the theater of blood | By Release #49

[@J1mmy]

Community Note: So this episode was supposed to be out awhile ago but I was admitted to the hospital mid-November for a diverticular disease, so things didn't go as planned this month to say the least. I'm still planning on the big Gary project & non-RS video essay, just going to be a bit behind schedule while I recover. But I'm stoked I was able to finish this episode up the last few days, hope you guys enjoy the little experimental stuff throughout. Thank you for the unreal support with this series and everything else, I'm so grateful for you all. Take it easy & see you soon!

[@TheRengarde]

Get better soon!

[@_owl_]

[@nosrenda1014]

Take all the time you need big man! That shit is no joke

[@LaggyMcLagster]

Happy to be blessed with this episode while you're fighting your ass disease. Best of luck dude!

[@LordCakeThief]

hope ya get better soon jimbo

[@MakkaPak]

I gotta say, the POV walking around Meiyerditch was top notch. That must have taken HOURS to put together with spatial audio.

[@UnOrdelyConduct]

Watching you not use the salve on bloat and the next room wondering why you brought it was gold

[@J1mmy]

I knew I brought it for something!!

[@dapa091]

I like the cutscene where you reenacted Serafina's story after defeating Maiden. I don't think that is in the actual game so J1mmy made that from scratch. Simple yet effective.

[@rjjrob30]

The Yew Tree joke made me laugh harder than I should've.

[@youknowme6431]

high lvl pvmers hiding under ice mountain got me

[@erickchristensen746]

And then he got a Yew seed from the chest haha

[@React2Quick]

"She lent her house to some roleplayers like a decade ago" Thanks for the small dose of nostalgia with that reference.

[@DayumDavey]

getting closer to 2 decades >.

[@Tom-jv5ek]

"Small" dose of nostalgia? :D

[@React2Quick]

@@DayumDavey ooff you right

[@link5454100]

GUTHIX!!!!!!!!

[@React2Quick]

@@link5454100 It is I, Gonthorian!

[@nothingnowhere5092]

That Meiyerditch cutscene was incredible, so much artistry

[@lovehansel]

Didn't wear salve for bloat lolol

[@xXCOR3Xx]

this just shows they need to add a first person view

[@RamminRanch]

@@lovehanselcringe

[@dexterwillmon]

Gave me anxiety rofl

[@colecampagna]

Gave me a whole new vibe to that place

[@Lorentari]

The obscenely long cutscene in "Below ice mountain" is synced to an entire osrs music track "Barbarian Workout" which is actually a banger

[@colonian83]

at the time of tob's release, the tent whip was basically bis because nobody had scythe. the tentacle can poison so it would take care of the purple crab without any additional gear needing to be brought in.

[@Edzter]

which is still fucking nuts because it's aboslute coincidence, how the fuck was anyone suppose to know to bring poison for that without a guide?

[@gooblop]

@@Edzter They relied on the fact that the internet exists and Runescape requires it. You can say it's "coincidence", but they knew the bis weapon had poison when designing the quest. They would have known the players would quickly figure it out and they would have known the players would instantly be spreading that information. They could have referenced it in a lore book, but lets be honest, 99% of players would have still found out by word of mouth.

[@awesometwitchy]

​@@Edzter There is actually a hidden clue, I can't believe people are struggling to find it. Right before the Verzik battle, there's a spiral staircase to the North West which takes you down to a small science lab with fancy tubes and cages. If you have a bucket, you can drain the water in a nearby cauldron to reveal a book. Then you have to read the chapter titled "Ligma", it's all there.

[@NicholasDuls]

@@gooblopthis is 100% true, but i think both things could be true. should be SOMEWHERE, even the slightest indication. this is often what i’ve thought about runescape quests, without guides, they seem unsolvable at times

[@drumline17]

@@Edzter buddy you would've been LOST in runescape in 2005 lol, it was full of bullshit like that, and everyone playing was a dumb 10 year old. It's a miracle this game survived until guides were made

[@MegaChickenfish]

I love how the "Getting Ahead" quest has dialogue for *everything.* Got a Bear Head from that fremennik guy? "Are you kidding? that's CLEARLY a costume bear head." Got a literal ensouled bear head fresh off your average bear? "That's just a bear head! this creature was surely something more fearsome than a _regular_ bear!"

