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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 6 มิ.ย. 2024
- Well, well, well. This one has been a long time coming. And only a few months after the Dark Souls video, too. Throw that, the Halo Reach video and the Adapting Tolkien video all together, and it's been a busy time trying to create video essays for all of you. I hope you enjoy it. It's been a trip trying to make it. I'll see you all again in the next one.
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Dead Domain’s Wolfenstein video: • I Believe: Wolfenstein...
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MUSIC:
“The New Colossus” from the Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus soundtrack
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"Adrift" from the Wolfenstein: The New Order soundtrack
Link: • 02. Adrift - Wolfenste...
"Concrete for Miles" from the Wolfenstein: The New Order soundtrack
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"Ransacked" from the Wolfenstein: The New Order soundtrack
Link: • 16. Ransacked - Wolfen...
"The Old Blood" from the Wolfenstein: The Old Blood soundtrack
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"Annette and Kessler" from the Wolfenstein: The Old Blood soundtrack
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"Oh, Caroline" from the Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus soundtrack
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"Mesquite, Texas" from the Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus soundtrack
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"Venus" from the Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus soundtrack
Link: • 35. Venus | Wolfenstei...
"Anya" from the Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus soundtrack
Link: • 30. Anya | Wolfenstein...
"General Winkler" from the Wolfenstein: Youngblood soundtrack
Link: • Wolfenstein: Youngbloo...
"Labs'n'Secrets" from the Wolfenstein: Youngblood soundtrack
Link: • Wolfenstein: Youngbloo...
"Riverside" from the Wolfenstein: Youngblood soundtrack
Link: • Wolfenstein: Youngbloo...
"Sunset for Humanity" from the Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus soundtrack
Link: • 39. Sunset for Humanit...
TIMESTAMPS:
0:00 To Play Means Freedom
6:23 The Strength Within You
26:42 You’ll Never Figure It Out
38:52 Now is the Winter of Our Discontents
1:09:16 Sound and Fury, Signifying Nothing
1:53:43 Get Aboard and Ride This Train - เกม
23:00 you talk about Jay playing the Star Spangled Banner, that could also be a reference to Jimi Hendrix's rendition of the Star Spangled Banner that he played at Woodstock.
I hadn't even thought of that! What a great contribution to this comment section, thank you so much for pointing that out!
It's absolutely his anti-US version of Star spangled banner
Also
The reveal trailer uses an amazing version of All Along the Watchtower
I never saw the trailer, but that's a good piece of information to have! I wish I had put that in context.
@@CH4R10T_TV i highly recommend every new order trailer
They are masterpieces in their own
I played through twice to see what it would've been like to save both Wyatt and Fergus. One detail I really like is Fergus will explicitly tell the player they made the wrong choice. That Wyatt was just a kid, a Fergus was ready to die
I really like these games, and this is a great discussion on them!
Wyatt says the same. Wyatt straight up says he's not prepared and he wishes Fergus had lived instead of him.
@@jesseteixeira6284 Exactly, emphasising the lose-lose nature of the situation, but from the differing perspectives of utility (Fergus is the better soldier) and empathy (Wyatt was just a boy). A lot of depth for such a bombastic game.
@@zactron1997 They make Fergus so likable so quickly, which is why I listened to him and let Wyatt live. Never have gone back to replay it weirdly enough.
I think it was cool when the rat was saved ;-;
Jews?
The worst part of Young Blood for me is how there's seemingly no radical progress has been made in the anti-nazi resistance effort after the whole timeskip. In a way it reminds me of Star Wars sequels. The IP just can't move on from the initial premise. Machine games should've given a respectable ending to the story of Blazkowicz' struggle against nazi Germany. His daughters could've been later tasked with dealing with the new threat in some way to remind players that fascism is never totally defeated and can take many shapes.
EXACTLY! Imagine a different version of this game where the Nazis were on their last legs. They have hold outs, but all of their grand fortresses have been trampled.
imagine if they have been pushed to the most un-hospitable places on the planet?
They have to scrounge around the nuclear wasteland they created or to the furthest points in the polls or ocean or even space.
If they did that, I I just might forgive they turned the black panther into a fed
That's the horror right there. If human beings can change; why not their ideologies/governments? We are doomed from birth. Entropy DOESN'T want it food to run far!
