Rejecting Gamer Identity | Escaping the Hype Machine
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 24 ก.ย. 2020
- With a basis in how video game audiences have handled news droughts during 2020, we take a close examination on the relationship between so-called "gamer" identity and corporate marketing schemes. Perhaps there is a more healthy way to engage with the medium than uncritical consumption?
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What is a gamer? [flings their Monster Energy Drink aside] A miserable little pile of secrets! But enough talk!
Gamer Dracula.
Have at you!
Ok but if I "reject gamer identitty", can I still keep the suspicious amount of half-naked cartoon ladies on my wall? They are very important to me.
24:40
That's a gamer cat. I can tell because of the games in the background
Little known fact is that Jucika has already gone pro gamer, soon she will stream her journey to predator in Apex Legends.
It's also interesting how the excitement for a game often cool down a bit after it's released and people actually can play it.
Games are not for play, only hype.
Man, the older I get, the less I care about what's coming out in the future. There's so many games ALREADY made that I still want to play that I can entertain myself for the rest of time.
We mostly live on indie games now adays. That is where the true innovation and new ideas are happening. Not engaging too heavily with the so called AAA sphere is the best thing we ever did.
Nintendo's whole artificial scarcity thing drives me insane, and it's the reason I don't pay any attention to Nintendo anymore. I know I'm very susceptible to FOMO-based marketing, and as a result, I just avoid anyone who does it to help maintain my sanity in this late capitalist hellhole I'm stuck in called the US. And it sucks so much, because Nintendo's games are often a lot of fun. But between their marketing tactics around games, and their stupid little plastic toys with in-game functionality, I just can't deal with anything they put out. The Amiibo are a large part of why I will probably never buy a Switch, just because I know how much that kind of nonsense messes with my head.
Most people are susceptible to FOMO after all, it is no wonder it is working so well in games with microtransactions. Gotta get those skins and bonuses before it is too late. Alicia plays a lot of Apex and that game is a hellish little thing when it comes to that stuff. She has managed to dodge buying anything in it other than the battle pass. And even then that too that is timed. What a mess.
Nintendo also has a lot of cultural capital, that nostalgia and the iconic characters are most likely why they have such a strong fanbase. Sony and Microsoft just don't have that to the same extent. It is a bit like Disney in a sense, and it is most likely not a coincidence that Nintendo seem to be adopting the idea of the "Vault" to manufacture value out of their catalogue of games.
24:35 Reject Gamerity, embrace Jucika.
Jucika is love. Jucika is life.
Some of the best stuff on TH-cam now.
Ouf, that is too kind. Thank you!
Interesting topic. As someone whose mostly stopped buying triple AAA-games, and haven't bought a console in 7-8 years (last one being the 3DS), I somehow feel like less of a gamer. It's also something that probably contributes to issues I have with multiplayer-games(which are boosted by social anxiety) what with me worrying that me playing poorly will destroy everyone else's enjoyment. Just a thought.
Anyway, great video as always!
Awww you're so nice and sweet...
I got the opposite problem. Being too good at certain games making everyone hate me in the game lol.
I imagine a lot of those "hardcore" "gamer" "influencers" are just angry that they're out of a job in this time of slow marketing and slow development, since caring about games doesn't earn them their youtube dollars, as much as rumors, trailers, and previews do (or used to). Edit: ..which was one of the points made in the video. Great essay, folks, thanks!
Thanks for the kind words, and glad you enjoyed it!
In my opinion, "vote with your wallet" is a shallow non-solution that people say to shut up any who are complaining, so they don't have to question their own purchases. Admitting that a business is manipulating it's consumers after you've bought into the hype is indirectly admitting that you "fell for it" so to speak. In reality, the psychologically manipulative practices of big corporations (like artificial scarcity, misleading game advertisements, preorder bonuses, loot boxes/gambling, microtransactions etc.) need to be put into check by more of the world's bigger governments. Some smart countries in Europe are catching on, but the US has little interest in protecting its consu- I mean citizens.
