This year has been absolutely stacked with games from all kinds of genre's, but the biggest and most pleasant surprise for me was just how much love 3D platformer collectathons got on a mainstream level. So let's look at the design of Yooka Laylee, Snake Pass, A Hat in Time and Mario Odyssey to see if this is a return or just a quick flash in the pan hype revival.
This year has been absolutely stacked with games from all kinds of genre's, but the biggest and most pleasant surprise for me was just how much love 3D platformer collectathons got on a mainstream level. So let's look at the design of Yooka Laylee, Snake Pass, A Hat in Time and Mario Odyssey to see if this is a return or just a quick flash in the pan hype revival.
Songs used (in order) Oxenfree 2 - To The Docks Resident Evil 4 Remake - Shooting Range The Drive Hollow Knight - Reflections The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom - Lookout Landing Varient Street Fighter 6 - Genbu Temple Stage Baldur's Gate 3 - I Want to Live (instrumental) Super Mario Wonder - Title Screen Theme
0:00 Intro 1:07 March 2:52 May 4:47 June 6:37 August 8:18 August
Games Shown (in order) Super Mario Wonder Remnant 2 Pseuodoregalia Trepang 2 Baldur's Gate 3 Lords of the Fallen Cyberpunk 2077 The Tartarus Key Cocoon Starfield Oxenfree 2 Street Fighter 6 Resident Evil 4 Remake Wo Long Fallen Dynasty The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom Hi Fi Rush Dead Space Resident Evil 2 Remake Alan Wake 2 Spider Man 2 DredgeNothing Sounds Like Baldurs Gate 3HeavyEyed2023-09-11 | patreon// patreon.com/heavyeyed twitter// twitter.com/heavyeyedYT discord// discord.gg/haaupzf
Thank you to Borislav Slavov for some of his insight into this topic, and for creating an amazing soundtrack to go alongside Larian Studios Behemoth, Baldur's Gate 3.
Credits: Down By The River Written by Borislav Slavov Sung by Mariya Anastasov
The Weeping Dawn Written by Borislav Slavov Sung by Ilona Ivanova
FFX Remixes by @RiftiBeats Script help from @razbuten and @wizawhat
Final Fantasy X was an influential game for a lot of reasons from gameplay to its groundbreaking use of voice acting for the series but what series composer Nobuo Uematsu did for the game was truly something else, so let's talk about To Zanarkand, Hymn of the Fayth and how they related to Tidus, Yuna, Auron and the rest of the gangNothing Sounds Like ZeldaHeavyEyed2022-12-01 | patreon// patreon.com/heavyeyed twitter// twitter.com/heavyxeyed discord// discord.gg/haaupzf
A massive thank you to @razbuten @wizawhat @eurothug4000 and @GoodBloodGames for their help with this video and shout out to the Razbuten Library @scrustle and World of Longplays for the footage used in this, as well as The Ocarina of Time PC Port.
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*Neon White Game Code Provided Free by Annapurna Interactive*
Ever wanted to learn how to speedrun but never knew where to start, well Neon White is a fantastic starting point for anyone who is interested in picking it up to see how you stack up.
Some discussions of spoilers are contained within this video
Elden Ring is a masterclass of lore told through unconventional means, let's discuss Fromsoftware's history with Souls Games, how they got there and why their latest entry excels so much.
Thank you to @Skyehoppers @graythornian @IronPineapple and @eurothug4000 for lending their voices in this video and to Iron Pineapple, Eurothug, @iamerror and @razbuten for script help! Extra footage from: @worldoflongplays @snomangameplay @VaatiVidya youtu.be/ONKUDikg15QThe Universe is a Beautiful Place & I Am No Longer Afraid to DieHeavyEyed2022-01-31 | There are no discussions of Echoes of the Eye contained in this video
Title lovingly inspired by The World is a Beautiful Place & I Am No Longer Afraid to Die.
Outer Wilds is a fantastic experience but what's even more astounding than the hand crafted universe, is how composer Andrew Prahlow managed to use some genre's not seen in video games before and the effect that has on connecting the players to the world.
