Always enjoy hos videos and always take something from them. It was always appealing to me, but his deep dive into it has made me decide to actually buy and experience Vermis for myself.
And also Apple Quest Monsters since that looks cute.
Hmmm. I normally love Eye patch wolf videos, but this one didn't quite work for me, because the subject matter just doesn't seem as weird to me as it sounds like it does to him?
Like, when you show me weird Garfield art, I can agree that it's strange and want to learn more.
But this one starts with "why would someone make up an imaginary video game?" and I think the obvious answer is "because it's fun to do that" and then the video spends an hour working it's way to reaching that same obvious point. It just doesn't seem bizarre or crazy to me, did most people not imagine their own videogames when they were kids?
Agreed that the specific examples he showcases are cool though.
Hmmm. I normally love Eye patch wolf videos, but this one didn't quite work for me, because the subject matter just doesn't seem as weird to me as it sounds like it does to him?
Like, when you show me weird Garfield art, I can agree that it's strange and want to learn more.
But this one starts with "why would someone make up an imaginary video game?" and I think the obvious answer is "because it's fun to do that" and then the video spends an hour working it's way to reaching that same obvious point. It just doesn't seem bizarre or crazy to me, did most people not imagine their own videogames when they were kids?
Agreed that the specific examples he showcases are cool though.
using Molly Moon and splendidland as examples of “fake game devs” is a bit odd, as they’ve both been involved with proper game projects.
Molly is working on a big collab with Airdorf, Torple Dook, Trevor Henderson, and Jesse Cox.
while splendidland made the “Mega Man Sprite Game”, which is based off a parody Tumblr blog. alongside designing various characters in Deltarune.
and ending the video with Vermis is certainly a choice. even watching it at 2x speed was a draining experience just from how depressing the setting is. and felt like it was never going to end.
by the time it’s finally over and he’s giving his closing thoughts, it’s difficult to focus on them after all of that.
it really should have been pushed to the beginning or middle of the video with something lighter at the end, even the other horror “games” shown aren’t anywhere near as tiring.