Scientifically calculating the game of the year | Unraveled
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- Wouldn't it be nice if we no longer had to argue about which game deserves the GOTY crown? Good thing Brian David Gilbert has unraveled a statistical formula to scientifically calculate the best game of 2018.
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I feel like I just watched the most elaborate shitpost ever.
Yes. That’s exactly what BDG is
420 likes lol
BDG in a nutshell
Welcome to Unraveled
Yora hahaha that’s me after each of his videos. Elaborate entertaining shitposts
The saddest part about this is that Brian's roommate gave up his bread baking dreams.
To get a PHD at MIT/:
Is that even the same roommate?
Galv Ya gotta give up on your dream! :D 👏🏼👏🏼
@@dinoseen3226 yup
Kidyom U.
But at what cost, at what cost?
"This is a lot of research into things that really have very little meaning."
Why would you upload a woman murdering her own son to TH-cam like this?
I would like put I cannot at 696 likes
I know your comment is 5 months old, but I’m exactly the 1,200th like
In other news ignorant people continue to be ignorant.
@@Madhattersinjeans bruh
Its amazing how accurate that is hahah
"that's a lot of research into things that really have very little meaning"
There was actual pain in BDG's eyes when his mom said that.
No no, he was holding back a laugh because he knows it’s true lol that’s kinda the whole point of this series.
That pain is definitely offset by his joy at her pronunciatio of Mario
This also describes me very well.
I think I'd ghost my mom if she said that to me during my actual job 😂 Even if she was joking!
@@NoriMori1992I mean tbf Brian's job was professional shitposting 😂
This man is Polygon's most valuable asset.
he is the only asset they have
Genuinely, I don't like anything else they put out, and generally dislike the company-but their profit margins support BDG and so I'm here for it.
He is the Yahtzee of Polygon
Ever since the McElroys left, yeah.
Well, Pat and Simone
and Jeff
"And they won't click on it, because its 15 minutes long, so your secret's safe with me."
just the best line
I lolled hard.
You literally got 3.5k likes for quoting the video.....
@@dominicboothman its youtube likes, dw they have zero meaning
@@dominicboothman Are you new to TH-cam?
Wait a second, his mom has grandchildren. That means that Laura and/or Patrick Gilbert have children.
Brian is an uncle.
I mean it's obviously Patrick, right? Seeing as Laura couldn't really handle kids with all the cigars she's smoking on beds
Brian is the uncle who wants to show you his Civil War books and his collection of swords.
And why is that important?
You mean the gay uncle energy I keep getting off him is REAL?
@@thomasrevill7723 he had that energy before he became an actual uncle, energy so massive, in fact, that the universe spontaneously spawned a 7-year-old child in one of his siblings' homes just so that it could remain in balance
I appreciated how the kept “GOTY” in the foreground after changing angles at 1:01.
I've watched this video like 5 times and never noticed that
Genius editing
The editing in this series is lovely
Great editing and great spotting! XD
First BDG tricked me into listening to math, but then he tricked me again, into believing in myself and my choices,100/100 stars
Tricking you into believing in your choices sounds like the ideal way of combat imposter syndrome.
I wanted to see the bloopers on him saying "but how many frames does a gamer game in the game frame main frame"
I'm just assuming he nailed it on the first shot
How many frames could a gamer game if the game main frame got lame?
@@themanofmanycroissants614 Well he did so "Gamefrane" from the sounds of it, so technically not.
I feel using technicalities is fair game bc Brian sure as hell likes technicalities in these beautiful unraveleds.
Can we just take a moment to appreciate that Brian's Mum went to the trouble of colour AND theme matching her clothes and background for the video?
Living room camo.
Professionalism runs in their blood.
I love when Unraveled episodes end on a surprisingly hopeful note.
Sometimes it be like that.
The fact polygon replied to a comment that came out roughly 2 years after the video means even they binge BDG content too
- Determine which Pokémon are MOST edible (shouldn’t be too hard, you can easily rule out a large number of types.)
- Which region in Pokémon is most dangerous to live in?
Oh what a great topic. Seconded!