[@DarkAlleyDan]

I am loving the FPV style you've used in this so much, it's not just hilarious, but genuinely is such like.. a literal different tilt on how pretty much all of Runescape video material is made. It's neat!

[@3EyeWand3r3r]

I agree, but I also laughed so hard when he phased through that guy next to the notice board.

[@asddsa8203]

It was an instant skip. Complete waste of time.

[@MeanBeanComedy]

​@@asddsa8203Bait

[@codygordon2186]

“This must be a member of the high level community” absolute gold

[@ph0nez]

'getting adivorce' joke had me in stitches good job quest man

[@milky213]

Im not sure if its bit of a stretch, but in one of Nylocas books it says that the "Nylocas Athanatos" uses it's blood to heal verzik, so you COULD maybe figure out that poisoning/contaminating its blood would have opposite effect

[@Warghas]

Also might be a stretch. But in the cutscene where Ranis Drakan see the Nylo. They said something about its regenerative abilites. Don´t know if that also was some sort of clue.

[@repetitivemusicenthusiast]

This is probably it if you ask Devs but is a rough "clue" to give to players esp for how punishing this is

[@AntiSora2]

I mean, the biggest thing to me is the talks of venom and poison that pops up so much in the story

[@noobtablet101]

The book straight up says to use poison. Against that type of nylo

[@258thHiGuy]

@@noobtablet101 Where in the Nylocas book does it say that

[@EhhhhWassup]

Dude, you’ve always had the comedy part of your videos perfect, but watching the evolution of your editing has been so cool. The 1st Person POV sequences, the stereo audio that you had to do to make them feel so good to watch, the map zoom transitions between quests, even the flashback cutscenes while doing the theatre and revealing lore, all of it was so smooth to watch. this is definitely the best By Release episode as far as just layers of quality that you’ve ever put out, absolutely phenomenal. Thanks for giving us something so nice to watch.

[@loveshankme]

Shoutout to the dude who thought you'd be done this series by the time you got to A Porcine of Interest lmao Love you Jimbo

[@AnbuSamma]

The fact that you threw in a RS gods exposed reference and I instantly knew was something I didn't know I needed. keep up the great work Jimbo Love ya brotha and hope you feel better!

[@Spoooksy]

Dude I thought I was the only one!

[@dikoproz]

what was it

[@Nathan_Whaley-g8m]

Tehnoobshow... Good times, good times. Can confirm, the mysterious ticking noise video is much more funny when your 12.

[@iwanttodie149]

Caught it instantly ! Loved that series!!~!

[@439sparky1]

When was it? Timestamp?

[@TheYashakage]

Imagine watching the verzik fight back to back with the swampletics finale lmao Great video Jim, your series has become such good comfort content for me I rewatch several episodes every couple weeks, especially SotE. Hope the new videos are going well and that you're feeling better!

[@MythrilZenith]

It's funny that Porcine and Head came out back to back. After years of doing random tasks and killing monsters, we get two quests in a row that need us to provide proof of our deeds.

[@kattatonik2356]

holy FUCK how many vid releases are we getting this year, it's like christmas

[@Schu012]

Jimbos got a house to pay for now bubba

[@JonathanQShrimpling]

Absolutely LOVE the atmospheric stuff you did at 22:40 J1mmy, By Release continues to be the best of the best imo

[@MegaChickenfish]

14:55 "Well no, but if you're an archeologist you could help us uncover something beyond your wildest dreams!" [Quest Requirement: Level 2 Archeology] ByRelease: _Damn it!_

[@SkyGrizzzley]

2:02 "She lent her house to some role players like 10 years ago..." Respect for remembering Runescape Gods Exposed and Tehnoobshow

[@zackmash851]

seeing that salve in your inventory the entire time you were struggling on bloat had me in stitches

[@josephwilliams7863]

I LOVE the commentary style of this video, cracking jokes the whole time Absolutely died when J1mmy said "oh no, they bit my hat off right along the edge of that tile"

[@lordcaedus8713]

The mysterious stranger yelling “prepare yourself!”, gives off Liara T’soni vibes when she yells “embrace eternity!” and sends you into an acid trip

[@gnarlynachoosrs1152]

that first person edit is great. imagine if that was how the cutscenes were done for quests like this.

