Lots of people have wondered about the painting in the background! It's an original by my friend Carin Walsh; you can find more of her work on her instagram, here: instagram.com/carinwalshart?igshid=11utsaf019ew0
Like, I know it's an abstract, but I decided the thing on the lower left is a hell-coaster, and the three colorful bars are the riders' oversized terror-gauges.
I did not get it i have the game on my wishlist but like the way he explained it i am big cunfused i mostly get like confusing themes but this is the first wall i have hit
As a gamedev who's been through gamedev heartbreaks this year and the years before, and who's passion for the work have been tried a lot recently, I wanted to thank you, from the bottom of my heart, for reminding me over and over why I love videogames. Thank you for what you do.
I don't know a huge amount about the games industry, apart from what I get from Jim Sterling but I have so much love and respect for Game Devs and am repeatedly disgusted by how you guys seem to be treated. Time to unionise and start causing a ruckus, because one thing is clear the (so called) upper echelons within the game industry don't care much about you. Be blessed and be safe.
I just wanted you to know that your Life in the Shadow of Midgar video is probably my favorite that you've made next to the Future of Writing About Games. Criminally under viewed.
@@JacobGeller I really want to see a video on little inferno, even if it seems basic at the beginning, it is anything but that at the end. It’s only a couple hours, so if you don’t like it, it won’t be too big of a deal.
this is one of the most interesting and somewhat peculiar end of the year video game lists I've ever seen and it comes from one of my fave creators...I feel blessed
5:25 -- Tori just wanted to give some insights into _Kentucky Route Zero_ from the canine perspective. I agree with Tori's take that it works better in the original monochrome. Still needed more squirrels to bark at though; missed opportunity there.
thank you jacob i dont know why people disliked that "you're the president of jack shit" line. people seemed ready to make fun of kojima writing and that was an easy target but i like it.
Jacob I swear your beard is more flourishing and rich than my entire social life. Also FF7 Remake changed me too man, never played the original but *immediately* went and played it once I finished remake. Was not disappointed, such a tremendous story!
njdotson Every FF is a stand-alone. You were being introduced to the world like every other player who was new to the game when the original FF 7 was released, don’t worry. FF tends to just drop you in.
I hope I can eventually play it. I replayed through the original this year, and it is even better than I remembered. Even knowing (one of) the twist, the way it's presented is so good. (And since the scenario writer also did Glory of Heracles 3 and 4, this is my plug for those games. GoH3 hero wears the dress at least as well as Cloud. Seriously, Noshige is really talented. He managed to made us feel some real things for 30 years. FF VII, FF X, GoH4.)
Same, in my teenage girl years I have hope for the same magestic flowing beard. Now I'm grown up, I realized it's an unattainable dream even with medical procedure.
Honorable mention for "In Other Waters" its like an even more indie subnautica with tons of detail depicting an incredibly well thought out ecosystem in an alien ocean. It feels like it was written by a marine biologist!
The phrase "They're haunted by us" is one that's really ingrained in my head since I saw that video of yours a year ago. I can't afford to buy something internationally shipped to Argentina right now but I'll definitely be getting that pin in the future.
I love how specific you get while describing these games, and what you love about them. I think you really do them justice. Sometimes in tier lists I think some games can get lost in the middle section and forgotten about. But you highlight each one by their specific strengths and differentiate between what makes each one good, so none of them are forgotten. I really enjoy your videos, thank you so much.
I know it's weird to say but your FF7 video actually, *really* made me take a long look at my political beliefs and non-beliefs and re-evaluate many aspects of that. I took an hour long shower after watching that video and just thought about things and it's weird to say but yeah a video essay about eco terrorists in video games literally changed my life.
Not in the general parlance sense, but technically HL:A is an indie game. The developer published and marketed it. That said, I get what you mean and found it funny.
thanks so much jacob :^) i only found you recently but your analyses mean a lot to me as a marrying of academia and poetry and its really everything ive wanted from a video essayist. i hope you had a good holiday and will have a great new years
I got so excited about the haunted house pin that I paused the video immediately after it was shown on screen, bought it, watched the Control/Anatomy/Haunted House video again, and then came back. THANK. YOU. JACOB. Your work genuinely inspires me more than anything else, specifically your content on living spaces, I can't wait for this pin!!! (Side note, if you made stickers, I'd buy like five)
I think the first video I saw from you was your one comparing Devotion and Silent Hill 2, but your video on Wolfenstein really stuck with me. You put into words things that I've struggled to explain for years and I really appreciated that.