In your talking points about J's death, I'm surprised you didn't draw a parallel to Hendrix's real life performance of the Star Spangled Banner, which served as a haunting and harrowing critique on American Exceptionalism and warfare with only his guitar. He made sounds that no six string ever should, and it's terrifying.
I had completely forgotten it! Someone else pointed it out in the comments as well, it was just an oversight on my part, but in hindsight I think it elevates The New Order considerably, even just in terms of the meaning of its soundtrack.
Dang it i just commented the same thing 🤣😅
Hendrix famously played the Star Spangled Banner in concert- that might also be why they chose it; a copyright free way to reference his music. And I've always personally understood Hendrix's rendition to represent a reclamation of American patriotism for the revolutionaries of his day, the warriors of the Civil Rights Movement who understood the promise of America to be possible and were trying to make it so. Much like Ben Shapiro whining that Lizzo played the flute (and explicitly stated that he found her to be, I'm paraphrasing, "sullying a classy instrument"), conservatives were insulted by Hendrix playing the national anthem on electric guitar.
i feel really dumb never having made the hatchet : tomahawk comparison but that's genuinely one of the most quietly interesting takes i've ever heard about a video game before. fantastic video op
The New Order is one of my most favourite video games ever. I loved how it put you front and center against the full and uncensored horrors of the Nazi regime, making it much more sweet when you kill them en masse, especially Deathshead. I hope we can get a good conclusion to the franchise story, even if Youngblood wasn't well received (though I enjoyed it).
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Careful not to waste all your banger juice on one video that was definitely pushing it.
I've got a lot more where that came from!
wolfenstein video without going on a weird rant about TNC ? nature is healing
I'm CH4R10T uh uh 1:29:28
Thanks to JazDog I'll always hear Vaush's voice with that phrase
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As an old Wolfenstein enjoyer, since I first played through Wolfenstein 3D, I wanted someone to do an analysis of the 2010 reboots so badly. Unexpected for me that it came from you, which made it even better. Great work Chariot!
"what can we learn, how can we grow? that's where the fun begins." - ch4r10t ❤
As someone who has struggled with their faith since childhood, Set's speech in the concentration camp has stuck with me.
Set is both a believer and a sceptic - a man devout in his own way, but one who is also facing a spiritual crisis.
_"Faith. Faith kept her [the dead prisoner] going. I... I cannot believe with such certainty."_
However, this struggle also helps keep his faith from slipping into blind dogma.
_"For me, in everything, there must be doubt. Otherwise, there's no room to question, to learn."_
Set showed me that struggling with your beliefs is not only normal but also a necessary part of one's spiritual journey, regardless of whether or not you are religious
2 hours on the Wolfenstein reboot? You spoil me.
I've never played these games, and always assumed they were just "haha shooting nazis", so I never knew they had so much meaning!
Anyway, great video, it feels like I'm being soothed by your voice, while still learning something
Jacob Geller has a phenomenal video essay on B.J. Blazkowicz and how his Jewishness impacts his character in the reboot series. It’s an old one, but still really solid stuff. If you’re interested the title is Judaism, Whiteness, and Wolfenstein.
@@snakesnoteyes I honestly love how they made B. J. physically look like everything the Nazis wanted, but heritage-wise and ideology-wise, he was everything they despised.
His mere existence dismantled Nazi ideals.
The section that starts at 17:30 is tragically relevant today. I pray for a time when it is not, but fear that will never come
I saw the thumbnail and expected commentary which could be summarized in “Oh look he shot the nazi in the face it’s done a good job deconstructing fascism,” suffice to say the intro shot me in the face and deconstructed my brain.
Thank you, this comment made me chuckle.
@@CH4R10T_TV I’m glad it did, now that I’m awake I’m going to watch the video some more, then nod and say out loud “I understand epistemology”
Plenty of channels that do good analysis. Problem is you gotta search for them as they aren't usually in the recommended or top viewed. TH-cam has become filled to the brim of low quality brain rot made for children. It's sad to see them rewarded for that while many good creators work so hard for meager scraps.
@@tigerwoods373 not necessarily that it’s made for children but that it’s extremely amateurish. Often it’s the case that the poster is emulating someone they watched.
I learned a technique similar to four square breathing in anger management when I was 12 or so: in for four, hold for four, out for eight. You can combine this with clenching your fists on the inhale and slowly releasing the tension on the exhale for when you're getting upset. Or, you can turn it into an incredible relaxation exercise by starting by clenching your toes, then adding more muscles (toes & feet; toes, feet, & ankles; toes, feet, ankles, calves; etc.).
