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Matt's Random Journeys
Registrace 18. 11. 2012
I do random things, largely related to music reviews and I like to vlog sometimes, too. I'm rather spontaneous with CZcams, so I may also do reviews of other things or random vlogs. Whatever the situation calls for.
I Want to Talk About My Favorite Games of 2009
For my 31st episode of “I Want to Talk About…,” I’m gonna be taking a look at my favorite video games of 2009. Already one of my favorite years in my own personal life, 2009 was also an incredible year for new games.
My “Best” List of 10/10 games:
1. Ratchet & Clank Future: A Crack in Time
2. MLB 09: The Show
Honorable Mention: Metroid Prime Trilogy
My Backloggd, so that y’all can keep up with what I’m playing and whatnot:
www.backloggd.com/u/FreedomFighters/
Previous videos in this series, starting with my 2023 video:
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Music review blog:
mattamusicreviews.blogspot.com/
Medium blog:
medium.com/@matthew.anderson0707
Current video game journalism:
www.dualshockers.com/author/matthew-anderson/
Previous video game journalism:
twinfinite.net/author/mattanderson/
www.svg.com/author/mattanderson/
www.cbr.com/author/matthew-anderson/
Poetry blog:
mattapoetry.blogspot.com
TikTok:
www.tiktok.com/@matt_anderson07
What will I discuss next?
#Gaming #VideoGames #2009
My “Best” List of 10/10 games:
1. Ratchet & Clank Future: A Crack in Time
2. MLB 09: The Show
Honorable Mention: Metroid Prime Trilogy
My Backloggd, so that y’all can keep up with what I’m playing and whatnot:
www.backloggd.com/u/FreedomFighters/
Previous videos in this series, starting with my 2023 video:
czcams.com/video/wRShyadfpRU/video.html
czcams.com/video/tCcrxkzapqc/video.html
czcams.com/video/05af33VThF0/video.html
czcams.com/video/WVZPPYwx7Vs/video.html
czcams.com/video/lXC1dbIrM1Q/video.html
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czcams.com/video/SYtk7ePXuaI/video.html
czcams.com/video/oTY9n14hIbI/video.html
Music review blog:
mattamusicreviews.blogspot.com/
Medium blog:
medium.com/@matthew.anderson0707
Current video game journalism:
www.dualshockers.com/author/matthew-anderson/
Previous video game journalism:
twinfinite.net/author/mattanderson/
www.svg.com/author/mattanderson/
www.cbr.com/author/matthew-anderson/
Poetry blog:
mattapoetry.blogspot.com
TikTok:
www.tiktok.com/@matt_anderson07
What will I discuss next?
#Gaming #VideoGames #2009
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I Want to Talk About My Favorite Games of 2008
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For my 30th episode of “I Want to Talk About…,” I’m gonna be taking a look at my favorite video games of 2008. Maybe not as hot of a year as 2007, but still some very good games this year. My “Best” List of 10/10 games: 1. Rock Band 2 2. Mirror’s Edge My Backloggd, so that y’all can keep up with what I’m playing and whatnot: www.backloggd.com/u/FreedomFighters/ Previous videos in this series, s...
I Want to Talk About the Nintendo Direct June 2024
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*NOTE: I apologize in advance for the fact that I was constantly going blurry in this video. I have no idea why, but the auto-focus on my camera kept messing with me and I don’t know how to fix it. My apologies in advance; I hope it doesn’t continue in future videos.* For my 29th episode of “I Want to Talk About…,” I’m gonna be taking a look at the Nintendo Direct for June 2024. I wasn’t expect...
I Want to Talk About My Favorite Games of 2007
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For my 28th episode of “I Want to Talk About…,” I’m gonna be taking a look at my favorite video games of 2007. Goddamn, what a year. My “Best” List of 10/10 games: 1. Super Mario Galaxy 2. Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock 3. Metroid Prime 3: Corruption 4. Halo 3 My Backloggd, so that y’all can keep up with what I’m playing and whatnot: www.backloggd.com/u/FreedomFighters/ Previous videos in thi...
