Q&A: Nov 30th, 2022

DiKei91 Asks
What's your favorite thing you've ever won, and why?

That's a really damn good question. I'm having to pause for a long time. Honestly? None of the things I've won, Golf Tournaments, Shambles Races, or Game Events, really compares to when I got a big break on YT.

The sheer overwhelming nature of seeing so many people reacting to my work was a shock to say the least.

Sometimes, that excitement is occasionally lost, due to publishing work online doesn't have the same visceral, identifiable, and relatable humanity of witnessing someone react to your band playing, or big game move at a sporting event. Humans packed together reacting is like a drug.

Thinking about your question genuinely makes me more grateful for my work though. That what sticks out in my head isn't any of the things I've won, really does speak volumes to its impact.

Thank you.

Alexander Asks
Fallout 3 or New Vegas?

I've finished Fallout 3 multiple times, and started New Vegas three times.

Yeah, that's going to cost me some fans.

I've been meaning for years to relaunch New Vegas again though and give it a proper fair chance. From what I've seen of both, I honestly don't think I've gone through Fallout 3 that many times because it's such a remarkable game, but because it's accessible, and easy to get into a flow with its world design.

Obsidian games have always been a bit more... layered, in their writing, quest design, and storytelling.

I figure it's only a matter of time for New Vegas to finally click for me.

K The Shy Cat Asks
When will we go out on a date and why haven’t you answered my calls?

I'm sorry, I was busy replying to someone complaining about my video-game tweet.

Priorities.

Andy Charles Asks
What kind of question do I need to ask to get it featured in the credits of one of your videos?

I answer them based on flow for the video.

Dumb ones are very reliable.

Joshua Lovejoy Asks
Takedown or Underground 2? Alternatively, Revenge or Most Wanted?

God.

Fuck you.

...I prefer Revenge to Takedown, and I prefer Most Wanted to Underground 2.

If I'm only choosing in isolation, both Burnouts win. If I have to choose two to keep, I'll take Revenge and Underground 2.

I really hate you.

alex dicarlo Asks
With your most recent Farcry video being pretty fantastic. Would you ever cover a Farcry game like 2 or 3 in a years later format? Or any Ubisoft game really? I'd be very curious how ubisofts designs and development have changed over the years

I'd definitely consider it. Though, with the frequency of Ubisoft games being released and the sheer amount of content in them, that would be quite the commitment, especially as there's not many I'm sure I'd have the passion to make a long video for.

Though, I've been wanting to make a video about "Ubiboxes" for a long time now...

Canaan Meyers Asks
We will never get back the many silent films made and lost in the early 19th century, but now we have active preservation efforts through companies like the criterion collection. Do you believe this will develop for the video game industry at some point as well?

It goddamn better.

Though honestly, I don't know the mechanisms behind what allowed the Criterion Collection to exist, and I don't know what sort of persuasion is required to let video games do something similar.

Plus, as far as I'm aware, Criterion Collection's don't need to archive 180+ updated versions of a film. That is where games are rather unique, and most likely are going to have to be carried by pirates.

There's no way you could convince a company to license out a Stranger Things event for Far Cry 6, only to have to keep paying for a license for archival purposes.

That's the main problem we've got for now...

Jorge Asks
Overall thoughts on Ghost Games’s NFS output?

Rivals: Fantastic design, average driving and world.

2015: Gorgeous to look, mind-numbingly dull to play.

Payback: Shiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiit.

Heat: Might be the best of the series.

Ghost Games really found their way by the end. My opinion of that Developer did 180 after that game released. I was rather concerned after they were dissolved and merged into Criterion, but thankfully, all their work on Heat seems to have carried over to Unbound, which I'm glad.

Need for Speed finally found its footing and more critically identity again, and I didn't want Ghost's work to all be for nothing.

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