Play Pals - So Close, Yet So Fod Away - Getting Over It

[@kiryukazuma4401]

I can't even begin to explain how happy I am to see Michael and Gavin together again.

[@TheSequimKid]

@@alexmauti9404 COVID has made it so they haven’t been able to record Play Pals in the same room.

[@GrandTheftDirector]

Wait until you see who is back next week :)

[@slimnicolet]

Finally!!!

[@AlanZ377]

@@GrandTheftDirector mark...nut?

[@trainguy3]

@@alexmauti9404 did you like, just wake up from a coma?

[@vyxxer]

Micheal inside of Gavin's house has such 'we hang out at school all the time but have never hung out outside of school' vibes.

[@peaceofatown]

Didn't even let him on the wifi 😂

[@jessirose]

lmaoo

[@XxChooseYourFatexX]

Gavin screaming “NOOOOOO!” At the top of his lungs and Michael asking “did you make it?” 😂😂

[@quixototalis]

My favorite thing is when Gavin says something, usually nonsense, then asks himself "What?" immediately after. Like even he has no control of what comes out of his mouth.

[@charlieprince8671]

I think in a Minecraft episode years ago he said he didn't have complete control lol

[@irishjet2687]

@@charlieprince8671 "Do you control what your brain says?"

[@charlieprince8671]

@@irishjet2687 lol

[@sparrow4852]

Have you ever watched Hembo Hero’s “How do words good” compilations? They’re probably iffy to watch now because of… that guy…. but it’s just like 100+ compilation vids of AH (and some RT in general) flubbing nonstop

[@charlieprince8671]

@@sparrow4852 I had never heard of it. Thank you I'm dying as we speak lol

[@CavemanNo.12]

Michael and Gavin celebrating after making it to new territory and then throwing it all away might be the funniest thing I've ever seen

[@Los499]

It was the Bon Jovi that made that moment extra tasty.

[@scahill6791]

“Good bye world, I just fell back to the beginning”

[@oginoro]

"WTF"

[@Indiscrimi]

0:36. Michael: "People really pushed to get this turd over a million." The 1000 people who watched the video 1000 times: "Damn right we did."

[@alfatazer_8991]

"You betcha sweet bippy I did"

[@dragonlordxakel]

What about everyone that watched already, watched 10 more times each?

[@Jonno92100]

I literally had a playlist with nothing but that video in it. Couldn't even tell you how many time I ended up watching it, but it was a lot.

[@omgbob8]

not how it works can only refresh 301 times then it track ip for each view to count

[@chrisp.lettuce8900]

@@omgbob8 source?

[@jackcarnie6488]

Should have said if this gets a million views, you'll play bunnyman again.

[@iainrickwood2623]

Also they need to revisit Manual Samuel, cos at this point it's been so long itd b theyre experiencing the game for the first time again!

[@knight838_]

@@iainrickwood2623 I would watch them start from the begining

[@justinbro346]

Mean they’re almost there 83k as of rn

[@wandertrico9043]

And they need the bunny costumes too. lol

[@peaceofatown]

Over 100k keep it going boiis, through the night we ride.

[@pstrick1946]

Gavin being right about C.S Lewis and then immediately mistaking him for Lewis Carroll is peak Gavin

[@Wertsir]

Carroll S Lewis

[@ElpSmith]

So accurate OMG

[@momocrashxd7818]

😂😂😂

[@rddsknk89]

I remember when the original came out. I cannot believe that they're actually playing it again. Absolute madlads.

[@rddsknk89]

@@SleepySnaiI Fixed it

[@dusk1703]

And they will again

[@EikoandMog]

I love how Michael is completely right about the two different levels of disappointment when they fail. Even Gav does it when he soars to the left after the lights.

[@Jay-uw4bu]

A VR version exists just so you guys know. And yes, its horrible

[@s3dchr]

@@Jay-uw4bu Wow, fuck that.

[@Regener8Plays]

Sounds fun! I have an Oculus, might give it a try 😂 although I don’t want to break my headset

[@cerianicaestagnier]

What an interesting and terrifying idea...

[@Punkjunkie1]

at 1 million views they should play getting over it in VR

[@Wertsir]

Motion Sickness: The Game.

[@markmorrison9529]

I would genuinely love to see them try and tackle this together. It might be 8 parts but they're consistently getting better and could genuinely do it

[@waxboy9000]

So we're all going to watch this 500 times each so they have to play again, right?

[@RealAyzeNZ]

If that's what it takes 👁️👄👁️

[@GreyPajamas]

On it.

[@ZttackFrmBhind]

Looped on Mute on 2x speed

[@anonymouscommentor411]

Yes

[@anonymouscommentor411]

@@ZttackFrmBhind fucking genius dude. Like for real genius. Spread the word

[@5metalacid1]

The sound of the hammer clinking against the mountain as Michael fell over the tree is amazing

[@asaloveskvariety]

michael and gavin in the same room?? my heart is full and i have tears in my eyes!!!

[@matthewspencer4926]

what do you mean? the last few play pals have been the room

[@asaloveskvariety]

@@matthewspencer4926 the way you really made me go back and look at the last play pals video thinking I was a fool who hadn't noticed....and then i realized....The Room....ah

[@TheRyanSmee]

“What if his mum is the cauldron” might be the funniest thing to ever go unnoticed haha

[@ElpSmith]

I laughed so hard when he said that

[@alohakat1148]

rewatch reminder we need to get this to a million views

[@ajurice2682]

Play Pals in one room again? What a time to be alive

[@midasmagnezone4282]

Nah, that's a different game called The Room.

[@RealAyzeNZ]

Ok I'll admit I don't know why they stopped being "in a room together"

[@destroyerofnirn3537]

@@RealAyzeNZ covid

[@alohakat1148]

play pals needs to survive. foddy is the only way to se them together again officially as our play pals

[@BlitzMekanika]

“Don’t look at the mouse like it’s the mouses fault.”😂

[@hfar_in_the_sky]

Gavin: "If THIS video gets a million views, we'll play it again." Michael: "It won't." *years later, right after Luna's high school graduation* Gavin: "Hey Michael. Guess which video just passed a million views." Michael: "...No. You're not f-ing serious."

[@themardbard9096]

LET'S GOOOOOOOOO!

[@jonathandequatro9498]

Alright everyone, if it goes to 1 million views, you guys get another episode. We are at 4.2K likes. Let's keep them going.

[@matticusrenwood]

Michael seriously underestimates us

[@natsusekai6190]

At 1mil, they film another one of these At 10mil, they film until they _beat the game_

[@Rotoprism]

Michael: "... No. You're not fod'ing serious."

[@CavemanNo.12]

Holy shit, Michaels gonna have a stroke playing this again

[@fdub301]

good.

[@jacygoldring4939]

no but we like him

[@revel7426]

I think it bothered Gavin more

[@dreamjinx40]

Gosh, that full screen playps boys at 28:06 made me think of how long these two have known each other. Watching them go from Slenderman video to this, I was suddenly full of emotions for some reason. Maybe because we haven't seen them together, just the two of them, in quite a while. lol

[@jessirose]

I know mannn, crazy

[@ronaldclark4183]

Here’s a fun fact since I’ve been binging old Rage Quits, Getting over it and QWOP were both made by Bennet Foddy

[@knight838_]

And I want more QWOP, how convenient lol

[@themardbard9096]

The Fodster really did it to em, huh

[@brenkrasmer]

I can just imagine them attempting some of Foddy's other games. GIRP and CLOP come to mind...

[@inuenndo_]

that’s gods brother fod

[@taylorhickey]

Bennet Foddy clearly wants the world to burn

[@i_so_late]

I love the few moments we got in all of AH of Gav by himself, always wished he would stream

[@melonbread4269]

"Yay they've finally done it, it's probs gonna be another 20 mins of struggles" **1 hour and 25 min video** Oooo intriguing

[@opulopfulstratix2294]

I'm think they don't record longer, they just cut less

[@Stro_]

I’m watching this play pals every Night when I fall asleep on my phone, my tv, my laptop, my girlfriends phone and laptop, and my PlayStation all on different accounts just to get this to a million views faster.

[@notecard838]

Hero

[@samgonzalez8662]

I love that I can practically always rely on Gavin to play out the old AH jokes that pop into my head, like “coupling”

[@MrsMickeyLover]

I like to imagine that Meg is just chilling on her phone hearing the outbursts and cry laughing

[@ashy2772]

that's essentially what I do when my husband and his bff are streaming

[@jgarzzz]

I thought they broke up

[@dimitrikemitsky]

I love that they looked up a speedrun to figure out the right way to go, which is kind of like learning to drive by getting in an F1 car.

