Wishing you all the best for 2022. Also, I make a comment how it would be weird to make a video essay on Bo Burnham's Inside, and in retrospect, I framed that poorly. I think it would be weird for me to do an analytical dive into it, but there are definitely folks who can (and did) do it well. Two of my favorite essays from this year were about Inside, so it obviously can be done well. CJ The X: ua-cam.com/video/UvYcunuF3Eo/v-deo.html F.D Signifier: ua-cam.com/video/pkuQ78xb-Fg/v-deo.html
when you described that feeling of "needing at least an hour to play a game so never knowing what to do with your free time and then wasting it," it was like you pulled it right out of my gosh dang brain
Exactly! He really just took the words I feel often but couldn't describe properly and made them cohesive. Everytime I have days off I feel like I need to play at least an hour just to feel satisfied but then I still don't. Wasting time sucks, so feeling that way does too. It was good insight.
Same. And you know what? Just out of spite i'm about to boot up Tyranny, which ive been pondering to start playing today, even though i dont have that much time to play right now!
Nothing worse than wanting to experience a game but being unable to commit the time to do so. Personally, a lot of my work is in the evening so i’m always pensive about getting too immersed in a game as i worry ill peer over at my phone and see that i need to get ready in 5 minutes, for some reason that feeling constantly restricts everything i do these days
I have this problem and it seems so small but it bothers me so much!! Like I feel like I need to get the most out of my free time because it's so sporadic. Like what's holding me back? What's giving me this paralysis? Do I worry that every time I have free time it's the last time? I don't know. Wish there was a way to deal w this weird feeling
I know sometimes Razbuten hesitates about talking about topics outside video games but id just like you to know that I'm a teenage girl who does not play video games at all with the exception of a few Nintendo titles - not your demographic at all. But I love all of your videos because of your unique introspection, your commentary, your personality and effort that radiates on screen. Id love to hear about pretty much anything you're passionate about as well as many others. It was exciting watching you do this in this video :)
I completely agree. I’ve been loving everything from how he edits his videos, to the way he articulates his sentences. I have extremely strong adhd and find some peace with how he views games. I’ve always loved fps games. With so many shooters, and general multiplayer games, they’ve all turned to shit. I miss the extreme fast paced gameplay that focused strictly on aiming and not aiming mechanics like bullet travel. I genuinely think I’m going to have to accept reality, try live in the moment like Razbuten does, and focus more on deeper and more impactful games. I’m saying all of that, I’d love to hear his thoughts about anything. They really help❤️
Even though you didn't actively talk about it you had two clips from The Forgotten City. I'm going to have a proud little sister moment and say that my brother was one of the 3 people who developed the game. He was basically the only programmer. I sat watching him make it for years as the company didn't have an office space. Your videos with your wife actually helped make decisions on how to show game mechanics to the player. So thanks for showing the clips of it as it means that a UA-camr that we both love actually played his game. Have a great year
When you said that Super Auto Pets was your most played game, I could help but chuckle and feel a rush of guilt cause I was everything you said afterwards
Ya know...originally it was just meant to be a one year thing, but 2021 proved to be just about as hard for me as 2020 was lol. Hopefully next year the tone of it can shift to just like...a normal Things Of The Year list.
@@razbuten I think the last couple years have been hard on all of us. So when people like you give us a look behind the curtain, at the good and the bad, it helps with perspective and pushes back some of the loneliness. I'm a 37 year old man and I can't tell you how much your statement about appreciating who you are, rather than what you wish you were, hit home in a meaningful way.
Revisiting old favorites was a big theme for my year too. There's something about that familiarity that's really comforting in these wild times. Childhood games definitely felt like a warm hug.
2021 was quite the year for me. I changed jobs twice, moved out by myself, broke up a 5 year relationship, got a promotion, started therapy and struggled with a lot of daily things. Each time I went into UA-cam I hoped to find a new video from you, as if I missed a notification or something. And each time I did, I became really happy. I wanted to thank you for making 2021 a little bit better. One of the videos that struck me the most was "Finding meaning in music" as I was just going through a mix of rough stuff, and it made me feel at peace. So once again, thank you Raz. I hope you have a great 2022, looking forward to seeing more of your content
A game I definitely would recommend playing is “Omori”. The game is very long and it can be pretty dull in a couple of instances but the narrative is incredible. I don’t want to say too much about it because the game is best experienced blind, but it is the kind of story that will ruin your day, maybe even week in the best way possible. It has a lot of charm, the art is incredible and the community is small enough that it doesn’t really suffer from the undertale problem. The game holds a special place in my heart and, dispite it’s flaws, is absolutely worth a playthru
Most of my year was spent lying in bed. I got very sick at the start of the year and spent the rest waiting for doctors appointments and wallowing in my own newfound apathy and sense of general unpleasantness. I kept trying to play games and enjoy the downtime, but I couldn't. Every game I'd play would get turned off in a few minutes because I just wasn't enjoying it. I kept trying to watch youtube and finding myself not interested, but unwilling to just close the video, so I'd have 20 to 30 tabs of videos open unable to really watch any of them. I'm not as sick anymore, but I still haven't managed to escape the pit of whatever apathetic depressive slump I've gotten myself into. Here's hoping 2022 will be better.
My pc is kinda bad to run most games so this entire year it was me mostly cycling trought the same 1 or 3 games with high replayability (roguelikes, multiplayers) and then feeling nostalgic and replaying the one time experience ones.
@@Drekromancer just a shame there's so much Super Auto Pets since the game does nothing for me lol, but I'm glad he's having fun and it's helping tons to grow his channel. The guy is great.
I think the issue a lot of artists face when trying to recognize their own achievements is that it's impossible to tell what kind of long-lasting impressions you've made on people. I've seen paintings, 4-panel comics, and yes, UA-cam analysis videos by a talking paper bag, that I do think have fundamentally changed how I perceive the world around me. In the case of your videos, it's made me appreciate the artistic potential and presence of video games & video game analysis videos to a far greater extent than I thought imaginable. Opening that door has allowed me to enjoy and analyse in a new way the games that I play, and the selection of games that I play, all for which I'm truly grateful. This UA-cam channel can really bring so much joy and insight to the people watching. Just wanted to have that mentioned. edits bc I'm a bit tipsy so corrections were necessary
Arcane and Inside (as well as Bo’s other works) were so incredible at getting me through this year. It was a very tough one and these two kept me going through it all. Arcane and Inside (as well as Bo’s other works) were so incredible at getting me through this year. It was a very tough one and these two kept me going through it all. Edit: and you. Your videos are so thoughtful and insightful and have such a calming yet melancholy feel.
Echos of the Eye turned Outer Wilds from one of my Top 3 games into my all time favorite. After all the secrets were revealed, I went and played the ending, and wound up sitting at the campfire with the travelers, just bawling.
I'm guessing almost no one will see this, especially not Razbuten, but this year I had my favourite experience playing a game... ever. This little game called OneShot was amazing. It only took me 10 hours to play all major endings and it has basically no replay value, but what it did in that much time was amazing. I don't want to spoil it but I'll just say this: Prepare for some INSANE 4th wall breaks.
The game that was the highlight for me this year was Metroid Dread. I remember dreaming about this game all the way back in elementary school in the mid 2000s when the name was first heard. To be able to sit here nearly 2 decades later & have not only this fairytale become a reality, but to have it somehow manage to live up to nearly 2 decades of hype & expectations is something I'm still struggling to comprehend with right now.
We'll have to wait a bit until we have accessible headsets with eye tracking. But the devs themselves said they want to make a VR version in the original Kickstarter
@@jacobmonks3722 The only game from this year that I've played is Before Your Eyes (Throughly amazing and made me cry), and the only other games I played this year are Hades and Hollow Knight, so a pretty short list. I find it hard to make myself start new games because, especially with school, I worry I am not going to be able to dedicate the appropriate amount of time and attention to a game, but it means I just never start anything new.
I think this year has been the best for games for me. The NieR series, Shadow of the Colossus, and I'm currently working through Kingdom Hearts. Thanks for all the awesome videos throughout the year Raz, you're the best
I think the later half of this year has been the best time I’ve had in 5 years, even with everything going on… the old media I had found and dug out of from obscure memories of catching them at a glance when our local Blockbuster was still around and finally getting around to experience what others have already experienced years before me and even some many have forgotten about. Also, I think the prospect and proof of the future I want to try for myself from seeing so many talented creators on the rise this year finally got me out of a rut to rethink my own ways to just learn to love the whole creation aspect again.
Your videos have really inspired me and helped me see games as not just time wasters and something to fill the void, but as art and things that I can gain real and valuable lessons from. Celest was the first game I really had a personal profound experience with, but I didn't realize how much of an effect it had on me until I started watching your videos. It really made me re-examine the media I consume with a more open eye, and I caught a lot of things I didn't before. I loved last year's end of the year video, (a short hike is now one of my favorites) and I love that you expanded from just games with this year's. I've always admired the "videos about stuff" headline you have, and how you don't stick to just one form of media like most video essay channels do. There is a self reflection, passion, and openness that I get from your videos that truly moves and inspires me. Sorry for the ramble lol I just wanted to genuinely say thank you for putting out the fantastic content you do, and I hope you have a great 2022. Happy New Year :) PS if you're looking for new media to consume I've gotten into reading recently, which is something I loved when I was young but kind of grew out of. If it's something youre interested in, Stephen king is a great place to start. It's peaceful and makes me feel whole. (reading in general not king specifically lol) Thank you again :)
This video made me feel emotions I was absolutely not ready to on a channel I originally thought was just gaming reviews, I love the poetic yet conversational tone of it. Keep up the amazing work man I can’t wait to see where you go this year
I've also recently been struggling with "what do I do to fill my time." I constantly feel exhausted. Not like, sleepy, just tired, and that makes it hard to do anything. Doing has become a fight. "Needing at least an hour to play a game" is very real, but I realized that, without me noticing, I'd been filling that time with "doom scrolling". Videos like this one (and, hilariously, a bunch from WeezyWaiter) have been inspiring me to make changes to my life. Change is _hard_. I fail a _lot_. I just hope that I can keep at it long enough to start succeeding. Your videos have also inspired me to take it slow through games I'm enjoying. Partly because of your videos, I started speedrunning Metroid Dread, because I just love it and want to keep playing it, and that's okay. I'm also trying to read more books (which are actually great at being a thing you can do with less than an hour of time, so two birds, one stone). Anyways, I know it's five days late, so you probably won't see this, but if you do, I appreciate you. Your thoughtful approach to videos always makes me stop and think, and I'm really liking that. Daryl (of Daryl Talks Games) uploaded a video a year ago about the Internet Checkpoint, and I feel like your videos are small checkpoints for me along my way. Thanks. Also, yeah, Arcane was _amazing_ and I'm totally grabbing Ruined King soon.
Hey man I know you doubt yourself a lot about your own work. But I just want you to know that you are one of three channels that I diligently watch with entirely 100% of my attention. It’s sometimes difficult to find time where I am not busy doing something else but I always make some in the end. Your videos are the ones that hype me the most. Every time I see a notification about you I yell out RAZBUTEN! And then complain that I can’t watch it because im busy. Keep up the great work I love you
Razbuten, I've been watching your channel for a few years now, and I want you to know how helpful and transformative it's been for me to see media through your eyes. It sounds stupid, weird, and maybe a bit parasocial but I want you to know I don't intend any of it in that way. You're just one of my favorite content creators on this platform. For a long time, I was in a serious rut, I constantly consumed media in what I would consider a really unhealthy way. I played online games I hated, watched shows I didn't like, and got involved in communities that weren't good for me. And after I spent time in these areas, I always felt terrible. It made me feel like a gross little media-consuming goblin. When I came across your channel I saw someone who really enjoyed the media they consumed and was proudly inspired to talk about it. I Binged all your videos then got into watching some other similar creators, Daryl Talks Games, Adam Millard, Yakkocmn, etc. Through you and your channel, I got deeper into a community that really appreciated what they consumed and utilized as a healthy addition to their lives rather than having it be an all-consuming thing. It may sound like an absent distinction, but through the lens of your content, I discovered a big difference between loving the media I consume alongside my life, rather than trying to find love for my life through the media I consume. So I just want to remind you how huge of an inspiration you are, to me and to other people. And thanks.
Man, what a year everyone has had, well here's to new heights and depths for the year 2022 and for the coming years to follow! Cheers Razbuten! Cheers Everyone! 😁🥳
i found out today that i am in-fact not living a unique life experience at all. i am actually just living an Albertan version of this guys life. subbed so i use this as a reference for when i'm asked how my year was
There was one game I played this year that stood out to me, and even took my #1 spot for my favorite game and even a friends #1 spot that I showed it to. It was the kind of game that whenever you had to take a break you didn't stop thinking about it, it makes you feel like you have to go through until the end and that you won't be satisfied until you see it's conclusion. This game was a small indie game that had a full steam release back in 2016 called OneShot, and by far has had the most impact on me this year. Once completing the game, fully completing the game, you will never want to play it again as that's just how the game is, it's OneShot. For me, it was a unique experience and I absolutely loved everything about it. I'll recommend it to absolutely anyone that enjoys story-driven games.
