The System Erasure Experience - A Video Collage

20240529 Update: You're never going to believe this- what I thought was the end of Void Stranger, was not actually the end of Void Stranger. Crazy. I know.
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MAJOR SPOILERS FOR ZERO RANGER AND VIDEO STRANGER GO PLAY THESE GAMES IF YOU CARE ABOUT SPOILERS!
A video collage (collection of unfiltered gameplay clips arranged in a specific way) detailing my experience playing Zero Ranger and Void Stranger, the games from "System Erasure".
Alternative title: "How Many Different Ways Can One Dude Express Disbelief? - The System Erasure Experience".
Regarding the format, I don't always intend for this to be a direct commentary or traditional video essay. I want it to be an attempt to summarize my experience with these two games in a way that expresses it directly and authentically. What you're seeing here are the raw and bare reactions of my experiences when playing these games, including by myself and in calls with friends. In that sense, yeah you probably wouldn't want to call this a review. It's more of a short film or blog post if anything. I appreciate you for watching and keeping an open mind. I'm not doing this for the algorithm or views, I just want to share my experience :]
#zeroranger #voidstranger @systemerasure

[@thoughtprism2963]

Watching Void Stranger blow people's minds never gets old.

[@Meehuuu]

This video is probably the best way to tell people why ZeroRanger and Void Stranger rule without spoiling too much.

[@moonlitwyvern6840]

there's really no other better approximation of playing System Erasure games than "...What??"

[@VoltageVO]

I think the number of times I repeated a variation on "what?" through the rest of my time with Void Stranger increased at a legitimate exponential rate

[@moonlitwyvern6840]

@@VoltageVO How I felt LMFAO, I played ZR a couple years ago and only finished VS a week ago for real for sure this time, its absurd how many times the games can surprise you

[@nepdisc3722]

he completed all of sokoban and didn't even get a magic bag of holding

[@ThommyofThenn]

I assume this is not ideal and adds unnecessary difficulties?

[@incognitor]

@@ThommyofThenn No, it's a part of one last final puzzle, it's the final final thing to get before you reach the true final area.

[@ThommyofThenn]

@@incognitor Ah I see

[@VoltageVO]

You're never going to believe this, but I found out that what I thought was the end of Void Stranger was, in fact, not the end of Void Stranger. I did attain enlightenment though!

[@kylieschuttloffel1261]

i think i have two new games i need to play

[@ElCarritoDeAsgard]

"This doesn't look like a 40 hours game" only 40?

[@VoltageVO]

you're so right actually

[@dad5449]

this may sound like a weird thing but it might be wrothwhile to look into a background. for me when i watch videos that have awkward apsect ratios i think it makes it a cleaner watch wheres theres just something occupying the space. not a nessecity by any means but something that could make the video more "professional"

[@VoltageVO]

Thanks for the comment, I definitely get the notion about aspect ratios. Unfortunately, that's the reality of ZeroRanger being oriented in the way that it is. I understand there's a tradeoff when it comes to watch-ability versus the actual game itself, and I went back on forth on whether I should fill the space or not. I opted to not do so here because ultimately most of my play was spent watching the game in that vertical mode. Going forward, I don't anticipate having really awkward aspect ratios in the way ZeroRanger has them, but I take measures to make it clear that these are more intentional choices, even if they're awkward at times.

[@guyyatsu]

Like three minutes in to a thirteen minute vid and im wondering what im still wondering whats the point here?

[@VoltageVO]

Hey, thanks for asking! It's a collection of clips that comprise my (at the time experience) with these two games. I understand that this is probably a little different than you may have been expecting, especially for a 13 minute video, but I wanted to attempt to communicate my feelings of playing these games through a different medium beyond the traditional "video essay".
I value the feedback and I'm glad you felt compelled to ask. I think one thing I want to experiment more with in the medium of "video game video" is the act of attempting to truly show what it's like to play video games, especially ones that inspire me. These two games consistently surprised me and undermined my expectations, and even as of today, I'm still playing through Void Stranger since I happened upon a rabbit hole under a loose, unturned stone.
Again, I'm always looking to experiment with a video and I'm thankful for your viewership.

[@ScumSookar]

Ah, so really gay artsy fartsy crap when we're talking about digital toys.
Got it.