The Forest Developers React to 20 Minute Speedrun (Endnight)

[@Mrniceguy2209]

Now this guy really, actually wanted to save his son, instead of building a fortress in the woods for a few weeks first :'D

[@QuantumVLOG]

Building a gazebo never even crossed his mind, the "You're supposed to be saving Timmy" achievement is just stood there, locked with a surprised Pikachu face.

[@annardemetriou]

This got me 🤣

[@blacky_Ninja]

Well the kid gotta have a home to come back to doesn‘t it? 🧐

[@AceOBlade]

you mean a 5 story luxury Mansion with View

[@blacky_Ninja]

@@AceOBlade Nothing less than that. That kid is used to some standard and we don‘t wanna disappoint him.😜

[@randomguy2023]

It’s really interesting seeing how developers react to speed runs. And how much they know you can do while testing.

[@meestersecure9060]

Idk it's not that crazy that the people who work with the programmers know what the code does after testing it. They've done so much corner cases.

[@KarlDelaney99]

​@@meestersecure9060 Speedrunners tend to usually break the code hence why they get impressed

[@contramuffin5814]

Chad Outer Wilds developers: gives advice on how to go faster during their reaction to a speedrun

[@piff28]

thank you Bismark

[@chedisLoL]

@@meestersecure9060 often programmers and QA testers are different people.

[@farawaygaming_]

Got through the game so fast you could actually save your son before he is put in the obelisk

[@sponge6236]

bro the record is 6minutes

[@ching574]

@@sponge6236 is that with glitches? or how this guy played

[@sponge6236]

Yeah he goes under the map

[@detectivebubblegum9777]

Spoiler lol

[@CrowYaeger]

@@detectivebubblegum9777 Spoilers for an 8yr old game, okay.

[@coyragon96]

The best play testers are speedrunners, they will find any glitch that helps them.

[@IchigoMait]

Yeah, but it doesn't matter, because any glitch they find that the normal player won't find, won't be patched out, for the sake of speedrunning. They only patch out stuff that a normal player might stumble upon and would ruin their game in some way. Though there are exceptions to that too, where devs just try to fix anything that makes it easier for the speedrunners, mostly probably because of multiplayer.

[@Hermanos1995]

Glitching is not speedrunning a game 🤷🏽‍♂️ You can’t call it a speedrun when you use glitches, because that is not how you supposed to play the game. So, you can’t call glitchers, speedrunners 🙌🏼 A speedrun is, playing a game as fast as possible WITHOUT glitches.

[@conorwalsh8147]

@@Hermanos1995 what you are referring to is called a glitchless run, this type of run is called an any% run, meaning get to a preset point in the game (typically the end credits). an any% runs goal is to get to that point as fast as possible completing as much or as little of the game as you need to et there.

[@dickurkel6910]

play testing isn't only about finding glitches though, it's about seeing what the general public likes/dislikes about the game so it can be tweaked. Since speedrunners usually play the game differently from most people it's not actually very generalizable feedback.

[@pnodi5584]

@@Hermanos1995 there is multiple catagories of speed running, glitch run and non-glitch run is just 2 of them.

[@KingKiloOfficial]

Imagine being a cannibal on a deserted island, and some random American dude comes sidejumping through your cave...

[@reed5823]

😂😂😂

[@elnewbie2611]

At that moment, they are in danger not you 🤣

[@AreUmygrandson]

He did more of the story in 5 minutes than I’ve done in like 100 hours.

[@zsookah3]

SoTF hype is real, these devs are top tier!

[@futuristicbus61]

Hell yea they are!

[@PlushieMaster]

...