Great vid and list Jacob. HL: Alyx, Hades, and FF7R make up my top 3 too; I think they're a really compelling trio that all have ties to some very important bits of games history while simultaneously making me extremely excited and optimistic for the unknown future of games. I gotta get around to actually playing Transistor and Pyre sooner than later...
Jacob. Maybe you won’t read the comment but here goes nothing. This last two weeks I had to make an essay based on a question parting from a philosophical view and a youtubers content. I did it about video games as an art form. It’s due today, and you upload a video (which, to me, feels as one of the most special days of the month). I hope the essay makes up for the quality of your content. Thank you, Jacob.
Sorry Jacob. I know making you notice me twice is asking life too much, especially if it’s for school work, but it never occurred to me to ask, what do you think about the question?!!?!??
Not only did you sell me on Kentucky Route Zero, which I've had endlessly on the backburner for too long, but you prompted the realization that I'm just as excited about the incoming Hades critical analysis as I was putting 300 hours into it throughout its development. This unexpected little video was calming and refreshing and I can't think you enough for it.
omg. your beard. your hair. you seem happy, or at least enjoying yourself for the moment, and it's great. i do adore your normal videos, but this is different & goofy & we love to see it.
what a cool surprise to see a media that uses icelandic nature actually be about iceland. i couldnt tell you how many times ive seen gorgeous beauty shots of my country in movies, shows, games but then it never even mentions its name. mýrdalssandur really captures the feeling of being in it's real life place, it really is spectacular. hopefully you can go see it for yourself soon! -greetings from iceland
I can't express how happy I was to have your merch drop with a pin that has the exact quote I was just talking about with my friend today. "Control, Anatomy, and the Legacy of the Haunted House " is my favorite video of yours so far so I bought that pin right away lol.
Jacob, so many of your videos have moved me to tears-- the care you put into your editing, your words, your passion for video games as a medium and art form, how you articulate even the most mundane things and make them into something so immense and wonderful? I live for it. And while this video was not a tearjerker, I must say that I DID love how carefree and fun you seemed.
honestly, you are hands down my favourite creator of the year, maybe even ever, your videos have inspired me so much as a writer and much of your videos have been categorised as comfort videos in my mind. i cant remember the last time a youtube video have made me cry, but yours have, time and time again because of their beauty and how well made they are. i look forward to your content from the next year and you are just one of the most genuine and passionate creators out there.
I'm glad Carrion got a mention. That game messed with me hard, like playing this monster distorted my own self image or sense of self. Weirdly incredible, incredibly weird.
I just want you to know that thanks to you and a friend of mine, Kane & Lynch 2 is my favorite game I played this year due to how obsessed I got over it (and still am). I’ve replayed the game 6 times now, spent around 30+ hours in the game, gotten all achievements I can get in singleplayer and consumed possibly all content there exists related to Kane & Lynch 2. Thanks for making your Ugly Games video, I still rewatch it till this day due to how well you portray the game. It’s probably the best video about K&L2 on this website. I need to donate to your patreon at some point so I can hear the extended thoughts on the game.
A couple of months ago I believe I was rewatching your fear of depths video, and I thought to myself, “Yeah, everytime I watch this guy’s videos I end up enjoying them and coming out with new information.” So, I subscribed and I haven’t been disappointed. I love your content, and I look forward to another year of it.
i've probably watched all of your videos a thousand times now, and every time i finish one i think, "you know what game jacob would vibe with? the long dark" i would literally kill to see your thoughts on the game. it's so good and serene and just......... you. like, a game about trying to survive alone during a quiet apocalypse, not horror but somehow still unnerving? aw hell yeah baby
Mr. Geller, i love you so fucking much. it doesn’t matter if you’re talking about your favorite games or the identity politics of murdering nazis, you are a ray of sunshine and a wellspring of intellectual engagement, and i only hope that i can make people as happy with MY academia as you make me with every video. happy Hanukkah ❤️
I would also give an honorable mention to spiritfarer. I didn't expect to like a . . . management sim so much but something about sheparding family and friends to the afterlife, hearing about how they lived and died, on a boat like a moving animal crossing village really got me
Please don’t be afraid to post more unscripted videos, you’re so fun to listen to, especially when you’re nerding out stuff. Merry Christmas, stay safe. 🤙
Kentucky Route Zero is a damn good game. It took me til the second time round to really appreciate how much info is available to the player should they choose to follow the trail.
