The Man Who Broke God of War in Half

[@KincaidCS2]

Satvara as a human being is the most picturesque example of 2000's internet cryptid activities. This weird goblin man appears from the shadows with an UNMATCHED global record run, then disappears into the ether. iconic.

[@noname_noname_]

makes me think that he was one of the game developers since he came with those tricks out of nowhere

[@juggernaut5860]

@@noname_noname_ nah it just takes skills and determination.

[@joshuapatrick682]

Yeah my immediate thought is developer

[@ObservationofLimits]

@@noname_noname_ if memory serves me right he was a bug / dev tester.

[@rapsiartamusic9200]

so no one know who is he?

[@mogmaximus]

I was actually part of the original development team (albeit a small role) and I can tell you that a suspicious amount of glitches in his original run were known remaining bugs flagged by the QA team. Many devs suspect that Satvara was either on that QA team or had an inside connection.

[@max1311]

Interesting, that was my first thought, this guy seemed to know the game a bit too well, like someone who worked in the game would.

[@brandyyn]

interesting :0

[@Josh-tf9cr]

Cool!

[@thecourier8634]

That was my take too when I watched the videos. No way this guy found out a lot of those stuff so early in the shelf life of GoW unless he was a QA, a tester or part of the dev team. Some of the stuff he showed clearly indicates prior knowledge and intrinsic knowledge of how the game was built and the engine of it.

[@Lukmendes]

Even if that's the case, he still found a good amount of glitches in other games, the guy has a knack for finding glitches. But if he was connected to the development team or part of it, then yeah, it's not as impressive that he "found" so many, on the other hand, he did find glitches in other games, and found more glitches in GoW itself after a few years.

[@mekaniklboltmb4880]

-Barges in -Breaks world records while just experimenting -Refuses to elaborate further -Leaves

[@fabbulous2]

legendary

[@lovepeoplehu9883]

- Sigma Male

[@astre09]

proof gigachads are real

[@lurkingmegane4735]

Fuckin legend

[@rubencondesso9051]

Gigachad moves

[@CyberneticStreetrunner]

Satvara’s whole existence is just the gigachad, show up, do blank and leave It’s nuts seeing this happen

[@Cyclically]

NGNL reference

[@loganwernicke7604]

Insert BIBLE reference

[@NorthernHarker]

Nah, there is a very clear difference between being a based chad and just being blatantly disrespectful

[@thechugg4372]

@@NorthernHarker He wasn't being disrespectful though....

[@thesquad2253]

Nerdgins..

[@aedaniammx7559]

This feels like one of those imaginary “I wonder what would happen if I went back in time with all this knowledge of the future, and just pretended I was a genius” scenarios

[@kaytamurray]

Sat area is so arrogant too. If he had done that he would waste it on God of War lmaoo.

[@doggo7514]

Not getting the winnign lotter numbers. Not avoiding some major historical event. Just trolling on a GoW forum about how you actually and literally are a God in this game.

[@WardenOfTerra]

@@kaytamurray - Arrogant? No. He knew his talent and skill. Plus, we're talking about nearly 20 years ago here. Everyone was an edgelord back then because gaming wasn't as big as it is now. People would get bullied for playing video games, as they were for 'nerds'.

[@kaytamurray]

@@WardenOfTerra someone can be talented and arrogant. I’m not disregarding his skill.

[@scarecloud2741]

i was thinking that exact same thing

[@Odinsday]

The conversation between Satvara and Godmodegod is peak 2000s internet edge.

[@Dark0neone]

Anyone who thinks they were definitely teens wasn't around back then lmao.

[@squd322]

@@Dark0neone they were already adults lol??

[@B33YONDER]

@@Dark0neone That makes it even more cringe. Imagine being an adult and unironically talking that way

[@Dark0neone]

@@B33YONDER well they were probably young adults. never said it made it less cringy, just stating that this was definitely the norm for the middling years of the internet.

[@AImighty_Loaf]

the good times. Fortunately my childhood ended around the time everything became soft bs.

[@xxzombieehunterxx881]

“Then Satvara left…” NOOOO “Then he returned” I’ve never felt such a feeling of joy.. ever

[@PerryKobalt]

No worries guys, he just came back for a milk

[@Aerodeth]

@@PerryKobalt Sorry, Satvara. We're out. I havent gone to the grocery store yet so- *Satvara proceeds to milk your girlfriend!* 0_0!! ....Can you pour me a glass too?

[@SafiullahMollick]

@@PerryKobalt His milk taking took some time but glitched everyone else in the real life. Now that's a milking method that can be called "super effective".

[@Zfast4y0u]

well youtubers have to make drama in order to keep us watching...

[@RETROTITANPLAYS]

Satavara's story summed up. Satvara: "Hey guys, not bad, but I'm better. Seriously, don't even try, fuck you for thinking it." Everyone: "That time is bogus, it's not even possible." Satvara releases videos proving it, builds upon his work and becomes the single greatest speedrunner in God of War's history. Then he flips everyone off, leaves, comes back YEARS later... does it AGAIN... and then yeets himself out to take care of his ailing mother.

[@fuslun2402]

Refuses to elaborate Leaves 🥶

[@JohnPaulBuce]

💪😎

[@HAMZA-OLYMPUS]

ROAR 🦁 I defeated his anus, although I used glitches and skips that I learned from VARIOUS KZbinrs, him included

[@yoshhy9418]

What a god

[@JoaoVictor-rg5ix]

The ORIGINAL Gigachad!

[@NyxShakka]

I'm glad this video exists so Satvara´s achievements won't fade into time. This man is a genius

[@doomslayerclout]

@Guy Whose opinions will offend you not looking good for the mc then i guess.

[@colepeltier8472]

That's why I like these channels covering speed running history. Turns regular guys into secret celebrities.

[@pk6232]

apparently, he was a bug/dev tester, lol. still impressive as hell though

[@drifter1942]

@@pk6232 bruh, WTF are you talking about he is just a player with DETERMINATION a lot of people don't have it which is why that rumor existed.

[@pk6232]

@@drifter1942 meh, heavily speculated, but never confirmed. though, i can get why people thought that (myself kinda included) just bc of the sheer amount of game breaking, insane glitches he brought to the table. but, i'm not at all opposed to the possible fact he was never a game tester and just found these all by himself.

[@shadyal-sebaie6133]

That Satvara dude was strategic from day one. He created a fuss on the forum, grabbed a ton of attention before revealing his genius.

[@shuhenchowdhury1353]

A god among insects indeed

[@capybara9521]

Ok

[@colewales9308]

Kind of like the douche that said he could do Rush E better than someone who’d made their own composition and he DESTROYED it

[@Canceritself]

still was an ass though ngl

[@_.dace._]

do the best runners read the code of the game somehow to figure best glitches etc? ty.

[@SolarFlarehorse]

Satvara is like the dude in Anime who shows up halfway through the current arc and just shits on the main character for a week before becoming an ally.

[@fakes7270]

@@BigVEE how are you still salty after a decade that's crazy man

[@socio637]

Tien

[@oneshotonekil6302]

@@BigVEE lmao bro yoy still salty after a decade? Just be friends

[@maiastniki]

@@oneshotonekil6302 LMAO THATS GODMODEGOD??? sheesh i guess he wanted to be the one that had the 1:21 time 😭😭

[@sama847]

@@maiastniki that’s crazy lmaoooo

[@LutzkhiesArchives]

Atreus: dad tell me one of your adventures Kratos: well there is one where I roll sideways along the hall Atreus: why? Kratos: I dont know boy, I was pretty high back then

[@boopie6635]

There's another where I glitch through a wall and regenerate magic infinitely!