I Want to Talk About the Xbox Games Showcase 2024
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For my 27th episode of “I Want to Talk About…”, I’m gonna be taking a look at the Xbox Games Showcase for 2024. Best show Xbox has ever done. Highlights: DOOM: The Dark Ages, State of Decay 3, South of Midnight, Metal Gear Solid ∆: Snake Eater, Flintlock: The Siege of Dawn, Perfect Dark, Fable, Indiana Jones and the Great Circle, Mecha Break, Wuchang: Fallen Feathers, Avowed, Assassin’s Creed S...
I Want to Talk About My Favorite Games of 2006
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For my 26th episode of “I Want to Talk About…,” I’m gonna be taking a look at my favorite video games of 2006. This was a slow year for game releases, though it was a very exciting year for gaming news. My “Best” List of 10/10 games: 1. Kingdom Hearts II 2. The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess 3. New Super Mario Bros. My Backloggd, so that y’all can keep up with what I’m playing and whatnot: ...
I Want to Talk About the PlayStation State of Play May 2024
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For my 25th episode of “I Want to Talk About…,” I’m gonna be taking a look at the latest PlayStation State of Play for May 2024. Yeah, this was really bad. Highlights: God of War: Ragnarök on PC (even though I don’t care for the game myself), Dynasty Warriors: Origins (I guess), Silent Hill 2 Remake, Monster Hunter Wilds, Astro Bot Lowlights: How long Concord went on for, Marvel Rivals Rating: ...
I Want to Talk About My Favorite Games of 2005
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I Want to Talk About My Favorite Games of 2005
I Want to Talk About My Favorite Games of 2004
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I Want to Talk About My Favorite Games of 2000
I Want to Talk About My Favorite Games of 1995-1999
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I Want to Talk About BROCKHAMPTON’s “PUPPY”
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I Want to Talk About BROCKHAMPTON’s “PUPPY”
I Want to Talk About My Favorite Games of 1990-1994
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I Want to Talk About My Favorite Games of 1990-1994
I Want to Talk About My Favorite Games of the 1980s
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I Want to Talk About My Favorite Games of the 1980s
I Want to Talk About the Nintendo Direct Partner Showcase February 2024
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I Want to Talk About the Nintendo Direct Partner Showcase February 2024
I Want to Talk About the PlayStation State of Play January 2024
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I Want to Talk About the PlayStation State of Play January 2024
I Want to Talk About My Most Anticipated Games of 2024
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I Want to Talk About My Most Anticipated Games of 2024
I Want to Talk About Albums I DIDN’T Review in 2023
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I Want to Talk About Albums I DIDN’T Review in 2023
I Want to Talk About My Favorite Video Games of 2023
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I Want to Talk About My Favorite Video Games of 2023
TEN YEARS LATER: My Favorite (and Least Favorite) Albums of 2013!!!
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TEN YEARS LATER: My Favorite (and Least Favorite) Albums of 2013!!!
I Want to Talk About Taylor Swift’s “Midnights”
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I Want to Talk About Taylor Swift’s “Midnights”
I Want to Talk About the PlayStation State of Play September 2023
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I Want to Talk About the PlayStation State of Play September 2023
I Want to Talk About the Nintendo Direct September 2023
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I Want to Talk About the Nintendo Direct September 2023
I Want to Talk About Being in the Background
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I Want to Talk About Being in the Background
I Want to Talk About the Nintendo Direct June 2023
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I Want to Talk About the Nintendo Direct June 2023
I Want to Talk About the Xbox Games Showcase 2023
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I Want to Talk About the Xbox Games Showcase 2023
I remember playing Guitar Hero Metalica, Guitar Hero Smash Hits, The Beatles Rock Band and Lego Rock Band back in the day also Guitar Hero Van Halen. I'd say Smash Hits and Van Halen were the worst of them tho I always wanted DJ Hero 1&2, Band Hero & GH5 back in the day tho
Yeah, I can definitely say Van Halen was the worst of them, and I totally understand why Smash Hits would be pretty low. I played a little of Band Hero back in the day, but very little of it. I wasn't really into pop music at the time, so I wasn't gonna care for the setlist.
I have New Super Mario Bros. Wii and its hard
100% agree, it can definitely be very hard.
would you say 2009 was the year that killed the rhythm game genre based on the oversaturation?