I found your channel this year and I'm really grateful for your analysis. I think its honestly really helped me appreciate art more in general. Here's to a good 20201
I think your comment about how refreshing it is to play a game that's achingly sincere pretty much hits the nail on the head as to why I love Kingdom Hearts so damn much, and why it was the first video game I unabashedly loved.
i’m probably gonna start Hades sometime soon. I also really loved FF7:Remake, i loved how overt it was with it anti-capitalist pro-environment messaging. it’d be really interesting to see you talk about NieR: Automata sometime.
This is probably the first list I watch where I want to play every single game on it. I know it's mostly because you let us see them through your eyes. I hope I have the time to try some of them next year.
0:30 You cutted the music D: I was already mumbling along. I felt like a dog when you make him smell a pice of sausage, and then eat it in front of his eyes
I discovered your content, I think, early-ish this year, and I must say, you've quickly grown to become one of my favorite CZcamsrs ever to watch. Your video essays are vastly entertaining, thought-provoking, and, perhaps most importantly of all, existential-dread-inducing. I greatly appreciate all of your content, and wish you the best for the coming year!
Lots of people have wondered about the painting in the background! It's an original by my friend Carin Walsh; you can find more of her work on her instagram, here: instagram.com/carinwalshart?igshid=11utsaf019ew0
honestly i find it hard to focus on anything else in the vid cos that painting is so fuckin good
I expect to see you again for the same video type in 2021.
Like, I know it's an abstract, but I decided the thing on the lower left is a hell-coaster, and the three colorful bars are the riders' oversized terror-gauges.
I love how you kept foreshadowing FF7 Remake by putting it's ost throughout the video.
Good doggo
“It keeps haunting America because it doesn’t know it’s dead” holy shit, that line just sold the game for me
Same.
i was gonna wait til after christmas to buy myself the game, but... yeah, i think it’s time for me too lol
Yeah, that hit hard asf.
I did not get it i have the game on my wishlist but like the way he explained it i am big cunfused i mostly get like confusing themes but this is the first wall i have hit
archer47 powers A ghost keeps moving around the world because it thinks it’s still alive. That’s the metaphor.
i love how carefree and fun jacob seems in this video
ayy kid quit brakin tha rules
He looks so different to his other videos too
same!
Love it
You've got to love how happy he seems to have heard "bad words" in Final Fantaisy 😊
I was waiting the whole time for it to suddenly transition into an essay about the metaphysical implications of lists
Well now that you've mentioned such an essay, I feel some of the existential dread it would have given me,.
The unease you now feel about the lack of that transition IS the essay.
@@przemysawzanko6700 **extremely slow, reluctant clap**
@@przemysawzanko6700 micro-essay
I hate how carefree and fun Jacob seems in this video.
Right? Ugh, it's the worst /s
Fuck happiness
What a freaking maniac
That wild chaotic energy almost gave me a seizure
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The denseness of his beard deserves respect.
He's tried to shave it, the razors shatter
The beard demands power and it's like so perfect
Honestly like he doesn't even have that weird under lip gap that so many other people have
Everyone talks about the beard, but no one talks about the bun/ponytail thing.
That is a thing of beauty.
Best beard of 2020
As a gamedev who's been through gamedev heartbreaks this year and the years before, and who's passion for the work have been tried a lot recently, I wanted to thank you, from the bottom of my heart, for reminding me over and over why I love videogames. Thank you for what you do.
I don't know a huge amount about the games industry, apart from what I get from Jim Sterling but I have so much love and respect for Game Devs and am repeatedly disgusted by how you guys seem to be treated. Time to unionise and start causing a ruckus, because one thing is clear the (so called) upper echelons within the game industry don't care much about you.
Be blessed and be safe.
I just wanted you to know that your Life in the Shadow of Midgar video is probably my favorite that you've made next to the Future of Writing About Games. Criminally under viewed.