[@TheDaNcInGdEmOnZ]

😂😂😂

[@lay5751]

The reefer head of Sparta

[@Comunposting]

ketamine fucks you up, boy. do. not. do it.

[@jsmithes]

Lmaooo

[@otavioo.8320]

Random person: Good work bro, you're amazing! Satvara: *I personally wouldn't consider it as a work, what i did was just to test myself in to push my limits as a personal expericence, also we don't have any kind of parental relation for you to make that claim. As for you judgement of my performance what does your concept of quality, what exactly are you considering when you say that it was a good run? is it for my skills when i interact with the mechanics that are being discovered thanks for what anyone would consider as a product of my dexterity and cunning, or is for the supposed superior quality of the run when compared to the others instances submited by other players? Either way i suppose i shoud thank you for your consideration and your choice of words.*

[@morty1504]

😂😂

[@Spritus3241]

Luxord: Truer words were never spoken

[@otavioo.8320]

@@Spritus3241 Satvara's 'edge' can make someone like Vanitas look like a butter knife

[@Spritus3241]

@@otavioo.8320 Man got yeeted through 4 layers of dimensional doors by a big blue spotted bear thing, I don't think anything's saving his rep.

[@rikudo282]

Mans is clearly the villain protag....

[@niikasd]

The dramatic conversation between GodmodeGOD and Satvara is gold

[@maxgamesst1]

Peak cringe internet discourse

[@joehill7916]

Enough talk

[@MidnightBlueRed]

The edgy pfps make it even better, lol.

[@trumpflavourednugget9325]

It really is

[@Yoruharu]

@@MidnightBlueRed woah, calm down there, you literally have a profile pic of a witch who likes to torture people lmao

[@Miguelnumbers]

Man, I can't imagine how Satvara felt by showcasing everyone he was telling the truth from the very beginning, and the faces of disbelief those who doubted him had. It must've felt so incredibly good to him, like, everyone enjoys being told that they had the reason, right?

[@vadandrumist1670]

I can imagine. Setvara: *Kneel before me for I am the true God of War!*

[@lakrias1566]

So dumb that GMG took being proven wrong as being disrespectful 😂😂😂

[@meekolot]

He probably set them up and it worked for him

[@d.tcomma]

@@lakrias1566 fr dude still salty 😂😂

[@corpspetilla4289]

ultimate face-slapping!

[@6Abhi9]

The fact that "Satvara" means "quick,speedy" in Sanskrit is incredible

[@SufferDYT]

woooah, you think maybe that's the point? /s

[@dale1809]

@@SufferDYTnot Reddit. This is Y o u t u b e

[@darkshado124]

Based

[@RedLights9000-f3l]

That's some anime type of thing lol

[@justSayKnow411]

Thanks for that knowledge❤

[@AndGoatz04]

"Hey, i almost halved your record" "Not bad" [Slap] "OW WHAT WAS THAT FOR" "For believing me without proof." >:( "Anyway here's proof"

[@WheyLandFitness]

Literally😂

[@forvainee]

i love Satvara man

[@HekwTrigonar]

It's more like: "Hey, I did it half your time." "Not bad" "What? Not an atonishing Wow! or a Teach me?! after all this?, you must be patronizing me. F you" >:(

[@thundercockjackson]

fucking ABSOLUTE best way to carry yourself dude fuck yeah 4d chess everywhere

[@rockycuro7737]

What a Chad scientist

[@Lunartic_]

Satvara acts like a edgy teen but his discoveries and skill at the game is on the another level.

[@GMPranav]

Judging from this video alone, GMG is the one who gives me the average reddit mod vibes, but ofcourse I shouldn't make such judgement without actually knowing more about him.

[@squd322]

Since it was like +12 years ago, maybe he was an edgy teen at the time

[@StrengthScholar0]

GMG is the edgy weirdo

[@Impalingthorn]

Imagine being GodModeGod thinking you're talking down to an utter peon and a baseless shittalker only to realize you're actually speaking to the Micheal Jordan of GOW speedruns. Don't get me wrong, he should have backed up his claims immediately, but everyone assuming be was bluffing was hilarious knowing Satvara was days away from making all of them eat their own words.

[@Yoruharu]

@@Impalingthorn eh, it doesn't matter how good he is if he act like an arsehole.

[@eenayeah]

This is one of the few times in the history of the universe where the villain (Satvara) delivered and wasn't talking shit. I am reminded by a recent video of Charlie (penguinz0) also seeing this phenomenon, where a jerk had proven his superior skill on piano. Simply astonishing.

[@b1nary_f1nary]

That piano guy was a total dick, no piano playing is redeeming that. He basically called out someone else creation and said this is shit, I can do better. He's a sore winner

[@SlickSkuddy]

I thought of him as the Protagonist 💀💀

[@dropit7694]

To be fair that guy wasn't near the same jerkness as Satvara and he never held anything against the original piano player he just said he could have played the piece better, his beef was with some random youtube comments that were calling him out to do better.

[@potatosmasher1072]

@@b1nary_f1nary Mediocre ≠ shit. Did you actually look at his comments?

[@GRAYgauss]

Satvara may not have even been a villain and just someone with a social disorder like ASD. Nothing in this video implies a malintent. His paradoxical help towards the community and respect for GMG. His is only true lash-out was for not being believed and when you consider potential circumstances, it's entirely logical and reasonable. If you could not maintain a theory of mind and you knew that you had proof; it's likely all you could do to reason about how others think is project your knowledge and thoughts onto them. AKA assume everyone knows everything you do, why would he need to give proof, then be confused why people who have proof are doubting you. He didn't realize he had to prove it until he became offended by doubt that he didn't perceive necessary. A neurotypical may discount people and say things like it was only an experiment to humblebrag, but it seems to me that layer of manipulation is devoid in him. It was a legitimate fear he would be shamed for it. He just used proof and logic(from his closed-mind), all his reasoning is self-consistent/valid within small axiomatic systems. I think it likely, that through logic, he was attempting self-moderation when it came to considering the community at large and how there should have been a significant one. Someone with false confidence about their abilities wouldn't be trying to break it down in this way. They wouldn't simultaneously have offensive levels of confidence and the proof to back it up either. They also wouldn't immediately disengage from the affront when it was lifted. THey'd hold a grudge. I understand trolls often emulate aspects of this behaviour, aka social ignorance, but it doesn't mean everyone is doing it with manipulation in mind. Now it's entirely possible satvara was just a prideful skillful sunuvabitch. His behaviour just isn't consistent with that. It seems to me he's otherwise tolerant, only triggered when logic is offended, as it's his replacement for his emotional awareness. He may not be able to consider other's minds, but he said he held respect, he made guides, did things that were helpful. It seems that within some capacity, he cared for others. It doesn't seem there was entirely much attention seeking either, he just had fun playing and posting. Yeah pride was there, but it may have just been a social problem where he doesn't get it. "If I know 2+2=4, and you don't, why are you speaking to me about the next step.." From a purely logical and socially ignorant perspective, that could have been perceived as someone trying to lie or manipulate. Most of it sounds like he wasn't good enough for his perfectionism based in logical analysis, so when others wanted to speed up his times, he took it as if they were saying he wasn't perfect. Which, he previously knew logically, but it was emotionally filtered so that his perfectionism could handle it. Or when they tried to say good job without logical explanation, it's patronization. Maybe that patronization even stokes his own emotions in way he isn't emotionally fitted to manage. Maybe his emotions made no sense, and that's why he had to be logical. But also for the patronization, he saw that they hadn't been nearly as rigorous as him so he found the way to stabilize where his confidence lacks. Not saying he was right, but I don't think he's anything like a villain and I think it's honestly so wrong to characterize an individual we know so little about that way. I think he just didn't react on the same layers.

