What We Dont Talk About in Spec Ops The Line Jacob Geller 2024-10-11 | I have come to realize the body is its own pyre, that degree rises from within | Watch my exclusive video on Six Days in Fallujah by joining Nebula at go.nebula.tv/jacob-gellerBUY MY BOOK: lostincult.co.uk/howagamelivesWatch my Nebula-exclusive video on Six Days in Fallujah: nebula.tv/videos/jacob-geller-does-six-days-in-fallujah-deserve-the-infamy Watch THIS video on Nebula: nebula.tv/videos/jacob-geller-what-we-dont-talk-about-in-spec-ops-the-line Patreon: patreon.com/JacobGeller Merch: https://store.nebula.app/collections/jacob-gellerInstagram: instagram.com/jacobgellervideos Twitter: twitter.com/yacobg42Listen to my podcast about Spec Ops: The Line: open.spotify.com/episode/07Hyz8mrZ8CgIuY4yQgUc7?si=3209fad3005340d5Watch Errant Signal’s video on Spec Ops: The Line: youtu.be/wlBrenhzMZI?si=2ho1l5RqlXOW-XXuRead “Killing is Harmless by Brendan Keogh: brkeogh.itch.io/killing-is-harmlessSources: “Race, Gender, and Genre in Spec Ops: The Line” by Soraya Murray: https://online.ucpress.edu/fq/article-abstract/70/2/38/29239/Race-Gender-and-Genre-in-Spec-Ops-The-Line“War Bytes: The Critique of Militainment in Spec Ops: The Line” by Matthew Thomas Payne: tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/15295036.2014.881518“The Use of White Phosphorus Munitions by U.S. Military Forces in Iraq” by David Fidler: asil.org/insights/volume/9/issue/37/use-white-phosphorus-munitions-us-military-forces-iraqU.S. Department of State on the use of White Phosphorus in Fallujah: web.archive.org/web/20060104041818/http://usinfo.state.gov/media/Archive_Index/Illegal_Weapons_in_Fallujah.html“The Fight for Fallujah” in Field Artillery Magazine by Cobb, LaCour, and Hight: web.archive.org/web/20060104053204/http://www.tradoc.army.mil/pao/ProfWriting/2-2AARlow.pdf“Pentagon Reverses Position and Admits U.S. Troops Used White Phosphorus Against Iraqis in Fallujah” by Democracy Now (featuring quotes by Lt. Col. Venable and George Monbiot): democracynow.org/2005/11/17/pentagon_reverses_position_and_admits_u“U.S. used white phosphorus in Iraq,” BBC: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/4440664.stmRain of Fire by Human Rights Watch (Documentary): youtu.be/wRuzEs9Y5KE?si=621QSY40-Zbzz6tpRain of Fire: Israel’s Unlawful Use of White Phosphorus in Gaza by Human Rights Watch (Report): hrw.org/report/2009/03/25/rain-fire/israels-unlawful-use-white-phosphorus-gazaThe Human Cost of Incendiary Weapons and the Limits of International Law by Human Rights Watch: hrw.org/report/2020/11/09/they-burn-through-everything/human-cost-incendiary-weapons-and-limits#Media shown: Spec Ops: The Line, Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, Apocalypse Now, stock footage from Getty Images and Reuters ArchiveMusic Used (Chronologically): The Looters, The Lost Battalion, The Pit, Burning Courtyard (all from Spec Ops: The Line), Multiplayer Menu (Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2), Afterlife (Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare), Do I Look Okay To You, GP04, Human Cost (all from Spec Ops: The Line), Embassy (Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2019), The Lab (Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2019), Burning Courtyard (Spec Ops: The Line), Max: NJ (Max Payne 3), Dead (Max Payne 3), Mellifera (They Dream By Day), The Caves of Mercury (Kilian Flowers)Additional music and sound effects from Epidemic SoundAdditional footage from Getty Images and Reuters ArchiveThumbnail and Graphic Design by twitter.com/HotCyderDescription credit: “Napalm” by Quan Barry
The Best Looking Game Ever Jacob Geller 2024-08-30 | Beauty is eternity gazing at itself in a mirror. But you are eternity and you are the mirror. | Watch my exclusive video on Arkham Knight by joining Nebula at go.nebula.tv/jacob-gellerBUY MY BOOK: lostincult.co.uk/howagamelivesWatch my Nebula-exclusive video on Arkham Knight: nebula.tv/videos/jacob-geller-how-does-arkham-knight-still-look-so-goodWatch THIS video on Nebula: nebula.tv/videos/jacob-geller-the-best-looking-game-ever Script Consulting by John Linneman: https://x.com/dark1xMuch of the footage of this video comes from Digital Foundry’s archive: digitalfoundry.netPatreon: patreon.com/JacobGeller Merch: https://store.nebula.app/collections/jacob-gellerInstagram: instagram.com/jacobgellervideos Twitter: twitter.com/yacobg42Listen to the Something Rotten podcast: open.spotify.com/show/6IwFIGcSlhbFLaTsOqf7a8?si=f67e7ad225a14792 “Defender of the Crown” by Jimmy Maher at The Digital Antiquarian: filfre.net/2015/04/defender-of-the-crownMedia shown: Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice, Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II, Dragon’s Lair, Defender of the Crown, Daytona USA, Crysis, Battlefield 3, Cyberpunk 2077, Doom 3, The Order: 1886, Heavy Rain, Beyond Two Souls, The Bouncer, Final Fantasy VII, Final Fantasy X, Final Fantasy VII Remake, Kingdom Hearts 3, Star Wars Trilogy Arcade, Virtual Racer, Virtua Fighter, Virtua Fighter 3, Tron, Uncharted 2, Red Dead Redemption 2, Crysis 2, Crysis 3, Soul Calibur, Metal Gear Solid, Metal Gear Solid 2, Shadow of the Colossus, Outrun, God of War 3, Grand Theft Auto VI, Silent Hill 3, Half-Life 2, Get Even, Immortality, Horizon Zero Dawn, Resident Evil 5, Resident Evil Remake, The Legend of Zelda, Kid Icarus, The Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker, Tales from Off-Peak City, Spider-Man: Miles Morales, The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, Okami, Max Payne 3, Battlezone, Space Harrier, The Last of Us: Part 2, Donkey Kong Country, Batman: Arkham Knight, Hydro Thunder, Mirror’s Edge, Resident Evil 2 Remake, I, RobotMusic Used (Chronologically): Remorse (Hotline Miami 2), Draugar Arena (Hellblade 2), Toad Highlands (Mario Golf), Hela (Hellblade), Prisonic Fairytale (Silent Hill 2), VHS Bombstrap (Umurangi Generation), Title Theme (Defender of the Crown), Sky (Mr. Nutz), Attract Mode (Dragon’s Lair SNES), Staff Roll (Dragon’s Lair SNES), Vs. Tina (Minnesota Fats: Pool Legend), Let’s Go Away (Daytona USA), The King of Speed (Daytona USA), Silhouette (Katana Zero), THE MILLENIUM BUG (Umurangi Generation), At Doom’s Gate (DOOM), The Angel’s Descend (Bayonetta), Intro (Doom 3), Save Heaven (Resident Evil Remake), First Light (Crysis), Memories (Crysis 3), Shard (Mirror’s Edge), Ethan Mars’ Theme (Heavy Rain), The Knight’s Theme (The Order 1886), Shoegaze Protagonist (Umurangi Generation), One Legged Waltzing (Franz Gordon)Additional Video Sources:Final Fantasy 7 NPCs by Bes: youtu.be/hLWu07ee6Lc?si=xlfgnwjNKUU7BzV6Defender of the Crown playthrough by AL82 Retrogaming Longplays: youtu.be/Y1qqoczc0m8?si=REBrzcVJpJvL-NC1Hydro Thunder by Pelessaria B’Jade: youtu.be/MDvOM1nB3xo?si=2SNrG6_c3ZGLqQb9Battlefield 3 Jet Mission by DrLagGaming: youtu.be/cu-dohdtozg?si=YuaEQgCQos3cWSncDragon’s Lair Playthrough by Seth Peterson: youtu.be/mkDqAHCV5Yg?si=8is59cGuKWIcH9U9Star Wars: Trilogy Arcade by nitaZera: youtu.be/fLMzT54Hqt8?si=EaQnUIDCz-vwLrBTFinal Fantasy X by kaluzaklein: youtu.be/GYbc0hYxyGM?si=NVGoFvAUbz-C8vVsThe Bouncer by Metal Arcade: youtu.be/FoBBW9J4-kM?si=U0d1i3J4bBPhPQhbPONG by andys-arcade: youtu.be/fiShX2pTz9A?si=aD8GV3YXPZaMdRhnVirtua Fighter 3 by Drup: youtu.be/Y2O1GCnUPUw?si=N5Zqc2Tx7_-pjf6cAdditional music and sound effects from Epidemic SoundThumbnail and Graphic Design by twitter.com/HotCyderDescription credit: “On Beauty” by Kahlil Gibran
Nothing Ever Stops Existing Jacob Geller 2024-07-26 | All water has a perfect memory and is forever trying to get back to where it was. Writers are like that | Sign up for Nebula and get access to all my exclusive videos: go.nebula.tv/jacob-geller Watch my Nebula-exclusive video on DEVS: nebula.tv/videos/jacob-geller-jacob-and-leo-untangle-the-brilliance-of-devsBUY MY BOOK: lostincult.co.uk/howagamelives*SPOILERS:*0:00 - Atmospheric Memory (Museum Exhibit)2:50 - Charles Babbage9:34 - DEVS14:25 - Story of Your Life/Arrival19:18 - Slaughterhouse-Five24:04 - 1000xResist30:57 - Real-life physics32:49 - Geographies of Solitude (Documentary)34:16 - ConclusionPatreon: patreon.com/JacobGeller Merch: https://store.nebula.app/collections/jacob-gellerInstagram: instagram.com/jacobgellervideos Twitter: twitter.com/yacobg42Listen to the Something Rotten podcast: open.spotify.com/show/6IwFIGcSlhbFLaTsOqf7a8?si=f67e7ad225a14792 Animation by mothcub: youtube.com/@mothcubScript Consultation by Bobby Broccoli: youtube.com/@BobbyBroccoli*Sources:*Slaughterhouse-Five, Kurt Vonnegut, 1969Stories of Your Life and Others,Ted Chiang, 2002DEVS, Alex Garland, 20201000xResist, Sunset Visitor, 2024Atmospheric Memory, museum exhibit designed by Rafael Lozano-HemmerNinth Bridgewater Treatise, Charles Babbage, 1837When We Cease to Understand the World, Benjamín Labatut, 2020Geographies of Solitude, Jacquelyn Mills, 2023Arrival, Denis Villeneuve, 2016Babbage’s Difference Engines- Computer History Museum: computerhistory.org/babbage/enginesFalse Dawn: The Babbage Engine- Computer History Museum: youtu.be/XSkGY6LchJs?si=8yaC8zPb5enIueqXPauline Oliveros Performance from Roulette TV: youtu.be/3VX1ooQ1aHs?si=1l1mJ9fIZRAFUHaH*Music Used (chronologically):* Lear (Pauline Oliveros), Symphony No. 7 (Beethoven via John Michel, Wikicommons), The Occupants (1000xResist), A Teardrop ~Zip (1000xResist), Water Run (1000xResist), Bells of Laguna Bend (Cyberpunk 2077), That Was Only For You To See (1000xResist), Tear Gas (1000xResist), Hiding (1000xResist), The Nomai (Outer Wilds), Watcher Haunted (1000xResist), Smooth Talking (Nocturnal Spirits), Possible Futures (Citizen Sleeper)Additional music and sound effects from Epidemic SoundAdditional footage from Getty Images, Storyblocks, and Reuters ArchiveThumbnail and Graphic Design by twitter.com/HotCyderDescription Credit: Toni Morrison, “The Site of Memory”
Analyzing Every Torture Scene in Call of Duty — All 46 of Them Jacob Geller 2024-06-21 | Pain destroys one’s world, and, in that silence, torturers impose the myth of the state’s legitimacy. | Sign up for Nebula: go.nebula.tv/jacob-geller / Buy a Nebula Gift Card: http://gift.nebula.tv/jacobgeller BUY MY BOOK: lostincult.co.uk/howagamelivesWatch my Nebula-exclusive baking video: nebula.tv/videos/jacob-geller-making-a-blackberry-peach-pie-and-trying-not-to-think-about-torture-with-jacob-and-annie Watch THIS video on Nebula: nebula.tv/videos/jacob-geller-analyzing-every-torture-scene-in-call-of-duty-all-46-of-them Patreon: patreon.com/JacobGeller Merch: https://store.nebula.app/collections/jacob-gellerInstagram: instagram.com/jacobgellervideos Twitter: twitter.com/yacobg42Listen to the Something Rotten podcast: open.spotify.com/show/6IwFIGcSlhbFLaTsOqf7a8?si=f67e7ad225a14792 SPECIAL THANKS: Cameron Kunzelman for additional voices: https://x.com/ckunzelman Alex Adams for additional background informationHat Man and Nebula Studios for graphs and motion graphicsAFGuidesHD for allowing me to use their gameplay footage: youtube.com/@AFGuidesHDIavor Todorov for additional background informationSOURCES: Torture and Democracy by Darius RejaliHow to Justify Torture: Inside the Ticking Bomb Scenario by Alex AdamsAnatomy of Torture by Ron HassnerJustice: What’s the Right Thing to Do? by Michael Sandel Serial Season 4 – Guantánamo: nytimes.com/interactive/2024/podcasts/serial-season-four-guantanamo.htmlU.N. Convention against Torture: ohchr.org/en/instruments-mechanisms/instruments/convention-against-torture-and-other-cruel-inhuman-or-degradingSenate Intelligence Committee report on CIA torture: intelligence.senate.gov/sites/default/files/publications/CRPT-113srpt288.pdfWait, There’s Torture in Zootopia? by Casey Delehanty and