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  • Опубликовано: 24 окт 2022
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    We've played I saw the sign, GeoDetective and Capital Cities and we've enjoyed many a grippingly juicy detective round. Does this relatively new map compete with those classics? or will it leave me feeling like a frustrated Colombo..
    PLAY ALONG: Play your round, put your marker down, then switch tabs back to RUclips to watch my attempt and the result. This way you don't ruin the game or the video!
    Play this map: www.geoguessr....

Комментарии • 751

  • @GeoWizard
    @GeoWizard  Год назад +486

    As always let me know how you got on today. Any perfect scores?
    Next videos will be the (less choppy) road to 10,000 part 2, followed by the epic trailer for How not to travel America...

    • @Dusti_buns
      @Dusti_buns Год назад +20

      I got an astonishing 0 points 😎

    • @menice6736
      @menice6736 Год назад +7

      Got a perfect score the 1st round knew the place haha

    • @Blotgjutarn
      @Blotgjutarn Год назад +1

      God bless

    • @user-nd1ek1rg4y
      @user-nd1ek1rg4y Год назад

      I only got three 5,000 pointers.

    • @freqenc
      @freqenc Год назад

      Your spirit name shall be "Compass". Superpower: Duh, find out where the F U R. ❤
      _Synch your pace with life. You will live longer._

  • @robertnorton5438
    @robertnorton5438 Год назад +770

    Always makes me laugh when tom puts music from the country he's searching when doing a time lapse

  • @dylanminett8552
    @dylanminett8552 Год назад +882

    Correction on Kazakhstan, it’s capital city hasn’t changed, the name of the city has. Astana has also been known as Akmolinsk, Tselinograd, Akmola, and Nur-Sultan. I believe this is the second time that it has been named Astana.

    • @jotha885
      @jotha885 Год назад +83

      That's all true, but it also changed somewhat recently, it was Almaty until like 15-20 years ago

    • @Phenpaii
      @Phenpaii Год назад +77

      secondary correction: the capital has changed one time, in 1997 it was moved from Almaty to (what's now called) Astana.
      you're probably right that he was thinking about the name changes though, cause he said it changed multiple times.

    • @donutsteel8878
      @donutsteel8878 Год назад +23

      @@jotha885 it changed back to Astana last month actually

    • @boarbot7829
      @boarbot7829 Год назад +4

      I felt so happy when I thought I knew something he didn’t with Nursultan as the capital, but NO!

    • @MrRickypt
      @MrRickypt Год назад +4

      Why the city changed names so often? Aside from the post-Soviet changes?

  • @RMJ1984
    @RMJ1984 Год назад +662

    6:43 Genuinely looks like he's stumbled into a Sim City game. All those different and unique buildings full of colors and the way zoning is mixed and how such a dense city just stops into barren country, which looks awesome btw.

    • @TeamGamingSWE
      @TeamGamingSWE Год назад +69

      I thought it really looked like the buildings in cities skylines!

    • @RMJ1984
      @RMJ1984 Год назад +23

      @@TeamGamingSWE Oh your totally right!. It's so Cities Skylines.

    • @zoroasper9759
      @zoroasper9759 Год назад +46

      With these ex soviet capitals it's often like this; they are totally planned out cities that also served to show the regimes wealth and power
      The capitals look breathtaking

    • @bartterp88
      @bartterp88 Год назад +7

      It got me immediately thinking about the old Red Alert games where you had to put the troops into those bigger buildings for better defence. With all due respect, it does really look like a game layout.

    • @jespersmeding1715
      @jespersmeding1715 Год назад +1

      lmao yes and especially 8:05 felt like SimCity buildings

  • @marcos22216
    @marcos22216 Год назад +394

    I like when he speeds it up and plays local music for like 4 seconds

    • @prundonmcavoy7155
      @prundonmcavoy7155 Год назад +3

      This was always a really brilliant touch in my mind, for the brief amount of time (~1 yr.) I've watched his videos.

    • @ariseyhun2085
      @ariseyhun2085 Год назад +10

      And the kazakstan song too, loved it

    • @C.Abbenfield
      @C.Abbenfield Год назад

      Yeah I always like that too.
      Anyone know what the kazhakstan one is?

