Ptolemy
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The Purpose of a System Is What It Does
The act of gaming is a gnostic ritual in which God experiences himself in small scale cosmic satire via the player's own engaged consciousness
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Ludonarrative Dissidence
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Chinese nationalist monkey game Black Myth: Wukong embarrasses entire Western videogame industry
Hate the Player, Hate the Game
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As the culture war escalates negative status effects accumulate
Paradise Remade
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On the mysteries of modern videogame "remake" development, where the lines between incompetence and political correctness become blurred
Warhammer Is for Everyone Except You
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In the grim darkness of the far future, there is only woke
Gamergate 2: Sweet Baby Boogaloo
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Gamergate was an important moment in proving the existence of the Cathedral, the idea that what is being presented as fact is actually a carefully coordinated movement by elites to establish and impose their view of what reality is and how it should be
Bad Endings, Dark Futures
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With Sonic's death, the thread of prophecy is severed. Restore a saved game to restore the weave of fate, or persist in the doomed world you have created.
Videogames Should Be Movies
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"Looking back, I am thankful that I didn't go into the film industry." - Hideo Kojima
Culture Terror
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While John B. Calhoun was working at the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) in 1954, he began numerous experiments with rats and mice. During his first tests, he placed around 32 to 56 rats in a 10-by-14-foot (3.0 m × 4.3 m) cage in a barn in Montgomery County. He separated the space into four rooms. Every room was specifically created to support a dozen matured brown Norwegian rats. Ra...
Pronouns in Space
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My take on Bethesda's new ESG compliant sci-fi RPG Starfield
Fisher-Price My First Videogame Industry
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Dark Souls needs an easy mode because videogames are for everyone
An Antidote to Woke Gaming
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The horrors of the woke Western videogame industry persist, but so do I
Press S to Spit on the Grave of Modern Western Entertainment
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I met a traveler from an antique land, Who said- Two vast and trunkless legs of stone Stand in the desert... Near them, on the sand, Half sunk a shattered visage lies, whose frown, And wrinkled lip, and sneer of cold command, Tell that its sculptor well those passions read Which yet survive, stamped on these lifeless things, The hand that mocked them, and the heart that fed; And on the pedestal...
The Digital Society and Its Consequences
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Of all sad words of tongue or pen the saddest are these, "Kojima was right again"
Popo's Law
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Mr. Popo suspects we are experiencing a Randian exodus of talent and competence not just within gaming and technology but across all sectors of modern western industry
Incels at the End of History
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Incels at the End of History
When Keeping It Real Goes Wrong
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When Keeping It Real Goes Wrong
Videogames Were Always Terrible
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Videogames Were Always Terrible
The Assassination of Henry Cavill by the Coward James Gunn
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The Assassination of Henry Cavill by the Coward James Gunn
You Will Never Be a Real Wizard
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You Will Never Be a Real Wizard
On the Elves and Their Lies
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On the Elves and Their Lies
Late Nite Comfy Content
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Late Nite Comfy Content
Entertainment in the Era of Cultural Vandalism
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Entertainment in the Era of Cultural Vandalism
Square Enix Doesn't Understand Final Fantasy
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Square Enix Doesn't Understand Final Fantasy
Beyond Clown World
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Beyond Clown World
The Controlled Decline of Videogame Music
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The Controlled Decline of Videogame Music
Dead Society Theory
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Dead Society Theory
Everything Not Saved Will Be Lost
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Everything Not Saved Will Be Lost
Gaming in the Age of Shazam
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Gaming in the Age of Shazam
The Aesthetics of Demoralization
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The Aesthetics of Demoralization

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  • @marine76a
    @marine76a 18 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา

    It was an act of emotional savagery exerted upon the people who appreciated the first game.

  • @idiotengineer3925
    @idiotengineer3925 วันที่ผ่านมา

    I bought a steam deck after this video and it changed my life. I get to play all the games I never was able to as a kid for FREE.

  • @hermestrismegistus3962
    @hermestrismegistus3962 2 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Would be awesome to see more uploads from you brother! But I'll take whatever I can get. Would you ever consider making content avout solely political topics? Gaming is fake and ghey now.