Erin Kearns: cambridge.org/core/journals/perspectives-on-politics/article/abs/wait-theres-torture-in-zootopia-examining-the-prevalence-of-torture-in-popular-movies/4C630F7B231053B66DC436EF598F2E32Guantánamo by the Numbers– ACLU: aclu.org/issues/national-security/detention/guantanamo-numbersReport on Guantanamo Detainees: A Profile of 517 Detainees Through Analysis of Department of Defense Data by Mark Denbeaux, Joshua Benbeaux, and John Gregorek: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=885659Personal Responsibility Under Dictatorship by Hannah Arendt: themontrealreview.com/Articles/Personal_Responsibility_Under_Dictatorship.phpHistory of Guantanamo Bay– CBC News– The National: youtu.be/Y-_1-UcjB98?si=zVUFv8H18dFnI7NiEvery Torture Scene in Call of Duty– MrSp3ctre: youtu.be/b7bAaI9hRyw?si=r65RjdTWhKzlaHEPPolicing in Japan: A Study on Making Crime by Setsuo MiyazawaMedia shown: Call of Duty: 2, 3, 4: Modern Warfare, World at War, Modern Warfare 2, Black Ops, Modern Warfare 3, Black Ops II, Ghosts, Advanced Warfare, Black Ops III, Infinite Warfare, WWII, Black Ops 4, Modern Warfare (2019), Cold War, Vanguard, Modern Warfare II (2022), Modern Warfare III (2023), Black Ops 6Music Used (Chronologically): Multiplayer Menu Theme (Infinite Warfare), Multiplayer Menu Theme (Black Ops), Downtown Sniper Soviet Tension (Call of Duty 2), Third District (Katana Zero), Captain Toad Goes Forth (Super Mario 3D World), Polina’s Vengeance (Vanguard), Multiplayer Menu Theme (Modern Warfare 2), Multiplayer Menu Theme (Ghosts), Pripyat (Call of Duty 4), Furnace (Control), Olympus Mons (Infinite Warfare), Embassy (Modern Warfare), Afterlife (Infinite Warfare), Collateral (Modern Warfare), Smooth Talking (Nocturnal Spirits)Additional music and sound effects from Epidemic SoundThumbnail and Graphic Design by twitter.com/HotCyderDescription credit: “Torture and Democracy” by Darius Rejali
Gaming through the end of my book campaign Jacob Geller 2024-05-10 | Buy my book here: lostincult.co.uk/howagamelives Watch on twitch at twitch.tv/jacobgeller
Games that Wont Leave the Dark Jacob Geller 2024-04-29 | Darkness had no need of aid from them—She was the Universe. | Watch my exclusive video on The Exit 8 by joining Nebula at go.nebula.tv/jacob-gellerBUY MY BOOK: lostincult.co.uk/howagamelives*Spoiler Descriptions:*Greener Grass Awaits: Some surprising gameplay hooks are discussed. The game’s story and ending are not discussed. Bonbon: The entire story is discussed in detailBramble: The Mountain King: Some late game events are shown and discussed. The game’s overarching story and ending are not discussed. White Shadows: Various snippets from the game are shown. The game’s ending is discussed in detail.Watch my Nebula-exclusive video on The Exit 8: nebula.tv/videos/jacob-geller-a-horror-game-about-normality Watch THIS video on Nebula: nebula.tv/videos/jacob-geller-games-that-wont-leave-the-darkPatreon: patreon.com/JacobGeller Merch: https://store.nebula.app/collections/jacob-gellerInstagram: instagram.com/jacobgellervideos Twitter: twitter.com/yacobg42Listen to the Something Rotten podcast: open.spotify.com/show/6IwFIGcSlhbFLaTsOqf7a8?si=f67e7ad225a14792 Media shown: Greener Grass Awaits, Bonbon, Bramble: The Mountain King, White Shadows, My Name is Mayo, Crypt of the Necrodancer, Neon White, Come and See, Buckshot Roulette, El Paso, Elsewhere, Laika: Aged Through Blood, Mediterranea Inferno, Bioshock, Mirror’s Edge, What. (Bo Burnham), A Highland Song, Death of a Wish, Heart of Darkness, Limbo, INSIDE, Humanity, Guilty Gear -Strive-, Persona 3 Reload, Signalis, Little Nightmares, Anatomy, Fight Club, The Cabin in the Woods, ICO, Dark Souls, The Exit 8Music Used (Chronologically): Over the Water (Greener Grass Awaits), Polygon Eden (Umurangi Generation), Sunset Drone (Greener Grass Awaits), Ponderous (Greener Grass Awaits), Amid Bones (Iron Lung), The Facsimile (Citizen Sleeper), VHS Bombstrap (Umurangi Generation), Dance with the Night Wind (Silent Hill 3), Ghostlight (Iron Lung), Näcken's Polska (Bramble: the Mountain King), Midnight Secrets (Bramble: the Mountain King), The Troll Forest (Bramble: the Mountain King), The Beautiful Blue Danube, Are You Coming Home, Love MOM (World of Goo), Ending Triumph (Half-Life: Alyx), Inertia (Thomas Was Alone), Ennui (Cody High), Additional music and sound effects from Epidemic SoundThumbnail and Graphic Design by twitter.com/HotCyderDescription credit: “Darkness” by Lord Byron00:00-01:30 - Intro01:30-09:30 - Greener Grass Awaits09:30-14:38 - Bonbon14:38-20:34 - Bramble: The Mountain King20:34-28:44 - White Shadows28:44-33:59 - Conclusion
Art for No One Jacob Geller 2024-03-25 | Where there’s a desert, that changes everything, as if earth hadn’t wanted to fill only her own need. | GET THE JACOB GELLER BOOK: lostincult.co.uk/howagamelives Watch this video on Nebula: nebula.tv/videos/jacob-geller-art-for-no-oneMerch: https://store.nebula.app/collections/jacob-gellerPatreon: patreon.com/JacobGeller Instagram: instagram.com/jacobgellervideos Twitter: twitter.com/yacobg42Listen to the Something Rotten podcast: open.spotify.com/show/6IwFIGcSlhbFLaTsOqf7a8?si=f67e7ad225a14792 Cover of “Va” by Emily Hopkins: youtu.be/qxYF8oDn6_M?si=bCFgEFtmQ672egKw*Sources*City:Triple Aught Foundation: http://www.tripleaughtfoundation.org“Nevada’s proposed national monument…” Brean, 2015: reviewjournal.com/local/local-nevada/nevadas-proposed-national-monument-full-of-artwork-undisturbed-land“A Monument to Outlast Humanity” Goodyear, 2016: newyorker.com/magazine/2016/08/29/michael-heizers-city“Polyneuropathy,” Rubin 2024: merckmanuals.com/home/brain,-spinal-cord,-and-nerve-disorders/peripheral-nerve-and-related-disorders/polyneuropathy“Onward and Upward with the Arts,” Calvin Tomkins, 1972: archives.newyorker.com/newyorker/1972-02-05/flipbook/042“In Nevada, a monument to violence built on stolen land,” Ahtone, 2022: grist.org/culture/land-art-megasculpture-built-stolen-indigenous-land-nevada-city-heizer“Michael Heizer,” Gagosian: gagosian.com/artists/michael-heizer“It Was a Mystery in the Desert for 50 Years,” Kimmelman, 2022: nytimes.com/interactive/2022/08/19/arts/design/michael-heizer-city.htmlNazca:“Lines and Geoglyphs of Nasca and Palpa,” Unesco: whc.unesco.org/en/list/700“Nazca Lines,” Britannica: britannica.com/place/Nazca-Lines“No Place Compares to the Unrelenting Lifelessness..,” Bland, 2013: smithsonianmag.com/travel/no-place-compares-to-the-unrelenting-lifelessness-of-perus-sechura-desert-810663“Flooding and tourism threaten Peru's mysterious Nazca Lines,” Meghji 2004: independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/flooding-and-tourism-threaten-peru-s-mysterious-nazca-lines-553471.htmlHelfrecht:“Alone Together,” Aristotle Roufanis: https://aristotle.photography/“Plexus,” Helfrecht, 2023: https://void.photo/plexusGoya:“Goya,” Hughes 2003“Los Goya: de la Quinta a Burdeos y vuelta,” Junquera 2003: xn--archivoespaoldearte-53b.revistas.csic.es/index.php/aea/article/view/263“The Most Disturbing Painting,” Nerdwriter, 2018: youtu.be/g15-lvmIrcg?si=RPkS17ojYQyC-T3K“The Most Disturbing Painting - A Different Take on Saturn Devouring His Son,” The Canvas, 2020: youtube.com/watch?v=-qCngjk3nQw&tPrince:“Prince To Sue YouTube, eBay Over Unauthorized Content,” Collett-White, 2007: reuters.com/article/idUSL13643284“‘Weird Al’ Yankovic Says Prince Turned Down at Least 4 Parody Ideas,” Craddock, 2016: billboard.com/music/music-news/prince-weird-al-yankovic-michael-jackson-7460907This American Life Episode 750, The Ferryman: thisamericanlife.org/750/transcript“60 Minutes Peeked into Prince's Vault and Discovered a Beautiful Mess,” Covington, 2021: esquire.com/entertainment/music/a36084663/60-minutes-prince-vault-paisley-park-welcome-2-america“Prince’s Sister on Honoring Her Brother’s Vault of Unreleased Music,” Holt, 2021: rollingstone.com/music/music-features/prince-vault-sister-tyka-nelson-1153227“I would hide 4 U: what’s in Prince’s secret vault?,” Azhar, 2015: theguardian.com/music/2015/mar/19/i-would-hide-4-u-whats-in-princes-secret-vault“The Beginner’s Guide,” 2015: store.steampowered.com/app/303210/The_Beginners_Guide“Kunst für Keinen (Art for No One): 1933-1945,” published by Hirmer, 2022Music Used (Chronologically): Let Me Explain (Michael Vignola), A Somber View (Andres Cantu), Ear to the Ground (Hanna Lindgren), A Cold Wind (Savvun), Monster Machine (Ethan Sloan), Lemniscate (Ethan Sloan), A Massive Mist (Ethan Sloan), Vertibrae (Ryan Roth, The Beginner’s Guide), Departure (Ryan Roth, The Beginner’s Guide), D.S. AI Coda (Ryan Roth, The Beginner’s Guide), Va (Cover by Emily Hopkins, Original by Ryan Roth- The Beginner’s Guide)Additional music and sound effects from Getty Images, Epidemic Sound and StoryblocksThumbnail and Graphic Design by twitter.com/HotCyderDescription credit: “Desert” by Patricia Hooper
JACOB GELLER BOOK ANNOUNCEMENT Jacob Geller 2024-03-12 | PRE-ORDER MY BOOK NOW: lostincult.co.uk/howagamelives"How a Game Lives" is a beautiful annotated anthology of my best essays. Pre-order the deluxe edition now for a signed copy, an exclusive vinyl album, prints, and more. Instagram: instagram.com/jacobgellervideos Twitter: twitter.com/yacobg42Music (chronologically): The Triumphant Return to Earth (Kilian Flowers), Connected Improvisations (Kilian Flowers), The Cremation of Sam McGee (Seth Boyer), Did Your Prince Ever Show Up (Magnus Ludvigsson)Thumbnail and Graphic Design by twitter.com/HotCyderAdditional music by Epidemic Sound
I Want to Tell You About My Favorite Fight Scene Jacob Geller 2024-02-16 | the fist of longing Punches my heart, until it is too dark to see. | Watch my exclusive video on even more great fight scenes by joining Nebula at go.nebula.tv/jacob-gellerWatch my Nebula-exclusive video on more fight scenes: nebula.tv/videos/jacob-geller-i-want-to-tell-you-about-even-more-of-my-favorite-fight-scenes Watch THIS video on Nebula: nebula.tv/videos/jacob-geller-i-want-to-tell-you-about-my-favorite-fight-scene Merch: https://store.nebula.app/collections/jacob-gellerPatreon: patreon.com/JacobGeller Instagram: instagram.com/jacobgellervideos Twitter: twitter.com/yacobg42Listen to the Something Rotten podcast: open.spotify.com/show/6IwFIGcSlhbFLaTsOqf7a8?si=f67e7ad225a14792 Footage of Metal Gear Solid 4 provided by George Salonikh: youtube.com/@GeorgeSalonikh Sifu's Brawler Is A Soulless Caricature by Khee Hoon Chan: thegamer.com/sifus-brawler-soulless-caricature-racismJackie Chan - How to Do Action Comedy by Every Frame a Painting: youtu.be/Z1PCtIaM_GQ?si=11lOeitu6wLBTYWgReal GTA by Corridor Digital: youtu.be/0ZZquVylLEo?si=LgDtLxs2yjJ5Yqs5Media shown: Ip Man, The Raid, The Raid 2, Merantau, The Matrix, John Wick, John Wick 3, John Wick 4, Police Story, Police Story 2, Who Am I?, Sifu, Metal Gear Solid, Metal Gear Solid 2, Metal Gear Solid 3, Metal Gear Solid 4, The Last of Us Part 2, Asteroid City, Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon, Hero, I’m Thinking of Ending Things, The Villainess, Hardcore Henry, Project A 2, Fist of Fury, Die Hard, Mortal Kombat, Mortal Kombat One, Punch-Out, Street Fighter 2, Dead Space 2, Bayonetta, Devil May Cry 4, Resident Evil 4, Resident Evil 4 Remake, Amnesia: The Bunker, Dark Souls 3, Absolver, Bioshock, The Hong Kong Massacre, Hotline Miami, God Hand, Tekken 8, Grand Theft Auto V, Returnal, Sekiro: Shadows Die TwiceMusic Used (Chronologically): The Wuguan, Martial Mastery (Sifu), Untitled (Dag Unenge, Hotline Miami 2), The Human Factor (Edward Karl Hanson), Canonical Aside (Dead Space 2), Crash the Dancefloor (Sifu), Aerial Fight 1 (The Path of Neo), Blood is on Fire (Sifu), Hydrogen (M.O.O.N., Hotline Miami), Daisuke (El Huervo, Hotline Miami 2), Sins of the Father (Metal Gear Solid V), Metal Gear Saga (Metal Gear Solid 4), Encounter (Metal Gear Solid), Tanker Incident (Metal Gear Solid 2), Snake Eater (Metal Gear Solid 3), Old Snake (Metal Gear Solid 4), Ride!! (Mad World) Additional music and sound effects from Epidemic SoundThumbnail and Graphic Design by twitter.com/HotCyderDescription credit: The Ikons by James K. Baxter
