If I say THIS word, I reset my speedrun

I attempt to speedrun Breath of the Wild, but my viewers have the power to stop me. If I say any of the words that they give me, I have to reset my speedrun. Can I beat The Legend of Zelda or will my chat drive me into madness?
▶UNEDITED STREAM FOOTAGE HERE: • Breath of the Wild but...
POINTCROW
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Artwork/Emotes by Lycel, SSSucrose, AbbyBagel
Editted by: / insecureball
#pointcrow #breathofthewild #speedrun

[@PointCrow]

Rule I didn’t mention was that I was required to talk the whole time! So “just be quiet” wouldn’t work here! Also it’d be a pretty boring idea otherwise lmao clips channel mentioned btw: kzbin.info/door/6MnY4d56I8j2H327vZzmFg

[@spuroncolos394]

I will don’t worry

[@zon6158]

already have 😎

[@forrestcox4136]

Noice

[@connormusic005]

Less go@,,,

[@olivermorris6079]

I have already

[@timosullivan9099]

Crow: survives *some* of the hardest words Also crow: haha shrek...

[@RGC_animation]

Twich chat can read PointCrows mind now.

[@ronansullivan5668]

i like your last name

[@timosullivan9099]

@@ronansullivan5668 I appreciate your existence

[@zacharyyoungblood7013]

@@timosullivan9099 I appreciate my existence

[@legrandliseurtri7495]

@@timosullivan9099 Since the guy under you didn't tell you, I appreciate your existence.

[@_curb042]

Crow “haha shrek” Chat: I am three parallel universes ahead of you

[@lubu682]

lmao

[@fl0wzz741]

lmao

[@jayisokay6975]

lmao

[@mushy-land]

lmao

[@Loderyod]

lmao

[@highdefinition450]

10:52 The way he went from 'I like vanilla' to this outburst in under a second gave me whiplash. The way he says it is so wholesome, too, lol

[@fivepainbbles]

Also “Haha, shrek! FU-“

[@justanormalgamer7421]

you should watch it in X1.5 playback speed

[@Mrloophole]

Out of context is funny " I like vanilla......Slams controller on desk"

[@Nubify2]

I literally loved the part where he thought he saved himself from saying "to"

[@Chandelure_F-5]

i m u s t

[@octosmic]

He was just being an honest guy when he said "I like vanilla" It's a rough world

[@JavierEscuella1911]

I got sad at that one :(

[@fartvr5316]

He said it with confidence to is the sad bit

[@k.mations2225]

10:42

[@Lmb_kun]

So innocent yet so sinister

[@pinkfloydfan15]

Taking it out of context is hilarious. “I like… vanilla” *slams controller on table* “NO”

[@UltraLuigi2401]

After this, he had a run that went almost to the end thanks to a $169.69 donation for "supercalifragilisticexpialidocious", but then lost when he said "thank you so much for the donation" after a $169.70 donation for "you". He then switched to Celeste.

[@BlackfeatherMain]

and he DIDN'T include that?!! Man that would have been hilarious

[@pratyushchandra3354]

@@BlackfeatherMain part 2 coming soon ig

[@foxforsburg]

lol

[@blokvader8283]

Bro fuck Celeste, that game is hard as hell, why would he switch to that? It's such a gorgeous game, I really wanna play more of it, but it's good at making you hate yourself lol

[@mew2921]

@@blokvader8283 that’s literally the point

[@localbird]

I love that his chat knows his dialect so well they picked words it would be hard for him to avoid out of habit

[@Avatarbee]

That Xarfplus word followed by the word "of" was genious. He walked right into the trap.

[@Shiycho]

This is the backstory of how PointCrow became a no commentary channel

[@Ballingballer3443]

i am here at the time of 420 likes

[@abdulla-Xshe4ro]

Do YoU eVeR geT colLecTors AnxiXieTy

[@RGC_animation]

We'll come back in 10 years...

[@kikosawa]

How much money did he collect with each word though...

[@RGC_animation]

@@kikosawa Now that you mention it, he must have made over $200 from the $69's alone.

[@raisonforbeing]

The last 10 seconds were the best part of the video imo. The meme and then the realisation plus the the cut off scream = top tier comedy

[@maxgoldstein6309]

Truly a masterpiece

[@vor413]

Haha shrek

[@olduselessaccount1322]

@@vor413 NO!! NOOOOOOOOOOO-

[@tenzero5274]

SAME LMAOOO

[@Jalugi1395]

Also the fact that it wasn't even the first time his word was Shrek

[@theendersmirk5851]

First couple resets felt like Joseph Joestar was just sitting there donating the exact words Crow would use a minute later.

