HE'S DONE IT. HE'S PLAYING ULTRAKILL GUYS.

Marco is literally the only person allowed to play ultrakill on harmless difficulty and not get trashtalked to death in the comment section

I like how Harmless and Lenient *_specifically_* exist for players that can't handle higher difficulties and people *_still_* riot when someone plays on it

I enjoyed that immensely. Happily playing on harmless and having a good time. Act 2 sometime soon. Also I play all games on easy because of time and because anger issues. EDIT: Just tried standard - almost threw up. Slower is better. A, A, C - can punch shotgun shells now. Don’t understand gun with coin flip

Honestly, love that Marco is playing on harmless Not everyone can handle the Carpel tunnel inducing speeds of even normal It also lets him listen to the music without much worry

"not sure what v1 and v2 are doing down in hell" >mankind is dead >blood is fuel >hell is full

36:07 "This repetitive pattern is such an interesting *drone"* >drones immediately spawn

i hope he thoroughly reads all of the ultrakill lore and sees how much he got right just from listening to the music

MarcoMeatball spotted trying to PARRY with the KNUCKLEBLASTER

I think you might be *the* Target Audience Player. You took it at your own pace, experienced everything Hakita had to offer, and time and again, vindicated the value of all the effort Hakita no doubt put into this game, from the music to the pacing of level themes, and even a bunch of that subtle "behind the scenes" polish and pacing nobody ever notices. If Ultrakill was a wine, you properly savored it, and I think that's pretty rare.

"I played the prelude but I sucked at it." >C >B >A >A >A

BELIEVE ME GUYS, he's RESTRAINING his full power by playing harmless. He'd become TOO ELITE if he chose anything else.

Harmless is a perfect way to start. Great way to get your footing. Harmless and lenient are honestly what I'd recommend starting out unless you're a bloody psycho masochist. Also, some tips, as I am an Ultrakill addict: Any attack that has a yellow flash can be parried, at one point you accidentally punched your shotgun shells, this is Projectile Boosting, Abuse dis.

He's becoming John Ultrakill now

WHAT?! this is unexpected, but obviously a welcome one. Play however you want of course (because somethimes people might get a bit backseat-y), and hope you'll enjoy ULTRAKILL as much as I did.

fun fact if you didn't already know, there is a game speed option you can adjust when major assists are toggled in case the game's going too fast

"It's that fukken ... spider!" I like this because despite having multiple other names, the Malicious Face (aka Maurice) is actually referred to as "spider" internally :D

2:13 did a slam storage lol

Gotta say, Hakita handled difficulty really well. This difficulty seems really good for who isn't there for the challenge but to have fun

1:08:00 Oh, wow, you recognized the Requiem leitmotif almost immediately, even though the ORDER video released over a year ago, that's awesome!

Fun fact: The falling scream for the husks was originally a placeholder but hakita liked the placeholder so he just kept it there

You're the first person I've seen who has avoided to kill enemies, in order to see more, and then the enemies just kill each other anyway because of their explosives... And then the game is like "woaaaah dude SSS+ rating, you're insane!!" because everything is blowing up behind you. 10/10 most efficient way to play Ultrakill I've ever seen. Loved the playthrough.

when he picked up the revolver and the NAILGUN showed up i lost my shit

the sheer dedication of this man to take the time to analyze the music as he's playing. if that isn't dedication to his craft, i don't know what is

For some context, Hell in Ultrakill is conceptual, meaning that every layer has an individual theme, but different layout for each level. Gluttony doesn't actually take place within Minos' body, but the entrance just appears that way to V1. Also, Gabriel is an Angel, and acts as a warden of hell, preventing anything from going deeper than gluttony. Also, I can't wait for your playthrough of Act 2!

“I wonder if the prelude is reflective of the rest of the game” a man who has NO IDEA what’s in store for him

HE IS PLAYING IT?! THIS IS A MOMENT ON HISTORY

YESS DUDE. Please play the whole thing even if it's on harmless. As long as you're enjoying it, there is no wrong way to play this.

New Blood is such a good company to work with! I haven't played Ultrakill yet, but I hope you will give Fallen Aces a try once it is out. Our demo is available on Steam and the soundtrack is done by yours truly. I will have to share this video with the game's dev team :D

It always saddens me when I see youtubers start their Ultrakill playthrough and practically have to safeguard themselves against mean youtube comments because Ultrakill fans cant help themselves. I hope that you enjoy all of Ultrakill 🙏

Seeing you finally playing Ultrakill is a dream come true. Just... be aware. The hardcore Ultrakill comunity can get... annoying if you don't play anything less than perfect, so you'll probably get some mean comments. Hopefully that doesn't discourages you from enjoying the game.

