I am a Far Cry 2 veteran and I never really knew why I loved that game so much until our King phenomenally explained it in detail as to why I enjoyed it so much.
Great Q&A, feels refreshing after constantly watching 1h in-depth lectures about astheatics of various video games. BTW. Your S.W.A.T. 4 video took me off guard, 'cause I didn't knew, that this tactical shooter can have so much storytelling and details packed into those very "compact" levels.
SWAT is one of those games where all that kinda detail is practically a must. Reminds me of the wall graffiti convos in Left 4 Dead. Without those details, those slow areas/slow games would just become boring and slow to play
Hey man, I've been following you since 2020 and I've gotta say this was truly a nice and chill video, really helps the viewer to know a little bit more about the guy who has been giving us these amazing in-depth reviews of (g)old videogames, they're really worth the wait. It's such a shame that the TH-cam algorithm promotes quantity over quality. Much love from South America
Pathologic would be a very unique experience to delve into. I think you'll find a similar feeling to the one you described for Far Cry 2, a game that lets you get lost in its world and experience some truly surreal moments of fighting a very dangerous enemy that you don't understand, only prevailing by never giving up in the face of complete despair and hopelessness. It pulls the worst out of you, but encourages you to be the best that you can be.
Max Payne series, particularly Max Payne 3, is ripe for the picking for you. It's oozing with artistic embellishes, and the change of scenario from the comic book Noir setting of the first two to the third games Brazil setting dealing with greed, corruption, violence and poverty is perfect. But I am biased because it is one of my favourite pure action games
Max Payne 3 feels completely different to the series in every way, it lacks everything that made MP games, well Max Payne games. It's not bad, but even Max himself is written as a different person.
@@emulation2369 Agree and disagree, it toned down the comic book aesthetic and Norse pagan vibe for more of real to the touch atmosphere, while still keeping his character and a pretty vicious and dark setting despite the sunshine and coconut trees
Everyone who played the first two hate the third, and everyone like myself who have only played max payne 3 absolutely love it. I get that the first two are landmark games with lots of memories associated but that third ones gameplay simply cant be beat, its so god damned fun
@@yungoldman2823 I've played all three, especially love the first game, but MP3 just hits right and I think the corruption of Brazilian politics/underworld was a perfect new backdrop for Max. And the gunplay and physics/animations are just beautiful. James McCaffrey had an amazing performance too, just amazing. If you have ever watched movies like Elite Squad or seen documentaries on crime in Brazil, or know about it's politics, it actually makes the game even better knowing those details. Very well written
@@JCRF I played all three games in order and didn't have a problem with MP3. It feels like a reboot-sequel, considering how much the aesthetic has changed. But I absolutely hate the fact that it had so much cutscenes and that they interrupted the action all the time. I loved the Man on Fire feeling it had. I definitely plan a video on it.
Moby Dick is such a great book, it's hard to believe a fellow American wrote it. The prose is so rich; every phrase is a pleasure to say - even (or especially) the squeezing of the sperm. Never been a huge Conrad fan, but props for writing a brilliant story in his third(?) language. On the off chance you've never read it, Don Quijote has a similar mixture of humor and gravity as Moby Dick does. A deeper cut for someone who likes HoD would be "Confessions of a Justified Sinner" by Hogg. It's almost a proto-Dostoyevsky thriller, rife with similar themes of doppelgangers, predestination, etc. It's either the length of a novella or else it's so well paced that you can breeze through it. Love your work btw!
I've somehow skipped Don Quijote in highschool and never went back to it, sadly. I'll have to rectify that. I've checked out that book by Hogg, never heard of it before and it sounds like it's right up my alley. Thanks for the recommendation, I'll have to put on my list.
Always liked this guy, extremely unique style of content and amazing editing. Keep it up man, like said before it is all worth the wait. PS: I highly recommend Half Life 2, I think it’s a game that might “move” you.
I don't know if you've played it, but I would love to see a video in your style on STALKER Shadow of Chernobyl. One of the most atmospheric games I've ever experienced, yet no one has made any in-depth analysis on them, like yours.
your videos are amazing mate. i love how you analyze things in such a way that you make even the smallest detail seem incredibly interesting and filled with meaning. you are doing amazing things and i have loved all of your videos. your content is incredibly thoughtful and well made. these types of philosophical analysis of games is very unique and make your content one of a kind. keep doing you man
The fact that you know and appreciate Sorcerer, says a lot about your taste. I highly recommend the original Wages of Fear from '53, if you haven't seen it.
i will gladly support you as a creator. your videos are wonderful and you show me a perspective to the engagement of games i never really expressed but always felt in the back of my mind. in a way, its almost as if you are justifying my undying passion for video games, wondering how this medium could be further explored in ways that have yet to be seen. to philosophise on the act of playing a video game, and wondering if such a medium could ever truly explore big picture commentary on life and what makes it so hauntingly beautiful, and the impact storytelling can have on an individual and the long lasting effects of art. while i dont think games are of the stature of other forms of media and art, and im unsure if this generation could provide such an experience, i do like to wonder, and i feel as if the one game to shatter the glass ceiling of video games and completely flip the medium on its head and explore themes presented in a way humanity has yet to experience is so close yet so very far. until such a time comes, conversations like these carries gaming to remain worth discussing, at the very least to me, and i hope to one day also share my thoughts and views on gaming and art and to express myself and perspective to the world.