[@ipadize]

yeah

[@kaczekus6340]

Yeah

[@TransitionedToAShark]

Yeah can’t wait to troll lobbies lol

[@sean7332]

Can't wait for Dads of the Forest

[@IIISWILIII]

THOTs of the Forest

[@scorch3558]

Im honestly pretty hyped for stepbro of the forest

[@StinkyMick99]

@@scorch3558 fake taxi Forrest gon be hella hype🔥🔥

[@arnaudh2082]

@@StinkyMick99 you made my day x)))

[@louper3002]

coming april 2078: my cousin's nephew's friend related to the guy who used to sell weed to the uncle of my godson of the forest

[@RipsysGaming]

Him: 1:20 minutes in, rebreather...Me: 20 hours in...I got a stick

[@EverydayNormalGeek]

The look on the face of the mutants while the dude was whoosing past them completely ignoring them was priceless

[@thebear2950]

Thank you IGN for promoting this game, you guys are awsome

[@zachh3296]

But when you close your eyes... AYE AYE IT ALMOST FEELS LIKE NOTHING...

[@dpops42]

It's so boring, even MP

[@MRKing2910]

​@@dpops42 go back to minecraft

[@SolaireOfToast]

@@dpops42 Then go play SIms or watch Firewatch Gameplays lol

[@StepOnLegos1]

@@brahhhhh1296 dumbass

[@tylerradosevich285]

Imagine being on the island as a cannibal and seeing a guy jump sideways with an axe in his hand going Mach 2

[@knyf]

For me. The forest is still one of the best, if not THE best survival game out there. Even in the earliest stages of early access it vent above and beyond other games.

[@ZipClipChannel]

it's a deforestation simulator

[@mixednarwhal]

@@ZipClipChannel ?

[@bohxan1746]

@@mixednarwhal you chop down trees in the game

[@sirrox8080]

project zomboid is leaps and bounds ahead in terms of survival

[@lucasd534]

@@sirrox8080 fellow zomboider

[@nickblue11]

Hyped for Sons of the Forest, gives me the LOST feels ❤️

[@nathanrudd2327]

The lost?

[@SimenW]

@@nathanrudd2327 Guessing he means that he does not know what's out there, and what to do

[@aloncohen3738]

@@SimenW that or the movie

[@h.f1093]

@@aloncohen3738 "Lost" the tv show

[@tastytizzler1383]

@@h.f1093 how did they all manage not to get it, one of them even knew about the show and called it a movie

[@snekoyl]

Fresh perspective on this speedrun having the devs talking in context of Sons of The Forest being close to release!

[@medusaurus]

they seem so kind ;-; this is oddly wholesome????

[@poser_bob9781]

most game devs are so chill it’s awesome

[@Villosa64]

@@poser_bob9781 yandere dev:

[@THExRISER]

@@Villosa64 _Most_

[@arthurcallahan4735]

Such great devs. Love how they are sticking to their update timer countdown.

[@owen8895]

Love how the play tester calls the soda/fun drink energy drinks; in sons of the forest that is what they are called now.

[@StuXan0]

This guy never had a straight FOV for a single second in entire game

[@Thumbsdwn]

12:38 the comment he makes here is the essence of why The Forest was one of the most successful indie games of all time. They tested their game the way players would

[@McNab1986]

Playthrough speedruns are so much better than glitched

[@priima7464]

nahh, this speedrun was only jumping and figuring the best routes. Imo the any% is way more interesting cus it makes me think about "how tf did anyone figure this out? somebody must have accidentally jump striked in this corner to glitch out or someshit" its so much more interesting to see how they use different glitches to save time and some glitches are hard af and in some games they need to do multiple hard glitches where run dies if failed for them to do the WR.

[@McNab1986]

@@priima7464 It's still a playthrough run, not a glitched one. It's only those things, because that's all that was required to go as fast as possible

[@veeti4210]

Sure but why the hell even bother having the devs watch a playthrough speedrun? They have played through these places hundreds of times the same way so this entire commentating just consisted of "yup, thats the fastest route". A glitched one would involve much more in-game knowledge, mechanics and memorization and would recieve a much more hilarious reaction from the devs. watching the runner do things the devs have never seen.

