it would make the queen's attempts at keeping people out more tragic, as she has slain more survivors than she has saved

@@noobyboi6324 ikr, but it is what it is. Besides, the survivor would had died anyways

@@somepersonig3000 remember that party ship from the trailer for the lighthouse?

@@noobyboi6324 didn't see it...

That pretty much sums it up. Lol. Good to see you again, mofoman. Thanks for watching! :)

@@SquatchGamingChannel not so cool at the end tho kind of an a**

Ah, yeah. The "whole word is doomed" is a dick move. But we all have those days, don't we?!? Lol.

The end FEELS LIKE ”LOL”😂😂

Same

Well if it helps there's an animated series of questionable canonicity being made so there's a chance we might get an answer to that cliffhanger

@@spirittail4958 Naa, I think it plays in a different timeline/universe

​@@OnCoatedalso possible given we have time travel and timeline shenanigans happen in canon

@@spirittail4958 Could be. Gotta keep the hopes high

I've never heard of these, and didn't see any evidence/implications in the game that would hint at these. Do you mind taking the time to go into detail about them?

@@cacovonluca you could also mention the fact that in the room with the King and Queen portraits, the weapons from the servants are gone, and the only ones left are a sword and dagger, which are exactly the type of weapons Time Keeper has on her, although she seems to have left those there and found better ones.

@@HaphazardousSpace True! Completely forgot about that detail!

@@SquatchGamingChannel Edited the comment with more evidence :3

@@cacovonluca You mind if I pin this comment so others can see it? While I think they stray pretty far into speculation, others might like to read them!

Not going anywhere yet! Just takes me longer to make these. Lol. Thanks for the support, man! Appreciate it!

living cells

@@arzentvm not-dead-yet cells

Hope you enjoyed! Thanks for watching! I do! But given real life commitments, it takes a while to get to them. Ender Lillies has been requested a few times, and I've looked at the game once or twice, but never taken the plunge. Maybe sometime soon I'll take a closer look at it! Thanks for the request, man! I appreciate it!

@@SquatchGamingChanneldo moonscars bruh the lore is the type of lore that needs uncovering really bad but the story is good and the gameplay is also sick

Long live the king!

Agreed. Also, as an aside, I was so disappointed when The Queen and the Sea DLC came out and there were like... No lore rooms. Big bummer for me. Still fun though! Thanks for watching!

This and Risk of Rain 2 have drained soooo much time out of me while making videos for them. Lol. If you had to guess, what do you think my playtime in Dead Cells is? Yeah, I know! Super exciting! I think I'll hit it around September/October if I keep trending the way I have the past couple months! As always, Rickard, thanks for the continued support, my man!

People need to stop saying this shit every video every channel wtfff

That’s one of the blurbs for the Infested Shipwreck, and it translates to something “In his home at Dobor, dead Staphy waits dreaming.” The word “Staphy” is the replacement for Cthulhu in that sentence which would be the name of the Cosmic God. Staphy also calls to mind “staph infection” which seems to insinuate that there could be a connection to the Malaise. But since development on the game has stopped, we’ll never know if they intended to develop that thread further. However, the Leghuggers (and maybe Armored Shrimps?) are called “lil staphy” in the code, so the blurb seems more like it’s hinting at them rather than a cause of the Malaise. I mean, I guess they could be the cause, but we see that they lay eggs and hatch from a dead body instead of reanimating it from the dead, so doesn’t seem like they’re the cause. (Unless it’s one of those things where they brought the pathogen in with them, but we see no evidence of that in the game, so it’s all just speculation.) As an aside, I wish they developed that Staphy/Eldritch God thread further in another DLC rather than make Return to Castlevania, but I can’t blame them for making what they wanted to make and it’s out of my control (and never gonna happen now), so oh, well. Thanks for watching!

The last one ever! Hope you enjoyed! Thanks for watching!

Thanks for the feedback! Whenever speculation starts to get thick, I always try to use words like "may" or "seems" or things like that to indicate that there's some wiggle room in the interpretation, but I guess I didn't do it well enough! Lol. Where do you feel the speculation was heavy? And what kind of explanations would you rather seen towards the end?