Yooo hyped to see you're a fan of NL. I've loved his content for the past 10 years, and it's always cool when I find out other people watch him. Love your content as well and I hope you have a great 2022!
Seeing your perspective on things I’ve experienced myself will always be fascinating. I watched Inside and played Before Your Eyes, but your takes and reflections on how it impacted you is so interesting, despite me already experiencing them and getting other things out of it. It’s cool to see how my interests overlap with someone else and how those interests had completely different effects, so thank you for making this video! Along with all the other videos you made this year. See you in 2022!
Inside hit when my wife and were living in separate states so she could help her family following a loss from covid. I was completely alone and in a really bad spot. It broke me, but it did make me feel a little less alone, if only for a moment. Like you, it helped get me through 2021 and I think it might have saved me from not making it to 2022.
Who would've thunk my favorite streamer and one of my favorite video game essay writers would collide worlds... Great video like always can't wait to see what else you have in store.
Thank you for being one of the artists who got me through the year. You videos have been very influential to me in that they made me play videogames I didn't know about before and your channel was the main reason I started playing botw which got me through a lot this year. I hope 2022 is a great year for you.
For me, Guardians of the Galaxy was the best way for me to cap off an otherwise crappy year. It was actually the highlight of my Christmas break, and possibly the entire year.
2021 really was an increible year to be a Ludbud. Having been around since mid 2019 or so, it was strangely emotional this year compared to previous, with the subathon, many goals being hit, old nostalgic content returning in interesting ways, and the beautiful tribute made during the Day in the Life of a Ludwig Viewer stream. No parasocial relationships, but the community sure is a lot of fun to be a part of.
I'll go ahead and put this here because I admire you so much and your videos are the kinds I would make if I ever made the time to make UA-cam content. I had Leukemia when I was six years old, and all the friends I made while I was in the hospital died of a disease from which I survived. So when I played Before Your Eyes, experiencing the ending was like watching my friends in the hospital die in first person, and blinking my life away the rest of the game felt like how I was living my life in their stead. I have not sobbed and wailed so loud in a very long time, let alone due to any art medium. That being said, I felt known. I write poetry and short stories. But playing this game was like some artist finally expressed something that I have never been able to express, because they did it through an interactive medium. They told a story that touched a part of me that I thought would never be understood. It is the most important game I have ever played, because it gave form to an experience I thought forever would be experienced by myself only. The experience of watching someone I cared about die of some faceless monster, that I got to defeat and then live long enough to create art. Anyway, I say this here in this random comment section to tell you, Raz, that your videos give a voice to feelings I thought otherwise inexpressible. You talk about games and media in a way that so beautifully encapsulates what makes them special. And when you do, it inspires me to keep making art, to keep talking about what is special to me, and to keep writing even when I don't have an audience who listens. You remind me that art is special, and that is enough. I'm grateful you were a part of my past few years. I'm grateful that you showed me Outer Wilds (now my favorite game of all time), and I'm excited to hear your comforting voice in 2022.
I went to watch this 2 days ago but stopped myself because I was tired and didn’t want to zone out or sleep during it and am finally now getting to it. Thanks for all of the memories you’ve given me this past year.
I've been playing the 2000's popcap games. They autosave and you can pick them up. It's like an old friend you can just pick up and play whenever and it's exactly the same each time. Helps me relax and fall asleap
Your videos are always like reading my favorite book. Nice and warm no matter what they’re actually about. When I’m struggling to get through the day, they’re like a cup of tea for my entire being. When nothing seems okay, they help me feel like it can get better. Happy New Year :]
The latter half of the year has been incredibly hard to me. I've reached new lows. In these circumstances, some have reached out to help me, mainly my older sister. Sharing your videos with her, and discussing them has been the best part of the last 6 months. We connected so well to your videos that we watched every single one on the channel. Thank you, raz. Also, "Vibe checks in video games" is my all-time favourite UA-cam video. Thank you, thank you, thank you.
I have a little ritual with my brother where we play our childhood games again. Playing the recent Pokémon remake currently and its always a good and nostalgic time. No matter where our lives lead we always get together and play our roots so to say.
I never understood the appeal of twitch streams because I enjoy choosing exactly what thing I'm going to watch but ludwig's subathon was so good for a background thing that I would focus on every few minutes just to have something there
Honestly Raz, your heart-felt and introspective videos have had a huge impact on helping me process 2021. Life sucks, but it’s encouraging to hear you’re not alone, and that others around you might be struggling in the same ways you are. Keep up the good work!
bro why is your content so good? I think you might be the best gaming related youtuber on the website and I'm confident that when you decide to completely break out of that bubble it will be more than successful.
I know you talk about how much of the media you turn to has a sense of fleeting to it, but ironically I get that same feeling from watching your videos, especially this one. It made me ask myself what I did during 2021, and when looking back I feel that, while I did a lot, it wasn’t as much as I would have liked and that there’s no way getting that time back
I am so glad I found your channel this year. Your Non-Gamer series was the first set of videos to get recommended to me, but I think the video that kept me a huge fan of your content was "How Sound Design Makes Games Feel Lonely". That video...hit me so hard. And this one did as well. Your comments about Before Your Eyes really relate to me personally. I struggle with looking at how much I've achieved in the past, and only worry about how I'll make it in the future. Thank you for creating amazing content this year, and I can't wait to see more of your videos this year :)
Arcane fills me with a lot of complicated feelings. Especially as someone with a lot of trauma and PTSD, I feel very strange about how Jinx was portrayed.
@@salty7631 Its hard, because it doesn't feel fair, if that makes sense. I can't give you a reasoning because I don't have one! It just feels... off. It feels like the show is saying 'look at how crazy Jinx is' and that doesn't seem right to me!
This year, I mostly played games that weren't even in this or last generation of consoles. Need for speed most wanted, the driver series, ico and onimusha 2 have been great games to play for the first time. It's interesting to see how games tried to control certain things in their own way. Like in driver, shooting doesn't use a traditional shooter scheme. It mostly relies on a manual lock on cause this was before most developers didn't know how to make a good auto aim for controllers
I always find the phrasing got through so strange, something like if it wasn't for these things I might have just ended it all. I see it more as this is how I spent my time this year.
Bro, I love your videos. Everytime you upload it makes me happy, your tone and the way you talk about the games its very relaxing. Thank you, have a great 2022. Love from Argentina.