    • @ariseyhun2085
      @ariseyhun2085 Год назад +1

      @@C.Abbenfield i tried to Shazam it, but no luck. I left a comment, hopefully Tom would reply

    • @C.Abbenfield
      @C.Abbenfield Год назад +1

      @@ariseyhun2085 yeah me too, didnt work. I found it by searching for kazhakstan folk song on youtube 😄 probarbly what Tom did aswell..
      ruclips.net/video/jqMjAWvrtBc/видео.html

  • @NandiCollector
    @NandiCollector Год назад +2041

    *These videos are the ones people fell in love with your channel mate. Don't change it.*

  • @bexualhealing
    @bexualhealing Год назад +649

    Honestly the geodetective series was my favourite where you were trying to pinpoint the location of your fans

    • @GeoWizard
      @GeoWizard  Год назад +441

      I’m really keen to make many more of these. They’re so fun, just take a while to film and edit. I’m gonna try and get one out next week. Thanks for the feedback 😊

    • @AllProEra
      @AllProEra Год назад +8

      @@GeoWizard they are the best!!!

    • @alihms
      @alihms Год назад +11

      @@GeoWizard Is the submission still open? I'm not from Europe / North America like most of your Geodetective series submissions so far. And I've been to a few locations which might throw even some seasoned geoguessers off. They can be precisely located but a bit of local knowlegde may be required.

    • @prundonmcavoy7155
      @prundonmcavoy7155 Год назад +20

      @@GeoWizard geo, I think pretty much every genre you put out has a genuine audience, so I just hope you continue to feel freedom to explore all the corners of output you've done so far as freely and flexibly as you have so far. We're here for it!

    • @bexualhealing
      @bexualhealing Год назад +2

      @@prundonmcavoy7155 this is an excellent point 👌🏻

  • @robgear1624
    @robgear1624 Год назад +155

    “That is some bloke from Taiwan” excellent detective skills there Tom 😂

    • @TheZauer
      @TheZauer Год назад +23

      For anyone curious, the bloke's name is right there on the building. That's Sun Yat-sen, the first leader of the Kuomintang, the nationalist party that fought the communist party in the Chinese Civil War under his much more infamous and brutal successor, Chiang Kai-shek. The KMT was defeated on the mainland in 1949 and were exiled to Taiwan, where the modern day "Republic of China" was established. The KMT still exists to this day and is a major political party in Taiwan.
      He was also not from Taiwan. He was born in Xiangshan county, which is on the southern coast of mainland China, and died in Beijing before the outbreak of the civil war. But he is considered a national "father figure" in Taiwan. Hence why they got a building dedicated to him with his portrait up top Mao style. There is also a Kuomintang sun symbol (which is also on the Taiwanese flag) visible on the top left of the facade.

    • @pansexualdickhaver6878
      @pansexualdickhaver6878 Год назад

      @@TheZauer I love intelligent people. Thanks for teaching me something new today. I will now spread this info to the world in the name of communism

    • @Rubycon99
      @Rubycon99 Год назад +1

      @@TheZauer He's revered in Mainland China too. His mausoleum in Nanjing still features a big KMT flag on the ceiling (although I heard it was removed for a time before being restored).

    • @kristoffer3000
      @kristoffer3000 Год назад +1

      @@TheZauer For anyone reading this that doesn't know; the KMT was a ruthless fascist party that ruled China with an iron fist.

  • @phjac
    @phjac Год назад +281

    "The compass is never wrong" says the map maker and then queue round 3 with the compass inverted lmao

    • @tomhoffs8209
      @tomhoffs8209 Год назад +23

      I was looking for the sun and was like "no shot this is southern hemisphere". Only round I didn't get the 5k because on top of that I managed to miss both the cyrillic and the flag :D

    • @doublel2364
      @doublel2364 Год назад +2

      @@tomhoffs8209 same lol i ended up putting mine in rwanda 😂

    • @robbiedart7422
      @robbiedart7422 Год назад +2

      *cue

    • @maxkho00
      @maxkho00 Год назад +1

      @@doublel2364 I'm sorry but you're not going to find buildings like that anywhere in Africa.

    • @Bisirsky
      @Bisirsky Год назад +4

      @@maxkho00 Johannesburg: Am I joke to you?

  • @chrisi1466
    @chrisi1466 Год назад +237

    I feel like a lot of people largely because of Rainbolt (I love him and watch his weekly tournaments so not saying it’s bad) have put more focus on metas, speed, and country/region guessing but I fell in love with this game for detective games like this and really taking the time to try and place yourself as exact as you can.

    • @MWiatrakeightbillion
      @MWiatrakeightbillion Год назад +41

      I remember when I first started watching Tom, I thought he was the best player in, potentially, the entire world. That's obviously not true anymore, but he's still really, really good, and by FAR the most entertaining GeoGuessr creator out there. Honestly the only GeoGuessr content creator I truly watch.