[@ZH1NBAD]

"Sequence breaking are not breaking the game but it merely uncovers the truth, of what was always there." This made me realize that the glitches are waiting to be found and who knows it even exist. A player like Satvara explored the game beautifully to its extent and his love for the game inspired many others. Satvara is the definition of Built Different.

[@cheesemanzombie9151]

This is such a beautiful quote "Sequence breaking doesn't actually break the game. It merely uncovers the truth, of what was always there." - Satvara

[@soumaiseu2470]

By breaking the game

[@66xXDeathIsNearXx66]

It’s exploiting dude tf r u sperging about

[@Android-dd7if]

not really

[@fakeletobr730]

not just a person that broke the game in half as consequence of his showcase, butu also a philosopher '-'

[@XhyRobtic]

Lol that guy was so full of his own shit

[@LKing-ue2jl]

Satvara might be the only guy who ever earned- worked, even- acting like an anime character

[@floflorean]

There's also that one guy who proved he could play Rush E, they're both IRL anime characters haha

[@floflorean]

There's also that one guy who proved he could play Rush E, they're both IRL anime characters haha

[@caioaugusto3138]

@@floflorean lol

[@caioaugusto3138]

@@floflorean lol

[@pb268]

@@floflorean why did you say the same thing twice

[@Flabby555]

1:59: God of War Level Order 3:32: The First Person To Record Their God Of War Speedrun: Prism 4:35: GodModeGOD 4:55: The Ultimate God of War Union 5:30: Satvara 7:44: Satvara VS GodModeGOD 9:11: Satvara Shows Proof 11:35: The Infinite Regenerating Magic Glitch 12:44: Poseidon's Rage High Jump and Long Jump 18:50: Satvaras Killing Spree of God of War Glitches 20:37: Hydra Skip 23:11: Blade of Artemis High Jump 26:21: Sacrifice Room Skip 27:15: Medusa's Gaze High Jump 28:12: Satvaras "Last" God of War Video 28:53: The Golden Age of God of War Sequence Breaking Fades Away, and would have to wait for the *Second Coming* 30:02: Satvara Returns and The Second Coming Begins 33:59: Satvaras Mother Suffers a Life Altering Stroke and Satvara Loses Motivation 34:49: Port of Athens Swimming Glitch 37:23: Satvara and GodModeGOD Talk About Each Other 39:35: Conclusion

[@allenryder]

That's dedication right there from a true Comrade. Thank you.

[@Flabby555]

@@allenryder You're welcome 😊

[@7EvilExesToGo]

@@Flabby555 Yep big thanks from an ADD'er who just wants to see the Satvara character arc play out without too much technical filler!

[@tokeirolex37]

my hero

[@Flabby555]

I didn't think I would get over 100 likes just for some timestamps 😅

[@Branflakes005]

I think the craziest part is that the world record still has yet to pass the sub-1 hour mark, despite everything discovered and developed since Satvara entered the community with his 1:21:41

[@co7769]

It is a long ass game.

[@eu7059]

The 1:21 set by satvara is only IGT, and the timer within the game is pretty poorly implemented. It does not count paused times, deaths or cutscenes. The times we use on leaderboards today are RTA, the time in real life it took to complete the run. So yeah, nowadays the wr is way ahead of satvaras original run by like an hour or something

[@GamingMaster3024]

I think if he had stayed in the speed running community the RTA time would be under an hour

[@JJN15_]

Satvara is the kind of person to noclip out of the back rooms back into reality

[@omarretana4639]

No clip to the back rooms to fast travel and skip shit

[@JJN15_]

@@omarretana4639 yeah got a speed run on life for 3.7 seconds by no clipping and messing with save files

[@d4rkpr1nc39]

​@@JJN15_ save files? Bish you need to keep up. Just clip through the corner of the room. Got a better time of 3.5 seconds.

[@JJN15_]

@@d4rkpr1nc39 no clip out of your mother before birth for the fastest time bro got me in like 2.36142 seconds

[@d4rkpr1nc39]

@@JJN15_ Sadly that's been patched so it's impossible to do that. Edit: Bruh deleted his comment about a "your mom" insult.

[@james_tiberius_kirk73]

Whilst admiring Speed Runners for all my gaming over 45 years I'm exceedingly impressed by the out of the box thinking. Impressive indeed. I may just have to fire up my PS2 and and see if my old bones can replicate any of this genius and get the rush Satvara must have gotten at the time. Awesome. An extremely enjoyable video thank-you.

[@RedSntDK]

I can't help but think that in 30-40 years, when I retire, that I'll still enjoy documentaries about the early internet and gaming fandom, the golden years.

[@emj9277]

Too much exaggeration

[@james_tiberius_kirk73]

@@emj9277 Context for that inane comment?

[@TGMShoNuff]

You're not old, my guy. You got a lot of wisdom in those bones. Use them to educate. :D

[@craeb9561]

Bro if thats you on your profile pic then i truly believe your a sigma male gamer

[@rohitpandav9342]

"Sequence breaking doesn't break the game, it merely uncovers the truth of what was always there", that's so beautiful and philosophical

[@nooblyss]

Satvara really fits Krato’s new catchphrase, “we must be better.”

[@FJ-yt8jt]

Ricky! I love that you make so many good videos about PS speedrunning, because I think there are so many videos like this for Nintendo or PC, but barely anything for PS. It is heartwarming to see people I have never heard of find insane glitches. And when you covered Ratchet & Clank it felt like the speedrun really mattered. Thank you for the amazing informative videos!

[@SECONDQUEST]

Yeah weird. I never noticed how unpopular speedrunning seems for PS. It exists, it just doesn't have a Portal or SM64 big popular game

[@FraserSouris]

I do have a few theories as to why PS Speedrunning isn't as popular. The first is that Nintendo and PC games have been around for longer and were often the "de facto" games. For example, if you owned a NES at the time and wanted to try speed running, most of your options were Nintendo's own games. This meant the earliest speed runners played Nintendo and PC games which popularised speed running there. Meanwhile, because the PS platform came later, it has to "build its speed running scene from scratch" so to speak. The second is that many Nintendo and PC games often lend themselves more to speed running than PS games. Like, take Super Mario Bros for example. That game doesn't have an elaborate story or combat. Its main appeal is platforming I.e movement. So if a Mario Bros player wants to get more out the game, all they have to focus on is movement which normally amounts to playing the game faster which inspires speedrunning. In contrast, a game like God of War will take longer to inspire Speed runners because there's more stuff for a new player to focus on before they try going faster. Even if they replay it, Perhaps they'll first try mastering the combat or getting more out of the story. This is normally why the most popular speedrunning games tend to be stuff like Doom, Portal, Mario etc. Games which "trim the fat" and focus more on movement which is more likely to encourage speedrunning. Which is not to say God of War speedrunning isn't good. It is. Its just that it doesn't encourage it to casual players

[@mitchsz]

@@FraserSouris That's a good point of view about it. Most PS game (specially nowadays) are focused on telling a story and speedrunning communities seems to like fast games more, which is obvious why.