  • @sheev973
    @sheev973 2 วันที่ผ่านมา

    1:58 fucking loser behavior right here brother, you know what he did so either support him with your chest or don't at all.

  • @marine76a
    @marine76a 3 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Gnosticism is interesting because it is a schiz post with no real backing. It highly influenced the Kabbalah which is enough of an injunction

  • @richardyamato
    @richardyamato 4 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Dilly dally shilly shally

  • @adaptivegamer9905
    @adaptivegamer9905 5 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Sir Ptolemy, I speak for all the noticers here and around the globe, please upload another video🙏 your videos are a bastion in this joo dystopia

  • @JonSnowYouKnowNothing
    @JonSnowYouKnowNothing 10 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Kingdom Come Deliverance has entered the chat

  • @JonSnowYouKnowNothing
    @JonSnowYouKnowNothing 10 วันที่ผ่านมา

    I like old games as much, probably a lot more, than the next guy. I grew up in the 80s and 90s, and old games are something that I’ll never stop coming back to. But I don’t think that the antidote is to stop looking forward and look to the past. Trying to bury our heads in the sand isn’t an antidote - it’s a resignation. The antidote is supporting games and game studios that refuse to cow-tow to industry pressures. Studios like Warhorse, FromSoft, or CD Projekt. And BTW - Vampire The Masquerade Bloodlines, as much as I loved that game, was pretty damn woke.

  • @HunnysPlaylists
    @HunnysPlaylists 11 วันที่ผ่านมา

    and yes, fr4m4snry is the final form of gn0sticism.

  • @HunnysPlaylists
    @HunnysPlaylists 11 วันที่ผ่านมา

    just become Catholic and stop being a t00l of the dvl.

  • @HunnysPlaylists
    @HunnysPlaylists 11 วันที่ผ่านมา

    what's with your fr4m4son imagery?

  • @RKDriver
    @RKDriver 11 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Late to the show here and just played these games. Advance 4 years later from the 2020, the peak of wokeness, to now where these devs are finally taking their just beating by the gaming world. People, mainly gamers, are talking with their wallets. The AAA gaming industry is going down the tubes and that's fine with me. I'll play RDR2 over and over before I spend any money on their garbage.

  • @robertkoluch1876
    @robertkoluch1876 11 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Thanks for this. I won't be playing. Super sad but they ruined it.

  • @AjaxJP
    @AjaxJP 12 วันที่ผ่านมา

    I'm starting to see it in the gunpla community too, albeit to a smaller degree since it's still largely gatekept by the Japanese.

  • @mokadelic4037
    @mokadelic4037 13 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Update: they showed remake Eva and God she is HOT. The MGS3 remake is saved 🎉😂

  • @shakesquire84
    @shakesquire84 13 วันที่ผ่านมา

    What the hell is this accent

  • @PaulieMcCoy
    @PaulieMcCoy 14 วันที่ผ่านมา

    TH-cam giving Synthetic Man strikes. Naturally, they won't elaborate on why.

    • @KratostheThird
      @KratostheThird 10 วันที่ผ่านมา

      And he gave a nod to this channel. Thankfully someone was kind enough to make a torrent of his older livestreams before he removed availability.

  • @chschs777
    @chschs777 15 วันที่ผ่านมา

    I have watched your entire œuvre, and loved your memoiric wit and ponderances, and beautiful speculation; philosophising etcetera-and of course righteous flouting of the modern degeneracy and foolery. You definitely need Christ, He could use you as a soldier of righteousness; just imagine how good you could relay the Gospel to the poor people of this world! Amen, brother-definitely looking forward to more memoirs from the good philosopher, Ptolemy.

  • @DavidPatrick-s9n
    @DavidPatrick-s9n 15 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Evil cannot create it can only destroy

  • @Airstor
    @Airstor 16 วันที่ผ่านมา

    as an American, i'd play the h3ll out of that game at 15:00

  • @Airstor
    @Airstor 16 วันที่ผ่านมา

    you know, you don't really sound Gnostic, just disillusioned with "modern" Christianity, which is completely valid considering the state of "modern" Christianity. here's a thought: do these people really think that they will get to vote no on Gods decisions in heaven? after all, God is King, not a president.