[@ravenna6543]

This is legit one of my favorite series on youtube. On top of that, this is one of my favorite games to watch others play. So this is a total win scenario

[@aroanii]

This speedrunner would be the best dad alive.

[@n0anime342]

Its really interesting to hear how much play testers and speed runners have in common

[@manofconstantsorrow]

That boss fight was ridiculous. Funny how devs let those things to exploit.

[@ov3rt91]

Boss fight is great in my play through. This dude just found a way to break the system

[@apothic0n]

Id rather them not fall into the rabbit hole of preventing people from abusing bugs like this where it only affects you if you go out of your way to do it.

[@LazyGuyCoyote]

@@apothic0nThis ^

[@alexschmitz3414]

@@apothic0nThat’s basically what the poppy’s playtime devs did. They patched out every speed running trick.

[@ihvdrm]

@@alexschmitz3414 damn, no wonder they got so much negative PR before.

[@Dan-Simms]

This game was great, and with the second one coming this week, some great timing!

[@hydranationn]

Can't wait for Sons of the Forest

[@Taolan8472]

Devs React to Speedruns is one of the greatest content ideas IGN has had.

[@mudzy9820]

bro the laughter in the caves 2.24 ign video time, sounded like it was actually coming from my room insane audio design

[@dylanrimmer]

It would have been hilarious if there was elevator music on the way to the second artifact and out of the facility, imagine!

[@ThatsEnuffsaid]

"it's amazing how little interaction he has with the enemies, He just hops around them" - Developer .... XD

[@Milennin]

I've played this game for years and this is the first time I've seen the ending, lol.

[@mattpresley9809]

It's amazing to see how well Devs know their own games.

[@antoniomolina3612]

its almost like they made it or something lol

[@Djay-tz3in]

@@antoniomolina3612 True but people forget.

[@coffinboy556]

@@Djay-tz3in which is sad.

[@pieTone]

The only major problem with this speedrun is the fact that he spent time on making an upgraded spear. In the forest, the basic spear does the same ammount of damage as the upgraded one when thrown. So he could have saved a lot on time not getting the bones and not crafting the upgraded spear.

[@MozzarellaBasket]

Maybe the throwing/pickup parameters are way better with the upgraded spear?

[@pieTone]

@@MozzarellaBasket Nope. They are both the same. Except for the base damage being higher on the upgraded one compared to the basic spear ( when you don't throw it )

[@ZOMBuckaCurt]

Spent 4 seconds making it lmao

[@pieTone]

@@ZOMBuckaCurt In speedruns, even a millisecond can matter

[@sondertales6762]

@@pieTone don’t you need the upgraded spear to make the fire spear though? He used that a couple times.

[@thebestian]

really should link the speedrunners channel/socials if you're using their content. Having their name in the video is nice, but the video wouldn't have happened without them.

[@Derethevil]

Just imagine being one of the enemies. Seeing this guy just jump around with Mach speeds and jump down massive drops without even a scratch. THAT would scare me.

[@shelldie8523]

The natives would probably go white man jump like crab

[@Darkworldxl]

He was almost able to get to Timmy in time to save him!

[@falkyn6845]

I'm super excited to see what the devs have in store for the future of SOTF. Having played and completed SOTF, it's definitely lacking a few things that would vastly improve the game (including things that were in the 1st game but are absent now). It is a fun experience to see the new island, explore new caves, and discover the new lore, but The Forest is still the better game of the two at the moment.

[@groggen2060]

have you played recently? what do you think now when its been fully released.

[@BilbusBaggins]

Ive been waiting so long for them to react to this

[@satanspy]

0:53 the legacy of the greatest FPS game of all time lives on. Praise QUAKE!

[@totwing2354]

me and my friend were planning to beat the forest one last time before the release of sons of the forest. But this guy can beat the game 50 times a day

[@ero_baka]

Lisp guy did not like someone being better than him in the game he created

[@hydranationn]

Best survival game to date!

[@Nilos94]

What about Green Hell?