The way you deliver your thoughts about your internal struggles always seem to reach me ! Makes me reflect about my own life and the way I'm part of others around me. I appreciate you, the work you do and have done. Have a good year Raz.
@Razbuten Your end of year wrap ups are truly the only videos of their kind I seek; the best of their kind, IMO. You have a unique perspective on the format that never fails to resonate with me. You are the type of content creator I wish I had the courage to be. You're a fantastic writer and storyteller. Best wishes to you and your loved ones in the near year.
I am in a similar boat, in that I found a lot of comfort this year by replaying my favorite games for the first time in years. In a year of uncertainty I found solace in games that I was certain I would enjoy.
Thanks, for recommending arcane i can't even describe how much I loved it After got season 4, I've watched a season of a tv show that i can say it was a real 10/10 so much human emotions, perfected characters... I mean, i don't even want to talk about it because the comment will get too long Just, thank you, really...❤
I put off watching this and i dont think i eventually was ready for it. I still feel good having watched this piece of your mind that you donated to the internet. Its okay not to be fully ready for things and sometimes it is good to still interact. You, your videos and podcast have been great company through this year in hard times and a time of finding me again. I appreciate you Raz, have a good 2022
Man your channel has been a huge part of my year, sitting down and listening to commentary that comes across as verbal processing and relating in ways to one of my favorite mediums that surprisingly I haven’t felt before. Thank you so much for your channel, and thank you for bringing your personality to this space.
Nice to hear someone say you should be proud of your progress, even as you continue to progress. So often people say you’re perfect the way you are, or you can never be perfect, and don’t allow for the moderate view
Thank you Razbuten, every time I watch your videos I feel grounded. Sometimes life feels like it’s going by to fast but whenever I watch your videos I am reminded to slow down and live in the moment and appreciate those around me. Have a great 2022
Yo try looking up Outer Wilds speedruns. After completing the game, one of my favourite things to watch is the 100% run, which gets all the ship's logs as fast as possible, because it twists the exploration that the planets used to be into a completely new puzzle, of how to run through it as fast as possible, which is just as fun of a puzzle, and one without a solution!
It's funny because this year I also went back and played a few of my favorites. It isn't entirely uncommon for me but it happened more than usual this time around. Typically like diving into new experiences rather than reliving ones I've already had but your description was spot on where it felt like a good restart to ground myself again before going back into trying new things.
Scrolling through he comments I love how many people love Raz for him more than whatever he’s talking about, people will eat chi whatever he puts out just because he’s talking about it and I’m happy to say I’m one of those people, love you Raz please keep doing what your doing and make videos on whatever makes you happy, it makes us happy too
Oddly enough, I had a really similar year in gaming. After finishing God of War back in February, I entered a long rut and I also found myself playing games I was already very familiar with. Age of Empires 2, Tropico 6 (the Tropico series is a guilty pleasure of mine), Stardew Valley, Psychonauts 2. I went back to Slay the Spire and got all of the achievements and I'm finally finishing Persona 5, a game I started right after it came out back in 2017. 2020, for obvious reasons, was choc full of gaming and 2021 sort of felt like an unwind from that year.
I truly don’t understand how every video you make is such a banger, it blows me away every time, even if the subject matter is something i wouldn’t immediately latch on to.
Count what you have now, don't count what you don't have, find that you have so much! You're also one of reasons for me to get through 2021, thanks Raz! *i just watched this now and Shiawase no Monosashi in the back made may day, LOL
Using Pauliano's piano cover of All Eyes On Me was a great touch. I listen to that song on repeat quite often, and it has helped me deal with the stresses of my work and personal lives.
Super Auto Pets was my most played game this year by far, and I'm happy to finally see someone else talking about how good it is for bite sized gameplay
Thank you for another year of awesome videos. I know your type of content takes a lot of time to make, but hopefully 2022 will allow you to increase your video count without lowering the quality. Because I do need more Raz in my life. Cheers!
Wishing you all the best for 2022.
Also, I make a comment how it would be weird to make a video essay on Bo Burnham's Inside, and in retrospect, I framed that poorly. I think it would be weird for me to do an analytical dive into it, but there are definitely folks who can (and did) do it well. Two of my favorite essays from this year were about Inside, so it obviously can be done well.
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Happy New Year to you and whoever you’re celebrating with
I love you Raz, I hope 2022 is nice to you
Likewise man. Likewise.
I can’t stop watching Seven Hunnid on UA-cam bruh
I left this video better than i entered
when you described that feeling of "needing at least an hour to play a game so never knowing what to do with your free time and then wasting it," it was like you pulled it right out of my gosh dang brain
Exactly! He really just took the words I feel often but couldn't describe properly and made them cohesive. Everytime I have days off I feel like I need to play at least an hour just to feel satisfied but then I still don't. Wasting time sucks, so feeling that way does too. It was good insight.
Same. And you know what? Just out of spite i'm about to boot up Tyranny, which ive been pondering to start playing today, even though i dont have that much time to play right now!
It was like a smack in the head wigglies.
Nothing worse than wanting to experience a game but being unable to commit the time to do so. Personally, a lot of my work is in the evening so i’m always pensive about getting too immersed in a game as i worry ill peer over at my phone and see that i need to get ready in 5 minutes, for some reason that feeling constantly restricts everything i do these days
I have this problem and it seems so small but it bothers me so much!! Like I feel like I need to get the most out of my free time because it's so sporadic. Like what's holding me back? What's giving me this paralysis? Do I worry that every time I have free time it's the last time? I don't know. Wish there was a way to deal w this weird feeling
I know sometimes Razbuten hesitates about talking about topics outside video games but id just like you to know that I'm a teenage girl who does not play video games at all with the exception of a few Nintendo titles - not your demographic at all. But I love all of your videos because of your unique introspection, your commentary, your personality and effort that radiates on screen. Id love to hear about pretty much anything you're passionate about as well as many others. It was exciting watching you do this in this video :)
We all just out here hoping for someone to look at us the way Zainab looks at Razbuten 😂😂😂
woman moment
The honesty and depth in this comment touched me in the feels
I wonder what's your interests then
I completely agree. I’ve been loving everything from how he edits his videos, to the way he articulates his sentences.
I have extremely strong adhd and find some peace with how he views games. I’ve always loved fps games. With so many shooters, and general multiplayer games, they’ve all turned to shit. I miss the extreme fast paced gameplay that focused strictly on aiming and not aiming mechanics like bullet travel.
I genuinely think I’m going to have to accept reality, try live in the moment like Razbuten does, and focus more on deeper and more impactful games.