    • @Airstor
      @Airstor 16 วันที่ผ่านมา

      p.s @Ptolemy if you ever read this: sorry for the new account, the "Overmind" declared my old one unworthy lol

    • @chschs777
      @chschs777 13 วันที่ผ่านมา

      I wouldn’t even call it Christianity without the prefix of “faux”. Christianity will always be Christianity, it is unchanging for the word of God is unchanging, what Christ wrought is unchanging-those who attempt to subvert the Word or the actual teachings of Christ in any way bring falsehood, and they shouldn’t be called Christians, they are heathens. There is no “modern” Christianity, it is just another falsehood.

    • @KratostheThird
      @KratostheThird 10 วันที่ผ่านมา

      @@Airstor Really? Are we at the point where YT bans accounts they don’t like even if they never uploaded any videos?

  • @twoshrekles
    @twoshrekles 16 วันที่ผ่านมา

    The best counterargument to leftoids or their nomadic masters is never the facts, but an attack on their social status, especially when they feign ignorance and try to entrap you in word definitions. Never argue facts, social shame is their biggest weakness. Thanks for the videos Ptolemy.

  • @jaredweiman2987
    @jaredweiman2987 19 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Thalmore did 911

  • @cinestubborn
    @cinestubborn 19 วันที่ผ่านมา

    There’s nothing wrong having Gay man in game or Trans women in games!

  • @jacobabramov1734
    @jacobabramov1734 20 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Ptolemy, just want to say that you are doing the lords work. We will probably never meet, but your writing transcends the oceans.

  • @Starboiiiii
    @Starboiiiii 22 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Saw who waa the chief of staff of the Halo Studios and immediately had to come here.

  • @gigakuma
    @gigakuma 22 วันที่ผ่านมา

    So much truth in your videos!

  • @professorchance8515
    @professorchance8515 23 วันที่ผ่านมา

    To the weidos who make this their entire personality: just kiss a dude. Atleast you’ll finally get some feeling of being desired.

  • @SlimyKrabbys
    @SlimyKrabbys 23 วันที่ผ่านมา

    MoDeRn AuDiEnCe

  • @XDWX
    @XDWX 23 วันที่ผ่านมา

    You should check out Echo Night 1 and 2. The Syberia series is decent too.

  • @RiteKnight
    @RiteKnight 24 วันที่ผ่านมา

    My friend Ptolemy, I say again. Beware the insidious influence of the hour. The dying of light shrouds the heart and breeds dejection, but you must not revel in it. Take action where you can, even if that's just for your own strength and progress. I say this trusting that you're not just here for the money, but you're really looking for the answer.

  • @TheFalazure
    @TheFalazure 24 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Thought this was a recent video given the topic and talking points, then i read the comments and did a double take at the post date...still quite relevant in 2024...still sliding down the slippery slope at breakneck speeds.

    • @gigakuma
      @gigakuma 22 วันที่ผ่านมา

      All his vids are ahead of their time this dude is unfathomably based.

  • @WorthlessWinner
    @WorthlessWinner 24 วันที่ผ่านมา

    I wonder if you'll ever stop being distracted by these vague abstractions and "elites" and realize who the real enemy is.

  • @PaulieMcCoy
    @PaulieMcCoy 24 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Holy shit, SH2R is awful.

  • @ApocalypZero
    @ApocalypZero 24 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Tribe up. Find your people. Train your mind, body and spirit.

  • @empire0
    @empire0 24 วันที่ผ่านมา

    I stopped watching AGDQ once they had this fairy prancing around hosting the event. I'm a pretty conservative guy, and I don't feel at place in this community at all.

  • @DR---
    @DR--- 25 วันที่ผ่านมา

    The problem with women is that they view men and themselves as nothing more than se× objects. To combat this problem we should pass laws to criminalize sIeepiπg with complete strangers. There are already laws against prostitutioπ. And we can model the laws after those ones and cops could do stings similar to how they catch John's.

