Can You Beat Tenchu Without a Sword?

[@jacobleetaylor]

My old man always said ‘if you don’t feel a little existential dread on occasion then you’re not getting the full human experience’

[@sirrando]

A wise man indeed

[@GenMars]

a tenchu believer in the current dark era of fromsoft's abandonment? wild

[@sirrando]

Just because there hasnt been a release in a long time, doesnt mean its not a great game!

[@GenMars]

@@sirrando true

[@sirrando]

@@GenMars I still believe a new tenchu can come out. Its such a cool franchise

[@GenMars]

@@sirrando or at least a hd port of Z for pc, but yea, one can dream

[@sirrando]

@@GenMars Well, if metal gear can get the master collections, tombraider and soul reaver can get the remaster treatment with the same gameplay, one for tenchu doesnt seem THAT out of left field

[@jonburkitt3729]

This Blender work is next level man, glad you kept the triumphant yells of victory for the video. Onto the next challenge!

[@sirrando]

Challenge accepted. The ecstasy of success is to good to not add in

[@Trauson]

Hats off man you are definetly the type of person we need more in youtube, no one else would have gone through this to provide this quality of entertainment

[@christophertaylor8202]

I’ve watched hundreds of tenchu gameplay videos and played alot myself and never seen anyone beat it with handicaps very unique video

[@sirrando]

Thank you! we are all about playing games incorrectly in these parts

[@ZEROistaken]

14:19 hands down the best blender work I’ve ever seen

[@sirrando]

Stop, I can only laugh so much.

[@andreasottohansen7338]

oh hey, nice seeing a bigger channel comment on a gold mine like this.

[@unrealmanner]

A real step up in quality with the small animations you included. Good work man!

[@sirrando]

I have been including them in a few videos now, But I deefinitely stepped it up here (I also got a new graphics card which decreased render time by about 80%) Glad you enjoyed it!

[@CB-L]

So many details scattered around all the small animations

[@sirrando]

I have added some little where's Wally/Waldo bits. Its fun to add in little easter eggs

[@CB-L]

@@sirrando Only thing that bothers me is that you did the Riki-Oh ending part and not included the _one iconic line_

[@sirrando]

@@CB-L I was half and half on that. But decided to leave it as is. As more of a reference for those in the know. That. And I was running put of talent to animate that bit lol

[@AnkhPeak]

Tenchu will never see the day of light in the shadows of company oligarchs.

[@PwnySlaystation01]

I loved this game back in the day. "Echigoya where have you hidden?!" and that first boss "c'mon, C'MON" cutscene are burned into my nostalgia

[@chriscooper1449]

You won't need it. Where you're going

[@drewgoin8849]

Lort, that "C'mon. C'mon!" has lingered in the recesses of my brain since the old PlayStation days!

[@sirrando]

I still hear him gyrating even to this day...

[@zachrabbit5463]

"your father smells of elderberries" is a pretty good roast considering elderberries stink like hell

[@plissken4570]

Sir Rando on his videos: David Attenborough Sir Rando on his stream: Mark Hamill's Joker laughing like he's on crack Yet another entertaining, fun challenge to watch. Already looking forward to the next bit!

[@sirrando]

That really is the case isn't it. The duality of man

[@plissken4570]

​@@sirrando Here's one for ya - New Hitman trilogy - but only using food items!

[@sirrando]

@@plissken4570 I actually had an idea for hitman trilogy. But that might be better!

[@plissken4570]

@@sirrando Great! Maybe combine it with zero disguises? :D

[@sirrando]

@@plissken4570 I thought that basically went without saying

[@BanzaiBenzai]

The wordplay itself was enough to impress me. The graphics work likewise. What a high-caliber video! Loved tinkering with Tenchu on a Playstation Demo Disk when I was younger. A neighbor and I played that demo hundreds of times.