Time doesn't matter. Your work is timeless. Even if the next video comes out next year, it would be fine🙂 You inspire me to do something similar, because there is still no real feuilleton for videogames. So we all should not longer wait and do it on our own. Speak to your friends, ask questions about their favorite games in terms of aesthetics and philosophy. Greetings from the the North Frisian islands😁
I have to say, this channel is perfect. I think we can all wait for as long as you need to make a video because the quality is always astonishing. I wish the best for this project and the person behind it.
Your video about SWAT 4 is the one of the few videos that i really enjoyed watching in a long long time. Videos like this reminds me how cool YT could be.
Great video. You brake my mind with idea of .gif like moments, but then it all exploded at trevor part when whiskey is gif but fan on top is fully animated. Such a simple idea, but with devastating effects. You realy have skill in hands.
bro watching your videos they’re pretty damn well edited and just overall I believe you bring a new and the different flair, wishing you the best with the rest of the Yt channel
I truly do love this channel and always look forward to every upload. To me your right up there with one of my favorite creators Kaptian Kristian. You both have very different styles and approaches to making videos but you both have the unique ability to make just about anything sound more interesting and add an even deeper layer of complexity in terms of looking at art. Watching your videos makes me genuinely feel more educated about media and makes me want to take a much deeper look into the things that I enjoy, and in true honesty I've always wanted to make content in a similar vein to how you make yours and its very inspiring, looking forward to your next upload
I love your SWAT 4 video, it's genuinely one of my favorite videos essays. Which begs the question if you're ever going to do a video on Ready Or Not when it fully releases and is worthy of a Aesthetic video. I do like some the concepts that RoN going for, the more darker crimes that they depict is a breath of fresh air in this bland state of the gaming industry. But time will tell.
Thank you. I did start writing a script on Ready or Not, right after the SWAT 4 video, thinking it would be a nice challenge to try to analyse a game that's still in development, but ultimately dropped it for something else. At that time the best thing about it was its addictive, punishing loop. Only implications of environmental storytelling and an overarching narrative. So I decided to not to do it. Haven't played it since, but from the update notes and some photos I've seen, it seems like they've pushed things in the right direction. Still, us who are hoping for a true SWAT spiritual successor won't really know if the game is that untill the carieer mode is out.
Silent hill and metal gear solid would be a perfect fit for your channel man, i wish i could donate cuz i respect your work, also have you ever checked out mortal kombat? its one of my favorite game franchises ever
I’d really like to see you do the original Mirror’s Edge, Medal of Honor 2010 and Battlefield 3. All games that in my opinion deserve a really in depth look. All three have extremely rich worlds full of incredible detail which is extremely impressive given how linear each game is.
Your video on Pathologic would be a real feast. I love your videos, your style and vast vocabulary you use in order to bring across your thoughts. Very unique.
U have to cover hanibal season 1 to 3,it's the most unique piece of art and cinematography I have ever seen and I think it will interest u specifically
I miss when you loved all the comments lol. Nah but i of course look forward to whatever you do next, you truly make some of the most immaculate stuff on the site.
About the ultimate medium argument, combining tons of things doesn't make a medium better that all these separate elements (since people saying that usually bring up the idea that the mix of interactivity, words, visuals and sounds make video games unique and better). A quick comparison with reading/writing makes it obvious that video games are too flawed to be considered as such : You learn to read and write in school (or in whichever community you belong to), it has been around for thousands of years, in almost every single culture on the planet, and literally a single human being can write absolutely anything in terms of scope, style and subject . Meanwhile, video games have been around for a couple, microscopic decades; very, very few people have the technical skills to make video game, and not all styles and scopes are available to a single person because of the money required to create and sell a lifelike/massive game (An single indie dev cannot make an epic like RDR2, Tolkien can write The Lord of the Rings). More and more people can play games thanks to mobile phones, but video games are still a very exclusive medium that not all cultures and people can have access to or afford, and it relies too heavily on technology (and that may lead to it disappearing in the following decades because of component shortages as natural ressources dwindle and the race for technological "progress" for entertainment enters in direct conflict with our survival as a species) to be independent and long lasting. So a medium with so many creative, production, cultural, accessibility and even existential limitations cannot be the ultimate art form. In this argument, it's not about one's enjoyment of games, it's about recognizing that it has so many barriers in place that make it impersonnal, and distant from one's humanity. You can express humanity in games, but it takes a lot of effort, too much in my opinion. Although, in retrospect, "Play" and "Games" can be in that conversation (if it needs to happen, which it doesn't, but still), just not video games, which is only a small and recent sub-category of the human practice of play.