Hey this is something a little bit different but this community and platform has given me so much I thought I'd give something back to creators I enjoy here on YouTube that you might not know about. 0:00 Intro 1:55 @wizawhat 3:31 @pimscrypt 5:04 @hotcyder 6:37 @ScreenTherapy 8:24 @graythornian 9:56 @LambHoot 11:45 @VZed 13:33 @iamerror 15:15 @Skyehoppers 16:44 @PostMesmericTen Indie Games You Missed in 2021HeavyEyed2021-12-09 | patreon// patreon.com/heavyeyed twitter// twitter.com/heavyxeyed discord// discord.gg/haaupzf
Welcome back to Indies You Missed! Hopefully you can find some neat little indies for the Steam sale here
Thank you to @eurothug4000 for helping a lot with this one and @Chariot_Rider for suggesting Haru to Shura
0:00 Intro 1:39 Spookware 3:39 KeyWe 5:55 Golf Club Wasteland 8:50 Lost at Sea 10:53 Kochu's Dream /Sokpop 12:45 No Longer Home 15:15 Nix Umbra 17:04 Haru to Shura 18:59 Demon Turf 21:22 A Jugglers Tale 23:10 OutroMajoras Mask in 2021 is an Existential NightmareHeavyEyed2021-11-10 | patreon// patreon.com/heavyeyed twitter// twitter.com/heavyxeyed discord// discord.gg/haaupzf
For Zelda Month I decided replay my favorite Zelda game and what I didn't expect is that Majora's Mask helped me contextualize the snap lockdown Aotearoa New Zealand went into back in August, and through that I was able to understand the game in a way I never had before.
Thank you to @wizawhat @iamerror and @weighty for lending their voices for the project and @eurothug4000 @GCVazquez and Wizawhat for the script help. Also a huge up to @AmieWaters for the phenomenal music. All Majora's Mask footage was captured using Nerrel's HD Texture mod pack.The Best Game of 2021 You Havent PlayedHeavyEyed2021-10-12 | patreon// patreon.com/heavyeyed twitter// twitter.com/heavyxeyed discord// discord.gg/haaupzf
Game provided for free by Studio Pixel Punk This is a video about Unsighted, the best game I played and probably will play this year and what made it so special to me.
A huge thank you to @IronPineapple and @eurothug4000 for their script help and @pimscrypt for lending their voice for the quote
A Huge thank you to @KingKlonoa for a lot of the footage for this video @wizawhat @Foxcade and @eurothug4000 for script help and moral support while I chipped away at this thing.
Start: 0:00 Explosive Beginnings: 02:05 Designing for Success: 07:23 Is Battling the Problem: 14:42 Difficulty: 19:50 Nuzlocke 22:17 Comp: 24:20 Sword & Shield: 27:14
I have fallen in love with the Yakuza series for many reasons, from loveable cast of characters, to the absurd humor in the main but especially sub-stories, the thing that kept me attached to the games though, was the very real humanity found in not only Kiryu and Ichiban, but every single character I came across. Let's talk about how Yakuza humanizes those in a life of crime.
Special thanks to @hotcyder for the amazing thumbnail, @eurothug4000 @IronPineapple @Foxcade and @GCVazquez for lending their voices and also to @tinyghost & @razbuten for helping with the scriptSilent Hill 2 Defined HorrorHeavyEyed2021-05-22 | patreon// patreon.com/heavyeyed twitter// twitter.com/heavyxeyed discord// discord.gg/haaupzf
Silent Hill 2 changed the audio game not only for horror but all of the medium and even beyond. Let's look at what makes good sound design and why Silent Hill 2 was the ushering in of a new era.
Additional footage from @snomangameplay and @ehmaysi
Our favorite games are a wonderful thing to share and discuss with friends and people in our lives, but is it the most important thing in games we should be talking about? Let's look at some ways we as a community can look at our industry in more meaningful ways.
Special thanks to @hotcyder for the thumbnail @Razbuten @GC Positive @Corrupted Save @eurothug4000 @kyledchurch for their script help #HeavyEyed #YourFavoriteGameIsIrrelevant #GamesDiscourseThe Best Games From The Worst YearHeavyEyed2020-11-28 | patreon// patreon.com/heavyeyed twitter// twitter.com/heavyxeyed discord// discord.gg/haaupzf twitch // twitch.tv/heavyeyed
This year was a rough one for most of us, but I wanted to bring some light to the more positive things I experienced through it.
