find a map

[@thesummoner6462]

Two weapon upgrades

[@cactus_octoling]

You're gonna love his Waterways exploration in the next one then lmao.

[@snowboundwhale6860]

"I don't think it's Tony Hawk." That's what a lot of people who meet Tony Hawk say

[@Torder]

How did he get so far without dying, I literally died at kings pass

[@Alinarotster]

Thank you so much for streaming this game, RTGame. I tried out Hollow Knight awhile ago, but I didn't know that much about it and I got overwhelmed so I dropped it and haven't played it for a year or so. Watching this finally gave me the motivation to play it to the end and I don't regret it a bit. Thank you 💙

[@quinny98]

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAA MY FAVOURITE GAME I CANT BELIEVE YOURE PLAYING IT! Hope you enjoy it !

[@t0ast647]

Cant wait for nkg

[@user-re8tc1dg3b]

I sure hope he does the dream no more ending...

[@user-BadUsername]

@@t0ast647 that’ll be enjoyable to watch

[@user-re8tc1dg3b]

@Old Fishlips true. But i dought he would stream that...

[@treverdavis1324]

Why did everyone just start playing hollow knight

[@GreatestChannelOfAllTime]

RT has done more in this game than I could in my first 20 hours.

[@rappydohfire2947]

Same

[@curllum]

The panic in RT’s voice when he accidentally started the Elder Hu fight

[@enb6720]

“He’s not playing it on the Animal Crossing Nintendo Switch Limited Edition version.” Me, playing hollow knight on the Animal Crossing Nintendo Switch Limited Edition version:

[@omnitroph1501]

"I've played Celeste" is the 2D platformer version of "I've beaten Sans."

[@Clan_Universe]

Should’ve been “I beat Darksouls” not “I’ve beaten sans”

[@Bombom1300]

@@Clan_Universe Each works for their own genre. I've beaten Dark Souls but I've never beaten Sans, so I'd say it counts as a worthy challenge.

[@korokseed1619]

I have no greater fear than the possibility that RT will miss some bosses

[@charKT-7461]

He'll probably miss Nosk since he's located so far off-path. But I guess it's for the greater good as I'm certain RT wouldn't mind never knowing who Nosk is.

[@Zanthuros]

@@charKT-7461 I don’t know man, I found Nosk accidentally when I first played (and I played fairly recently, too).

[@danielreis3152]

That smile of pure happiness when he finally defeats the soul tyrant

[@beetlebop9883]

The default voice RT reads in is so soothing to me I love it

[@actuallyidisagree6628]

God if he was that uneasy with Deepnest I can't wait for Nosk

[@bb010g]

He'll probably be going back to it after finishing a lot of other areas, in a sort of cross-map boss & secret clean-up extravaganza.

[@mateogajardo2196]

imagine RT attempting to get the 112% it will be fun to watch It was indeed fun to watch

[@loftwingheropon2743]

Hope RT is ready for buzz saws.

[@FireofthetigerYT]

*Pantheons 3-5 intensify*

[@wardogbobby2974]

I really hope he attempts it. I'd love to watch the pantheon of hollow nest

[@mateogajardo2196]

and the path of pain

[@wardogbobby2974]

@@mateogajardo2196 assuming he finds it. But if I recall, (i may be wrong) the path of pain isn't required for 112%

[@ShapeshifterFin]

STAY CALM EVERYONE, ITS HAPPENING! Hollowknight is one of my favourite games and one of the only for me to 100 percent (or 112 percent in this case). I cannot wait to see the full play through of this, especially certain areas. Hope you enjoy it as much as I did.