​@@SquatchGamingChannel Well... Near 7:54 you said the apostates were part of the royal court, but the images you showed read to me as them simply being people that lived on the island and happened to be good at medical things, but were later banished to the shores. (do note that I have not played Dead Cells in a while so maybe there is evidence but you didn't show it) At 11:38 you mentioned an order to keep people in prison after they were proven to be healthy, although the dialogue only mentions them serving their time, which seems to me like it's just talking about prisoners being kept in prison for some time because that's how prison works in most places, people usually serve time in prison, then are freed. The king seems to just want people infected to stay there and not be freed, so they don't infect anyone else. If they were healthy, there would be no more need to keep them there than anyone else, really, although I guess they did start putting everyone else there too eventually. 15:07 Why do you act as if infected animals came significantly later than prisoners ? Perhaps they simply were not focused on because they were more easy to get rid of and/or harder to notice/there were less of them. This "it was soon found" just feels a bit odd to me, you could have just mentioned that the Malaise was not limited to humans and that infected animals were still very dangerous. For 18:27 it could just be that the people using it... died... Also at 23:00 this isn't a case of too much speculation but I feel like the "day 1" repeat was hinting at a time loop which you did not go much in depths about despite it being required for special dialogues on replay from some people and everyone being brought back to life every day (perhaps also the tutorial knight stating that you were not the only one in the "you cannot die" situation). 27:41 The alchemist claims that "some say" the sap is doing that, so he's taking some to try it out, I'm not too sure on the Ancient Basin connection but I guess both are orangeish. At 29:39 I don't actually remember much since it's been a while but wasn't it implied that the giant was killed after complaining about the alchemist to the king ? Other things: At 32:36 in 5BC you can have malaise infection though can't you ? At 33:48 you did not really explain how cells seemed to magically appeared in chests and all, seems you tried to say it like it just happened leaving only questions with no theory on how or why, same with Boss Stem Cells, which I mean could just be noncanon or something, same with the crossover weapons and skills. 35:40 you didn't really explain the rune you gain there, which is kinda very important for 48:04 43:20 you make it seem like the Giant cannot be fought before 4BC, you don't say it - and do imply that it's not needed by later talking about how something special happens at 4BC - but the way you tell the story is confusing. Also the end was a little... anticlimactic ? Like "ehh they fight the end", although I guess it's just how the game ends. Still, I would've liked for you to talk more about what this could mean and truly end. It just feels to me like the way you told the events of the game were a little too... I don't know, precise ? Like, on what exactly happens in a playthrough, with things that seem unnecessary to talk about, and not enough talking about what those events actually mean. Am I annoying complaining about too much speculation at times then asking for more speculation at other times ? (oops-) Oh, also, side note, this may seem like a lot but overall I'd say this video is really good. The editing especially, putting gameplay showcasing evidence for your claims in the background is just genius and I wish more people did similar things rather than trying to explain "so you see in this room here you can find this dialogue which says-", those take way too long to explain simple things but your format is very efficient.