I’m saying all of that, I’d love to hear his thoughts about anything. They really help❤️
I’ll say you got me through a good part of 2021. Thank you.
Glad my videos could help some
Your video on loneliness really hit the feels. That one’s my favourite of the year :)
This comment is facts 😊 idk if he knows but he’s helped a lot of people
This.
true
Even though you didn't actively talk about it you had two clips from The Forgotten City. I'm going to have a proud little sister moment and say that my brother was one of the 3 people who developed the game. He was basically the only programmer. I sat watching him make it for years as the company didn't have an office space. Your videos with your wife actually helped make decisions on how to show game mechanics to the player. So thanks for showing the clips of it as it means that a UA-camr that we both love actually played his game. Have a great year
that's incredible!!
That is amazing :o
@@cinebst it is!!!
The forgotten city kicks ass, congrats!
When you said that Super Auto Pets was your most played game, I could help but chuckle and feel a rush of guilt cause I was everything you said afterwards
I can't quite tell if this is suposed to be a series or only for when we're finishing tough years like 2020.
And that's kinda sad. Happy 2022 Raz
Ya know...originally it was just meant to be a one year thing, but 2021 proved to be just about as hard for me as 2020 was lol. Hopefully next year the tone of it can shift to just like...a normal Things Of The Year list.
@@razbuten I will pray for that, for all our sakes. Stay strong, king. 👑
Looking forward to next years, “list of games I played while under existential threat of the meteor apocalypse.”
@@razbuten I think the last couple years have been hard on all of us. So when people like you give us a look behind the curtain, at the good and the bad, it helps with perspective and pushes back some of the loneliness. I'm a 37 year old man and I can't tell you how much your statement about appreciating who you are, rather than what you wish you were, hit home in a meaningful way.
And 2022 is not getting better at all...
Outer Wilds will live rent free in my head for a long, long time.
Revisiting old favorites was a big theme for my year too. There's something about that familiarity that's really comforting in these wild times. Childhood games definitely felt like a warm hug.
2021 was quite the year for me. I changed jobs twice, moved out by myself, broke up a 5 year relationship, got a promotion, started therapy and struggled with a lot of daily things.
Each time I went into UA-cam I hoped to find a new video from you, as if I missed a notification or something. And each time I did, I became really happy.
I wanted to thank you for making 2021 a little bit better.
One of the videos that struck me the most was "Finding meaning in music" as I was just going through a mix of rough stuff, and it made me feel at peace.
So once again, thank you Raz. I hope you have a great 2022, looking forward to seeing more of your content
Happy new year. Wishing you the best.
A game I definitely would recommend playing is “Omori”. The game is very long and it can be pretty dull in a couple of instances but the narrative is incredible. I don’t want to say too much about it because the game is best experienced blind, but it is the kind of story that will ruin your day, maybe even week in the best way possible. It has a lot of charm, the art is incredible and the community is small enough that it doesn’t really suffer from the undertale problem. The game holds a special place in my heart and, dispite it’s flaws, is absolutely worth a playthru
Can 100% vouch for Omori
FNF saved Omori from a massive fanbase
Y E S
Close~
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Most of my year was spent lying in bed. I got very sick at the start of the year and spent the rest waiting for doctors appointments and wallowing in my own newfound apathy and sense of general unpleasantness. I kept trying to play games and enjoy the downtime, but I couldn't. Every game I'd play would get turned off in a few minutes because I just wasn't enjoying it. I kept trying to watch youtube and finding myself not interested, but unwilling to just close the video, so I'd have 20 to 30 tabs of videos open unable to really watch any of them. I'm not as sick anymore, but I still haven't managed to escape the pit of whatever apathetic depressive slump I've gotten myself into. Here's hoping 2022 will be better.
Good luck in your journey!
Damn bro, here's to hoping that you would have more beautiful and cherishing moments in this year 2022
What sickness did you suffer from ?
@@marvin2678 I had developed a chronic lung infection. I still suffer from it, but it's been more under control lately.
My pc is kinda bad to run most games so this entire year it was me mostly cycling trought the same 1 or 3 games with high replayability (roguelikes, multiplayers) and then feeling nostalgic and replaying the one time experience ones.
Northernlion gets me through every day aswell with his awesome humor and old man jokes whole lot of playing isaac and SAP
Been watching since 2011, can't watch much anymore because he streams while I'm working, but the guy is just amazing
I came here to reiterate. Northernlion has only continued to improve over time. He's aged like fine wine. And now his SAP videos are utterly cracked.
@@Drekromancer just a shame there's so much Super Auto Pets since the game does nothing for me lol, but I'm glad he's having fun and it's helping tons to grow his channel. The guy is great.
"When you talk about SAP pros, does my name get brought up?" Him, probably
I think the issue a lot of artists face when trying to recognize their own achievements is that it's impossible to tell what kind of long-lasting impressions you've made on people. I've seen paintings, 4-panel comics, and yes, UA-cam analysis videos by a talking paper bag, that I do think have fundamentally changed how I perceive the world around me. In the case of your videos, it's made me appreciate the artistic potential and presence of video games & video game analysis videos to a far greater extent than I thought imaginable. Opening that door has allowed me to enjoy and analyse in a new way the games that I play, and the selection of games that I play, all for which I'm truly grateful. This UA-cam channel can really bring so much joy and insight to the people watching. Just wanted to have that mentioned.
edits bc I'm a bit tipsy so corrections were necessary
Arcane and Inside (as well as Bo’s other works) were so incredible at getting me through this year. It was a very tough one and these two kept me going through it all.
Arcane and Inside (as well as Bo’s other works) were so incredible at getting me through this year. It was a very tough one and these two kept me going through it all.
Edit: and you. Your videos are so thoughtful and insightful and have such a calming yet melancholy feel.
Echos of the Eye turned Outer Wilds from one of my Top 3 games into my all time favorite. After all the secrets were revealed, I went and played the ending, and wound up sitting at the campfire with the travelers, just bawling.
I'm guessing almost no one will see this, especially not Razbuten, but this year I had my favourite experience playing a game... ever. This little game called OneShot was amazing. It only took me 10 hours to play all major endings and it has basically no replay value, but what it did in that much time was amazing.
I don't want to spoil it but I'll just say this:
Prepare for some INSANE 4th wall breaks.
The game that was the highlight for me this year was Metroid Dread. I remember dreaming about this game all the way back in elementary school in the mid 2000s when the name was first heard. To be able to sit here nearly 2 decades later & have not only this fairytale become a reality, but to have it somehow manage to live up to nearly 2 decades of hype & expectations is something I'm still struggling to comprehend with right now.