Pinocchio is a Story About Art and God Jacob Geller 2024-01-20 | For one hundred years, a legend spread across the planet without ever experiencing periods of oblivion | Watch my exclusive video on “Pinocchio: A True Story” by joining Nebula at go.nebula.tv/jacob-gellerWatch my Nebula-exclusive video on yet another Pinocchio movie: nebula.tv/videos/jacob-geller-attempting-to-understand-pinocchio-a-true-story Watch THIS video on Nebula: nebula.tv/videos/jacob-geller-pinocchio-is-a-story-about-art-and-god Merch: https://store.nebula.app/collections/jacob-gellerPatreon: patreon.com/JacobGeller Instagram: instagram.com/jacobgellervideos Twitter: twitter.com/yacobg42Listen to the Something Rotten podcast: open.spotify.com/show/6IwFIGcSlhbFLaTsOqf7a8?si=f67e7ad225a14792 Additional Editing by Isaac HollandTranslation by Katherine IncandenzaSources:The Adventures of Pinocchio by Carlo Collodi, 1883Additional Pinocchio Art from PINOCCHIO: Atlante delle edizioni italiane dal 1883 al 2022Pinocchio in Venice by Robert Coover, 1991 I, Fellini by Charlotte Chandler, 1995The Will to be Human by Silvano Arieti, 1972Ma Collodi Non Esiste by Italo Calvino, 1981Pinocchio and Pinocchiology by Jennifer Stone: jstor.org/stable/26304056 Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio: Sculpted to Life by Matt Zoller Seitz: criterion.com/current/posts/8337-guillermo-del-toros-pinocchio-sculpted-to-lifeFrom Puppet to Cyborg: Posthuman and Postmodern Retellings of the Pinocchio Myth by Georgia Panteli: discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/1528658/13/Panteli_Georgia_PhD%20Thesis.pdf Fellini's Language of Dreams by Jonathan Cott: maryellenmark.com/bibliography/magazines/article/rolling-stone/fellinis-language-of-dreams-637526308774480767/R#:~:text=It%27s%20a%20language%20made%20of,and%20it%20reduces%20its%20proportions. From Kubrick to Spielberg: The Story of ‘A.I.’ by Tim Greiving: theringer.com/movies/2021/6/29/22553929/ai-artificial-intelligence-steven-spielberg-stanley-kubrickCoppola loses $20m compensation for lost Pinocchio by Duncan Campbell: theguardian.com/world/2001/mar/22/filmnews.film The Real Life Adventures of Pinocchio by Rebecca West: https://magazine.uchicago.edu/0212/features/puppet.html Blank Check with Griffin and David (A.I. Artificial Intelligence, 2017): open.spotify.com/episode/0ABydvRDL3hmF64lPMBB1D Media shown: Disney’s 1940 Pinocchio, Disney’s 2022 Pinocchio, Pinocchio: A True Story, Gullermo Del Toro’s Pinocchio, A.I. Artificial Intelligence, Lies of P, Handcarved Cinema: The Making of Guillermo Del Toro’s Pinocchio, The Polar Express, A Christmas Carol, Beowulf, Welcome to Marwen, Dark Souls III, Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice, Bloodborne, Music Used (Chronologically): Cohen’s Masterpiece– Accordion (Bioshock Infinite), Lost in Thessaloniki (Trabant 33), Peaceful Sleep– Music Box (Nier Automata), I’ll See You in My Dreams (Isham Jones), March of the Ducks (Mike Franklyn), Invention No. 4 in D Minor (Bach), Last Move (White Bones), A New Power (SUPERHOT: MIND CONTROL DELETE), The Midnight Woods (Hyper Light Drifter), Hallway Omega (SUPERHOT: MIND CONTROL DELETE), Estella Opera House (Lies of P), Far East Princess (Lies of P), Saintess of Mercy Statue (Lies of P), Etude No. 3 for String Quartet (Peter Sandberg), Fallow Deer (Martin Klem), The Angels Descend A (Bayonetta), Marche Militaire Version 2 (Epidemic Sound), Ave Maria (Epidemic Sound), Only Human (Philip Ayers), Smooth Talking (Nocturnal Spirits), Feel (Lies of P)Additional music and sound effects from Epidemic SoundAdditional footage from RazbutenThumbnail and Graphic Design by twitter.com/HotCyderDescription credit: Ma Collodi Non Esiste by Italo Calvino
Experiencing Metal Gear Solid for the FIRST TIME Jacob Geller 2024-01-10 | Listen to Something Rotten on Nebula, or wherever you get your podcasts.Nebula: nebula.tv/somethingrottenApple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/something-rotten/id1523064458Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/6IwFIGcSlhbFLaTsOqf7a8?si=8b3f887782cf4db1
The Best Ten Games of 2023 Jacob Geller 2023-12-07 | How is it done? You can write about these things and still not be any the wiser. | Watch my exclusive end-of-year favorites video and get tons of other perks by joining Nebula at go.nebula.tv/jacob-geller Watch my Nebula-exclusive end-of-year video: nebula.tv/videos/jacob-geller-jacob-gellers-other-favorite-things-from-2023 Watch THIS video on Nebula: nebula.tv/videos/jacob-geller-the-best-ten-games-of-2023 Merch: https://store.nebula.app/collections/jacob-gellerPatreon: patreon.com/JacobGeller Instagram: instagram.com/jacobgellervideos Twitter: twitter.com/yacobg42Media shown: Alan Wake 2, Armored Core 6, Yakuza: Like a Dragon, Like a Dragon: Ishin, Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name, Hi-Fi Rush, Humanity, Jusant, Lies of P, Resident Evil 4, Resident Evil 4 Remake, Tchia, The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, Final Fantasy XVI, El Paso Elsewhere, Call of Duty: World at War, The Darkness, Marvel’s Midnight Suns, Killer7, Silent Hill 3, No More Heroes, Manhunt, Plumbers Don’t Wear Ties: The Definitive Edition, Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora, Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria, Marvel’s Spider-Man 2, Viewfinder, Goodbye Volcano High, Iron Lung, Tetris Effect, REZ, Scavenger’s Reign, How To with John Wilson, Across the Spider-VerseMusic Used (Chronologically): Go For the Fastest (LaD: Gaiden), Blackburn (Killer7), Herald of Darkness (Alan Wake 2), Shooting Range (Resident Evil 4), Surfacing (Hi-Fi Rush), Jusant (Jusant), Origins (Marvel’s Midnight Suns), Sailing (Tchia), Thrive (Humanity), Contact With You (Armored Core VI), Memory of Beach- Golden (Lies of P), Mattison’s Independence (Tears of the Kingdom), Welcome to Bright Falls (Alan Wake), The Clicker (Alan Wake), Yötön Yö (Alan Wake 2)Additional music and sound effects from Epidemic SoundAdditional footage from Getty Images and Writing on GamesThumbnail and Graphic Design by twitter.com/HotCyderDescription credit: When I Met the Pope by Patricia Lockwood
Playing Anatomy, the Scariest Game Ever Made (and Iron Lung too) Jacob Geller 2023-11-29 | Listen to Something Rotten on Nebula, or wherever you get your podcasts.Nebula: nebula.tv/somethingrottenApple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/something-rotten/id1523064458Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/6IwFIGcSlhbFLaTsOqf7a8?si=8b3f887782cf4db1
Three Specific Kinds of Terror Jacob Geller 2023-11-20 | Maybe we’ve always suspected; always tried to ignore the whine of zero in our ears…but isn’t it worse, now, knowing? | Watch my exclusive Alan Wake II video and get tons of other perks by joining Nebula at go.nebula.tv/jacob-geller Watch my Nebula-exclusive Alan Wake II video: nebula.tv/videos/jacob-geller-spoiling-alan-wake-ii-2023s-best-horror-game Watch THIS video on Nebula: nebula.tv/videos/jacob-geller-three-specific-kinds-of-terror Patreon: patreon.com/JacobGeller Twitter: twitter.com/yacobg42Merch: https://store.nebula.app/collections/jacob-gellerInstagram: instagram.com/jacobgellervideosMedia shown: Amnesia: The Bunker, Who’s Lila, The Utility Room, Amnesia: The Dark Descent, Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs, SOMA, Outlast, Devotion, Prey, Dead Space, Signalis, Resident Evil 4 (Remake), Silent Hill 2, Half Life: Alyx, Beat Saber, Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice, Myst, Star Wars: Battlefront 2, Destiny 2, Super Smash Brothers Brawl, Super Mario 64, Alan Wake IIMusic Used (Chronologically): Lacrimosa (Dead Space 2), Turned Around (Signalis), Rose (Resident Evil 8), The Blank Canvas (Inscryption), Safe Room (Amnesia: The Bunker), Officer Hub (Amnesia: The Bunker), End Credits (Amnesia: The Bunker), LilaChase (Who’s Lila?), Quiet Floors (Who’s Lila?), Misremembered (Signalis), Strupnev (Who’s Lila?), Submarine (INSIDE), Amid Bones (Iron Lung), A Mysterious Device (Returnal), Tendrils (Manifold Garden), Pilgrimage (Gorogoa), Nemesis (Returnal), Left Alone (Detention), Safe Room (Resident Evil), End Credits (Amnesia: The Bunker)Additional music and sound effects from Epidemic SoundAdditional footage from Getty ImagesThumbnail and Graphic Design by twitter.com/HotCyderDescription credit: Zero: Terror by Albert Goldbarth
Something Rotten takes a trip to Silent Hill Jacob Geller 2023-10-18 | Listen to Something Rotten on Nebula, or wherever you get your podcasts.Nebula: nebula.tv/somethingrottenApple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/something-rotten/id1523064458Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/6IwFIGcSlhbFLaTsOqf7a8?si=8b3f887782cf4db1
How Can We Bear to Throw Anything Away? Jacob Geller 2023-10-06 | "Why" I cannot ask, though I would like to know, the answer has to be simply "because."Get a Henson razor and a free pack of 100 blades with code JACOB at: bit.ly/3G3sa59 Watch THIS video on Nebula: nebula.tv/videos/jacob-geller-how-can-we-bear-to-throw-anything-away Patreon: patreon.com/JacobGeller Twitter: twitter.com/yacobg42Merch: https://store.nebula.app/collections/jacob-gellerSpecial thanks to Kelsey Lewin: twitter.com/kelslewinAll The Knowledge in the World (Simon Garfield, 2022)MAUS (Art Spiegelman, 1980-1991)Recorder: The Marion Stokes Project (Matt Wolf, 2019)The Disappearance of Classic Video Games (Video Game History Foundation (gamehistory.org/87percent)On Exactitude in Science (short film by Mothcub): youtu.be/Odggf2SoGK4?si=SKB7v0yAWJ03p2N_The Information Catastrophe (Melvin Vopson, 2020): pubs.aip.org/aip/adv/article/10/8/085014/990263/The-information-catastropheLandlords of the Internet (Daniel Greene, 2022): journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/03063127221124943#conReflections as the Internet Archive turns 25 (Brewster Kahle, 2021): blog.archive.org/2021/07/21/reflections-as-the-internet-archive-turns-25In-Development Video Game Footage:Hi-Fi Rush: youtu.be/vn4XwYzU49g?si=SUGyBpaobNfWYC5yMarvel’s Spider-Man: youtu.be/Stqsi_Ur3k8?si=sLerQ2Ju8eYVj6r-Dead Space: youtu.be/_VChNaQC_mw?si=BO-McI562FE6zH2kGod of War: youtu.be/lreYsdHT54w?si=tyewA634T4xBzee4Media shown: Stars Die, Pineapple on Pizza, Beton Brutal, Halo 3, Shadow of the Colossus, Metal Gear Solid 4, Super Mario Galaxy, Mirror’s Edge, Super Metroid, Your Shape: Fitness Evolved, Turbo: Super Stunt Squad, Tiger Woods PGA Tour 12, Katamari Damacy Music Used, chronologically: Overpriced Shop (TLoZ: Twilight Princess), Noire Clarinet, New Beginning Part 2 (L.A. Noire), In the Jailhouse Now (Jimmie Rodgers), New Eden- Puzzle (Mirror’s Edge), Blackburn (Killer7), GPigstick (Stealth Inc 2), Demo Loop (I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream), Castle in the Mist (ICO), The Timefall (Death Stranding), Russell’s Clean Radio (Half-Life: Alyx), Bells of Laguna Bend (Cyberpunk 2077), One Life to Live (UnearthU), The Salesman (Silver Maple), The Longest Night (Bladverk Band), They Dream by Day (Mellifera), Did Your Prince Ever Show Up (Magnus Ludvigsson), Infinite Love (Vendla), Útil Paisagem (Clara Mendes)Additional music and sound effects from Epidemic SoundAdditional footage from Getty ImagesThumbnail and Graphic Design by twitter.com/HotCyderDescription credit: The Woman Who Collects Noah's Arks by Janet McCann
