I disagree on your take on graphical fidelity impacting the way people emotionally connect with story. If this was true, games that are heavily stylized or have extremely low graphical fidelity wouldn't be able to move the player. I understand what you mean by saying "when it's the focus", but those moments can still be achieved without graphical fidelity, and in some cases, work even better without it. Tone, atmosphere, and pacing are far more important when visually conveying emotion.
I really liked the scene in the original halo 2 when the arbiter realizes his faith something he based his whole life on was a lie idk that scene really moved me and that game was made in 2004 I think
Meanwhile BGS RPGs having barely a few scripted scenes that take away control from the player. Or much narrative value. Or much spectacle. Never leave your character's perspective.
GoW Ragnarok had some of the most fun melee combat gameplay imo. The way it used range, switching weapons, and shield bashing major focuses made it feel so so satisfying. Even if the story wasn’t amazing I’m sure I would’ve still loved it. So hyped to see what Santa Monica makes next.
Then why should they ever bother writing a good story when people like you love a shallow combat system anyway? I wish at least you were right about the combat system but it plays the same way: use your skills so they go in cooldown immediately then use whatever is busted against that enemy.
Hellblade 2 makes me excited for their next game because all that left is for them to add that gameplay from their older games like DmC or Enslaved: Odyssey to the west and refine it and I smell a game of the year nominee😊
eyy man keep the good work up. your video quality resembles that of much bigger channels, I was stalled when I saw that only 215 saw this video in a day. should be waaay-way more. keep it coming
I had to quit watching because I have a massive aversion of spoilers, but I like the quality of the recording and scripting (from what I saw) so I subscribed to see if you post about some game I already have played.
Aside from the storytelling sometimes replacing good gameplay, there’s also the issue of replayability. I find that I rarely replay games with heavy storytelling. If story is the main draw and I already know what’s going to happen, why bother?
I treat movie games like movies, if they interest me, I watch the playthrough on youtube without buying the game. A game that doesn't focus on gameplay doesn't seem worth purchasing to me personally.
Alan Wake 2 was the biggest disappointment in 2023 for me so far . You literally do nothing in this game except walking and searching stuff. Even the puzzles you cant solve yourself out and you cant be a detective because the game solves everything for you. The story the puzzles, the detective work , everything is vomitted to you. You dont have to use 1 braincell to play this game. And that is sad bc i could have been a great game. Why not make the combat great and engaging? Why dont let me think and sort of the story myself ? Why dont let ME be the detective ? Why dont make the Puzzles hard so that you acutally have to think ? Why? Almost everything this game tries to do is already been made better. Take the first Resident Evil games! there doesnt have to be action and combat all over the place, but please then make puzzles and dectective work interesting! Aw 2 has amazing visuals , good storytelling, a good immersion but thats it. It cant be called a video game when it sucks at every gameplay aspect. It would be a great movie but it is shit at being a videogame :(
I will always remember that tweet that was mad about BG3 winning GoT and their defense was a "movie clip" from the spider man game.
genuinely one of the most underrated channels on youtube, an amazing hidden gem that deserves way more recognition. love your videos man
I disagree on your take on graphical fidelity impacting the way people emotionally connect with story. If this was true, games that are heavily stylized or have extremely low graphical fidelity wouldn't be able to move the player. I understand what you mean by saying "when it's the focus", but those moments can still be achieved without graphical fidelity, and in some cases, work even better without it. Tone, atmosphere, and pacing are far more important when visually conveying emotion.
I really liked the scene in the original halo 2 when the arbiter realizes his faith something he based his whole life on was a lie idk that scene really moved me and that game was made in 2004 I think
amazing video dude. well edited. i see this being a big channel soon
Meanwhile BGS RPGs having barely a few scripted scenes that take away control from the player. Or much narrative value. Or much spectacle.
Never leave your character's perspective.
Fantastic video, bro. Great examples, and congrats on the sponsor!
Made it on my homepage and was pleasantly surprised when I clicked!