00:00 Start 05:49 A Link to Our Pasts 12:07 A Brief History 15:31 The Medieval, The Fantasy & The Christian 28:29 The Aesthetics of World Design 30:43 The Aesthetics of Feeling And Music 47:52 How Ocarina of Time Changed Everything 51:19 How We’ve Changed Zelda 57:59 Breath of the Wild
Welcome back to the ethics of video games, this time we're looking at what was called The PlayStation War, surrounding conflict minerals such as Coltan in the DRC.
#ethicsofvideogames #heavyeyed #theplaystationwarAre Games Too Long? // HeavyEyedHeavyEyed2020-06-03 | This video was sponsored by Skillshare. The first 1000 people who click the link will get 2 free months of Skillshare Premium: https://skl.sh/heavyeyed4
So Resident Evil 3 Remake and God of War, two very different games except for one little thing, their length cause me to think very hard about how different games approach their replayability options.
Special thanks to @Writing on Games and @eurothug4000 for looking at the script and to @Joseph Anderson for the God of War footage. All other footage from World of Longplays.
#HeavyEyed #GameLength #HowToPaceAGame
0:00 Introduction 1:27 Sponsorship 2:27 Resident Evil 3 Remake 4:28 God of War 2018 7:28 Killer vs Filler 12:19 Extension by Other Means 15:21 OutroThe Anxiety of YouTube // HeavyEyedHeavyEyed2020-04-13 | patreon// patreon.com/heavyeyed twitter// twitter.com/heavyxeyed discord// discord.gg/haaupzf
Thank you all for watching. Don't feel pressure to create. Just do you.
Thank you to Razbuten for always pushing and heling me, and also for the Ori and the Will of the Wisps footage and Eurothug4000 for recording me being a menace on her island.How We Talk About GamesHeavyEyed2020-04-01 | Previous episode: youtu.be/7RsNMjiwZxw
Welcome back to The Language of Video Games! For episode 2, I wanted to try something a little bit different, and that, was ask a bunch of my friends for their experiences, thoughts and predictions of the way we talk about, and analyze games!
An extra special thanks to those who looked over my script and helped shape this video into what it is: Nerf Guy, Chris Davis, Bex, Colin, and Truongasm.
Footage lovingly used from: World of Longplays, KingK, Zac Frazier, GrandPooBear, Ryukhar, Carl Sagan42, Markiplier, PewDiePie, Rooster Teeth, Game Grumps & Egoraptor, James Rolfe & The AVGN.
Welcome back to the Ethics of Buying Games, a show about how games can affect us and the world around us! This time we're talking about the environmental impact of digital distribution.
Skateboarding games have been kind of an empty genre as of late, with all the anticipation for EA's Skate 4, Session has come along to challenge the throne for the best skating game.
Music used: Hollow Knight OST - Reflection Shadow of the Colossus OST - Prologue Machinarium OST - The Glasshouse with Butterfly Hollow Knight OST - Greenpath Breath of the Wild OST - Day (field)
games shown in order: ( *footage from world of longplays) the witcher 3 gris baba is you Pokemon Red Pokemon Let's GO Eevee Kingdom Hearts Octopath Traveler Cris Tales Pillars of Eternity Skyrim Dragon Age Inquisition Fable Anniversary Path of Exile Armello Oblivion Divinity Original Sin 2 Unepic World of Warcraft Warhammer Vermintie 2 Trine 2* Tangledeep Touhou Luna Nights Wargroove Chrono Trigger* Knights of Pen and Paper Adventure* Rogue Dragonstomper* Ultima III* Final Fantasy* Dragon Quest* Ultima IV* The Portopia Serial Murder Case* Phantasy Star* Warcraft 2 Warcraft 1* Diablo Ocarina of Time Dark Souls Final Fantasy X* Warlock* Battlechasers Nightwar Child of Light Magic the Gathering: Arena Hearthstone Secret of Mana Dragon Age: OriginsFalling in Love With Super Smash Bros... (Again) // HeavyEyedHeavyEyed2019-07-30 | patreon// patreon.com/heavyeyed twitter// twitter.com/heavyxeyed discord// discord.gg/haaupzf
I felt disconnected from Smash for way too many years but recently, I found reasons to love it once more. This is a video on how I fell in love with super smash bros, again.