Right? It was eye-opening and genuinely interesting. I shamelessly pushed it on all my friends.
Yo!! Thank you very much!
@@JacobGeller I enjoy your content
@@JacobGeller it is good
@@JacobGeller I really want to see a video on little inferno, even if it seems basic at the beginning, it is anything but that at the end. It’s only a couple hours, so if you don’t like it, it won’t be too big of a deal.
this is one of the most interesting and somewhat peculiar end of the year video game lists I've ever seen and it comes from one of my fave creators...I feel blessed
LOOKS LIKE I NAILED IT
I think that Lambhoot also put some interesting games on his favorite games of the year list.
5:25 -- Tori just wanted to give some insights into _Kentucky Route Zero_ from the canine perspective. I agree with Tori's take that it works better in the original monochrome. Still needed more squirrels to bark at though; missed opportunity there.
lol because she's a dog and she's colorblind?
Everyone is talking about how thick his beard is but his Eyebrows are solid. All of this man's hair is powerful.
_EXTRA_ *D* *E* *N* *S* *E*
I wonder how powerful the gravity is on that thing...
It's like a unibrow without being a unibrow
The beard looks like a cartoon beard haha
thank you jacob i dont know why people disliked that "you're the president of jack shit" line. people seemed ready to make fun of kojima writing and that was an easy target but i like it.
From what i've heard "Im Fragile, but not that fragile" and "Princess Beach" are far more contentious.
@@BaneDane_JB oh Princess Beach is the worst thing gaming has produced.
It's similar to the "president of what?" line from Escape from New York, and I love it.
Even if he’s just loosely improvising Jacob always sounds like he thought over every word a thousand times
i think it's because he speaks very eloquently and uses weird words, plus he has a lot of *feeling* on the things he says
I cant believe this content didn't give me an existential crisis today
The existential crisis is in realizing you'll never have a beard as full as Jacob's.
Jacob I swear your beard is more flourishing and rich than my entire social life.
Also FF7 Remake changed me too man, never played the original but *immediately* went and played it once I finished remake. Was not disappointed, such a tremendous story!
That game looks neato but playing the demo I had no context from the other parts of the series
@@njdotson I don't really play FF but I'm pretty sure each game stands pretty much entirely on its own, so there probably isn't any context.
njdotson Every FF is a stand-alone. You were being introduced to the world like every other player who was new to the game when the original FF 7 was released, don’t worry. FF tends to just drop you in.
I hope I can eventually play it.
I replayed through the original this year, and it is even better than I remembered. Even knowing (one of) the twist, the way it's presented is so good.
(And since the scenario writer also did Glory of Heracles 3 and 4, this is my plug for those games. GoH3 hero wears the dress at least as well as Cloud.
Seriously, Noshige is really talented. He managed to made us feel some real things for 30 years. FF VII, FF X, GoH4.)
@@shytendeakatamanoir9740 No doubt we'll be getting a PC/Xbox port once April rolls around.
Bro Jacob you legitimately have one of the fullest beards I've ever seen
Every time I see his videos I cant help but think this. It's kind of incredible. Talk about beard envy.
It’s like weirdly so. Like it’s kinda more full than his head hair like wow
A Beardful of Jacob
Bro how did you post this comment so early
it reminds me of Chris Pirillo's hair
This feels like a dad being nice to you and taking you to IHOP instead of being disappointed in you.
I almost thought you'll pull a "Hey Vesauce Michael here" type intro
I'm not the only one who thought that omg.
Holy shit i expected the exact same thing to happen xd
At some point in our lives we will all have to admit that our beards will never be as beautiful as Jacob's.
Wait, you guys got beards?
I know him personally/went to college with him. His beard game has always been legendary
His beard is denser than a black hole
Same, in my teenage girl years I have hope for the same magestic flowing beard. Now I'm grown up, I realized it's an unattainable dream even with medical procedure.
@@cyncynshop Hey, don't give up your dreams, you could always wear a wig on your chin.
Honorable mention for "In Other Waters" its like an even more indie subnautica with tons of detail depicting an incredibly well thought out ecosystem in an alien ocean. It feels like it was written by a marine biologist!
I haven't played it yet but it's been on my list for a while! I'm sure I'll love it
Oh yes, In Other Waters would certainly be on my list too. One of few games to give me the same biosphere exploration feels that Waking Mars gave me.