Art in the Pre-Apocalypse Jacob Geller 2023-09-04 | And physicists rocketed copies of the decree to paradise in case God had anything to say, the silence that followed being taken for consent | Sign up for Nebula, get all sorts of exclusive content, and support my ability to make more of this stuff: go.nebula.tv/jacob-geller Watch THIS video on Nebula: nebula.tv/videos/jacob-geller-art-in-the-preapocalypseListen to my podcast, Something Rotten: nebula.tv/somethingrotten*Charities:*Extinction Rebellion: https://rebellion.global/about-us/Indigenous Environmental Network: ienearth.orgPatreon: patreon.com/JacobGeller Twitter: twitter.com/yacobg42Merch: https://store.nebula.app/collections/jacob-geller*SPOILERS:*Final Fantasy XVI- Only the Bahamut fight and surrounding cutscenes are shown, very little discussion of other plot elements.On the Beach- The entirety of the plot is discussed.SEASON: A Letter to the Future- Many elements of the game’s plot, including its conclusion, are discussed.Umurangi Generation- The entirety of the plot is discussed. First Reformed- The plot is not discussed in detail but the climax of the movie is implied.How to Blow Up a Pipeline- The plot is not discussed in detail but the climax of the movie is implied.0:00- Intro0:20- Final Fantasy XVI3:50- On the Beach9:19- SEASON: A Letter to the Future15:48- Umurangi Generation22:05- Missile Command23:06- First Reformed & How to Blow Up a Pipeline26:50- Conclusion*Media shown:* Final Fantasy XVI, Final Fantasy VII, Umurangi Generation, SEASON: A Letter to the Future, On the Beach (1959), First Reformed, How to Blow Up a Pipeline, Men in Black, The Day After Tomorrow, Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol, Die Another Day, Bayonetta, Missile Command, Marvel: Midnight Suns, Outer Wilds, Armageddon, Mad Max: Fury Road, The Last of Us*Music Used:* Away, Ascension (FFXVI), Theme of Love (FFIV), One Legged Waltzing (Franz Gordon), Bells of Sorrow (Jon Algar), Title Screen (SEASON: A Letter to the Future), Pictures of the Past (Rain World), Moondown (Rain World), De belles choses vues à travers une vitre sale (SEASON, Radio), Out on the Street (Umurangi Generation), VHS Bombstrap (Umurangi Generation), Midnight Stabbings with the Lads (Umurangi Generation), Lurking 88 (Umurangi Generation), Shoegaze Protagonist (Umurangi Generation), Burning Man (World of Goo), Your Body Betrays Your Degeneracy (Disco Elysium), In Your Hands (Gris), Empathy (Gavin Luke), Highway Flash (Umurangi Generation)Additional music and sound effects from Epidemic SoundAdditional footage from Getty ImagesAdditional Editing by Isaac HollandThumbnail and Graphic Design by twitter.com/HotCyderDescription credit: Disappointments of the Apocalypse by Mary Karr
Im going to talk about The Last of Us 2 for over 8 hours (on a podcast) Jacob Geller 2023-08-23 | Listen to Something Rotten on Nebula, or wherever you get your podcasts.Nebula: nebula.tv/somethingrottenApple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/something-rotten/id1523064458Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/6IwFIGcSlhbFLaTsOqf7a8?si=8b3f887782cf4db1
Staring into the Sun, and Other Ways of Capturing Transcendence Jacob Geller 2023-08-07 | The darkness is cold because the stars do not believe in each other. | Watch me bake impressionist food and see tons of other exclusive videos by joining Nebula at go.nebula.tv/jacob-geller Watch my Nebula-exclusive baking video: nebula.tv/videos/jacob-geller-making-impressionist-galettes-with-jacob-and-annieWatch THIS video on Nebula: nebula.tv/videos/jacob-geller-staring-into-the-sunPatreon: patreon.com/JacobGeller Twitter: twitter.com/yacobg42Merch: https://store.nebula.app/collections/jacob-gellerMany of this video’s citations come from essays in the book “The Sun: Source of Light in Art” (2023). Specific authors and essays are cited at relevant times in the video. 'Three Days or more ...': Turner's Varnishing Day practice and the physical evidence (Rebecca Hellen, British Art Journal 2014): Additional Footage from: Zac Frazier: youtube.com/@ZacFrazierDayDream Gaming: youtube.com/@DayDreamGamingTVMedia shown: The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, The Last Guardian, Cyberpunk 2077, Minecraft, Fortnite, Dead Space (2023), Ico, Shadow of the Colossus, Sunshine, Raiders of the Lost Ark, Teletubbies, Music Used (Chronologically): Mattison’s Independence (Tears of the Kingdom), Bells of Laguna Bend (Cyberpunk 2077), Ambiguous (Rina Rinoa), Ruin Seeker (Tunic), The Weight of Rain (Tunic), Forest (The Last Guardian), The Tower (The Last Guardian), Hanging Gardens (The Last Guardian), Flashback (The Last Guardian), First Gate (Manifold Garden), The Arboretum (Manifold Garden), A Slow Realization (Papo & Yo), Light Dragon (Tears of the Kingdom), End Titles (The Last Guardian) Additional music and sound effects from Epidemic SoundAdditional footage from Getty ImagesThumbnail and Graphic Design by twitter.com/HotCyderDescription credit: Sunset after Rain by W. S. Merwin
Its Suda51 Season on Something Rotten Jacob Geller 2023-07-14 | Listen to Something Rotten on Nebula, or wherever you get your podcasts.Nebula: nebula.tv/somethingrottenApple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/something-rotten/id1523064458Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/6IwFIGcSlhbFLaTsOqf7a8?si=8b3f887782cf4db1
Games that Dont Fake the Space Jacob Geller 2023-07-07 | Now you're looking for the secret…but you won't find it. | Watch my live library talk, as well as many other exclusive videos, by joining Nebula at go.nebula.tv/jacob-geller Watch my Nebula-exclusive talk at the Durham County Library: nebula.tv/videos/jacob-geller-jacob-geller-live-at-the-durham-public-library Watch THIS video on Nebula: nebula.tv/videos/jacob-geller-games-that-dont-fake-the-spacePatreon: patreon.com/JacobGeller Twitter: twitter.com/yacobg42Merch: https://store.nebula.app/collections/jacob-gellerSilent Hill 2 out of bounds footage captured by Brossentia: twitch.tv/brossentiaDark Souls out of bounds footage captured by Illusory Wall: youtube.com/@illusorywall The Basement’s Basement by Gareth Damian Martin: killscreen.com/previously/articles/basements-basement Heterotopias 002: http://www.heterotopiaszine.com/002-2 Additional Footage from: Razbuten: youtube.com/@razbuten Shesez: youtube.com/@BoundaryBreak HowBigIsTheMap: youtube.com/@HowBigistheMap SourceSpy91: youtube.com/@SourceSpy91 SlippySlides: youtube.com/@SlippySlides MetaBallStudios: youtube.com/@MetaBallStudiosJasper and the NoClip Website: https://noclip.website/Vox: youtube.com/@Vox Media shown: FUEL, The Crew 2, Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020, Silent Hill 2, Babbdi, Dark Souls, Bloodborne, Super Mario 64, NaissanceE, The Elder Scrolls II: Daggerfall, Manifold Garden, Final Fantasy VII, Final Fantasy VII Remake, Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater, Minecraft, Birthplace of Ossian, God of War 2, Elden Ring, Portal 2, Scanner Sombre, Lego The Lord of the Rings, Marginalia, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare (2019), SOMA, Fugue in Void, The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe, GTA V, Ben-Hur (1959), Der Golem (1920), The Three Ages, Mad Max: Fury Road, John Wick 4, 2001: A Space Odyssey, The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, No Man’s Sky, Elite: DangerousMusic Used (Chronologically): End of the World Sun (No Man’s Sky), Americana (The Crew 2), Urban Style (Roller Coaster Tycoon 2), A Story You Won’t Believe (The Witcher 3), Main Theme (The Last Clockwinder), Dire on the Rocks (Super Mario 64 OCRemix), Endless Stairs (Super Mario 64), Dance with the Night Wind (Silent Hill 3), The Tunnel Beckons (Silent Hill 2), Tears of… (Silent Hill), Hunter’s Dream (Bloodborne), Formal Properties (Manifold Garden), Falling 2 (Babbdi), Human Resources (Perfect Vermin), Wrenhaven River (Dishonored), Dark Sun Gwyndolin (Dark Souls), Main Theme (The Last Clockwinder)Thumbnail and Graphic Design by twitter.com/HotCyder
Games that Arent Games Jacob Geller 2023-06-09 | What do we find in linking the sapient dream? | Get the intended version of this essay and many more of my exclusive videos (at a discount!) by joining Nebula: go.nebula.tv/jacob-gellerNebula Exclusive– The World Has Forgotten Quad-Wielding, But I Won’t: nebula.tv/videos/jacob-geller-the-world-has-forgotten-quadwielding-but-i-wont Watch THIS video on Nebula: nebula.tv/videos/jacob-geller-games-that-arent-gamesPatreon: patreon.com/JacobGeller Twitter: twitter.com/yacobg42Merch: https://store.nebula.app/collections/jacob-gellerTranslation help by Sarah Podzorski: twitter.com/sarahpodz Radiohead covers by on4word: youtube.com/@on4wordIncrepare Games: increpare.comMonuments to Guilt by Louis: louisthings.itch.io/monuments-to-guilt ‘LSD: Dream Emulator’, an Avant-Garde Game Released on PlayStation by Sébastien Raineri: pen-online.com/arts/lsd-dream-emulator-an-avant-garde-game-released-on-playstationInterview with Osamu Sato by Nick Dwyer: daily.redbullmusicacademy.com/2017/11/osamu-sato-interviewCreating KID A MNESIA: an exclusive look at Radiohead's new virtual exhibit: unrealengine.com/en-US/spotlights/creating-kid-a-mnesia-an-exclusive-look-at-radiohead-s-new-virtual-exhibitThom Yorke and Stanley Donwood on Kid A Mnesia: blog.playstation.com/2021/11/18/radiohead-explain-the-story-behind-the-creation-of-its-kid-a-mnesia-exhibition-out-today-on-ps5Cameron Kunzelman on Mountain: pastemagazine.com/games/mountain/mountain-review-pcmaciosIan Bogost on Mountain: theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2014/07/you-are-mountain/374543Carolina Miranda on Mountain: latimes.com/entertainment/arts/miranda/la-et-cam-playing-her-animator-david-oreilly-mountain-video-game-20140705-column.htmlMichael McMaster on Mountain: medium.com/@michaeljmcmaster/on-formalism-a1b4e95bb435Ben Kuchera on Mountain: polygon.com/2014/7/3/5868087/mountain-indie-game-joke-satire-self-loathingAusin C. Howe on Mountain: http://hapticfeedbackgames.blogspot.com/2014/07/on-text-vs-form.htmlMedia: LSD Dream Emulator, Slave of God, Mountain, Monuments to Guilt, Kid A Mnesia Exhibition, Haunted PS1 Demodisc, Daytona USA, Her, DONE (music video), Minecraft, Guggenheim and Louvre virtual tours, Who’s Afraid of Virigina Woolfe, Everything, Stephen’s Sausage Roll, Oh Shit the Cameraman Ist Arrived, Battlegrounds, Running Memories, Music Used (Chronologically): Waltz of the Flowers (The Nutcracker Suite, Tchaikovsky), Start Menu (Gallop Racer 3), Acid Groove, LSD Choir (LSD Dream Emulator), Season Mode (Gallop Racer 2), Temple Dojo - Ambient (LSD Dream Emulator), Slave of God OST, Waltz of the Flowers (The Nutcracker Suite, Tchaikovsky), One Life to Live-Maya Remembers (UnearthU), The House Part 1 (Gone Home), Everything in Its Right Place (Radiohead), Floating Kite (Tellsonic), The National Anthem, Idioteque (Radiohead), Weird Fishes (on4word- Mario x Radiohead), Reminiscence Captured on Tape (Ave Air), End of the Ocean (Tellsonic), Jenny’s Theme (The Darkness), No Surprises (on4word- Mario x Radiohead)Thumbnail and Graphic Design by twitter.com/HotCyder
From DMC to Hellblade: A New Miniseries Jacob Geller 2023-05-24 | Listen to Something Rotten on Nebula, or wherever you get your podcasts.Nebula: nebula.tv/somethingrottenApple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/something-rotten/id1523064458Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/6IwFIGcSlhbFLaTsOqf7a8?si=8b3f887782cf4db1
