Let's Play Minecraft Hardcore! A Great Hall Ep. 6

GeminiTay is playing hardcore minecraft in single player, transforming two of the villager houses into a larger section of our castle build that will be the great hall! This build includes a lot of nether blocks, so we visited a fortress and also did plenty of mining along the way.

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[fWhip]

GEMINITAY HARDCORE MINECRAFT IS BACK WOOOO

[stevestogsdill]

Definitely a different pace when mining iron doesn't mean fighting baby Gollems. Enjoy your cozy day. Thanks for sharing it with us!

[evaalam]

Gem is probably the only person i've ever heard to say that they missed villagers

[Fluffy_Cow]

2 things for the great hall.
1. since IRL people would eat in there I think it could work out well to attach a kitchen to one side, especially if you are needing fill in some space on one of the walls.
2. you could also try using blue stained glass for icicles

[Cilibi]

Something about this episode is so nostalgic Gem. I remember your older hardcore series when you were talking about your volunteer hospital work (internship?), and appreciating the slower winter Minecraft vibes just like this!! It’s comforting to know that even as you’re taking on so many new kinds of projects and growing as a content creator, you’re still the same old Gem I originally subscribed to years ago <3

[abllux]

Im so happy this series is back, The vibes of you playing hardcore Minecraft in a snowy world in Christmas in just- ✨
I can’t wait for the next video’s!!

[obsidianblade]

Since you seem interested, here is some more castle terminology (not an expert, but greatly interested).

Gatehouse: obviously the main entrance to the castle, leading to the bailey. Something most people forget is that there's always two gates after one another, so if the attackers break through one, they are then stuck in the gatehouse, and the defenders can shoot through arrow slits in the walls or drop stuff from above through murder holes in the ceiling.

Great tower: the highest tower of the castle. Usually the final defence if things go bad during a siege.

Donjon: the heighest room in the entire castle (doesn't have to be in the great tower, sometimes the main building is taller). This room is often used either as a prison, or as the best defended room.

Dungeon: named after the donjon, but off course the lowest place in the castle, as it's always underground. Usually a prison, if the castle has an underground at all.

[LessieTheEssie]

Gem’s description of her home and the christmasy vibe just made my day it’s so cozy (and gem to answer your question I haven’t tried eggnog)

[Oliver-egvn]

12:27 Gem is right about that, it's really nice listening to u Gem while playing some Minecraft, so keep up this amazing series :)

[philbarbato]

I’m glad to hear you’re playing BG3. That game is one of my cozy games. After spending multiple hundreds of hours in the world, starting a new game feels like visiting family. All of the characters are so genuine and deep, it’s so lovely.

[aztecpatrick]

1- I love this series because, like she says, she gets to just chat about life and what goes on in her day-to-day. With the Hermits is fun and awesome and chaotic, but there's times for that and there's times to just be chill.
2- Not an eggnog kinda guy. If I'm thirsty around Christmastime, Imma get me a mug of hot chocolate.
3- My comfort games are Skyrim, anything Lego, BG3, and Minecraft. I love open world games where you can customize stuff.

[CopCat]

Minecraft and Stardew are definitely my go-to cozy games for the christmas season too. I also enjoy playing Steep, A short Hike and both Ori games, but for me I much more enjoy watching wholesome christmassy movies. Every year I watch both Paddington movies, It's a Wonderful Life, Home Alone and this year I'm also watching The Holdovers. If I have more time I also do another rewatch of Lord of The Rings.
I haven't actually ever tried eggnog so maybe I'll try that this year.

[LitLeo]

More things!
Those are called dormer roofs! And I *love* how the build turned out, especially all of the bits and bobs on the roof! They give the build so much character, and are really gonna help with the cosy, lived-in vibes

[Cle-o]

I love listening to you talk about the historical contexts and inspirations for the builds you make. Not only does it educate, but it gives me a greater idea of your thought process when designing a build. I would love to see more stuff like your explanation of castle-building terms - maybe moodboards or reference images that you work from (assuming you use them.)

[DoomWalker]

I love the great hall!!! The history nerd in me is so happy to hear a Minecraft YouTuber actually talking about an inner and outer bailey. Layers of defence were critical for castles in case of a siege or a retreat. The outer bailey would often house a mini village with things like a barn, grainery, stables, market stalls, and houses for the servants and guards to live. The inner bailey would have the keep, blacksmith, kitchen, church, etc. Fun fact: a keep is called a keep only if it has outer walls around it. Many YouTubers incorrectly call a castle a keep but its only a keep if it's surrounded by walls and towers. The baileys were protected by portcullis and drawbridge. Sometimes they had a kill room with two portcullis on either side to trap invaders in an onslaught of arrows, projectiles and hot oil or tar. In addition when YouTubers make turrets for the castle (known as crennelations, merlons, or maticulations) they would sometimes have gaps and arrow slits which they almost never make so they can fire below the merlon/crenulation. I love watching your videos while playing Minecraft. It's such a vibe!!!

[KP-vfjh]

OMG A NEW EPISODE OF HARDCORE !!! I'm really happy for this ! I started a new minecraft world in snowy biome inspired by this.

[izzytodd]

I love hearing you talk about how your day is, like, it has livestream vibes, and I honestly would watch a livestream of you just doing tasks around the village, your livestreams are so cozy and make me want to crochet under a warm blanket 🧡🧡

[Luminspector]

A new hardcore episode from Gem!! This is perfect to watch while I’m procrastinating studying for finals lol 😭💗

[roparker]

I love putting on your videos or Katherine's while I play. I'm a console player, so putting your videos on my laptop while working on my cozy fantasy farming world has been such a treat!

[kaeruiwashungryandatesgel]

I love ow gem always talks to us about her life and day, i think its really nice 11:30, also i dont know what eggnog tastes but im sure it tastes great c: and minecraft is so calming and scary at the same time