[@Ardorstorm]

"Your next sentence is"

[@XENOWOLFI]

The person who donated 69 dollars and changed the word to nice was a legend

[@drascia]

The absolute visible pain on his face over the fact that he couldn't respond with "nice"

[@mickkelley3776]

You know, someone could be really cruel and set the word to "time" right as he finishes his speedrun.

[@ihavenonamestilldonthaveon8970]

Wouldn't matter, it'd already be time.

[@mickkelley3776]

@@ihavenonamestilldonthaveon8970 True, but knowing how much of a good sport Eric is he may actually restart anyway, just for the people who disagree with that.

[@L1N3R1D3R]

Even worse: set the word to "and" shortly before that, so when he says "aaaaaand time!" it's undoubtedly before the end of the speedrun.

[@ihavenonamestilldonthaveon8970]

@@mickkelley3776 fair

[@MissPoplarLeaf]

@@L1N3R1D3R that would be so evil!

[@TheRubySpider]

I’d also like to point out that he said “I was good for like a sentence” when the word was I, but literally the first thing he said was “so now {I} can’t say myself.”

[@chubbybunny6975]

I'm glad I wasn't the only one who picked up on that XD

[@randomAccessMemer]

Exactly

[@joelcomer]

Yeah fr

[@MalachiLper]

@@chubbybunny6975 I assumed the rule was that he had to acknowledge the forbidden word before the run had to be reset, which made that instance allowed.

[@farisjones1910]

I noticed too...

[@_spicy_cow]

The way he changed up his sentence not trying not to say “to” and still did :’)

[@OZZ9054]

10:47 dougdoug is quivering

[@onlysmiles4949]

That final sequence is like successfully soloing a firing squad and then dying because you turned around and walked into a rusty nail

[@asrieldreemurr1988]

So dean from supernatural lol

[@nicholasepsilon3534]

nah, it's like surviving falling off niagara falls just to slip on an orange and die as you're walking down the street.

[@tdoyr2119]

Nah, it’s like successfully playing a 32nd note triplet at 124 bpm and then screwing up a whole note

[@justberklium2286]

@@nicholasepsilon3534 nice reference there

[@n0dash18]

Can we talk about how whoever typed “uh” actually did a real life equivalent of a hard read? Like, if I was that person, I’d be elated!

[@BobBob-ye4vz]

0:33

[@enochfeng3233]

Only cost him 3 bucks too

[@sabsyplayzzz]

10:52 the innocence on his fave quickly changes to pain and distrust. He feels betrayed by all the icecream around him and the one viewer that asked the question. to this day crow has never touched vanilla icecream because of that one donation

[@roverrgaming5881]

I just like waiting for him to notice it lol but when he was asked his favorite ice cream just made me feel bad for him. he was so happy about his choice then realized it was a bait

[@SunshineRey]

The rage after saying “I like vanilla” was so perfectly timed by him, that he immediately raged and threw down his controller perfectly.

[@lynettemurray1331]

You mean threw down his controller?

[@thepixel6154]

I liked the shrek moment

[@0Clewi0]

@@thepixel6154 The Shrek moment was a result of his hubris, the ice cream was a story of betrayal where the enemy appeared to be kind and caring while they were laying a trap.

[@JUMPYCOOL]

He could have said “I love vanilla”

[@blu3sk13s5]

you Know the word is hard when he's saying "i am excited for this speedrun"

[@user-vj8bk3bv1m]

me when the look for bean the ppg camp kzbin.info/www/bejne/pGewdKuChdiWgtE

[@macdongr]

The word wasn't "hard" it was "I'm"

[@NormalGuy985]

@@macdongr he means the word chosen was hard not to say

[@cringepatrol6393]

@@NormalGuy985 its a joke

[@NormalGuy985]

@@cringepatrol6393 It didn’t sound like a joke

[@comac4719]

doug doug should do this, and i bet there'd be lots of people choosing like. i also liked how he looked at the work shrek and was like "what is that word? weird." as he flys through the air with a barrel on his arm

[@dominicpricco6463]

The last 10 seconds of the video had me laughing so damn hard

[@mnswitch]

I remember watching this live, took him a very long time to even make it to the first shrine

[@kobavex7060]

Did he ever finish it lol or did he say fuck that

[@rileyspurgeon2200]

Same LMAO

[@Kaalhode.]