Were Not Remaking Horror Games, Were Chasing Nightmares Jacob Geller 2023-05-09 | Most scary stories are, of course, meant to be told. They are more scary that way. But _how_ you tell them is important. | Support me on Nebula and watch all of my exclusive videos: go.nebula.tv/jacob-gellerNebula Exclusive– The World’s Biggest Fans of Resident Evil 4 Break Down the Remake:nebula.tv/videos/jacob-geller-the-worlds-biggest-fans-of-resident-evil-4-break-down-the-remake Watch THIS video on Nebula: nebula.tv/videos/jacob-geller-were-not-remaking-horror-games-were-chasing-nightmares Patreon: patreon.com/JacobGeller Twitter: twitter.com/yacobg42Merch: https://store.nebula.app/collections/jacob-gellerAdditional Editing by Isaac HollandBlake Hester's review of Resident Evil 4 Remake on Game Informer: gameinformer.com/review/resident-evil-4-remake/refinement-not-reinventionMedia: The Last of Us (game and show), Resident Evil 4 (original and remake), Dead Space (original and remake), Resident Evil 2, Resident Evil 3, Resident Evil 8, Dead Space 2, DOOM (film and game), Max Payne 3, Gears of War, Fortnite, Breaking BadMusic Used (Chronologically): Serenade for Strings in C Major Op. 48 (The Evil Within 2), Secure Place (Resident Evil 2), Shooting Range (Resident Evil 4 Remake), Theme of Ada (Resident Evil 4), Rules of Nature (Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance), Tierras de Azafrán (Blasphemous), Serenity (Resident Evil 4), Ending Credits (Resident Evil 4), The Last of Us- You and Me (The Last of Us), Fleeting- Affection (The Last of Us), The Choice (The Last of Us), The Last of Us- Goodnight (The Last of Us), White Palace (Hollow Knight), Lacrimosa (Dead Space 2), Nicole’s Theme (Dead Space Remake), Canonical Aside (Dead Space 2), Wesker’s Theme (Resident Evil 4) Thumbnail and Graphic Design by twitter.com/HotCyderDescription Credit: “Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark” by Alvin Chase
The Foundations of Call of Duty: A New Miniseries Jacob Geller 2023-04-19 | Listen to Something Rotten on Nebula, or wherever you get your podcasts.Nebula: nebula.tv/somethingrottenApple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/something-rotten/id1523064458Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/6IwFIGcSlhbFLaTsOqf7a8?si=8b3f887782cf4db1
The False Evolution of Execution Methods Jacob Geller 2023-04-14 | Since you have been condemned to die at dawn, you must yourself attempt to stop the sun. | Support me on Nebula and watch all of my exclusive videos: go.nebula.tv/jacob-gellerNebula Exclusive- Revisiting My College Paper on Lethal Injections: nebula.tv/videos/jacob-geller-revisiting-my-college-paper-on-lethal-injections Watch THIS video on Nebula: nebula.tv/videos/jacob-geller-the-false-evolution-of-execution-methodsPatreon: patreon.com/JacobGeller Twitter: twitter.com/yacobg42Merch: https://store.nebula.app/collections/jacob-gellerCover of “Générique” from Lift to the Gallows performed by Henry WalshSources: Gruesome Spectacles: Botched Executions and America’s Death Penalty (Austin Sarat, 2014)Lethal Injections and the False Promise of Humane Executions (Austin Sarat, 2022)A Descending Spiral: Exposing the Death Penalty in 12 Essays (Marc Bookman, 2021)Discipline and Punish (Michel Foucault, 1975)Report of the Commission to Investigate and Report the Most Humane and Practical Method of Carrying into Effect the Sentence of Death in Capital Cases (Gerry, Southwick, Hale 1888)The Lynching Era and Contemporary Lethal Police Shootings in the South. (Lyons, C. J., Painter-Davis, N., & Medaris, D. C., 2022): journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/21533687221120951Ignoring the Past: Coverage of Slavery and Slave Patrols in Criminal Justice Texts. (K. B. Turner, David Giacopassi & Margaret Vandiver, 2006): tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/10511250500335627Medieval Torture with Dana Schwartz (You’re Wrong About, 2022): podcasts.apple.com/lb/podcast/medieval-torture-with-dana-schwartz/id1380008439?i=1000558625870Lynching in America: Confronting the Legacy of Racial Terror (Equal Justice Initiative, 2017): lynchinginamerica.eji.org/reportHow a New York Tabloid Captured the First Photo of an Execution by the Electric Chair (Robert Klara, 2023): smithsonianmag.com/history/how-a-new-york-tabloid-captured-the-first-photograph-of-an-execution-by-the-electric-chair-180981432So Long as They Die: Lethal Injections in the United States (Human Rights Watch, 2006): hrw.org/report/2006/04/23/so-long-they-die/lethal-injections-united-statesEnduring Injustice: The Persistence of Racial Discrimination in the U.S. Death Penalty (Ngozi Ndulue, 2020): files.deathpenaltyinfo.org/documents/reports/Enduring-Injustice-Race-and-the-Death-Penalty-2020.pdfAutopsy Photos from Botched Florida Execution Released (Death Penalty Information Center, 2014): deathpenaltyinfo.org/news/autopsy-photos-from-botched-florida-execution-releasedBotched Executions Database (Death Penalty Information Center, 2022): deathpenaltyinfo.org/executions/botched-executionsDeath Penalty Support Holding at Five-Decade Low (Jeffrey M. Jones, 2021): deathpenaltyinfo.org/news/2021-gallup-poll-public-support-for-capital-punishment-remains-at-half-century-lowThe Cruel and Unusual Execution of Clayton Lockett (Jeffrey Stern, 2015): theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2015/06/execution-clayton-lockett/392069Oklahoma executes inmate who dies vomiting and convulsing (Sean Murphy, 2021): apnews.com/article/us-supreme-court-prisons-executions-oklahoma-oklahoma-attorney-generals-office-6e5eedd1956a38f83db96187651f145cPolice Shootings Database (Washington Post, 2023): washingtonpost.com/graphics/investigations/police-shootings-databaseAbove the Law: The Data Are In on Police, Killing, and Race (Lyman Stone, 2020): thepublicdiscourse.com/2020/06/65309The Return of the Firing Squad (Maurice Chammah, 2022): themarshallproject.org/2022/04/08/the-return-of-the-firing-squad300 Protest Execution at Prison Gate as Killer Dies (LA Times, 1967): latimes.newspapers.com/image/382240317/?terms=300%20protest%20execution%20at%20prison%20gate&match=1Innocence (Death Penalty Information Center, 2023): deathpenaltyinfo.org/policy-issues/innocenceBiomechanics of Judicial Hanging: A Case Report (L. Nokes, A. Roberts, D. James, 1999): journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/002580249903900110Music Used (Chronologically): Fallow Deer (Martin Klem), Stepping on Glass (Eneide), Biological Evidence (Alan Carlson-Green), Trivalve (Ethan Sloan), Indigo (Christophe Gorman), Behind the Curtains (Skrya), Dark Times (Etienne Roussel), Ambivalent Thoughts (Magnus Ringblom), Nocturne in G Minor (Chopin), Dead (HEALTH- Max Payne 3), Implode (Peter Sandberg), Translucency (Rikard From), Générique (Henry Walsh)Thumbnail and Graphic Design by twitter.com/HotCyderDescription Credit: “Death Sentence” by Polly Chase Additional music by Epidemic SoundAdditional Footage by Getty Images
The Darkness: A New Miniseries Jacob Geller 2023-03-14 | Listen to Something Rotten on Nebula, or wherever you get your podcasts.Nebula: nebula.tv/somethingrottenApple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/something-rotten/id1523064458Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/6IwFIGcSlhbFLaTsOqf7a8?si=8b3f887782cf4db1
The Strangest Game of 2023 Jacob Geller 2023-03-11 | And here is a red balloon. I think of you and let it go. | Join Nebula and watch my exclusive videos at go.nebula.tv/jacob-gellerMaking Wanted: Dead's Questionable Lasagna Recipe: nebula.tv/videos/jacob-geller-making-wanted-deads-questionable-lasagna-recipeWatch THIS video on Nebula: nebula.tv/videos/jacob-geller-wanted-dead-is-one-of-the-strangest-games-ive-ever-playedSupport me: patreon.com/JacobGeller Follow me at: twitter.com/yacobg42Merch: https://store.nebula.app/collections/jacob-gellerMedia Used: Wanted: Dead, WET, Bullet Witch, NeverDead, Yakuza 0, Sleeping Dogs, Disco Elysium, Death Stranding, No More Heroes, Metal Gear Solid 4, Metal Gear Solid 5, Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance, Blade Runner, The Room, Joker, FlashdanceMusic Used (Chronologically): Dire Dire Docks (Super Mario 64), Crystals (M.O.O.N.), 99 Luftballons (Wanted: Dead cover), Cohen’s Masterpiece– Accordion (Bioshock Infinite), Killer Dish, Venomous Grace (Wanted: Dead), Main Theme (Streets of Rage 4), Menu Theme (Wanted: Dead), Beethoven’s Symphony No. 5 (Trombone Champ), Regurgitation Pumping Station (World of Goo), Sins of the Father (MGSV), It Has to Be This Way (MGR: R), Gunsmith’s Theme (Wanted: Dead), Run (iamthekidyouknowwhatimean), Ending Triumph (Half Life: Alyx), Promise (Okami), The Heatseeker (Pistol Whip), Land of a Thousand Lakes (Trabant33), Maniac (Bella and the Switchblades)Thumbnail Credit:twitter.com/HotCyderDescription Credit: 99 Luftballons (English Translation)Additional music by Epidemic SoundAdditional Footage by Getty Images
Why God of War Challenged Fate, Then Did It Again Jacob Geller 2023-02-16 | Their father could tell the future but he never prophesied that. | Get a Henson razor and a free pack of 100 blades with code JACOB at: bit.ly/3G3sa59 Watch this video ad-free on Nebula: nebula.tv/videos/jacob-geller-a-tale-of-two-god-of-war-2sSupport me: patreon.com/JacobGeller Follow me at: twitter.com/yacobg42Merch: https://store.nebula.app/collections/jacob-gellerGod of War Ragnarök: great dad game, hellish mom game by Maddy Myers– polygon.com/23519077/god-of-war-ragnarok-female-characters-freya-faye-angrboda-portrayal-analysisAdditional Editing by Isaac HollandAdditional Footage from RazbutenMedia Used: God of War, God of War 2, God of War 3, God of War: Ascension, God of War (2018), God of War Ragnarök, The Last of Us Part 2, Horizon Zero Dawn, Resistance: Fall of Man, NBA 2K7, Tabletop Simulator, Mission Impossible 2, HerculesMusic Used (Chronologically): Main Titles (GoW 2), Enthroned on Mount Olympus (GoW), Svartalfheim (GoW R), Waking the Sleeping Giant (GoW 2), The Summit (GoW 2018), Giantess of Ironwood (GoW R), The Isle of Creation (GoW 2), A Son’s Path (GoW R), Phoenix Rising (GoW 2), Remembering Faye (GoW R), The Bathhouse (GoW 2), Giantess of Ironwood (GoW R), Palace of the Fates (GoW 2), To Forgive or to Kill (GoW R), The Isle of Creation (GoW 2) Ragnarok (GoW R), Dark Tavern (Walt Adams), God-Like (George TraGiC, GoW 2)Thumbnail Credit: Annie MaynardDescription Credit: Memorial by Alice OswaldAdditional music by Epidemic Sound
MANHUNT: A New Miniseries Jacob Geller 2023-02-01 | A new season of the SOMETHING ROTTEN podcast. Jacob Geller and Blake Hester explore Rockstar's infamous and short-lived franchise. Available wherever you listen to podcasts. nebula.tv/somethingrotten #shorts
The Conceptual Failure of Orbital Lasers Jacob Geller 2023-01-20 | God, from the machine. | Join Nebula and watch my exclusive videos at go.nebula.tv/jacob-gellerWatch “The Failed Space Weapons of the US Military” on Nebula: nebula.tv/videos/jacob-geller-the-failed-space-weapons-of-the-us-militaryWatch THIS video ad-free on Nebula: nebula.tv/videos/jacob-geller-the-conceptual-failure-of-orbital-lasersSupport me: patreon.com/JacobGeller Follow me at: twitter.com/yacobg42Merch: https://store.nebula.app/collections/jacob-gellerSources:Way Out There in the Blue (Frances Fitzgerald, 2000)The Faulty and Dangerous Logic of Missile Defense (Laura Grego, 2018)Ronald Reagan Presidential LibraryCommand & Conquer Renegade X Ion Cannon: youtu.be/YOFKyqLdEmYYakuza: Like a Dragon Orbital Laser: youtu.be/Y2Qx-b1VZr4Additional Editing by Isaac HollandAdditional Research by PhospheneAdditional Production by IcarusMedia Used: AKIRA, Star Wars: A New Hope, Star Wars: Return of the Jedi, Andor, Rogue One, Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars, Command & Conquer Renegade X, GoldenEye, Diamonds are Forever, Die Another Day, Redline, Tekken 7, Vanquish, Yakuza: Like a Dragon, Gears of War, Gears of War 4, Gears 5, Gears: Tactics, Arrested Development, Bedtime for Bonzo, A Wing and a Prayer, God of War 3, Katamari Damacy, Halo Wars 2Music Used (Chronologically): Swan Lake Act 1 (Tchaikovsky), Mos Eisley Cantina (Leg Star Wars 2 DS), Main Menu (007: Agent Under Fire), N.M.H (No More Heroes), Alien Manifestation (Nier Automata), Der Monde (Wolfenstein: The New Order), Invention No. 4 in D Minor (Bach, BWV 775), Frustration in Disguise (Taylor Crane), Dies Irae (Giuseppe Verdi), Mad World- Dom’s Version (Gears of War 3), Outpost (Gears of War), Kait’s Theme (Gears 5), Panama (Max Payne 3), Pleasure of Tension (Snatcher), Memory (RUINER), Paradise for One (Mike Franklyn), Clair de Lune (The Evil Within)