    • @MexicanGan-Q
      @MexicanGan-Q Год назад +12

      Agreed. I really like working off "vibes" and experience to make these guesses. Fits the adventuring spirit more

    • @nutellasnickers
      @nutellasnickers Год назад +2

      Tom is SOVL, others are soulless

  • @alexneal4019
    @alexneal4019 Год назад +106

    That round 3 in astana with the wrong compass took several years off my life

    • @TheBest14184
      @TheBest14184 Год назад +7

      God it was so annoying. Worked out it was wrong pretty quick tho when the sun was in the north lmao!

    • @dyseskytten1
      @dyseskytten1 Год назад +5

      ​@@TheBest14184 Took me 10 seconds to figure out. The sun is always the first thing I look at and language. Found both with ease and concluded the compass was wrong.

    • @MCoTEDDY
      @MCoTEDDY Год назад +2

      @@dyseskytten1 I saw the flag, remembered borats speech about potassium and went and checked the 3 big citys for a river :D

  • @menice6736
    @menice6736 Год назад +241

    Yes a play along, these are still my favorite videos

  • @alessandromottini2956
    @alessandromottini2956 Год назад +104

    On the second round, when you turn away from the turning torso building there's a yellow and red road sign on which you can very faintly read "Malmo." I wouldn't have gotten it if it wasn't for that!

    • @dimasever_twitch
      @dimasever_twitch Год назад +1

      same for me haha, first I was looking in Stockholm but then I saw that road sign

    • @dmbrwr
      @dmbrwr Год назад +3

      i was in exactly the same boat

  • @MercyGB
    @MercyGB Год назад +34

    When Tom gets dropped in my city (SF) and he zooms over my house, it's like a celebrity calling you out by name :')

    • @julia4740
      @julia4740 Год назад +5

      omg i feel exactly the same with turning torso one! that pic was old but otherwise he would almost be seeing me in a window HAHA

  • @Matvey.
    @Matvey. Год назад +15

    Hello from Almaty 🇰🇿 Glad you've got Astana, it is indeed a very beautiful and unique city. I've recognized it immediately) Also, the capital hasn't changed since 1997 when it was moved from Almaty to Akmola. But the capital has changed its name several times: From Akmola to Astana in 1998, then to Nur-Sultan in 2019 and then back to Astana last month.

    • @MCoTEDDY
      @MCoTEDDY Год назад

      But do you guys have any good potassium there?

  • @DjentleBen1105
    @DjentleBen1105 Год назад +41

    Because of this video, I learned of the Manx language spoken on the Isle of Man. Always an educational (and entertaining) time with Tom.

    • @Tish418
      @Tish418 Год назад +1

      There's also a domestic cat breed called the Manx cat from there, I didn't know it was a language too tbh.

    • @philroberts7238
      @philroberts7238 Год назад +7

      It's a Celtic language, closely related to both Irish and Scots Gaelic, with the odd bit of Norse thrown in here and there.

    • @mftmss7086
      @mftmss7086 Год назад

      @@Tish418 i dont get what youre saying. the cats there speak ? lol waht

  • @aarons1823
    @aarons1823 Год назад +45

    The new thumbnails are clean man. I’ll never get tired of your classic geoguessr content

    • @Guus115
      @Guus115 Год назад +1

      You're right. The thumbnail quality is updated for sure

  • @eltonbergruh8339
    @eltonbergruh8339 Год назад +5

    This video was real good fun for me, because Tom spent time on talking about the images, the countries and cities and his thought processes much more than usual.

  • @Arguing101
    @Arguing101 Год назад +28

    Spent way too much time trusting the Compass on Round 3 before I realized the sun was the wrong way.

  • @mikpiotto
    @mikpiotto Год назад +22

    Detective map: so let's have one with American flags, a Taiwan flag, and the name of the city, just in case.

    • @fprosk
      @fprosk Год назад +7

      Tbf it also had Sacramento to throw a bit of confusion in there

  • @c898dba
    @c898dba Год назад +185

    What about the series where you work out where your fans are based on their photos? That was my favourite 👍

    • @Ben_Mdws
      @Ben_Mdws Год назад +8

      That was a great series

    • @Harri2006
      @Harri2006 Год назад +5

      Yeah, mine too, it was awesome detective work.

    • @GeoWizard
      @GeoWizard  Год назад +128

      I’m gonna try my best to record and upload one next week

    • @BlackSpiderPro
      @BlackSpiderPro Год назад +6

      @@GeoWizard yesss!!! I love these

    • @c898dba
      @c898dba Год назад +4

      @@GeoWizard Get in!!!