@@kobavex7060 he didn’t finish

[@mnswitch]

@@Kaalhode. wait, didn’t he finish it when someone set the word as that really long strange one?

[@Fabulexx]

@@mnswitch it was changed as he was in the caste and then failed again

[@_Fizel_]

The sheer joy in Crow's voice as he screamed 'YES!' after the forbidden word changed XD

[@18rocksthegames78]

True lol

[@ultrafox4005]

No one noticed that when the forbidden word changed to "I", Crow said, "Now I can't say myself."

[@jpscloud]

Can we just talk about the cleverness with the $69 donation’s word being nice. Super clever.

[@ItsGBMoD]

love how he is like "haha shrek" the second he sees that the word is shrek now

[@clemenslesch]

why did he say it?

[@personpersonson7958]

I bet it was on purpose.

[@illusionofquality979]

@@personpersonson7958 Nah, people just tend to say "shrek" out loud when they see the world since it evokes positive emotions. Although it took two tries o get Crow to say it.

[@autumn1926]

He was so proud of himself for the "I have a need to-" 😂

[@wackyanimations3326]

ikr

[@thestupidityofyoutube2794]

He should have said “ I must reset”

[@brandontaylor6677]

@@thestupidityofyoutube2794 I've been thinking too hard and thought "I have a need in restarting my speedrun"

[@wadewats2278]

10:51 he sounded so happy that someone asked him, watching him realize what he said felt like staring at a sad puppy.

[@Myyraman]

PointCrow: crying because he can’t finish the speedrun. Also PointCrow: counting his thousands of dollars he gets from this stream.

[@too_much_media]

The timing of "uh" was so immaculate, it brought a tear to my eye

[@anzaia2164]

I feel a word-change-alarm-sound would have saved him several times

[@Elementus21]

I think that's the point though, he has to pay attention to not instantly lose

[@koifish528]

More mess ups = more resetting = more people donating money for him to mess up

[@hoofarted7904]

Money

[@xxdagrimreaperxx5803]

10:42 DougDoug called, he doesn't want his trauma back

[@zabooka]

10:26 That one guy who said “that’s not how that works” LMAO

[@booboss9779]

Eric's last words: "HAHA SHREK." His gravestone writes "Check urself be 4 u SHREk yerself."

[@ashleycox8480]

That runs all ogre now

[@reesecarlton]

Chat: Changes the word to "guys" so Eric says "you guys" Me, with a Southern Accent: *I don't have such weakness*

[@overdramaticpan]

Y'all

[@1umbreon4life]

And all y'all

[@FaffyWaffles]

Y'all

[@Ethan-pd4ny]

Y'all guys

[@PikKraken8]

You all

[@vegrl]

6:33 comedians be like

[@niall62]

I love the moments of silence where you can pretty much hear the gears in his brain turning

[@katierenee5699]

"Haha Shrek!-.... NOOOOOO" Lmao I died XD

[@bobfly1807]

Ikr

[@thestupidityofyoutube2794]

Me too

[@lexikittnar2979]

Pointcrow losing twice before he evens starts the speed run and still trying makes me actually want to try and put effort in lol

[@GhastlyEevee]

First (also lol)

[@goopy_boi5432]

PointCrow: *sees Shrek as cannot say* Also PointCrow: haha Shrek

[@ggmrgameanddraw]

“if you’re thinking of going out with an equestrian girl don’t” never before have i been so offended by something that i completely agree with

[@PorkShark]

The God strat for this: Just start speaking non-English languages and you'll never say any of the words

[@TimothyGod]

@Ayjop massive noggin

[@ShadowStray_]

@Ayjop say non, which is French for no

[@Corathor]

@@ShadowStray_ But non contains no, so theoreteically you -do- say no by saying non. IMO just pick the letter A, and any time he says a word with a in it, he should have to reset :-P

[@Death-999]

@@Corathor I wasn't sure if it worked like that, there was a time where the word he couldn't say was "I" and he said "I'm" and he lost for that, but I'm is short for "I am", so maybe that's why he counted it? I don't think just choosing a letter and any word that starts with it counts, it wouldn't really be fun that way as you want him to trip up by saying the specific word.

