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It has its flaws but I like BOTW over TOTK. TOTK felt copy and paste for me.

Looking back now we can clearly see this game started the woke " games journalism " shit and gamers were not wise to their bias at the time. This game was hyped into the stratosphere because it featured a gay character that was central to the story. I don't like walking simulators but because of the insane hype surrounding this garbo even I got curious enough to give it a go and man was it dogshit!

Hi there. Its me, the fan of your Gone Home video that recognized you in a Sam Seder comment section. This video is great.

Playing Zelda 1 with a walkthrough is like playing Tetris but in super slow mo, like why do it? The point of the game is to explore, and you'd rather follow a set of instructions someone else laid out for you already?

Thank you so much for such a well made video man keep thugging this shit out🫡🫡

Hey gang! Thank you all so much for taking the time to watch this Zelda video essay and for having patience as I learned the ropes with Adobe Premiere Pro in editing and producing this one. I won't lie when I say it felt like a test learning Premiere within a short span of time, but I feel like it paid off with this video. The next video essays planned for the Spring are for DAVE THE DIVER and FIREWATCH, and maybe a short, 20 minute video in between projects intended for April. Oh, and there's also the super-secret Summer Project I have been working on since last year which is going to premiere later this summer (there's a hint within this video). Feel free to subscribe to the Armchair Brain channel when new video essays premiere and thanks again for your support: www.youtube.com/@armchairbrain/

I remember this game being intriguing at first due to it potentially being a subtle horror or thriller. Then it just turned into some weird drama that was nothing but a walking sim.

HOLD UP THERE, MY BROTHER. Super Mario Land was my first video game too. That's such a callback.....Okay, back to the video.

awesome video!

Ok, this needs to stop, Andross is not the giant floating head, the giant floating head is his space ship that he's piloting from the inside

great video. happy holidays to you, brain.

@6:14 lol, the "Slippy Get Back Here !" gets me every time and perfectly in sync. Well done, sir.

It was Lylat wars here, stepping up from Starwing being my first snes game this game made the transition to N64 great.

Happy Holidays and Happy New Year. Thank you so much for your patience and for supporting the Armchair Brain CZcams channel. This video essay was another passion project for me that I am proud to upload, as STAR FOX 64 was one of my favorite childhood video games and I wanted to explore the game's two strongest elements: its gameplay and its storytelling, both making a combination that helped setting this game ahead of SUPER MARIO 64 and THE LEGEND OF ZELDA: OCARINA OF TIME. The FIREWATCH video essay is still in production, and I have *a lot* more videos planned for the Armchair Brain channel in 2024, which I will outline in my first quarterly update on New Year's Day, so stay tuned for future video essays and updates. Again, thank you all so much for supporting this channel and for your patience. As always, much appreciated with gratitude.

This was really good

the entire stakes bit felt like an in the moment justification for why you couldn't invest yourself in a story that just wasn't vibing with you. I mean, what are the stakes in minecraft? or team fortress? hell what about pong, arkanoid, 2048, flappy bird. stakes are there for the narrative, if the narrative doesn't need stakes then there doesn't have to be stakes, that doesn't make the narrative less compelling, otherwise shows like Seinfeld wouldn't exist. you don't have to like every game, creative decisions you disagree with aren't flaws, anymore than ketchup on a steak is a mistake. stake steak stake.

being mad at people who live in rural areas and red states regardless of their political ideology or how they got their is peak centrist liberal thinking. Fake progressives who are glad when people get hurt by shitty laws regardless of the minorities living in those states that might be harmed or the young people who didn't vote for that who will also be harmed. Having no empathy for workers who were conned by right wingers because they are afraid for their livelyhood is how we have this shitty two party system that hurts everyone.

I feel like Night in the Woods has inspired a shitton of indie games, and yet nothing can come close to what it does. I hope the devs' next game Revenant Hill can live up to Night in the Woods's legacy.

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May Al Gore's Rhythm accept this humble offering

When I was playing, I saw the dream world as a museum, because there was rope stopping you from going too far. And the dreams looked like exhibits with items on display.

Awesome video! I loved seeing your interpreatation of the story. I haven't seen many others analysing the game's story.

Gone Home is overrated to all hell, it's just ok. There's far better games that released even just a couple years after it that are far more influential, inspirational, better written and furthered LGBTQ representation than it ever did. Most importantly, Fuck Steven Gaynor. The less people that abuse their managerial roles and create toxic work environments within the industry (big and small), the better.

Gone Home had critical acclaim? Because all I remember is people saying it's trash. Even Jim Sterling didn't like it. I feel like approaching this game as if it was completely praised is the wrong way to cover this.

don't know if i completely see eye to eye, but i think this video made an interesting case for the 'half empty' side. seems the game was more about how dreams could motivate one to do better instead of wallowing in the here and now.

First comment, I think. Surprised this hasn't gotten more views 'cause this one's awesome. well done !

Hey gang, my latest video essay on the indie game *MELATONIN* just dropped two days ago, so so be sure to watch it by clicking below: czcams.com/video/2FZ41eRTgQQ/video.html

Gone Home not holding up? Blasphemy! ...okay, fine, I might watch this. Not sure if I want this ruined for me, though, I have fond memories of this game :P

I always read Janice's "affair" as almost entirely in her own head. Considering she gets an invite to his wedding, it's clear he's chosen to commit to his fiancee, shattering her dreams and revealing that he was just being friends with her, leading to her coming back down to Earth and trying to reconnect with Terry with the retreat they go on