I spend a lot of my free time watching gaming videos on youtube. Most of these would fall into the ‘essay’ style. Who are your favourite videogame subs on youtube?
Game Makers Toolkit - Game development and how and why games do the things they do
Girlfriend Reviews - Comedy, reviews etc etc
VaatiVidya - Fromsoft stuff; Lore, mechanics etc etc
New Frame Plus - The art, animation and style of games
People Make Games - Video Game documentaries
What about you?
I think Jeremy Parish’s videos are astounding if you’re interested in retro games. He just started a series about the Epoch’s Cassette Vision from 1981.
I’m personally a fan of Noah Caldwell-Gervais. His essays can be quite long, like several hours long, but it’s always very thought-provoking. I like to watch them on a second monitor while doing something brainless to wind down at the end of the day
ThorHighHeels’ videos have a relaxed, positive vibe that I always enjoy. He usually covers lesser known games from the mid 2000’s and his appreciation of visual design, music, and aesthetics really resonates with me. My favorite video of his is the one on Mysterious GBA Games.
I actually made a thread here of my faves! Not sure the best way to link to lemmy posts but its here: https://sopuli.xyz/post/3559233
#1 favorite is Game Dungeon.
I love Aliensrock’s videos. They play lots of interesting puzzle/strategy games and the editing especially on their later videos is amazing. The editors somehow always manage to represent their complicated thought process. Also, they’re good at explaining stuff which is I guess a must for puzzle/strategy channels.