[@rattyeely]

Maybe, but then chat would just switch as well

[@zacharywooden2113]

I was so sure that the fact that he caught himself and said “to” anyway was going to be the funniest part of the video and then that ending killed me

[@DreadlyKnight]

"And now I can't say myself" *keeps going* lol this is great chat knows him so well

[@CoolattasLab]

I love the way chat explodes the moment he says the word. Like, the juxtaposition of the times where he realizes immediately and stands up. And the times where he thinks he's doing so well only to see chat going "HE SAID IT KEKW" is so fucking funny

[@midna1220]

the ending of this video is amazing because we get no resolution, just crow’s never ending suffering as he descends into madness

[@yuankyle7162]

9:22 What did you say after "I have a need"?

[@galaxypedestalfan]

“Haha, Shrek” happens at 13:37. It’s like poetry.

[@hwm_alex]

watching "haha Shrek" happen live has got to be in my top 3 twitch stream moments of all time

[@_Veno]

kzbin.infoUgkxm_kQ78E7D51F7coqQ18G57yggmOcMC7r I clipped it on youtube to be a perfect cut

[@joeydegamestreamer4644]

lucky

[@elliotanderson324]

I hate it when people say “[BLANK] is my spirit animal,” but Xarflepus is my spirit animal.

[@TheArcange12]

[Hyperlink Blocked]

[@drunkshinx960]

I hate it when people say "[BLANK] is my spirit animal" but hypocrisy is my spirit animal

[@sambrown6477]

I hate it when people say “[BLANK] is my spirit animal,” but blank is my spirit animal

[@splattyfatty]

I hate it when people say "[BLANK] is my spirit animal," but Shrek is my spirit animal.

[@JohnDoe-JohnDoe]

@@TheArcange12 i hate it when people say [BLANK] is my spirit animal, but [BIG SHOT] is my spirit animal.

[@frostytheorymaster4175]

0 to 0:57 here we can see him resetting his speedrun before he even starts

[@TheHollowGuy]

9:15 LMAO I WAS DEAD ON THE GROUND XD, if these continues I SHALL BE DOOMED lmao XD 💀💀💀

[@Whit3ace]

Literally this is a 100% IQ video. Every single time you said the word I cracked up laughing.

[@linnonline]

69th like

[@bensbrackets7494]

You realize 100 iq is average, right.

[@Whit3ace]

@@bensbrackets7494 yeah….. you release I wrote 100% right? Like you need 100% of your IQ to do the challenge…..

[@wolfmayfair]

@@Whit3ace what do you think IQ is??

[@Whit3ace]

@@wolfmayfair a measure of intelligence?

[@alcole-holic8779]

Damn, if Eric speaks a certain word the run resets? He probably started this video two years ago or something.

[@ellespoonies]

probably took longer than the korok leaf video tbh

[@kuroki9114]

Legends says he still stuck at the 1st shrine right now

[@alcole-holic8779]

@@kuroki9114 yep, that checks out

[@Mizuotter]

I read this two years after this video and comment was made.

[@trentgawd4292]

2:08 "Ok now I can't say... myself" Run failed, you said I. How does that not count but I'm does

[@pimpeum]

2:10 you said "now I can't say myself" when the word was I

[@blazekings]

This was a pretty clever way to manipulate chat into giving you money. Honestly props for thinking of such an easy money making stream lol

[@flo6051]

My thoughts exactly. Easy money for him, and a good laugh + a different speedrun for chat, seems like a win win to me

[@kuroki9114]

You have to be a genius to survive in this world, big brain

[@therevolutionary5148]

If the Point crow audience is willing to pay for anything, it's bullying Eric

[@ketchup016]

He probably makes more than that in subs on any random stream

[@blazekings]

@@ketchup016 Oh no doubt but it never hurts to get some extra donations that may otherwise not come in by making a really silly challenge and then playing it off.

[@mackswell6755]

He got you with the what is your favorite ice cream one and when you finally realize you said the world im dying

[@ghostlywinds5334]

Okay, this idea is brilliant and also so inventive at the same time. Well played chat well played lol

[@xclt3739]

New word : SHREK PointCrow: Haha Shrek! PointCrow: Screams in rage

[@farisjones1910]

When the word changed: 2:09 2:11 "Now *I* can't say myself." Me: You definitely said it.