  •  Год назад +5

    Dude, you just missed roasting the socks + flip flops combo guy at 26:46

  • @halcyonindex
    @halcyonindex Год назад +15

    As a promotional tie-in for your upcoming tour of America video, please consider doing a round of Geoguessr in America, perhaps the state streaks map. Would be fun to see how well you recognize each state. As an American I think that would be really entertaining! ✌🏼

  • @maximeanselot3007
    @maximeanselot3007 Год назад +33

    I had Astana directly because of the giant tent. It's the biggest tent in the world

    • @Guus115
      @Guus115 Год назад +9

      Second biggest. I got the biggest right here

    • @cinnamon4
      @cinnamon4 Год назад

      Khan Shatyr. It's a mall, has an aquapark at the top floor

  • @SnowTheJamMan
    @SnowTheJamMan Год назад +53

    Hey Tom, i just recently discovered your "Straight line" series and have been absolutely loving it, can't wait for your next series.

    • @G0TUGAI
      @G0TUGAI Год назад +4

      make sure to watch "How not to travel Europe" before "How not to travel USA" in the coming month. It's also really cool. If you need an extra dose of Tom, join Patreon and watch his XXL-Recap of his Bicycle-Trip London-Budapest which he teased during the Belguim round

    • @MikeP2055
      @MikeP2055 Год назад

      This is unrelated to GeoWizard and your comment, but your name and Zappa caught my eye so I checked out your page. I'm stoked to tuck into some of those moe. shows! I've been a big fan of theirs since the mid-90s. I haven't seen them tons of times, but at least a half-dozen, I'd say.
      Serbia, eh? There are quite a few folks from near there where I live. (Salt Lake City)

  • @jordannorman4131
    @jordannorman4131 Год назад +15

    11:35 I figured the compass was wrong immediately when the sun was to the north

  • @AmyAnnLand
    @AmyAnnLand Год назад +6

    I feel bad that Tom puts out this awesome video but so many people keep asking about the fan hunt videos. Thank you for this video, Tom. I love the detective work you do on these maps. This was a lot of fun and I learned quite a bit.

  • @alitanveer
    @alitanveer Год назад +64

    The motorcycle sign on the Isle of Man round was a big clue for me.

    • @kingboy76
      @kingboy76 Год назад +2

      Came here to say this

    • @Sdakouls3
      @Sdakouls3 Год назад +4

      For me it was Castletown.

    • @sanderappel4499
      @sanderappel4499 Год назад +1

      For a while I felt like every other day there was an Isle of Man round in the daily challenge, so Castletown is just an immediate giveaway at this point

    • @dampsquid2494
      @dampsquid2494 Год назад +3

      It gave me a raging clue.

    • @precepts6097
      @precepts6097 Год назад +3

      @@dampsquid2494 I think my clue is pointing over here now

  • @s7efan21
    @s7efan21 Год назад +1

    The monent when Tom commented the blonde guy's haircut reminded me how much I enjoyed the Twitch streams and especially Street View Bingo. It is even a bit nostalgic. This was really one of my favourite things to do during the quarantine. Thank you, Tom!

  • @andrewdraganov6143
    @andrewdraganov6143 Год назад +5

    You can tell that the third one was a soviet country by the giant building next to it. Stalin commissioned 7 giant buildings in Moscow called the seven sisters and they all look like that. Following this, other Eastern Bloc cities then ended up with similar buildings. Warsaw has one, for example.

    • @theArhar
      @theArhar Год назад +1

      well yes, but actually no in case of Астана, because this building was built in around 2006 and only mimics сталинские высотки

    • @thespankmyfrank
      @thespankmyfrank Год назад +1

      That's what I figured. Looks very Soviet inspired, reminded me about the one in Warszawa because I've been there and seen it in person.

  • @aeway_
    @aeway_ Год назад +5

    never stop making these videos man, love the interactive challenges

  • @DG-mi2mc
    @DG-mi2mc Год назад +7

    I love how almost Every car is a Volkswagen, doesnt matter if it's a Opel or BMW, all Volkswagen 😆 Enjoying the video as always 👌

  • @PeterDeprez
    @PeterDeprez Год назад +14

    Got the first one spot on because Oostende is my home town. Never thought I'd see the day!
    By the way, the "Oo" is pronounced like the letter O in English, like in 'over' or 'home'

  • @vladilie1716
    @vladilie1716 Год назад +1

    My favorite combo is a mix between the fast paced challenges and the detective maps this way I can cheer for you and also learn more about geography as a map fan

  • @adamwade2546
    @adamwade2546 Год назад

    When someone gets to 1.15m subs and doesn't have insta you know the content is top top tier. Doing it right. Good lick with taking the channel further

  • @terrible_shout
    @terrible_shout Год назад +2

    Turkmenistan tip: Ashgabat is largely made of gold - there are many statues, fountains and buildings of Soviet architecture (constructivism, empire style), parks, and at the same time there are few people. People live in poor houses, similar to communal apartments, dormitories of the times of the Soviet Union. All because of the dictatorship. By the way, if you need advice on how to set a point relatively accurately in Russia, I can give a couple of tips (one message cannot fit everything). Like your videos very much!