The Top Ten Games of 2022 Jacob Geller 2022-12-09 | Some part of you decays while something else feeds from that decay. And you join the chorus. And together you sing the song of growing things. | Directly support me and watch exclusive videos by joining Nebula at go.nebula.tv/jacob-gellerWatch the Nebula companion to this video, with favorite movies, books, and more: nebula.tv/videos/jacob-geller-everything-that-didnt-fit-into-jacobs-top-ten-of-2022Merch!! https://store.nebula.app/collections/jacob-gellerMinnMax Podcast (Specifically, my appearances): youtube.com/playlist?list=PLX4DApdGFnsnjKoCIoXYPckwL31kJ_5txPatreon: patreon.com/JacobGeller Games shown in opening montage (chronologically) : Metal Hellsinger, Scorn, Disc Room, Tunic, Not for Broadcast, Silt, Unbeatable [White Label], Midnight Fight Express, Bayonetta 3, Rollerdrome, TinykinOther non-listed games shown: Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, Hollow Knight: Silksong, Horizon Forbidden West, Snatcher, FortniteMusic used (chronologically): Dies Irae, Infinite Love (Vendla), Good Job, You Made it to the Bottom of the Mind Control Facility (The Stanley Parable Ultra Deluxe), Delirious Eyes (Norco), Die Toteninsel Emptiness (Signalis), Main Theme (The Last Clockwinder), Glass Ocean (Neon White), The End is Never the End Again, Memory Zone- French (The Stanley Parable Ultra Deluxe), Star Ball Rolling (Super Mario Galaxy 2), Red and Blue (Vampire Survivors), Art (Immortality), Raeb’s Lament (God of War Ragnarok), Possible Futures (Citizen Sleeper), Rennala, Queen of the Full Moon (Elden Ring), Main Theme (The Last Clockwinder), Dream Chaser (F-Zero X), Good Job, You Made it to the Bottom of the Mind Control Facility (The Stanley Parable Ultra Deluxe)Thumbnail Credit:twitter.com/HotCyderDescription Credit: Citizen Sleeper
The Single Best Gaming Moment of 2022 Jacob Geller 2022-11-21 | There is no band! Il n'y a pas d'orchestre! This is all a tape-recording. No hay banda! And yet we hear a band. | Watch the intended cut of this video and directly support me by joining Nebula at go.nebula.tv/jacob-gellerWatch the intended, uncensored cut of this video on Nebula: nebula.tv/videos/jacob-geller-the-best-moment-in-a-game-this-yearSupport me: patreon.com/JacobGeller Follow me at: twitter.com/yacobg42Merch: https://store.nebula.app/collections/jacob-gellerImmortality Explained by Sam Gowing: youtu.be/OSHTf6ddpVEVisual Media used: Immortality, Mulholland Drive, Her Story, Telling Lies, Beautiful Darling- The Life of Candy Darling, Women in Revolt, Berlin: Live at Ann’s Warehouse, various concert recordings of Anohni and Lou Reed. Additional footage provided by Getty Images. Music Used (Chronologically): Allegretto (Beethoven Symphony no. 7), Opening, Life- Supernatural (Immortality), Etude no. 3 for String Quartet (Peter Sandberg), Quiet When Dark (The Tap Room), Art, Religion- Subverted, Religion- Supernatural (Immortality), Ave Maria, Poets (Ciaran Delany), Two of Everything (Immortality). Additional music provided by Epidemic Sound. Thumbnail Credit:twitter.com/HotCyderDescription Credit: Mulholland Drive
Sekiros Parry and Other Pursuits of Perfection Jacob Geller 2022-10-28 | From one thing, know ten thousand things. | Get a 30 day free trial of Audible by visiting audible.com/jacobgeller or text 'jacobgeller' to 500 500Watch this video on NEBULA: nebula.tv/videos/jacob-geller-sekiros-parry-and-other-pursuits-of-perfectionSupport me: patreon.com/JacobGeller Follow me at: twitter.com/yacobg42Merch: https://store.nebula.app/collections/jacob-gellerZen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance (Pirsig, 1974)Games Shown: Sekiro, Demon’s Souls, Dark Souls, Bloodborne, Elden Ring, The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess, The Witness, Resident Evil 4, Resident Evil: Code Veronica, QWOP, Nioh 2, Hades, Cuphead, Disc Room, Boomerang X, SOMA, Dead Space 2Music Used (Chronologically): Sekiro the One-Armed Wolf (Sekiro), Wisdom of Rage (Furi), Break the Targets! (Super Smash Bros. Melee), Dogsong (Undertale), Main Theme (Streets of Rage 4), Trois Gymnopedies (Gary Numan), Of Foreign Lands and Peoples (Robert Schumann), Overdose (Katana Zero), Avarice (Death’s Door), Various piano pieces including "On The Nature of Daylight" (Jacob Geller)Thumbnail Credit:twitter.com/HotCyderDescription Credit: Miyamoto Musashi, The Book of Five Rings
Fear of Big Things Underwater Jacob Geller 2022-10-04 | Below the thunders of the upper deep,Far, far beneath in the abysmal seaWatch this video on Nebula: https://nebula.app/videos/jacob-geller-fear-of-big-things-underwaterSupport me: patreon.com/JacobGeller Follow me at: twitter.com/yacobg42Merch: https://store.nebula.app/collections/jacob-gellerThe Kraken by Katie Dey: katiedey.bandcamp.com/album/the-krakenAdditional Voices by Mark Brown: twitter.com/gamemakerstkChapters: Introduction: 0:001- The Kraken: 1:442- The Imagined Depths: 12:283- The Drowned Giants: 19:134- Just Before the End: 28:305- The Great Unknown: 34:51Epilogue: 41:54Media Used: 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954), The Drowned Giant (2021), Subnautica, Iron Lung, In Other WatersMusic Used (chronologically): Dismantle (Peter Sandberg), Deciphering Tool (Jon Bjork), Ennui (Cody High), Oceanic Adventure (Bonnie Grace), Trapped Underwater (Kikoru), Scared of Water (Kikoru), Arc Lights, Bone Fields (Subnautica), Underwater Findings (Deskant), Is (Sandra Marteleur), Humdrum Days (Franz Gordon), Thrilling India 2 (August Wilgelmsson), Heavy Respite (Martin Klem), The Deepest Cave (Farrell Wooten), Ghostlight (Iron Lung), The Carousel (The Evil Within), Amid Bones (Iron Lung), At the End of Nothing (Silver Maple), Of Sober Mind (Christoffer Moe Ditlevsen), The Kraken (Katie Dey)Sources:Kraken (Wendy Williams, 2010)Kraken (China Mieville, 2010)Monsters of the Sea (Richard Ellis, 1994)The Kraken: When Myth Encounters Science (Salvador & Tomotani, 2013)The Natural History of Norway (Erik Pontoppidan, 1755)Underland (Robert Macfarlane, 2019)The Drowned Giant (J.G. Ballard, 1964)The Metamorphosis of Unknown Animals into Fabulous Beasts and of Fabulous Beasts into Known Animals (Bernard Heuvelmans, 1990)Chasing Ice (Orlowski, 2012)Giant Squid (Clyde Roper, Smithsonian 2018): https://ocean.si.edu/ocean-life/invertebrates/giant-squid The Squid Hunter (David Grann, 2004): newyorker.com/magazine/2004/05/24/the-squid-hunter Why Do Deep Sea Creatures Evolve Into Giants? (Real Science, 2022): youtu.be/uYR4ZMlLUwITsunami reveals ancient temple sites (Paddy Maguire, 2005): http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/4312024.stm Mahabalipuram: The Temple that Rose from the Sea (Aditi Shah, 2018): livehistoryindia.com/story/monuments/mahabalipuram Mahabalipuram: Sea, Surfing and Shore Temple (Uttara Gangopadhyay, 2018): outlookindia.com/outlooktraveller/explore/story/69050/a-guide-to-mahabalipuram-sea-surfing-and-shore-temple Tsunami Footage: youtu.be/ks5p-slN4McAs the Great Salt Lake Dries Up, Utah Faces An ‘Environmental Nuclear Bomb’ (Christopher Flavelle, 2022): nytimes.com/2022/06/07/climate/salt-lake-city-climate-disaster.htmlOwens Valley Salty As Los Angeles Water Battle Flows Into Court (Kirk Siegler, 2013): npr.org/2013/03/11/173463688/owens-valley-salty-as-los-angeles-water-battle-flows-into-court 3rd set of human remains discovered at Lake Mead (Adriana Navarro, 2022): accuweather.com/en/climate/3rd-set-of-human-remains-discovered-at-lake-mead/1222679 Adventuring With Beebe (Beebe, The Viking Press, New York, 1955, p.81-82): sites.google.com/site/cwilliambeebe/Home/bathysphereDiscovery Channel: Monster Squid - It Lives (2011): youtu.be/k7oyNFFTi10Edie Widder and Nathan Robinson via OceanExplorerGov: youtu.be/Lqim34DvCrsGennaro, J.F. Jr. 1971. The Creature Revealed. Natural History, March 1971Pierce, S., G. Smith, T. Maugel & E. Clark 1995. On the Giant Octopus (Octopus giganteus) and the Bermuda Blob: Homage to A. E. Verrill. Biological Bulletin 188: 219-230Pierce, S., S. Massey, N. Curtis, G. Smith, C. Olavarría & T. Maugel 2004. Microscopic, Biochemical, and Molecular Characteristics of the Chilean Blob and a Comparison With the Remains of Other Sea Monsters: Nothing but Whales. Biological Bulletin 206: 125–133.Additional photos from:Swarna1311Y23 at English WikipediaBorgx Additional Footage from Getty ImagesAdditional Music and Sound from Epidemic SoundThumbnail Credit:twitter.com/HotCyderDescription Credit: Alfred Lord Tennyson
Fixing My Brain with Automated Therapy Jacob Geller 2022-09-02 | People laugh about this, self-soothing engines sputtering through a nosedive. Not me. | Directly support me and watch exclusive videos by joining Nebula at go.nebula.tv/jacob-gellerWatch the Nebula Companion Video: https://nebula.app/videos/jacob-geller-the-people-behind-therapy-appsWatch THIS video on Nebula: https://nebula.app/videos/jacob-geller-fixing-my-brain-with-automated-therapy/PATREON: patreon.com/JacobGellerTWITTER: twitter.com/yacobg42MERCH: https://store.nebula.app/collections/jacob-gellerSources:The Distance Cure (Hannah Zeavin, 2021)The Therapy App Fantasy: thecut.com/article/mental-health-therapy-apps.html“What is Cognitive Behavioral Therapy?” apa.org/ptsd-guideline/patients-and-families/cognitive-behavioralComputing Machinery and Intelligence (Alan Turing, 1950)Visual Media Used: Eliza, UnearthU, Reflectly, Bloom, Youper, MoodMission, “Hour of Power”Music Used (Chronologically): Mii Plaza (Wii), The Star-Spangled Banner, Instrument of Surrender (Disco Elysium), Consideration (Eliza), Daily Rituals, UnearthU (UnearthU), Determination, Unease, Jealousy (Eliza), Graydo (Stealth Inc. 2), Sentient (Gavin Luke), No Biscuits for a Bad Dog (Jerry Lacey), The Triumphant Return to Earth (Kilian Flowers)Thumbnail Credit: twitter.com/HotCyderDescription Credit: "The Sunset and the Purple-Flowered Tree" by Joshua Jennifer EspinozaAdditional footage provided by GettyAdditional music and sound effects provided by Epidemic Sound
Gross Games about Flesh and Stuff Jacob Geller 2022-08-12 | Long Live the New Flesh | Get a 30 day free trial of Audible by visiting audible.com/jacobgeller or text 'jacobgeller' to 500 500Support me: patreon.com/JacobGeller Follow me at: twitter.com/yacobg42Merch: https://store.nebula.app/collections/jacob-gellerWatch this video on Nebula: https://nebula.app/videos/jacob-geller-gross-games-about-flesh-and-stuffPerfect Vermin: itsthemaceo.itch.io/perfect-verminHow Fish is Made: store.steampowered.com/app/1854430/How_Fish_Is_Made Videodrome (David Cronenberg, 1983)Cao Hui, “I Want to Play God:” http://www.linlingallery.com/eng/artists-d.php?id=33Indiepocalypse Radio interview with Maceo: youtu.be/ZgzM9THwpiYLaura Dern on David Lynch: rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv-movie-news/laura-dern-too-dern-hot-200745 Games shown: Perfect Vermin, How Fish is MadeMusic used (chronologically): The Massacre Downtown (Perfect Vermin), Silent Heaven (Silent Hill 2), Sleep Paralysis (Ruiner), Path of the Addict (Superhot: Mind Control Delete), Nocturne op.9 No.2 (Chopin), Dies Irae (Giuseppe Verdi), Nocturne in G Minor (Chopin), Tears of… (Silent Hill), You Can Always Come Home (Mike Franklyn)Additional Music from Epidemic SoundThumbnail Credit:twitter.com/HotCyderDescription Credit: Videodrome