Participating in communities and discussing the latest news is very enjoyable, despite being a result of manipulative practices, which is why it is so hard to convince Gamers™ that something needs to be done about it. Tell a typical gamer that the government needs to come in and change their video games and of course they'll all recoil in horror at the idea, but the truth is that it needs to happen.
lovely work as always!
I think part of the issue here is that companies like - and especially - Nintendo get us when we're young. Instead of being into, say, Disney or Scooby Doo or whatever, a lot of us found Super Mario as kids and that was our chosen thing to obsess over. Nintendo absolutely knows it's got those of us in a certain age demographic by the proverbial balls, and sure enough, fans prove it to them again and again.
Nostalgia/childhood memories are a difficult thing to overcome when it comes to critically examining our hobbies, especially if you were fortunate to have a happy childhood. (in my case, memories of playing/watching Mario were some of the small bright spots I had in an otherwise terrible upbringing.) Anything to recapture that feeling of joy, innocence, wonder etc as adults is hard to turn down.
Then of course there's the other issues you brought up - the ongoing fight for cultural capital/ being relevant, buying into the hype/commercialism, not participating in conscious consumption, being giant pissbabies about "lack of games" , etc. On their own one or two things is just irresponsible, but combined makes for an entitled audience who needs their consumption otherwise Nintendo etc. will "pay the price". (i'm not putting myself above this btw, I'm just as guilty of this shit as anybody else)
long essay aside i just absolutely love your viewpoints and takeaways. You bring a lot of critical, needed thought to the gaming community, such as it is. I always look forward to your vids, even if i don't comment on every one :)
Very true, Nintendo themselves are sitting on a lot of cultural capital with their rather grand catalogue of classics. Nostalgia and iconic characters that go all the way back to the modern understanding of video games is a powerful tool that they wield. It is no wonder that they seem to be adopting the Disney Vault idea for their classics at this point. They know it will rile people up.
And the funny thing is about "paying the price" is of course that the hardcore fans would never do anything to harm Nintendo. Like we said in the video they turn on a dime whenever they finally get that announcement, and then repeat the cycle. We have already seen people talk about what is next, 3D All-stars is already old news, time to move on.
Thanks by the way for the thoughtful comment and the kind words, friend! :)
Ive kinda grown to dislike game announcements as a whole because of the chaos the internet becomes
People need to chill out. Hopefully you can find fun in games anyway on your own terms.
@@Transparencyboo Thank you! That is very nice of you to say! Luckily I can. Whether it's a new release or something that came out 20 years ago, to me nothing beats the feeling of experiencing a fictional landscape in an adventure, having fun with sights and sounds I can not experience in real life. That's what games are to me
@@NessExplains Glad to hear that! Games are wonderful little things that we should all be able to have fun with in one way or another. We think they are pretty neat!
"So here's your problem. You're a gamer!" - LinusTechTips (2020)
It is time to stop.
Reeeealy liked this video, as a sociology student as well as a guy who called himself "big player" instead of gamer for years, just because of the reputation this term has with non gamers.
When you talked about the industrial purpose of creating the "gamer community", it made me realise i started questioning the whole gamer identity thing when i questioned the commercial strings behind my tastes and expectations.
Great work, love your angles and subjects ! Big love for you guys
Thank you, glad we can entertain and spark some ideas. It is what we strive for! Hit us up if you ever wanna talk sociology stuff!
@@Transparencyboo another sociology nerd checking in! It's the only major I've actually enjoyed in school because it I so useful in understanding the problems of our time.
@@nsalegit9482It is a lot of fun. By the way people are legit missing out on the joy of searching for research papers and finding some with clever titles that make you laugh. The research on virtual worlds are really some of my favorite stuff.
@@Transparencyboo I'll check it out! Any specific recommendations?
I mostly only have racing games in my shelves, that means Im no real gamer :(((
But I have Bloodborne... that might save me.
Bloodborne forgives all your sins. You are GAMER.
Do you mean Bloodborne Kart, the best racing game ever made?