[@myfatassdick]

I get the joke but there’s definitely a lot to learn from speedrunners I usually watch the speed run of a game after I get to the end of my first session I watch up until where I left off and usually I’m like “wait you can do that?” And “oh so that’s the fastest way to move” or “wow that weapon is really powerful”

[@myfatassdick]

Ok I just got to the part where they watched the speed run and yea they definitely got the wrong advice Ok but then again as soon as I started typing this they realized it was a skip

[@justinphilips]

Gav: “If this video gets a million views, we’ll play again” Michael: “Hahaha, it won’t.” Me: Challenge accepted.

[@themardbard9096]

We're gonna get it there. They didn't give us a deadline, so it doesn't have to be soon... But we're gonna get it there.

[@davidtaylor142]

He should know better by now

[@tygeron3145]

Already my second watch through

[@eyespliced]

It is at over a quarter of a million views already. . . lmao.

[@lilakila5935]

@@tygeron3145 or, hit the refresh

[@fredslipknot9]

Gavins reaction at 42:15 and the lying down on the floor is actual perfection.

[@Megaritz]

We need a full-on internet campaign to get this up to 1 million views within a reasonably short time period. This needs to get big!

[@Metallifreak91]

For anyone who didn't feel like looking it up, the last time they played this was late 2017. The first time they played this, the video was published Jan 2, 2018

[@groznyjFOL]

This is the first AH video I’ve truly, fully enjoyed in such a long time. Feels like old times.

[@kelvinbloxham4324]

I love how step 1 is "chill out" while he continues to flail around even more vigorously!!! 🤣🤣🤣

[@chucksputum]

48:26 never thought gav could top "maybe his legs are water"

[@silvereagle3447]

The mad lads actually kept their promise, can't wait for this one!

[@offline264]

1 and a half hours of these two legends TOGETHER playing The Fodster, hell yeah I'll watch it!

[@cdysonsphere7132]

Something really tickles me about "I don't think he's Yoda, I think he's Australian."

[@Regulatory_Vagrancy]

Almost half way to 1M views in a month. I am going to enjoy the 3rd installation next year!

[@Hokusai13]

Nah son, we’re getting it by Christmas. Nothing says happy holidays like watching Gavin and Michael suffer through a game they hate

[@zinklink7953]

30:40 I love how gavin talks about chilling out while bouncing all over the place like a madman

[@chrisp.lettuce8900]

My maths might be wrong but collectively we have 111 years worth of content to watch and only 10 years to do it, come on guys

[@jayriot3991]

We need to get this to a million. Make it the next marathon stream. It might go longer than uno.

[@yohansmitty7194]

This is such a comfort video for me

[@bradleyclaxton4645]

An hour and a half of Michael, Gavin and Foddy. Sweet mother of Jesus happy Sunday y’all

[@karalis290]

I haven't watched any achievement hunter/rooster teeth for about 2 years, I feel like the videos have definitely lost the spark they used to have. But watching Gavin and Michael is super nostalgic and reminiscent of the golden age of rooster teeth. I'm watching this whole video grinning feeling like I'm back in high school again

[@screechingonions2365]

Same here man…same here. 2012 was one of the best years of my life.

[@jbooth110]

Exactly the same experience mate.

[@Abnerdoodle]

The moment we’ve all been waiting for. 💚

[@JoshTruff]

It takes most people like 4+ hours, I think I was around 6, I've seen streamers take 10+. I really think its worth a series.

[@aiwash2766]

An hour and a half, holy mother of god AND they’re both together in a room

[@CyborgPandaBaby]

Now they need to redo pogostuck. There is a "co-op" mode where two people are tethered together

[@100yearsofefc]

That "I'll do it for you - arrrrggggghhhh SOD IT" had me in tears. Amazing.

[@pandamoanium6217]

Oh god the anxiety from 1:20:00 onward is incredible@~@ All those amazing saves... Ooof I've not clenched that hard in a good long time. Good show!

[@MaeelJ]

Just you wait, this is gonna hit 1 mil so fast we're going to have part 3 by year's end

[@jtnachos16]

Welp. YT didn't notify me when this was uploaded, for some reason. I have not had silent convulsive laughter like this in LITERAL YEARS.

[@awolf1234567]

Much like the immortal words of Geoff "this is the funniest thing I've ever seen"

[@Ahluk1]

The fact that they didn't know there was a platform just below the grill added so much tension.

