Arcane Workshop

New video out: KONTRAPUNKT

A video about the shores and islands we're bound to return to again, and again, and again.

Autumn update

Hi gang!

It's been a while since my last update - as per usual -, I'd like to apologize for prevalent radio-silence.

TL;DR: Moved house, quit job, considering opening a Silent Hill-themed B&B.

So,

I did sound for a local theater production, which consumed most of my evenings this summer.
We move...

Why Bother With Video Games?

What If your last words were: "My only regret is I didn't platinum Dark Souls 2!"

This one got kinda weird... Hope you enjoy it!

Now... Tired. Talk more to you soon!

As always, thank you for your support! It means The world to me.

- Benni

Empty Worlds And The Beasts Who Roam Them

New video out! Hope you enjoy it!

It's late, I'll write something more tomorrow!

E: I like how this one turned out, the vibe I managed to convey. I might still do some slight adjustments 'till I release this into the wild - maybe some audio related stuff - but here it is for you to enjoy!

I hesitate to call my texts as "pro...

Updates: Good news and bad news

Hi folks!

Sorry for the long radio silence!

First things first; new video should be out in a couple of weeks. And about god damn time for that!

This will be very much your "standard Arcane Workshop video": good games, weird anecdotes, daddy issues, overtly melodramatic passages. I have a good feeling about this one, unlike....

Sometimes things don't work out

TL;DR: I abandoned a video idea mid-production and now as a sucky pre-christmas present you get to listen to the raw audio.

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Some time ago I finished Neon Genesis Evangelion with my teenage daughter (I try my best to see she's cultured proper) and so after End of Evangelion the plan was to watch The Rebirth-series.

I myself...

The Men Who Gave Birth To The 20th Century

So it's finally done. The last one of my older videos! Yay! We are done with the old stuff and from now on it's just new material! \o/

This text has always had a special place in my heart - don't really know why.
I don't think it's one my best videos or texts, but the way these two stories remind each other is eery.

I have this...

The Song at the End of All Time (Patreon Remake)

So this remake is a bit of a bust for you Patrons, truth be told;

The footage used is all old, so other than the audio quality and some minor visual changes, there isn't that much to see here if you've already seen the older version of the video.

But here's the catch: I struggled with the pacing of this - actually I always struggle...

The Difficulty of Difficulty

Here's the reworked version of one my videos from last year.
The two remaining will be out soon, and along side them I'll have few things to bring up and announce.

Hope you enjoy the new version, and those starved of truly new content; hang in there! We've almost out of the Woods!

Though the remakes have taken a huge chunk out m...

The Gods to Whom You Can Not Pray

The reworked version of this old video is now done! I also lost my room and had to improvise somewhat with the narration parts, hence The melodramatic pitch black room... I kinda like it, let me know what you think; do you enjoy this more than the classic face-towards-the-camera-type-stuff?

The remaining three remakes will be done in a we...

When Things Break

New video out!

A collection of short texts around the notion of "when things go the way they're not supposed to", be it gameplay, a narrative trope or even reality itself.

As always, thank you for your support! It means a lot!

Ps. Due to copyright claims this video is unavailable in Russia so, it might get snatched away by t...

Short Update

The script is done,
the voice-over recorded,
the footage gathered.

Now only editing of this madness remains.
One hour of weirdness is hopefully done by the end of June!

"When Things Break", out soon!

New-Old video out!

Hi folks!

Here's the reworked version of the NieR: Automata video I made few years ago.
It was one of the first videos I made so this one has a special place in my heart.

Next up is a brand new video,
after which I'll return to rework the older ones.

The script is almost done, just some minor edits here and there. 2024-05-09 09:00:07 +0000 UTC View Post

New old videos + Update

Hi guys,

This month started with a writing exercise, which lead to a voice over exercise, and then things got out of hand:

I remade bunch of my old videos and here are the four first one's:


The Most Important Journey:
2024-04-20 05:35:51 +0000 UTC View Post

New edit of the new video out!

So, here's the - hopefully - final version of the new video.

Oopsie!

As I posted earlier this morning, I made a slight booboo and messed up the patron-list at the end of the new video.

Even though none of my patrons seemed to mind the error, it kept nagging me the whole morning so I decided:

I'm going to keep the video private 'till I can upload the new fixed version. Until then everyone can watch t...

Originality, The Meaning of Life and... Frozen 2!?

This one's been a long time coming.

The text is one of my favourites to date and I've been dabling with it for a better part of a year, but I just couldn't SEE the video in any way. Truth be told; I was struggling with the visual side throughout the whole thing. Even now I'm not sure if it's anything coherrent visually.

Now we'll ...

The Long Wait For Elysium

New video out!

A video about Greek Gods, Disco Elysium, voices within our heads and invisible gorillas. Hope you find it worth you time!

Thanks for your support, it means a lot to me!

All the best,
- Benni

Games That Hide Their Best Moments

A video about moments hidden and stories untold. Sometimes you just want to talk about video games.
Hope you enjoy the video!

Quick Update

Hi friends!

I've been writing like mad for the last couple of months (and playing unreasonable amounts of Elden Ring). I've got two, three maybe four scripts almost finished, and as of writing this, I'm about hit record for the voice over for the first upcoming video.

I'm travelling this weekend and, after that I'll start editing ...

The Song at The End of All Times

This video started its life as a simple list of video game music moments I've found awesome... But then Outer Wilds happened and brought with it this whole tangent of childlike wonder and awe - which led to the rabbithole of my own childhood and things akin to it.

This one got weird... Be forewarned.

I hope you find the video worth...

Summer Update

Hi folks!

A quick update what's going on with me:

I have a couple of videos in the works but 'unfortunately' - considering the scripts and the intended structure of the videos - they're kinda 'out there'. Which means, it's propably gonna take time to finish these even on an orderly fashion. So the "one video, one month, maybe" time...

To Mend A Broken Heart

New Video Out!

Also; I'm on the road for the next week but after I return home, I'll look into offering audio-only versions of my videos for those who enjoy listening more than viewing.

Thank you for your support and hope you enjoy the video!

Of Beasts and Men

Something little different this time around! Hope you enjoy the video!

The Gods to Whom You Can Not Pray

New video out!

Why do we go to the Underworld? What can we find from the Lands of The Dead?

A deep-dive into the mythology and psychology of The Underworld.

Spoilers abound for Silent Hill 2 and Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice.

The Difficulty of Difficulty

How much tribulation is enough?

Soma - The Most Frightening Sentence In The English Language

New video out!

What makes you you when you are no longer the only you?

The Most Important Journey

What is this game actually about?

The Men Who Gave Birth To The 20th Century

New video out!

NieR: Automata - The Death of God

New video out!