[@arof7605]

@@FraserSouris Depends on what you qualify as a "PS" game. Western PS games haven't gotten as much love but the JRPG scene, which is very PS heavy given the size of the game pool in PS1 and PS2 generations especially, is decently popular even though those runs can often be many many hours. Twitch streams of FF games from 7-10 especially always draw some audience, though many of those are lurkers. 7+ years ago I remember watching one of the WR holders (Caracarn) and sometimes it would be many minutes between chat messages.

[@brandonxenos8819]

I’m not a speed run guy, nor am I a god of war guy, but this was incredible. Thanks for the documentation brother.

[@zachiswayposi1]

Yeah, I immediately got sucked into this and haven't played a God of War game since 2

[@ayobruhchill5815]

U definitely need to play god of war

[@Punkrockfan001]

11:07 LOL he claims to be this beast of GodOfWar and better than everyone else, but he played on NORMAL MODE hahahahahaha So his time didn't count for nothing. He shaved like 51 minutes off other peoples times. BUT they played on GODMODE. the guy boasting about his speed run time only played on NORMAL MODE. lmao

[@edwardmikiji1906]

@@Punkrockfan001 yes but his strats wouldn't matter on any mode, since he would still be demolishing, glitching through everything, he would have shaved probably the same amount of time even on god mode. even if it did matter, he would lose an extra 30 minutes

[@ayobruhchill5815]

@@Punkrockfan001 so what lmao he skipped shit a ton of fights it wont make a change he still did way more better lmao

[@niktri8312]

Satvara is as if Light Yagami was a speedrunner.

[@TR58699]

Why light yagami?

[@niktri8312]

@@TR58699 Because Satvara gives off this sense of this hidden mysterious super-genius who is twenty steps head if everyone, and something about his attitude reminds me of the bombastic larger-than-life personality of Light

[@TR58699]

@@niktri8312 now that's true

[@thebloodyaussie1458]

@@niktri8312 so if Satvara is light, who is L?

[@niktri8312]

@@thebloodyaussie1458 GodModeGod

[@dashdeception]

Satvara's exchange with Godmodegod is hilarious. Sounds like something right out of a shonen tourney anime. "You thought you knew of power. Like an ant who moves a grain of sand knows the power of a God who snaps universes between his eyelashes. That is the difference between you and me."

[@miticobr173]

it actually baffles me that this guy actually discovered that many glitches that are still being used in insanely optimized runs 10ish years later

[@FrizFroz]

"How did your God of War speedrun go?" "Swimmingly."

[@venustoise4389]

Underrated comment

[@GRIMLOCK07]

@@venustoise4389 It really is.

[@IamaPERSON]

@@venustoise4389 don’t you mean underwatered comment?

[@james_tiberius_kirk73]

Beautiful :)

[@the_echoYT]

It's incredible how many speedrun communities owe almost their entire run to just one or two people who appeared as if from nowhere exclusively to decimate their game

[@shanecoffing]

I feel like some people just develop a love for a game independently from a group and just spend time after time perfecting it. Only to realize there is a bigger community out there and dumping all there knowledge once they join. Some people are just very good at dissecting games.

[@Jonathan-A.C.]

@@shanecoffing Absolutely

[@leonfrancis3418]

*cough* QA testers *cough*

[@ahyessmoxersarehere6905]

@@leonfrancis3418 Copege THEY ARE NOT QA Testers

[@maiastniki]

@@leonfrancis3418 what exactly does that change i see alot of yall niggas use that to discredit the amount of work hours n skill people put to use in these speedruns. something im sure u would take offense to if u were on the receiving end. wisen up

[@smol..2]

30:21 you literally could not have chosen a better song to introduce satvara’s comeback than conflict at the entrance from warrior within. what an amazing game that was and what a genius you are for choosing that. respect!

[@imadgaming1188]

That soundtrack slaps 🔥

[@ThaRixer]

Thanks! (video got demonetized because of it)

[@TheRealGuywithoutaMustache]

At first I thought he would be all bark and no bite based on his behavior and attitude, but you gotta love how Satvara was actually able to back up his claims of being a master at the game.

[@meljunmercado220]

owshit hello guy without a mustache

[@heliax9924]

damm so little likes huh

[@XhyRobtic]

Still had a shitty attitude and couldn't accept that a glitch run isnt as valid as a glitchless run tho

[@misterblank7795]

Ah yes, it's the mustache guy again...

[@beyonder6739]

Eyyyyyy

[@mrcuccob6386]

One of my fondest memories of the original God of War is playing troughout the whole game in one day with my brother and a few friends. The fact that there still might be stuff to discover in this game in terms of how to break it is just insane.

[@carson21211]

Iconic series of games. I remember when GOW came out and I bought it brand new in 2005. Rage quit about midway through (I wasn't very good back then) and then eventually GOW II came out and after beating it I had to go back to the first game. Amazing games. Influenced me and my buddies for years. And then 2018 GOW 4. It's nice to see the things you like really prosper like this. Cheer, my friend!

[@fernando4959]

imo old games are a gold mine when it comes to game breaking strats because now we have tools like datamine and TAS

[@joebk44]

Tbf games like sm64 which have been out for 20+ years are still finding stuff to shave time off speed runs. So I wouldn’t be surprised if this game hasn’t even hit its peak yet.

[@dannywayne311]

I clicked this not knowing I’d watch every moment and it feel like 5 minutes, what a throwback, can’t believe that game was that well dug into at the time it was just great fun

[@SCUUZEM3]

Bruh this video was randomly suggested to me, but as a god of war fan i clicked and man i am not disappointed. Satvara will now live in glory as the greatest GoW player ever. Youre a legend Satvara!

[@vick7848]

Not in 'infamy' imo. His contributions are too positively overwhelming

[@DrakoSolos]

Fr

[@theofficialnationwidehater]

Hopefully he's remembered for his gameplay not for how he talked on forums he talked like a dweeb

[@SCUUZEM3]

@@theofficialnationwidehater ehh cant blame him! Just look at the era he was in.

[@0E1M1]

@@SCUUZEM3 at least he kinda moved on with that, the other guy still talks like a channer to this day lol.

[@Diathon1]

The secret is Satvara sees the game world as just polygons instead of all the visual clutter called "graphics" If you don't see the illusion the Devs want you to see, you can more clearly see how to escape the prison.

[@bodivanbodivan3668]

He is "The One" He sees the code in 1s and 0s. He's broken the Matrix.

[@eyal.herlin]

Suspension of -dis- belief.

[@Bestgameplayer10]

@@eyal.herlin I like this.

[@eyal.herlin]

@@Bestgameplayer10 Glad you did 🙏🏻(nice channel btw).

[@Bestgameplayer10]

@@eyal.herlin Thanks I suppose lol, it’s pretty dead since I hardly bother uploading anymore.

