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Loneliness in Video Games
what happens when games force you to feel alone? turns out, they get a whole lot better
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Games That Have Been Abandoned
zhlédnutí 342KPřed 4 měsíci
what happens when a game that relies on its community to feel alive is abandoned? side note: if you don't comment "nice quickscopes" below, I'll be so sad Thumbnail by @hotcyder 🎥 @merakimerakimeraki ❤️ www.patreon.com/merakiplays 🎮 www.twitch.tv/merakiplays 🔹 x.com/MerakiPlays #meraki #abandonedgames
The Hidden Beauty of Starfield
zhlédnutí 4KPřed 7 měsíci
Todd, you've done it again. Thumbnail by @hotcyder 🔹 x.com/MerakiPlays ❤️ ko-fi.com/merakimeraki 🎥 youtube.com/@merakimerakimeraki 🎮 www.twitch.tv/merakiplays Chapters: 0:00 - Starfield: GOTY..? 0:54 - Todd's Promises: Why I Should Hate Starfield 5:35 - Bethesdaisms 9:20 - Where Art Meets Starfield 11:06 - The Game's Hidden Gem #meraki #starfield
Learning to Love Baldur's Gate 3
zhlédnutí 2,8KPřed 8 měsíci
When I needed it most, Baldur's Gate 3 appeared. Tim Rogers' Video: czcams.com/video/4iTbUGItU0s/video.htmlsi=xTxNtZ5IsrWSAlRh Thumbnail by @hotcyder #meraki #baldursgate3 🔹 MerakiPlays ❤️ ko-fi.com/merakimeraki 🎥 youtube.com/@merakimerakimeraki 🎮 www.twitch.tv/merakiplays Chapters: 0:00 - So, Baldur's Gate is great... but you know this, right? 2:04 - I hated the game... until it cl...
Unraveling Gaming's Newest Scam: Fake Sequels
zhlédnutí 4,7KPřed rokem
There’s a few interesting trends in gaming over the past few years. Every game seems to feel the need to yoink gameplay mechanics from Dark Souls, games release as nearly unplayable only to be patched up in the coming months after everyone's moved on, and the live service model seems to be sinking its stupid teeth into every single game. Hey guys, genius idea - what if Halo had a Fortnite battl...
The Genius of Anti-Piracy Games
zhlédnutí 5KPřed rokem
pirates exist in nearly every medium - film, music, software... but what if there was a medium where the creators could fight back? Check out Timmy vs Tommy: @TimmyvsTommy Thumbnail by @hotcyder 🔹 MerakiPlays ❤️ ko-fi.com/merakimeraki 🎥 @merakimerakimeraki 🎮 www.twitch.tv/merakiplays 💬 discord.gg/EQfZnw2ggP 🔸 patreon.com/merakiplays Chapters: intro - 0:00 a new era of piracy - 1:43 ...
Tony Hawk’s Worst Game
zhlédnutí 2,1KPřed rokem
everybody knows that skateboarding makes you cool - but can a video game ABOUT skateboarding make you cooler? 🔹 MerakiPlays ❤️ ko-fi.com/merakimeraki 🎥 @merakimerakimeraki 🎮 www.twitch.tv/merakiplays 💬 discord.gg/EQfZnw2ggP 🔸 patreon.com/merakiplays Chapters: intro - 0:00 finding the forgotten - 1:10 the nintendo effect - 3:37 the test of time - 9:13 the final two points - 17:54 Out...
Why Games Lose Their Magic
zhlédnutí 9KPřed rokem
Games today just don't feel like they used to. Is it just nostalgia rearing its ugly, poorly-aging head, or are games truly starting to be less magical? 🔹 MerakiPlays 🎥 czcams.com/users/merakiplays 🎮 www.twitch.tv/merakiplays 💬 discord.gg/EQfZnw2ggP 🔸 patreon.com/merakiplays Chapters: a trip down memory lane - 0:00 nostalgia: the villain? - 2:57 what (the heck) can we do? - 6:39 put...
How Long Should a Game Last?
zhlédnutí 4,7KPřed rokem
Thanks to IntoTheAM for sponsoring this video! Visit the link below for more: www.intotheam.com/meraki Video games come in all shapes and sizes, and that's confusing for a simple-minded gamer like me. Today, we explore exactly how long the ideal game should take to beat - using science and math (kind of). 🔸 patreon.com/merakiplays 🔹 MerakiPlays 🎥 czcams.com/users/merakiplays 🎮 www.t...
Why I Never Finish My Favorite Games
zhlédnutí 4,6KPřed rokem
Seeking revenge on my past procrastination. #meraki #gaming #finalboss Chapters: 00:00 Obligatory Introduction 00:52 The Premise 01:03 Breath of the... idk I never finished it 03:40 Getting revenge on Bowser (4 years later) 08:44 ...why? 10:08 Becoming the very best (like no one ever was) 17:24 Finally learning my lesson 🔸 patreon.com/merakiplays 🔹 MerakiPlays 🎥 czcams.com/users/mer...