Oh ? I will check that out
He doesn't have to wear a mask outside, just clench the lips together and nobody could say.
"Number 5 […] ‘is like a slip-n-slide covered in olive oil.’"
Fall Guys?
"And on top of that, it's a horror game!"
Ah, so the marketing for Fall Guys!
I really hope sincerity becomes the new zeitgeist post-pandemic. It's heartening to see other people as tired of edgy cynicism in everything as I am
I like the game where you shoot gun, it’s very unique you may not have even heard of the genre
It’s pretty cool but I prefer the game where you slash with sword.
I prefer both where you shoot gun and drive car, it's a great combo
I much prefer game with space ship and boom.
@Mr. Jefry idk sounds a little too avant garde
Okay that was a much larger doggo than I was expecting to be picked up
The phrase "They're haunted by us" is one that's really ingrained in my head since I saw that video of yours a year ago. I can't afford to buy something internationally shipped to Argentina right now but I'll definitely be getting that pin in the future.
yo, check out the shipping rates, they are much more reasonable than you might think ;)
This dude is literally so cute
I KNOW, what a good boi, also Jacob looks good too
Bros y’all forgetting to say no homo
ikr oh my lord
@@Comuzzy i am very gay
@@easonkamander7348 GAY!!!
I love how specific you get while describing these games, and what you love about them. I think you really do them justice. Sometimes in tier lists I think some games can get lost in the middle section and forgotten about. But you highlight each one by their specific strengths and differentiate between what makes each one good, so none of them are forgotten. I really enjoy your videos, thank you so much.
“AOC wouldn’t invite me on [her Among Us] Stream and I refuse to learn any other way.”
Gosh damn I love you, Jacob.
My favorite video of yours is "Who's Afraid of Modern Art"
I know it's weird to say but your FF7 video actually, *really* made me take a long look at my political beliefs and non-beliefs and re-evaluate many aspects of that. I took an hour long shower after watching that video and just thought about things and it's weird to say but yeah a video essay about eco terrorists in video games literally changed my life.
Seeing you genuinely happy about your own merch and channel as a whole is something that I didn't know I needed.
My man calling out a game I worked on!
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I mean, yeah, it was a passing reference (Carnival games on the Wii) but, hell yeah!!
CARNIVAL GAMES SQUAD
If I could turn your beard into a blanket I could survive the heat death of the universe.
What
@@thonktank1239 hes saying that when there is no heat in the universe, that a blanket made of this mans beard would keep him warm throughout
@@thonktank1239 did he stutter
@@aarontheperson6867 no lmao, heat death is when almost all of the atoms that make up the contents of universe are gone.
@@AkiraIsMissing no u just get really cold :(( brrrr
I loved the merch-ad part
I don’t think those words have ever been said in that order before
I got some NakeyJakey vibes
Whenever Jacob uploads, I can feel my low attention span heighten and my mind becomes clearer.
You know it’s true
When you walked around the corner and said "hey"
I was expecting
"hey Vsauce, Michael here!"
Death Stranding and Half-Life: Alyx, known indie games.
those definitely aren’t indie games
Not in the general parlance sense, but technically HL:A is an indie game. The developer published and marketed it. That said, I get what you mean and found it funny.
@@reNINTENDO I feel like that's the equivalent of calling Mario Bros. an indie game
Oh, I HATE how carefree and-and fun Jacob seems in this video!
This is some high-level merch, Jesus. That pin is so beautiful.
Once again super great video. Hades, Carrion, Kentucky Route Zero such great indie classics. I would love to even more list videos. It is just great
thanks so much jacob :^) i only found you recently but your analyses mean a lot to me as a marrying of academia and poetry and its really everything ive wanted from a video essayist. i hope you had a good holiday and will have a great new years
I got so excited about the haunted house pin that I paused the video immediately after it was shown on screen, bought it, watched the Control/Anatomy/Haunted House video again, and then came back. THANK. YOU. JACOB. Your work genuinely inspires me more than anything else, specifically your content on living spaces, I can't wait for this pin!!! (Side note, if you made stickers, I'd buy like five)
A spectre is haunting America, a spectre wearing a floral shirt and an amazing beard
I think the first video I saw from you was your one comparing Devotion and Silent Hill 2, but your video on Wolfenstein really stuck with me. You put into words things that I've struggled to explain for years and I really appreciated that.