Vanillish probably seeing as how it's literally an ice cream cone
@@TheChiefonator I would like to see them ranked like the robots. theres "Actually made of food" (i.e. Slurpuff)-> "Based on widely used livestock animals and crops" (i.e. Miltank, sunflora)- > "based on animals that are edible but not widely considered staple foods"(i.e. ariados) -> GREY AREA- BASED ON MYTHS (i.e. Dragonite) -> "gross, but you can technically" (reuniculus) -> "theoretically, if processed in a specific way, but no nutritional value" (i.e. all rock, ground, steel, etc. types. except maybe Cofagrigus with edible gold?) -> "What even are these???" (sigilyph, unown) - > Physically inconsumable due to composition (gastly, rotom) -> deadly if ingested (poison types)
Thats just kind of a rough outline but you can see what im going for
@@balrogdahomie if Slowpoke tail (a main part of Gold/Silver) counts as a food, would you eat the entire Pokemon or just the tail?
*vore intensifies*
I know everyone is referencing the
“This is a lot of research into things that have very little meaning” line, because it is the best moment in the video. But the fact that it then cuts straight to Brian standing very seriously in front of this massive board of equations about games is the most on point comedic timing I’ve seen in ages. This video is art, bloody gold.
Yea, it's pretty good, that being said now that I'm seeing it for the third time I'm starting to see some really weird flaws in his formula that could be corrected to actually do what he said he wanted to, I think he was on to something
@@lilithstardust7359 mind naming said flaws?
@@uzazi2043 the first thing I can think of is that the calculation for graphical quality is complete nonsense, since the Frames per Game was already an accurate average of the framerate for each player, so when it was divided by the number of players it makes the cultural effect have more of an effect. The second of my two large issues is how the exponent in the cultural effect calculation A: isn't a representation of what people think of a game. B: ignores nearly impossible to please critics like Yahtzee of Zero Punctuation who have very clear rulesets for what they think makes a good game. C: could have included a simple checklist of characteristics to identify if a game was made with artistic intention or simply to profit as much as possible, adding or subtracting from the exponent. And D: was not ever all that accurate for what it did, even just increasing the sample size to 10-15 people and averaging it would have been more accurate.
With all of those changes applied the difference between maximum and minimum values would be decreased significantly, games that were very clearly hacked out to try and bleed the players dry as unregulated online casinos (SW battlefront II, for example) wouldn't just get a explicit penalty for being awful, but their constant bad publicity would wear on that kind of game even harder.
Then using the average of those raw values you could use a specialized algorithm I forgot the name of to compress the entire range into -100-100, giving an easy to understand expression of each game's quality, then simply not recalculating that range until the highest score is 150-175 and using some straightforward data manipulation programs to retroactively correct all of the scores, that or store the unmodified scores and release dates and simply limit the initial range to the last time it was recalculated, either way it'd be a semi accurate representation of the value of a game
@@lilithstardust7359 man, you went all out on this, it's like a full on essay.
Also thanks for actually responding, most don't.
@@uzazi2043 it's no problem yo, I'm quite obsessive and pedantic so I had already been thinking of how the process might work lol
8:58 you can see the happiness from when his mom says “Mayrio kart” and the shame he feels from when she says “grandchildren”
"But, how many frames does a gamer game in the game frame main frame?"
-Brian 2018
Edit: this comment is trah why does it have over a thousand likes
Thats my favorite line from "You cant have a Bord without a Cord"
6:35
666th like :/
how many frames could a gamer game in the game frame main frame, if a gamer could game a frame in the game frame main frame? try to say that fast over and over
What is your pfp?
I can tell this is scientifically sound by the way the whiteboard is duct taped to the wall.
"This is a lot of research for something with very little meaning!"
Roasted by his own mum.
Also the perfect description of Unraveled
I died there xD
A guy like that needed to be born out of something that could breed it. Mom 10/10
Jokes aside, Fortnight really did have a huge cultural impact.
I was like "There's no way they're going to end an Unraveled in a calm wholesome way are they?"
