I love it! Thanks for sharing! I think Terraria would be one of the games not mentioned that I love going back to with friends, and Dave the Diver leaves me with the same style of "ah man, the numbers can no longer meaningfully go up" nostalgia that Elden Ring did for you. Time is Honey and Outpath are two simple games that masterfully paired music with game play that made it a delight to 100% them, and Apico had lots of fun bee things that made me smile, even if I am still annoyed that they didn't expect me to know how basic punnet squares work.
Explanations only when I feel like it: Entertaining - Bastion Engaging - Metroid Prime, where all exploration is rewarded with either knowledge or power. The experience, audibly and visually, is nothing to sneeze at either. Challenging - Monster Hunter (World or Generations Ultimate are likely the hardest) The grind sparks joy. Experience - Wind Waker. Particle Effects. Sailing. Enough said. I only wish I had more to do in the world. Connection - Spyro the Dragon, the original on the ps1 beats out the remake but both are good.
Loved the video man. I can hear the passion you have for videogames in your voice. I do too. My suggestion goes to Outer Wilds... I would love to watch a video like this about your take on Outer Wilds if you have the chance to play it. Keep it up brother!
I did play the Outer Wilds! I'll definitely think about it, I did like the game, but it's hard to make a video about the game without spoiling all the reasons to play the game, so I'll give it some thought. Thank you for watching!
I haven't had a chance to watch the video and see what you're really saying, but on a video like this I want to mention SIGNALIS. Just scrolling over the sections of the video, and the overall vibe you're talking about, I think it might be up your alley. It's quite good.
I’m a simple man. I see BL2 and Slaughterhouse V and I click. Good video, even without any Vonnegut. Idk, maybe I missed something. I’m half awake as it is.
I didn't make the connection in the video, but pointed it out in the description. One of Maya's voice lines in BL2 when you kill someone is "so it goes", which is the line the narrator in Slaughterhouse V says whenever someone dies. Given how many other things are references in the game, I assume it's a reference, but to be fair, it could just be coincidence.
@ Ah! I always favored Zero. By the time I got to Maya, I was probably watching TH-cam in the background and not paying attention. I don’t care much for author’s intent. If it’s there, it’s there. But I like to think it’s on purpose. Speaking of author’s intent, the crash Billy gets in. The first mention of it says Billy and the copilot survived. The second time, only Billy. What do you make of that?
It's been a long while since I read the book, but my impression of the story was that we weren't supposed to think Billy was extremely reliable. In one of my classes we talked about trauma's role in narrative, and I think a large part of the goal of the book was to make clear the trauma that resulted from experiencing WWII, and being "unstuck from time" is a way that that trauma manifests for Billy Pilgrim/the narrator, but that's just my take.
@@paxmelchizedecis Absolutely! Billy is a senile old man with PTSD. If he wasn't, then the Tralfamadorians would be real, and that would mean that we don't have free will, which means war is inevitable and the book's message would be impotent. But what I mean is, is it a typo or did Vonnegut mean to put it there? I always thought it was touching on the theme of retelling history and how a small error can be the difference between life and death. If you remember, when Billy was in the hospital, he watched as that Air Force guy accidentally changed Truman's post-atomic-bombing speech. But that just a theory. Sorry, it's my favorite book. I never get to talk about it lol.
You're good! No shade in talking about things you love. I honestly couldn't say, I'd assume that most things are intentional after multiple edits, but I also think the question of whether it was intentional or not matters less than that you have a meaningful way to interpret the outcome. There's only so far that a question of intent can go compared to a discussion of the content, so while it's idly curious, I don't know if I have an opinion on whether it was a typo or not. Also, it's definitely been 5 years since I read it, so take that into account when hearing my opinion. XD
Loved the video. I’m also a happy English grad & feel like a kindred spirit. Loved the way you processed information so thoughtfully
Great content. Thanks!
I love it! Thanks for sharing!
I think Terraria would be one of the games not mentioned that I love going back to with friends, and Dave the Diver leaves me with the same style of "ah man, the numbers can no longer meaningfully go up" nostalgia that Elden Ring did for you. Time is Honey and Outpath are two simple games that masterfully paired music with game play that made it a delight to 100% them, and Apico had lots of fun bee things that made me smile, even if I am still annoyed that they didn't expect me to know how basic punnet squares work.
Explanations only when I feel like it:
Entertaining - Bastion
Engaging - Metroid Prime, where all exploration is rewarded with either knowledge or power. The experience, audibly and visually, is nothing to sneeze at either.
Challenging - Monster Hunter (World or Generations Ultimate are likely the hardest) The grind sparks joy.
Experience - Wind Waker. Particle Effects. Sailing. Enough said. I only wish I had more to do in the world.
Connection - Spyro the Dragon, the original on the ps1 beats out the remake but both are good.
Loved the video man. I can hear the passion you have for videogames in your voice. I do too. My suggestion goes to Outer Wilds... I would love to watch a video like this about your take on Outer Wilds if you have the chance to play it. Keep it up brother!
I did play the Outer Wilds! I'll definitely think about it, I did like the game, but it's hard to make a video about the game without spoiling all the reasons to play the game, so I'll give it some thought. Thank you for watching!
I haven't had a chance to watch the video and see what you're really saying, but on a video like this I want to mention SIGNALIS. Just scrolling over the sections of the video, and the overall vibe you're talking about, I think it might be up your alley. It's quite good.
@@erinthash6467 Someone in my Steam family owns it, so I'll give it a look!
Rock and stone!
I’m a simple man. I see BL2 and Slaughterhouse V and I click.
Good video, even without any Vonnegut. Idk, maybe I missed something. I’m half awake as it is.
I didn't make the connection in the video, but pointed it out in the description. One of Maya's voice lines in BL2 when you kill someone is "so it goes", which is the line the narrator in Slaughterhouse V says whenever someone dies. Given how many other things are references in the game, I assume it's a reference, but to be fair, it could just be coincidence.
@ Ah! I always favored Zero. By the time I got to Maya, I was probably watching TH-cam in the background and not paying attention.
I don’t care much for author’s intent. If it’s there, it’s there. But I like to think it’s on purpose.
Speaking of author’s intent, the crash Billy gets in. The first mention of it says Billy and the copilot survived. The second time, only Billy. What do you make of that?
It's been a long while since I read the book, but my impression of the story was that we weren't supposed to think Billy was extremely reliable. In one of my classes we talked about trauma's role in narrative, and I think a large part of the goal of the book was to make clear the trauma that resulted from experiencing WWII, and being "unstuck from time" is a way that that trauma manifests for Billy Pilgrim/the narrator, but that's just my take.
@@paxmelchizedecis Absolutely! Billy is a senile old man with PTSD. If he wasn't, then the Tralfamadorians would be real, and that would mean that we don't have free will, which means war is inevitable and the book's message would be impotent.
But what I mean is, is it a typo or did Vonnegut mean to put it there? I always thought it was touching on the theme of retelling history and how a small error can be the difference between life and death. If you remember, when Billy was in the hospital, he watched as that Air Force guy accidentally changed Truman's post-atomic-bombing speech.
But that just a theory. Sorry, it's my favorite book. I never get to talk about it lol.
You're good! No shade in talking about things you love. I honestly couldn't say, I'd assume that most things are intentional after multiple edits, but I also think the question of whether it was intentional or not matters less than that you have a meaningful way to interpret the outcome. There's only so far that a question of intent can go compared to a discussion of the content, so while it's idly curious, I don't know if I have an opinion on whether it was a typo or not. Also, it's definitely been 5 years since I read it, so take that into account when hearing my opinion. XD