Games Shown in Order: Super Smash Bros Ultimate Hollow Knight Gris Stardew Valley Baba is You Dragon Ball FighterZ Super Smash Bros Mario Party 3 Mario Kart 64 StarFox 64 Super Smash Bros Melee Super Smash Bros Brawl Tatsunoku vs Capcom Rock Band 3 Super Smash Bros WiiU/3DS The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild Super Mario Odyssey Pokemon Let's Go: Eevee Street Fighter V League of Legends StarCraft 2
far cry has reached critical mass of mediocrity, and when it came to the latest should-have-been-DLC entry, i thought what better time to examine how the series should move forward.
I can't stop playing World of Warcraft and something they've done recently that I love, is Mythic Plus. Mythic Plus might be one of my favorite mechanics introduced into any game, so I wanna talk about why that is.
With the recent removal of all roms from Emuparadise at the hands of Nintendo I want to touch on what that means for the games industry and the preservation of the medium as a whole. From remakes, remasters and everything in between
Special thanks to: Razbuten Perrdactyl What's With Games KingK
Kept ya waiting, huh? Mass Effect 3 has one of, if not the most, controversial ending is all of games. But why was that? With this video I wanted to take a look at tragic story telling in games and why it doesn't always land, looking through one of gamings most heated ends.
Ian Ewing - Trinidad chillhop.bandcamp.com/track/trinidadHow Video Games Are Funding Gun Manufacturers // HeavyEyedHeavyEyed2018-03-15 | Hey this video might be a bit sensitive so be warned before watching
There is a relationship between gun manufacturers and major video game publishers that's seemed to go unnoticed, and I wanna talk about how video games are funding gun and arms industry.
Okami is the most beloved game that no one ever played, was that cause it's constantly referred to as a 3D Zelda clone? Probably not but I wanna discuss what counts as a 3D Zelda clone and if Okami is actually the clone people make it out to be.
All songs used from the Okami OST
Special Thanks to Hamish Black from Writing on Games for script help!
The Great Plateau is an interesting case for Open World tutorial design that I think does a lot right so let's take a look at why that is and how it helps to continue to evolve the Zelda series as a whole.
Special thanks to Jon and Mathew for their help with the script on this one, please check out their channels and to my amazing girlfriend for letting me use her fibre internet to upload this so it didn't take a week.
It's that time of year again! Let's go over some indie games you missed in 2017. Thank you all for this amazing year, I can't wait to see what 2018 has in store.
Here are the list of games showcased in the video so please go and check them out as soon as possible.
Far Cry has had a wild ride from sci-fi shooter to bland open world series, so let's talk about how Ubisoft go there series there, with towers, unused design from Far Cry 2, where Primal failed and the handling of story and setting.
Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare broke many conventions of the Military Shooter genre, among all the step ups from the previous games, one that stood out was the second mission of act II, "All Ghillied Up" I wanna talk about why it's so amazing.
I'm sorry Joey for spelling your last name wrong in two videos now.
Music Used // Modern Warfare OST Jurassic 5 - Thin Line (instrumental) Given Names - 62 & Throws Vol 1 givennamesbeats.bandcamp.comMental Health in Video Games // HeavyEyedHeavyEyed2017-08-17 | **There are no story spoilers for Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice here, just early game visual ones**
Mental Health is something that mainstream media has been struggling to properly represent for the longest time, while things have been getting better on all fronts, leading the charge is video games. And with Ninja Theory's Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice we have seen a real and raw look at dealing with Psychosis, which has rocketed the games industry forward with great representation.
Songs Used // Oxenfree OST - 7am Bonus Points - Long Exposure Given Names - Olaf Handbook - Rose Gardens Oxenfree OST - LostThe Problems With Star Fox // HeavyEyedHeavyEyed2017-07-31 | Patreon // patreon.com/heavyeyed
Oh boy I hope I don't make some people mad with that title. So, I love the Star Fox franchise, or at least I thought I did until I replayed most of the games and realized the series is actually pretty god damn messy and I wanted to discuss why that is, and talk about the lost potential of the series many claim to love but don't really seem to talk about.