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that moment at the end, when you see the protagonist's old ass face in a closeup, happened to me as well, and it made me feel so sorry for them, how because of my lack of skill, i had cost them their entire life. In that moment i was truly caught by the game, forcing myself to improve so i could attain the best possible cirumstances for the main character.

can't believe this is a 125 (at the time of writing) channel, you absolutely nailed this video. as a new subscriber, i can't wait to see your channel grow bigger and better.

perfect video for me to watch while eating my bowl of rice

I thought the wude ending continued to be in sync with player mastering the game. They could have let you break their structure and then you get the option to kill or spare in cutscene quicktime event. But by making you break them and forfit the 1st chance to win and then break again while not draining their health; changes the fight from a desperate brawl to calculated duel. The protagonist moved on because they finally got past their anger and I moved on because the boss was no longer a challenge.

As an art student, I really want either you or someone else to do a full video on Kuriko’s artworks, and what they reveal about her character and art itself.

I just finished the game 💪 I was thinking that there wasn’t a solid narrative break down of this game. Everyone else did a pretty shallow look at it and you crushed it

Absolutely loved this!

you’re a very good writer, this feels like listening to a reading of a scholarly article

What's the name of the Alice in Wonderland style game at 0:34 - 0:40? I've seen it before, but I haven't been able to find it.

i never saw big john wtf

There's a game called Cultic

Muito bom

Great video! You have such a soothing voice

id like more boomer shooters w strong story telling, everytime I see these unique worlds and characters It's like theyre begging to have a story, dialogues, anything really. I grew up on boomer shooters but these days I find myself being more into games telling stories, from Omori to Signalis or even a visual novel. I'd kinda wish we could get more boomer shooters with emphasis on that, like I've played enough boomer shooter, modern and old and its starting to feel VERY same-y more often than not.

Dusk is awesome

DUSK is Doom Eternal if Doomguy took an introspective look at the trauma of his mind and failed to shoot it

Eternal is an amazing game. Probably the best FPS out there...but I can't help but like DOOM (2016) better. DOOM (2016) had a much better story and gameplay in my opinion

And then it got thrown away with idiotic childish Doom Eternal writing.

This analysis is top tier. I never thought of it that way but you're right, the unique qualities of the game medium were used to completely subvert our expectations and create a more memorable and emotionally impactful experience than could have been achieved otherwise. Now I'm thinking about how a movie could even accomplish this and I'm having a lot of difficulty.

Its probably not a good idea to tear (heh) into Capitalism in the way it was shown the video, the Teams hyperbolic and satirical take on Corporate going ons in 2016 sounds like it was made in good spirit, the same way it was also shown in Eternal, where its clear they enjoy irreverent humor there as well... Worst case scenario is that you're gonna be seen as implicating an Anti capitalist message in this video, the Narrative breakdown is excellent, but it would've helped to be more self aware of what you're saying about bringing IRL topics into a Game as Absurd as Doom

I actually enjoy the fact the the doomslayer lost at the end of the story. Narratively, the only reason why the slayer lost to hayden at the end of the game is because of the Vega Core mission. because the Slayer did not morally grow, did not learn from his fool's journey and remained single-minded in (nearly) killing vega cold bloodedly, he dropped himself down to Samuel's level, where Samuel beat him with experience. That interpretation leave's 2016's narrative fully complete as a "failed hero's journey" subversive story.

35:48 damn it worked

YES! the "story game" and the "gameplay game" dychotomy is complete bs, it feels so good to hear someone else say it.

its criminal this channel only has 80 subs

Doom eternal is embarassed of doom 2016 and i hate that

I'm 45 mins in but this is very interesting! The very real socio-political themes you bring out in contrast with you reminding us that the devs don't actually care about them makes me worry that the doom 2016 story might've been a fluke. It's not the first time I've seen it happen, just look at subnautica and compare it to it's sequel.

Great video! Hope to see more soon!

I don't think the plot of 2016 was anything special per se but more so the campaign's pacing and consistency, you were there as the Doom slayer every step of the way on a journey with each level seamlessly flowing into the next. Eternal was an improvement in regards to gameplay imo but I didn't dig the structure of having the hub world and jumping between different planets as it kinda took away from being immersed in the world and narrative. Now you could argue that isn't very important for a Doom game but I appreciate the balance 2016 struck in that regard.

