Let's Actually Play Minecraft Again: The Next Chapters 

Rediscovering Minecraft has been an absolute joy. Thank you so much to everyone for the massive amount of support on my previous Minecraft video, which I'd strongly recommend watching before this one if you haven't already. This video contains everything I've played since the last video. I'll be continuing the series starting TOMORROW 3pm GMT on my Twitch channel - if you watch this, you will be completely up to date. Massive thank you as ever to my editor Cloé for working on this, as these videos are a significant undertaking compared to others. I'm hoping to make at least one more video to follow this in the near future of my stream highlights. I hope everyone enjoys it :) Edit: I made a little blunder with music accidentally layering at certain points in the video, and I apologise there. It seems one of my audio tracks didn't mute properly come the final edit. I'll be more careful come the next one there. It shouldn't disrupt the video too much, but it is a little noticeable when it occurs haha

49:44 "I want to set up a little animal farm" "I'll call him Orwell" English major moment

RT saying "Oh wow it feels like i'm digging up an archaeological site!" and unknowingly destroying all of the suspicious gravel is so agonizing but very funny, this series great

To think 5 years ago RT forced 200 starving chatters to drain the ocean for him when he was in Creative. Now he's parting the sea himself in Survival. We've really come full circle. He really made me miss Minecraft.

1:35:34 What's incredible is the explosion occurred just as it exited the water, so it still had block damage.

Something I love about the series that I haven’t seen anyone else mention is how much it truly feels like a story. It doesn’t feel like someone just min maxing a video game, it truly feels like an explorer attempting to thrive in a strange new world, which is something that most Minecraft series fail to do. Well done Mr. Game and Mrs. Cloè the editor.

That creeper was a divine punishment from God for trying to part the ocean

for some reason... when RT was just building the mountain basement, with the chill music... it got me really nostalgic for back when I used to play Minecraft all the time. Like RT, I haven't seriously played Minecraft outside of the build streams in years... and this series of videos has really got me reminiscing on those times. Back when I was just a kid, back when I wasn't constantly worried, when I wasn't questioning who I was as a person. The carefree days of just playing the silly block game with my friend. It's dumb, but... this series made me remember how that felt, even if only for a little while. So, thank you, RT.

A small tip for 1:38:10 - If you use a bucket of water on the trapdoor, it will become waterlogged and release water, thus creating a barrier that will still function as an elevator.

Imagine if RT didn’t make a backup before the infamous Creeper

dan actually doing an unironic multi-episode minecraft lets play is not what i thought 2024 had in store but here we are

At 17:20 when Dan was building the basement on top of the track "Goodbye to a World", felt so.. precious to me. I felt a wave of serenity as I watch the clip, cloe got some good taste in music man.

1:37:10 "Safety trapdoor" Loved that dramatic irony.

I cannot emphasize enough how immensely cool the Hollow Mountain is as a setting. It's a mountain that's also a gigantic cavern with towering stalagmites nearly touching the roof and tunnels that lead further down. There's evidence of people being down here before with mine shafts, but it looks like reality altered around them with nonsensical layouts and structures floating in the air. There are amethyst geodes the size of houses. There's a wizard tower on top of the mountain made out of those geodes. Someone please made a DnD module out of this

Watching dan explore the underwater and trail ruins really made me realise how... unintuitive the archaeology system of the game actually is. Like there's nothing to tell players to look for the suspicious gravel or use the brush on it to dig up items, unless they follow the patch notes or watch it from someone else. Like even a toast popup in the corner when you destroy a piece of suspicious gravel would help, just anything to inform the player that they're doing something wrong.

52:07 Watching him kill this 0.04% chance full Diamond Zombie instead of trying to keep it was one of the most excruciatingly painful experiences of my life

Absolutely love at 3:16 when RT discovers more chunk distance only to make 4 Endermen in the distance pissed, love that

1:17:40 The comedic timing of this is impeccable, genuinely. The sudden noises, the triple-take, the casual way RT addresses them, they way they don't even shoot, just stand there. Fuckin fantastic

Watching a creeper walk up to Dan's home or randomly spawning in it,... really hurts. It really highlights the importance of lighting up your home and the nearby area.