[@scottiejustdid5446]

I relate pretty hard to the poison weapon rant you had. I spent all that time going through there just to not have a poison weapon and still havent gone back to finish it

[@gytis3132]

loved the runescape gods exposed reference, love u jim (@2:15)

[@troublegum4994]

Who would have guessed that Jimmy doing Getting Ahead was the most entertaining thing ever.

[@biscuitdingus]

This was the best recording of Getting Ahead I’ve ever seen, I’m glad that short snd funny quest got proper attention in this series.

[@MrSimpsondennis]

Loved the editing in this one, especially the Meyerditch part Also, it's neat to see how Araxxor is the multiverse equivalent of Verzik's spiders. Almost as if OSRS and RS3 lore are intertwined. Can't break the canon

[@carlborch1887]

I did a bunch of the easy quests while drunk to get my quest cape. Watching By Release have to go through the dialogue and cutscenes for those quests in this series is strange since I genuinely don't remember them at all. Thanks for the series and I can't wait for By Release to finally get his quest cape. :)

[@alexwhite1940]

This is so quintessentially how entry TOB goes if you dont look anything up, even IF You look stuff up its how it goes. Duo entry mode getting fixed was the best thing to happen because it didnt just destroy you through horrible scaling. Love the video and great callout about the poison being needed. Jagex was straying the lines in early raids between info being out there, and people discovering mechanics through trial and error.

[@darktries6041]

"Stop running on the docks" ' Well I'm not going to walk', I have watched this five times and that's the first time I've heard that. Absolutely gold and that's why we love you J1mmy!

[@MatthewZoellner]

Welp, dunno what I was so scared of A Night At The Theatre for, thanks Jimmy. Hope you get well soon.

[@MAPersonX99]

I just wanted to thank you for making this video. Normally I always just hold the space bar down for quests so I had no idea about the story of this quest line. Watching your video made me realize how interesting it was and I appreciate you opening my eyes to it

[@NuclearWallaby]

Genuinely get so excited when a new J1mmy video is released. I really liked the different styles of editing you put into this video, keep up the great work!

[@divinesleeper]

23:30 I love how the meyerditch citizens can literally just swim to a nearby tropical island but choose to stay

[@ticklord]

It's worth recognizing that the scale of the world is much larger than what we play around in. I imaging meiyrditch to karamja is like swimming across the gulf of mexico. Not to mention that the citizens are all anemic and near starving

[@alynnidalar]

Swimming? What's that?

[@J1mmy]

@@ticklordto add onto this, there are also vampires with WINGS (vyrewatch) everywhere who will send you to do slave work if you get caught, hence the vyrewatch’s mechanic of approaching the player if you loiter under them

[@arc5015]

J1mmy this stuff is so comfy and well made, happy to see you pushing on with the series!

[@Tafixados]

Fun? fact: "Sugadinti" in Lithuanian means "to break/corrupt/ruin/spoil" etc., basically not work as intended anymore. Considering the backstory for her and her brother, seems like it may not be a coincidence after all, especially since this isn't the first time a word from another language has been used in rs (like with Morytania/Mauritania)

[@JackdawWatcher]

I gotta say, that Club Penguin Pizza Parlor music in the ad threw me off haha

[@cmdrmeldoc59]

10:50 Jagex missed an incredible chance to write «he’s not the sharpest tool in the shed» and I’m unreasonably upset about it. 😂

[@LoganDoesntHaveAids]

music production from start to finish is beautiful, every tone that came from this video made sense

[@MikeHedges1993]

As someone who has an addiction to woodcutting in runescape the "she knew yew" joke hit just the right spot for me.