  • @TheRedThirst
    @TheRedThirst 25 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Ptolemy got deep in this one

  • @SheolAbaddonus666
    @SheolAbaddonus666 26 วันที่ผ่านมา

    I was born in 2000, so technically I'm a zoomer. The first game I got into was DooM, which essentially shaped my worldview on what video games should be. I couldn't play RPG or strategy games until recently, and even now I have problems caring about anything that isn't a shooter game. The Resident Evil games have too many puzzles, and I hate how the zombies are bullet sponges. Coming from Doom where you are unstoppable and going to a game like Resident Evil or Fallout and I feel like I've been weakened. That's the point of horror games and RPGS; you are supposed to be weak or at least start out that way to build tension. I get that. That doesn't stop me from getting into fist fights with necromorphs, even if I lose 80% of my health. I tried to play cyberpunk, and the first hour of the game is talking and cutscenes. I hate it.

  • @milemile4813
    @milemile4813 26 วันที่ผ่านมา

    My favourite channel on the tube. I wonder if there is any piece of modern gaming you enjoy, I would love to hear your toughts on some of the more classic games like Wu Kong, Space Marine 2, Stellar Blade etc. Would also love tobhear you rambling on esoteric topics, politics, whatever. You verbalise ideas I vibe with on a deeper level, never knowing how to coherently express those feelings.

  • @OlafLesniak
    @OlafLesniak 26 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Oh the elites believe in beauty and the divine. But they turn against it. That's what makes it all the worse when they choose themselves over God. It's a luciferian rejections of the Lord.

  • @OlafLesniak
    @OlafLesniak 26 วันที่ผ่านมา

    This is the time to take a bit of a break from noticing and a time to focus on Christ.

  • @DancingEagle
    @DancingEagle 28 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Can we pay you to talk more?

  • @SeekYHWHsface
    @SeekYHWHsface 28 วันที่ผ่านมา

    ForANewHearT y'all SELAH

  • @centercannothold
    @centercannothold 28 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Life is not endless pain and struggle, you make it so by stubbornly refusing to stop what is causing you to suffer. In Buddhism, you are trapped in the cycle of Samsara, of being reborn again and again into this world, living, experiencing, suffering, dying, and being reborn again. The reason for this is threefold: attachment, desire, and illusion. You are attached to impermanent things in this world which you will inevitably lose, causing you to feel the despair of loss. You desire things which will satisfy your cravings, but these cravings cannot be satisfied, only placated until it is replaced by another desire, keeping you on an endless quest for fulfillment which you can never complete. Finally, the illusion brought about by your belief in your individual existence, your atomized self separated from the rest of reality, which isolates you and sets you against the rest of the world, only driving you to act upon your limited perspective and small desires. The purpose of Buddhism is to escape this cycle not by leaving it, but by realizing that it is not to be escaped. The whole of reality is a singular monistic whole, and you are a part of it. The flow of reality, the constant change, all events, all things which bring joy and suffering, these are all simply reality acting. You cannot stop them, but there is no need to. You are only affected by them because you attach yourself to impermanent things that you will inevitably lose, allow yourself to be dragged along by your endless desires, and sequester yourself away in the padded cell of the self. To attain Nirvana is not to escape Samsara, but to realize your absolute oneness with it and not be caught up in the things which cause you to be reborn again and again in different horrible lives. Think of it like swimming in the ocean; there are waves and currents which will push and pull you in different directions, tossing you around, and all the while you are struggling to simply stay afloat and not be pulled beneath to drown. But if you know how to swim with the current and the waves and not fight them, you can travel freely and calmly.

  • @VTorner
    @VTorner 29 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Beautiful, man. This video contains a very thought out critic of democracy. I find myself regularly reaching these same conclusions about this diseased, rotten system, but not with the same beautiful words.

  • @user-Kova15
    @user-Kova15 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Imagine having developers come to your community and make a biggoted game like far fry 5 while they were treated fairly in such a community. Im an atheist myself, but I would of whole heartedly supported the separatists. And in real cases like waco and ruby ridge I still have to side with them. That just proves how old this type of thing is. They got to dehumanise and spread propaganda against people

  • @d00styTV
    @d00styTV หลายเดือนก่อน

    more conspiracy slop plz

  • @guyopitz
    @guyopitz หลายเดือนก่อน

    I wish youtube would tell me about these videos. I have to go out of my way to say "Hey did Ptolemy make a video this month?" and then go look it up myself despite being subscribed. Hmmmm.