Brilliantly said. Great observations. It had never crossed my mind to consider just that simple comparison - we learn to speak from our parents, no technology needed and start to use it almost immediately, often creatively, as children. But I also notice video games getting more and more ingrained into human experience, including childhood, through phones, video games made specifically for children, etc. So, I think, in case the worst case scenario you've mentioned doesn't start any time soon, video games could have at least a status similar to films, perhaps not across the whole world, but also not in the West exclusively. Another thing to consider is that a lot of people are visual types so this might help this process. This is why I mentioned Inside for example, it's like a much more modern cave painting. No dialogues, no multiple choices, but still communicates a lot of information to the player through the interaction of player's input and visual feedback.
@@FaceFullofEyes Thanks for the answer ! Absolutely, it's not that video games as a whole cannot communicate information effectively, they can, that's one of their biggest strength : giving feedback to the player/user (as you mention with the example of Inside). My own reservation lie in the range of people they can reach in their current form because of the fact that they are largely harnessed to the entertainement industry from almost day one; unlike painting, music, writing... which (at least the way I see it, I might be completely wrong) all had centuries and even milleniums of evolution in the wild, free from economic/marketing pressure. Video Games are probably the ultimate medium of the capitalist age, that's for sure. But if we're talking about a more all encompassing time period, yeah, they're getting closer to other young but slightly older mediums like cinema, but they don't have the immediateness of tracing something on whatever surface to paint/write or just opening up your mouth to sing. Because these don't require a complex interface, they can happen from human to human face to face, or just on your own. But, it's also about what societies value as the primary type of communication, soon enough, if big tech continues to gain more power and a bigger place in people's life (for better and for worse), kids will learn how to code in school, because informatic will be more prevalent, and as such making games and understanding video games should be easier for more and more people The advent of accessibility options in the last decade, of indie games that are games for everybody (I'm not talking about a hypthetical single game designed to appeal to everyone, but about a multitude of games designed by different people, for different people)... also helps brigde that gap. Also, the fact that they are more room for games that are "not games" (according to some dumbasses) because they don't require any of the skill old school video games traditions required, lowering the level of entry into the medium because they don't require as much media litteracy (Once you understand how to move the camera, you can play Gone Home, you don't need to learn about combos, meta game, the codes of a specific genre of game...) which opens the door to people who aren't solely competitive minded, who are too young or old (or just don't care) to handle the overstimulation of what video games have largely been until now. But yeah, until all of the things I've mentionned happen (or continue to develop), video games are limited by all it takes to practice or create them, which are so, so many layers. Video games are mainstream as the entertainment industry understands the term, but as fare as becoming universal (as in something universally, humanly essential) ? Seems impossible. But I do believe that some parts of the industry/creators are on the right path though.
Hey, there. I’ve recently discovered your channel from your amazing World at War video and I have to say, your channel might the best one I’ve ever seen. Analysing masterpieces so thoughtfully and carefully. It is all so impeccable. I’m just hoping you’re not actually dead though :d Would love to see some more quality content from you.
I think thief portrayed a slow methodical character in first person pretty well. I usually don't watch these kinds of videos but I wanted to recommend a third person game you may want to do a video on, assassin's creed 1.
Speaking of games portraying ideas, Blood (1998) does a lot with little, especially Death Wish, a mod made by one bloke in over a decade. May not be your exact taste, but it seeems when there's fewer pixels every single pixel counts more, and Blood has an artistic style that is integrated in to the game, everything so well comes together.
hey Bro ,where are you from ? i couldn't find an answer in this video, I don't think there was a question:) Your analysis of FC2 made me have to survive Africa again after 12 years. Congratulations and thank you😁
I appreciated this video and i'm now curious to read -tomb for boris davidovich. Also i may want to suggest you 'call of Cthulhu' a game that i felt different from the lots in a long time, thanks for your contents anyway
Have you played Hellblade and/or planning to? I played it recently and it has left a very much lasting impression on me. It is not a happy game but it is an experience I would not hesitate to recommend to anyone.
about playing World at War in 3rd person, i'm not sure how easy it is to mod that game, but with other Call of Duty games having 3rd person modes in multiplayer, it seems like it might be possible to mod that? Probably would not work well for cutscenes, but for the regular gameplay just moving the camera and replacing the player with character models and animations might be doable, atleast in a rougth way to get the impression of what it would be like
Grobnica za Borisa Davidoviča, that explains alot... I read Heart of darkness again, because of Aesthetics of Far Cry 2, thanks alot for that, its was very rewarding more then i vas younger. Nitzche too, thanks for that man. I would urge you to watch Heat by Michael Mann if you havent had a chanse recently man. It reminds me of the way you look at things, when i analise it. Keep up the best work.