And then Brian spilled his drink lololol
Very glad to see Funko pops negatively effect a score
*affect
@Gabriel Gouvêa that's deep
gears of war is dead
@@iwakeupandboomimarat so are you
Funko pops are adorable y'all are just soulless
Beginning: "I will use science to figure out the true game of the year."
Middle: "So let's ask my mom."
End: *flustered* "I'm okay..."
Vic Hano can you be more specific on what video this is
Emo teen no.2958 all of them
Moms are the best scientific way... and if you love your mom give this a like... seriously... or... or.... please love your moms (all of them)
PROP WATER
It was making a lot of sense in the beginning... Then it came the funkos
"It was supposed to be prop water, Pat!"
The mug has a teabag in it.
Oh, trust me, 2019 was actually a pretty nice fellow when you compare to his younger brother.
And the next younger brother. And the next. And the next. And the......
Unfortunately you're right :/
1. The duct tape
2. Absolute fashion icon Brian David Gilbert matching his nailpolish to his tie
i love this series and him so much
"Nick is working toward a PhD at MIT"
"Go to MIT, get your PhD, 'cause it's time to give up on your dreams."
And if you couldn't tell, that IS the same roommate.
👏🏻👏🏻
@@Gabgab629 #PostsThatYouCanHear
Hate9. Sad
Oof
i mean
MIT doesn't ban its students from baking, right?
BDG: "I've finished the formula, and tested it on a few games to make sure it works..."
Also BDG: "Wait, that can't be right."
"Nick is working toward a PhD at MIT..."
"Go to MIT, get your PhD..."
It's the same roommate
@@henrygoggin7131 Yeah, that's why I made the comment 😅
"... BECAUSE ITS TIME TO GIVE UP ON YOUR DREAMS *CLAP CLAP* "
Can we all just agree that Brian's mom is fantastic.
yes. yes we can
Giggity
yes
Yes.
definitely
Those game of the year descriptors realy got me
>thicc
>kafkaesque
That roach is really:
-thicc
-kafkaesque
1000th like because everyone cares
'mouthfeel'
K a f k a e s q u e
Anyone remember when Brian said to 2019, "hope you're not as shitty as the last few of you!"? Cuz I'm watching this for the first time, at the end of 2020.
2022 babyyyy
And now it's almost 2023
And now it just became 2024
9:50 I haven’t seen a Mom burning his son so badly ever since my house burned down.
did your mom leave you in the house while it was burning down?? huh??
Just tape a white board to a wall. Just normal Brian David Gilbert things.
DUDE, that Jolyne Fanart is amazing
I didn't even noticed the board is taped
As a mathematician I watched BDG raise a number that was already in the order of millions to the power of mom +1 and just cried. Props to him for identifying that that was what caused the huge difference in scores though, and for being sweet enough to own it. what a good boy
I don't think you need to be a mathematician for that, it's the joke.
Yeah, as a fellow mathematician, none of the formula made sense (some factors that should count positively count negatively and other factors count twice as much as other factors do) but gotta love BDG anyway
@@user-vo8zx1db6m The "frames per game" score was also divided by the number of players who played the game unnecessarily (which actually made games with larger actual playerbases do WORSE in the equation than games with smaller actual playerbases (assuming that all other factors are equal)), since all of those gamers are not sharing just one copy of a game.
I believe that that was a part of the joke, however.
Also, the playtime of the game was effectively squared and then multiplied into the final result, so games that technically had really long (but boring) playtimes would have done much, much better that games that had much shorter playtimes... if the cultural impact part of the equation wasn't so wacky.
@@user-vo8zx1db6m Not only is a free game but it's a free game with a technically infinite amount of playtime possible
As someone from humanities, I would like to add that some of the very first criteria are very culturally-oriented, e.g., that the most dollars spent per the less minutes played are the most appropriate. That's a utilitarian approach to gaming which is very much characteristic of the American way of life
So heartbreaking that Brian’s roommate gave up on his dreams of becoming a baker
The hair that makes it look like there's a wind perpetually blowing westward.
Polygon should exponentially increase your salary Brian. You are a treasure.
Love you,
Not Brian’s mom.
Nice try Brian's mom
YEAH, NICE TRY.