Without question. Even if it wasn’t immediate, it was only a matter of time because the sheer amount of titles was gonna have everyone tired of the genre.
Thats because you a Gen-Z 😂
D…did you not watch the review? Did you miss the “Eminem is the reason I got into hip-hop” part?
Seriously, did the lyrical content make you uncomfortable or feel offended?
No, just really annoyed because it felt like he was just repeating himself too much.
You're one of the ones he was weeding out
Weeding out? Well, I mean, unless he removes his music from my Spotify library, he can’t necessarily “stop me” from listening to the stuff I like from him, but…I mean, it’d be silly if he wanted to “weed anyone out” because I’d like to believe the highest-selling rapper of all time could actually take criticism (or that he just doesn’t care because I’m just one opinion out of literally millions).
🎂🙂
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I guess I’m one of those hard core Stan’s cuz in my opinion they all bangers. One
Well good; I’m glad you got more out of it than I did.
I am to
Good, I’m happy for you.
I really enjoyed this album and I agree this is some of the best rapping I appreciate u saying that alot of people would be mad at u but idc it's ur life not mine also im looking for reviews do I can only blame myself
Hey man, everyone’s entitled to their own opinion! I’m glad you got more out of it than I did. Thanks for watching!
Keep up the grind new sub
Really appreciate it, thank you so much!
i totally agree i could be a little biased bc i do not listen to a lot of Eminem but this album was not the best in my opinion but i did really like the jid verse
Agreed. And yeah, the JID verse was awesome.
lil yachty voice on this album and james blake is just insane great review🔥👏
Thanks!!
you deserve more subscribers that review was the best review i heard so far🔥
Thank you so much! I really appreciate it!!
Bro he brought it on weekend of my birthday toooo. It was a great gift. I was born on the 3rd
Fantastic! Happy birthday to you as well!!
Even though Prince of Persia (2008) is just a pretty good game, it's personally one of my favorites. The gameplay is fairly simple but I think it works to the game's advantage, and the environments are absolutely gorgeous. The game just has such a unique vibe. You should check it out if you've never played it. Fair warning though,the PC port of the game is kind of busted (and the Epilogue DLC was never ported to PC) so if you were to ever play it you should get it on PS3 or 360.
I might give it a look! I finally gave the franchise my first chance earlier this year with The Lost Crown and I loved it, and I know the 2008 game is obviously very different, but that game definitely gave me at least a bit of interest in the franchise’s other games!
Somwthing in the orange brought me to him
Me too!
Good stuff
How i’m feeling now is truly something as well, alongside the Vroom Vroom EP.
I'll definitely have to check them both out!
KENDRICK LAMAR REFERENCE
Umm…where?
Father of all was decent bro
Well I’m glad you liked it more than I did
@@MattsRandomJourneys thanks for staying positive with it and not hating on me for it- really appreciate it man, I’m now subbed 👍
Hey man, it's your opinion! No hate from me for it at all; it doesn't matter how good or bad I find something to be, if it's something you enjoy, then that's a great thing! Thanks for subscribing, I really appreciate it!!
I agree with this. Its a conflicting album
🥹You Belong With is one of my absolute favorite songs, and the happy ending of the music vid where he finally leaves his abusive girlfriend and reveals that he's always been in love with his nerdy best friend (the one singing the song), always makes cry. That moment when he shows her the old "I love you" note makes bawl and clap at the same time. 🥲
I’m a sucker for sweet, adorable stuff like that. I agree; looking back, it was definitely a very nice music video!
I remember playing Mario Super Sluggers back in the day and Mario Kart Wii such ultimate multiplayer experiences I've played Brawl once it was alright
The kings of multiplayer in the day. But yeah, I can understand why Brawl would be seen as “just alright,” especially compared to the other games in the series.
I remember playing a lot of Guitar Hero World Tour and Rock Band 2 back in the day they both were amazing multiplayer experience what were your opinions on the GH3 expansion game from 2008 Guitar Hero Aerosmith?