  • @Localhost47
    @Localhost47 Год назад +15

    Love your videos mate. Keep up the good work! Greetings from Belgium.

  • @Jpp-iy4km
    @Jpp-iy4km Год назад +7

    I used to commute through SF Chinatown on my way from Embarcadero Bart Station to my work near Stockton and Green in North Beach. Gave me a lot of nostalgia remembering that daily commute from 13 years ago.

  • @kdrgaming3344
    @kdrgaming3344 Год назад +1

    23:22 "St. Marks is straight up there" Literally looking at a sign pointing to where St. Marks is and you get it totally wrong lol. Don't worry, I still love you.

  • @xDB8x
    @xDB8x Год назад

    17:25 memorial hall right on top of the cursor
    "Can't see the memorial hall"
    Oh, never change Tom

  • @jamooo
    @jamooo Год назад +3

    I love the themed time lapse footage, always makes me laugh

  • @snowy2619
    @snowy2619 Год назад +11

    Took a break from studying to watch this, ty for the relaxing and amazing game Tom!

  • @Thommy_
    @Thommy_ Год назад +2

    That Astana round was so frustrating, as I relied on the compass being correct and couldn't match the streets to anything so I just clicked somewhere, ended up being 10 points off of a perfect score because of that
    Other than that, a really cool map and a great video as always Tom

  • @finiteofficial
    @finiteofficial Год назад

    Bathroom attendants and life guards are literally the same job, mate. They save peoples lives when they’re bringing their kids to the pool.

  • @allisondleto9634
    @allisondleto9634 Год назад +4

    love how much you’ve been posting lately!!🙌🏼🥳

  • @sohambanerjee5761
    @sohambanerjee5761 Год назад +8

    Knew the map was wrong when I saw the Kazakh flag and the sun in the north

  • @thesadnesswilllastforever
    @thesadnesswilllastforever Год назад +45

    you literally bring happiness into my sad life. lots of love for you Tom 🖤

    • @damyr
      @damyr Год назад

      Here's something to cheer you up. ;)
      ruclips.net/video/9gHJRkE2JSQ/видео.html

    • @beaverones41
      @beaverones41 Год назад

    • @luxiusilluminus2844
      @luxiusilluminus2844 Год назад

      I can bring you happiness too baby
      jk

  • @InsideMario
    @InsideMario Год назад

    These are my favorite videos. This is how I discovered your channel

  • @TBH_Inc
    @TBH_Inc Год назад +7

    When the lakes were to the west, and river to the east, and the photosphere showed the exact opposite, I figured it wasn’t a coincidence. Unfortunate Tom spent so much time looking.

    • @offroadoverlords
      @offroadoverlords Год назад +9

      When I saw Cyrillic, and the sun in the north, I figured the compass was trash. Which is frustrating on a "perfect" map that specifically calls out the compass as being accurate

    • @607
      @607 Год назад

      Funnily enough, when Tom said that he was going to consider the possibility of the compass being wrong, I thought to myself "Oh, Tom... did you forget that the author said the compass would always be right?".

  • @WarmProp
    @WarmProp Год назад +2

    Old school wholesome GeoWizard content. Very comfy.

  • @Cosmicborne
    @Cosmicborne Год назад +1

    I live on the Isle of Man and love your content, it makes me happy beyond relief that you finally got a round based here! Great job on the guesses! I did indeed know exactly where you were straight from the getgo.

    • @cornercarton
      @cornercarton Год назад

      Im curious, what were clues that someone not from the UK couldve picked up on? Or was the challenge just having to search for extraordinarily long?

    • @PalladinPoker
      @PalladinPoker Год назад

      @@cornercarton road markings identify it as the UK, the motorcycle sign thing is what tips you off to the Isle of Man. Then use town names to find the right junction as in the video.

  • @olenilsen4660
    @olenilsen4660 Год назад

    7:45 - You´d better take that back!! NOBODY in Norway has a blue roof!!! No green either! Red or black are the only options here. Those wide roads also point towards eastern Europe or some kind of -stan-country. You finally got around to it, but never ever suggest that Norwegians have blue roofs! ;) Nice job getting it all together in the end though - I guess this is why we worship you!!!

