The Twitch streamer Marcel “MontanaBlack” Eris (35) is not exactly known for his calm demeanor. When you combine that with a game that intentionally aims to drive its players up the wall, at least the viewers are well entertained.
What kind of game is this? In ALTF4, the name is the game: Everything is designed to annoy the players and make them leave the game using the key combination Alt + F4 – and perhaps break their desk in the process.
ALTF4 appears to be a harmless platformer at first glance, where you control a knight and must overcome nasty traps. The catch: There is permadeath and no saving. If you fall and die, you’ll quickly find yourself right back at the beginning of the level.
For viewers on Twitch, this is a great fun, as they can watch their favorite streamers fail over and over again. That’s why the freshly released sequel ALTF42 on Steam also made it to the currently hot games on the analysis site sullygnome.
Among those who willingly put themselves through this game is also one of the biggest German streamers, MontanaBlack. For him, it’s something personal: The first part already drove him to rage; the streamer calls it the game that “broke him the most.”
MontanaBlack wants to give it another shot
How does MontanaBlack perform in ALTF42? In a stream from April 9, MontanaBlack, who is not exactly known for his gaming skills set out to battle his old enemy. And things went pretty much as expected.
The frustration started even before the game ran at all, as first, the controller setup had to be configured, then the sound failed: Within less than 10 minutes, the streamer was already losing interest and would have preferred to go straight to sleep.
After a good quarter of an hour, everything finally works, and MontanaBlack can “dive into the mess”; but he is already – as the streamer would express it – “so irritated”. What follows is a rollercoaster of emotions:
If he manages a jump, MontanaBlack cheers: “I’m the greatest!” However, the disillusionment inevitably follows when the knight lies back on the ground with a broken neck, and suddenly everything is awful again.
One and a half hours and many poor knights later, the streamer finally fought his way through the first 3 levels. You can check out a compilation here:
Viewers are sarcastic: “When the senior tests his reflexes”
How is that received? Pretty well. MontanaBlack’s chat is full of laughing emojis, nasty comments, and more or less well-meaning advice on how he could do better. Fans are also excited on YouTube. Here are some highlights among the reactions:
- Finnemaus empathizes: “Do you know that feeling when you have food stuck between your teeth and can’t get it out with your tongue? That’s how the gameplay feels.”
- Just Lucas wonders: “Will Monte finally understand what ‘momentum’ means before the 100 hours of gameplay and stop failing with the catapult in every level?”
- Luka egal has probably been waiting for this: “When the senior wants to test his reflexes again and fails. Awesome, just what I need right now.”
- Knappweg Emporhinab remarks: “Whenever I think I’m the only one too dumb for the game, I check out Monte’s gameplay. Then I feel better again.”
- MoosDiamand4314 quips: “I think it’s great that you only played the tutorial levels and not the challenge like everyone else.”
No wonder MontanaBlack took on the game again on April 12 after such great feedback.
Watching streamers get incredibly upset and best of all, destroy everything within reach, is an entertainment genre of its own. This is something that the exiled YouTuber DrDisrespect has understood, whose meltdowns are legendary.
DrDisrespect dies in Apex Legends, freaks out and destroys his mouse:
