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Resident Evil Multiplayer… Why?

Resident Evil Multiplayer… Why?

You know what's truly terrifying?

The prospect of a Multiplayer game being worse than Umbrella Corps.

Coming up on hosting Multiplayer lobbies of weird games for a year, Umbrella Corps easily ranks as the most bizarre, poorly made, ...

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Q&A: May 24th, 2023

Q&A: May 24th, 2023

andylad Asks
What’s your opinion on this social media wave of obsession over movement and controls in FPS games? Like how people lose their shit when movements like sliding or sprinting gets tuned so slightly? It’s especially apparent in COD and Apex Legends Communities. Personally I think people are too sensitive on the ...

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Recommendations: The Boys

I've always been on the verge of recommending The Boys, but not only did I feel there were better shows, The Boys for all its enjoyment was a little too obnoxious in areas for me to be 100% board with.

The irony is, Season 3 is the loudest, most overt, and on the nose season yet, in its violence, topics, references, and characters... and I...

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Valve...

Valve...

It's fascinating to see how much Crossplay, not the feature, but the sentiments surrounding it has changed.

Back in 2007, when asked the question if Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare would have Crossplay between PC and Xbox 360 players, the developer...

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Q&A: May 17th, 2023

Q&A: May 17th, 2023

Nick Asks
What's the best game developed by only one person and why is it Katana ZERO?

I'm pretty certain OTXO is a solo game, and it's certainly my favorite at the moment. Though, reading the development of Stardew Valley has me hoping that these solo devs only do that once in their lives...

Snuron A...

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Recommendations: Fear of the Dawn by Jack White

I admit, this album didn't immediately grab me.

I was judging it by the singles mindset, give me a banger like Seven Nation Army or Over and Over, but when working one day, letting this album run its course from start to finish...

I just find myself never wanting to end it.

The flow from one track to another is just fantastic p...

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Finally... A Better Hotline Miami

Finally... A Better Hotline Miami

I fuckin love Hotline Miami.

It's a 10+ year old 2D top-down, four-hour, two-man indie shooter made in GameMaker with music licensed by whoever said yes on Bandcamp, and it's still talked about fondly today, to the point where John Wick 4's big sc...

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Q&A: May 10th, 2023

Q&A: May 10th, 2023

OzarkTempses Asks
Do you have a target length when making your videos or is it something that unfold as the project progresses?

Yes, and no.

I often go in with the intention of making a longer or shorter video, but rarely does that actually pad out. Usually, the process starts with me trying to force a vi...

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Recommendations: OTXO

Recommendations: OTXO

Finally...

FINALLY.

Hotline Miami has been succeeded!

Or at the very least been matched, via this game's superb gameplay, crushing enemies, eerie atmosphere, an soundtrack that's Mick Gordon levels of intense.

Its games like OTXO that serve to remind me, despite all the games I've played, despite moving more away from sho...

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Why Were Arena Shooters Popular?

Why Were Arena Shooters Popular?

Tom Clanc- Sorry, Ubisoft's Xdefiant released a closed beta recently, picking up from where the last test left off, only without the contentious branding nor the contentious elements of Activision's Call of Duty.

It's reception has been… surpris...

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Q&A: May 3rd, 2023

Q&A: May 3rd, 2023

The_Surviv0r Asks
Any game you would like to see get a similar treatment to ReDriver2? Basically have a nearly native PC version of an old laggier console game?

Almost anything that requires the usage of software like 3DFX VooDoo.

XII.

Grand Prix 4.

No One Lives Forever.

Things like that...

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Recommendations: Into The Spiderverse

Recommendations: Into The Spiderverse

Welcome to today's installment of "I totally thought I recommended this before but apparently I didn't." I'll be honest, I assumed all the immense praise this film got upon release was by virtue of being decent in a sea of mediocrity superhero films...

and I've been eating humble pie every since.

I might be a sucker for dark media, b...

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Recommendations: Use Me by PVRIS

Recommendations: Use Me by PVRIS

Can't quite remember the last time I heard a Pop album have a track go so goddamn hard as Death of Me on PVRIS' 2020 project.

While the rest of the album ain't a Mick Gordon synth-concert, it is a wonderfully paced record with Lyndsey's vocals carrying so many tracks but especially Hallucinations and Old Wounds, ...

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"Everybody's a Critic When It Comes to UI"

"Everybody's a Critic When It Comes to UI"

This was going to be my latest video.

The idea and title has been in my head for years, ever since exactly what I detail in this video's opening about the launch of Halo Reach for PC in December 2019…

It's such a good jumping off point, no...

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Q&A: April 19th, 2023

Q&A: April 19th, 2023

Jorge Asks
What is your opinion on Coolsville?

Coolsville?

K The Shy Kat Asks
What are your thoughts on games made by Vanillaware and do you plan on making a video on said games in the future?