Cutscenes Are Ruining Modern Gaming
zhlédnutí 16KPřed rokem
this video is kinda like one long cutscene though, isn't it? #meraki #gaming #cutscenes Chapters: Pending 🔸 patreon.com/merakiplays 🔹 MerakiPlays 🎥 czcams.com/users/merakiplays 🎮 www.twitch.tv/merakiplays 💬 discord.gg/EQfZnw2ggP BACKGROUND VISUALS/WALLPAPER Firewatch MUSIC Various Gaming Tracks (ask in comments for specifics) DR. KEYZ - Minecraft LoFi Remix (Outro Song) MY GEAR Micr...
The Magic of Minecraft's Music | Volume Beta
zhlédnutí 146KPřed 2 lety
Two and a half years after C418 released Minecraft’s first album, the eternal Volume Alpha, a second, longer, and paradoxically more complex album was released as a sequel to that first ensemble: Daniel Rosenfeld’s Volume Beta. On this album, you hear things you never would have expected to hear in Minecraft - new sounds, new instruments, and a tone that can put both a smile on your face or a t...
The Slow Death of Let's Play Videos
zhlédnutí 23KPřed 2 lety
Let’s plays used to be the cornerstone of CZcams. During simpler times, when video titles just had the name of a game and an episode number, let’s plays paved the way for gaming as we know it on CZcams today, and - in many ways, for commentary content in general. Alongside a few other forms of media, let’s plays are basically the reason I’m here today. So if you’re looking for someone to blame,...
The Rise and Fall of Open World Games: A Brief History
zhlédnutí 15KPřed 2 lety
Open-world was, and still *might be* the standard for video games. Over the past 2 decades, we’ve seen them rise to fame and dominate the single-player gaming scene. From humble beginnings that resembled more of a dumpster fire than a video game, to modern miracles that are basically treated as the second coming of Christ, open-world games have changed a lot since their inception. And in an unp...
A Critique of Minecraft's Crafting System
zhlédnutí 64KPřed 3 lety
When I called Minecraft out for its crafting system in my last video, I was met with some backlash. Of course, this is expected, because people love Minecraft almost as much as I love an inconsistent upload schedule. But after reading the comments, people were actually bringing up good points, so I decided to set my pride aside and rethink my argument. Now let’s get one thing clear-I hate craft...
Why Crafting in Video Games SUCKS (an analysis)
zhlédnutí 22KPřed 4 lety
Why Crafting in Video Games SUCKS (an analysis)
We Need Another Wii Sports
zhlédnutí 173KPřed 4 lety
We Need Another Wii Sports
The Sinister Truth About Raid: Shadow Legends
zhlédnutí 21KPřed 4 lety
The Sinister Truth About Raid: Shadow Legends
Why Is Lego Star Wars Popular Again?
zhlédnutí 339KPřed 4 lety
Why Is Lego Star Wars Popular Again?
The Incredible Redemption of Star Wars Video Games
zhlédnutí 218KPřed 4 lety
The Incredible Redemption of Star Wars Video Games
The Magic of Minecraft's Music
zhlédnutí 3MPřed 4 lety
The Magic of Minecraft's Music
Why Do Boomers Suck at Video Games?
zhlédnutí 9KPřed 4 lety
Why Do Boomers Suck at Video Games?
How the Untitled Goose Game Beat the System
zhlédnutí 9KPřed 4 lety
How the Untitled Goose Game Beat the System
The Power of Diegetic UI
zhlédnutí 8KPřed 4 lety
The Power of Diegetic UI
The Day That MMOs Died
zhlédnutí 12KPřed 4 lety
The Day That MMOs Died
Minecraft: The Original Battle Royale
zhlédnutí 57KPřed 4 lety
Minecraft: The Original Battle Royale
The Magic of Minecraft Speedrunning
zhlédnutí 461KPřed 4 lety
The Magic of Minecraft Speedrunning
Why Rockstar secretly wanted GTA to get bad reviews
zhlédnutí 17KPřed 4 lety
Why Rockstar secretly wanted GTA to get bad reviews
Minecraft: The Game That Accidentally Killed Fortnite
zhlédnutí 534KPřed 4 lety
Minecraft: The Game That Accidentally Killed Fortnite
The Magic of Mario Kart Wii
zhlédnutí 19KPřed 4 lety
The Magic of Mario Kart Wii