This comment isn't long and detailed as to why the tv show "the wire" should be covered on your channel. But I would really enjoy seeing it; the wire is often forgotten and you could also cover "the corner". Instead of portraying a life of action through crime, (shows such as breaking bad in which everything is very dramatized) the wire shows you the brutality of the so-called "game" and how the city of Baltimore is failing within each season due to the war on drugs, the economy, the politics, the education system, and the journalism. You don't only get to see Baltimore through the lens of a police department but also through the eyes of each topic covered, namely the criminals. Cover the wire. There aren't many reviews on the show itself and it fits your type of video style. “All In The Game, Yo… All In The Game.” - Omar Little
As someone that doesn't rely on TH-cam to eat and pay rent, I really feel the inspiration issue you mentioned. I always make it clear that it's a hobby firstly so people don't pressure me to make content. Timelines are inconsequential when you can put maximum effort and love into a video. There's no rush and I think everyone here is patient enough to wait for more of your superb videos, my friend. As I've said in another one of your videos, you definitely deserve more traffic and subscribers on your channel. Bit of a hidden gem at the moment.
0:27 If you WOULD like to get into books (up for the challenge), mountain of madness, is a really good way to start. I couldn´t even get through the whole book, it just scared the shit out of me, I still don´t know why, maybe it was the way the places were described.
Late but I think Modern Warfare 2 and 3 would be a great contrast of the action movie and blockbuster look compared to the original game's war thriller feeling.
are you latvian? I saw that you used a latvian-soviet propaganda poster for the WaW video, which is a niche choice if not. balts are underrepresented for doing cool stuff on the internet
i would absolutely love for you to try disco elysium and fallout new vegas, these 2 have the best writing and story out of any game ever and in the case of disco elysium maybe the best writing ive ever seen
Sadly, i'm not at a position to help you financially. You deserve more good things. Thank you for your content.
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Take all the time you need, buddy, your stuff is amazing! I'm excited to see what you make next!
I am a Far Cry 2 veteran and I never really knew why I loved that game so much until our King phenomenally explained it in detail as to why I enjoyed it so much.
Great Q&A, feels refreshing after constantly watching 1h in-depth lectures about astheatics of various video games.
BTW. Your S.W.A.T. 4 video took me off guard, 'cause I didn't knew, that this tactical shooter can have so much storytelling and details packed into those very "compact" levels.
SWAT is one of those games where all that kinda detail is practically a must. Reminds me of the wall graffiti convos in Left 4 Dead. Without those details, those slow areas/slow games would just become boring and slow to play
Hey man, I've been following you since 2020 and I've gotta say this was truly a nice and chill video, really helps the viewer to know a little bit more about the guy who has been giving us these amazing in-depth reviews of (g)old videogames, they're really worth the wait. It's such a shame that the TH-cam algorithm promotes quantity over quality.
Much love from South America
Thanks man
Pathologic would be a very unique experience to delve into.
I think you'll find a similar feeling to the one you described for Far Cry 2, a game that lets you get lost in its world and experience some truly surreal moments of fighting a very dangerous enemy that you don't understand, only prevailing by never giving up in the face of complete despair and hopelessness.
It pulls the worst out of you, but encourages you to be the best that you can be.
Would you ever do a review on the aesthetics of Darkwood? It tackles lots of other things horror games don’t.
Max Payne series, particularly Max Payne 3, is ripe for the picking for you. It's oozing with artistic embellishes, and the change of scenario from the comic book Noir setting of the first two to the third games Brazil setting dealing with greed, corruption, violence and poverty is perfect. But I am biased because it is one of my favourite pure action games
Max Payne 3 feels completely different to the series in every way, it lacks everything that made MP games, well Max Payne games. It's not bad, but even Max himself is written as a different person.
@@emulation2369 Agree and disagree, it toned down the comic book aesthetic and Norse pagan vibe for more of real to the touch atmosphere, while still keeping his character and a pretty vicious and dark setting despite the sunshine and coconut trees
Everyone who played the first two hate the third, and everyone like myself who have only played max payne 3 absolutely love it. I get that the first two are landmark games with lots of memories associated but that third ones gameplay simply cant be beat, its so god damned fun
@@yungoldman2823 I've played all three, especially love the first game, but MP3 just hits right and I think the corruption of Brazilian politics/underworld was a perfect new backdrop for Max. And the gunplay and physics/animations are just beautiful. James McCaffrey had an amazing performance too, just amazing. If you have ever watched movies like Elite Squad or seen documentaries on crime in Brazil, or know about it's politics, it actually makes the game even better knowing those details. Very well written
@@JCRF I played all three games in order and didn't have a problem with MP3. It feels like a reboot-sequel, considering how much the aesthetic has changed. But I absolutely hate the fact that it had so much cutscenes and that they interrupted the action all the time. I loved the Man on Fire feeling it had. I definitely plan a video on it.