[@oprime9361]

I like a badass introduction like this, a dude coming in KNOWING his info, and CONFIDENT in it, was able to directly erase the existence of the importance of everyone else's runs. All while genuinely pointing out that it was truly impossible for them if they just kept using the current strats they knew at the time. Satvara was right, it was truly impossible for them before he or someone else like him came around. Him being condescending though? Aight man it's a video game, we dont need that much edge. What an interesting dude. Also GodModeGOD STILL never really dropping the minor beef he had with satvara, just kinda makes me think he was mad that a random showed up one day and put everyone's runs to shame and never got over it. I hope that isn't the case though, dude seems like a pretty sound guy.

[@gremlinman9724]

i honestly dont respect satvara in any way. there are so many speedrunners with so much better ability that don't carry the ego with them.

[@RedLotusIV]

@@gremlinman9724 dude did that as an experiment run with all of them being his tricks ..and you tell me he doesn't have the reason to bragg?

[@Luis-fd2bi]

@@RedLotusIV he was being a douche in the forums. Sure, he was a beast at the game, but that doesn’t mean he had a good personality

[@RedLotusIV]

@@benc589 bruh I'm A Muslim So yeah that stuff not for me lol

[@naistor]

I think that GodmodeGod actually did great, technically was not trying to disrespect a new member, even though Satvara spawned there saying his run was almost an hour better than the best run of the time, without any kind of proof. He was the "owner" of the forum and that's what makes me think that his reaction was quite right, as for their beef in the conversation prior Satvara first approach, cannot defend the man, was like teenagers arguing, nevertheless, amazing video and I do agree with your opinion about the confidence Satvara had, madlad.

[@Yougotcaged102]

Satvara being so certain in his own knowledge of what technically counts as "out of bounds" that he didn't even bother submitting the run, is such a 2000's thing to do Edit: dafuq is going on in my reply section?

[@misterblank7795]

Indeed

[@misterblank7795]

@@old-royking No offense, but I got a headache trying to read this lol.

[@old-royking]

@@misterblank7795 good as it was not for you lol now close the door on your hand make sure the bone fills all the pain and doing so give you 35days or less down time lol do not really do it am jokeing

[@misterblank7795]

@@old-royking Understandable, Have a great day.

[@MIHA970]

@@old-royking dude what the actual fvck are you on about,you should seriously consider getting intense medical treatment

[@LiquidOcelotMGS]

12:44 Tekken 5 's music 14:21 Yu-Gi-Oh FM 's music 16:27 29:09 Metal Gear Solid 2 's music My man !!

[@arvindraghavan403]

& Prince of Persia warrior within 's theme @32.00

[@CheddarDrip]

the music in the ad break 1:19 to 1:55 is Aqua Man's stage from Mega Man 8!

[@lifes2short4aname]

Holy crap the level of nerd in this video and the comments is astounding

[@B3N1TO]

Satvara really said “We must be better”

[@mahmud7645]

@@BigVEE Are you copying Satvara‘s pedantism and autism on purpose?

[@AntonioLopez-kw3ev]

@@BigVEE "to start trouble" is what kids of this generation who are emotional with no logic like to say such as provoke someone it's of evil and the older people and men back then never said lik a little female girly male that someone was provoking another to start trouble .

[@eleven9286]

@@BigVEE Satvara, is that you?

[@TheXclonic]

@@eleven9286 It's literally godmodegod

[@Jonathan-A.C.]

He’s a Chad

[@marathonxman]

Love seeing these "Broke in Half" videos. Such a fascinating story and I think you did an excellent job of weaving it into an entertaining documentary. Thanks as always for another great video! ALSO I LOVE Satvara's quote at the end about Sequence Breaking!

[@Jose-wq4zr]

I think satvara was just having fun with all the trash talk. this is 2007 were talking about here and the internet was a far less sensitive place. if anyone took satvara trash talk seriously he'd have been banned imo but everyone talked to each other like that pre 2010 on game forums, it was just friendly edginess imho

[@phobiuspt]

Good old times that will never come back

[@primehunter844]

@@phobiuspt sadly brother

[@fabriciorosso9807]

@@phobiuspt Better times.

[@tremendousyeet3467]

@@fabriciorosso9807 whoa easy there. don't get carried away. remember the banes along with the perks.

[@urboycorey1]

Fun story. Separately, the screenshots toward the end from your conversation with GodModeGod make him seem like a complete psycho

[@swagsonville9675]

Imagine someone bruising your ego so hard theyve lived rent free in your head for 15 years lmfao

[@Bman32x]

Literally sounded like a defeated villain from Yu Gi Oh

[@gtothee5723]

I really enjoyed this story, especially Satvara’s character. He was arrogant, but also an absolute gaming beast. Please make more awesome speed run videos for us ThaRixer!

[@GiveGodCredit]

Right. I’m all for humbleness but I can respect arrogant people who can back up their talk in their respected craft.

[@gtothee5723]

@@GiveGodCredit exactly. He has every right to be because he put in the work.

[@mrtoothless]

@@gtothee5723 No, there is no reason to be a cvnt, ever. It's that celebrity worship that makes people listen to the Goop-tard.

[@anonymousapproximation8549]

@@gtothee5723 and the hours.

[@capybara9521]

It's not arrogance if he's truly a genius, tell me you don't know the definition without telling me

[@davidmolina5758]

This is one of the coolest and most well done videos on KZbin ever. I've never heard about all this speedrunning thing and It's fricking 3 in the morning and I'm sleepy af but the script is so well written that you cannot stop watching it. Hats off, mate. Hats off.

[@ddlofk]

It's 230 am right now and I'm in the same boat lmao

[@undauntedsagecrow4956]

540 am for me

[@zmiguelr]

Exactly the same here! This changed the entire speedrun concept, it's so interesting

[@Altorin]

No wonder he was laughing at them. They were talking about him saving time by doing a sequence in a part of the game he entirely skipped lol

[@ChangedMyNameFinally69]

He should've had proof right away though

[@foux7061]

@@ChangedMyNameFinally69 Nah, he crated a fuss to grab attention at first and then provided evidence when he started to lose relevance. Or he's a complete shut in with no social skills.

[@ChangedMyNameFinally69]

@@foux7061 Maybe he just thought he'd be believed at first

[@ambulancekun3142]

@@foux7061 like it was said in the video he had assumed everything he discovered was already a thing everyone did and finding otherwise probably boosted his confidence, really who wouldn't?

[@MrSPIDEY21]

@@ChangedMyNameFinally69 he didn’t need proof…he knows that he did it

[@Secultoo]

I love how 1 person on his own not only finds out multiple exploits and glitches he also used them to break every level while doing it literally completely on his own

[@Evixyn]

Satvara is an insane man, much respect for him and his single handly breaking a title near two decades ago that many use to this day seventeen years later.

[@Jose-wq4zr]

This is kind of scary how ahead of his time his strats were like he independently found all these any percent level glitches in 2007!? Dang...

[@mark030531]

I've been watching speedrunning history vids from SummoningSalt and others and I thought that Matt Turk was the #1 speedrunner ahead of his time with his insane Punch-Out! speedruns, but holy fuck this satvara guy contributed YEARS' worth of glitches in just a few months after the God of War speedrunning community started. Imagine how long the community would've taken to even get to his 1:21 record (which would be considered as top 12 or even top 2 depending on which category you put it in btw) had he not taken interest in the game or speedrunning it. What a goddamn legend.