[@Whisper-shouts]

I was on the edge of my seat waiting for their reaction when they realized it was actually safer than it looked, only to see them skid off of it the first time they fell!

[@Nibchan06]

You mean the burger tray?

[@YodaIzChaos]

Also... I seriously do love how quickly this evolved (or maybe devolved) from a Play Pals to Rage Quit, guest starring Gavin Free

[@darrenoconnor8196]

3 years later and finally have part 2 . And it's an hour and a half long. Today is a good day

[@Megaritz]

Fun fact: Bennett Foddy actually has a PhD in philosophy, and he has written several professional journal articles about addiction. I've read various of his articles for the sake of my own doctoral dissertation on addiction (ETA: in 100 years).

[@kessiniktange8861]

32:35 When my beard gets that long, I hold a plastic bag under the shaver and catch as much of the hair as I can. Never had a clogged sink. Also CS Lewis had nothing to do with Alice in Wonderland. That was Lewis Carroll.

[@kogasfurryjorts5963]

And CS Lewis did write Narnia

[@imsorrythankyouplease7613]

Caroll’s real name was Charles Dodgson.

[@JohnUnsub]

I just follow the logic of barber shops, shave it to the floor and use a little broom and dustpan to dump it into the trash. Also has the side benefit of sweeping the bathroom at the same time.

[@ekuu8918]

C. S. Lewis's full name was Clive Staples Lewis

[@nmcb2013]

1:21:00, i decided to play it back at 1/4 speed and they reactions of Gavins face have me in stitches.

[@Sampsonoff]

Thank you KZbin algorithm for giving me this. I have so many fond memories of these two. It’s been years since I watched achievement hunter/let’s play. Thanks lads!

[@wendellgilbert9228]

Michael not imploding after 55:50 was impressive lol

[@Malkavian_Grin]

"Get this to a million views..." *1 month later, is at half a million already Internet: "We're Fodding for you, Michael..."

[@PartyCrasher04]

1:16:50 OMG LOL, him attempting the skip before even seeing the actual path he’s supposed to go 😭

[@kylemoller1272]

20:30 I love Gavin looking at Michael for a reaction, Michael doesnt have one, then he himself freaks out

[@cold_chili3356]

I love Play Pals! I'm so glad you're doing them again after over a year hiatus. Watching you guys struggle is hilarious! Thank you for this gift to humanity!

[@li_themizfit_il]

500k views. LETS START WATCHING THIS ON LOOP 2X SPEED

[@evilgramcrackr2910]

Surgeon Simulator, Cat Mario, Secret Santa, QWOP, and my favorite of all, Happy Wheels, are some of the greatest Rage Quits of all time. Please, keep em up, because I still watch your videos from 2012-2017. Michael and Gavin, you're the genesis of pure vulgar entertainment with no consequences 😂

[@Zynnix]

Ah yes. C.S. Lewis' most famous book: Prince Caspian and the Queen of Hearts.

[@JainaSoloB312]

Yes omg I can't believe they said that🤣

[@nathanael21688]

That whole conversation hurt my heart as a C.S. Lewis fan.

[@RabbitsFunWorld]

@@nathanael21688 same. Ugh. My heart ripped apart.

[@Wertsir]

The White Witch fell down the wardrobe hole while looking at her pocket watch and muttering “I'm late! I'm late! For a very important date! No time to say hello, goodbye, I’m late I’m late I’m late.”

[@RabbitsFunWorld]

@@Wertsir okay, that made me laugh. Good one!

[@beckkya]

I play videos for my dogs when I leave for work. Needless to say this will be the video they listen to until we hit 1Mil

[@basbarnes8263]

Well you guys heard the man, 1 million views must be achieved.

[@GalCon99]

We're 1/5th of the way there. Keep it up lads.

[@JustJoellly]

I am more invested in this video than I have been in AH in the last 5 years.

[@belad0nna]

I would totally dig a repeat of Super Bunny Man. And Slender.

[@WSchmidt09]

I have listened to AH get some many random facts entertainingly wrong, but it was somehow Michael and Gavin so confidently talking about how C.S. Lewis wrote Alice and Wonderland that finally threw me for a loop.

[@SilentSongXIII]

I just finished the first video and im here. I thank all those who made this happen.

