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Dad Games™ Make Me Feel Less Insane
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Whilst working on something long and complicated, my brain broke and I needed to make something short and fun. This is that thing. I am your dad
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Do Video Games Deserve Video Essays? (Or, "Unburdened By Success, A Channel Update)
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This is a channel update video disguised as an end-of-2023 video essay. If my arguments seem not-thought-through, that's because they are. I had to make this quickly before the grind of Work Life started up again. Unlisted Scrap Takes 2021-2023 playlist: th-cam.com/play/PLEx9qHV28SmpHKvzMlWoNpqLWASaKCu4d.html DE Music: scraptakes.bandcamp.com/album/lofi-beats-to-study-be-swallowed-by-the-pale-t...
Cyberpunk 2077 Is the *Most* Video Game of All Time
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You start to fade. You have no strong roots to this world. If you liked this, please donate to my KoFi and follow me on Twitter/Xitter! I can't put actual links because TH-cam banned that! Very heckin cyberpunk!! If I said anything disagreeable in this content behemoth, assume it's a narrative device.
Why I Played Disco Elysium 2½ Times
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Donate: ko-fi.com/scraptakes CW // suicide, hanging, gun violence. Thumbnail artwork by cardo_de_comer: cardo_de_comer cardo-de-comer.tumblr.com/ Additional Voiceovers: Chris Lynch - www.fiverr.com/thechrislynch Redd Horrocks - www.fiverr.com/reddhorrocks Follow me on Twitter! ScrapTakes Hope you enjoyed this incoherent video essay on a video game giving me Vibes. I prob...

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  • @VS-sf1rt
    @VS-sf1rt 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Fascinating. You're taking Joyce's words for Evrart... Fun stuff but there is no union controlled drug trade. Ruby was trading drugs under la putra madre. And embezzled money are whats feeding strike and construction... And while youth center is uncomfortably close to the fishing village, according to Harrys skills, people would be able to live there

  • @LiamWhittle-tm7yo
    @LiamWhittle-tm7yo 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Im only halfway through but pkaying as a fascist is such an interesting look at the ideology that everyone should try it. It will nake you feel horrible but its very interesting. Yeah i see you didnt reach the vision quest which is the most interesting of all of them imo. Its just so painful to get there

  • @lf4434
    @lf4434 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Great video to ocassionaly look at when working on my second screen.

  • @vedranlucev1837
    @vedranlucev1837 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I know I'm a little late to the party but I had to chime in. Cyberpunk has become style over substance long ago, and it is now just an aesthetic to drape over any kind of plot you want to use. But the origins of cyberpunk did address the problems you pointed out. The world is on fire but nobody cares, those that do care are powerless, everyone just wants to escape one way or the other. And yes, it is silly sometimes, because you have to laugh or you'll go mad. But readers were too preoccupied with the flying cars and the cybernetics and the brain jacks and the guns and the swordfights and 1337 h4X0rz with cool spiky hair to notice or bother with the underlying themes, and now cyberpunk is just fashion.

  • @lucamayhem
    @lucamayhem 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Factorio is an autism game

  • @thraexgladiator
    @thraexgladiator 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Waiting for this man to go down the rabbithole from Factorio to all the other hyper-niche games like Rimworld, Project Zomboid, and Kenshi...

  • @sbef
    @sbef 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    This winter I forgot to use my SAD lamp in the morning, and I've also forgot my Vit. D supplements. That explains why it's been a particularly shitty one!

  • @sbef
    @sbef 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I became a dad when I got medicated for ADHD, started a business and still love games, but have no patience to sit playing one, especially if they have any long-winded story. These days I can only stomach games made of pure gameplay: Trackmania, Lies of P, Factorio, etc. And after an hour I am done. All the cool RPGs, 100h games and my ironman OSRS account are for when I'll be retired with a lot of time to kill. Anyway, thanks for the recs, dad.

    • @ScrapTakes
      @ScrapTakes 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I def feel a diminishing attention span the more adult obligations I have. Thanks for watching fellow dad!

