The Quiet Beauty of Eastward (and Games Like It) | Video Essay

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  • @mymusikrawks
    @mymusikrawks 2 ปีที่แล้ว +57

    Eastward is a game I only played once, but think about almost every day. It really is unique and special.

  • @HerEvilTwin
    @HerEvilTwin 2 ปีที่แล้ว +33

    I just finished Eastward and I enjoyed it more than I did many modern triple A titles. The game is truly something special, a real gem

  • @chespin3910
    @chespin3910 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    excellent video! i love Eastward so much, it's a beautiful game that i only found out about recently, but fell in love with so fast

  • @melancholicpineapple9761
    @melancholicpineapple9761 2 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    I've been waiting for someone to articulate why I loved this game so much and you did it perfectly. I'll never forget this gaming experience, and only hope more will be able to experience it too

  • @JoeliRavioli
    @JoeliRavioli ปีที่แล้ว +5

    This game is one of the best GBA games we never had growing up…

  • @nicoornelas5676
    @nicoornelas5676 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Great video! Something that hit me right in the heart was the line
    "It is a game that shows all the beauty to behold in all the little things"
    If this game has taught me anything, it is that.

  • @bradyanderson1229
    @bradyanderson1229 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    This game did something that stuck with me. In 6 months, I replayed it 3 times. I love Eastward so much

  • @Dooty-Doot
    @Dooty-Doot ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I just beat the game, and I loved it.
    The combat's kinda simple, but that's what it needs to be. It's a plot with a game, not a game with a a plot. The "game" part just adds to the experience and makes it better.
    Great video; the fantastic video essays are always from smaller channels. Glad I found this :>

  • @dualmo7185
    @dualmo7185 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Just finished the game earlier this week and while I have some questions I still love the game very much

  • @IPITYTHEFOOLZ
    @IPITYTHEFOOLZ 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Hell yea my man. Happy belated birthday

  • @dominosnostradamus2415
    @dominosnostradamus2415 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Eastward made me very emotional and I played it with a 8bitdo snes controller. Made me feel a lot.

  • @tylermyers5062
    @tylermyers5062 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I turn 30 this week and eastward is one of the best games I’ve ever played

  • @cozydayzandnightz
    @cozydayzandnightz ปีที่แล้ว +5

    On and off since the game's release, I've been looking for a video essay for Eastward, and this may be the first I've found. I'm late to your video, but excellent work.

  • @TayRich93
    @TayRich93 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Definitely one of my most favorites now🔥🔥😩 the charm

  • @merakimerakimeraki
    @merakimerakimeraki 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Really enjoyed this. Some great points that really resonated.
    Also, you have a great voice for VEs. Keep creating my man.

  • @Foundprodigal
    @Foundprodigal ปีที่แล้ว +7

    The game is so beautiful, and I love how it takes its time. I love it when a game lets you simply exist in the world. A great example is the wedding quest in the Witcher 3 or walking around your settlement in AC Valhalla. It's so much better than nonstop, Call of Duty style action.

  • @tlaloqq
    @tlaloqq 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Wow the editing in this is sublime. Thanks youtube algorithm!

  • @VirtualVega
    @VirtualVega ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Dude, this is actually phenomenal. You earned a sub, and I'll be sure to stick around for a while!

  • @-pk-chills8856
    @-pk-chills8856 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Very nice video, I am a huge fan of the gameboy advance and its library my favorite game from it is Kirby nightmare in dreamland. The beauty both in the pixel art and music in that game truly captivated me as a kid and has made me look forward to games that use the pixel art medium like eastward which has some of the most beautiful pixel art the industry has ever seen.

  • @lerszorx847
    @lerszorx847 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Nice video bro I love every bit of it

  • @famosoworld1643
    @famosoworld1643 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Very underrated game beat it in 30 hour's

  • @Xiatter
    @Xiatter ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Having grown up with a Sega Genesis, comparing Eastward to GameBoy Advance games gives me mixed feelings. GameBoy Advance was *already* paying homage to the 16-bit style. Although it's actually a 32-bit system.
    Which might be why I wasn't as keen on the GBA--On paper it sounded as powerful as a PS1, but didn't look like it.
    I'd probably appreciate the system better if I played it for the first time, now. Love my New 3DS, though.

  • @BOAlllll
    @BOAlllll 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    well i was waiting for the game when i saw the first announcement for it
    i said: i should play this game no matter what so when i played it i was a little bit disappointed the talking was the worst thing, yea i like to read but i can't play the game i can't do nothing i need always to read for 5 minutes, two characters talking about nothing and it's so long and everything is slow the elevator the train every cutscenes in the game thank god for the Forward button, it's waste of time actually but it's a cool experience you can play it to waste your time while waiting for silksong
    (you know that's my opinion and it's right)

    • @BOAlllll
      @BOAlllll 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      well, me no english so if i wrote something wrong, just ignore it

  • @tylermyers5062
    @tylermyers5062 ปีที่แล้ว

    When you mentioned dragon quest and not saying anything about earthbound is kind of pmo. It’s shows your age I guess. I understand what you were referring to in the image. But holy cow. How can you not mention earth bound