Moby Dick is such a great book, it's hard to believe a fellow American wrote it. The prose is so rich; every phrase is a pleasure to say - even (or especially) the squeezing of the sperm. Never been a huge Conrad fan, but props for writing a brilliant story in his third(?) language.
On the off chance you've never read it, Don Quijote has a similar mixture of humor and gravity as Moby Dick does. A deeper cut for someone who likes HoD would be "Confessions of a Justified Sinner" by Hogg. It's almost a proto-Dostoyevsky thriller, rife with similar themes of doppelgangers, predestination, etc. It's either the length of a novella or else it's so well paced that you can breeze through it. Love your work btw!
Mastodon - Blood and Thunder fits so well
I've somehow skipped Don Quijote in highschool and never went back to it, sadly. I'll have to rectify that. I've checked out that book by Hogg, never heard of it before and it sounds like it's right up my alley. Thanks for the recommendation, I'll have to put on my list.
I found you with the SWAT 4 video and was instantly enthralled.
Always liked this guy, extremely unique style of content and amazing editing.
Keep it up man, like said before it is all worth the wait.
PS: I highly recommend Half Life 2, I think it’s a game that might “move” you.
you should definitely try pathologic, both 1 and 2. They'd be great content for the 'aesthetics of' series
I don't know if you've played it, but I would love to see a video in your style on STALKER Shadow of Chernobyl.
One of the most atmospheric games I've ever experienced, yet no one has made any in-depth analysis on them, like yours.
Yeah fellow slav
"Get out of here stalker"
Cant't wait for a 4h in depth analysis!
@@tommygun6866 same
@@tommygun6866 yeah I don't have life
yes yes!
your videos are amazing mate. i love how you analyze things in such a way that you make even the smallest detail seem incredibly interesting and filled with meaning. you are doing amazing things and i have loved all of your videos. your content is incredibly thoughtful and well made. these types of philosophical analysis of games is very unique and make your content one of a kind. keep doing you man
Thank you
legend says he's still pouring alcohol to this day
Great things take time man, so there's no rush.
Feels refreshing to see videos with true quality.
Love from Argentina.
Your videos are really amazing,i see the passion you put into them, it's amazing seeing these games analised as art pieces, as they should be
The fact that you know and appreciate Sorcerer, says a lot about your taste. I highly recommend the original Wages of Fear from '53, if you haven't seen it.
😊 I've watched Wages of Fear as well. It's undeniably a classic, but I kind of prefer the remake.
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thanks you for all the vid that you've made so far i really appreciate them.
Quality video as always. I've been watching you since your first upload. Keep up the hard work!
Criminal that you only have 60k subscribers. Amazing channel and beautiful videos. Thank you.
God bless you mate. I'm sorry most of us cannot help. Hell, I barely got rent through this month. But I wish you the best. You give me a lot of joy.
i will gladly support you as a creator. your videos are wonderful and you show me a perspective to the engagement of games i never really expressed but always felt in the back of my mind. in a way, its almost as if you are justifying my undying passion for video games, wondering how this medium could be further explored in ways that have yet to be seen. to philosophise on the act of playing a video game, and wondering if such a medium could ever truly explore big picture commentary on life and what makes it so hauntingly beautiful, and the impact storytelling can have on an individual and the long lasting effects of art. while i dont think games are of the stature of other forms of media and art, and im unsure if this generation could provide such an experience, i do like to wonder, and i feel as if the one game to shatter the glass ceiling of video games and completely flip the medium on its head and explore themes presented in a way humanity has yet to experience is so close yet so very far.
until such a time comes, conversations like these carries gaming to remain worth discussing, at the very least to me, and i hope to one day also share my thoughts and views on gaming and art and to express myself and perspective to the world.
Time doesn't matter. Your work is timeless. Even if the next video comes out next year, it would be fine🙂
You inspire me to do something similar, because there is still no real feuilleton for videogames. So we all should not longer wait and do it on our own. Speak to your friends, ask questions about their favorite games in terms of aesthetics and philosophy.
Greetings from the the North Frisian islands😁
I have to say, this channel is perfect. I think we can all wait for as long as you need to make a video because the quality is always astonishing. I wish the best for this project and the person behind it.
Thank you
Your video about SWAT 4 is the one of the few videos that i really enjoyed watching in a long long time. Videos like this reminds me how cool YT could be.
Great video. You brake my mind with idea of .gif like moments, but then it all exploded at trevor part when whiskey is gif but fan on top is fully animated. Such a simple idea, but with devastating effects. You realy have skill in hands.