  • @johntelekom9712
    @johntelekom9712 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    you should check out My Summer Car man, its not a classical "dad game" Id say, but theres few things as chill as building a car while getting absolutely hammered, then drunk driving a tractor down a dirtroad to the next town for 15 minutes, just to grab even more beer from the store

  • @wanyayy
    @wanyayy 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    amazing video

  • @LoganPosthumous
    @LoganPosthumous 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Finally, the algorithm has done something good - amazing little video much deserving of more views, I'll be sure to take my vitamin dads

  • @lucyrukentropft9385
    @lucyrukentropft9385 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Now this is video games

  • @Wezla
    @Wezla 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Alright im sold I'm finally buying factorio

  • @JimmyDoesSomething
    @JimmyDoesSomething 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I'm sure this vid will get over 3k views, I'm proud of you dad!

    • @ScrapTakes
      @ScrapTakes 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I've been somewhat algorithmically blessed on this one! The lesson here is to always put Factorio gears in the thumbnail

  • @Spectra628
    @Spectra628 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Hey Dad, really good video and really nicely edited! Here's some other fun dad games from just a quick scroll in the steam library: openTTD Vintage Story dwarf fortress sixty four Book of travels mini metro dorfromantik Cities: skylines (oh boy, just letting that run as a screen saver with a mug of tea...) rolling line bulwark: falconeer chronicles DeltaV: rings of Saturn (let those drones do the heavy lifting) KSP (not 2, not yet...) The FAR games (Lone sail and changing tides), both lovely worlds to just sit back on the sofa with :) Hope that list helps someone find something new and fun! Some are stretching "dad" game a bit but we all play different stuff to relax don't we

    • @ScrapTakes
      @ScrapTakes 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thanks! I do want to dive into dwarf fortress at some point but I'm worried it has the capacity to take over my life

  • @Akronymus_
    @Akronymus_ 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Hardspace is great. But the story actually makes the game worse IMO, wth how hamfisted it is.

  • @84elmer
    @84elmer 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Where is the milk? Also, "Star Trucker" is suppose to come out this year, so keep an eye out.

  • @TheAgamemnon911
    @TheAgamemnon911 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Working a real job nets you money, 15% of which you can use for buying something to make you happy. At most. Maybe. If you're lucky and staying alive tax isn't taking all) Working a virtual job rewards you with 90% - 100% return of happiness for the time invested. Now go figure out what the better usage of your time is.

  • @BitchGodAlpha
    @BitchGodAlpha 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Good video :) thank u

  • @Squiddy00
    @Squiddy00 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Oi, Factorio is a Nerd Game, not a Dad Game. This is our turf. Watch what you're claiming, or you'll find out what it's like to have a gang of local compsci students break a gaming laptop over the back of your head.

    • @ScrapTakes
      @ScrapTakes 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Dad Games 🤝 Nerd Games

  • @Goodvibes-un9qk
    @Goodvibes-un9qk 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Thanks for validating the neat little category of games I just realized I almost exclusively play. Vintage Story is my crack of choice currently, because there is something very soothing to the lizard-caveman-dad brain about collecting and hoarding massive amounts of preserved foods in a neat little cellar underground with a good nutritional balance through sustainable farming and hunting.

  • @CritikalJari
    @CritikalJari 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Until you talked about only getting 3k views i thought i was watching a 100k video type video essay, shoutouts to youtube for the rec and great job my guy

  • @moth.monster
    @moth.monster 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    listening to this while playing factorio, oh shit i think i'm a dad now

  • @Hopeofhell
    @Hopeofhell 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Random YT agoroithium person here. Dad games are great, I play so many of them. If you want a Dadgame that is driving based, Id recommend MudRunner or its 2nd game SnowRunner. And Crackorio is a dangerous game at times.

  • @Mahawww
    @Mahawww 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Content consumed. Good content.

  • @IAmPattycakes
    @IAmPattycakes 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I saw factorio in the thumbnail and I clicked. Eventually you will graduate from hundreds to thousands of belts, to hundreds to thousands of trains. My friends and I call it "cracktorio" and we frequently go on weekend long benders.

    • @ScrapTakes
      @ScrapTakes 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I had some absolute cracktorio sessions during the pandemic - adult obligations have kept me away since which is probably good in a way!

  • @nite_owl_was_here
    @nite_owl_was_here 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    just discovered you and im immediately hooked, great content

  • @renaigh
    @renaigh 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    someone should make a FNAF clone where you play as a suburban dad reading the the newspaper occasionally being interrupted by your wife jumpscaring you. Although now that I've thought of it it probably does exist.