[@kharathos4121]

Satvara's story is cool and all, but I really want to commend your video creating skills. Truly amazing editing, storytelling and pace.

[@acegraal4237]

This right here, yes.

[@SamuraiAxil]

Man you brought me back to the golden age, I miss those days, I was around 13 years old then and did so many chores to get my hand on PS2 The forums were practically my second home, Satvara was a revolutionary legendary man.

[@cantillonronaldjosephm2787]

he is literally a god level gamer, damn i think even the creators of the game didnt even know there is a glitch like that.

[@cantthink3012]

Ofc the creators didn’t know about the glitches

[@aakashkedem6372]

I feel like he's actually a very smart programmer.He studied the programming of the game to know the glitches

[@ThorsShadow]

@@aakashkedem6372 To being able to study programming, he would need the source code. Unless he is one of the developers of the game, he doesn't have the source code. Your comment really doesn't make sense (no offense). Additionally, to the original comment: Of course the developers of the game did not know about the glitches. That is why they are called glitches, dude....

[@Khalikhalzit]

Literally?

[@mavvynne444]

Actually the creators of the game knows very well about the glitch. Jason McDonald, one of the game creator in God Of War series has done the speedrun. There's a trophy named the Speed of Jason McDonald in God of War 1. He speedrun the game in 3 hours easy

[@gamecuber23]

Gotta love a speedgame with history like this. Despite how things are between GMG and Satvara it is safe to say those two are legends in this games speedrun history and you showcase that well Ricky! Great video brother, keep it up!

[@ThaRixer]

Thank you cuber :>

[@zzodysseuszz]

@@ThaRixer unrelated but what song did you use at 19:07?

[@ThaRixer]

@@zzodysseuszz All songs are in the description

[@throne-gaming393]

Godmodegod isn't shit to satvara lol, just some dude who holds a decade an a half grudge after being made to look like a chump in his speed running community, his very name gives it away, he thought he was a god and got one upped so hard it shook him for years

[@ynpavo]

@@throne-gaming393 agree on that, Gmg really emitting that small dick energy

[@devilchin2]

The amount of research that went in this video is huge!!! Thanks for bringing this out to us !! I dont even know when the 43 mins passed , totally entertaining video.

[@vick7848]

I didn't look at the length of the video before watching... Here I am 43mins later wondering how I watched this whole thing without pausing 🤔😬 very well put together and insane story all around

[@xxxzachyd960]

Guy is committed, dedicated, and skilled beyond comprehension and his personality is rough around the edges Fitting how much it sounds like kratos

[@XziledBlog]

Satvara found out that pressing start at the very moment kratos blinks in the title screen skip him directly to credits. No, seriously, what an absolute legend. I'm so happy to learn about this guy.

[@undeadfury55]

Imagine still holding a grudge after 14 years lmao

[@AuroraAce.]

@@BigVEE GMG are you ok?

[@mechadonia]

@@BigVEE oh shitttr it’s him

[@KusunokiSG47]

@@BigVEE Kyaaa >_< GMG kyuuun

[@HaircombMan]

@@BigVEE YOOOO

[@jakeybby8527]

@@AuroraAce. he deleted his comment lol what did he say??

[@blaster5800]

I can't imagine how many tries he made to discover literally every glitch

[@rohanlanda]

he was on the develepmont team

[@akeneagle6567]

@@rohanlanda ?

[@LeagueofStickmansHD]

@@akeneagle6567 they, the dev team, say he was an insider

[@capybara9521]

@@rohanlanda no proofs

[@capybara9521]

@@rohanlanda nope

[@AlasdairGR]

Pausing the video to read all of GodModeGod's responses to ThaRixer's questions certainly paints a very interesting and intense picture of the guy...like, good lord. Satvara at least I could imagine having a normal chat with, even if he comes off at times as overly aggressive and stuck up with his interactions with the others in the GoW community. Meeting GMG would be a whole other experience...

[@haleymj553]

Literallllyyyy. Strikes me as a “woe is me, everyone in the world is stupid and bad, and I’m the only decent one out there and that’s why I have no friends”. I could be way off base but that’s really the picture he paints of himself to me

[@co7769]

I know right? I mean c’mon! The biggest tell is that he is still pissed at Satvara for being better at the game than he is. He doesn’t respect the single and most influential person to touch the game that he managed a forum for. What a little beach he must be. Satvara also doesn’t seem that bad to be honest. Sure he was very arrogant when he was doubted but he had the skill to back it up and that makes it ok in my books to be arrogant.

[@mariodoccia6129]

@@co7769 "he is still pissed at Satvara for being better at the game than he is" But GMG isn't a speedrunner, he's a challenge runner, and the two categories are completely different. One is about breaking the game and skipping as much stuff as possible (essentially making the game into a goofy platformer), the other is about testing the limits of the combat system and see what you can do with it. This video in general paints GMG in a bad light but he's a good dude, just likes to troll unsuspecting victims (like ThaRixer himself).

[@varadsalunkhe9008]

@@co7769 first of all satvara isnt better than GMG at the game GMG is a challenge runner while satvara is a speedrunner GMG is way better also he did nothing wrong there is no beef between the two its just that satvara came off as arrogant which he did

[@Soogooroo]

There's no way I could talk to Satvara. Dude's personality sucks.

[@SerSanju]

Yo Ricky, congrats on this marvelous video. You know how much I liked the idea from the moment you told me you'd make this, and it's a true gem. Research was great and I can see your improvements in every other aspect. I really think this video is one of the best ever made about any game, Satvara revolutionized the GoW 1 speedrunning scene in a huge way, and the story deserved to be told. Keep up the good work, my friend!

[@ThaRixer]

If it wasn't for you Sanju, i probably would have never played God of War, and this video would have never seen the light of day, so thank you so much :)

[@mr.skidmarks1034]

Satvara poster 7 months ago dude's still making speedruns and I genuinely wish he gets discovered more

[@SilentHill4Life]

It's so weird how I can feel so connected to someone I've never met. Every time Setvara would disappear, I would feel genuine sadness but then feel genuine excitement when he returned. What a legend. I hope his mom is doing better.

[@joemilner7710]

Say what you will about him but this run is a masterpiece objectively

[@old-royking]

this video slow did not get to point 2m in and still guming away bet 20bunks not remove this video and do one ware get to point in 4m

[@ifrit9331]

@@old-royking Take deep breaths.. Drink some water...

[@old-royking]

@@ifrit9331 am looking at two girls going at it and eating take out as well lol well i was eating had to stop get me some E&J

[@ifrit9331]

@@old-royking Ay sick godspeed going out to get some drinks myself

[@old-royking]

@@ifrit9331 cool

[@shvy100]

Satvara either knew about the game before release, maybe relative or himself in charge for development or maybe had an early access to play and test the game, or maybe he definitely know a thing or two about developing and used his logic to assess where would be borders ir invisible walls and/or exploit mechanics in the game, either way if he came from speedrunning before, impressive.