"And then you can share them this link, and then they won't click on it, becouse it is a 15 minute video"
That is so true it hurts
1:11 "They called me a fool, am i a fool?!"
Info tab in left corner : *Definitely a fool*
No way! Celeste and Red Dead Redemption 2 we're tied for game of the year using his revised formula! Amazing! They really deserve it
Brian's little cheeky secret smile at about 9:00 when his mom said _"Mary-o Kart"_ was adorable.
Petition to reboot Mario Bros, the entire franchise and all the spinoffs staring Mary. O from Super Mario maker (especially 3ds version)
This, ladies and gentlemen, is what peak performance looks like.
indiegum Peak male body meets the peak cognitive performance.
Bdgs are an absolute unit
Imagine saying this seriously and then BDG does the PokeRap
This is peak male performance
"This is a lot of research into things that really have very little meaning"
- Brian's Mom
...this needs to be on a shirt ASAP.
“How many frames does a gamer game in the game-frame mainframe” is by far my favourite quote of all time.
This man is the only reason why I watch this channel.
This man is the only thing I know about this channel I dont bother watching anything else
Same
Trickster Cat same
Are we entirely certain he is not Old Scratch?
@@Sandstimes ditto
Brian is that weird uncle at the Christmas party who keeps talking to you about conspiracy theories.
Except unlike Uncle John who isn't invited to the party anymore after the incident, Uncle Brian gets paid to do it.
uncle brian makes it fun by using the plastic cups as diagrams and nobody can tell hes being dead serious. uncle john isnt invited back because he pulled his trousers down and shit himself
AceAttorny "the incident" we all know what he did
I also have a (Great) Uncle Jonny that got arrested in the 1970s (might be late 1960s I don't remember) for growing marijuana in his neighbor's cornfield.
Why is he not invited? ;___; Poor John...
@@SantaFishes101
Uncle John knows damn well what he did.
The ending was heartwarming until he burn himself with water
*tea
To everyone:
I'm this far down the rabbit hole.
I'm in love with this man.
It's a serious crush.
I shaved today and left a mustache and couldn't figure out why i was so attracted to myself.
It's Brian.
Me too, me too...
Same.
If this man was a woman or I was gay he’d be super mega perfect...
I know a few people like this but they are either male or taken Q.Q
same and I have no excuses
"Which is why I am NOT STATING AN OPINION, I AM EXPRESSING A FACT."
Me w/ literally any -opinion- facts I have
Aria Zephyr my favorite FACT is trans rights are human rights
What’s your profile pic?
It's actually great to not only see a trans person but also artwork done by Pas
What if we had different opinions? I...i mean opposing facts?
everyone: wow your profile pic is trans!!! thats amazing!!!
me, an intellectual: YES QUEEN TRANS RIGHTS
MOM has drastic changes on the
equation.
MOM is a very important part of the equation too
"Because if you liked it enough to call it your game of the year, then it must be pretty meaningful to you, and no one can take that away"
That was so wholesome like holy crap that is exactly what I needed to hear at this point in my life
1:01 mad respect to the editor for not only painstakingly moving bdg out of the shot but also 3D modelling the rough shape of the room so the text would like up with the previous scene
As a subscriber, I love this. As an engineer, this hurts every fiber of my being
Hahaha same here ;)
(Although I'm not a full engineer yet, just an engineering student.)
Why’s that? His math bad?
@@AsdfAsdf-mi6ks And the fact that every one of his criteria are super subjective when his stated goal is to be objective.
@@AsdfAsdf-mi6ks His formula just doesn't make much sense, but to be fair with subjective qualities like this you would have an extremely difficult time making a decent formula. Basically though he just picks random math to do with the values that do not portray any meaningful relationship between his values. So yes math bad.
Man put "copies sold" in the denominator lmao, based mainstream = bad
13:47 i actually gasped
golly gosh is that the world famous joey pockett
It's Joey Pockett, world famous pool champion and TH-cam's number 2 channel
Is that our god, here, in this comment section?
is that the real British dunkey
Same here
My god I love how his nails are different colors so often and often covered in glitter.
Watching this in 2020 comeing across 11:39 hitt hard.