What’s weird is I grew up with Minecraft. Since 1st grade I’ve been obsessed with it. I watched RU-vidrs, I laughed, I cried, and I grew up with this game. Of course, I got older. I stopped touching the game after a few years, claiming it had “fallen off.” However, I always knew it would have a place in my heart. As I grew up, those RU-vidrs revealed their true colors. I lost a lot of the people I looked up to in the past years, and it hurt me. To rediscover an interest, a growing desire with this game from a RU-vidr I’ve grown to love in the past 5 years? It feels.. good. It feels good to know I’ve grown and I’m able to rediscover an old love for something like this with a creator I value and always take the time to check in with. I’m an adult now, and I still find a kid inside of myself whenever I see these videos. Thank you, Dan.

There’s genuinely something so good about this series. Every time I watch and think “hE’s NoT DOinG iT riGht.” I make myself stop and wait, and each time it’s wonderful. I thought I knew what a Minecraft build was supposed to look like, but I am a bit in love with the wizard tower and the observatory. Glad you’re enjoying the series RT, because it is a joy to behold

The odds of Dan finding a damn zombie with full diamond armor is 0.04%… bro is Irish with that luck

RT, destroying an ancient archeological dig site: Wow this really feels like I'm destroying an ancient archeological dig site! I wonder why

I genuinely think this is more entertaining than most movies coming out now. As others have mentioned, it really does feel like a story with downfalls and triumphs. I normally put on long yt videos to play in the background while I'm playing a game, but i couldnt focus on my game watching this. This video just kept drawing my attention back. Well done, Dan and Cloé, for making a cinematic masterpiece. I can't wait for the finale

the recurring creeper incidents were hysterical this ep 😭 awesome ending with the credits music too

in an age of minecraft videos where they optimize the fun out of it, it's nice to see someone just genuinely enjoy playing the game with no strings attached. no permadeath, no mods that add the industrial revolution, just pure Minecraft as you remember it.

The "dig site" that RT found was a structure called the trail ruins, to loot it properly, you need to make a brush with copper, a stick and a feather. Then you can loot the odd looking gravel for items like dyes, panes, music discs and more. Honestly one of my personal favourite additions and I hope RT eventually discovers its true function as its honestly fairly relaxing Underwater structures like the desert temple and sunken ruins can also have these gravel variants or even sand, which have different loot including diamonds, more pottery shards and sniffer eggs, a new mob added. Edit: the entire point of this comment was for Dan to know abit more about what he found, as a friendly piece of info, not start an argument in the comments.

This series truly captures what it is to really enjoy Minecraft how it was supposed to be made to be played. Not trying to min max at every opportunity but just going at your own pace and doing whatever you want and building whatever you want.

I love how RT went from finding his first home in a village to "got any valuables?" Very rapidly

RT becoming a whimsical wizard on a mountain top in a shining amethyst tower, surrounded by beautiful cherry blossoms, above a vast underground cave system/dungeon, a conqueror of villages, explorer of Hell, Slayer of dragons is so D&D and was not on my 2024 bingo card. Point being we need more fan art

Daniel you might not see this but if you do I just want to let you know, I'm an adult on the autism spectrum, and java edition Minecraft has been my special interest for over 10 years now. You have no idea how much joy this series brings me. Its an incredibly fun experience and I hope to god you are enjoying this as much as I am. I've been tuning into the streams when off work, and mining away along side you in my own single player world. I am so incredibly proud of how far youve come in this series and I cant wait for more. I hope you don't feel any pressure to make this a full playthrough though if you arnt feeling up to it, that's the beauty of Minecraft, you can always boot up a new or old world and explore anew. Please put you're own health and wellbeing before making videos or streaming Dan, and well be there to join in long with you whenever you feel up to it.

"Documenting the world seems pretty important here" *meanwhile me and my friends cold warring each other with ICBMs and Singularity Generators* You are so precious, Dan, never change

I’m crying. I’m actually crying. This. THIS!!! Is what lets plays should be. You are a joy and a comfort. Thank you Dan. Thank you

34:42 SIR A SECOND CREEPER HAS HIT THE WIZARD TOWER

49:55 dan naming the pig "orwell" made me burst out laughing. you can tell hes an english major lmao

Legit, this is one of my favorite series from RT since the kirby game and persona 5. The way you play the game just feels fun and chill idk how else to put it. It's honestly mesmerizing and relaxing (minus the stressful bits)

The warm fuzzy feeling I get from those building montages are just incredible. It feels so wholesome to see expressions of creativity shown with thought care and intention ❤

RT going from expanding his home even further by making a basement inside of a mountain to reenacting the Bible where Moses parts the Red Sea was something I wasn’t expecting on my Minecraft Let’s Play bingo card. Probably explains why a random Creeper blew up RT’s house as a form of divine punishment from God himself.