@@sungodmoth Of couse they mean Bloodborne Kart, rated Game of the Year in 2015, rated E for everyone, sponsored by Honey, featuring sans undertale, only $69.99, now with 5% less cholesterol, best racing game ever made.
As a dragon age fan, I actually got more content recently than I had imagined haha
It's kind of sad how much consumerism is put as one of the highest ways to engage if games are your hobby... Replayability is wayy more valuable.
I think it's important to acknowledge that it's possible lots of the people complaining also just have wayy more time on their hands than they're used to, and are super not used to having to have multiple hobbies.
I am disabled and unable to work, and filling my time at first was difficult (in part bc of my disabilities). When my brother was unemployed for months, he really struggled with it. He was constantly bored, bc he was used to having his life consumed by work, and hobbies and other enjoyable things being stuff you have to squeeze in.
I wonder how many of them are like him. Capitalism hasn't just fucked then up with consumerism but also with not knowing what to do when you're given more relaxation time
Totally. We touched on it a little bit in the video, but we are indeed trained into a cycle of constant feedback. People do have a lot of trouble not doing anything and just relaxing. Even when we think we are relaxing we may be on our phones, watching something on Netflix and whatnot. Sometimes our brains just need to chill out a bit and not get that sort of stimulus. And it is hard to break that cycle, because it does feel damn good, doesn't it?
This video honestly makes a lot of sense looking at the corralation between me becoming more politically radical and having less and less interest in most video games. It's hard for me to enjoy games when so many are products of massive labor exploitation, capital accumulation, and resource extraction.
Metroid is very good though...
Thankfully Metroid is more of a genre rather than a franchise today.
I didn't realize there was lots of Nintendo fans this angry. So much yikes. This is amazing work you did for this video and made great points.
I'm remember when I was a young gamer and got into the game hype and even though I bought a bunch of games the high went away after I played them a few times. And I ended up getting anxious having a bunch of games that I never finished. In the end I donated the ones that didn't give me joy to Child's Play.
I sometimes feel that same urge when game trailers or Nintendo Direct pops out . It's weird and scary how my body just wants to feel a high from the hype. On the bright side I don't impulse but games anymore And question myself on what is a gamer, which helped a lot.
Again amazing video! Looking forward to your next one
Hype is good in moderation, right? Being excited for upcoming games is natural, I mean who isn't at some point? Just gotta find that balance and not make it take up your interaction with the medium too much, especially not to the point where it makes us work in the favor of some faceless corporation, haha. Anyway, thanks for watching and enjoying it! We have been thinking about making a video about the idea of having to finish games at some point too, so look forward to that at some point in the future :)
I didn't realize how many gamers in general were like this until gamer gate...... Lol gaming sux.
Can relate. I'm part of King of Fighters fandom. Almost hilarious that whole 2020, fandom has watched almost every game reveal stream in hopes of a seeing KOFXV trailer, since it was announced to be in development in 2019.
Of course there are people who are "There wasn't anything on those streams!" when trailer hasn't showed up... But I guess people are realizing now that "Hey, maybe that COVID has something to do with it"
Oh well, at least I've learned of so many interesting games thanks to those streams that I've watched 😄
Good points but I really want to point out how good ya'lls comedy chops have gotten. There were a few times I had to rewind the video cause I was laughing to loudly to hear what you said
Thanks, we are sometimes afraid we are laughing too much at our own jokes. Apparently it is working, haha.
"Origami Trail" I AM DEAD
We thought it was quite amazing, especially when he then looks at the box while saying it.
Transparency I know everything about it is amazing
@@PixelaDay Also, Paper Mario The Origami King is amazing.
@@Transparencyboo Yes but arguably Paper Mario: Origami Trail would be even better
How did I live before discovering this channel? You've put into words what I've been thinking for years. Thanks!
Aw, thanks! Glad we could help!
Nintendo fans: where's our new proper direct???
Nintendo: we're living in a pandemic
Nintendo fans: wow lazy much?
gamers are so close to understanding the hellscape of capitalism but they're also so far away.