[@MrDrProfMoose]

There should a Fod for Charity stream where there are like 4 of them competing and we could donate to Fod them up. Like they could get blindfoded, or they have to Fod with their opposite hand

[@jamatlock]

Only 459,000 more views to go then we'll get another episode of Getting Over It with Michael and Gavin.

[@nikojjjj]

Only 456,485 more views!

[@oversizedlegalfees7351]

@@nikojjjj Only 452,867 more views!

[@charles1pika535]

My fiance and I cant wait another year, we play this on loop every night, slowly watching the counter rise, we started at 513k 2 weeks ago, now at 517k! Progress!!!

[@spenserhow6275]

If this pace continues, we’re looking at about 2027 :’)

[@asorbli]

Only 539k in december 2022 😭

[@nijinodonatsujagaimo1700]

Whoa, we're halfway there Oh oh! Livin' on a prayer!

[@overwhelminglyaverage]

This video is 2021 in a nutshell: getting so far, getting to the peak of being good, and then throwing it all away as soon as decent is achieved. Or it's the game play of "I've come so far, and fought so hard. And in the end, it doesn't eve matter."

[@marmiteghost]

gavin's manic & unhinged mouse movements never fail to make my anxiety spike drastically

[@CrazeeAdam]

I love that they still didn't know who Bennett Fody was. Just so funny.

[@Megaritz]

I love how they spend several minutes trying to go the way that is marked "wrong way." I raged so hard watching that part.

[@sophiagonzales2214]

Michael: “Do we do more Fod?” Me: “Yes yes we do more Fod plz”

[@OmikronTitan]

Gavin asking randomly what Michael thought Bob Vila was up to and Michael's response gave me a huge laugh.

[@HS-iw1ed]

If this video had gone from Fodders to "Fuck it, Pub!" and Michael and Gav just took a camera and went down the local I'd still watch that, hilarious plot twist

[@ParkerBettag]

This is probably the first full Let’s Play I’ve watched in about 3 years. And it did NOT disappoint 😂

[@panjamysy]

"Did C.S. Lewis write Narnia?: "I know he wrote Alice in Wonderland." Me: *has an aneurysm

[@H1bbe]

American McGee wrote Alice in Wonderland. Obviously!

[@BioYuGi]

Eh, "Lewis Caroll" at least has Lewis in it so i can excuse confusing one for the other.

[@charlieprince8671]

@@H1bbe Underrated comment

[@smasherlord]

I was just watching the end waiting at every second for him to fall as I see the little red line getting closer and closer to the right

[@OldManBOMBIN]

I've been waiting for this day for years, and it did not disappoint! I think Michael was thinking of that pogo game when he kept talking about that tree.

[@JainaSoloB312]

OHHH yup that was it, I totally thought that was this game too but you're absolutely right it was the pogo game

[@OldManBOMBIN]

@@JainaSoloB312 I think it's called Pogostuck or something like that? Or that was the name of the video, maybe.

[@charles1pika535]

Who else has kept this playing on repeat as night time sounds, hoping it will hit 1 million views and get a part 3!

[@SorenEragon]

So... (reading the views at the time of watching this) all 60k of us are going to re-watch this every day so that they have to play again in... 16 days? Right? I mean... I'm all in. Update: 3 days in and we're already past 180k... we're ahead of schedule ya'all.... LETS MAKE 'EM SUFFER!!! Update: One week in and I've been watching the numbers... At this rate we're still another 100 days out from another Foddy.... LETS BUMP THEM ROOKIE NUMBERS UP!!!

[@jessirose]

400k :)

[@Grantofglyn]

I can't believe Michael managed to fall back to the beginning about a minute in and still celebrating

[@confoundedcat]

I'm gonna go ahead and watch this once every week, just to help push it to a million :)

[@ethanwilson9406]

I'm genuinely impressed with how much further they (Michael) made it this time.

[@li_themizfit_il]

I really want the next episode of this for christmas

[@riftsntime3316]

3 years later. Worth it.

[@coreybrown6863]

They should start the play pals with watching a speed run of this game and then try to play it. Just to crush their expectations

[@davidid3146]

Gavin- (provides solid advice) Michael- "Im gonna ignore that"

[@mm-bv4zw]

Shame they don't do the musical intros as much anymore😔Can't wait to see if they do a play pals of It takes two. Just started playing it with my brother and it's pretty good so far👌

[@enriquediaz3621]

I’ve been waiting for this for I’m not sure how long, I’ve randomly searched getting over it play pals for years it seems lmao