[@ChrisBPianoMan]

Love the map transition animation between quests, looks real nice buddy

[@Herbilizard]

Knowing to bring a salve but not when to use it is peak jimmy XD

[@HalfLyfe-EVE]

16:00 that yew got me good, just blazed a doink and you hit it with thr yew/you bit, bahaha

[@DaWombatGaming]

@13:32 love that "Adivorce" is one word. Ahead? Adivorce? Perfect work Jimbo

[@TheRuhutta]

I was taking a big swig of my drink when you did the "Getting Adivorce" bit... nearly spit it out. Always love your sense of humor bro, keep it up!

[@Zucchini1551]

Really good episode, love the cinematic use as well as the interactions of the towns folk yelling at you.

[@Snugglable]

The production quality here is amazing!! Please get well soon mate, love the vids!

[@thepiedish903]

Holy hell the edits are on point as always but that ToB cutscene was top notch. Bravo.

[@latereeccentricc1271]

"A key? Here, aqui!" joke made me laugh harder than I should've lol (27:00)

[@handfulloscotts807]

J1mmy, Your videos genuinely keep getting better and better. Like wow. So funny, informative, and well put together. A+

[@twoshirts1842]

33:46. THIS. THIS IS AMAZING LORE DUMPS. I wish there was more chances for you to do this.

[@honkedoffjohn]

I started playing OSRS because of this series, you are an inspiration Jimmy, keep up the great work.

[@wazombieslayer1380]

The transitions and sector 2 clip are absolutely amazing. Keep up the amazing work!

[@biggiesmalls7939]

This whole first person view filming is SO good, J1mbo. Amazing video as always. I can't wait for the next episode!

[@axesofebil]

Jimmy my man with the editing and a test noob show reference. This might be your finest work! Excellent work my dude

[@439sparky1]

Cant find the reference

[@jacobcashen1301]

Damn - that serafina story is super sad. Didn't know Jagex could go that dark Another great episode Jimmy! I hope you have been recovering well.

[@papaspoon1550]

Same I didn't think OSRS had a story that would actually interest me to where I wanna know more. Most quests and lore in OSRS I don't pay much mind to bc I don't find them very interesting, and that's not the anyone's fault except maybe my own I'm 100% sure the OSRS quest and lore writers are good at writing captivating stories and there's tons more I just don't know about so this was nice to see

[@AirBudInHell]

I've checked and there has indeed been a rope in every episode so far. Favorite character in the series, tbh

[@JydiRs]

Quality video as always! Love the storytelling

[@F4FB]

Time to rewatch the whole series, just to get into the mood for the new video

[@angelgenesis3622]

Glad you recovered J-money. Your series is one of the best narrative driven pieces based on a game out there. I like the fact that you want the gameplay to be self explanatory or to have reasons why you should be doing something. Its really representative of the average player, not the sweaty tryhards. The purple spider is a great example of bad game design or at least bad conveyance. If the game doesnt tell you you need to do something, how would you know to do it? If the game doesnt tell you, its all up to either try everything or just assume it sucks and move on.

[@JYN5304]

this process of thought is why we have hand holding games that tell you everything you need to do without thinking once

[@angelgenesis3622]

@@JYN5304 Theres a difference between intuitive gameplay and storytelling to learn necessary mechanics and trial and error. In your mind only the latter is correct, which is sad for anyone with a differing opinion.

[@Cillet]

Cracked me up in the whole section where Gordon wants the monster head. Such good voice acting

[@Vacilli344]

yo yo 2:01 runescape gods exposed shout out! lol absolute banger of a classic!

[@zaca8845]

YOOOO THAT MEIYERDITCH CUTSCENE WAS INSANELY GOOD HOW TF CAN OSRS BE SO ATMOSPHERIC

[@chasemercado1861]

I’m still laughing a PISS TAX’s hilarious performance in J1mmy’s 4th episode of OSRS Prop Hunt

[@cass8163]

Jimmy what the FUCK was that Meiyerditch cutscene??? You just set a new gold standard for cinematic storytelling in the osrs scene. Unbelievable job man. You have gotten so, SO good at your craft. 10/10

[@TheTalissan]

Amazing vid as always! The fps is so good for the way you tell a story!