I always understood the commentary of these games… but wow. This was a really cool deep dive and branching off into other topics. Bravo!
This is so good, Cherry! Thank you!
Fergus > Wyatt, and my mind will not be changed
The Fergus story line has a bit more levity than the Wyatt one
But it depends on what you feel like watching
Same. Love Fergus
I saved Wyatt for J, that's it
I saved Wyatt because it seemed more in line with what BJ's character would decide. I can't see him sacrificing a terrified young kid as opposed to Fergus, who when chosen is ready to accept his fate.
Wolfenstein 2 hit at the perfect time in history and my life - when I felt like the world was going crazy but no one physically around me reflected it the game felt like it was made for me? Getting older and playing games made by people who grew up in your own generation really is wild - I cried an uncountable number of times from weird emotional resonance of laughing then violent catharsis then morbid or deep empathy for real history the game reflects, repeat.
This was my experience. I actually got into Wolfenstein because of The New Colossus. I think the thing that really made it a core part of my feelings about the series are how it relates so much of the themes of the games and BJ's experiences in the alternate history timeline back to his childhood the "real" timeline, which is also the writers' way of deeply tying the meaning of the games and their subject matter (oriented around Nazism) to the "real" meaning an audience would really be familiar with (oriented around the mythologized and real pasts of nations that opposed the Nazis, especially First World countries that dominate modern culture). I think that perspective feeling the most "real" to me is part of why I wrote the video this way.
I'm not very far in, about 18 mins, but it's crazy how many parallels I share with you. It's like I wrote this. My little brother is heavily autistic. I was around 12 or so when it became apparent. I found out later I was neurodivergent; ADHD with a heavy lean towards more of the symptoms associated with autism. I came out as a trans woman and have also kind of had this weird animosity towards my parents. Partially because my mom is a textbook TERF but even before that. I guess I say this all to say you're not the only person who has been through these emotions and I'm glad I'm not either.
Wolfensteins were truly one of a kind experiences.
Heck yes. I needed something to listen to when i cleaned. May all beings be free from suffering .
gem of a video, kudos to you
Good analysis; New order engraved itself in my memory back when I first played; basically the only world war II game that actually went *there*, and I’ve yet to see someone else even reach it. (At least close to spec ops the line)
Like the shock series; it feels like a really solid interrogation of a political philosophy and the emotional cost of resistance.
I do still feel the series lost its way after old blood though; new colossus really lacks a solid thematic and villain through-line by its second half. B.J’s story sorta ends at N.O; and I feel the developers should’ve just jumped to Young Blood, and Y.B did not have to feel so corporate in its design.
You know, I noticed something. Every time I see people refer to "hygiene" in relation to anything other than literal physical cleanliness, it is always describing something fashy. Every time, without fail. I suppose it's the same sort of term as "ethnic cleansing'.
I adore these games and the whole idea of what Machine games has made with the Reboot. As someone who is bothered in a number of ways, it felt good getting to indulge that immediate, over the top and violent hero fantasy of fighting fascism directly, even as we slowly push against it day by day in real life. I do find it deeply amusing that the pre release of Wolf 2 created such a potent meta narrative in how the extreme right railed against the game and its politics, completely missing the entire point being made
My favourite video game series!!! :D
Omg I opened your channel and saw that you have a Paulo Freire quote on your banner ❤ thx, I wish he was more appreciated here on Brazil (his mother land)
He is inspirational to me. I feel I've learned a lot from his work already.
thank you for this
If you’re interested in Golem mythology you should check out “The Golem and the Jewish Superhero” by TH-camr Jacob Geller. He loves to look at video games as art, but he also looks at other media. One of my top 5 video essayists.
I'm sure I've seen some of his stuff, but I couldn't remember him when I was writing this video. Shame, too, since I like citing really compelling work when I make these. I'll totally watch more of his stuff.
@@CH4R10T_TV glad I could put you back onto him! His work is consistently a pleasure to watch/listen to and very informative.
Edit: this video very much works a prequel to his video on Wolfenstein.
To be fair, how could you not be on the spectrum? You uploaded a two hour video essay applying academic citations to Wolfenstein. :p
Jokes aside, this is pretty good stuff. My main rec would be to boost the volume gain a touch, your videos are a little too quiet.
