awesome-game-essays 🎮
Thoughtful and noteworthy links to awesome videogame "essay" kind of content. This repo is still WIP, feel free to submit an issue or submit a pull-request.
Index
Rules for contributing
TBD
Video channels
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gamedenker - explores how ideas and concepts in many other domains like philosophy and art that can be implemented in video games.
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Farlands - provides analysis of the inner workings of games and video game design.
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GameMakersToolkit - interesting videos on game design.
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2kliksphilip - reviews and analysis videos related to videogames, gaming hardware and other. Also has a channel (3kliksphilip) dedicated to Counter Strike related analysis and a more personal channel (kliksphilip) where you can find analysis of his life producing content on the other two channels.
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UpIsNotJump - does analysis games videos with a comedic approach.
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Raycevick - does lengthy and deep games analysis videos.
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Super Bunnyhop - does "pseudo-journalistic" content about video games.
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BetterThanHunson - does reviews and critiques on games, with an entertaining approach.
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LGR - does weekly coverage of retro tech, retro and new PC games, and more (Classic computer gaming, Oddware, thrifting, Tech Tales, Sims, ...).
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LowSpecGamer - dedicates to budget gaming and low graphics analysis, from pushing entry-level and old hardware to its limits to forcing the lowest graphics on modern games by all means possible.
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Jim Sterling - a game critic and raconteur, he runs The Jimquisition as a crowdfunded video series, podcast, and game review site.
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YongYea - game news, but also some interesting games review and analysis videos.
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Brackeys - game development tutorials on everything from Unity and programming to game design.
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Ahoy - does lengthy and insightful gaming related analysis videos.
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Crowbcat - informative/experimental analysis or discussion videos about videogames.
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videogamedunkey - comedic (and insightful) essays about videogames.
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Design Doc - various topics on game design with illustrative motion graphics and visual aids.
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Extra Credits - games: how they are made, what they mean, and how we can make them better. Also topics about history and sci-fi.
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GDC - Game Developers Conference: Talks and lectures.
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no-clip - crowdfunded video game documentaries.
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Game Score Fanfare - soundtrack analysis for video games.
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MandaloreGaming - game reviews of both new and older games.
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Slim Tengi - video essays, covering interesting topics primarily in video games, movies and business.
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CryMor Gaming - creates visual thinkpieces, or "Video Essays," on a wide range of topics related to Video Games.
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Thomas Brush - indie game developer, with videos for learning more about game development and just the arts in general.
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NakeyJakey - entertaining and interesting review and discussion videos about games in general.
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AI and Games - show aimed at helping the world better understand how AI makes for better games.
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Jacob Geller - deep video essays on several topics, most of them related with games.
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Max Derrat - psychology, philosophy and their effect on the world and, in this case, specifically the area of entertainment (like video games).
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Steve of Warr - game reviews of both new and older games and a series of thoughtful retrospective videos on the tomb raider original series (CORE Design era).
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Noteworthy videos
- Thief vs. AAA Gaming
- The Early Days of Id Software - John Romero tells about how Id Software developed their games. The talk is more oriented towards game developers audience, but it's generally entertaining.
- "Games as a service" is fraud - an interesting case about GaaS.
- "Unionization, Steady Careers, and Generations of Games Culture" - interesting case about crunch and unionization in games industry.
- "The Most Profound Moment in Gaming History" and Part 2
- "The Secrets of GoldenEye's AI Revealed"
- Artificial Loneliness
- Caves of Qud Review
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Interesting articles
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