Let's get down to brass tacks: "Chained Together" is having a bit of a moment right now. And by "having a bit of a moment," we mean "the damn game is destroying friendships."
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00:00Let's get down to brass tacks.
00:02Chained Together is having a bit of a moment right now, and by having a bit of a moment,
00:06we mean the damn game is destroying friendships.
00:10Five, four, three, two, one!
00:16Chained Together is getting a ton of exposure thanks to big-time streamers attempting to
00:20conquer its intentionally frustrating design.
00:24Players in Chained Together need to climb their way out of hell, and even though the
00:27game can be played solo, it's really all about working together.
00:32Teams of two to four players are linked by an infernal chain, meaning everyone needs
00:36to communicate and move with precision to beat the game's absurd obstacle courses and
00:41platforming puzzles.
00:44Superstar streamer Kai Sanat jumped into the game after finding the perfect partner for
00:48the challenge, traveling to Miami and meeting up with iShowSpeed to make a run for the ages.
00:53To get into the right headspace, Sanat and iShowSpeed literally chained themselves together
00:58before sitting down to stream an epic run of the game.
01:02They went indetermined to see the end of Chained Together, but neither of them were really
01:06prepared for the 12-hour climb to the top that awaited them.
01:10Neither were their viewers, who have been blown away by what occurred during the stream.
01:14Sanat and iShowSpeed started their Chained Together run with high hopes and tons of excitement,
01:20but it didn't take long for the streamers to start sabotaging themselves.
01:24The first sign of trouble came just over an hour into the stream, when Speed suggested
01:28that Sanat try pressing Alt plus F4, the shortcut for closing an application on Windows, to
01:34fix a problem in the game.
01:35Sanat fell for it, kicking off the now-infamous tug-of-war portion of the stream.
01:40Okay, chill, chill, chill!"
01:43After that, the two managed to pull themselves together, but the road to victory was still
01:47filled with potholes.
01:49Chained Together is particularly good at demoralizing players because a single mistake can mean
01:53slowly falling to the ground and losing hours of progress.
01:57Sanat and Speed experienced plenty of falls, and by the time they were nearing the 10-hour
02:02mark, they were losing steam.
02:04At that point, no one would have blamed them for quitting.
02:06Despite that, they stayed strong, and just a couple hours later, they were staring victory
02:11in the face.
02:12iShowSpeed and Kaisanat each have the entire run, complete with the biggest successes and
02:17worst failures edited down to one-hour highlight reels on their YouTube channels.
02:22One commenter wrote,
02:23"...they never backed down and never gave up.
02:25The definition of true legends."
02:28Another pointed out how Sanat and Speed's dedication to the Chained Together run really
02:32reflects their approach to streaming.
02:35One fan wrote,
02:36"...y'all are mentally unstoppable.
02:38Y'all didn't become this big by luck."
02:40Some have expressed feeling genuinely inspired by the way Sanat and Speed managed to work
02:45together to overcome Chained Together.
02:47Others were more impressed by how much the game managed to break them down, with iShowSpeed
02:52even dropping his usual over-the-top energy by the end.
03:03No one was prepared for a 12-hour marathon stream, but Sanat and Speed managed to pull
03:08through.
03:09By the time they reached the end of the game, their arguments from the beginning of the
03:12stream seemed long-forgotten.
03:14Sweet victory brought them together once more.
03:17I love you man, Kai.
03:18This was a journey, bro.
03:19No, I deadass love you, bro.