Man, I want to see what Jacob has to say about Nier Automata.
Also Disco Elysium, oof
@@zakirzhangozin1288
and Bloodborne
2b butt
I replayed Kentucky Route Zero recently. It’s beautiful, reminds me of a David Lynch film, or Twin Peaks. It even has a musical number in a bar.
The painting over your mantle is beautiful.
Great vid and list Jacob. HL: Alyx, Hades, and FF7R make up my top 3 too; I think they're a really compelling trio that all have ties to some very important bits of games history while simultaneously making me extremely excited and optimistic for the unknown future of games.
I gotta get around to actually playing Transistor and Pyre sooner than later...
Jacob. Maybe you won’t read the comment but here goes nothing. This last two weeks I had to make an essay based on a question parting from a philosophical view and a youtubers content. I did it about video games as an art form. It’s due today, and you upload a video (which, to me, feels as one of the most special days of the month). I hope the essay makes up for the quality of your content. Thank you, Jacob.
Sorry Jacob. I know making you notice me twice is asking life too much, especially if it’s for school work, but it never occurred to me to ask, what do you think about the question?!!?!??
Not only did you sell me on Kentucky Route Zero, which I've had endlessly on the backburner for too long, but you prompted the realization that I'm just as excited about the incoming Hades critical analysis as I was putting 300 hours into it throughout its development. This unexpected little video was calming and refreshing and I can't think you enough for it.
I love/hate how carefree/anxious and fun/boring jacob seems in this video
This was the best merch ad in a while
Thanks for the list Jacob. During that banter in the self-promote it really felt like you were channeling Leo Vader comedy energy :P
I am profoundly excited to watch if you ever get around to talking about Kentucky Route Zero!
omg. your beard. your hair. you seem happy, or at least enjoying yourself for the moment, and it's great. i do adore your normal videos, but this is different & goofy & we love to see it.
I’m still mad that Barret’s voice actors wasn’t even nominated for best performance
That entire speech about Super Giant's staff direction I can just imagine Neil Druckmann profusely sweating and darting his eyes around.
You can tell he’s feeling carefree and fun because of the Hawaiian shirt
Man I loved the Shadow of Midgar video, such an underrated gem of yours.
That shirt made me so happy,,,, I saw it on nebula and was like,,, I need it
Looks like I’m rewatching Life in the Shadow of Midgar. You know, for the bajillionth time. Total coincidence, I assure you.
what a cool surprise to see a media that uses icelandic nature actually be about iceland. i couldnt tell you how many times ive seen gorgeous beauty shots of my country in movies, shows, games but then it never even mentions its name. mýrdalssandur really captures the feeling of being in it's real life place, it really is spectacular. hopefully you can go see it for yourself soon!
-greetings from iceland
I hate how carefree and fun Jacob seems in this video 😅
I can't express how happy I was to have your merch drop with a pin that has the exact quote I was just talking about with my friend today. "Control, Anatomy, and the Legacy of the Haunted House
" is my favorite video of yours so far so I bought that pin right away lol.
As Decided By One Man With Perfect Beard.
Jacob, so many of your videos have moved me to tears-- the care you put into your editing, your words, your passion for video games as a medium and art form, how you articulate even the most mundane things and make them into something so immense and wonderful? I live for it. And while this video was not a tearjerker, I must say that I DID love how carefree and fun you seemed.
YES THANK YOU JACOB FOR RECOMMENDING PYRE, PEOPLE REALLY NEED TO PLAY THAT MORE!
honestly, you are hands down my favourite creator of the year, maybe even ever, your videos have inspired me so much as a writer and much of your videos have been categorised as comfort videos in my mind. i cant remember the last time a youtube video have made me cry, but yours have, time and time again because of their beauty and how well made they are. i look forward to your content from the next year and you are just one of the most genuine and passionate creators out there.
I'm glad Carrion got a mention. That game messed with me hard, like playing this monster distorted my own self image or sense of self. Weirdly incredible, incredibly weird.
so apparently, this is the very first time in my life that i see a person promoting their merch and just immidietly go buy it.
Holy crap, that poster with the Quetzal it's beautiful.