[@sirrando]

It was such a fun sandboxy game! I had a blast with it when I was younger... mostly with the cheats, and messing around in the first level

[@Alucard80001]

Thank you KZbin for recommending this small channel with insane production quality and entertaining content (love the blender animations). REALLY good stuff! Take my sub good sir.

[@sirrando]

@@Alucard80001 why thank you! Glad you like my little corner of the internet!

[@CB-L]

In the beginning, around 0:19, I have already laughed pretty hard. That kitchen part somehow reminds me of the old Metal Gear Rising's Raiden short.

[@BabushkaKoi]

We desperately need more Tenchu games, thank you for your videos

[@sirrando]

We definitely do, I am hankering for some rikimaru and ayame action this gen. Hopefully with things like Tomb Raider Remastered, MGS Master Collection and Soul Reaver Remastered, we can at least get a new HD version of the first 3 games to gauge interest

[@chucklebutt4470]

@@sirrando Whoa, TIL there's a Soul Reaver Remaster coming out in Dec. 😮

[@danielmarques70966]

Man, I have so many wonderfull memories playing tenchu 1 and 2. I had both japanese and european version. Finishing 1, 2, 3, shadows and shinobido is a good experience

[@SuperCosmicSpaceMagnet]

Beautifully put together video! The animated segments, the level previews, the scripting~ You wove your adventure together into a beautiful narrative that held my attention throughout. Wonderfully produced! I look forward to seeing what you make in the future!

[@sirrando]

Thank you! I try my best!

[@c_Lutch]

Your editing is absolutely god-tier. You deserve more subs 🤝

[@sirrando]

why thank you

[@evandigga]

Love the video, and the Riki-Oh reference! Entertaining video, keep it up! I miss the Tenchu games, I pray they make more one day

[@sirrando]

I know that sekiro was originally meant to be a tenchu game, But I would love to see a current gen rikimaru and ayame. Glad you enjoyed the video!

[@spudcourtney]

God I love this game. And these videos of course. Absolute quality.

[@sirrando]

good to see you! Thanks, im glad you liked it, I pulled out all of the stops I could with this one

[@spudcourtney]

@@sirrando great job on the animations too. Burst my arse laughing at them.

[@Mr41412412412]

Man, the GunZ: The Duel - Lobby music was super awesome to hear at around the ~13:00 mark. Awesome choice, and awesome music.

[@sirrando]

Well spotted! I always loved that tune, I have actually used it before (Quake 2 video) Man, I had so much fun playing GunZ when I was younger.

[@aoneko6813]

Fellow GunZ player reporting! *salutes*

[@ChrisVideosGreek]

Congrats for yet another beautiful challenge with your unique style. Well deserved!

[@sirrando]

Thanks! Tenchu is under appreciated, so I wanted to try something a little special with it

[@phoebedraper170]

I wasnt even a minute in and was already thoroughly impressed, love your style and another awesome video! 4:12 had me rolling, and actually all the gags had me smiling

[@sirrando]

@@phoebedraper170 thanks! This one was a giggle to put together in the editing room

[@psychopony666]

Your editing is top tier :)

[@sirrando]

Thanks! I try my best with it

[@drewgoin8849]

Love this! Tenchu was my favorite PlayStation game a million years ago. Subscribed.

[@yipperdeyip]

0:22 No way lmao... If this doesn't earn you a sub, idk what will. (Your first video being about MGS2 made me sub already, but oh well. Incredible work either way)

[@TheDoomerBlox]

The head-to-wall cinematics were a very nice addition, nice video!

[@sirrando]

Glad you like them!

[@shrugintensifies4663]

first time coming across this channel and a few mins in can already tell Imma love the vid keep it up plus Time Station from Ape Escape at 3:02 love the music choices

[@sirrando]

Thanks! Glad you like my little corner of the internet!

[@davidhasselhoff1634]

I remember playing mission 1 of tenchu: wrath of heaven purposefully avoiding being noticed by all guards, killing only the designated target and vanishing without a trace. Do I get grandmaster rating? No, grandmother rating at best...