[@bushtie2546]

@@Nilos94 literally inspired/a knock off of the forest

[@beanburritoman3537]

In 5 days it won’t be

[@hydranationn]

@@beanburritoman3537 that's correct!

[@superbadisfunny]

Play more games

[@Andy-Perry]

Really looking forwarded for the 23rd

[@taylorcrant3693]

Two more days! I’m so excited

[@gerutzu575]

ey less than 20 hours now

[@Wizardbeard91]

I'd assume during a speed run the mandatory luls like climbing a rope or a cutscene you can't skip is a nice break from relentlessly trying to finish the game as fast as possible

[@VNEF]

Spears having highest damage. As spears are historically the best (and most used) handcrafted weapon, I'm surprised someone made it in game for real. When humankind invented sharp sticks, lions and bears became our snack (no joke), and we boosted to the top of food chain. Something apes still can't figure out.

[@laafawnduh]

They should have the speed runner in the call to answers the devs questions and exchange information.

[@MatthijsvanDuin]

With Portal 1 they actually did a separate video that was just the devs asking the speedrunner questions

[@PnoyBoi4Ever]

It's interesting to see the perspective of an indie developer. You can tell the difference vs a triple A developer. Indie developers test their own games so there's no oversight. They know their game engine and the limits and what you can do and abuse.

[@sean8102]

They are using unity. Both the forest and sons of the forest, not their own engine.

[@edvinkarlsson9368]

@@sean8102 the engine they’re using they know very well

[@Frost0ne_]

woow, see ya in 2 days guys for the sequel ;)

[@wyomingman2030]

Me watching the speedrun The dev: those ropes really slow down the speedrun (he’s said it 20 times)

[@PeterMasalski93]

If you think about it, getting to the lab as quickly as possible has a higher chance of surviving since you have modern luxuries everywhere such couches, temperature control, shelter, vending machines.

[@kittybossatron]

But it’s also infested with cannibals

[@korakatk318]

The Gore-idor is the new canon name

[@HellBillyDeluxe]

It's cool to see the devs enjoying someone beat their game in 20 minutes when it's intended to be completed in hours!

[@EugisLT]

I'm pretty sure it took many hours to figure out how to complete it in 20mins.

[@WiseWeeabo]

It's funny because the diagonal movement thing is such a beginner gamedev mistake. :D Missing the normalize call on the movement input vector~

[@LexyThomas134]

The Outer Middle Show is the GOAT at The Forest game / games. It's not even close

[@Leavemealone670]

Fr

[@shaylynfourre4205]

Absolutely loved playing this game, bought it for my work kids so we could all play together and try both endings lol loved it

[@hindswowling2150]

10:32 How many nickels?

[@FaqUrNwoBS]

went 100% cheevos this weekend. Bring the next one!!!

[@Spideybro213]

I’m honestly more surprised that he managed to beat the game glitchless That’s not an insult though

[@wittyjoker4631]

The curved rock negating fall damage is dumb.

[@fluzzles]

Imagine you're creating a game for months/years and somebody pulls up a 20 min speedrun :D

[@sean8102]

Speedrunners have to play a game quite a bit to get their times down though. And a lot will play through it normally once first.

[@BlessedMendoza]

Dam came back to this game and man the sons of the forest made it way easier than the first one for sure

[@YourFather311]

I’ve never even been passed the 5th night let alone grab that keycard

[@juu57857]

First weeks easy as it's jus cannibals after that it's mutants

[@DexterDerpia]

More hype for Sons of the Forest after watching this

[@Lyssebabz]

We need more of this Mr Jace Hall

[@ivannenadovic9465]

Every runner goes up the ropes so it dosnt matter if it takes more or less time.

[@nicolas.marsicano]

Now we need a reaction to Sons of the Forest Stick Glitch Speedrun

[@TheWackyRigger]

thank you endnight for loving your gaming community

[@BytesAndBoats]

I call shenanigans in the first 40 seconds. I can't eat food on the plane that quickly.