Komentáře

  • @Cl-2048
    @Cl-2048 Před 10 hodinami

    alpha is easily one of the greatest songs in video game history

  • @olinsty
    @olinsty Před 22 hodinami

    I remember playing mincraft 2013 and my parents are fighting over me spending all my time on my family pc. They were fighting over me being lonly and may be deprest. They comming to talk to me and im explayend my singelplayer was for my friends, (I did not have). The best and the worst memorys was with this game. Now im 25 and living with my wife but these songs still make me sad

  • @mwatkins0590
    @mwatkins0590 Před dnem

    that wasnt the golden age of fpses, that was the last age before they rapidly deteriorated. the golden age was with Quake 3, Unreal Tournament, and ended around Halo CE

  • @DirtyChungus
    @DirtyChungus Před dnem

    Can confirm I'm in therapy to this day because I played Black Ops on the Wii. It was... quite the experience.

  • @PedroManX
    @PedroManX Před 2 dny

    Very good!!

  • @yoturugame
    @yoturugame Před 2 dny

    How videos like these have completely no bot comments or unoriginal copy pasta comments

  • @fakeFeetus
    @fakeFeetus Před 3 dny

    Yo. WoW did not pioneer the MMO genre. Ultima, EQ, DAoC, and Lineage were all major players prior to WoW even starting development.

  • @WestRightDawn
    @WestRightDawn Před 3 dny

    Some video game music, old Disney cartoons had such good songs which make me tear up when looking back. The soul put into a well crafted work is so heartwarming

  • @333fux8
    @333fux8 Před 4 dny

    As a player of raid they are significantly worse then summoners war with their predatory spending push i use to spend in it but now play ftp. Legit everything they do from fusions is p2w like its unreal how bad they are

  • @Jacobjub8
    @Jacobjub8 Před 4 dny

    Something about it. It sounds like what loneliness sounds like

  • @horrorpsycho0508
    @horrorpsycho0508 Před 5 dny

    We are in an era of brain dead storytelling so you won’t have to worry about cutscenes for much longer. The newest Final Fantasy game gave up on having a plot mid way thru the game.

  • @wektorus
    @wektorus Před 5 dny

    And then came Lena and ruined it...

  • @Spiral2404
    @Spiral2404 Před 5 dny

    10:05 what are those villagers doing???

  • @QuietTie885
    @QuietTie885 Před 5 dny

    I fell asleep to Aria Math and I think It was one of the best dreams will ever have again. It started off with the hand pans, and my brain knew that this melody is from minecraft, then causing to dream in Minecraft. Once the sythns started to play, I entered creative mode. I could do anything. My friends were there too, all of them together, which was something I was starting to envy. We built for a while and at one point, played along with the music?? I woke up when the track ended. I wish I could go back to 2011-2014, truly a great time.

