The dude just wakes up some morning and starts thinking "the project is to build a base, make my own music and put some sick verses onto it and make it a video" and proceeds to make this vision a reality in a phenomenal manner. Man, fantastic work as always, years go by but there's one constant and that's you pushing the limits further beyond each time.

Even after 10+ years, this man still surprises me.

Zisteau's starter bases are what a lot of people end their game with.

I figured the song part would end at some point and it just. _Kept._ *_Going._*

Crank that (starter) BASS!

One person's starter base is another's endgame build. I'm thoroughly impressed by the edit, the music, the rapping, the build, the precision, just everything about you Zisteau. Thank you so much!

Finish it this time, Z! Do it for The Lens!

ZISTEAU! Guys, it's a Zisteau video!

So, for the uber-huge literature nerds out there like me, this would technically be trochaic tetrameter, not iambic. In iambs, the stressed beat follows the unstressed, but in a trochee, the stressed beat comes first. Just a touch of trivia for the day!

@Zisteau

18 күн бұрын

It is almost entirely iambic as written, with some exceptions, I just don't always emphasize the stressed syllable strongly. But yeah there are a number of times I break the rules for various reasons.

@MrQuickLine

17 күн бұрын

Iambic-inning to think Zisteau knows what he's talking about...

Return of the King.

Starter Base. Starter Base. Starter Base. Starter Base....

I can't even begin to imagen the amount of time and effort to build, capture video and edit all this. S tier.

I Keep thinking that, eventually, he's going to have to do something he's done before. ... nope ... he keeps finding something new to do... WITH STYLE!

Finally. The hot jam of the summer has dropped.

That was very Zisteau. Hope to see more

i did not have an avantgarde rap from zisteau on my bingo card but that's on me i can see that now

Zisteau, I've been following you for some ten years now, and your content never ceases to amaze.

it is impossible to overstate the effort Zisteau puts into his videos time and time again. I miss the days of frequent uploads, but man does this guy know how to use his time to create something magnificent and worth the wait.

Best YT video this year

Hey, Z! Thiis is a cool video. I watched it and remembered A LOT of moments form Mindcrack gamaplay of yours. So much nastalgia... THANK YOU for those moments. I am a 42yo man from Ukraine, with wife and 3 kids, and all mindcrack creators were with me for last 10+ years giving me so much entertainment and joy. My kindest regards!

There's some real ZPM energy to this. It's that same no-assumptions creativity.

"don't stray far or Icarus fable" that's a good one

This is why I stay subbed . Every video is a carefully crafted 3 course meal for the brian .

@lorthros

18 күн бұрын

The Brian’s across the would are fed well

Holy shit. I literally just finished rewatching your previous Satisfactory series as well!

This is fantastic. Couldn't even guess how long this must have taken you to get it to rhyme properly

@SpyderPan

17 күн бұрын

6 months apparently.

You know he's committed when the description is also to the beat! I was sad at the lack of uploads but if this is what happens when you wait 7 months then I'm all for it honestly, so cool!

There are two things you can be sure of when Z brings us a video. He put a ridiculous amount of work into it. And without viewing a second of it you know it will be awesome. Other than that, all bets are off. You know, like a box of chocolates.

A pleasure, as always, to see your work dude. Amazing edit, love the tunes, and if this is you announcing more videos I'm extremely excited! Best of luck with your efforts!!

That was a work of art. Thanks.

"Holy shit !" - Zisteau, Kaizo Caverns, episode 11, april 2011

I had to come back to this video to tell you it has been popping back into my head occasionally since I watched it four days ago. Well done, in every regard.

Absolutely your best work to date. Incredibly done. Love the base / verse / music / editing / etc.

Bruh seeing this makes me feel like the last 6-7 years have been a bad dream and I’m waking up and realizing it was a dream.

Well that was different. Nicely done.

Amazing job on the base and superb video about it, Z! 👏🏼

Very neatly put together! Thank you for that awesome work!

this is a real piece of art, worth the wait for sure. mezmerizing

This has made my week

This is not just a video. THIS IS A WORK OF ART. Thank you Z 🤘🏻

Excellent work! Love the music!

Perhaps your greatest creation since the roller coaster in Cavern of Sky.

We need to send Zisteau to terraform Mars personally

I'm old enough to recognize fresh beats. Bravo!

I have no words for how impressed i am, Zisteau, you are a gem. never change

Ahh, Zisteau, never change. 💛

As always I love your videos😊

There is something oddly poetic about the starter-starter base consuming itself like a machine ouroboros, in much the same way as the rest of the video was intentionally poetic. Writer, musician, builder, gamer. Zisteau is the modern Renaissance Man.

This seems like it was such s fun video to make! Definitely had a blast watching it.

Great to see you back with a video. Well done!

Oh WOW! Verry nice. Many work in this video!

Oh hell yeah! Glad to see another update. (and hope for more soon!)

I had a premonition and just watched the last video yesterday! PRAISE BE

This is just mindblowing (as always). I have nothing to add. So here is a comment for the algorithm!

Who needs drugs when they can have a Zisteau video?

Thank you for posting again

This is a work of art Zisteau!

looking down from above gave me so many flashbacks to the lens!

Amazing. Who knew Zisteau was also such a skilled musician?

Ficsit when they find a new planet: If I fic, I sit.

That was awesome!

Cake better watch out

always worth the wait for a Z video

Catchy (starter) bass :) and pretty cool rhymes! This was a treat :D

Long time viewer, and will always continue to watch this amazing content.

Awesome! Well worth the wait Z =D

this might just be your masterpiece

This is why you are still one of my favourite creators.

Awesome video!

Stunning.

very cool base!

incredible as always

Sick beat!!

You absolute madlad!

I tribute to hype focus. Well done, Sir!

Perfection!

new Z vid! Securing yet again why you're my favorite creator.

immensely entertaining

Still not sure what I just watched, but it was cool and beautiful :)

This is Art.

wow! thank you!

Incredible

Never knew there could exist something like an opera tutorial, but here we are. Bravo maestro!

ngl I forgot you existed. I can't imagine doing one or two videos per year is good for the channel.

God I've missed you.

If my Grandpa were still alive he'd say that a boy zistikins

I am rendered dumb with awe.

I think space factorio broke him

Expected Long Dark post happy to receive the unexpected 😊

Art

And when they needed him most…

Welcome backa!

HE LIVES!!!

Well I didn't know what an *iambic tetrameter* was so I just went down the wikipedia rabbit hole. "iambic tetrameter consists of four metra, each metron being of the form | x - u - |, consisting of a spondee and an iamb, or two iambs". Don't you love it when you ask a question and the answer just brings more questions with it?

The best!

Genius

Oh I get it, Zisteau spent 5 years playing a particular game and another previous 15 years or so developing a particular reputation to lay the framework for a single music video: Ballad of the Starter Base Does this mean Zisteau is alive and well and will make some new youtube series soon?

MANPANTS! :D

I hope this go viral :D

God what an epic.

Claaaaaaaaaw!