Wow, real thorough! I'll share my thoughts for each! 7:54 - I can see that interpretation! My thinking came from the the line "The most senior of the King's medical advisors..." which suggests they were in the employ of the King. "Royal Court" probably wasn't the best words to use, but they did have an association with the King 11:38 - To me, the message "even after they have served their time" means to not let any prisoners leave, period. Doesn't matter if they were healthy, sick, or their sentence expired - they were to be kept in Prison no matter what. There's also the Prisoner that mentions that he was healthy, but felt the need to break out of the Prison (you can see a clip around 09:46 of what I'm mentioning). He's not infected, but, suggested by the tally marks on the wall of the cell, he's been kept in Prison for looong time, most likely past the end of his sentence. 15:07 - Guess it was just poor word choice! 18:27 - Guess it was just poor word choice! 23:00 - I wanted to keep the Time Shenanigans vague because when you scrutinize it more heavily, it kind of falls apart. Why do some people stay dead, like the King's Original Body or the Tutorial Knight, after a reset? Why doesn't the Homunculus King/Beheaded lose all his runes and Boss Cells and Items and whatnot after a reset? Why does the reset happen after going through the Fountain instead of after the Time Keeper warps away? Why can't the Time Keeper of the "Original Loop" reset that loop after the King drinks the Panacea and kills the Collector to try and find a way to stop him from doing that? Why can't she stop the King's Infection or prevent the further spread of the Malaise? Without a timeline of when she starts her work (besides "before the events of the game") and what the extent of her powers are, I thought it best to gloss over it and mention the loop stuff later. 27:41 - That's a case of when I use "seem" to frame it a possibility instead of definite thing. Plus, I feel the implication is pretty strong from the game in that regards. 29:39 - Not that I've seen. In that lore room, it just says "I don't know what happened between him and the King..." so it doesn't say for sure. The Giant gives us the best idea in the dialogue I showed. But happy to be corrected if that's the case! 32:36 - Yup! It used to happen on lower BC difficulties too. I figure that's not the King (as in the Homunculus form) being infected, but the body he inhabits. Or something like that 33:48 - That's because there's nothing out there about it! 35:40 - Ah, true! Although, it is weird that the King gets that ability only after he keeps his first run, isn't it? 43:20 - Good point! I guess I could have taken some time to talk about the Giant fight when I was talking about how the Island changed, eh? Are you genuinely asking me? I would say No, you're not being annoying. First of all because I asked you, and secondo f all you're obviously passionate about this and seeing your excitement about it is great to see! :) Happy to hear you enjoyed! Like I said in the video, I'm not perfect so the video isn't perfect, but I did the best I could! Awesome to hear you like the editing. Sometimes I worry that I'm approaching these types of videos the wrong way since I don't do the style you mentioned (the whole "so this letter says, 'blah blah blah' which we can take to mean yada yada yada" style), but I've always like to back up my words with evidence, so this style seemed natural to me. I haven't always been perfect with that, straying way to far into speculation sometimes (just watch my Risk of Rain story summary video for an example!), but always try my best to share what these stories are about. Thanks for the chat, man! Enjoyed talking with you! And thanks for watching!

Sure, but if I didn’t include it, I couldn’t say the video includes all the DLCs! Besides, I feel like it slots in pretty well/inconsequentially! I could see that as a possibility, but I think it’s just the Alternate King going through the Island like normal. He just meets the King instead of the Hand at the end. Thanks for watching!

Thank you, Darkblu! Happy to hear you enjoy them so much! As for the games: 1. I actually have a script and lots of shots recorded for a video on Iconoclasts. I even recorded audio at one point last year, but it got corrupted, so I had to scrap it and I haven’t gone back to it since. It’s on the backlog though, and I’ll probably make a video on it sooner or later! 2. I’ve never heard of Genopanic. I took a look at it, and I really like the look of it! I don’t think I’ll ever make a video on it, but I might play it at some point! 3. I’ve thought about doing the Axiom Verge games, but there’s not a lot of requests for them, so I haven’t started the process. Thanks for the requests, Darkblu! I can’t get to all of them, but I do keep them in mind when deciding which games to make videos on!

Yeah, the story hasn’t fundamentally changed, so if you’ve watched the old stuff, this won’t include anything groundbreaking. But it does put everything in order while adding new stuff. I guess you could call it a “Definitive Edition” of sorts. At least I didn’t just chop up my old videos, splice them into a new one, and upload that. That would have sucked. Lol. Hope you enjoyed! Thanks for watching and sharing your thoughts!

It was added in an update between the Queen and the Sea and the Return to Castlevania DLCs. Once per run, in the Collector Hallway between levels, a special chest will appear that will take you to the Bank and replace the level you were going to go to. It’s pretty neat! Thanks for watching!

It revolves around the Oiled Sword and Fire Grenade. You hit them with the Oiled Sword to apply Oil stacks on the enemy. Throw the Fire Grenade to set the Oil on fire. Now attacks with the Oiled Sword do Crits for ten seconds. The reason why the damage is so high is because the Oiled Sword I had did double damage to a target that was covered in Burning Oil which synergized perfectly with the whole build, allowing for massive damage. The other two items (shield and infantry grenade) could be swapped out with your own preference of items. Not sure how viable the build is on higher difficulties (usually use Tactics for those runs). Really only played with it on 0BC. In theory, would still be devastating.

I've been averaging about 500-600 subscribers a month, so hopefully by October, I'll get there! Can't wait!!!

I've heard of the games, but never knew there was a lot of lore in it. I took a quick look, and it looks like you're right: there does seem to be more there than you would think. Are the two games linked at all? Or are they independent stories?

@@SquatchGamingChannel Not completely sure about it, there are NPCs that are present in both games, but it does seem to be different stories since the concept of different universes (threads) is present

I've been averaging about 500-600 subscribers a month, so hopefully by October, I'll get there! Wow, you've been around a long time! Thanks soooo much for the support through the years, man! I really appreciate it! :)

@@SquatchGamingChannel Keep at it, you'll make it, I'll be here for the whole ride, I always enjoy and return to the content, it's absolutely beautiful. Keep strong, man.

Also only made it to the hand of the king twice

Smoke and Mirrors. I used Custom Mode and Accessibility Mode extensively while getting shots for this. Lol. Thanks for watching!

I am betrayed How could you do this Im gonna buy and beat dead cells with the builds ive seen you use in this video out of spite Thank you for introducing me to this wonderful game

Doesn’t seem like it ties into the in-game lore very much, but I’ll watch it! What about you?

@@SquatchGamingChannel true I don't mind honestly I'm looking forward to it aswell! If anything, the new art style is just a way to tell a new story And who knows It could be epic

I'm not sure yet. I thought about it, but since it doesn't seem to be tied to the lore of the game very much (based on what I saw in the trailer), I don't know if it'll fit. Not even sure where I'm going to be able to watch it either! Guess we'll see when it comes out!

@@SquatchGamingChannel you can stremeo, it’s free and it literally has any show/movie

Wow, good looking out, man! I'll check it out! Thanks!

I've never heard of Vigil: the Longest Night. I took a quick look, and it looks like it's a game that would interest me (I love metroidvanias), but can't promise a video on it. For making videos, it's never been a issue of desire for me, but of time. I don't have a lot of free time, and have even less nowadays (I have a day job plus all my familial obligations), so I can't get to everything I'd like to. I'll keep Vigil in mind and if I ever get time, I'll tackle it! Thanks for the suggestion/request! Really appreciate it! :)

@@SquatchGamingChannel What an honor to receive your response and I'm glad to know that you took a quick look and liked it... Hey, take your time, your priorities are understandable despite having a channel and creating quality content that keeps the audience interested and that's fine, BETTER LATE THAN NEVER makes those days worth it, take your time and the necessary research If necessary, you know videos and how you upload the content sounds like a movie premiere XD I must also thank you and congratulate you for your great work on the Ddead cells lore, your way of telling it undoubtedly feels like watching a suspenseful movie documentary, greetings..

It's been requested/suggested/recommended a few times, and I even bought the games to start the process of making something, but haven't taken the dive yet. Besides, MutantWormGirl already beat me to the punch with her vidoes, so looks like I missed my shot!

Many people have already made videos about it. Besides, there's not much to talk about, to be fair. All of the Gods' bullshit can be explained reasonably fast, same for any of prevalent characters or events. Only things left to do is theorycrafting (i.e. Gro-goroth's rebirths or Lovecraftian love story theories, both being a bit streched, but really god damn interesting)

Why not? Besides, I couldn’t say the video included all DLCs if I didn’t go over Return to Castlevania. And it fits in quite nicely/inconsequentially with where it’s at in the video! Thanks for watching!

Looks like a fun game, but I currently don't have the time to dedicate to a video on it. Maybe some day in the future! Thanks for the request and thanks for watching!

Is that a good thing or a bad thing? Lol

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Ikr, I hope they make another dlc with a "better" ending Better as in a bit happier and less assholy It's a good ending where he fights with himself but if the timekeeper could prevent him from finishing the alchemist and get a way to save more people than just himself I think it would be better I haven't gotten to that ending yet but if I had to play through so many difficult runs for the ending it has I think I would be disappointed