I never fully thought about it, but I've always felt a bit of disapointment with DOOM eternal's story after seeing the ending of 2016's. They also tried too hard to make cool shit and they got to the universe-level wars too fast, forgetting DOOM is mainly about what Doomguy is up to.

why is samuel the bad guy? theres an energy crisis and he didnt cause the invasion it was olivia samuel found the slayer anyway which allowed the invasion to be stopped so he knew he was working with dangerous material and therefore had a plan for if it exploded which worked therefore making it worth the risk as he assured you and i for one believe him because you cant look at 1 dead body and assume that the entire thing was an evil plan for money or something because you dont know what lifesaving equipment needs energy what about lights huh if were so far in the future you can only imagine the population growth so how are you gonna maintain that with an energy crisis when youre running out of fossil fuels and renewable sources aren't enough for all those people so you either let a lot of people die to limit population or you try to get argent energy a LIMITLESS energy source that can power everything you need for everyone for thousands of years to come all at the risk of 1 little uac station going kaboom. samuel is not the villian! the slayer is a moron! he has good intentions but he cant see the bigger picture! hes too stupid to know how to dissasemble the argent production things so he just smashes them and when samuel tells him that if he destroys the last argent thing there wont be any more in the solar system he just ignores it and destroys it but who knows how many people he killed by doing that he doesn't think about his actions he is a fool samuel is working with a child that has too much power to exercise his stupidity and therefore he has caused unknown devastation to mankind while thinking he is carrying out justice but he doesnt have enough information to know if he is just or not

Keep up the good work!

Eternal's story was so over board, I just shut down my brain and enjoyed the gameplay. Makes me sad when I think of it in hindsight, 2016 layed a solid foundation for the sequel but Eternal just went on crack with it

I found doom's narrative really interesting... But I only engaged it with through a lore video essay that apparently went through the codex entries... Pretty disappointing it's all hidden is an in game novella. But I guess it's doom, the gameplay was fun as hell.

Finally someone is giving 2016 storytelling more recognition. In an almost 2h video no less.

What are your thoughts on Doom: The Dark Ages so far? From what I’ve heard from a Gamespot interview with Hugo Martin, the game will be more direct with its storytelling.

Any time I hear Marty Straton's name I get a sour taste in my mouth.

Glad this games story is getting some love. Doom Eternal has near perfect gameplay but I felt like its story was kind of a big step down from 2016, but that might just be because 2016 was almost Metroid Prime like in the way it told its story and I LOVED it.

But we need story now. Like even the most trivial and amateur games need something for people to hold on to. It’s the why that people desperately need addressed. So for him to be so dismissive is jarring

It's funny because Eternal fucked Hayden's whole character for absolutely no reasons.

Watching you not glory kill every time it's available is making me angry.

I am SO happy someone finallt is making a video about this. With the dark ages announced ive veen thinking about the last two games, specifically 2016. Absolutely fell on love with the hame not just for its gameplay but like you for its world and story. It ran much deeper than people give it credit for, for me personally this video acts as rbe biggest price of validation I've ever experienced now that its finally a talking point outside of the deepest of forums. Keep it up man, just discovered you through this and love to see more!

Much use of things like "again", "however, "to put it simple" or "in other words", are a good indicator for a script getting bloated. It's telling u to saying little or the same over n over, so u should trim it down. I was out after two chapters cuz u basicly made 2 points in them - both of these in both of'em. It's like i can feel myself aging in the time i listen.

I'm angry because my like does so little for how good this video is. I'm surprized how it's not at a mil views rn

43 subscribers? What?!

I like the idea of Doom delivering it's story in the environment without getting in the players way while saying more than if they forcefully grabbed your attention. But I find it funny that in a video about how subtle and non intrusive the story telling of doom is, you cut your essay half way to go on an anti capitalism tangent that is less to do with the game and more your take on the idea. Because UAC didn't talk Wages, work culture, Insurance, poverty racism, etc. To me the capitalism takes leaves behind the nuances of human nature the Devs decided to have fun with. Like the UAC being a military and Science corporation most likely staffed by the smartest people on earth still became a backwards hell cult. I think this Idea itself is good enough to work in any ideology as a criticism of large groups that pave a path to hell with good intentions. With this being literal with the UAC.

great video from such a small channel! you deserve so many more subs and people seeing your work.

its good choice that they went with current doom 2016 and not the other version

Capitalism is good if not the best system ever made

been halfway through. overall good - but i would say you are repeating yourself a bit too much - so once the point is done, you can move on to the next item. You can underline main points by showing a tiny list on the screen if you really want. Whoever is watching this is doing so because they have consumed most DOOM content and scraping the bottom of the barrel, so are "in tune". Curious if in the last hour you touch on the lore as well. Also i was hoping for a more refined analysis on the actual mechanism with examples from literature, films or theatre. Maybe it is later on. Just wanted to leave my thought as i am watching - before i forget. Keep up the good work overall.

I liked Doom 2016’s tight, compact story. Fit the game well. Eternal went the medieval lore route and I didn’t like it as much. Was hoping for more of a sequel.