34:50 "my first shitstorm" omg im dying ahahaha why would you say it like that ahahahah

Oh Jesus it's real! Marco have played in ULTRAKILL!!! I'm so happy you did it. I'm really glad you have enjoyed it even with the fact that you have seen less than 20% of content in game I know it sound kinda nerd like from me but I would like to give you some directions how to make your experience better Few tips for future + answers to questions that have appeared during your playthrough: 1. Try to experiment with weapons combinations. Weapons itself aren't interesting but the best part of ULTRAKILL arsenal are how they can combine with each other. For example try to fire at your granade from pistol and see what will happen (It's just a top of an iceberg how much of cool combinations you can find) 2. Try to parry your own shotgun bullets. Just try to see what will happen (I don't want to spoil what will happen :) ) 3. Buy some weapons from terminals. It adds more fire mods to your weapons. You can switch between them by pressing the same selection button again ("1" for pistol, "2" for shotgun, etc.) Red variation of railgun for example fires big explosion instead of one beam (more area but less damage) 4. V1, V2, Streetcleaners, Swordmachines, Drones and all other machine creatures came to Hell for blood. Blood is the main fuel for them. Humanity have extincted and there is no more blood on Earth so machines have started to seek for blood in Hell I hope you will have a great experience with this game. The further you go the better it becomes (I'm not even talking about secrets in this game)

I do not blame you for playing on harmless, this game is relentless.

I'M SO HAPPY ABOUT THIS also respect for playing harmless and not caring what people think

The song you listened to in 3-2 was called Divine Intervention, which is similar to Alters of Apostasy. If you want to hear Alters of Apostasy, you're just going to have to play act 2 for us ;)

fun fact: gabriel takes extra damage to the nailgun (the minigun lokking wepon) also you can change into green and red variants of the wepons eg: the pistol blue variant: shoots a charged shot green variant: trows a coin that can be shot at auto targets enimes red variant: spin the gun to recoche of the walls and celings (can be comboed with coins to be more lethal)

The reading of the book in clair de lune was beautiful, great job man

The way you read all the text, especially act 1 intermission cutscene, is just... beautiful

Totally fine to play on low difficulties. I really love seeing how quickly you pickup actually swapping around your weapons and especially parrying. Act 2 is really cool, and while playing I do recommend having a look at the weapon shop and taking advantage of the other weapon forms.

He told his dogs to "think about what they've done". "I WILL STRIKE AGAIN!!!"

It's so cool seeing you finally experience Ultrakill firsthand. I hope you reach act 3, as it actually answeres a lot of questions you had during this (i.e. what V1 and V2 are doing in hell)

44:45 this part made me smile for some reason... loving every part of this playthrough though, cant wait for act 2 37:48 honestly props to Marco for not streaming this, since this game really does suffer from backseating

Also massive double u for choosing harmless, one of the things ultrakill is good for is its accessibility for casual tearless fun enjoyers (neat way to say freetime gamers (noobs)) and since ultrakill has a quality quota quite equal for fun, story, difficulty and in your case the first place - music, its good to have a way to shift your focus without having to turn off the monitor

Oh my god, hell yeah! I didn’t think you’d be able to play it cuz you said it gave you motion sickness, but this is so incredibly delightful to see! I’m so excited to see you play more of it, your analyses of Ultrakill’s soundtracks are my absolute favorite Ultrakill OST analysis videos out there, I always find myself coming back to rewatch them.

This is the most relaxing Ultrakill playthrough I've ever seen

"Someone in chat just said 'Vinny lacks the mental illness for this game' what the fuck are you saying chat member?" "Imagine finding a way to insult every one of the game's audience and the streamer at the same time... Oh everyone's agreeing with them, nevermind"

oh my god he played it

Loved it! I'm glad people are receiving Harmless difficulty pretty well lol. I do agree that for someone who is busy doesn't need to extend the playtime and is just there for the vibes! I look forward to you getting up to date with this game :)

I love that you’re playing Ultrakill without the motion sickness now! Love the real-time music analysis too!