RT climbing the side of the mountain by scooping up and replacing the water source is the most impressive thing ive ever seen from an inexperienced player

The final minute of this video is some of most impressive Minecraft I’ve seen from a casual play through ever, actually just the entirety of both vids are super impressive, I really hope you make more than one more video out of this play through because it’s genuinely fantastic

The fact that RT is unaware of what suspicious sand and gravel are is causing me a great deal of pain

I love how RT just lets the music play, without trying to fit his voice into every part of the gameplay. Really nostalgic. I haven't felt this carefree watching/playing Minecraft since the days of Stampy. I really hope he continues this series

Loved it when Dan parted the ocean with a Beyblade

it's a very subtle touch but i really love that he edited the music back in to be seamless even during the cuts. it really add something.

Watching Dan play minecraft with next to no prior knowledge and seeing him problem solve throughout all the environmental storytelling slowly teaching him mechanics he was unaware of is a truly magical experience

I wanna give an extra special shoutout to the editing on this one. The calm tranquil moments with just gameplay sounds and music as RT builds the tower basement are just so lovely. It just feels so therapeutic. Phenomenal stuff.

I'm loving this series. It has been a breath of fresh air compared to other minecraft series where everyone is min maxxing and speedrunning. The editing is also top-notch, and i love the building sections where your voice fades out and the music gets louder. I believe this type of content is your most entertaining and would love to see it for other games like terraria.

That Ocean Monument was brutal, he lost so many things, purely bc he didn't realize that doors are submarines.

9:13 I love how the track in the mineshaft was positioned as a naturally spawning trap. I mean like-- It was LITERALLY the only track separated from the rest and it was perfectly surrounded by gravel.

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honestly i have seen a ton of minecraft epic builds and speed builds but there was something so awesomely wholesome about the parting of the ocean it was very real and felt like this huge goal accomplished. and not like a huge minecraft youtuber goal where you have to build huge epic show stopping bases but a big project that you might undertake at home on your own game. it made it a lot more personal. thanks for sharing this with us dan.

Man this is how Minecraft is meant to be played. The game on youtube has become "scream loudly, blow things up and automate everything" in a way that loses the sense of exploration. Its really nice to see a chill playthrough.

I love how quaint RT’s builds are. So many Minecraft builds today are massively impressive art projects that push Survival Minecraft to its limits. I love to see those builds and the talent behind it, but Dan’s builds give of this homely feel that you don’t see on RU-vid nowadays. That’s not to say Dan’s a bad builder, he’s very good, he’s just not an insane professional like the people you’d find on Hermitcraft or Empires. Thank you, Raniel Taniel Video Games

The most unfortunate series of events imaginable. This really is the Empire Strikes Back of a Minecraft let’s play.

I genuinely cried at this episode. The serenity of building the basement and Dan’s genuine excitement at everything is just amazing.

I had a pretty rought day, and I have to say it, this is channel is just such a confort space for me. Here, I especialy loved the building montages, it captures the most pure part of minecraft that most videos ignore, and seeing his little mistakes, and how its part of the fun, it just makes me smile...

24:01 I completely love the fact that a portion of RT's knowledge on Minecraft comes purely from the lego sets Truly the most pro gamer to ever mine the craft!

Dan's blood was boiling so hot after the creeper assault, he might as well have evaporated the entire ocean with it.

I really really like this series, I know the end card says next episode will be the last, but I really hope he continues it. This playthrough feels so homey and comforting, and i really needed that today.

Tears of the Kingdom brainrot has been kicking in bad, because the entire time he was building his base underground I kept thinking "just throw a brightbloom seed" or "shoot a bomb arrow at those mobs" lol

I feel that Dan being a good builder must come from examining so many builds during the other minecraft streams. That actually makes it very sweet that, not only watching, hes observing and learning how others build.