  • @cellijel_crpsmtm
    @cellijel_crpsmtm Před 5 dny

    21:47 "you aint seen anything"

  • @RinGoGuntheR
    @RinGoGuntheR Před 6 dny

    DQ XI crafting system was fun and rewarding tho'

  • @SipsClark
    @SipsClark Před 6 dny

    terrar

  • @JonasErEnOst
    @JonasErEnOst Před 6 dny

    hows bro not at 1m subs yet

  • @_boreklipogaca
    @_boreklipogaca Před 6 dny

    Sweden really makes me feel like crying. It's remixes with rain sound in the back goes really well when studying

  • @cellijel_crpsmtm
    @cellijel_crpsmtm Před 6 dny

    Firewatch is so good bro, the storyline and visuals is amazing, nothing i've seen before.

  • @JustaJungle
    @JustaJungle Před 7 dny

    brooooo i've got chills! Thank you this video was very nostalgic.

  • @TheSeedrunner
    @TheSeedrunner Před 8 dny

    The music at the beginning makes me want to play Minecraft Hunger Games.

  • @bdo333
    @bdo333 Před 8 dny

    8:04 a too familiar feeling. That one hit me.

  • @m0nd3r83
    @m0nd3r83 Před 9 dny

    yo does someone know the remix of this song 1:55

  • @2biggunz598
    @2biggunz598 Před 11 dny

    Volume Beta makes me cry more than Alpha especially Moog City 2 and Haunt Muskie 😭

  • @islamalg-vf1bj
    @islamalg-vf1bj Před 11 dny

    back is the days

  • @Barfpotato
    @Barfpotato Před 12 dny

    I kinda felt personally attacked when he didn't cover Aria Math

  • @dinoballs9854
    @dinoballs9854 Před 14 dny

    It's sad now what Microsoft did to C418 😞

  • @sheep_evan-lu8sm
    @sheep_evan-lu8sm Před 14 dny

    nostalgia is my childhood BGM, can't go back anymore

  • @JamesMccallum-vg7op
    @JamesMccallum-vg7op Před 14 dny

    Bro the video made me cry at the start

  • @WillBob20
    @WillBob20 Před 15 dny

    #BringBackMinecraft

  • @user-nv1qd9hz6s
    @user-nv1qd9hz6s Před 15 dny

    minecraft is the true nostalgic game ever... and without its music.. it will create 50% nostalgic but music and game creates more nostalgic.... C418 and Notch on top..

  • @InquisitiveImmortal
    @InquisitiveImmortal Před 15 dny

    That he talks of managers that listen to the community and help with issues well saddens me as now all they care about are stock prices and meeting quotas while giving us measly crumbs like armadillos and frogs. Truly, the state of minecraft is in shambles and we the community need to fix this.

  • @mister4721
    @mister4721 Před 15 dny

    However (forgot to add), cutscenes where yr character doesn't have voice or dialog makes the cutscene really stupid, Far Cry ND was like this, my god it bored me stupid and was totally not immersive at all, didn't finish that game and got rid of it long before it even got started. The witcher 3 has the best cutscenes i have watched in a game, yet in Baldur's Gate 3 some of the cutscenes are a bit stupid an barge right in while yr trying to sneaking into an area, for me this is where a cutscene does not make sense. But cutscenes where yr character doesn't have voice just breaks immersion and ruins the game. So yes i agree, some cutscenes can wreck a game if they are not done right, i think CS should be game IF and WHEN they are needed, not every few feet or so. IN far cry ND i was armed with a shotgun at the start of the game, these two asshole twins just strolled of their bikes looking like they are gods or something, if it wasn't for the cutscene i could of blown them away and jumped over ledge. BUT no, i was forced to watch this senseless CS where these two prattled on, it was the start where boredom was setting in. But when i discovered that my character did not have a voice, BYE BYE game.