(also i just gotta say i'm so glad to find a gaming channel not run by cishet men. cishet men are incapable of not yelling for like 2 minutes.
Thanks, we try our best to be a counter point to them cis het dudes. Hopefully we can deliver~
I..... I don't have Earthbound...
Not a gamer then.
I'm glad that someone addresses this topic. To me this whole "Gaming" culture feels like some sort of indoctrinated cult nowadays.
It should be very easy to escape this "Hype" machine if you realize two things:
1. there is pretty much no upside in getting over-hyped. You most likely will be disappointed, and even if not, what was the point? You forget about it in, lets say 2 weeks and get hyped for the next thing... I realized this when Ocarina of Time came out, magazines treated it as if it was the 2nd coming and I was severly disappointed by that game. Now for Metroid Dread for example, I didn't give a crap about anything before release, played it and finished it in one weekend, and think its awesome, BUT I could conclude this out of my own experience, not just regurgitating what the internet told me... how would that have been different to getting hyped beforehand?
2. a lot of these TH-cam "Review" channels and streamers and so on receive new games FOR FREE. This, imo, makes them biased from the get-go and it is, imo, not fair to not consider the price these games cost in their evaluation. There is a difference if you have to spend (a lot of) money to get something or you get it for free... and with all these stupid DLC-concepts and whatnot, games can get VERY expensive.
Lets give an example, I would review Sims4 and say its great if you get all the DLC and omit the fact that including all DLC that game costs 400€, shouldnt that influence the grading?
I love your videos. Have an algorithm comment
Thank you friend, much love!
This is actually a pretty good explanation of why even though I do play games I don't consider myself a gamer. I play mostly indie or older games (there are exceptions of course) and have only a passing interest in the hype train so fall outside of the gamer culture in that way. Though on the other hand still interested in what goes on in the gaming world...
Indie games are a great way to break loose honestly. They do not operate on the same plane as the AAA industry most of the time.
Wow, this is the content I wish I was smart enough to make. Good job, you earned a sub! I cringe whenever I get referred to as a “gamer,” but I’ve never been able to quite articulate why I felt that way. This video helped sort out a lot of those feelings - I don’t like my identity being so closely tied to what I consume, and I often find the rage and anger from the more “hardcore” crowd to just be silly. But, if you comb through my videos I’m sure I’m guilty of some of things you pointed out in this video.
I think a lot of the gaming side of TH-cam is pretty close minded in what “gaming content” can be. I think there’s more interesting ways to cover and think critically about video games and video game culture without solely focusing on the actual consumption aspect. I hope content like this helps shift the discourse.
Really glad we could make you think and that you had fun with it! We'd like to think that we contribute to the Discord at least a little bit, because we would love to see more discussions out there that talk about games in a lot of different ways. Feel free to send us videos of yours on Twitter, our DMs are open.
Ooh, stuff like this has been on my mind for a while, and I can admit I'm guilty of the consumption. The wanting to prove my "gamerness", or a desperate hunt for something that was there. Now I just kinda feel tired of the cycle. Great video.
Thank you, friend. It is hard to break the cycle, but we think that playing more indie games help a bit!
This video seems to have become even more relevant with the recent events around competitive Melee and Splatoon. Big N are using their larger-than-life legal resources to instate that the gamer identity these communities were built around is incorrect, harmful, and should cease to exist. They've got their foot on the pedal and aren't afraid to slam it down.
Both this one and our most recent about game reviews seem to be quite relevant. Some things never seem to change do they?
You definitely picked the best take for my lil cameo there. Slides into the rest of the thing like butter. Does butter slide? I am the butter. It is me. Thank you for the opportunity to be part of this. u
Butterbirb!
amazing video as always! definitely made me re-examine a lot more on how i engage with video games. i could go on and on about how being brazilian has affected how i engage with mainstream video games vs indie games or game from lesser known companies, but for now i will just say im thankful i care more about watching games for their story and characters, and only ever playing if i really want to and have the resources to do so. i didnt know there was a new taiko coming out with actual english translations and now im so excited for it, but i know i must hold myself as getting a switch and a specific game in this country is no easy task, so ill just watch people play it when it comes out.