Haven't played, so no thoughts on them, and no plans on making content on them...

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Recommendations: Human: Fall Flat

I don't know why I don't play Platformers more often.

Maybe it's because after binging Mario Games on the Wii eons ago, I feel like I've had my fill of that formula. Multiplayer however? That's a little bit different, and in the case of Mario, it was a real friendship test...

Humans Fall Flat meanwhile isn't infuriating even when you...

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The 7th Generation... Part 2

The 7th Generation... Part 2

I've been fiddling with emulators for the PS3 and Xbox 360.

In other words, I'm reliving my childhood.

I've been gaming since the original Playstation, but the Xbox 360 in particular is what I "grew up" with. It's the console that saw me go ...

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Q&A: April 12th, 2023

Q&A: April 12th, 2023

Alexander Asks
After detective pikachu, sonic 1 &2, and the mario bros film; are video game movies entering into a possible good era or are they just exceptions? And ever seen Godzilla?

I think they've gotta catch up to Arcane, Edgerunners, Castlevania, and The Last of Us etc, because in-terms of movies...

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Recommendations: Scott Pilgrim vs. The World

I heard this movie described eons ago as the best video game movie ever made, and it's kinda true. Doesn't matter that the video-game never existed, not until the film's release as a tie-in, Scott Pilgrim's energy, pacing, and abstract nature, is very gamey.

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Why Not Adapt?

Why Not Adapt?

I recommended Cyberpunk Edgerunners last year, and after rewatching it just two weeks ago, I still do! I might've even enjoyed it more on the rewatch, because while I was previously judging the show as a stand-alone Anime, having just come off of also r...

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Q&A: April 5th, 2023

Q&A: April 5th, 2023

Snuron Asks
Have you ever seen Puss in Boots The Last Wish?

I have not, but heard that in this market of "gritty" films that its a breath of fresh air.

SierraTheBlueJ + Jake Malone Asks
Have any experience with fighting games? And if you already play them do you have a favorite game/ch...

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Recommendations: John Wick Chapter 4

Recommendations: John Wick Chapter 4

This shouldn't come as much of as surprise for some after my last post, but as someone who's never fully come around to the John Wick franchise, I have to tip my hat off to this installment.

Chad Stahelski really threw the book at this film, not just in-terms of the action scenes, which are easily the best they've ever been, but so to with...

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David Inspiring Goliath

David Inspiring Goliath

My Father worked in the Film Industry for 25+ years, and he told me in the business there's two generations of film…

Pre-Matrix

And Post-Matrix.

It's rather remarkable how Keanu Reeves managed to be a part of a whole other franchise where that generational gap is just as obvious.

The John Wick franchise has inspired a w...

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Q&A: March 29th, 2023

Q&A: March 29th, 2023

K The Shy Kat Asks
If you were to go out on a date with any video game character, who would it be?

As much as I like badasses such as Pharah, IQ, or Jill, a talkative techy like Tali's probably a safer bet... plus she's also a badass.

andylad Asks
Will you ever make a video on a Treyar...

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Recommendations: Reigns

It might've been a while since I've played this game, but revisting it so briefly for a video was all it took to remember why this game's charm is hard to forget after you've experienced it.

Simply put, you're a king... though you're unlikely to be one for long.

Each turn, you've got to make a decision that will improve or hurt your ...

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Engagement ≠ Fun

Engagement ≠ Fun

In the 2000s, everything was "fun".

Silent Hill had bad gameplay added by a Western Developer, because video games are supposed to be…

Fun.

Call of Duty had an AC-130 gunship mission so alike the real thing it unnerved its own develo...

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Q&A: March 23rd, 2023

Q&A: March 23rd, 2023

I thought I had this scheduled yesterday... apparently not.

Oops.  

Dario Asks
Have you ever played What remains of Edith Finch?
What is your favorite NFS title? And what is your Favorite Horror game soundtrack? 

A) Nope.
B) Most Wanted '05
C) Probably RE2...

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Recommendations: The Menu

Recommendations: The Menu

All I heard was "foodie meets thriller", and really, that's all you should know going into this movie; as well as it features a career defining performance from Ralph Fiennes, despite him having many of those thorughout his career.

Accompanied by a stellar ensamble cast, great writing by someone who manages to be meta without being pretent...

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What Were You Thinking, Bioware?

What Were You Thinking, Bioware?

I don't like Destiny.

I don't like Left 4 Dead.

I don't like Nazi Zombies.

I don't like Killing Floor.

I don't like Risk of Rain.

I liked Payday!

But not its sequel…

When it comes to coop shooters, whether it'...

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Q&A: March 15th, 2023

Q&A: March 15th, 2023

SkyGenz Asks
How do you feel about Resident Evil 6?

Got a whole video on it, haven't changed my feelings on it since. Watching a couple I know playthrough it just confirmed said feelings.

Dario Asks
What is your favor...

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