You do not get paid enough for this.
is destruction of mind and body covered by his contract???
isnt that the roommate from give up on your dreams of becoming a baker? didnt bdg tell him to go to mit and get his phd? did he actually ever bake? did he give up on his dream of becoming a baker? was it all just a goof??
Plot thickens, he is also in some of bdg's "Dances Moving" episodes
I see...
Patrick
Patrick
Patrick
...
New shoes?
I thought the same thing!
little did he know.... those years before 2019 were being *NICE* to us
It’s really sad that there are only 29 episodes of unraveled. This is one of my favorite shows on TH-cam and I truly do miss BDG. I’m glad he’s out there living his life the way he needs, but I can’t say that I won’t think about what could’ve been. Thanks for all the laughs Brian. You’ve made all of us happier and smarter people.
What happened to unraveled anyway?
@@aidanaidan4773 Brian left polygon. He has his own channel that he still posts on tho
bdg just absorbed all of the chaotic mcelroy energy when they left
well not all of it, since their chaos is thought to be infinite. but they left large amounts behind that only the right person would be capable of absorbing - and it just so happened that bdg was the one who could.
of course, small amounts of chaotic energy were absorbed by the other polygon employees, but their chaos limits were too low to absorb as much.
i know you meant to put bdg but you accidentally put bde-- big dick energy. thought that i should be the one to let you know
Incorrect. The last few minutes hold some frankly radioactive levels of chaotic Simone energy.
@@tristansmith8824 oh damn u right
He's had it his whole life, he's just replacing it
brian you truly are a gift
hysun best part of Polygon
You may suffer from prosopagnosia.
"2019, come on in, let's hope you're not as bad as the past few of your friends."
oooh boy
You gotta love the fact that BDG also stands for Brian David Gilbert
No. It doesn't.
@@aidanaidan4773 lmao yes it does
RELEASE THE FULL LIST BRIAN WE NEED THE FULL LIST
And a dramatic reading of the lusty argonian!!
#RELEASETHESHEET
#RELEASETHESHEET
Well that's just the beauty of science. He presented a formula that is reproducible, so you can try it out yourself and come to your own conclusion.
@@alexaka1 Peer👏Review👏
You made Nick give up on his dreams of becoming of a baker! He really became an astrophysicist and he's doing a PhD at MIT.
This is a full circle BDG content. Thanks, Brian David Gilbert
"Knock knock, who's there? It's 2019" he said, with entusiasm, without knowing what would happen that year
Alright if my uncle had a collection of swords I'd be calling him all the time that sounds incredible.
"You put a lot of research into things that have very little meaning."
I am pretty sure that is exactly what BDGs whole job is about
I just realised that he called the unit after himself like a lot of scientists did and still do!
"Nick is working towards his PHD at MIT" ah, so he gave up on his dreams
SpookyCinnamon :( it was the best bread he’d ever tasted
👏👏
OMG I DIDN'T REALISE IT'S BREAD BOI. This is sad.
Oh my g o d I didn't realize
Alexa play "Give Up on Your Dreams"
OH MY GOD
“Knock knock, who’s there? It’s 2019!” Hurt to hear in 2024
I would love an entire unraveled episode breaking down the difference between water and "prop water"
If my uncle had a collection of swords, I would be talking with him significantly more frequently
My uncle had a collection of swords he stole from his son, before selling most of them to pay for his drug habit. I talk to him significantly less often now.
my brother has a collection of swords and we just grew closer somehow. its in the swords
i'm an uncle with a collection of swords and nobody talks to me, including people outside of family
@@Albatross0913 this will not dissuade me from also becoming an uncle with a collection of swords
Same! I have a slight (huge) obsession with swords.
Brian you really are my ideal man
Pretty much yeah
Amen to this
That's a nice calico ya got there.
his old roommate is a cutie too
FatCat Jones Let's be honest - he's everyone's ideal man
I burst out laughing when he revealed the GoTY along with its number :D
BDG: “But do I look like a fool to you?!”
Me: Yes and I love you.