[@spitfiremase]

It is wild that the list you showed near the end had times that were longer than Satvara's 1:21:41 from 2007 on them just outside the top 10. What a champion

[@Alchemistic88]

I love Satvara's opening message. Like "yeah 1.21 . Not bad, could've been better but it was okay". And then we didn't get the reaction he wanted, he switched on them 😂 it's like a hot girl saying she's ugly and waiting for someone to compliment her lol

[@RandomTalkingGamer]

Eu fiz as legendas em português brasileiro pra esse vídeo. Espero que meus amigos BR curtam, o Ricky faz conteúdo muito bom, não só do bom e velho God of War. I did the PT-BR subs for this video. Hope my brazilian friends like it, Ricky does a lot of great stuff, not just on good ol' God of War, but on many other games as well.

[@ocardoso5729]

Perfeito obrigado pelas legendas apesar de entender bem ingles aposto que muita gente vai poder assistir o video agora e entender tudo :D

[@Adrian-hj7ih]

Obrigado pelos seus esforços brou!

[@miguelaguilar5115]

As legendas ficaram boas, muito obrigado pelo trampo

[@otavioo.8320]

Tem God of War, tem br no meio

[@miguelaguilar5115]

@@otavioo.8320 Real kkkkk

[@Jesus_PK]

It's quite cool going back to Satvara's old Sands of Time videos and seeing that a good amount of the tricks he showcased / discovered are still used these days (coming from a SoT runner). Great video man.

[@josephusaquila5439]

Man practically turned speedrunning itself upside down, inside out, double backflip while doing a leap of faith all at the same time throughout his career. Gotta give him props.

[@matthewquirk7006]

I believe he was able to access level design to see flaws in its production. Then once knowing where he can get away with certain things he just has to discover the how.

[@LionMob]

HE CAN'T KEEP GETTING AWAY WITH IT!!!

[@dluuxx]

This game was so phenomenally hard, the fact that people were willing to speedrun it almost right after it released is insane

[@vick7848]

On God Mode no less. Insane

[@colbyboucher6391]

Yeah, I'm playing through it for the first time right now and somehow I assumed it'd be a pushover, so I played on Hard. God damn is it sweaty. Kinda love it.

[@WALTAH2000]

this game was easy compared to other spectacle fighters of the time.

[@vick7848]

@@WALTAH2000 L take

[@WALTAH2000]

@@vick7848 teenager grade response. Go play dmc 1 on dante must die or ninja gaiden on master ninja and tell me god of war on god mode is harder. Because I’ve played all of them and GoW, while a phenomenal game, is not difficult compared to other hack-n-slash/spectacle fighter games. saying “L take” in any context just tells me you’re an unoriginal moron zoomer who can’t come up with any real counter argument.

[@froggersofcururu]

thanks for the Portuguese subtitles, if it wasn't for them, I wouldn't have enjoyed this great story. This video was amazing. I used google translate, sorry for any mistakes A big hug from Brazil

[@MeTakingAStand]

sem erros--foi bom

[@Puvantis]

It was perfect actually

[@littleboss2006]

Bagus

[@Giangpro95]

It's so poetic that I saw the release of this video from day 1 and thought: hmm this looks quite interesting but it's just another average youtuber, let's see if it ever reaches its potential. And day by day I was in awe at how many people actually tune in, especially considering your channel has never a video approaching close to that. You have my best wishes and gratitude friend!

[@chango_fett]

This is one of the most spectacular recorded documents about speedruns, video games and drama that I have ever seen haha, it is incredible how everything is perfectly related and Satvara's surreal dialogues... it is masterful and every now and then I watch this video again, Satvara needs much more recognition, he is a genius

[@WouldThatBeAllStranger]

You just hit me with a lot of nostalgia with this video, man. I miss those days as a kid playing God of War all day.

[@najderamlia2108]

What are you saling?

[@DonChodle]

Yup one of the first thing I ever beat to was the god of war s*x scenes

[@WouldThatBeAllStranger]

@@DonChodle Legend 😂

[@traj4430]

Insane work as always, i was glued to the screen for every second of the video. Its absurd to really see how Satvara literally found more than half of the skips used today in runs but in 2008 with unbelievable OoB movement.

[@mee091000]

Satvara was literally the 2005 "It's honestly mediocre" guy

[@thepineapplesmustbevanquis4509]

Fanchen before fanchen

[@cristhianramirez6939]

Fanchen and Satvara are internet legends, two dudes who were so ahead of everyone else in talent and skill. Of course the best are always arrogant

[@gabrielbjornursidae]

I love this guy putting others in their place. Dude was genuine and didn't lie whenever he joined the forum. Others got upset and kept nitpicking at him, Satvara put them in their place. And GodModeGod is still being petty about it? GMG didn't grow up.

[@Mana7Origin]

It's in his name. He thought he was the god of mount Olympus, but he was just a frog in the well.

[@varadsalunkhe9008]

GMG didnt grow up bro there is no beef between them he just said satvara came on as arrogant which he did also how did satvara put GMG in his place GMG is a challenge runner not a speedrunner he is way better at the game than satvara is

[@beegdawg]

@@Mana7Origin , mind you. GMG has greater achievements in challenge runs and influence in the GOW veteran community than Satvara's speedruns and influence over casuals. lmao

[@Synchro-tq1mo]

This is one of the most hyped speedrun documentaries I ve seen , tons of research was required to achieve this , and the editing is pretty good too

[@TazOne1]

Its amusing to remember gow community through this video. GMG and shinobier were the first guys who I spoke in GoW when I was trying the clon wars in a no upgrade run. GMD was extremely helpful, his and satvara's contributions inspire me to get into gow franchise. Thank u ThaRixer, amazing editing skills, I didn't even notice this video were 40 mins. This was very nostalgic.

[@Newyorkcitycricket]

What karma and sigma run in God of war ?

[@RJA]

Wow Satvara was really ahead of his time, god of war probably had one of the best communities of any speedgame back in 2006/7 and even then his 1:21 was way ahead of anything anyone could have conceived.

[@xRumbi]

This got recommended to me as I've been playing the older GoW games recently. Your story telling honestly rivals Summoning Salt's and the quality of this video is amazing.

[@raphaelfrancisco2808]

I didn't know about this for all these years. I'm a full time gamer ever and this is ground breaking. Satvara is a legend. Excellent video mate 🙌

[@dankachilles9356]

Saaaaaammmmmeeeeee bro my mind is blown AF lol 🤣

[@capybara9521]

@@dankachilles9356 emoji cancer

[@dankachilles9356]

@@capybara9521 emoji cancer.... Who tf r u?

[@ege.e7]

This guy will live on in a tiny corner of the internet as long as the storage drives that hold his videos are functional. What an interesting and niche way of immortalising yourself, even if it's for a couple of extra decades.

[@WarDrums_]

Amazing video like always! Something confuses me though: How come that the current world record is "only" 13 minutes faster than Satvara's original run? It seems like the run should be well under 1 hour with how many skips and glitches he found afterwards? I know 13 minutes for a 1 hour game is a lot, but maybe his 1:21 was just THAT ground breaking?

[@kinkkku]

Wasn't the 1:21 in-game time and current records are RTA?

[@WarDrums_]

@@kinkkku Ahh, that would make sense!