[@IamKyLe20]

Wait... Could be the person comenting one of the legendary three testers of the game?

[@QuantumVLOG]

Hearing the devs react to people literally speeding through the hours of work they put in is a bit of a double edged sword, because yes in this run they have gone through in 10 seconds but to get to that stage the speedrunner probably experienced the game more and longer than most other players. So yes, whilst what they are watching is quick, the time the speedrunner has spent to get to that stage takes literal days.

[@ECReeves]

Turned the forest into kangaroo simulator lol

[@dm4226]

that must be the lighter lil wayne flicks on his songs that things never dying lol

[@ÁronLászló-o3s]

When you arrive at the artifact, you have to wait for red guy to bring Timmy.

[@sfxdlwsrs]

didnt farket say that the throw damage of the weak spear is the same as the upgraded one? Isnt that a time loss to craft it?

[@Akaya-Kaito]

yes crafting the upgrade, is slower but all the current records in glitchless are using the weak spear

[@infectiousproduction812]

we need son of the forest speedrun cause you can glitch throught the last door bunker WITH A STICK ONLY

[@bcoda]

it feels like they don't know this game

[@aaaaa111aaaaa]

They do. They dont know the speedrun tactics

[@kittybossatron]

They know the game they sorta made it

[@RocketPropelledMexican]

Greatest dad of all time right here

[@diemaschine2287]

Wonder how these guys feel when they see a guy beat part two sons of the forest with just a bag of sticks in 10 minutes.

[@sean8102]

In the patch notes that fixed the glitch of being able to clip through doors with sticks they put (sorry speedrunners)

[@randombird3264]

Ok So now for the hard mode speed run, Beating the game in record time without using exploits.

[@tharuukalt3482]

He needs the rocks to open the door thats closed cause of the weighted pressure plate

[@ambience33]

They leaked something in 6:17 xD they said theres no animations but there was no animations either way even in inv so that means they leaked animations for sons of the forest

[@florianaugenstein9235]

if a dev reads this pls make the cannibals less appering as u go over 10 days u cant do nothing bc u getting constantly atacked like every 4-5 mins

[@wittyjoker4631]

The devs seem like people who were briefed om the game like 10 min prior to this reaction lol.

[@sasquatchhunter86]

The British guy sure seems like he is seeing this for the first time for a developer

[@tonijachenovic6020]

Bring back the hotkeysystem for sons of the forest! The new backpack system is so clumsy

[@silly7eraph]

Man that one guy is really hung up on the rope slowing them down lol

[@user-ch5qd3uz3l]

when the lighter is out and you're running it's just super weird

[@arceniko35]

Did'nt know Mike Tyson developed the Forest

[@mrhd220]

bro was running with the dream face reveal angle lmao

[@935gamer]

Now that is a really great father

[@TheAditya_Gupta]

It would be nice to see if you guys called the speedrunner too along with the devs

[@we_played_Hob_Gobbies_together]

no

[@ihvdrm]

Yes

[@thealgerianman7275]

They should see the spining skull speedrun

[@thekorekoi]

Amazing that sotf is not top 5 game in steam with peak players higher than gtaV

[@tazepatates4805]

How about the developers react to all the bug reports

[@patrikvnencak2923]

something is weird about stamina , health regen and hunger ...

[@MultiSciGeek]

9 years later we finally know...

[@guitaoist]

11:32 holy crap new enemy for 1 second

[@JohnSelf-wu7nu]

How didn’t he die when jumping in the pit

[@johnc8209]

This took 20 mins but how long it take to get it down to 20 mins.

[@autinjones7194]

17:34 wait a damn second, since when the hell is there a DLC?

[@autinjones7194]

@@Niko69-m9b although thinking on it. It would be hilarious if the creators of the game actually did make a DLC for it. like one that cost money and stuff that actually expands the game. but then completely forgot to Market it or post it so it could be downloadedXD