This was a great analysis, probably the best look back of the Wolfenstein reboot series on this platform and how it works as a criticism of fascist ideology. It's especially nice to hear someone discuss the second game without criticizing it for its shortcomings compared to the first as though it was an utter travesty of a game (which a certain other retrospective on this series that came out recently proclaims), and as a fan of Noah Caldwell-Gervais' videos (he's probably the best game critic on TH-cam), I appreciate the shoutout to his analysis of Youngblood.
Also, there's a couple of other videos I'd recommend for anyone more curious about the Wolfenstein reboot, all from my second-favorite video essayist, Jacob Geller. First would be Geller's video about "Whiteness and Judaism in Wolfenstein," which covered much of what you did about America being more similar to Nazi Germany than we care to remember, as well as discussing the significance of BJ's newfound Jewishness as revealed in the second game. Then, for further learning about the Golem, I'd recommend Geller's video "The Golem and the Jewish Superhero," which essentially discusses the original folktale of the Golem of Prague, the history of the Golem in media, its influence on Superman, and its overall significance to Judaism. Finally, I'd recommend Geller's video "Head Transplants and the Non-Existence of the Soul," which is basically an existential discussion on possibility of indefinitely preserving the "self", with sections about BJ's head transplant in New Colossus and his discussion with Tekla in the Fergus timeline in New Order.
I love Jacob Gellar and Noah Caldwell-Gervais, I hope one day my video essays hit as hard as theirs. I had forgotten about Jacob's work when I was making this but I think I watched his stuff a long, long time ago before I ever played these games and probably internalized some of what he had to say.
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A random thought that i had pop up during the back half of the Youngblood segment, I wonder if Machine Games is gonna sneak a little wolfenstein ref into their Indiana Jones game. Like a piece from the Da'at Yichud is in Marshal College or is a collectible during the game. The timing wouldn't necessarily be right(Great Circle takes place in 1937, Wolfenstein The New Series starts in 46 at the earliest) but I think it'd be fun. maybe even finding it unlocks a teaser for Wolf3.
Also this is the first video of yours that I've seen, but I found it all quite insightful. I look forward to digging through the backlog, it'll make for a great listen at work. I love New Order, Old Blood, and New Colossus as games and as stories. I didn't know much about Youngblood before watching, and I gotta say learning Grace is now the leader of FBI is kinda gross. Hell learning that there is still an FBI is kinda gross. I guess I could see reusing the name, but I feel like a Post-Nazi America really should be like a from the ground up rebuild. Though maybe with the introduction of a timeline/multiverse mechanic, Wolf3 could set out the Youngblood was just one possible timeline, maybe with the plot being about disabling the deadman's switch in the "Prime" Wolf Timeline.
If youre gonna use so much dense academic language you need to have the words visually on the screen too. That whole intro chapter, idk if you were quoting someone or you wrote all that yourself, but I absolutely could not parse any of it through audio alone.
it was a good listen i can't remember what part but there was some really laggy game footage i think in the castle wolfenstein bit that made it hard to watch but thats hardly the point and that being my only criticism i can think of definitely says something. a lot of food for thought some bits i found hard to parse because im just not that educated on philosophers and some terms and words but thats just me being plain i'll probably get it on a relisten
Thank you, I think my capture card was having some trouble when I did that section because I only noticed it in the edit, not while recording the footage. Kinda unfortunate but hopefully people still enjoy it.
Never cared much for Wolfenstein. Just put this on to avoid background silence. But found an excellent video. Updoot and subscribby.
he bout to blow up
You make me want to read Benjamin (whose unfortunately spelled name is never pronounced as if it's German)
I'll consider saying Valtar Benyameen next time. :3c
I've actually got potentially a contentious read of something he wrote, but I'm uncertain if people would watch such a hyper-specific philosophical Marxist discourse as a TH-cam video. So, maybe I'll end up working it into something else...
@@CH4R10T_TV That sounds really interesting. If only there were another thousand of me.
Your personal story about your younger brother was beautiful. I relate to you as I also have a sibling who was diagnosed with being on the Autism spectrum. Thank you for telling your story it truly resonated with me. I enjoyed watching your video. It was wonderful. Please keep up the great work!