I hope you get your Taiko drum fill at some point soon though~
Lots of Sonic and cats, very good
A Sonic video simply was not enough. Sonic is in our hearts and minds all the time. And Jucika is just so photogenic she hops into frame even if we did not want her to!
Ah! I had so much fun with this! The intro was lovely and the pacing felt natural-not jarring in any way
Glad you had fun!
I'm so glad i was able to find this channel i love your videos so much
Thank you! Glad you enjoy what we do! :)
Nothing of substance to add, so i'll just say this:
A corny stock video of just 2 buds playing games together is apparently enough to make me emotional, gosh this year...
Edit: it's at 19:48
They are very wholesome!
this channel is always so on point. thank you.
Thank you too, friend! :)
Individual fanbases for Nintendo's IPs are just as bad, especially the ones for Zelda, Pokemon, and Smash Bros.
Absolutely. It goes a lot further into different sub groups and what not
@@Transparencyboo Also, when I shared your video at a gaming discord server, a friend of mine said this in response to it:
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@@raphaelmarquez9650 we did not answer the question on purpose of course. The point is that once you examine your own participation you'll have to figure out the way forward yourself. It is rather complex and in the end one answer will not fit all. We simply want people to find ways to engage with games on their own terms and think about how that engagement might be exploited.
Oh, here's my academic reference for those who'd like even more reading after this video: "From the society of the spectacle to the society of the machinery" by Jan Teurlings; about how it's not just pop cultural spectacle itself anymore that's tricking people into thinking and buying certain things. Since some 25 years the entire discourse around pop culture (all the online forums, helpdesks, enthusiast press, etc...) is a highly manipulated engine as well, designed to generate certain opinions and to spread and direct them in predetermined ways.
Thanks for the tip!
@@Transparencyboo You're very welcome. Thanks for the very comprehensive and stylish video essay.
You guys are really cool, been going through your videos and really enjoy the nuance you strive for in your writing. Can't wait to see you guys pop off, you definitely deserve it :)
Thanks so much, glad you like the stuff! Hopefully we'll see some more success in the future, who knows, but we'll stay optimistic :)
I love the humor in this, great vid!
gotta love the gamer cat
She is too powerful!
Very interesting topic. I have in recent years reflected on my own consumption of games and the gamer identity. I usually tend to wait and refrain from buying a game day one in most cases, although I made the "mistake" once last year. Also interesting to hear that the "Gamer identity" is based so heavily on consumption of games, when obviously it can be much more than just the consumption.
23:04 I love the Gay Bowser just hangin on the side
that Sonic and the Secret Rings bit was golden! 😂
Love your channel, you always have interesting topics and angles in your video essays. Your production and editing is top notch too, you deserve more views and subscribers.
Aw, thank you! We may be a bit biased, but we agree, haha
You know what is more painful?
Being a f zero fan
When one can accept the inevitability of nothingness there can't be more pain.
Was sent over by a KingK retweet. Love the video.
Thanks for stopping by! :)
Why does that one guy even have several switch consoles? o.o; I don't understand.
Consumerism galore!
You are so persistently kind and understanding of the Gamer Bro,
in a way that I generally am not,
so I want to thank you for reminding me of where the real problem is
(it's capitalism, the real problem is always capitalism).