Glad you noticed that. I also like that one with Trevor
bro watching your videos they’re pretty damn well edited and just overall I believe you bring a new and the different flair, wishing you the best with the rest of the Yt channel
So happy to hear someone remembers I Am Alive! That was one of my favorite games on the 360 Arcade.
You're an incredibly talented writer & game critic. I pray one day the YT algorithm will recognize this.
So sad that you haven't played the silent hill games. Maybe i keep up so I can see your opinion on those! Glad you're back
Would love to see aesthetics of condemned video since you touched up on it briefly in your Far Cry 2 one.
You doing a collab with Lemmino would be sweet
I truly do love this channel and always look forward to every upload. To me your right up there with one of my favorite creators Kaptian Kristian. You both have very different styles and approaches to making videos but you both have the unique ability to make just about anything sound more interesting and add an even deeper layer of complexity in terms of looking at art. Watching your videos makes me genuinely feel more educated about media and makes me want to take a much deeper look into the things that I enjoy, and in true honesty I've always wanted to make content in a similar vein to how you make yours and its very inspiring, looking forward to your next upload
Thank you!
I love your SWAT 4 video, it's genuinely one of my favorite videos essays. Which begs the question if you're ever going to do a video on Ready Or Not when it fully releases and is worthy of a Aesthetic video. I do like some the concepts that RoN going for, the more darker crimes that they depict is a breath of fresh air in this bland state of the gaming industry. But time will tell.
Thank you. I did start writing a script on Ready or Not, right after the SWAT 4 video, thinking it would be a nice challenge to try to analyse a game that's still in development, but ultimately dropped it for something else. At that time the best thing about it was its addictive, punishing loop. Only implications of environmental storytelling and an overarching narrative. So I decided to not to do it. Haven't played it since, but from the update notes and some photos I've seen, it seems like they've pushed things in the right direction. Still, us who are hoping for a true SWAT spiritual successor won't really know if the game is that untill the carieer mode is out.
Silent hill and metal gear solid would be a perfect fit for your channel man, i wish i could donate cuz i respect your work, also have you ever checked out mortal kombat? its one of my favorite game franchises ever
Love your work. Thank you.
I’d really like to see you do the original Mirror’s Edge, Medal of Honor 2010 and Battlefield 3. All games that in my opinion deserve a really in depth look. All three have extremely rich worlds full of incredible detail which is extremely impressive given how linear each game is.
Your video on Pathologic would be a real feast. I love your videos, your style and vast vocabulary you use in order to bring across your thoughts. Very unique.
Thank you
Do you plan on making a video on any of Hideo Kojima's games? I really love his and your work and would be so glad to see it happen at some point.
U have to cover hanibal season 1 to 3,it's the most unique piece of art and cinematography I have ever seen and I think it will interest u specifically
love your work, would be amazing to get a video essay on I AM ALIVE. hugely underrated game.
I agree, it's such a unique game
Ha, I had Silent Hill in mind for myself when I asked that question. Gotta get to it eventually since SH3 is my SO's favourite game.
Really looking forward to the CoD 2 video!
I miss when you loved all the comments lol.
Nah but i of course look forward to whatever you do next, you truly make some of the most immaculate stuff on the site.
A fun watch, although by the end I could've watched a full presentation to 1st and 3rd person perspectives in video games :D
Inside is so interesting and excellent
About the ultimate medium argument, combining tons of things doesn't make a medium better that all these separate elements (since people saying that usually bring up the idea that the mix of interactivity, words, visuals and sounds make video games unique and better). A quick comparison with reading/writing makes it obvious that video games are too flawed to be considered as such :
You learn to read and write in school (or in whichever community you belong to), it has been around for thousands of years, in almost every single culture on the planet, and literally a single human being can write absolutely anything in terms of scope, style and subject
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Meanwhile, video games have been around for a couple, microscopic decades; very, very few people have the technical skills to make video game, and not all styles and scopes are available to a single person because of the money required to create and sell a lifelike/massive game (An single indie dev cannot make an epic like RDR2, Tolkien can write The Lord of the Rings). More and more people can play games thanks to mobile phones, but video games are still a very exclusive medium that not all cultures and people can have access to or afford, and it relies too heavily on technology (and that may lead to it disappearing in the following decades because of component shortages as natural ressources dwindle and the race for technological "progress" for entertainment enters in direct conflict with our survival as a species) to be independent and long lasting.
So a medium with so many creative, production, cultural, accessibility and even existential limitations cannot be the ultimate art form. In this argument, it's not about one's enjoyment of games, it's about recognizing that it has so many barriers in place that make it impersonnal, and distant from one's humanity. You can express humanity in games, but it takes a lot of effort, too much in my opinion.