[@AureliusAmbross]

that intro to meiyerditch was actually terrifying

[@CuriousMisterG]

"STOP RUNNING ON THE DOCK" "WELL I'M NOT GONNA WALK!" Lmao, literally art

[@adarrm]

"That's funny because... She knows yew", actually perfect 😂

[@cloara]

yay a by release episode! I hope this upload means you are home and feeling better!

[@TimeDoor50]

DUDE. Your use of the camera and the way you've framed some shots and transitions in this video are top tier. I could see you doing direction and storyboards as a consultant or something. Your artistic point of view does not go unnoticed, keep it up.

[@rsdudetsom]

6:06 was that a gods exposed reference?

[@Rune098]

20:48 not sure if intentional or not, but the rock guy being nice was a great one, knowing that there’s a type of rock called gneiss and spoken would basically be NICE, that’s pretty nice I would say ahah🪨😂

[@jbreezy7009]

Super cool first person vid dude that’s was new and awesome well done!

[@jacobtridef48]

the section where the camera pans around meiyerditch, reminds me of the level opening scenes of the PS1 game Medevil

[@Ko7aK]

Another amazing bedtime story from ole grandpa J1mmy! ❤️

[@secraiskille]

love these new new first person view editing. Also, I can feel how long you spend on doing 3D audio for those moment. Your (almost) every video is a work of passion and it shows

[@epiphysiscerebri9386]

How your content keeps getting better baffles me, in a positive way.

[@scottroiter]

Getting Ahead is such an underrated quest. I wish I could repeat it.

[@Fallout66221]

Hold up.... Was that a reference to the Runescape Gods exposed web series? Now that's something I haven't thought about in a long time!

[@tylerf2891]

The background music during the entire tob experiance is beautiful! thank you lol

[@WhydYouChangeMyHandle]

For the poison on the purple spider, it's a very subtle detail: You get the eggs using the sulphuric acid on the egg sack, and those are the eggs Verzik uses to make the purple spiders (as per cut scene after obtaining the spiders). However, when you get the spider eggs, you get a Sticky Note, which specifically mentions "the sisterhood might have used venom from these spiders to make their elixir". Now, that's more pointing toward them perhaps having poisoning capabilities rather than weakness to human poison/venom imo, but it's at least a concrete connection. Alternatively, since you know the sulphuric acid is needed to get through to their eggs, potentially something else caustic (like poison, though that's some pretty bad chemistry imo lol) will weaken them. But yeah, afaik that's the only lore link to purple spiders and poison. I think it makes a bit more sense to conclude that if their blood is used to heal verzik, then if you poison them, verzik will stop siphoning from them to not get poisoned herself, but regardless, there is a connection.

[@Vulcano7965]

02:02 what an unexpected but nice call back. always expect, the unexpected.

[@kevynwolf]

"Living off royalties from that show" MAN that brought me back

[@InExile61]

So many LOL moments. Great stuff, J1m, you're the best.

[@aCeruleanStateMusic]

Mory questline is truly in a league of its own.

[@justingreenland950]

Really liked the Meiyerditch intro - actually really well done cinematography!

[@crbg2004]

HOW DID I ONLY JUST REALISE Porcine of interest is Hans Solo rescuing Luke Skywalker in The Empire Strikes Back

[@J1mmy]

LOL

[@lukewilson12]

All the hype with leagues, all the videos and everyone having fun, myself included. And this is still the most exciting thing today!

[@Grim2103]

"Guards, he's back. Help!" Probably the best ending ever.

[@Mass0404]

The 1st person cutscene had an incredible Pathologic vibe.

[@Chocolate83Bunny]

The loud footsteps possibly and being slow

[@glad9310]

ok, I loooved "Getting a head", would've never knew there was so much more to that quest, that was funny af

[@chazzdingerman5436]

Great vid J1m, tyvm for going over the lore, that shit whizzes past me when I'm mashing that spacebar.

[@crazymonkey1997]

that tree joke at 15:48 killed me

[@redlinepunts]

Intro music that never fails to make me smile. Hope you and your stomach is doing ok, I've got Crohn's and can sympathize! Much love