Wolfenstein is anti-facsist whaaaaat no way
Can't believe Wolfenstein went woke smh /s
Ah, yes, the yellow paint games.
I'm sure there's some depth ther--- baaahaaha, ah, no, I can't even joke about that slop.
Huh?
Homeboy, I wanna say I love the video, the themes and topics are amazing, your personal stories about being trans and autistic are touching and fit into the story perfectly...
But dude, my friend, you need to get a better rig.
I mean, I do, but they cost money. I've been saving for one for a while and I might actually have an update on this. I've only ever had a Blue Yeti USB mic.
Your reference to trans people around the 15 minute mark felt a little out of left field. Is there a trans character in Wolfenstein that I missed?
Not that I'm aware of! That part of the video was me relating my experiences to the game and talking about why it was so touching to me.
@@CH4R10T_TV I take it you're trans then? In which case, how should I refer to you?
She/Her pronouns are fine, I'm not too picky or anything. TH-cam lets you put them in your channel profile now, so I've updated them to be there.
@@CH4R10T_TV I just hit that point in the video where you say as much like five minutes ago lol. I drive for work so I couldn't respond immediately, but I'm excited to see another transfemme youtuber! I'm just starting out myself
Great video over all, I have two points of critique though:
First your language, although certainly highly precise, is a bit dense and complicated. For us not used to that vocabulary, or non-native speakers (I went through the first part twice and still am not sure if I correctly understand it) it would be great to have it in simpler terms. An example is Philosophy Tube, even if Abby is using complicated language she makes me at least feel that I understand the intent of her words.
My second critique is regarding your response to why it is a bad idea to punch fascists. I understand the urge and satisfaction to punch nazis, and in the virtual I enjoy it. But I agree with (I think it was Kennedy?) that simply punching a modern Nazi Rattenfänger will not help the antifascist cause but rather strengthen the base they are trying to build.
In that case I would have hoped for your opinion on what is an effective way to deal with those modern Nazis. If you gave that I might have not taken it as your opinion or your take at a solution to that problem.
In conclusion, even if it may not be stylish, it would work well if you structred the video a bit like this with chapter titles in the video:
Intro
Summary plot Game 1
Analysis of plot (including outside sources maybe here)
(Repeat for number of games)
Your opinion, further reading, discussion of further points, etc.
Because they way you structured this video makes it necessary for me to go through the whole 2 hours if I want to look for a specific point you discussed.
The structure you used would work well if the video was only ~30 minutes long.
But over all a great video, I hope you take my criticism in the constructive way it was intended.
Honestly, imho, the Fergus time line makes for a better canon, it feels A LOT better Grace giving the speech at the end over Wyatt as, well, she's an oppressed minority rising up agaisnt a system of white supremacy, Wyatt giving the speech just feels like American exceptionalism, one type of oppressive fascism for another.
@@Abcdefg-tf7cu I'd like to hear how you don't feel American exceptionalism doesn't run parrallel to fascism, seeing as it's that very attitude that currently has the country aiding and abetting genocide, antagonizing other nations by circling them with bases "for their own defense" and has been leading the way in exploiting the global south. The Third Reich would almost be proud of the USA, if it wasn't for the very minor civil rights it gives to minorities.
@mikeyfisher4256 I wouldn't bother arguing with that person. When you asked them that question they immediately had a meltdown and a bunch of their comments calling you a pedo or cussing you out or insinuating you're a bad person (something about Israel and Gaza? I couldn't tell if they were calling you anti-Arab or anti-Jewish) got caught by the filter. They clearly didn't watch or didn't engage with the section where I cited Wilkerson's book, or the section about Marx and Nietzsche, or the section where I responded to Kennedy. They were just leaving inflammatory replies and I guess couldn't handle the heat in their own kitchen.
@@CH4R10T_TV Well I'll always give one chance for someone to explain their wacky takes, though, I'm not at all surprised instead of an argument they just throw insults, gotta say I wasn't even spicy in my reply to them cause I kinda wanted to see their mental gymnastics lol.
0:07 Oh you are one of those due. Well great thing you made that clear at the very start so I can leave now
good call. you might brush up against a new idea and be forced to question the world you live in. better not risk it
don’t let the door hit you on the way out
@@rolandperlitz8508 Looking at your profile pic you clearly belive that pedofilia is the natural order off things.
And nothing of value was lost