Although, in retrospect, "Play" and "Games" can be in that conversation (if it needs to happen, which it doesn't, but still), just not video games, which is only a small and recent sub-category of the human practice of play.
Brilliantly said. Great observations. It had never crossed my mind to consider just that simple comparison - we learn to speak from our parents, no technology needed and start to use it almost immediately, often creatively, as children. But I also notice video games getting more and more ingrained into human experience, including childhood, through phones, video games made specifically for children, etc. So, I think, in case the worst case scenario you've mentioned doesn't start any time soon, video games could have at least a status similar to films, perhaps not across the whole world, but also not in the West exclusively. Another thing to consider is that a lot of people are visual types so this might help this process. This is why I mentioned Inside for example, it's like a much more modern cave painting. No dialogues, no multiple choices, but still communicates a lot of information to the player through the interaction of player's input and visual feedback.
@@FaceFullofEyes Thanks for the answer !
Absolutely, it's not that video games as a whole cannot communicate information effectively, they can, that's one of their biggest strength : giving feedback to the player/user (as you mention with the example of Inside).
My own reservation lie in the range of people they can reach in their current form because of the fact that they are largely harnessed to the entertainement industry from almost day one; unlike painting, music, writing... which (at least the way I see it, I might be completely wrong) all had centuries and even milleniums of evolution in the wild, free from economic/marketing pressure. Video Games are probably the ultimate medium of the capitalist age, that's for sure. But if we're talking about a more all encompassing time period, yeah, they're getting closer to other young but slightly older mediums like cinema, but they don't have the immediateness of tracing something on whatever surface to paint/write or just opening up your mouth to sing. Because these don't require a complex interface, they can happen from human to human face to face, or just on your own.
But, it's also about what societies value as the primary type of communication, soon enough, if big tech continues to gain more power and a bigger place in people's life (for better and for worse), kids will learn how to code in school, because informatic will be more prevalent, and as such making games and understanding video games should be easier for more and more people
The advent of accessibility options in the last decade, of indie games that are games for everybody (I'm not talking about a hypthetical single game designed to appeal to everyone, but about a multitude of games designed by different people, for different people)... also helps brigde that gap. Also, the fact that they are more room for games that are "not games" (according to some dumbasses) because they don't require any of the skill old school video games traditions required, lowering the level of entry into the medium because they don't require as much media litteracy (Once you understand how to move the camera, you can play Gone Home, you don't need to learn about combos, meta game, the codes of a specific genre of game...) which opens the door to people who aren't solely competitive minded, who are too young or old (or just don't care) to handle the overstimulation of what video games have largely been until now.
But yeah, until all of the things I've mentionned happen (or continue to develop), video games are limited by all it takes to practice or create them, which are so, so many layers.
Video games are mainstream as the entertainment industry understands the term, but as fare as becoming universal (as in something universally, humanly essential) ? Seems impossible. But I do believe that some parts of the industry/creators are on the right path though.
Hey, there.
I’ve recently discovered your channel from your amazing World at War video and I have to say, your channel might the best one I’ve ever seen. Analysing masterpieces so thoughtfully and carefully. It is all so impeccable.
I’m just hoping you’re not actually dead though :d
Would love to see some more quality content from you.
Thank you! I'm still kicking, working on the next video. Cheers.
an analysis of silent hill 2 would be crazy and could be so unique from this channel, or any of the 4 first games tbh
Your video are interesting perspective. Keep it up.
I think for an idea, the aesthetics of the S.T.A.L.K.E.R series could be a good one
You should definitely do a review for Disco Elysium. it fits to this channel and your style to analysis.
I think thief portrayed a slow methodical character in first person pretty well. I usually don't watch these kinds of videos but I wanted to recommend a third person game you may want to do a video on, assassin's creed 1.
Speaking of games portraying ideas, Blood (1998) does a lot with little, especially Death Wish, a mod made by one bloke in over a decade. May not be your exact taste, but it seeems when there's fewer pixels every single pixel counts more, and Blood has an artistic style that is integrated in to the game, everything so well comes together.
hey Bro ,where are you from ? i couldn't find an answer in this video, I don't think there was a question:) Your analysis of FC2 made me have to survive Africa again after 12 years. Congratulations and thank you😁
you should make an aesthetics of Spec Ops: The Line imo
I would really recommend that you try pathologic HD.
Have you thought about an analysis of sci-fi genre of video and how they have a realistic basis?
I appreciated this video and i'm now curious to read -tomb for boris davidovich.
Also i may want to suggest you 'call of Cthulhu' a game that i felt different from the lots in a long time, thanks for your contents anyway
I've played both the Dark Corners of the Earth and the newer Call of Cthulhu by Cyanide and I like the first one better
Have you played Hellblade and/or planning to?
I played it recently and it has left a very much lasting impression on me. It is not a happy game but it is an experience I would not hesitate to recommend to anyone.