It's crazy to see how much the ultrakill ost moved you to the point of playing the actual game. Mad respect 🔥

WOOOOO HE'S DOING IT BOYS LETS *GOOOOOOO*

1:08:08 FINALLY! thank you for pointing it out dude, theres alot of reviewers on ultrakill's ost who make genuinely good reviews but they always let the requiem motif slip past their ears so its good that you actually noticed the motif fun fact though 3-1 also has a motif that can be found in 6-1 altars of apostasy (i dont know if you caught that i mightve missed that part if you did)

i am so overjoyed you are playing ultrakill thank you!!! you can feel videogame music so much more when youre actually playing the game and letting yourself be absorbed by the game and its music

Haven’t watched yet, but so SO glad you’re finally playing! Love your videos!

WOOOOOOOO YEAH!!! i am so glad to see you play ultrakill after seeing all your reactions to the OST. hope the following acts will be just as enjoyable for you!

Keep it up Marco! As a long-time ultrakill player, it was very interesting for me to watch how you play and get used to it over time. I'm glad that while playing you are beginning to understand more the context of the music in the game itself, I’ll look forward to the second and third acts in your playthrough

The legend finally has begun his journey! I've been waiting for this day and I am SO happy.

cant wait till bro gets to 5-1 and hears its music

Ultrakill really embodies the definition of "fuck around and find out" -- essentially, just about every weapon can be used with any other, and it's the player's job to discover these combinations. Techs are pretty difficult to find in a react series because you're trying to avoid spoilers, so try to take extra care to combine certain projectiles and such (such as shooting a coin from the green revolver with a different hitscan weapon)

I'm happy to see everyone in the comments being supportive of playing on easier difficulties. At it's core ULTRAKILL is a game made by and for obsessive weirdos (being one myself, I mean that as complete and glowing praise), and it can be very overwhelming as a result. I'm really glad the easier difficulties exist, because it lets people who would otherwise be unable to enjoy the game get to explore its depth and unhinged beauty at a pace more comfortable and enjoyable to them. Accessibility options are also there if you find them helpful/they let you enjoy your experience more, and I think there's some more specific difficulty fine-tuning you can do as well (either if something is proving more frustrating than you enjoy or if you think you might enjoy parts more with the difficulty turned up a little bit in certain areas) but I'm not sure about that because it's been a while since I've been in those menus..

This is so so awesome. Been watching your ost reviews for a while, and I enjoy each and every one of them! And it's so nice to see you play the game in the flesh, to see where and each soundtracks you reviewed plays so you could truly understand their meaning! Keep going, and ignore all the hate comments.

Thank you for this absolute gem of a play through.

I’m really glad you’re enjoying yourself! I love seeing people play my favorite game for the first time

1:35:00 "For your information Machine, I am driving the Corps of King Minos like a fucking Mazda."

Amazing playthrough! I loved how you talked about the game as you went through the layers. Looking forward to ACT 2!

IVE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS, IM GLAD YOU ENJOYED THIS MARCO

Im praying nobody backseats him 🙏🏻

I never expected this, hope you are having a lot of fun, it only gets better and better

40:05 Honestly, "brainless" is a very good way to describe Ultrakill's gameplay but not for the way you'd expect. When you're REALLY ultrakilling, it's like you just turn your brain off and act on pure demon-killing instinct. When you combine this instinct with the muscle memory for crazy-explosive tech, you become a war machine much like the one you play as.

Crazy that you first tried v2! That’s the skill check!

Watching you play this makes me realise how lucky I am, that I don't get motion sickness in games. Also, watching someone else play makes me realise how easily it would take hold if I did. Fairly unique user experience lesson. Great session!

I loved watching this even if it's not the usual ultrakill gameplay you'd see. Just a small tip, your weapons have a green and sometimes a red variant you can switch between them with E. Some of them make fighting so much fun like the green revolver for example is just super satisfying to use. Already hyped for part 2

YOOOO I've wanted to see this for a while, looking forward to more chapters

YAY! so happy you gave it another go, and that you had a good time! ^_^

a bit sad to watch him see the lust layer, and ask “why is it a city” only to end up missing the lorebook that would have answered his question

Glad you're enjoying the game! I've never seen harmless gameplay before and it seems so slow in comparison, but I'm glad it's in the game so you can still have fun with the whole experience. It means you're able to take in a lot more, not only gameplay wise but for music and details too. It's nice being able to take everything in without getting your ass kicked every 10-20 seconds! I'd recommend trying to P rank the Prelude and Act 1 if you feel like coming back to the game after Layer 7, it unlocks some pretty cool extra content and incredible music. The same does go for Act 2, but even Act 1 alone is a lot to ask, so I wouldn't expect that. If you don't have time for that though there's a secret mission for every layer, most are easy to get to with a guide so I'd recommend checking those out!