[@RoryButler]

What a feat of dedication this was! I loved the Tenchu series growing up but was always absolute garbage at it - big props to getting this challenge done!

[@sirrando]

Why thank you! good to see you back! Tenchu was a game I played a bunch as a kid with my dad, so it was fun revisiting it

[@RoryButler]

@@sirrando it is good fun! Might fire the old games up after this!

[@ColonelKurtz772]

Ive been waiting for this video ever since I caught you streaming attempts. Seriously love your content man. Keep dropping more bangers.

[@sirrando]

Thanks! I will do my best!

[@stephenbunting1629]

Amazing video, and incredible dedication/stamina to keep going! This was my first ever 3d game, and it holds a very special place in my heart. We'll played sir.

[@sirrando]

Thank you. I'm glad that the effort that goes into my videos is noticed! My first 3d game was Tomb Raider 2. But tenchu was a close 2nd

[@Peter-gq4ww]

The angry outburst rant was very entertaining and I do hope you implement them into more of your videos :D

[@bossbattlebonanza]

Great video dude. Always interested in seeing games I've never gotten around to playing. This looked maddening though! Looking forward to the next project

[@sirrando]

Thanks! It was definitely up there on the difficulty scale. Its hard to explain, but it wasnt really frustrating? I think because I knew that there was always a solution (because that just how stealth games work) it was just a case of finding it. Whereas when I played TimeSplitters, there was moments when I had no idea if it was possible, and I was just running at the problem repeatedly with no idea if I was on the right track

[@deathbob091]

i played this game till my ps stopped reading the disc, so many great memories tied to awesome games like this !!! great video !

[@Pjvenom1985]

Such a classic title loads of fond memories of this series, especially with Birth of the Stealth Assassins⛩️. Great video man nostalgic and fun to watch haha, very well played.🎮🥷 Hopefully the Azuma Ninja Clan make a gaming return soon.🍀

[@sirrando]

Im with you there, I would Love tenchu to get a remaster like the Tomb raider games. But I would love to see a proper new title. It seems unlikely though, fromsoft doesnt seem to interested in a pure stealth game

[@Octoberfunforeverone]

As lover of tenchu and fan of the fgc your content is just some of the best on yt thank you for all your hardwork

[@sirrando]

Its always good to see fellow fgc people out in the wild! Thanks, Im glad you enjoyed it!

[@ryanknight199]

Thank you for this video. Brings memories back for me.

[@FlanMesh]

Good to have you back sir, and with such a wonderful game. If you ever do tenchu 2, just know that if you lure a shark onto a mine it absolutely will crash your game.

[@sirrando]

I did not know that! That is definitely something I would need to show if I did tenchu 2

[@FlanMesh]

Tried it twice, crashed my game twice. Hope it crashes your game too.

[@lancemckenzie1074]

Tenchu was my stepping stone into playing Shinobido, a historical drama with tighter mission based objectives and dynamic enemy equipment/strategy evolution based on your playstyle (like MGS5).

[@JakkHorwikk]

What a uniquely difficult challenge youve set for yourself and smashed wonderfully. Kudos! 🎉

[@sirrando]

Why thank you!

[@Eren-lg2zg]

I love tenchu, thank you for making content over it

[@albertzinger7132]

This is a very high effort work. Impressive.

[@dnelson1676]

this mans dedication is unfathomable GG!!!

[@sirrando]

Why thank you

[@IAMthatIAM992]

Didn't even know anyone else knew what Tenchu was. Props my guy

[@jmc154]

Wooo. Been waiting for this. Thank you.

[@sirrando]

Hope you enjoyed it!

[@DiabeticNecromancer]

Another excellent video, thanks Rando

[@sirrando]

Its my pleasure, glad you enjoyed my silly little video

[@DukeOfTorpedoes]

20:47 - Made me burst out laughing, funny and sadly, true.