Every Zelda is the Darkest Zelda Jacob Geller 2022-07-18 | Someone I loved once gave me a box full of darkness. It took me years to understand that this, too, was a gift. | Get a Henson razor and a free pack of 100 blades with code JACOB at: bit.ly/3G3sa59 Support me: patreon.com/JacobGeller Follow me at: twitter.com/yacobg42Merch: https://store.nebula.app/collections/jacob-gellerWatch this video on Nebula: https://nebula.app/videos/jacob-geller-every-zelda-is-the-darkest-zeldaLetter from K.A. Applegate: http://www.hiracdelest.com/database/articles/kaa_response-full.htmMajora’s Mask: Terrible Fate (short film by Ember Lab): youtu.be/vbMQfaG6lo8K.A. Applegate Reading by Jessie Gender: youtube.com/c/lostrekkie Additional Footage from:Scrustle: youtube.com/user/scrustle Zelda Central: youtube.com/channel/UC1csybsXHrbGs96WgKPU34g Gamescapes: youtube.com/c/Gamescapes Visual Media Used: Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, The Simpsons, Scooby-Doo, Ratatouille, The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, Finding Nemo, The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past, A Link Between Worlds, Link’s Awakening, Wind Waker, Twilight Princess, Skyward Sword, Ocarina of Time, Majora’s Mask, Breath of the WildMusic Used, chronologically: Title, Snowpeak, Light and Shadow, Meeting with Princess Zelda (Twilight Princess), Cave, Final Hours, Giant’s Theme, Clock Tower (Majora’s Mask), Fi’s Theme (Skyward Sword), Preload, Link’s Memories- “Despair” (Breath of the Wild), Forest Temple (Ocarina of Time), Farewell King Hyrule (Wind Waker), Chamber of the Sages (Ocarina of Time), Ballad of the Windfish (Link’s Awakening), Confrontation with the Demon King (Skyward Sword), Death Mountain (The Legend of Zelda), Time of the Falling Rain (A Link to the Past), Hilda and Ganon (A Link Between Worlds), Riverside (Tri Force Heroes), Courage (Twilight Princess), Eternal Gratitude- Fi’s Theme (Skyward Sword), Orchestra Piece #1 (Twilight Princess)Thumbnail Credit:twitter.com/HotCyderDescription Credit: The Uses of Sorrow, Mary OliverAdditional music from Epidemic SoundAdditional video from Getty Images
The Real Villain of Resident Evil 4 VR is Meta Jacob Geller 2022-06-24 | I think it is the music of a new life, pouring over the hills with the subtlety of dawn— a cold dawn, a cruel true dawn. | Directly support me and watch exclusive videos by joining Nebula at go.nebula.tv/jacob-gellerWatch the Nebula Companion Video: https://nebula.app/videos/jacob-geller-the-biggest-mod-in-resident-evil-history-is-finally-complete/Watch THIS video on Nebula: https://nebula.app/videos/jacob-geller-i-cant-stop-talking-about-resident-evil-4-vr/PATREON: patreon.com/JacobGellerTWITTER: twitter.com/yacobg42MERCH: https://store.nebula.app/collections/jacob-gellerVisual Media Used: Resident Evil 4 (standard and VR), Doom, Metroid: Other M, Moss, Half Life: Alyx, Edge of Nowhere, Shadow of the Colossus, Pistol Whip, Beat Saber, Uncharted 4Music Used (Chronologically): Cohen’s Masterpiece– Accordion (Bioshock Infinite), Main Theme (Roller Coaster Tycoon 2), Main Theme (Robocop- GBA), Theme of Ada, Theme of Wesker (Resident Evil 4), Beacon Beach (Oxenfree), The Heatseeker (Pistol Whip), Third District (Katana Zero), The Blank Canvas (Inscryption), Voice of No Return (Nier Automata), Sorrow [Ending Credits] (Resident Evil 4)Thumbnail Credit: twitter.com/HotCyderDescription Credit: "Regeneration" by Art Smith
Whats the Point of Taking Apart a Body? Jacob Geller 2022-05-20 | I am happy every time to see real personhood resist our tricks. I am happy to see bodies insist they are not shut up in this book, they are elsewhere. | Get a 30 day free trial of Audible by visiting audible.com/jacobgeller or text 'jacobgeller' to 500 500Support me: patreon.com/JacobGellerFollow me at: twitter.com/yacobg42Merch: https://store.nebula.app/collections/jacob-gellerDiagnoses from the Dead (Richard A. Prayson, 2009)Stiff (Mary Roach, 2003)Speaker for the Dead (Orson Scott Card, 1986)Inside America’s Autopsy Crisis by Jordan Kisner: nytimes.com/2020/02/25/magazine/piled-bodies-overflowing-morgues-inside-americas-autopsy-crisis.htmlFinal Cut by Atul Gawande: newyorker.com/magazine/2001/03/19/final-cutHospital autopsy: Endangered or extinct? (Turnbull et al., 2015): ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4518760/#:~:text=Hospital%20autopsy%20is%20extinct%20in,health%20and%20teaching%20is%20requiredAutopsy 2018 (Lee Goldman): ahajournals.org/doi/pdf/10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.118.033236#:~:text=Since%20that%20time%2C%20autopsy%20rates,28%20000%20hospital%20autopsies%20annuallyDiagnostic errors in the new millennium: a follow-up autopsy study (Schwana-Burger et al., 2012): nature.com/articles/modpathol2011199Visual Media Used: Resident Evil Village, Resident Evil 4, Resident Evil 5, Disco Elysium, CommunityMusic Used (Chronologically): Monstrosity, A Quiet Respite II, Rose (Resident Evil Village), Twenty One (Dear Esther), Ennui (Cody High), You Can Always Come Home (Mike Franklyn), Instrument of Surrender, Your Body Betrays Your Degeneracy, Live With Me, The Field Autopsy (Disco Elysium), Exploration- Ruins (Sable), Thorofare Hike (Firewatch), Midnight Textures (Silver Maple)Thumbnail Credit: twitter.com/HotCyderDescription Credit: Priestdaddy by Patricia Lockwood
Why Does Metal Gear Rising Keep Getting More Popular? Jacob Geller 2022-05-02 | And besides, this isn’t my sword. | Directly support me and watch exclusive videos by joining Nebula at go.nebula.tv/jacob-gellerNebula Companion Video: https://nebula.app/videos/jacob-geller-revengeance-never-ends-a-conversation-with-a-metal-gear-scholar/Support me: patreon.com/JacobGellerFollow me at: twitter.com/yacobg42Merch: https://store.nebula.app/collections/jacob-gellerCOMBO MAD - Time of Devil Hunters by Donguri990: youtu.be/FTRbMX-31bsThe history of the most popular memes (2004-2019) by Abacaba: youtu.be/k6vHHxWWT0YThe Truth Behind RISING (Revengeance Documentary): youtu.be/gV1BMUg4NsARules of Nature (Book) by Harper Jay MacIntyre: google.com/books/edition/Rules_of_Nature/0MKkDAAAQBAJ?hl=enVisual Media Used: Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance, Metal Gear Solid 2, Metal Gear Solid 4, Dead Space 2, Bayonetta, The Wonderful 101, Breath of the Wild, Call of Duty 4, Elden Ring, Devil May Cry 4, Doom Eternal, INSIDE, Kena Bridge of Spirits, Hades, Mario Tennis Ultra Smash, OlliOlli 2, Sants Row: Gat Out of Hell, SteamWorld Heist, Resident Evil 4Music Used (Chronologically): A Great Spirit Lies in Wait (Okami), It Has to Be This Way (MGR), Susano’s Training (Okami), Collective Consciousness (MGR), Rising Up (Streets of Rage 4), Pleasure of Tension (Snatcher), Rising Up (Streets of Rage 4), The Gates of Hell (Bayonetta), N.M.H. (No More Heroes), Rules of Nature (MGR), Oklahoma (Oklahoma! karaoke), Theme of Love (Super Smash Brothers Brawl), Collective Consciousness (MGR), Beautiful Mirage, The Vision Fades (Metal Gear Solid 5), Metal Gear Saga (Metal Gear Solid 4), Rules of Nature (MGR), It Has to Be This Way (MGR)Thumbnail Credit: twitter.com/HotCyder
Head Transplants and the Non-Existence of the Soul Jacob Geller 2022-04-04 | What then gives us so great a propension to ascribe an identity to these successive perceptions? | Directly support me and watch exclusive videos by joining Nebula at go.nebula.tv/jacob-gellerNebula Companion Video: https://nebula.app/videos/jacob-geller-how-a-head-transplant-video-comes-together/Support me: patreon.com/JacobGellerFollow me at: twitter.com/yacobg42Merch: https://store.nebula.app/collections/jacob-gellerMonkey art by Gabi Harris: instagram.com/gabiharris.artMr. Humble & Dr. Butcher (2021, Brandy Schillace)Eclipsed podcast: campsidemedia.com/shows/eclipsedOpening: 0:00-8:20CW for Animal Medical Testing: 8:20-13:30Wolfenstein Spoilers: 13:30-18:07Middle of Essay: 18:07-26:15SOMA Spoilers and CW for Mentions of Suicide: 26:15- 34:25End of Essay: 34:25-39:49Visual Media Used: Frankenstein (1931), Young Frankenstein (1974), SOMA, Wolfenstein: The New Order, Wolfenstein: The New ColossusMusic Used (Chronologically): Deathshead (Wolfenstein: The New Order), Rivers Run Red, Never Forgotten (Cristoffer Moe Ditlevsen), Rain of Brass Petals (Silent Hill 3), Prelude in C Major (BWV 846), Má Vlast- The Moldau (Smetana), The Kreisau Circle (Wolfenstein: The New Order & The New Colossus), Sunset for Humanity (Wolfenstein: The New Order), Fallow Deer (Martin Klem), Old Time Circus, House of Mirrors (Luella Gren), Invention No. 4 in D Minor (BWV 775), Bitter Swirl (Line Neesgaard), Main Theme (Soma), Der Mond (Wolfenstein: The New Order), Alone (Soma)Description Credit: Treatise on Human Nature by David HumeThumbnail Credit: twitter.com/HotCyderAdditional Music provided by Epidemic Sound
Perfect Moments in Bad Movies Jacob Geller 2022-03-11 | Sand is overrated. It’s just tiny little rocks. | Directly support me and watch exclusive videos by joining Nebula at go.nebula.tv/jacob-gellerPirates of the Caribbean Companion Video: https://nebula.app/videos/jacob-geller-pirates-3-forever-deserves-to-be-the-most-expensive-movie-ever-made/Support me: patreon.com/JacobGellerFollow me at: twitter.com/yacobg42Merch: https://store.nebula.app/collections/jacob-gellerSpider-Man 3: Birth of Sandman full scene: youtu.be/to29LvuColUThe Matrix Revolutions: Above the Clouds full scene: youtu.be/e1GmgE7Men0The Matrix Sequels Are Good, Actually | Sophie From Mars (ft. Sarah Zedig): youtu.be/M0VnYcMHuDcCredits Music by Henry Walsh: youtu.be/JGtT1BEjXBUAdditional Editing by Ben Chinapen: twitter.com/BenChinapenScript Consultation by Patrick Willems: twitter.com/patrickhwillemsVisual Media Used: Spider-Man 3 (and bonus features), The Matrix Revolutions (and bonus features), Spider-Man, Spider-Man 2, The Matrix, The Matrix Reloaded, Life of Pi (and bonus features), Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Blade Runner, The Thing, Annihilation, Spider-Man: No Way Home, Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s EndMusic Used (Chronologically): Symphony No. 9 in E Minor From the New World, Minuet in G Minor, Symphony 7 op. 92 Allegretto, Op. 15-i. Of Foreign Lands and Peoples, Russell’s Radio (Half-Life: Alyx), Mii Plaza (Wii), Navras (The Matrix Revolutions), The Timefall (Death Stranding), Full Confession (Katana Zero), In Your Hands (Gris), Tetris Effect Jazz by Henry WalshThumbnail Credit:twitter.com/HotCyderDescription Credit: Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Returnal is a Hell of Our Own Creation Jacob Geller 2022-02-11 | And in those days, the Moon shuddered for every spasm of sorrow that dripped from the eyes of Selene | Get a Henson razor and a free pack of 100 blades with code JACOB at: bit.ly/3G3sa59 Support me: patreon.com/JacobGellerFollow me at: twitter.com/yacobg42Merch: https://store.nebula.app/collections/jacob-gellerI Have No Mouth and I Must Scream (1967) - Harlan EllisonAdditional Footage from Positron: youtu.be/_V8kFBq6dKEVisual Media Used: Returnal, I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream, Fugue in Void, Dark Souls, Terminator 2, Groundhog DayMusic Used, chronologically: (Don’t Fear) The Reaper (Blue Oyster Cult), Beacon Beach (Oxenfree), Hallway Omega (Superhot: MCD), A Mysterious Device (Returnal), Cold Comfort (Oxenfree), Nemesis, Murals (Returnal), Demo Loop (IHNMAIMS), Read Access Memory (Superhot: MCD), Murals (Returnal), The Midnight Wood (Hyper Light Drifter), Helios (Returnal), Hallway Delta (Superhot: MCD), Helios (Returnal), Sandcastle (Magnus Ludvigsson)Thumbnail Credit:twitter.com/HotCyderDescription Credit: ReturnalAdditional music from Epidemic Sound