Before Your Eyes is incredible. Truly moved me to tears by the end. I can only imagine how amazing a VR port would be.
We'll have to wait a bit until we have accessible headsets with eye tracking. But the devs themselves said they want to make a VR version in the original Kickstarter
Hard thing will be able to track your blind
i had the 'outer wilds' problem with the return of the obra dinn that i somehow only learned of this year... the game is still amazing
Funny you mention it, literally started playing yesterday! Very good so far although of course I'd expect so from Lucas Pope
Was looking forward to this! Only played a small handful of games this year, so I'm looking forward to what you recommend. We appreciate you
Hello, other Eli!
@@Sol-Orion Ayeeee wassup
Metroid Dread and Mario Party Superstars are really the only new games I played this year, but I played a ton of stuff in the backlog.
@@jacobmonks3722 The only game from this year that I've played is Before Your Eyes (Throughly amazing and made me cry), and the only other games I played this year are Hades and Hollow Knight, so a pretty short list. I find it hard to make myself start new games because, especially with school, I worry I am not going to be able to dedicate the appropriate amount of time and attention to a game, but it means I just never start anything new.
Arcane is my latest obsession, and I didn’t know a thing about LoL going into it. Like I didn’t even really know what kind of game it was
I think this year has been the best for games for me. The NieR series, Shadow of the Colossus, and I'm currently working through Kingdom Hearts. Thanks for all the awesome videos throughout the year Raz, you're the best
I think the later half of this year has been the best time I’ve had in 5 years, even with everything going on… the old media I had found and dug out of from obscure memories of catching them at a glance when our local Blockbuster was still around and finally getting around to experience what others have already experienced years before me and even some many have forgotten about. Also, I think the prospect and proof of the future I want to try for myself from seeing so many talented creators on the rise this year finally got me out of a rut to rethink my own ways to just learn to love the whole creation aspect again.
Thanks again for recommending arcane
I really can't appreciate you enough
This has got to be on of the best channels I discovered this year. Thanks Raz, love your content
Your videos have really inspired me and helped me see games as not just time wasters and something to fill the void, but as art and things that I can gain real and valuable lessons from. Celest was the first game I really had a personal profound experience with, but I didn't realize how much of an effect it had on me until I started watching your videos. It really made me re-examine the media I consume with a more open eye, and I caught a lot of things I didn't before. I loved last year's end of the year video, (a short hike is now one of my favorites) and I love that you expanded from just games with this year's. I've always admired the "videos about stuff" headline you have, and how you don't stick to just one form of media like most video essay channels do. There is a self reflection, passion, and openness that I get from your videos that truly moves and inspires me. Sorry for the ramble lol I just wanted to genuinely say thank you for putting out the fantastic content you do, and I hope you have a great 2022. Happy New Year :)
PS if you're looking for new media to consume I've gotten into reading recently, which is something I loved when I was young but kind of grew out of. If it's something youre interested in, Stephen king is a great place to start. It's peaceful and makes me feel whole. (reading in general not king specifically lol)
Thank you again :)
This video made me feel emotions I was absolutely not ready to on a channel I originally thought was just gaming reviews, I love the poetic yet conversational tone of it. Keep up the amazing work man I can’t wait to see where you go this year
I played Hollow Knight for the first time this year and now it is one of my favorite games of all time.
It’s easily one of my best impulse buys and I highly recommend it to anyone who’s on the fence about it
I've also recently been struggling with "what do I do to fill my time." I constantly feel exhausted. Not like, sleepy, just tired, and that makes it hard to do anything. Doing has become a fight. "Needing at least an hour to play a game" is very real, but I realized that, without me noticing, I'd been filling that time with "doom scrolling". Videos like this one (and, hilariously, a bunch from WeezyWaiter) have been inspiring me to make changes to my life. Change is _hard_. I fail a _lot_. I just hope that I can keep at it long enough to start succeeding.
Your videos have also inspired me to take it slow through games I'm enjoying. Partly because of your videos, I started speedrunning Metroid Dread, because I just love it and want to keep playing it, and that's okay. I'm also trying to read more books (which are actually great at being a thing you can do with less than an hour of time, so two birds, one stone).
Anyways, I know it's five days late, so you probably won't see this, but if you do, I appreciate you. Your thoughtful approach to videos always makes me stop and think, and I'm really liking that. Daryl (of Daryl Talks Games) uploaded a video a year ago about the Internet Checkpoint, and I feel like your videos are small checkpoints for me along my way. Thanks.
Also, yeah, Arcane was _amazing_ and I'm totally grabbing Ruined King soon.
Hey man I know you doubt yourself a lot about your own work. But I just want you to know that you are one of three channels that I diligently watch with entirely 100% of my attention. It’s sometimes difficult to find time where I am not busy doing something else but I always make some in the end. Your videos are the ones that hype me the most. Every time I see a notification about you I yell out RAZBUTEN! And then complain that I can’t watch it because im busy. Keep up the great work I love you
Razbuten, I've been watching your channel for a few years now, and I want you to know how helpful and transformative it's been for me to see media through your eyes.
It sounds stupid, weird, and maybe a bit parasocial but I want you to know I don't intend any of it in that way. You're just one of my favorite content creators on this platform.
For a long time, I was in a serious rut, I constantly consumed media in what I would consider a really unhealthy way. I played online games I hated, watched shows I didn't like, and got involved in communities that weren't good for me. And after I spent time in these areas, I always felt terrible. It made me feel like a gross little media-consuming goblin.
When I came across your channel I saw someone who really enjoyed the media they consumed and was proudly inspired to talk about it. I Binged all your videos then got into watching some other similar creators, Daryl Talks Games, Adam Millard, Yakkocmn, etc.
Through you and your channel, I got deeper into a community that really appreciated what they consumed and utilized as a healthy addition to their lives rather than having it be an all-consuming thing.
It may sound like an absent distinction, but through the lens of your content, I discovered a big difference between loving the media I consume alongside my life, rather than trying to find love for my life through the media I consume.
So I just want to remind you how huge of an inspiration you are, to me and to other people. And thanks.
Can’t believe Northernlion has a huge impact on a lot of my favorite creators
he's bald!?
You're one of the things that got me through 2021! Happy new year Raz!
The way you look at games and culture in general resonates a lot with me. Thanks for the video, friend. :)
I dont know why but knowing you also watch Northernlion makes me happy, Thanks for the company.
This got me into playing Super Auto Pets. It is good. Really good. Thanks for bringing light to a game I wouldn't have found otherwise!