I genuinely thought this video had a bunch of views but it doesnt even have 400!? Ur highly underrated, I subbed man
Its literally a day old, chill with backhanded compliments
@@spacegoat0133 ive seen similar videos with higher views man and this seemed pretty good quality so lemme js appreciate him
@@spacegoat0133how is it a backhanded compliment
This was a great video, dude! Your energy makes it such a chill and easy watch. Definitely subbed.
GoW Ragnarok had some of the most fun melee combat gameplay imo. The way it used range, switching weapons, and shield bashing major focuses made it feel so so satisfying. Even if the story wasn’t amazing I’m sure I would’ve still loved it. So hyped to see what Santa Monica makes next.
Then why should they ever bother writing a good story when people like you love a shallow combat system anyway? I wish at least you were right about the combat system but it plays the same way: use your skills so they go in cooldown immediately then use whatever is busted against that enemy.
Great vid, hope you this gets more traction soon as you deserve it!
Getting a sponsor is awesome. Your videos are great.
- "I'm not gonna spoil anything"
- Proceeds to spoil the ending
I'm glad you committed that before I watched the video.
shadow of the colussus example was genius
Hellblade 2 makes me excited for their next game because all that left is for them to add that gameplay from their older games like DmC or Enslaved: Odyssey to the west and refine it and I smell a game of the year nominee😊
Wow, really good analysis.
You deserve more likes and subs t👍👍
Dude you’re getting there fast ! I’m in love with your latest videos!
I can see your passion for video games in this video, really enjoyable watch. Keep making great content!
eyy man keep the good work up. your video quality resembles that of much bigger channels, I was stalled when I saw that only 215 saw this video in a day. should be waaay-way more. keep it coming
Heck ya, fantastic video dude! Keep up the good work
Keep at it my guy, excellent video
Its so upsetting these channels get so little views
I had to quit watching because I have a massive aversion of spoilers, but I like the quality of the recording and scripting (from what I saw) so I subscribed to see if you post about some game I already have played.
i hope this get more views, you deserve it
Excellent video. 👍🏻
I wish the bad writing in shows and media wasn't completely rolling over into games. Nearly everything is dumbed down now
Aside from the storytelling sometimes replacing good gameplay, there’s also the issue of replayability. I find that I rarely replay games with heavy storytelling. If story is the main draw and I already know what’s going to happen, why bother?
100% true, you should be a guest on the chudcast
Letter boxes in games make no sense to me
Big shout out the algorithm
I treat movie games like movies, if they interest me, I watch the playthrough on youtube without buying the game. A game that doesn't focus on gameplay doesn't seem worth purchasing to me personally.
to be honest, this is literally only a problem if the only games that you play are just AAA SLOP
Wouldn't be really an issue to me if the movie part was good but GoW Ragnarok had an awful pace and the titular Ragnarok took 10 minutes.
very good video
Problem? You mean feature. GOW & Ragnarok are two of the best games I've ever played.
Detroit Become Human should be in this list ❤
Cyberpunk?
ehhhhhhhhhhhh
But Pong didn't have any story, and I'd argue it has less game than God of War
Alan Wake 2 was the biggest disappointment in 2023 for me so far . You literally do nothing in this game except walking and searching stuff. Even the puzzles you cant solve yourself out and you cant be a detective because the game solves everything for you. The story the puzzles, the detective work , everything is vomitted to you. You dont have to use 1 braincell to play this game. And that is sad bc i could have been a great game. Why not make the combat great and engaging? Why dont let me think and sort of the story myself ? Why dont let ME be the detective ? Why dont make the Puzzles hard so that you acutally have to think ? Why? Almost everything this game tries to do is already been made better. Take the first Resident Evil games! there doesnt have to be action and combat all over the place, but please then make puzzles and dectective work interesting! Aw 2 has amazing visuals , good storytelling, a good immersion but thats it. It cant be called a video game when it sucks at every gameplay aspect. It would be a great movie but it is shit at being a videogame :(