[@Damon-the-Mighty]

Awesome job, huge congrats!

[@sirrando]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@CharlesChaldea]

All my fellas named Frank out there laughing away the pain

[@sirrando]

#FranksAgainstRando

[@CharlesChaldea]

@@sirrando Oh lawd have mercy

[@94Aegir]

Great editing, thanks for the entertaining video.

[@sirrando]

Thanks! I do definitely feel that my editing is getting better over time. Glad you enjoyed it!

[@burdenofexisting6886]

This is the best "can you beat video" ive ever seen. And ive seen alot of them

[@sirrando]

@@burdenofexisting6886 thanks! I do think this is one of my best videos. So it's good to see that effort recognised

[@procow2274]

I cant help but notice that they are cutting with the flat side of the single edged blades 🤔

[@karamelflan]

Sir Rando, the Tenchu videos you have made are quite the challenge! Are you interested with playing a challenge run with Tenchu 4 WITHOUT any items (or using as less items as possible)? I don't know if it's possible, but it seems like you like pain and misery, so this would be interesting to watch!

[@bearwitty9690]

Yes you can, just use daggers. You were doing fine in the beginning but then you switched to Rikimaru.

[@sirrando]

Ayames daggers would have also been banned lol

[@sirrando]

Ayames daggers would have also been banned lol

[@bearwitty9690]

@@sirrandoI know, just being pedantic. Haha.

[@sirrando]

Fair point lmao

[@bearwitty9690]

@@sirrandogreat video bro, by the way!

[@pablovonpablo2590]

28:09 Severely sibilant, sir 👍

[@eldonhill4840]

Amazing animation and editing. Tenchu doesn’t get enough love

[@sirrando]

It most definitely doesnt! Its good to see the support of the game

[@RaZOrl]

i love the fact you took the sound from stroy of ricky for the wall crash :D

[@chumorgan443]

I love how Echigoya keeps his hips going even though she ran off. Once he starts he can't stop 😂

[@sirrando]

Echigooner living his best life (briefly)

[@madhijz6846]

a ricki-oh reference was not on my bingo list for today but man was it presented stylishly.

[@sirrando]

Why thank you

[@Spit1990]

I've played this game when it came out and I've bought it for myself as an adult. In all these years, I've never seen that takedown animation.

[@sirrando]

@@Spit1990 if it makes you feel any better. Neither had I untill I made this video

[@TimBitten]

Absolutely incredible. I know this game front to back and I was like “NO DAMN WAY someone is doing this…” 😂

[@sirrando]

Doing these runs can be like that, you never know what little strategies you will figure out and stumble on untill you just, give it a go

[@CustardCream99]

I've never thought that Rikimaru would drive a Trueno but it actually makes total sense😅

[@Garpocalypse]

how dare you criticize Tenchu's sacred, intentional and never more than slightly questionable game design. From the high difficulty to the no mid level checkpoints and infamous re-try option, you can not complete the game without experiencing true pain. After completing the video i now see you went for maxed out pain settings in a game that is already turned up to 11 out of the box. You have earned this like i am about to give you sir.

[@sirrando]

Why thank you, we dont do half measures here. Glad you enjoyed the video

[@Garpocalypse]

@@sirrando but you do do Breaking Bad references here so i can appreciate that.

[@pocketinfinity6733]

4:44 that rant was 100% racially motivated

[@greyfox999]

No takedown sounds like a real hassle when you only need 1 poison rice ball and all the takedowns.

[@shindukess]

35:25 I always called him diaper demon. If you lure onikage to the water you can save your items for mei oh.

[@damiand6818]

23:30 I feel like the gun is the nuclear option, not the backwards stealth take down.

[@sirrando]

Yes, but still, it was somewhere I didnt want to go, even if that line was a bit. Over selling it a bit

[@JunkyardGod]

One of my favorite PS games. Absolutely loved it.