  • @jacobfoster6773
    @jacobfoster6773 Год назад +2

    18:35 Acktually 🤓, that's a Renault Megane Coupe, I think a pre facelift with rear lexus lights too.

  • @cunningstunt9226
    @cunningstunt9226 Год назад +3

    The third city looks like something you would build on Sim City!

  • @darshannandasana9099
    @darshannandasana9099 Год назад +2

    My favorite part of old geoguessr videos was Tom picking out people on the map and going off track for a bit...

  • @cervus_t
    @cervus_t Год назад +1

    Got 25k! The second one was the most difficult for me, it's good that I found a hint at the very end. The rest were simple, with very clear clues. Well, maybe except for the last one.

  • @nikoyochum6974
    @nikoyochum6974 Год назад

    I love how Tom analyzed the license plates, but completely ignored that the name of the building next to him was clearly shown and shown on the map.
    Also, the compass on the Astana round is wrong despite the intro blurb saying the compass is never wrong

  • @samkennan
    @samkennan Год назад +4

    I finally got a perfect score. This was easier than I expected. Hopefully you do more of these :D

  • @pewpewpandas9203
    @pewpewpandas9203 Год назад +2

    Pretty happy with myself. I'm absolute shit at geoguesser, but I grew up near San Francisco and guessed that it was San Fran china town in about half a second. I've not been there often, but it's nice to know that I'm pretty familiar with where I grew up.

  • @Spaniard47
    @Spaniard47 Год назад

    Tom, I for one would absolutely love to see a "let's take the piss out of people" segment.

  • @minch333
    @minch333 Год назад

    This was great! I've been really enjoying rainbolt's stuff recently but it's no substitution for this style of play that pinpoints where you based on knowledge gained through a genuine interest in the world as opposed to an interest in the meta (these aren't necessarily mutually exclusive, just to be clear!). It's one thing to know you're in Luxembourg because the car is lower down, you're in New Zealand because of its distinctive bollards or you're in Sweden because the small white dashes on the edges of the road, but it's another thing entirely to know you're in Belgium because you cycled through that very town or in Malmo because you recognise a specific interesting building you have some criticisms of. It's good that both styles exist and are appreciated by the community

  • @hog3y
    @hog3y Год назад

    that compass being wrong stumped me for ages. Felt sure it was Astana but kept second guessing myself.

  • @stefanschneider3681
    @stefanschneider3681 Год назад

    I love how you embrace the difficulties - like we all should, in GG, but in general as well!

  • @Donanzador
    @Donanzador Год назад

    The capital of Kazakhstan is Astana, has been since 1997. Before that it was Almaty (formerly known as Alma-Ata). But what I think you're thinking of is the name changes. Astana has gone through multiple name changes during the relatively short time it has been the capital, and also couple times before that too. It was known as Akmola when it was founded in 1830 and shortly after that named Akmolinsk when granted its town status. In 1961 under the Soviet rule it was renamed Tselinograd. After the dissolution of Soviet Union the name was then again changed back to Akmola. Shortly after it became the capital in 1997 it was renamed Astana (which literally translates to "Capital city"). In 2019 it was renamed Nur-Sultan after Kazakhstan's first and only president of the time. The last name change happened only a bit over month ago back to Astana, which I wasn't actually aware of until checking my facts today.

  • @unknown-ne2jf
    @unknown-ne2jf 5 месяцев назад

    First round I instantly knew because I live closely to that spot. I was dying of how Tom pronounced those words

  • @Chargerer
    @Chargerer Год назад

    Love that car knowledge😂 Opel = Volkswagen, BMW = Volkswagen, Renault Megane = Renault Laguna. Funny for me😁

  • @Dragon.7722
    @Dragon.7722 Год назад +2

    The wrong compass on round 3 really confused me a for a few minutes, despite knowing that it must be Astana.

  • @YossiRafelson
    @YossiRafelson Год назад

    That tunnel in San Francisco has a building with an interesting story at the south entrance. Before there was a tunnel, Stockton Street just went over the hill. To build the tunnel entrance they had to lower the street for the block between Bush and Sutter. There were already buildings standing there and they were left with their old front doors opening into thin air and their basements suddenly at street level.
    You can still see one of these today, west side of the street, building that today houses the Palihotel. Obvious old front door (now a window) on the left side of the facade one story up from the street.

