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Inspired by a post by @_blank_ in the Unpopular Opinions thread about reviewers praising the new God of War for its ~beautiful cinematic graphics and mature story for mature gamers~.
I thought it would be good to have a thread to share some critics/reviewers we find insightful and interesting; people who stand out from the know-nothing wannabe film critics, sycophant fanboys and outright shills who make up the majority of games journalism. So here are a few recommendations from me:
A lot of people have probably already heard of this guy but he's definitely worth including here for anyone who hasn't. If you don't like to sit through multiple hour-long videos you should check first a few of his shorter ones, maybe Stephen's Sausage Roll or No Man's Sky. His videos on What Remains of Edith Finch and SOMA are also great.
This guy has a really in-depth series of videos on every major 3D Mario game from Super Mario 64 up to 3D World. Pretty much everything on his channel is worth watching but I think a recent video he did on Sonic Dreams Collection will be particularly enjoyable to Kiwis, if you watch only one video out of this whole list it should be this one.
The rest of the guys in this list produce more approachable content with heavier editing, videos that won't eat up half your day by the time you're done with one of them. His videos often talk about specific concepts within a game or spanning a genre rather than analysis of a whole game. Here are two to give you a taste: Playing the Scripted Set Piece and How Cover Systems Ruined Shooters.
I enjoy his villain spotlight series "Devious Intent." He makes a lot of videos about Japanese games and he also makes some pretty good videos about anime which some might find interesting. He did this great video talking about publisher-related mishaps that resulted in Prey 2 never seeing the light of day.
This channel is basically a comprehensive history of Naughty Dog's games over the years and how their focus as a studio has shifted with time. If you played any of Naughty Dog's games at all you'll probably find that interesting, though there's more on the channel, this is the meat of what's there currently.
That's all I've got for now, I might add more in future, I'm sure there are more I've forgotten, but that's a good start.
The Sonic Dreams Collection video is a must watch though.
I thought it would be good to have a thread to share some critics/reviewers we find insightful and interesting; people who stand out from the know-nothing wannabe film critics, sycophant fanboys and outright shills who make up the majority of games journalism. So here are a few recommendations from me:
A lot of people have probably already heard of this guy but he's definitely worth including here for anyone who hasn't. If you don't like to sit through multiple hour-long videos you should check first a few of his shorter ones, maybe Stephen's Sausage Roll or No Man's Sky. His videos on What Remains of Edith Finch and SOMA are also great.
This guy has a really in-depth series of videos on every major 3D Mario game from Super Mario 64 up to 3D World. Pretty much everything on his channel is worth watching but I think a recent video he did on Sonic Dreams Collection will be particularly enjoyable to Kiwis, if you watch only one video out of this whole list it should be this one.
The rest of the guys in this list produce more approachable content with heavier editing, videos that won't eat up half your day by the time you're done with one of them. His videos often talk about specific concepts within a game or spanning a genre rather than analysis of a whole game. Here are two to give you a taste: Playing the Scripted Set Piece and How Cover Systems Ruined Shooters.
I enjoy his villain spotlight series "Devious Intent." He makes a lot of videos about Japanese games and he also makes some pretty good videos about anime which some might find interesting. He did this great video talking about publisher-related mishaps that resulted in Prey 2 never seeing the light of day.
This channel is basically a comprehensive history of Naughty Dog's games over the years and how their focus as a studio has shifted with time. If you played any of Naughty Dog's games at all you'll probably find that interesting, though there's more on the channel, this is the meat of what's there currently.
That's all I've got for now, I might add more in future, I'm sure there are more I've forgotten, but that's a good start.
The Sonic Dreams Collection video is a must watch though.