We can be sarcastic and poke a bit of fun at times at the concept of 'gamer', but in the end it's probably best to just try to be a bit nice. Someone will probably get mad anyway, but hey, watcha gonna do? :P
I have been interested in the psychology of video games and psychology in general as well as philosophy in recent years and I find your content to be hitting both of those interests. You probably already know of the channels (Daryl talks games) and (philosophy tube) both of which I have found to be very interesting but if you haven't you might enjoy them, thank you for your thought provoking work I appreciate it. 😊👍
And we appreciate you, thank you for all the nice comments! As for the recommendations; we sure do know of them, but thanks anyway! :)
@@Transparencyboo that's ok I'm only expressing what I feel to be true because the honesty in your content and the depth of thought is refreshing. Hope your channel continues to grow but either way just keep doing your thing and you will be happy but I'm sure you already know that, have a great day/night 😊👍
find your own meaning as a ''gamer''. And also don't poorshame the little folk
Truuuuue
Alternative (or maybe, additional) theory: the people who are publicly self-identifying as gamers are actually content creators, and the "next big game" is representative of a need to know what the best clickbait will be to draw their audience. The gaming public is fine, but the gamer identifying content creators are suffering because they are part of the hype ecosystem, and see it faltering, and are completely rationally upset by this.
Imagine tying a commercial product so closely to your identity that you become lost when you're not advertised to... probably the only other medium I've seen this level of fanaticism in is with western comic books and Japanese anime and manga but those are still nowhere near the level of gamer fanaticism.
I think it is simply a lot of the core of 'fandom'. There can be a lot of good to be found in such groups, but sometimes it just gets to far. Especially when it is connected to wiiiild consumerism and making you purchasing into who you are, and certain companies into 'your team'.
The best video on this I've seen ❤️
Aw, thanks. Alicia was feeling so unsure about it to begin with.
You must've loved that one bit from Devolver's E3 2021.
I think we skipped it honestly. It's a bit funny, because the year before that, I think it was, we got kind of disillusioned with them for basically doing a lot of the things that they are making fun of. And I don't know. To be honest I feel the schtick has gotten a bit old at this point. But that's just us, haha.
I feel like this video misses the mark just a bit but if I have to sum up my criticism on particular point, it would that the gamer identity is toxic as hell and should ride away from it. No longer however is it about one demographic but several different ones but each one is now exploitable. Much like sports fans and their favorite teams. With that shift, it dilutes our strength as consumers to break away as we all want different things. And because of this, we have seen the absolute worst of the community. From corporate shills to people getting mad over Lara Croft’s boobs being smaller, we can’t get to solutions as much as we desperately want to
I don't think we disagree with each other here really.
Transparency true but at the heart of some issues. Yes artificial scarcity is bad but the alternatives (live service and devaluing games through f2p and the like) are worse. A company does have to make money by the end of the day but the way the make money is bad on two ends: making a game for instantaneous results without knowing costs or completely sabotaging new ways but it cuts into your business. And finally the hype cycle has damage the psyches of everyone. So my questions would be:
1. How do we ensure a value to something without devaluing it rather quickly
2. How do we balance cost
3. How can we have a healthier hype cycle
@@Titan990 We would probably not personally put these business practices in order of which is better or worse. In the end it is easy to move the goal post when arguing that "at least it is not as worse as X". We don't necessarily have the answers to all those questions of course, but we think that a good starting point could be to examine our own engagement with corporate media. Another question might be of we can have a healthier hype cycle at all. Maybe hype in and of itself is too exploitative a concept in general.
Transparency also true but you have to work with what you got. Maybe a better question is: is the hype cycle necessary.
@@Titan990 I suppose that depends on what you mean by necessary. Necessary for the AAA industry to make the kind of money that they are making now? Yes, some amount of exploitation is probably necessary for that. I do however reject the idea that this is something that we are obligated to engage with, and I do not think that we need to see this as "just how it is" and work from there. I do not personally believe that the AAA industry is worth the amount of exploitation that it is hoisting upon the consumers. And in that sense I suppose I don't think the question is that useful really, because I do not agree that we have to uphold the status quo and sustain that part of the industry at all.
Did NOT wake up expecting a Plinkett reference.
Sometimes it just happens.
Just play Paper Mario: The Origami King, you stupid people! It's an actual existing really good game, instead of "just a logo".
Great video as always, girls!
We loved Origami King!
Maybe I'm jumping the gun, I'm only 5 minutes into the video, but this video is mesmerizing holy shit. I feel like I haven't seen anything like it.
Haha, thanks, hope you liked the rest too!