[@sphawesome571]

I saw that too!

[@DanielMartinez-df7qw]

he said It before the Word change

[@mateo._.854]

Meanwhile in an alternate universe: chat keeps donating the word “WORD” and Eric can’t even get past the first shrine without saying it

[@waffles6280]

The Current Banned Term

[@fart676]

0:42 I love how the option says the French word “quitter” so it makes it seem like the game is saying “wow, you’re quitting the game again? Not surprised” 😂

[@bendystrawz2832]

3:34 alright, fine. You got me. Very well played.

[@Exp.No.Zenar-57]

I live how noticeably stiff his speech is the entire time

[@TheSpartanBoot]

The feeling of him having to reset feels like suddenly growing a tooth in your brain.

[@Nat_the_Chicken]

Oh god why did you just give me that feeling

[@professormutant3252]

i hate you. I had forgotten that was possible. you refreshed the memory. you monster.

[@kikosawa]

wisdom teeth do that to you irl...

[@anonym3]

Insert doppio gore face right here

[@Busterman351]

Its just so funny that how when he gets so far and then he says the word. The way he yells like NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!! Just makes me laugh. Its just to funny bro. Love the content

[@Diablos_From_Mh]

13:36 "haha Shrek was the moments of the accident

[@icarustar2457]

It's crazy how Twitch chat has his speech patterns and habits memorized

[@averyberger3474]

9:27 He was so proud of himself

[@luckyleo1233]

‘Was’

[@joshuaenns964]

Thanks for making very funny and good content PointCrow! i laughed very, very, many times. especially the ice-cream question.

[@zenith4440]

I can't tell you how hard this made me laugh. this is a masterpiece, thanks twitch chat

[@kaleighbell6797]

Seeing Crow mentally unravel during this stream was the highlight of my life.

[@PotofGlue]

Pcrow, you didnt last 3 words without “I”. You immediately said “and now *I* can’t say myself”

[@pizzaboy2797]

2:11 Pay close attention to the first sentence he says and you’ll realize he never had it at all.

[@KuroSans]

Do more of this, please! It's hilarious hahaha

[@andrejooj]

Crow: "HAHAAA, Shrek!" *proceeds to have a mental meltdown*

[@CredibleTitan43]

"I think we're gonna get this on our first try" Loses before the intro is finished

[@pkmntrainermark8881]

"And now I can't say myself." Missed that one.

[@MikayaAkyo]

I love how he tried really hard when the word was To XD He tried to avoid it, just to say it anyways but with more words before it xD

[@RickRodGaming]

4:02 - LMAO!! The SFX and sounds from the game synced very well with his reaction xD

[@ienjoyoranges]

imagine just standing at the top of an old temple waiting to reveal ur true identity to a man who just flew in on a tree, somehow, when u just see him stop in place and then just instantly dissapear leaving hyrule in peril

[@Pinkatie]

This was actually a really good video, I loved it!

[@Plzada2005]

13:38 LOL he realized

[@tinybolts]

“I like vanilla” omfg I lost it 😂😂😂 I need to come back to streams because this is GOLD.

[@ramdog2536]

The alley-oop with Xarflepus and Of was amazing

[@ScratchRZL]

you can actually hear the *pain* in his voice as he resists the urge to say "nice" at the $69 donation

[@declanmcsherry9368]

I want him to do this one again, it was really entertaining

[@alechankins6424]

Moral of the story: Point “Eric” Crow can now pay rent.

[@microwavedcatus6011]

-me finding this before I’m about to eat- FINALLY A WORTHY VIDEO! MY MEAL WILL BE LEGENDARY

[@Wirps]

9:20 crow showing off the fact that he didn’t say it Also him realizes he said it

[@surelylune]

that xarflepus play was a damn good one

[@heroichumza797]

This might be the funniest speedrun I’ve ever seen

[@amightygrizzly]

9:05-9:50 From the pure confidence...to the absolutely defeat. 10:50 To the innocence being stripped away. 13:35 To the way you say your jokes out loud. This had me laughing more than it should have. 🤣

[@Pshixco]

9:05 - 9:50 : reset the speedrun, I will

[@foxtrap86flame]

10:50 he could of said love, yet he took the dumb way out

[@megatronyeets]

Those last few seconds are gold

[@brightblackhole2442]

9:15 when you're about to drop your phone onto the soft carpet but you smack it into the wall instead