I'm still pushing for my BDG episode idea- Of the 800+ Pokemon, which ones would be the tastiest to eat?
we need to know this brian
please tell us
tell us the tastiest pokemon
I need to know if I can eat mr mime, please brian
God I hope he does this
My guesses
Basculin - virtually analogous to bass, albeit river bass
Miltank - Sitting-based gram implies at least Angus-Adjacent
Tropius- (minion voice) banana
Oh my god I looked up some bug Pokémon to see if you'd eat them whole or have like, bug steaks and they're all massive
A caterpie is a full ass foot long what the fuuuuck
Scolipede is two metres tall! Two! Metres! I don't wanna think about these Pokémon being this big oh god
Why did it have to be the bugs? Why?
PINSIR IS ONLY LIKE AN INCH SHORTER THAN ME
Who needs a 5 foot fjcking stag beetle in their life oh my god
The spider lookin ones are at least like, 50cm each and i Don't Like It
holy crap I wouldn’t watch that video in a million years...., (unless it was made by BDG in which case I’d watch the whole video in a heartbeat)
The GOTY was definitely the game of watching Bryan David Gilbert slowly lose his mind while trying to figure out things nobody cares about
Spider-Gwen Are you really trying to tell me that you don’t care who the sexiest castlevania character is? Now thats what I call uncultured. I would’ve thought better of Spider Gwen
Yes. We all know that discovering the best book in Skyrim, is the only video that mattered
Mom's explanation should just be the tagline for Unraveled already.
i was gonna make a joke about “i base how good a game is based on whether my mother has heard of it or not” but BDG basically did that
BUT HIS ROOMATE GAVE UP ON HIS DREAMS OF BECOMING A BAKER
Go to MIT get your Phd, it's time to give up on your dreams 👏👏
"How many games does a gamer game in the game frame main frame?"
Smashes like button
i wish i could favorite this comment so i could never lose it
6:34 replay
The realization that Brian is an uncle was a joy and invokes curiosity
Oh, you sweet summer child, you don't know what a terrible year looks like.
I like how one of the descriptors is "Mouth Feel".
Dvinven FINALLY! Somebody’s talking about the
M O U T H F E E L.
Charles Boyle, is that you?
@@rivaldealer__ Unraveled is the only video series to take into account mouthfeel
Purple Potato The inside of your cheeks are very sensitive, it’s like the area between your thighs with a tongue
9:45 This is all I think about during my undergrad research.
I’ve only watched this guy for an hour total, and I’ve already given him the honor of watching him while eating dinner. It was chipotle, and it was good.
But did you watch him when it was coming out the other end too?
13:33 and I... I actually want to see his collection of swords
Show me the way, Science!
Lol
HEHEHHEE
I'd rather have you show me the way, Jesus!
Jesus is my city
Jesus I saw you on the GradeA UnderA video.
no reason for saying that other than a small shout out to GradeA.
You've come along way since you sold that bed. Subscribed.
We're so proud of him.
"This is a lot of research, into things that really have very little meaning"
OH, NOW THIS IS THE MARK OF A TRUE ACADEMIC RESEARCHER 😂😂😂
“This is a lot of research into things that really have very little meaning” lol his mom is a savage.
This video is great, but can we appreciate Brian’s nailpolish
Absolutely, they're fabulous.
I already know he didnt use topcoat so no
Always.
Y e s
*gasp*
This is quite literally my new favorite TH-cam series. They need to give you your own show, like on Netflix or something, with an average 22 episode season.
Also, suggestion for a new video: scientifically determining the most elaborate and best of the 900 Korok puzzles in LoZ: BOTW.
that's a great video suggestion, I'd love to see that
Also a great suggestion about the Netflix thing
6:01 well I got 1 polygon on the screen and it seems alright
Can we bring this one back for 2019? PLEEEEAAAASSEEEE!
GOTY= Gilbert of the year
Max Kordon BDG is my GOTY, but I ain’t doing the math to prove it
contenders:
brian
laura
pat
janet
I cant believe I sat through 12 minutes of math for Fortnite. But its ok because my favourite got a quadrillion.
The PV=nRT in the thumbnail never fails to give me a chuckle
the ad break at 11:38 is cinematographically genius