[@ThaRixer]

Cutscenes do not count towards the in-game time. I think if we went by in-game time the current WR is probably around 50 minutes

[@miticobr173]

@@WarDrums_ god of war speedruns are kinda known for having a lot of cutscene and loading times, wich counts at rta but not at igt as it was counted back in the days (curiosity: there's about 30 minutes of cutscenes and afk moments on gow 3 and the run is 50 minutes long)

[@Spideybro213]

When the world needed him most, he returned

[@lastlaff69]

This is amazing. KZbin's algorithm has bestowed upon me a gem of content here, the amount of dedication and respect in this video is really commendable. Speed running and all that isn't my thing in the slightest but the amount of effort and love that went into this was astounding and kept me captivated from start to finish. Well done @ThaRixer , consider me subbed. and you win some brownie points for the Serious Sam music I heard sprinked in here and there.

[@MGlBlaze]

God, Satvara speaks like an insufferable edgelord. Credit where it's due, his run was revolutionary for the time, but I'm shocked he didn't get himself banned before he was able to show proof with how he ran his mouth.

[@ThoroughlyBaked]

Both him and GodModeGod speak like edgy anime antagonists.

[@Horsethe666]

@@ThoroughlyBaked Enough. Have at you!

[@HostWithTheMost]

@@Horsethe666 "The God Mode Knights always triumph! I'M INVINCIBLE!"

[@stevethebarbarian9876]

GmG is also an asshole, but a more bearable sort of asshole in that he just wants to come off as a cool badass in the sense of being a strong intimidating guy (as seen by his profile pic) whereas Sathvara plays the character of this unbearable nihilistic pseudo-intellectual edgelord who thinks he’s smarter than everyone else, as seen by _his_ profile pic. They’re both douches who think they’re cooler than they actually are, but Sathvara grates far more.

[@AfreenSabah]

@@ThoroughlyBaked yeah, but in their defense, the conversations are from early 2000s right? The edge was pretty common around that time I believe.

[@Hummeldon]

What a fantastic story. This also unlocked some memories for me. I remember finding some of these old glitch videos from satvara back in the day.

[@69_San_69]

30:20 "Satvara returned to God of War" - and start the song, Prince Of Persia Warrior Within - Conflict At The Entrance

[@asphalt-cowboy9479]

Couldn't care less about speed runs but you gotta give this dude props. This shit is pretty impressive

[@tontobuzz]

Kudos to your dedication and effort, ThaRixer. Despite the sometimes dry nature of the content, the video was very worth watching and entertaining. I really liked it. Also, kudos to all the guys mentioned in the video who put so much time into the game, whether it be through the speed runs or discussing and engaging with the game of GoW. Specially towards the end of the video, however, I now ask myself the question: dude, isn't this taken too seriously. I don't know how deep the communication between Satvara and GMG went and how Satvara acted towards others over the years in the forum and on KZbin. After all, it could be that he really acted salty or jerkish. I do not know the intensity, extent or duration of the contact between Satvara and GMG. Especially since Satvara seems to imply that the him and GMG outside contact (as far as I got it). But how can GMG still hold a grudge against Satvara after so many years? I don't understand this vehemence. Only cause of his initial forum postings? It is so incomprehensible to me that I am writing this comment. Let me make it clear: Everyone can feel and think what they want. I am not restricting anyone. But for me the whole thing seems quite strange, how the few forum posts are enough to create a feud between these guys. After all, it was more than ten years ago. I could argue that it's the dedication and the ambition that these hobbies (forums & speedrunning) bring and what characters they attract. And i respect that. But still, it just seems somehow strange to me - socially strange in the sense of far away from what i would expect people would interact. Maybe I'm also in the minority seeing things this way. ThaRixer, when you bring up Satvara saying how he feels about GMG, I had to pause the video briefly and smirk because I thought it was some kind of ironic question. I really thought the question was asked to round out the story and insert it into the existing narrative framework of the initial antagonism between Satvara and GMG - all with a wink. But then Satvara's answer surprised me. It was very polite, almost excessive for such informal exchanges about a (youth) hobby thing. [Side Note: I liked the exuberance of his answers, his chivalry and the seriousness seemed a bit pretentious to me, but charming, as I saw self-mockery behind it]. This is not meant to be a detriment to him, just an observation. In doubt: The more polite, the better. Especially on the Internet, there is rather too little than too much. But this chivalry I would expect in other topics, not in old, few forum messages. But in real disputes. GMG's reaction to ThaRixer's questions then go one step further. The fact that GMG then really holds a grudge after all these years and writes long replies is even stranger to me. I really would have expected something like now: Haha, lol, yes those were the days. We spent hours on this when we were young. Was exhausting,but awesome.Miss those times when life was about little but God Of War, gaming, chatting and hanging out". But boy, was I wrong. Since all participants (ThaRixer as journalistic chronicler of this epic, Sat as anti-hero/protagonist, GMG as antithesis/contractor) approach this issue with what seems to me a strangely inappropriate seriousness (each in his own way: ThaRixer by asking this question about their relationship at all, Satvara by his choice of words and formality, GMG by his overlong answers and the implicitly and explicitly expressed resentment) approach this matter around their relationship, I just wanted to leave this as my impression here and ask whether others perceive it here in the way I do. GMG in particular is somehow taking this too seriously for me. I would like to know how old the guys were at that time. (again: I don't want to insult or disrespect anyone here, especially not the effort and time that went into these speedruns and forums). Am I missing the irony, am I missing the seriousness, what am i mising - or does this also seems somehow strange to you as it does to me? (Note: I did edit my comment by deleting some double spaces between the sentences to make it better readable and correcting some words)

[@ChrisViralVlogs]

Wow nice comment 🔥💯 GMG definitely needs to get over this... like really bro? lol 😆

[@tontobuzz]

@@ChrisViralVlogs haha thank you:) the "like really bro" is exactly what i thought

[@linyc7970]

yes it is very strange. good comment!

[@Finnboy-ml5jv]

GMG is a very sad man. Just look at his recent posts on God of War subreddit.

[@vick7848]

Good comment. The best reason I could think of to explain GMG's serious reaction/emotions towards Satvara is this: GMG, being very passionate about the game, created a space/community for others to convene/grow, and cherished that; only for some stranger to barge in claiming he's better than everyone BY A LONG SHOT, didn't use your, or any of your community's help (even almost to a level of belittling), and for a period did that with no evidence. I imagine it's a strong feeling of at least: embarrassment/shame/humiliation/condescendence/shattered ego, etc. Etc. Yes it's a video game, but it's a form of entertainment; and it's easy to look around the world and find countless people who dedicate their lives to entertainment. The fact that a 'grudge' (which really means, what? Giving a cold shoulder? Dry responses? Maybe passive aggressive in responses) is held this long is maybe surprising but it's an 'online grudge' over being competitive. No doubt in my mind these are 2 great, passionate and compassionate, people who just weren't on the same wavelength at some point. That said, GMG's contribution is undeniable. And Satvara is a living Legend.

[@trevdizzle1456]

Man I respect you 100 and 10% for actually making this entertaining and educational video. Ain’t much content creators like you man keep it up 🙏🏾💯

[@stellviahohenheim]

Real life have better stories than anything Hollywood could produce by just simply being true

[@capybara9521]

@@stellviahohenheim you like your own comment cringe

[@capybara9521]

Imagine begging for heart

[@trevdizzle1456]

@@capybara9521 imagine begging for recognition?

[@Samconery]

GodModeGod's feelings for Satvara is actually towards himself because he has yet not come to terms with the fact that Satvara proved him wrong when they were being condescending towards Satvara. Satvara in classic protagonist fashion don't care because he did what he claimed and GodMode knows this and is still in denial about being belittled in the same fashion.