  • @mister4721
    @mister4721 Před 15 dny

    HA HA HA "Bethesda is a Studio with great writers" LMFAO!! They are the worst gaming studio where writing is concerned. They couldn't write a decent story if their life depended on it. Their early games were quite good where story is concerned, but the likes of skyrim which was pretty poor and fallout 4 which was total dribble. Oblivion had a decent story, Fallout 3 pretty good story, Skyrim pretty lame story, Dragons become a real pain and very repetitive, Fallout 4 story is total bullshit, its all action a d base building, very little story and less thats worth watching or listening too. And what i have heard Starshit too is quite lame, though tbh i have not played this game and never will, but its what i have watched on video a good many times. Yet if you look at fallout NV that game has a great story, well written.

  • @BurdYas
    @BurdYas Před 15 dny

    what ‘bout aria math?

  • @adambernau6868
    @adambernau6868 Před 16 dny

    I find Mice on Venus extremely sad

  • @WantedPencil
    @WantedPencil Před 16 dny

    The music also adds lore, as in The End it is a distorted version of Sweden. (Or Minecraft, idk rn) It starts off normal, then starts to glitch, and lastly gets replaced by tv static. That means The End is just a corrupted version of the Overworld. Maybe it is the future Overworld, as the name suggests. Sun exploded, players evolved (Endermen), new entities were created(Shulkers), only floating islands are still standing. That is some interesting MatPat-like stuff here.

  • @dsvbdgbdfs
    @dsvbdgbdfs Před 16 dny

    Mice on Venus...

  • @graffitigiraffe2454
    @graffitigiraffe2454 Před 16 dny

    I just got a raid shadow legends add before this video lol

  • @LetalHonnete
    @LetalHonnete Před 16 dny

    Hello I ´ m french and je voudrais te remercier pour cet effort de nous transmettre ces expériences Tu aimes des jeux et tu nous le partages Nice

  • @Some-Schmuck-Online
    @Some-Schmuck-Online Před 17 dny

    This was reincarnated in a game Little Kitty, Big City. You have "goals"... but your a cat... go find tthe best napping spot. Go threaten some birds. Go knock over every... single... potted... plant you see.

  • @Some-Schmuck-Online
    @Some-Schmuck-Online Před 17 dny

    It's... bittersweet. I'd hate to see titanfall 2 go. When it does, some part of me will die.

  • @damyanexssessgeorgiev6

    Dude, your voice and charisma catch me to the soul! Thanks for the great video, everything about it is great and i love it! We all expirienced minecraft differenty in some ways but nearly the same! Just being curious young guy, filled with hopes and dreams, wanting to get to the top of the world, and this game gave it to us in a lot of ways! I still remember my first few items crafted, the excitment of collecting wood and doing them, the first mud house, the first night spend around skeletons and spiders, first creeper blowing my house, first time in a cave deep in the dark with only few torches and mobs around me, first time playing multiplayer and the excitement of doing stuff together with your bro, first try to make silly jokes with your friends house or chests , ahh the nostalgia is really , really strong.. I watched your previous video about the soundtrack of minecraft and i loved it! Instantly felt inlove with how calm and good your voice is, your thoughts and how you express so good the soundtrack, i feel everything you've said the same! Good job! Subscribed!

  • @CTPlaneSpotters
    @CTPlaneSpotters Před 18 dny

    This is from 4 years ago, and since then, they have added new music. The new songs in my opinion sound more upbeat, but they can never beat the nostalgia and originality.

  • @Ro_xy285
    @Ro_xy285 Před 19 dny

    Idk why but Kyoto by C418 is just so good. Each song in Volume Alpha and Beta just screams perfection and absolute art. Its diversity is just amazing. C418 is the soul of Minecraft’s music and it always sends a wave of nostalgia and tranquility whenever I play Volume Beta and Alpha.

  • @sebastyanpapp
    @sebastyanpapp Před 19 dny

    I don’t like long cutscenes too; I want just to play not to watch a movie lol.

  • @LetalHonnete
    @LetalHonnete Před 20 dny

    Hello I think the same Thanks

  • @weshh5663
    @weshh5663 Před 20 dny

    4:10 DID U JUST MINE BIRCH?

  • @tanjirokamado6250
    @tanjirokamado6250 Před 21 dnem

    Personally dreiton is my favourite song, 2nd must me aria math. But dreiton is definitely underrated af