  • @bioLarzen
    @bioLarzen Год назад +2

    Great to see you do more and more Geoguessr stuff again.
    Haha, in Kazalhstan it's not the capital they've changed a few times, but the name of the capital ;)

  • @MouseTai1
    @MouseTai1 Год назад +20

    Tom: hovers his mouse cursor over Memorial Hall
    also Tom: Can't see the Memorial hall.
    immortal classic.

  • @MichiBastiWeltreise
    @MichiBastiWeltreise Год назад +3

    4 out of 5 were doable (you need pretty good eyes to pick up Malmö as it is written on a sign rather small and it is rather blurry). However, for the Isle of Man location I simply wasn't bothered to look around for on the map, haha. Pretty good Map nonetheless !

  • @finleyclavin1572
    @finleyclavin1572 Год назад +1

    Love your videos Tom, keep them up

  • @krucialFPS
    @krucialFPS Год назад +1

    Glad you're doing more Geoguesser, keep them coming Tom!

  • @cd55896
    @cd55896 Год назад +1

    18,068 points for me! It's one of my best scores. Your videos have helped me more than I realised. :)
    Kazakhstan dropped my score significantly. I saw the blue and yellow flag and reddish buildings so I guessed Sweden.

  • @tonyveryrare
    @tonyveryrare Год назад

    6:55 “what are they” was so funny to me 😂 idk why

  • @WeAreThePeople1690
    @WeAreThePeople1690 Год назад +1

    15:55 he got lucky 🤣🤣 socks and sandals don't deserve a free pass 😉
    That was a renault megane not a luguna. The laguna was the bigger 5 door competitor to the mondeo, cavalier etc.

  • @KayvonMostofi
    @KayvonMostofi Год назад

    I got the San Francisco one in a about 5 seconds. You could see the transamerican building poking its triangle head just over the top of the buildings when you spawn in. Then it took another minute to get exactly where it was. It helps that I grew up about an 45 min to an Hour or more away from San Francisco.

  • @cee_jay_0
    @cee_jay_0 Год назад +1

    would love to see another 0 point challenge, but to make it a bit more difficult, you have to find the antipode of the correct location and try to get the furthest distance from it

  • @googlemapsspeedruns777
    @googlemapsspeedruns777 Год назад +3

    Tom we love your content please never stop

  • @Lysergic_
    @Lysergic_ Год назад

    I have a decent idea for you if you wanna do a straight line challenge in the future, but it might be hard to implement
    Basically:
    Play a round of geoguessr in any country you find best, and use whatever rules you may need to hinder yourself, or help. Because whichever point you guessed farthest from the correct direction is the one you would walk!
    I think it'd be a good twist, and since I think custom rounds can be made, it doesn't have to be complete chance so you can avoid illegal parts. Or make a rule to go along the border of illegal property instead.
    If you think it's a good idea let me know in some way! I would love to see it happen

  • @schnitzelThis
    @schnitzelThis Год назад +1

    hey Tom, great video as always and good job on the 25k! :D usually i'm not good / too impatient on those detective rounds but i got 25k on that one. the rounds were quite doable. btw (though i'm fairly sure you probably are aware and got the same comment already) the compass is always correct when it says Google at the bottom right but if the footage is taken by someone else it can be all over the place and in my experience you shouldn't rely on it. even if the map says "compass always correct" or smtg like that

  • @danthyros
    @danthyros Год назад +1

    Looks as though a lot of us got 25k on this one; it was one of the easier play-alongs you've done. I also took by far the longest on the 3rd round, but for a different reason: I spotted the Cyrillic and the sun in the north and concluded straight away that the compass was wrong, but somehow it took me 10 or 15 minutes to notice the flag, and then another 10 or so to find the right spot on the map. On the last round I knew right away where we were (mostly from "Castletown") but felt lucky to guess the right intersection on the map. In the 2nd round I did not recognize the building but the city name was indeed visible on one of the street signs.

  • @ethancooper4154
    @ethancooper4154 Год назад

    The amount of exasperation when he said "The compass is completely wrong"

  • @bornraver6521
    @bornraver6521 Год назад +3

    your geo guessr videos i find very relaxing and soothing and help cope with my anxiety so thank you

  • @lotte4792
    @lotte4792 Год назад

    The last round, my immediate thought was “this is the Isle of Man” but I can’t for the love of god explain why, it was just the vibe and maybe the road markings?

  • @xMithras
    @xMithras Год назад

    The sun being in the north + Cyrillic writing made it quite obvious the compass was wrong

  • @Liamneedham29
    @Liamneedham29 Год назад +5

    I'll admit it was a massive hunch, maybe I'd heard it somewhere before, but I did instantly know the Isle of Man and feel very proud.