Fear of Cold Jacob Geller 2022-01-14 | You are reduced to a crawling thing on the margin of a disintegrating world. Nothing will so quickly isolate a man.My Patreon: patreon.com/JacobGellerMy Twitter: twitter.com/yacobg42Merch: https://store.nebula.app/collections/jacob-geller“The Cremation of Sam McGee” by Seth Boyer: sethboyer.bandcamp.com/track/the-cremation-of-sam-mcgeeBased on the poem by Robert W. ServiceAudio mastering by Mitch Cramer: twitter.com/heavyxeyedSOURCES:Books:To Build a Fire (Jack London, 1908)Alone (Richard Byrd, 1938)The Stranger in the Woods (Michael Finkel, 2017)On the Banks of Plum Creek (Laura Ingalls Wilder, 1937)Pioneer Girl: The Annotated Autobiography (Laura Ingalls Wilder, 2014)The Long Winter (Laura Ingalls Wilder, 1940)Mountains of the Mind (Robert Macfarlane, 2003)The Shining (Stephen King, 1977)Who Goes There? (John W. Campbell, 1938)Longform Articles:The Big Thaw: Russia’s Permafrost is Melting: news.sky.com/story/russias-permafrost-is-thawing-and-it-could-make-melting-polar-ice-caps-look-like-a-sideshow-12359940The Bizarre Bank Robbery That Shook an Arctic Town: outsideonline.com/outdoor-adventure/exploration-survival/norway-longyearbyen-bank-robberyEven At Its End, The Universe Will Never Reach Absolute Zero: forbes.com/sites/startswithabang/2020/11/12/even-at-its-end-the-universe-will-never-reach-absolute-zeroThe History of the Robbins Children: http://www.pioneergirl.com/blog/archives/9101Frozen Alive: outsideonline.com/2152131/freezing-deathThe Coldest Place in the Universe: smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/the-coldest-place-in-the-universe-8121922How the New Science of Freezing Can Save Your Life: outsideonline.com/outdoor-adventure/exploration-survival/how-new-science-freezing-can-save-your-lifeThe Ice Inferno: aeon.co/essays/antarctica-a-place-of-wide-horizons-and-fragile-selvesWhat the Arctic Reveals about Coronavirus: arctictoday.com/what-the-arctic-reveals-about-coronavirusThe Island Where No One Is Allowed to Die, or Give Birth: stuff.co.nz/travel/experiences/adventure-holidays/103873808/svalbard-norway-the-island-where-no-one-is-allowed-to-die-or-give-birthThis was Ötzi the Iceman’s Last Meal: nationalgeographic.com/science/article/news-otzi-iceman-food-DNA-diet-meat-fatMovies and TV: To Build A Fire (David Cobham, 1969) The Thing (John Carpenter, 1982), The Shining (Stanley Kubrick, 1977), Snowpiercer (Bong Joon Ho, 2013), The Day After Tomorrow (Roland Emmerich, 2004), Little House on the Prairie (Episode 22, 1975) Games: The Long Dark (2014), Frostpunk (2018), Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020)Music (chronologically): Theme for The Long Dark (The Long Dark), Un Dia En Granada (Vendla), Watery Grave (Carrion), Helix Bell (Christophe Gorman), One Must Go (Alec Slayne), Doubt (The Long Dark), Freezing Cold (Breath of the Wild), Silent Heaven (Silent Hill 2), Martian Law (Jon Bjork), Ennui (Cody High), Cold New Dawn & The Darkest of Days (Frostpunk), There’s Something I Have to Say (The Long Dark), Canonical Aside (Dead Space 2), A Cold Wind (Savvun), The Cremation of Sam McGee (Seth Boyer)Additional footage from Getty ImagesAdditional music and sound effects from Epidemic SoundThumbnail by: twitter.com/HotCyderDescription from “Alone” by Richard Byrd
The Top Ten (and a Half) Best Games of 2021 Jacob Geller 2021-12-15 | Learn to rely on a future you made in which it gets better | Get Audible’s holiday special—60% off your first 3 months—by going to audible.com/jacobgeller or text 'jacobgeller' to 500 500 Support me: patreon.com/JacobGellerFollow me at: twitter.com/yacobg42Merch: https://store.nebula.app/collections/jacob-gellerVisual Media Used: Mundaun, It Takes Two, Before Your Eyes, Metroid Dread, Resident Evil 4 VR, Returnal, UnearthU, Inscryption, Pistol Whip, Sable, Slay the Spire, Bowser’s Fury, Dark Souls 3, Ghost of Tsushima, Nex Machina, Fortnite, Genesis Noir, Halo Infinite Music Used (Chronologically): Plessie (Bowser’s Fury), The Price is Right theme, Radio (Mundaun), The Drive, Theme of Ada (Resident Evil 4), The Ewer- Day, Exploration- Ruins (Sable), Lake Lapcat (Bowser’s Fury), Leshy’s Theme (Inscryption), Heatseeker (Pistol Whip), Clockworks (It Takes Two), Lonely Petals (Super Metroid OCRemix), Main Theme (UnearthU), Hyperion Theme (Returnal), Mesh- Instrumental, Finale (Before Your Eyes), Better the Mask (Sable) Thumbnail Credit: The incomparable twitter.com/HotCyderDescription Credit: “Better the Mask” by Japanese BreakfastAdditional music courtesy of Epidemic Sound
Time Loop Nihilism Jacob Geller 2021-11-12 | All you feel is infinite, knowing all the falls and leaps and sweet and death. | Directly support me and watch exclusive videos by joining Nebula at go.nebula.tv/jacob-gellerSupport me: patreon.com/JacobGellerFollow me at: twitter.com/yacobg42Merch: https://store.nebula.app/collections/jacob-geller“Through the Flash” can be found in the book “Friday Black” by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah Speedrun of Bloodborne by HeyZeusHeresToast at GDQ: youtu.be/v6kJak0HltkHigh Chaos Dishonored play by StealthGamerBR: youtu.be/vKyT19o-Nl8Visual Media Used: Deathloop, 12 Minutes, Dishonored, Hitman 3, Bloodborne, Devil May Cry 5, Doom Eternal, Edge of Tomorrow, Groundhog Day, Palm Springs, Music Used (Chronologically): Fristad Rock (Deathloop), Sneaky Driver (Katana Zero), Blackreef, Karl’s Bay (Deathloop), Forecast (Transistor), Blue Moose Man (The Norwood Suite), Breath of a Serpent (Katana Zero), XII (Twelve Minutes), Regurgitation Pumping Station (World of Goo), I (Twelve Minutes), Main Theme (LA Noire), Mesquite, Texas (Wolfenstein: The New Colossus), Sunset for Humanity (Wolfenstein: The New Order), In Your Belief- Piano (Asura’s Wrath) Thumbnail Credit:twitter.com/HotCyderDescription Credit: “Through the Flash,” Nana Kwame Adjei-BrenyahAdditional footage provided by Getty ImagesAdditional Screaming Horns from "Lethargy Hill" by Kitty Horrorshow
I Do Not Understand Hotline Miami 2 Jacob Geller 2021-10-15 | Gotta get a grip! | Directly support me and watch exclusive videos by joining Nebula at go.nebula.tv/jacob-gellerSupport me: patreon.com/JacobGellerFollow me at: twitter.com/yacobg42Merch: https://store.nebula.app/collections/jacob-geller“Hotline Miami 2 is a Misunderstood Masterpiece” by Ovandal: youtu.be/W8PXA2lZf3EInterview about game’s difficulty: youtu.be/T9KGt7PMJBIThe Hotline Miami Story (documentary): youtu.be/ilKzuY9tjygVisual Media Used: Hotline Miami, Hotline Miami 2, Boomerang X, Slay the Spire, Drive, Thirty Flights of LovingMusic Used (Chronologically- all songs from Hotline Miami 1 & 2 unless otherwise noted): She Swallowed Burning Coals (El Tigr3), Remorse (Scattle), Hydrogen (M.O.O.N.), Horse Steppin’ (Sun Araw), El Huervo feat. Shelby Cinca (Daisuke), Sneaky Driver (Katana Zero), Crystals (M.O.O.N.), Unfathomable (INSIDE), Bloodline (Scattle), Run (iamthekidyouknowwhatimean), Fahkeet (Light Club), Keep Calm (Endless), Coming Down, Silhouette (Katana Zero), You Are The Blood (Castanets)Thumbnail Credit:twitter.com/HotCyder
After a City is Buried Jacob Geller 2021-09-24 | They made themselves shine through the plunder | Directly support me and watch exclusive videos by joining Nebula at go.nebula.tv/jacob-gellerSupport me: patreon.com/JacobGellerFollow me at: twitter.com/yacobg42Merch: https://store.nebula.app/collections/jacob-gellerForgotten City review by Renata Price: kotaku.com/despite-hype-former-skyrim-mod-the-forgotten-city-is-k-1847644698Sources:A Geoarchaeological Reading of the City-Overlap-City Phenomenon in the Lower Yellow River Floodplain: A Case Study of Kaifeng City, China: mdpi.com/2071-1050/11/4/1029/htmGeoarchaeological evidence of the AD 1642 Yellow River flood that destroyed Kaifeng, a former capital of dynastic China: nature.com/articles/s41598-020-60169-1Born from the ashes: Seattle, a city built atop itself: history101.com/born-from-the-ashes-seattle-a-city-built-atop-itselfWhen Water Rises: A Journey Through Turkey’s Drowning Landscape: magnumphotos.com/newsroom/when-water-rises-journey-through-turkeys-drowning-landscapeInside The Forgotten Chinese Cities Destroyed By The Three Gorges Dam: fastcompany.com/3029421/inside-the-forgotten-chinese-cities-destroyed-by-the-three-gorges-damImmersed Remains: Towns Submerged in America: http://www.clui.org/newsletter/spring-2005/immersed-remains-towns-submerged-americaThe Endless Robbing of Native American Graves: washingtonpost.com/magazine/2021/07/08/will-mass-robbery-native-american-graves-ever-end/?utm_source=reddit.comHoover Dam Construction: Boulder Dam (Part I) (1931): youtube.com/watch?v=khD_ryWxfMg&t=1811sIslands of Abandonment by Cal Flynn (2021)War, Politics, and Society in Early Modern China 900-1795 by Peter Lorge (2005)Pompeii: The Mystery of the People Frozen in Time (2013, Chris Holt)Visual Media used: The Forgotten City, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, Microsoft Flight Simulator, Remember Me, Google Earth Studio, Blade Runner, PBS News HourMusic used (chronologically): The Girl (Max Payne 3), Run (Hotline Miami 2), Let Us Live, Since We Must Die, Extreme Justice is Extreme Injustice, The Result Justifies The Deed (The Forgotten City), Dogsong (Undertale), We Are But Dust and Shadow (The Forgotten City), Remembrance of Stars (The Forgotten City- MOD), The Timefall (Death Stranding), Titan (Hyper Light Drifter), Rise to the Light (Remember Me), Max- Panama (Max Payne 3), Life is Long, Life is Short (The Forgotten City), Stickerbrush Symphony (Donkey Kong Country 2)Description Credit: “Resist” by Brandy Nālani McDougallThumbnail Credit:twitter.com/HotCyderAdditional footage provided by Getty Additional sound effects by Epidemic Sound
Tetris Effect and Other Games with Immaculate Vibes Jacob Geller 2021-08-28 | With every passing day, the winds might blow stronger | Directly support me and watch exclusive videos by joining Nebula at go.nebula.tv/jacob-gellerSupport me: patreon.com/JacobGellerFollow me at: twitter.com/yacobg42Merch: https://store.nebula.app/collections/jacob-gellerConnected (Yours Forever) Piano Cover by Henry Walsh: youtu.be/JGtT1BEjXBUDigital Foundry Retro: Tetris!: youtu.be/cUeaanfiXmoErrant Signal- Blips Episode 8: youtu.be/P0NAWIG8CvgAdditional footage fromWorld of Longplays: youtu.be/XzlA1JTPMtoOld Classic Retro Gaming: youtu.be/Bf7z8kjza2cSquakenet: youtu.be/VJvdZWhNLiMJorbs: youtu.be/S3cSivqV104Visual Media used: Marble Madness (Arcade), Venineth, Beyond Castle Wolfenstein, Elite, Karate Champ, Hitman 3, Wolfenstein: The New Order, Elite Dangerous, Ballance, Marble it Up!, Marble Blast Gold, Super Monkey Ball: Banana Blitz, Mortal Kombat 9, Myst, NaissanceE, Street Fighter V, Tetris Effect, Tetris CD-I, 400 other versions of tetris (see Digital Foundry video for full details)Music used (chronologically): Connected (Tetris Effect), Level 1 (Marble Madness), Lunar Discourse (Tetris Effect), Level 0 (Tetris CD-I), Level 2 (Marble Madness), Level 8 (Tetris CD-I), Ballance OST, Level 0 (Tetris CD-I), Joy, Connected, Bright Shadow (Tetris Effect), Metamorphosis II (Carrion), End (Venineth), Connected Jazz Improvisations by Henry Walsh, Dire Dire on the Rocks (OC Remix by Geoffrey Taucer/FFmusic Dj), Level 0 (Tetris CD-I)Additional Music Provided by Epidemic Sound Thumbnail Credit: twitter.com/HotCyderDescription Credit: Connected (Tetris Effect)