I mean this in the most genuine way possible, Dan is one of the most creative people I have ever seen play this game. Like when he mentioned building an observatory into the mountain I audibly gasped, that is such an amazing idea. Also no one has ever made that block palate work for a house before so I have to give him credit there too

It's wierd I've seen hundreds of minecraft RU-vidrs doing so much more and it feels like nothing. but RT does very little and yet it feels like an emotional journey. The parting of the Sea in particular had me almost crying. Bravo to Cloe for making actual art out of a Minecraft let's play

Watching these videos is so calming yet so surreal. It's like a portal back in time to when I'd go over to my mate's place as a kid and watch him play Minecraft on the Xbox 360 because he only had one controller. I feel like pointing out things or offering help just like I did back then, even though it's a video of a random dude on the other side of the world who I've never met. I'm sitting here thinking "Look out for that ravine" like an idiot. Even so, it still takes me back to then. It's such a strange feeling. On the rare occasions that I play Minecraft these days it's lost the magic it had when I was little. I just speedrun through the game with the most optimal strategies without taking my time. Abusing villagers for gear, getting netherite to become immortal, gunning for an elytra, all of that crap. That's stuff that takes knowledge and skill that I have learnt over a long time of playing this game and yet I wish I could have the kind of experience that Dan has in these videos, just playing Minecraft how it was meant to be played. All of the suboptimal and "pointless" stuff that he does in this world would sometimes make me die inside when I started watching the series, but I eventually realised that none of the things he does are actually "wrong". Sure, they might be slower than the best method or even outright hinder his overall progress, but he's still having a good time. If I was to do those things myself in my own world I would be thinking "I could have been done with this by now". He knows just enough information about the game to know what he is able to do, but not enough information to know the best way to do it. It's like his ability to play Minecraft is protected by blissful ignorance lmao. The option to discover something and figure out what it is and how it should be managed by himself is open, most of us have followed all of the updates and have been shown exactly what the best way to do something is by others. He's lucky in that way. I'm really glad Dan is having so much fun with this playthrough, there aren't too many people on the planet who have had this game be such a big part of their lives but can still play it like it's one of their first times ever. And even outside of the personal part, to have such success on a multi-part, 2-hour-long-episode, unmodified Minecraft Let's Play in 2024 in which he literally just plays the game, it says a lot about a creator. I mean I thought about all this so much that I cared enough to write this long ass comment, so he must be doing something right.

I think what you need at base is a cat. If i remember correctly they will help keep creeper away (not 100% done watching the video yet)

RT just roleplaying in Minecraft the wizard full of hubris he always dreamt of being. You go, Drift King.

Petition to rename butter to Lurpak since he's all fancy now

RT single handedly has managed to get the greatest minecraft seed I've ever seen.

All these people and their fancy door hacks, If he drained the ocean, he wouldn't be able to drown as theres no water for him to drown in. Edit: if you missed the stream, the reason why dan didnt do the door trick is because he told chat he wouldnt use it cause he didnt figure it out for himself, chat was literally screaming at him to use doors to the point where he had to tell chat to stop.

The creepers and ruined portals continually appearing are one of my favorite unscripted bits so far

mr rt game, this video literally, unironically, legitimately, and all of those words and more, made me cry. i cannot express in words how much i am enjoying watching you playthrough my favourite childhood and and still favorite game, in way i have never been able to play through it myself. Ive always wanted to play minecraft the way you are right now ever since i saw my my cousin playing on his ipad 15 years ago, and after watching some of ny favorite lets play youtuber like stampylongnose, squaisheyquack, and popularmmos. But i had never gotten around to playing like this in such a calming creative way where you build and explore and create in your world to write a story and adventure of your life lived there, because ive struggled due to my adhd to not immediately build megastructures and then give up halfway and abandon the world. watching you play has let me relive that wishfulfillment i got by watching my favorite minecraft youtuber a back in the day. watching you had inspired me to try again to get back into the game and actually live in it and create my own story, and i thank you for that. please keep uploading these videos, and thank you ms editor for presenting them in such a way that makes me so happy. thank you

RT casually getting one of the most insane world generations and him not realizing it is hilarious

Not gonna lie, seeing that whole triple creeper attack at 34:22 reminded me of one of the previous playthroughs of Minecraft that RT did, specifically the one where he joked about it being the 300,000th episode or something. Seeing it happen AGAIN live was surely an experience. Time truly is a flat circle sometimes.

I still cannot believe Chat let him do all this ocean stuff without telling him about door breathing.

loving the combination of really rare occurences happening alongside regular minecraft absurdity, leading RT to have no idea what is and isnt normal

1:00:48 That is some definite "'Where's my phone/wallet/keys', only to find them in your hands/pockets the whole time" energy right there.