    • @mazca
      @mazca Год назад +1

      I had exactly the same experience. My brain just immediately told me it was the Isle of Man, and I couldn't place why - but I spotted Foxdale as soon as I glanced there.

    • @federicoclaps5099
      @federicoclaps5099 Год назад +1

      i also got the isle of Man one right away. Never stepped foot on it!

    • @t4l6933
      @t4l6933 Год назад

      @@federicoclaps5099 gen2

    • @TheJipino
      @TheJipino Год назад +1

      The long and low stone walls along the roadside are pretty recognizable from the TT.

  • @markg440
    @markg440 Год назад

    Tom! I’m from the Isle of Man and live in Foxdale! I was absolutely astonished to see us on the here as Ive never seen us on any video before. If you ever decide to come over hit me up!

  • @agatha4367
    @agatha4367 Год назад

    those buildings in astana looked insane damn. also, this was a fun map! i wouldnt be opposed to seeing more from it

  • @apokoala2937
    @apokoala2937 Год назад

    Love your GeoGuesser content...I would also love to see more interesting photospheres and tracking down your patreons pictures. I swear if you gave me 4 hours of content a day I'd watch it all. There is something very theraputic and relaxing in listening to you narrate your thought processes. Cheers from across the pond!

  • @congoape839
    @congoape839 Год назад

    Okay here is my attempt at the play along. Spoilers below.
    Round 1: Read the car, found Belgium. Scanned the coast, for Oostende from the car. Then found the yacht club. Score 5k.
    Round 2: Got scandinavian vibes, didn't recognize the landmark. Scanned Oslo, Gothenburg, Oslo, Copenhagen, and Helsinki. Got bored, sent Oslo. Why didn't I check Malmo. 3.5k
    Round 3: Saw the flag, went to the capital. Spent way too long trying to 5k. I'm convinced the compass was wrong. Got 1 mile away.
    Round 4: Figured out we were in Chinatown, not China. went for SF right away, and found stockton st from the sign. scanned and found the tunnel, then sacramento. 5k.
    Round 5: I new we were Ireland North Ireland, or UK. Settled on Ireland because of the license plates. Scanned the whole country looking for the 3 places with no success. Then scanned most of everything else. Eventually scanned the right chunk of land and found castletown. 5k took a few minutes. I'm angry about Malmo.

  • @Mprus90
    @Mprus90 Год назад +1

    The Turning Torso building was used by many to debunk flat earth as its greatly shows how horizon works.

  • @gb3
    @gb3 Год назад

    Loved the vid, these play along geogussr vids are the best, just mixing up the maps you've already done, and then some new ones too, love it

  • @TenkosSSJ
    @TenkosSSJ Год назад +3

    I love your perfect score videos, I feel like slowly working out the location is fun to watch as people can guess at the same time as you. I think most meta players focus on getting super fast guesses so it gives us some different content to watch

  • @Mark_LaCroix
    @Mark_LaCroix Год назад

    Kinda wild how impressive GeoGuesser players can be but not instantly recognize the 4th one as being in the US. From the very first frame, the shape of the blurred license plates, the "Chinatown" sign, and the "no turn on red" were all dead giveaways. And once he moved the camera, the green street sign and the English on everything sealed it. Meanwhile, he's poking around at flags and random building signage for nearly a minute before "San Fransisco" finally revealed it. 😆

  • @liamcassidy7451
    @liamcassidy7451 Год назад

    Those separated houses in Kazakhstan looked like where the winners of hunger games get to live Victors village

  • @HappyCodingZX
    @HappyCodingZX Год назад

    I actually live in Astana and the second I saw that Stalinesque 'people's palace' I knew where it was, it was fun to watch you figure it out though!

  • @mctstudios1
    @mctstudios1 Год назад +2

    First play along Ive done! Got all but Kazakhstan - so mad because I hovered over the city too but didnt recognize it

  • @Michael-kp4bd
    @Michael-kp4bd Год назад

    This was so cool for me because it goes full circle. I got interested in Google maps years back when I just clicked around random areas of the globe and was just floored when I came across Astana. Very much a “planned” city, stunning plazas and buildings and structures.. and the colors! I thought it held the record as the coldest capital in the world (although it has extreme variation in temperatures across seasons) but apparently it’s second to Ulaanbaatar. 🤷‍♂️
    Anyway it got me more interested in using google maps like an exploratory game and then soon enough of course I found Geoguessr and then “GeoguessrWizard” as he was back then.
    Anyways, thanks Astana! And of course, thanks Tom!

  • @alexanderweaver7613
    @alexanderweaver7613 Год назад

    my fave type of video, amazing detective work Mr. Magic Man