Man, what a year everyone has had, well here's to new heights and depths for the year 2022 and for the coming years to follow! Cheers Razbuten! Cheers Everyone! 😁🥳
i found out today that i am in-fact not living a unique life experience at all. i am actually just living an Albertan version of this guys life. subbed so i use this as a reference for when i'm asked how my year was
There was one game I played this year that stood out to me, and even took my #1 spot for my favorite game and even a friends #1 spot that I showed it to. It was the kind of game that whenever you had to take a break you didn't stop thinking about it, it makes you feel like you have to go through until the end and that you won't be satisfied until you see it's conclusion. This game was a small indie game that had a full steam release back in 2016 called OneShot, and by far has had the most impact on me this year. Once completing the game, fully completing the game, you will never want to play it again as that's just how the game is, it's OneShot. For me, it was a unique experience and I absolutely loved everything about it. I'll recommend it to absolutely anyone that enjoys story-driven games.
Yooo hyped to see you're a fan of NL. I've loved his content for the past 10 years, and it's always cool when I find out other people watch him. Love your content as well and I hope you have a great 2022!
Hollow Knight and Outer Wilds are my two favourite games of all time and I keep replaying them instead of playing something new.
Arcane and Invincible are my favorite cartoons this year
Seeing your perspective on things I’ve experienced myself will always be fascinating. I watched Inside and played Before Your Eyes, but your takes and reflections on how it impacted you is so interesting, despite me already experiencing them and getting other things out of it.
It’s cool to see how my interests overlap with someone else and how those interests had completely different effects, so thank you for making this video! Along with all the other videos you made this year. See you in 2022!
Inside hit when my wife and were living in separate states so she could help her family following a loss from covid. I was completely alone and in a really bad spot.
It broke me, but it did make me feel a little less alone, if only for a moment. Like you, it helped get me through 2021 and I think it might have saved me from not making it to 2022.
Who would've thunk my favorite streamer and one of my favorite video game essay writers would collide worlds... Great video like always can't wait to see what else you have in store.
Thank you for being one of the artists who got me through the year. You videos have been very influential to me in that they made me play videogames I didn't know about before and your channel was the main reason I started playing botw which got me through a lot this year. I hope 2022 is a great year for you.
Hoping you and your wife have a great 2022
For me, Guardians of the Galaxy was the best way for me to cap off an otherwise crappy year. It was actually the highlight of my Christmas break, and possibly the entire year.
2021 really was an increible year to be a Ludbud. Having been around since mid 2019 or so, it was strangely emotional this year compared to previous, with the subathon, many goals being hit, old nostalgic content returning in interesting ways, and the beautiful tribute made during the Day in the Life of a Ludwig Viewer stream. No parasocial relationships, but the community sure is a lot of fun to be a part of.
I'll go ahead and put this here because I admire you so much and your videos are the kinds I would make if I ever made the time to make UA-cam content.
I had Leukemia when I was six years old, and all the friends I made while I was in the hospital died of a disease from which I survived. So when I played Before Your Eyes, experiencing the ending was like watching my friends in the hospital die in first person, and blinking my life away the rest of the game felt like how I was living my life in their stead. I have not sobbed and wailed so loud in a very long time, let alone due to any art medium. That being said, I felt known. I write poetry and short stories. But playing this game was like some artist finally expressed something that I have never been able to express, because they did it through an interactive medium. They told a story that touched a part of me that I thought would never be understood. It is the most important game I have ever played, because it gave form to an experience I thought forever would be experienced by myself only. The experience of watching someone I cared about die of some faceless monster, that I got to defeat and then live long enough to create art.
Anyway, I say this here in this random comment section to tell you, Raz, that your videos give a voice to feelings I thought otherwise inexpressible. You talk about games and media in a way that so beautifully encapsulates what makes them special. And when you do, it inspires me to keep making art, to keep talking about what is special to me, and to keep writing even when I don't have an audience who listens. You remind me that art is special, and that is enough. I'm grateful you were a part of my past few years. I'm grateful that you showed me Outer Wilds (now my favorite game of all time), and I'm excited to hear your comforting voice in 2022.
I went to watch this 2 days ago but stopped myself because I was tired and didn’t want to zone out or sleep during it and am finally now getting to it. Thanks for all of the memories you’ve given me this past year.
I was riding the high for Metroid Dread for basically the entire second half of the year.
Fun game. I did not talk about it in here, but Dread got me to play through a bunch of 2D Metroid games, which was pretty fun!
I balled my eyes out both times I played "before your eyes", first run to get the story and second to wrap up achievements.
I've been playing the 2000's popcap games. They autosave and you can pick them up. It's like an old friend you can just pick up and play whenever and it's exactly the same each time. Helps me relax and fall asleap
Your videos are always like reading my favorite book. Nice and warm no matter what they’re actually about. When I’m struggling to get through the day, they’re like a cup of tea for my entire being. When nothing seems okay, they help me feel like it can get better. Happy New Year :]
The latter half of the year has been incredibly hard to me. I've reached new lows.
In these circumstances, some have reached out to help me, mainly my older sister. Sharing your videos with her, and discussing them has been the best part of the last 6 months. We connected so well to your videos that we watched every single one on the channel.
Thank you, raz.
Also, "Vibe checks in video games" is my all-time favourite UA-cam video.
Thank you, thank you, thank you.
I have a little ritual with my brother where we play our childhood games again. Playing the recent Pokémon remake currently and its always a good and nostalgic time. No matter where our lives lead we always get together and play our roots so to say.
Damn super auto pets was without a doubt the absolute last thing I thought he was going to say but damn if it isn’t a great game
I never understood the appeal of twitch streams because I enjoy choosing exactly what thing I'm going to watch but ludwig's subathon was so good for a background thing that I would focus on every few minutes just to have something there
It's nice to see you included both things that push you forward as a creator and things which were comforting to return to. Both are important.
Honestly Raz, your heart-felt and introspective videos have had a huge impact on helping me process 2021. Life sucks, but it’s encouraging to hear you’re not alone, and that others around you might be struggling in the same ways you are. Keep up the good work!
This channel has become one of my all time favourites where each video is a special gem. Really can't wait to see what's in store for 2022.
thank u dear raz
I thoroughly enjoy your videos. They bring me peace, selfreflection and a smile to my eyes. Thank you for being so good at your job
Outer Wilds, Arcane and Inside. This year hit different.
bro why is your content so good? I think you might be the best gaming related youtuber on the website and I'm confident that when you decide to completely break out of that bubble it will be more than successful.