Yeah, GHWT and RB2 were great! Guitar Hero Aerosmith was decent for, as you said, a GH3 expansion with an Aerosmith coat of paint, but I feel like it was one of the weaker band-centric rhythm games. Compared to games like Guitar Hero Metallica and The Beatles Rock Band, I found Aerosmith to be a bit harder to appreciate if you’re not a hardcore Aerosmith fan.
@@MattsRandomJourneys favorite songs in GHWT & RB2?
For GHWT: Beat It, Dammit, Scream Aim Fire, What I’ve Done For RB2: Carry On Wayward Son, One Step Closer, Shackler’s Revenge For songs shared between the two: Misery Business, Our Truth
This album is telling a wholeeee story and has become one of my favorites. If you’re listening to more than the sound and the beat. Those words and the interludes with his “girl” takes you on a journey fool idk
An album can have the greatest writing on the planet but if it doesn’t sound good, what does that matter? Sure, writing a good story or good lyrics in your music is great, but that’s only half the battle; the other half is “selling the story.” The surrounding elements have to be interesting, otherwise why the hell are you making music? If the album is a snoozefest, I don’t care how well it’s written. By that point, if you’re gonna write an amazing album but not do anything interesting with the *music* on a *music* album, just keep it in a written medium. Write a book, or do what I do and write poetry.
Hi man, just want to say on a tecnical side, you need a better cam and/or a better frontal light, as we can clearly see a lot of blocking. Also the people you talk to are in your camera lense, not in your camera viewfinder, maybe a bad habbit to break but if you are to push and make more content it would be much better if your corrected those easy-to-correct errors. Loved the video, I'm more from a "PC master race" point of view, but I guess your take on console games looks solid!
Appreciate the comments, thank you. Will look into it.
Yes Mario Super Sluggers is going to be cream before the crop minimum. That game is a gem!
I can’t tell if that’s sarcasm or not, but I do really enjoy the game a lot.
I really liked this album, particularly fancy sauce, I was glad after the train wreck thaf was father of all, I liked a few songs on there but none of it was green day.
I hear ya. Yeah, anything had to be better than Father of All, for sure.
Yeah that's why I prefer listening to Vinyl days than college park
Yeah, me too
Great Review 👍
Thanks!
W TAKE
i had extraordinarily low expectations but i was blown away by this album! also loved her debut but haven’t connected w her music since like 2018
I’m glad you enjoyed it that much!
14 years later still a masterpiece this album shows sometimes breezy cares about quality or quantity
Well I’m glad you like it. I certainly agree that he cares about quantity.
Fourtune is okay but I feel like it was a rehash of fame but not really knowing what made that album great with the electronic music and slow deep and hip songs fame really showed its versatility in songs and different genres like electronic party songs yeah x3 beautiful people Love songs slow songs if she ain't you without you and right next to you featuring justin biber Hip hop songs like wet in the bed strip with kevin mcall and look at me now aint thinking about you But personal and powerful songs like champion and deuces Turn up the music and dont judge me are still bangers though
I'm glad you got more out of it than I did
First
Yeah this album is good. Maybe not as good as Futur Nostalgia or Dua Lipa but still deliver nonetheless. Maybe I have low expectations for the album because I think Houdini sounds bad at first.. but listening to the whole album is much better
I agree it definitely wasn’t as experimental as I thought it would be but not terrible overall.
Yeah exactly
Dork
I sure am, and I wear it proudly.
@@MattsRandomJourneysonly someone with an anime picture would call you a dork
Eh, it’s cool. I know that I’m a dork lol.
I personally liked give your heart a break rock version, Neon Lights was just like a live version of the pop song, and it was a missed opportunity to redo her hits from her second album. Best translated from pop to rock was heart attack especially because it was supposed to be rock at first
Well I’m glad you liked it more than I did.
Favorite games from “07” filmed on a camera from “07” 😂. Awesome vid but yeah I miss those days playing halo 3 and GTA 4. Games were GOATED
Hey, my camera isn’t that old! 😂😂😂 I respect the roast, though. But thanks for watching, I really appreciate it! Yeah, a part of me wishes I was old enough to experience some of 2007’s huge games in earnest back when they first came out, but I’m glad I’ve gotten to experience them now because what a year 07 was in the gaming world (especially Halo 3, as you said).