[@sirrando]

Its definitely a great game that gets somewhat forgotten

[@Patashu]

The 3D animation really elevates this to another level

[@sirrando]

Thanks, im glad the hard work there was worth it!

[@IzraelGraves]

Phenomenal. Absolutely phenomenal.

[@sirrando]

Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it

[@monkeyman123321]

I played Tenchu so much the music is soo good.

[@ryanknight199]

Wow you have astronomical determination after seeing how many resets that level required.

[@sirrando]

Ha, thanks. I may not be very good at video games, But I do have patience and force of will

[@ryanknight199]

@@sirrando Formidable skills 😛

[@marley7868]

nice ricky ho refrence I'd know the sound of his screaming anywhere good to know your heads as tough as his fist

[@Hunikengt]

I want a remake of Tenchu 1-4....in full 8K glory!! This video is another level, very impressive with the Ayame doing the beebs 😂😂😂😂😂

[@bsherman8236]

Man i love tenchu, most authentic ninja game ever, playing like this reminds me of kagero deception and trapt, maybe you know about it.

[@sirrando]

I do not know about that, sounds interesting!

[@bsherman8236]

@@sirrando really underrated imo, its like a stealth game but you can only use traps, i don't know anything like it

[@vitorvena]

One of my childhood favorites, amazing game! Now do it for the second game too haha

[@sirrando]

@@vitorvena tenchu 2 is a definite possibility

[@vitorvena]

@@sirrando hahahah nice, but i have a major criticism, you shouldve played the game with Ayame's secret outfit... RUN INVALID!

[@Win_RAR]

I have great childhood memorys of this game

[@sirrando]

It is, a great game!

[@MrRasta3600]

I was going to say I missed Tenchu then I realised that I missed stealth games in general. They are basically a lost genre at this point. 😂

[@sirrando]

I mean there is... Yeah, not much left really. Only big stealth game is Hitman (I do really enjoy the WOA games) And now with the MGS3 remake coming out, there is that. But no where near the breadth of stealth games that existed previously. no splinter cell, no thief games, no dishonoured games, no deus ex games. The indie space is still sort of keeping it, things like mark of the ninja. but man, its definitely a much smaller genre than it was

[@mattmelton7389]

Poison riceball is indeed a super-good stealth tool.

[@sirrando]

It's so good in this game. Super useful

[@PrincessAshley-Kawaii]

Been re-watching fable challenges, thought id suggest a new one, Thief only loot run. You also never did a fable 3 demon door loot run. Would love to see one of those.

[@BinarySecond]

Nice little lunchtime treat :) Cheers pal

[@sirrando]

I do my best

[@TheHeroExodus]

23:40 ... yeah i got this once too. Not sure how, it was the most stressful run and i was sweating going in there, only to find nothing.😅 Fun part is i was explaining how stressed i was to my gf and she was like ???why???. Empty room lol

[@sirrando]

Praise be to the lords of the duct tape holding the game together

[@BobbyJohnson-n4u]

13:09 time, the hardest difficulty setting of them all.

[@sirrando]

True words indeed

[@andreasottohansen7338]

Interesting to see what the original Tenchu was like, since my only experience is with Z

[@Quenlin]

Hold on, it's white rice wrapped in a leaf? I thought it was a white bowl overflowing with green rice.

[@sirrando]

It absolutely is a rice ball wrapped in a green leaf, although the sprite that makes it much clearer (used in the blender animations) is from wrath of heaven. The original PS1 sprite is harder to tell

[@Mister-Sinner0]

Love this game, have a sub good sir.

[@sirrando]

Why thank you

[@JamesCarmichael]

Can you pay taxes without paying taxes. Thats a video I'd like to see.

[@sirrando]

Difficulty: impossible.