@@Transparencyboo I did!
The most recent video game I've played is Deltarune: Chapter 2. When I told this to a server dedicated to Undertale and Deltarune discussion, they unanimously responded with "What? Why!?". This video really helps me after experiencing this, because I now understand where this mentality comes from, that the only right way to game is the peddling garbage companies make, to create reactionary/shock advertising (usually in the form of " here is a minority character"), to make the world just a little bit worse.
this is why the last aaa game i bought with my own money is hitman 2. indie games rock & whenever i gain a good amount of money, ijust go throught itch & gamejolt to see what cool indie develepor i can give 3-5 dollars to
Indie games are the real games.
dont ask questions just consume product and then get excited for next products
Don't forget your gamer shirt!
The "gamer" as rehearsing the behaviors of a perfect consumer can be seen in the unusual role marketing plays. Usually, conceptually, a commercial strives to convince an audience (and also create one: it proposes a lifestyle, it is not content with simply advertising its features; it must also produce a "profile", etc. etc.), but in the case of gamers, they *ask* for commercials, they excitedly pursue more of them, in fact identifying the prosperity of the medium with the density of marketing efforts. A healthy medium is one saturated with announcements, reveals and releases.
"Being on top of things" as socially-organizing-vector - prosperity in a gaming space (especially in the context of "becoming a youtuber") means becoming an extension of commercials, as you endlessly comment on the daily news drop. And if there is nothing to comment on, a rather histerical parallel industry takes shape: the rumor machine.
Also regarding indie games, it's interesting to note how the progress of gaming as medium is tied with AAA releases. "Look how far games have come". It seems like games get closer to being considered art the more the "games-as-movies" production strategy gets perfected (not to say that they aren't, in fact, art. Just that the public recognition of that status comes from gaming maturing to a point where it can have budgets as impressive as hollywood productions).
sorry, i need to take a small break from this video to make a clarification; pig hands are called 'trotters' bobby eats that cash with his nubbly little pig trotters.
Thanks for the clarification!
08:43 jump scare
Are we human?
Or are we gamer?
Great visuals lmao
Thanks, it's what we do
Anyone else here because of the Fire Emblem release window news?
Glad we can be a place for contemplation.
amazing video
You're amazing!
This video that I already loved is even more relevant now thanks to Nintendo announcing localization of a 30 year old Fire emblem game but again it's only limited... makes me not want any of these old games at all :(
It sucks that it is so relevant, but yeah, we should not support this. Saw people already ask for Mother 3, and you know what? No. We should not support this or that. If you want to play these games they are very much available in other easier ways to be quite frank.
BuT i MuSt HaVe My *TREATS*
all hype and no directs make fan a dull boy
Don't mind me; I'm just here to feed the algorithm.
Omnomnomnom
Thank god for Kiki and Alicia!
We channeled our inner Jim Sterling for this one.
KIKI AND ALICIA FACE [screaming]
You're welcome!
Algorithm and love
I demand of every gamer to built one of it's own.
Was that a Red Letter Media reference?! =)
Which one? Probably not, haha. At least it was not intentional then.
@@Transparencyboo "People don't like things that are different." (In a funny voice) haha
@@TheRetroPerspective Haha, damn, now that you mention it. It was not intentional, sorry.
@@Transparencyboo No need to be sorry, I love Red Letter Media =D
@@TheRetroPerspective Let's say it was a reference then!
This is not a helpful/insightful observation.
However, everytime I see these gaming news channels I am astounded by how lame their backgrounds or sets are.
Flat Cap's wall might as well have been my dad's garage locker filled up with clips from porn mags.
Sometimes it is kind of funny. You know when there are so many figures that you can't even make out what they all are? Yeah, those are the most fun backgrounds to be baffled about. But it is kind of a status symbol in these kinds of environments - you got a lot of games, merch and whatever in a hobby that puts a premium on owning and collecting things so of course that will show that you are cool as heck and know what you are talking about. Would you have a shelf full of Sonic merch if you didn't?