Watch Old Boy you wont regret it. go in blind if possible.
Watched it a couple of years ago. Went in blind. It was horrific... and beautiful.
about playing World at War in 3rd person, i'm not sure how easy it is to mod that game, but with other Call of Duty games having 3rd person modes in multiplayer, it seems like it might be possible to mod that?
Probably would not work well for cutscenes, but for the regular gameplay just moving the camera and replacing the player with character models and animations might be doable, atleast in a rougth way to get the impression of what it would be like
I think hollow knight that might be video worthy
Grobnica za Borisa Davidoviča, that explains alot...
I read Heart of darkness again, because of Aesthetics of Far Cry 2, thanks alot for that, its was very rewarding more then i vas younger. Nitzche too, thanks for that man.
I would urge you to watch Heat by Michael Mann if you havent had a chanse recently man. It reminds me of the way you look at things, when i analise it.
Keep up the best work.
I love Heat. Thief and Manhunter by the same director are also great, if you haven't watched them already. Cheers
This comment isn't long and detailed as to why the tv show "the wire" should be covered on your channel. But I would really enjoy seeing it; the wire is often forgotten and you could also cover "the corner".
Instead of portraying a life of action through crime, (shows such as breaking bad in which everything is very dramatized) the wire shows you the brutality of the so-called "game" and how the city of Baltimore is failing within each season due to the war on drugs, the economy, the politics, the education system, and the journalism.
You don't only get to see Baltimore through the lens of a police department but also through the eyes of each topic covered, namely the criminals. Cover the wire. There aren't many reviews on the show itself and it fits your type of video style.
“All In The Game, Yo… All In The Game.”
- Omar Little
breaking bad aesthetics
i literally found your channel today
you should make a STALKER episode the atmosphere and aesthetic of those games are unmatched
Mods are better
@@emulation2369 STALKER anomaly is best STALKER game imo
Would love something on the side for music, maybe a channel or shorts. Any upcoming video on the newer CoDs?
I've only played Modern Warfare and there's certainly material for a video there, but haven't touched Cold War nor Vanguard so far
Brother, please, for the love of everything Sacred do an Aesthetics of the Godfather.
Hello ! Please do video on Tanneberg and Verdun and ww1 games
As someone that doesn't rely on TH-cam to eat and pay rent, I really feel the inspiration issue you mentioned. I always make it clear that it's a hobby firstly so people don't pressure me to make content. Timelines are inconsequential when you can put maximum effort and love into a video. There's no rush and I think everyone here is patient enough to wait for more of your superb videos, my friend. As I've said in another one of your videos, you definitely deserve more traffic and subscribers on your channel. Bit of a hidden gem at the moment.
I'd definitely like to release a video more often, but with my dayjob it's quite difficult to manage
school of life is awful man
your work is so much better
Would you do a video on fallout NV?
Sir Face full of eyes, i have a question. what should whe do with the demonotised world at war video, that video holds a special place in my heart.
I like it myself, but I'm afraid not much can be done as I think it was demonitized because of the nazi imagery, and the game is full of it.
So great, would you be keen to look at overall genres instead? I ended up digging out a copy of farcry 2 only because of your video
Definently. I'm doing something kind of similar at the moment and that's going to be my next video, so we'll see how it goes.
Can you make a review on the aesthetics of Manhunt or Postal 1?
Yeah, would be amazing
Love your video's
0:27 If you WOULD like to get into books (up for the challenge), mountain of madness, is a really good way to start. I couldn´t even get through the whole book, it just scared the shit out of me, I still don´t know why, maybe it was the way the places were described.
I would have to do Call of Cthulhu and Innsmouth first
the last clip: a ladder
my brain: "What a thrill..."
Oh cool Q&A video
Aesthetics of flashlights. Alien insurrection has the best flash light.
You really remind me of someone.
If you play Silent Hill 2 play the Enhanced Edition on PC
Will you do a Aesthethics Of Bioshock?
I plan to
Could you do the aesthetics of Fallout: New Vegas?
Late but I think Modern Warfare 2 and 3 would be a great contrast of the action movie and blockbuster look compared to the original game's war thriller feeling.
Im in this wooooo
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Please do vanilla sky
it's been a while
Ready or not aesthetics?
Are you also Third Paradigm?
are you latvian? I saw that you used a latvian-soviet propaganda poster for the WaW video, which is a niche choice if not. balts are underrepresented for doing cool stuff on the internet
5:09 Dats me!
You have to play pathologic
Does Far Cry 4 feel worthy of a "The Aesthetics Of" video?
Yes
i would absolutely love for you to try disco elysium and fallout new vegas, these 2 have the best writing and story out of any game ever and in the case of disco elysium maybe the best writing ive ever seen
Covering disco elysium would be like reviewing a massive choose your own adventure book
metal gear series?
Should do a Fallout bc Aesthetics