4:44 yess, I am so glad you got to play this!
I know you talk about how much of the media you turn to has a sense of fleeting to it, but ironically I get that same feeling from watching your videos, especially this one. It made me ask myself what I did during 2021, and when looking back I feel that, while I did a lot, it wasn’t as much as I would have liked and that there’s no way getting that time back
I am so glad I found your channel this year. Your Non-Gamer series was the first set of videos to get recommended to me, but I think the video that kept me a huge fan of your content was "How Sound Design Makes Games Feel Lonely". That video...hit me so hard. And this one did as well. Your comments about Before Your Eyes really relate to me personally. I struggle with looking at how much I've achieved in the past, and only worry about how I'll make it in the future. Thank you for creating amazing content this year, and I can't wait to see more of your videos this year :)
I'm watching this in Germany where the new year has just begun. All the best from the future!
Arcane fills me with a lot of complicated feelings. Especially as someone with a lot of trauma and PTSD, I feel very strange about how Jinx was portrayed.
Do you think it was fair, how they did her in the show?
@@salty7631 Its hard, because it doesn't feel fair, if that makes sense. I can't give you a reasoning because I don't have one! It just feels... off. It feels like the show is saying 'look at how crazy Jinx is' and that doesn't seem right to me!
@@JustIsold thats not what the show is saying at all. Did we watch the same thing?
This year, I mostly played games that weren't even in this or last generation of consoles. Need for speed most wanted, the driver series, ico and onimusha 2 have been great games to play for the first time. It's interesting to see how games tried to control certain things in their own way.
Like in driver, shooting doesn't use a traditional shooter scheme. It mostly relies on a manual lock on cause this was before most developers didn't know how to make a good auto aim for controllers
I always find the phrasing got through so strange, something like if it wasn't for these things I might have just ended it all. I see it more as this is how I spent my time this year.
Bro, I love your videos. Everytime you upload it makes me happy, your tone and the way you talk about the games its very relaxing. Thank you, have a great 2022. Love from Argentina.
"Gaps between memories only increase with age" God that hit me so hard. Beautiful video as always, thank you.
The way you deliver your thoughts about your internal struggles always seem to reach me ! Makes me reflect about my own life and the way I'm part of others around me. I appreciate you, the work you do and have done. Have a good year Raz.
@Razbuten Your end of year wrap ups are truly the only videos of their kind I seek; the best of their kind, IMO. You have a unique perspective on the format that never fails to resonate with me. You are the type of content creator I wish I had the courage to be. You're a fantastic writer and storyteller. Best wishes to you and your loved ones in the near year.
I am in a similar boat, in that I found a lot of comfort this year by replaying my favorite games for the first time in years. In a year of uncertainty I found solace in games that I was certain I would enjoy.
Thanks, for recommending arcane
i can't even describe how much I loved it
After got season 4, I've watched a season of a tv show that i can say it was a real 10/10
so much human emotions, perfected characters...
I mean, i don't even want to talk about it because the comment will get too long
Just, thank you, really...❤
I put off watching this and i dont think i eventually was ready for it. I still feel good having watched this piece of your mind that you donated to the internet. Its okay not to be fully ready for things and sometimes it is good to still interact. You, your videos and podcast have been great company through this year in hard times and a time of finding me again.
I appreciate you Raz, have a good 2022
Man your channel has been a huge part of my year, sitting down and listening to commentary that comes across as verbal processing and relating in ways to one of my favorite mediums that surprisingly I haven’t felt before. Thank you so much for your channel, and thank you for bringing your personality to this space.
Nice to hear someone say you should be proud of your progress, even as you continue to progress. So often people say you’re perfect the way you are, or you can never be perfect, and don’t allow for the moderate view
Please don't stop what you're doing with this channel. You've got a unique style that resonates with more people than you know...
Thank you Razbuten, every time I watch your videos I feel grounded. Sometimes life feels like it’s going by to fast but whenever I watch your videos I am reminded to slow down and live in the moment and appreciate those around me. Have a great 2022
Yo try looking up Outer Wilds speedruns. After completing the game, one of my favourite things to watch is the 100% run, which gets all the ship's logs as fast as possible, because it twists the exploration that the planets used to be into a completely new puzzle, of how to run through it as fast as possible, which is just as fun of a puzzle, and one without a solution!
Definitely, thestrangepie in particular is brilliant!
It's funny because this year I also went back and played a few of my favorites. It isn't entirely uncommon for me but it happened more than usual this time around. Typically like diving into new experiences rather than reliving ones I've already had but your description was spot on where it felt like a good restart to ground myself again before going back into trying new things.
Scrolling through he comments I love how many people love Raz for him more than whatever he’s talking about, people will eat chi whatever he puts out just because he’s talking about it and I’m happy to say I’m one of those people, love you Raz please keep doing what your doing and make videos on whatever makes you happy, it makes us happy too
Oddly enough, I had a really similar year in gaming. After finishing God of War back in February, I entered a long rut and I also found myself playing games I was already very familiar with. Age of Empires 2, Tropico 6 (the Tropico series is a guilty pleasure of mine), Stardew Valley, Psychonauts 2. I went back to Slay the Spire and got all of the achievements and I'm finally finishing Persona 5, a game I started right after it came out back in 2017.
2020, for obvious reasons, was choc full of gaming and 2021 sort of felt like an unwind from that year.
I truly don’t understand how every video you make is such a banger, it blows me away every time, even if the subject matter is something i wouldn’t immediately latch on to.
Glad you made it fella, cheers for the well wishes. Best of luck to you in this coming year 🖤🙏🌌
Disco Elysium: Final Cut was freaking amazing!
Count what you have now, don't count what you don't have, find that you have so much! You're also one of reasons for me to get through 2021, thanks Raz! *i just watched this now and Shiawase no Monosashi in the back made may day, LOL
Our friendship got me through 2021
Probably already said, but:
Things that got me through 2021: Razbuten.
I appreciate ya.
Before Your Eyes hit me harder than a game has in a long long time man...what a good feeling to be moved in such a way
Using Pauliano's piano cover of All Eyes On Me was a great touch. I listen to that song on repeat quite often, and it has helped me deal with the stresses of my work and personal lives.
When you said you started playing League of Legends, I physically recoiled, not gonna lie xD
Super Auto Pets was my most played game this year by far, and I'm happy to finally see someone else talking about how good it is for bite sized gameplay
Thank you for another year of awesome videos. I know your type of content takes a lot of time to make, but hopefully 2022 will allow you to increase your video count without lowering the quality. Because I do need more Raz in my life. Cheers!