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I agree with pretty much everything, except for the blame on the system or the design. I personally dont believe that "the capital" or "the industry" is to blame at all... Its like you said, they only exploit if you let them, the games industry is a somewhat free market, you can still buy something you actually like or not, or buying a game that you dont like, but you feel the need to since you feel the need to part of the mass. I think the problem is in the lack of self-awareness of the individual, over the mass thought. Capitalism it is still today, the model that best represent humans relations of trade and control, the point is, and lets be honest, people are flawed, and some are so easily manipulated than others, the only good thing is that we can still diverge in this system, by simply not participating in these communities, on the contrary to "other models". My point is better explained by a saying we have in my country: "Every day, an idiot and a smart person wake up, and inevitably, they will cross paths and the smart one will always take advantage over the idiot." People are dumb, we are very dumb people in general, and in some point of our life, we are going the be subject to be taken advantage by someone smarter than us.
My personal experience with the gaming community: Played every trendy game, forced myself to like games that i dont really enjoy, and hype for things that i would forget months later (Basic r/gaming experience). Then, i least i think i did get over it, became more aware of where i was in the industry, and started to not care at all... Not caring for new releases, not caring for new trailers, not joining in conversations about "how games were better before", "EA Bad", "Woke is destroying games". And just that was enough to clear my mind of the mass tought that permeates in this media. I learned that i simply dont need to be part of it, i dont need to care what others people play, i dont need to care what others people think of the games i play.
Loved the video since its the only i found talking about this.
Glad you liked the video! 😊 We simply have to disagree about the system though, since (to put it short) we as extremely left leaning people don't believe capitalism will ever exist without the exploitation of others and therefore isn't good for art or the people who appreciate it. Either way, thank you for watching this oldie and appreciated it. It's so easy as creators to make a piece and then forget about it, so it's nice to see them pop up in the notifications once in a while to remind us. Cheers!
Heaping praise and money onto a company when it pleases them; outrage and insults instead when displeased. You’d think that these “true” gamers were Star Wars fans or sports spectators or celebrity worshippers, etc. All the same kind of behavior, from expecting perfect deities but instead witnessing mere mortals.
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Yes, all of this is true.
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Listen ladies. I don't know where you get off with leaving out so much important information. Pigs have HOOVES! Just like cows. They do not in fact have arms. Omg. #canceltransparency
This is a narrow and incomplete criticism. I agree that buying the Mario collection gives nintentive incentive to continue charging full price for rereleases of old games and driving artificial scarcity and manufacturing + exploiting gamer identity.
But the solution is emphatically not a non-actionable platitude about reflecting or being self critical. The solution is to learn how to use pirate bay.
But I'm guessing you can't really say that in a youtube video essay without being demonetised or taken down by youtube? So here we can see a direct correlation between games and games journalism in the manufacturing and exploitation of the gamer identity. People who make games and people who write about games might have their own beliefs and politics but ultimately have to tow corporate lines. Making themselves and their ideas smaller and safer and sanitised in service of the suits who own the company behind the platform that you're working on.
And if you know where to look, it's very easy to find guides and advice on how to pirate. But if you don't know where to look, then you probly just form your opinions from youtube essays that ultimately amount to nothing more than reminding yourself 'there's no ethical consumption in capitalism' and then just buying stuff anyway.
Oh, if we wanted to talk about piracy we would. A video is coming up, so don't worry about that. But that is pretty much a topic of it's own.
Also I dunno, maybe there was some miscommuncation here.
In that you did not get it.
Fair enough.
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Always called myself a gamer and was proud to say it as loudly as possible!
Then the gamer gating incel chuddy creeps started to get out of control around the time that gaming started getting super corporate for releasing unfinished, online only, micro transaction infested trash. This happened big time slightly after 2010ish... And ever since?
Eeeeeyeah........ I'd like to distance myself from this bowlshat thank you very much lol. Now I just sort of like gaming a lil haha. Classics... The indie dev scene... And the rare triple A title that doesn't suck like breath of the wild or something...