I cannot describe how aesthetically pleasing the base is The purples and whites with the oranges as accents just works so well.the blocks are just saturated enough that it isn't jarring

Can we appreciate just how good RT is at building structures? It's seems the various community build streams rubbed off on him! It's genuinely inspiring me to boot Minecraft back up and practice.

RT placing flowers and not torches all over the mountain after 4 CONSECUTIVE CREEPER INCIDENTS has me face palming an swollen red mark into my forehead

Rt not even noticing the suspicious gravel making glass sound when it breaks in all the ruins hurts my soul. If you read this, Dan, craft a brush with a copper ingot, a feather, and a stick, then return to the digsite. Use the brush on any gravel that looks like it has a dark spot. This is the sort of feature you can't figure out on your own.

I love how no one told him to place a door underwater or drink milk to get rid of mining fatigue :P

The comedic timing of some of those creepers is beyond stellar

Craft a brush for that archaeological dig sight you desecrated. You can sift gravel, sand, and dirt for valuables. Eggs from long extinct creatures can also be found, as well as pottery fragments that can be used for decorations.

Hell yeah.

No joke please please please keep this going. The vibe and feel, your series actually reignited my desire and love of minecraft. This may sound dumb but for some reason the ending, the music and montages made me tear up. The way you approach this is so earnest, please keep it up

31:21 The fact that no one told Dan about doors is brutal 1:28:00 yes I remember the good ole days of Minecraft where if you found a stray piece of cobblestone in the wilderness it meant your server was haunted and it’s time to burn it all down

This really makes me want to play Minecraft again. I've also really missed those more classic world let's plays and I didn't even know it. Just slowly discovering things and appreciating what you've accomplished.

I swear to god Dan got the best world seed I have ever seen in my life

49:56 "I'll call him Orwell" That was extremely clever for a throwaway line.

Hopefully Dan will discover the brush. Hearing those special gravel blocks shatter like glass and Dan unquestioning was so funny

This has quickly risen to my top 5 favorite minecraft series of all time. Huge props to Dan and especially Cloé’s editing for such a great series

I like the fact that Daniel killed the ender dragon before he even killed a cow

this is what Minecraft is all about man, finally I found a let's play series from someone who truly *gets* it. Well done RT and Cloé 👏

Have absolutely loved watching your recent Minecraft journey and it is very refreshing and fun to see someone rediscover the little joys of the game. I love seeing you do things your own way so I don't want to try and inundate you with min/maxing tips on the "right" way to play because as long as you're enjoying it, then that's the "right" way if one exists. But as one quality of life tip from someone who's drained an ocean monument before: drying out sponges in furnaces can get very tedious, but a fun little mechanic is that within the nether, all wet sponges will instantly dry out since it's so hot in there. For ocean draining projects, it can be a big sanity saver to have a nether portal nearby with a safe room built around it so you can hop inside, throw your wet sponges down, then pick them back up and get back to it instead of having to sit and let them smelt. However in defense of the smelting method, it can be fun to use it as a natural "break" time where you can fish or just zone out. So as always with Minecraft, no right or wrong way! Just something I personally learned way too late into an ocean draining project myself lol

the creepers besieging the home and culminating in one breaking in, then rising up Dan's waterfall was so funny :P

i really dont know how to explain it but this "series" gives me a really strong bob family household vibes you are taking a game and turning into a story, not just a gameplay keep up the good work dan, ive been watching your channel ever since the first cities skylines video, and you keep getting better everytime. love u

I’ve been watching the vods over on that channel and wanted to say this series has been great. I’ve started my own minecraft story, since I’ve not played in a few years and rarely in survival. It’s been very nostalgic and fun. Thanks RT! Thanks Cloé!

I love these videos so much, I have the biggest smile on my face watching RT play minecraft. It really feels wholesome, in some kind of way. I can't play minecraft anymore, I get too frustrated, but watching him experience it for the "first time" is the best thing to me. After watching people who play minecraft all day every day for so long, seeing someone play it far more casually is very comforting in a way thats hard to describe.

this genuinely is such a surprise i didnt think we'd be getting a second part so soon and the first video was so comforting and calming for me so excited to have this during my stressful day

I'm so happy you decided to continue your minecraft journey! The first minecraft video was so good, can't wait to see what you do in this one!