Remember y'all, don't be an ass because he didn't do your funny ultradoublerailcoinpunchcoinadd tech, most of the joy in the game comes from discovery and application.

Hell yea, glad you enjoyed your Act 1 experience! Lots of clean parries, very stylish! Also, a tutorial was auto-skipped because you had played the level before, but: *'E' will cycle through your current weapon's variations.* Each weapon type (Revolver, Shotgun, Nailgun, and Railcannon) has 2 or 3 different alt-fire options. For example, the Revolver's Piercer and Sharpshooter: Piercer is the blue one- a piercing beam that can hit up to 3 enemies, or one enemy up to 3 times. Sharpshooter is the red one- a piercing beam that only hits enemies once, but can hit more enemies and bounce off walls for single-target multi-hits or stylish takedowns. It can also make projectiles blow up. You can buy and equip/unequip these variations at the yellow terminals at the start of every level. Do try out the other variations to see which you like! You can have as many or as few equipped as you'd like.

That's ma boi, u recognized the REQUIEM leitmotif straight away. Btw nice one that u streamed the ultrakill. Appreciated.

Have you played Undertale Yellow yet? It’s an incredibly high quality Undertale fangame that’s - in my opinion - almost as good as the original, with an amazing story like the original. Highly recommend giving it a go if you haven’t already. Edit: Also, here are some tips: Check the shop! Just because a weapon variant is listed there doesn’t mean you own it yet. While the nailgun is recharging, switch to another weapon to keep up the dps. Experiment! Most weapons can interact with one another in unique and surprising ways. Under the style meter is a bar showing how much you’ve used a certain weapon. If you use it too much, you won’t gain as much style for it, and if you are at least reasonably often switching weapons, you’ll get a style bonus. Parrying is generally the rule, not the exception. You can actually parry the punches of King Minos’ corpse, Sliding helps you stay mobile while your stamina is recharging. Make sure to get up close with enemies to heal. That’s all I got for now. Might come back and add more later.

I started playing this game the other day and DAMN, one of the best games I've ever played. Enjoy man.

Hey marco! I absolutely love your vids about music reaction especially the ultrakill ones. Seeing you playing it was definetly a surprise. I would like to tell you something fun about the secrets you collect is that depending on how many you have you can change the coloration of the gun to a certain set. You can check this out at the terminals.

Рад видеть нового игрока. Не слушай тех, кто осуждает твой стиль игры или выбраную сложность, и просто получай удовольствие 😊

im so excited to finally see you play this! also dont worry about what anyone says about your gameplay, just focus on enjoying the game for yourself!!!

Love it Marco, Im sure everyone could see your gamer instincts come through going from struggle with jumps to beating gabriel in 2 tries. cant wait for Act 2 although i recommend getting the secrets and doing the secret levels sometime most the lore is on consoles at the end of those and theyre all pretty neat

49:35 nice glad you're finally experiencing ultrakill in all its glory! ^^ truly one of the video games of all time

Im glad you liked act 1! It only gets better from here!

Such a peaceful guy playing such a violent game. It kinda works and i love it.

that was really insteresting to watch, I really love your comments about the game design, keep it up ! and do not hesitate to try the new weapons in the shop, you might like some of them ;) have a good one

you're doing great marco. i assume nobody will do so, but dont let anyone tell you otherwise that youre doing amazing!! not even yourself!! I can't wait for you to experience act 2!

This is so freaking cool to see you play.

Holy shit he is actually playing it this is so good , love your content keep it up

Love the analysis and commentary

Bro may not know the game tech. But he knows the music tech and that's more important for this sires. Pop off king it's great to see you play the game I hope you enjoyed it

1:09:39 Oh man oh boy I can't wait to see him realize this is a slower, simplified version of Order. ...Well...probably the other way around, actually, this came first, but still.

It is fascinating hearing you talk about the music in real time.

18:00 HE DID IT GUYS! HE PROJECTILE BOOSTED

OH LMAO HE ACCIDENTALY DID SLAM STORAGE AT 2:13

The fact that Marko liked it is a real testiment to how good accessibility features benefit games