    • @ScrapTakes
      @ScrapTakes 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Wife Simulator 2024

  • @ImSimmin
    @ImSimmin 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    thanks dad, i liked the content :)

    • @ScrapTakes
      @ScrapTakes 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      You're welcome - now tidy your room etc

  • @renaigh
    @renaigh 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Fathers, stop performing working class values that don't actually challenge the status quo challenge [Imposable]

  • @renaigh
    @renaigh 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    what 30 years on earth does to a Man.

  • @fuzzer
    @fuzzer 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    The weird thing about farm simulator is how many actual farmers enjoy it. I know people in real life who spend their day working an actual farm, go inside, and work a virtual farm

    • @ScrapTakes
      @ScrapTakes 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Yeah, same as truck sim and games like that. I'm sure it works for some people but I didn't have the attention span for it lol

  • @Wilson_Kelly
    @Wilson_Kelly 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Good vid, subbed!

    • @ScrapTakes
      @ScrapTakes 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thanks 😁

  • @ThePantsuPanda
    @ThePantsuPanda 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Loved this video, I find myself enjoying games like this all the time. Dredge in particular is a huge favorite.

  • @12poulet21
    @12poulet21 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    that video was »BITCHING! thanks you dad

  • @speckkatze
    @speckkatze 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    This video reminded me that hardspace shipbreaker is on my steam wishlist, and that I should probably buy it. I just wish it had a vr mode. Also, great video, even if I really dont agree with your opinion of farming simulator lol

  • @beforever
    @beforever 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    oh it believes in the labour theory of value:I'll never watch again.

  • @01296501923654
    @01296501923654 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I've discovered a sub-genre of dad games - the old dad games. As my father nears his 80th birthday, he gravitates more and more towards games with familiar game mechanics, like Civilization 5, or classic games CnC Generals. Like with other things in life, I think he feels like the world has changed too much and that he doesn't have the energy to keep up.

    • @ScrapTakes
      @ScrapTakes 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      This is 100% going to be me when I'm 80, still playing the same games I like now. I never got into CIV but I used to like Age of Empires and Rise of Nations so maybe it's worth another go

  • @frog8220
    @frog8220 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I love this channel. Solid 10/10 scrap.

  • @nseet4683
    @nseet4683 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    If there's any other millennial no kid dads in the comments be sure to not purchase the Haliborange Adult multi gummies for you Vit D supplement as they are far too expensive, go store brand only and pop the change in your help to buy ISA. Love dad.

    • @ScrapTakes
      @ScrapTakes 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      hell yes - I'm going to slowly pivot from games content to "no-kid Dads exchanging practical advice"

  • @mosechkawoof
    @mosechkawoof 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    But these videos are good.. I watched most of them, and was very surprised and at the same time glad that I found this channel. I received a lot.. I will say, thank you. It became something important to me. It's arrogant, but let people appreciate what you worked on. <3

  • @Vie_Elle
    @Vie_Elle 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I too shouldn't pass on my genes. It just seems like a burden to society.

  • @BigBadWolframio
    @BigBadWolframio 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Thanks for the reminder to relax and get my vitamin D recharged, dad!

  • @doginaboat3756
    @doginaboat3756 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I can't speak for farming sim but american truck simulator and euro truck sim 2 are somehow the most thrilling things in the world to me. perfect brain numbing material (happy to see you back btw!!!)

    • @ScrapTakes
      @ScrapTakes 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I did actually have a brief dalliance with Truck Sim a while ago - it was more therapeutic than thrilling for me but def enjoyed it more than Farming Sim!

  • @sams3533
    @sams3533 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Glad im not the only millennial that takes too many video game opinions from Yahtzee Croshaw.

    • @ScrapTakes
      @ScrapTakes 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      This whole channel started as a zero punctuation rip-off tbh haha

  • @Fremsley-zq9vp
    @Fremsley-zq9vp 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Thanks Dad.

  • @Linkard
    @Linkard 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    After you said your other video got 3k views, I scrolled down and... 124 views? WHAT? Comment for the algo

  • @JulianMikado
    @JulianMikado 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I'm taking in the Hardspace: Shipbreaker idea and putting it in my free time schedule now that I'm divorced (might make me a better dad)

    • @ScrapTakes
      @ScrapTakes 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Go for it! Apologies in advance if the game ends up feeling boring/slow to you, it's def not for everyone