Q&A: September 8th, 2021

Alexa Asks
Do you ever want to get Angry Joe to be a guest in a video one day?

It's an unlikely pairing but I'd be open to it. There's a couple issues I take with Joe's content, but of all the reviewers I grew up with, he's easily the one who's stuck to his guns the most aside from maybe Zero Punctuation, not caring if people got mad at him for his Movie Reviews or taking a break.

That's the sign of someone who does what they do out of passion than profit.

Nephyris X Asks
Expanding on this, when are you going to get SSeth to shitpost in your videos man

When people have confirmed he's not just Mandalore.

DiKel91 Asks
Have you listened to the new The Spin Wires single and if so, what do you think of it?

Jesus, that's a name I haven't thought about in years. Part of me does regret not just making that ending song from the Halo Years Later videos my channel theme, but then again, it would be pretty weird to hear with some of the heavier topics.

Jake Malone Asks
With the recent blizzard events, a lot of people have been moving on to other mmos, ff14 have been thriving and even swtor has been making a large increase. Do you think these other mmos will be able to maintain the sudden increase in popularity? or will WoW still dominate the mmo market despite everything Blizzard has done?

I'm the farthest thing from an expert on MMOs, but the increase in other MMOs I think more has to do with WoW just not being able to claim itself as so obviously the king like it used to. Games like Final Fantasy 14 are extremely popular, it's not a niche anymore like it was in the past with games like Guild Wars.

However, the controversy with Blizzard has certainly opened up more positive discussion for those other games, though I don't think WoW will ever completely go away, it almost goes beyond Blizzards influence.

MoistTowelette Asks
When will you a Scott the woz do a collab?

Man, really collab based Q&A eh? I don't know, when he makes an offer and I don't mind the idea.

Ferenc Viczmándi Asks
How important is hand holding in a game? (I recently played Skyrim, a game that tells you absolutely nothing, and I felt lost and confused to the point that I stopped playing.)

I'm honestly surprised to hear Skyrim be the example, as one of the reasons I despise the game's opening so much is how much it holds your hand before you're finally let off the leash in an open world game.

To me, there's a difference between hand holding and chaining said hand. Most games do the latter in the name of the former. You know how when you're in a class, and you perform a task exactly as the instructions say, the lesson doesn't really stick with you because you're listening not performing?

Bad hand holding in games is like that, and that's what I always argue against.

When you tell the player to "Press X to Perform a Takedown" and the player never chose how to approach someone, who to approach, or from what angle, it doesn't really stick with new players, and infuriates old players who already know how this stuff goes.

There's also the question of when hand holding helps and detracts from a game, and how much it meets your preferences. Its entirely possible that an RPG like Mass Effect is more appealing. There's definitely days when I'm not in the mood for an open ended game and want something more handcrafted and directed.

Joseph Riffe Asks
Thoughts on Blade Runner and It's sequel?

The original's a beautiful work of art with a story that's not nearly as difficult to understand as so many fanboys make it seem. Its sequel from what I remember in the theatre was great, but not as good as the original, with my main nitpick being the film gives into the modern cliche of all sci-fi being empty and sleek like TRON, despite the original film never establishing that visual motif.

TL;DR, my favorite Blade Runner is Ghost in the Shell...

Nathan Tallent Asks
What are your opinions on how Portal 2 completely neutered Source physics (compared to the first game) specifically to focus on more storytelling? The nerfed movement, removed propflying, portal funneling, portal magnetism, the whole game feels stupid-proofed.

I'll be honest and say that I don't remember there being completely nerfed physics, though its also been so long that I played Portal 2, let alone with any sort of analytical lens, that I wouldn't be the person to ask.

I mainly remember Portal 2 for having one of my favorite endings of all time to anything ever, and that the mod community has too many high profile mods for me to play one day.

Daniel Anugerah Asks
What are your thoughts on the NeoTokyo source mod? I just finished watching your ghost in the shell gaming overview, and it occurred to me that Neotokyo was probably *heavily* inspired by GITS

I actually still have the footage on my computer from the Multiplayer session I hosted a year later. It was stressful to organize but also a lot of fun, and I finally got a clear view of the game in action. 

Level design was the biggest takeaway for me, it was fantastic. No two stages were the same in approach, firefights, or atmosphere. The gameplay was always interesting despite using the same round-based setup you'd expect from a game like Counter Strike, because every environment was a new challenge to master.

Were the game easier to get up and running, I'd make a video about its level design, it's that good!

DaCody Asks
After all the tribulation you went through editing programs these last few months... Which one would you prefer for smaller projects?

Bigger or Smaller project it doesn't really matter, it's editing, and at the moment, I'm with the wife Adobe. Occasionally she shits herself and cuts my leg off, but I've managed to keep those events to a rare occurrence.

Just never use the latest version, it sucks golf balls through garden hoses.

Kizza Lee Asks
Seeing as you are a car enthusiast, I'm curious to know what car you drive?

I don't have a license.

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I know, it doesn't make any sense, but I had an L (laugh it up), and did drive with success, but unfortunately, my family was going through a really rough financial patch at that time, so the cars were always taken by family members for work, meaning the only time I had a chance to drive was at 8-10pm, which being a depressed teenager, I obviously didn't want to do.

Since then, I live in the city with good public transit, and starting out here being very poor, I obviously wanted to save up rather than spend money on car insurance in a place where driving has no opportunity for fun anyway. We don't have any racetracks, car culture, or notable roads here, which is a shame, because Vancouver could be amazing for motorsports.

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