Greast video too I guess
I'm not sure which video that was a reference to, mind leading me to it?
I just want you to know that thanks to you and a friend of mine, Kane & Lynch 2 is my favorite game I played this year due to how obsessed I got over it (and still am). I’ve replayed the game 6 times now, spent around 30+ hours in the game, gotten all achievements I can get in singleplayer and consumed possibly all content there exists related to Kane & Lynch 2. Thanks for making your Ugly Games video, I still rewatch it till this day due to how well you portray the game. It’s probably the best video about K&L2 on this website. I need to donate to your patreon at some point so I can hear the extended thoughts on the game.
Ngl this is the best self promotion I've ever seen, I actually want those shirts now with the wii music in the bg
A couple of months ago I believe I was rewatching your fear of depths video, and I thought to myself, “Yeah, everytime I watch this guy’s videos I end up enjoying them and coming out with new information.” So, I subscribed and I haven’t been disappointed. I love your content, and I look forward to another year of it.
Me after reading the title: "I wouldn't have it any other way"
i've probably watched all of your videos a thousand times now, and every time i finish one i think, "you know what game jacob would vibe with? the long dark"
i would literally kill to see your thoughts on the game. it's so good and serene and just......... you. like, a game about trying to survive alone during a quiet apocalypse, not horror but somehow still unnerving? aw hell yeah baby
Honestly if there's something Final Fantasy has always done well it's whole-hearted embarrassing sincerity!
Mr. Geller, i love you so fucking much. it doesn’t matter if you’re talking about your favorite games or the identity politics of murdering nazis, you are a ray of sunshine and a wellspring of intellectual engagement, and i only hope that i can make people as happy with MY academia as you make me with every video. happy Hanukkah ❤️
"Boy, do I miss that cave and it's everlasting depths"
I would also give an honorable mention to spiritfarer. I didn't expect to like a . . . management sim so much but something about sheparding family and friends to the afterlife, hearing about how they lived and died, on a boat like a moving animal crossing village really got me
I think he talked about video games in this video? I'm not sure. I was too busy having an existential crisis over how full his beard is.
Please don’t be afraid to post more unscripted videos, you’re so fun to listen to, especially when you’re nerding out stuff. Merry Christmas, stay safe. 🤙
I hope Jacob’s beard feels as velvety as it looks
Kentucky Route Zero is a damn good game. It took me til the second time round to really appreciate how much info is available to the player should they choose to follow the trail.
Hades is so darn good.
Also that dog is incredible!
just commenting to say that incredibly deep cut video editing joke @ 7:30 did not go unappreciated. i see you jacob
I was born stupid, but I will not die hungry.
Bro that merch transition, S-tier
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Geddit?
I found your channel this year and I'm really grateful for your analysis. I think its honestly really helped me appreciate art more in general. Here's to a good 20201
You’re such a cool guy Jacob, and this was a lot of fun to watch! Congrats on the sick merch!!
His innocent glee at the Fantasy Swears
The only Game of the Year list that matters, well, until Dunkey makes his, but this will still be better.
Watching you Jacob has helped me to really appreciate a lot of things in life. Thank you man
Jacob you NEED to play the Long Dark by Hinderland. It’s a beautiful game
I think your comment about how refreshing it is to play a game that's achingly sincere pretty much hits the nail on the head as to why I love Kingdom Hearts so damn much, and why it was the first video game I unabashedly loved.
i’m probably gonna start Hades sometime soon. I also really loved FF7:Remake, i loved how overt it was with it anti-capitalist pro-environment messaging. it’d be really interesting to see you talk about NieR: Automata sometime.
This is probably the first list I watch where I want to play every single game on it. I know it's mostly because you let us see them through your eyes. I hope I have the time to try some of them next year.
0:30
You cutted the music D:
I was already mumbling along.
I felt like a dog when you make him smell a pice of sausage, and then eat it in front of his eyes
I discovered your content, I think, early-ish this year, and I must say, you've quickly grown to become one of my favorite CZcamsrs ever to watch. Your video essays are vastly entertaining, thought-provoking, and, perhaps most importantly of all, existential-dread-inducing. I greatly appreciate all of your content, and wish you the best for the coming year!
How dare this man tell me how I should feel about him? The nerve!
Teehee... Jacob your videos are always good.