[@inarinakana]

stomach-ache steve, and his brother stiletto-salesman steve

[@sirrando]

Those darn steves getting in the way

[@inarinakana]

@@sirrando the steve family legacy spans eons, myriad trades and careers, and many games. i hope to see more steves in your vids, the wordplay is genius and had me cracking up proper good

[@millenial_in_the_middle]

Tenchu really needs a remake and a comeback. Unbelievable that this game was banned for almost three decades in Germany (it just got unbanned in 2024)

[@sirrando]

What? Really? I understood that germany banned a few games (namely wolfenstein etc) for a long time, but what was the issue with tenchu? was it the blood? I would love to see the first 3 games get the Tomb raider remaster treatment

[@millenial_in_the_middle]

@@sirrando It really was the fact that you sneakly kill enemies and the violence (blood/gore) of the game - especially of the western releases, before Japan got the same "enhanced" version. You will be surprised but: Squares classic PS1 Game "Bushido Blade" is banned too - never understood why. Even Commandos - Behind Enemy Lines was banned up until recently (for Nazi-Stuff) But Rating and Censor Boards are pretty laid back now - not many Games getting banned anymore and we have like 7 games left on the list that violate a certain german criminal code, namely Paragraph (§) 131 (Manhunt 1+2, Hatred, Condemend 1+2, Wolfenstein (2009) for violence and not Nazi-Stuff)

[@ShinigamiRazgirz]

Hol up! Was that Riki-Oh The Story of Riki I heard in the background when Rikimaru broke through?

[@sirrando]

Well noticed

[@crashtefano]

Wait, did you defeat Kataoka as Ayame without using her main weapons? You know she has a boss fight with him while Rikimaru doesn't fight him because he accepts to kill himself, I think that affects the challenge

[@sirrando]

I have done yes. But it was a toss up. 1) ayame is easier to sneak around d with because she is faster. 2) riki has one less boss fight. On judgement. I felt that with the stealth being harder. And that's a lot of where the problems come from that riki had the harder campaign. Amd also with that level being one of the easiest to do. Riki felt like the right choice difficulty wise

[@megahobbit5972]

Saw bits of this live but god dang that wall had no chance against the durability of your forehead

[@sirrando]

Thats why they call me Sir "Ironhead" Rando

[@Weincraft]

Stealth items teir list was immaculate

[@sirrando]

Why thank you

[@louthegiantcookie]

My God, you must have immense patience to do this. Although, a lot of your problems with the run kind of validate my theory that boss battles really have no place in stealth games. Unless you have the option to take them out sneakily, like The End in MGS3, I guess.

[@sirrando]

I think boss battles are fine in stealth games, and can change up the gameplay, inject something a little different into the game. But they do need to be designed in an interesting way, the boss fights in Tenchu specifically aren't anything to write home about, dont really have much in the way of interesting mechanics at all. In general the MGS boss fights are far better executed, the end being an obvious example of it being very well done. But Mantis, the fury, Raven, even the olga fight, all quite interesting, and still have stealth elements there whilst having their own interesting bits and pieces. But tenchu just had boss fights generally be "its a dude with a chunk of health" which is definitely not as interesting

[@Rare_D]

I miss this game last one of the series I remember playing was the xbox360 tenchu z I think we're you made your own character based off the Male ninja or a female one and I just like loved it. Wish I could get it on my Xbox one or something

[@captianmorgan7627]

I never got passed mission 4 in this game. One day I'll get back to it....

[@sirrando]

I believe in you, you got it

[@thiagobelline]

This video made me realise how hard was for the 8 years old me play this game ALONE

[@sirrando]

I have similar memories. As a kid. I got to the 3rd level... then just replayed the first level over and over with all the cheats lol

[@chrisdiokno5600]

A Tenchu challenge run? Rare

[@sirrando]

@@chrisdiokno5600 yeah. You don't see them pop up that often tbf

[@chrisdiokno5600]

@@sirrando Well you've earned yourself a sub..gonna watch more of your stuff

[@lionrence]

I miss Tenchu so much 😢