Eu gostei
Good, I’m glad
I feel saying there’s nothing to look forward is such a personal problem, there’s too much for me to play this year i couldn’t even begin to name it all,
Well if you watch my videos on the Xbox Showcase and the Nintendo Direct, you’ll see that I now acknowledge that there’s far more to look forward to. The State of Play happened before said shows, when the lineup for the backend of the year was still not fully announced by other companies.
Your taste isn’t interesting enough to warrant this type of content. It’s like a Wikipedia article coupled with some anecdotes
Okay
lmao shut your entitled ass up. who are you the content police? lol
Your comment isn't interesting enough to warrant posting. It's like a middle schooler paired with unloving parents
then you should proably check out, Mk.gee, Dijon and the work by Henry Kwapis
Will definitely try to give those guys a look. I definitely wanna look into Dijon because I know he’s worked pretty closely with the BH boys (alongside Matt, of course).
@@MattsRandomJourneys yeah Dijon is incredible, the cool thing is that all three of the people I mentioned are really good friends, and they work with each other almost all the time. So whenever you listen to Dijon take in mind that a HUGE part of the album is Mk.gee and Henry, same goes with MK.gee, Dijon is plastered all over the record. I LOVE dijon but if anything, I think you will Absoloutly love Mk.gee. He is changing the music scene, and ihas complealty revolutionised the way I think about music now.
You're really selling me on these three! I'll definitely have to check them out when I have the time. Thank you for the recommendations!!!
Ratchet and Clank plus Skate were some of my favorite IP's for the PS3 console gen.
Skate never fully did it for me, but I know that franchise was HUGE back in the day. And yeah same, Ratchet & Clank is a huge favorite franchise of mine, and the PS3-era games (or the "Future" sub-series, if you will) were all incredible.
this channel is great. I am thankful the algorithm led me to it.
Thank you so much! I really appreciate it, and I’m glad you enjoy my content!!
Lol ngl i thought this was Bennie Saffdie 😭
Huh, never gotten that comparison before. Guess I gotta go make a sequel to Uncut Gems now lol 😂
Very confident talker you got a knack for it I would of watched it all; But I must say I'm losing my mind over the backleft panned audio sound of something sounding like a ball bearing in a fan dying. It's just in the back left ear and it's driving me up the wall I tried to ignore it lol but I can't
I appreciate your comment, both the compliment and the critique. I know what you’re talking about with that noise; I didn’t hear it super loud in my headphones but I’m not saying you’re wrong, of course. I know what sound you’re hearing, and I wish there was something I could do to get rid of it, but I’m not quite sure how to. I apologize that it made the video harder for you to watch.
@@MattsRandomJourneys supertone clear, IZotope Rx suite 10 or 11. These are two I use to clean up audio but they're professional grade and cost. There's likely an alternative out there that's free if you look up free alternatives to these suites.
I’ll definitely look into them! Thank you very much!
Subbed. Authentic, genuine, energetic and entertaining. I shall return
Thank you so much! I really really appreciate it, and I appreciate your kind words!
I think his first album fame indigo and x are his best works
I’ll have to check out his early stuff at some point because I really like a lot of those singles.
In my opinion exclusive was his best album while it may not be praised as his debut album and fame definitely shows his maturity from his debut chris was at his best vocally in exclusive and song writing wise songs like with you forever and take you down exclusive was also a lot of people introduction to him with his iconic videos kiss kiss forever with you and wall to wall he was a different person back then if he didn't assault rihanna his he couldn't obviously be michael but have a long legacy like hs peers usher or bruno mars because although saved his carrer and that album was brilliant it unfortunately showed that he cared about making hits than good songs that' was the weakest thing about fame that held it back from his best
I shouldn't have sold my wiii guitar hero guitar. Im glad you included cod4, halo 3 and super mario galaxy. Good picks in general.
Ohh yeah, I know that feeling. Given how much players still use those Wii guitars, I wish I still had mine, too. But thank you! Really appreciate you watching!!
Yeah, I still have my 360 X-plorer too! I’m not surprised to see they still fetch a good price.
It's not that bad
That's a matter of opinion, but I'm glad you liked it more than I did.