awesome job figuring out the bosses! but you missed all weapon upgrades in the shops during the run, so you dealt way less damage, with less range available...if you ever find the energy to come back to it, just you know that bombs are a must to find hidden caves 😉

That was fun watching you puzzle that out! Kudos! TBH going in solo, blindly, with none of the available weapons or upgrades, and using no guides is not *NOT* hard mode. Generally, going in for the first time with someone experienced can actually be just silly fun. Btw, whatever you do, don't go beating up all the bunnies at the very first entry areas of World 1, zone 1 or zone 2. You were warned. As for the true hard (tribulation) mode, you have to embrace the fact that you will die A LOT in the most ridiculous ways. IMHO, best with exactly one other person for the first time if you decide you want to experience it. It's worth trying for a laugh. Anyway, fun as always and looking forward to more adventures!

just a few things: the mushrooms you thought were bait are actually pretty usefull... if you hit them a jumping pad will drop down so you can get back up. the normal mode is basicly just the easy mode without clouds (the hard mode does have clouds but they are trying to kill you), so you cant skip as much but the reward at the end is much better. if you dont have enough baubles to buy items you can trade in your bauble bubbles at the vendor outside the sab or in the starting area in the box (do it they are usefull). and finally if you would be interested in trying the hard mode tell me before, i will send you something you will reaaaally need for it^^

exploration mode is almost condescending with the rainbow roads that take you straight to the end lol

forgot to mention yesterday that you can burn the sticky flowers... at 13:50 you resetted the instance, but you can get out of them by hitting them with your stick (or nunchucks if you found the hidden shop in w2z2)

will give u a little tip> click 'y', click lfg, go to 'festivals' then party - list your party for where u are and u will get ppl to help you finish. Don't think anyone really attempts the yeti solo. There are 2 bosses after that one which are even harder - parties make it possible. People will list in lfg for any of the 7 end-zones. People will join at the end for the rewards/completion - you saved them a bunch of time :) Make sure you say 'exploration mode' cuz ppl will assume normal otherwise.

I've never done the Exploration mode you are doing but, try braking stuff in the shops. "This is cheating, Bro!" Um, Exploration mode is the "cheat mode". :P

6:53 'again, I don't know if that's anything collectible. I can't interact with it.' yes, you can. you can smack it with your weapon and it changes its shape offering an easy way to get back up to the checkpoint. 😉

Ayo 👋 basically never leaving a comment on youtube but as a GW2 Player since day one i have to say that iam really enjoying your adventure through tyria. It gives such a nice vibe watching you discovering everything through the eyes of a new player. Sometimes this kind of view on the game gets a bit blurred if you already put in thousand of hours. Brings back the magic from the past. If you have time, maybe stream it too on twich ;) But sadly it would be 3am in germany when you go live 😁 Anyway, keep it up and have fun! PS: Try tribulation mode. it would be entertaining hehe

13:46 these plants entangle you. jumping over them is one option but fraught with loss of life if not done right. easiest way to deal with these plants is to burn them. you'll need a torch for it. one of the earlier shops offered you a torch (and a whip). don't buy keys, they may drop randomly anyway and you don't know locations for most of the chests yet.

Super Adventure Festival ends on May 7, so get done what you can . The year-long wait till it comes around again feels extra long once you've had your first taste. For kicks, you should try about 5 or 10 minutes of tribulation mode, just to experience how horribly brutal and unfair it is. Have tissue ready, because it may make you cry.😆 Seriously, the developer who created SAB is a sadist, and made tribulation mode to demonstrate the true darkness of his vile trickery and bottomless cruelty. You can look up every guide you want, but it'll still bitch-slap you like you insulted its mama. Good luck in there, and may the gods have mercy on your poor mortal soul.

39:00 'is this like basically doing the 'hard mode'?' no, this is the _normal mode_ . hard mode or *tribulation mode* is a whole different experience. you could make a mental note for next year and test your patience. you need nerves made of steel for the hard mode. 💪🦾🦿👀🙏