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Patreon Review Vote Time! + New Gentry Video Tomorrow!
Hello Beautiful Patrons!It's time for the Patreon Review Vote to begin! Also I have been hard at work on the Gentry video and it will be posted tomorrow, and I think it's a pretty cool topic :-) And, since I looked at the channel uploads and noticed that the past 3 vids of mine have been cha...
Patreon Voted Review Nomination Time!
Hi Everyone!Sorry for the delay in my usual patreon uploads, I ended up getting really sick with the ultimate influenza the past two weeks that basically made working impossible (it was bad). I'm feeling better now and have resumed my usual work schedule, so the Ninja Gaiden 2 Master Ninja video...
Topic Zone Deluxe Edition Ft. Boghog! | Itagaki Legacy | Super Metroid Speedrunning | Timers in RPG | Gaming Community Concerns | Cabal Shooters | Rockstar Games
Hello Everyone!Sorry for the delay in the usual upload pace, but this month's topic zone ended up turning into a double-sized episode and I am joined by Boghog to discuss the topics :-) I think it turned out really well. You all selected an awesome array of topics this month and we ended up waxi...
Topic Zone #6 | Illuminati Submissions
Welcome to the 6th topic submission post for the Patreon Exclusive series, TOPIC ZONE, where I give my thoughts on topics and games you'd like to hear me discuss in a more freeform fashion. Each patreon tier will get its own post for you all to submit your topics too. TOPIC ZONE isn't voting...
Topic Zone #6 | Gentry Submissions
Welcome to the 6th topic submission post for the Patreon Exclusive series, TOPIC ZONE, where I give my thoughts on topics and games you'd like to hear me discuss in a more freeform fashion. Each patreon tier will get its own post for you all to submit your topics too. TOPIC ZONE isn't voting...
Show Me Your Fun Zone! Doom the Dark Ages Discussion ft. Boghog! | Patreon Podcast
Hello Beautiful Patrons!Boghog returns! Today he and I discuss "The Fun Zone" which is the design philosophy behind the new Doom games, especially Doom the Dark Ages. The intro section to this episode is fresh off the mic, but the majority of this recording is from a discussion that Bog and ...
The Danger of Psychology-Based Design | Deep Cut Video Series
Hello Enlightened Members of the Gentry!I'm really proud of this exclusive hour-long video which discusses the dangers of Psychology-Based game design, specifically this behavioral consensus seeking model that is really prevalent right now. I discuss at length what forms of psychology I think ar...
Fun Talk! Patreon Review Vote Winnner + Upcoming Video Schedule
Hello Beautiful Patrons!Today I thought it would be fun to talk about the review vote winner and upcoming video schedule on camera :-) Patreon takes a cut for its vid support so might as well use it more ha. I didn't title this Video Update or anything since other youtubers always use that term ...
Patreon Review Vote!!
Hi Everyone!All done recording and editing the Gradius Review :-D Now it's time to vote for the patreon voted review!For the new patrons, the way the vote works is that each tier gets a different number of votes per person (Homies = 1, Illuminati = 2, Gentry = 3) and the Illuminati and Gentry ca...
Patreon Game Review Vote Nominations!
Hello Everyone!I'm deep into the Gradius Origins review and it's time to write our nominations for this month's Patreon Voted Review. The way this works is that you all simply write your nominations in the comments of this post during this week and on 8/25 we'll begin the voting proc...
Topic Zone #5 | Stealth | Stop Killing Games | Variance | Strategy Prep | Player Progression | Mark IRL | Analog Digital Loop
Hi Everyone!On this week's episode of Topic Zone, the RNG selected:================================================Homie TierPocho - Stealth Games ================================================Illuminati TierJOH - Stop Killing Games can online multiplayer be preservedExplosive General Games - ...
1 Year Anniversary + Why Review Scores Kill Artistic Expression | Patreon Podcast
Hello Everyone!On this week's episode of the Patreon Podcast I give a little update on what the past year of being a full-time youtuber has been like (thank you everyone for making this possible in the first place) and how a personal goal of mine for the year is inspired by Kurt Russell in that...
Bonus Video! Final Fight 1cc Commentary and Discussion
Hi Everyone!I have spent all week learning and practicing the Final Fight 1cc for an upcoming Final Fight review I'm working on (hopefully it will be done by Friday). Clearing this game was NO JOKE and took me about 50 hours of practice (very much like my Garegga 1cc funny enough) and in that ti...
Topic Zone #5 | Illuminati Topic Submission!
Welcome to the 5th topic submission post for the Patreon Exclusive series, TOPIC ZONE, where I give my thoughts on topics and games you'd like to hear me discuss in a more freeform fashion. Each patreon tier will get its own post for you all to submit your topics too. TOPIC ZONE isn't voting...
Topic Zone #5 | Gentry Topic Submission!
Welcome to the 5th topic submission post for the Patreon Exclusive series, TOPIC ZONE, where I give my thoughts on topics and games you'd like to hear me discuss in a more freeform fashion. Each patreon tier will get its own post for you all to submit your topics too. TOPIC ZONE isn't voting...
Fighting Games Might Be Fπ£π£π£ed | Future Genre Hopes? | State of Fighting Games 2025 | Cutting Room Floor
Hello Enlightened Members of the Gentry!Here is my Gentry Exclusive Cutting Room Floor episode about my thoughts on the state of fighting games right now and how I am deeply concerned by a number of trends I am seeing that are converging together in really ugly ways. The continued loss of motion inp...
What Has Game Ownership Become? (Guest: Gameboy Guru) | Patreon Podcast
Hi Everyone!It's time for the exclusive patreon podcast :-D Today I am joined by special guest, Gameboy Guru! Guru has been a very long time friend of the channel (having appeared in episode 5 of the OG podcast as well as coming to all the IRL Shmup Slams), patron, and runs his own shmup podcast...
Patreon Voted Review Winner! Spikeout!
Hi Everyone!In a landslide victory is this month's patreon voted review winner, Spikeout!!! I'm really excited to talk about this Sega classic, I'll even see how the Yakuza port of it works ha. Thank you all for supporting the channel, I'm actually nearly done with last month's w...
Topic Zone #4 | Artistic Stagnation | MGS3 Camera | Game Adaptations | Gameplay Parity | Collect-a-thons | Open World Benefits
Hi Everyone!It's time for Topic Zone #4 :-) I think this episode turned out awesome. I had a lot of fun with the subjects and get ready because I have returned from Slam 7 and finished the Doom review, so this week will be a bunch of patreon uploads to catch back up to my usual schedule :-)Toda...
Patreon Voted Review | Vote Time!
Hi Everyone!It's time for the patreon voted review!.We'll take the week for the voting and it will close 6/2/25 :-) I have gone ahead and removed Doom the Dark Ages from the nominations, since that is the video I am currently working on XD. After the Doom vid is finished, I'll complete l...
Patreon Game Review Vote Nominations!
Hi Everyone!I have literally just sat down on the couch after returning home from Shmup Slam 7 :-D So I'm getting caught up with my usual workflow. It's time for write our nominations for this month's Patreon Voted Review. The way this works is that you all simply write your nominations ...
Topic Zone #4 | Gentry Topic Submission!
Welcome to the 4th topic submission post for the Patreon Exclusive series, TOPIC ZONE, where I give my thoughts on topics and games you'd like to hear me discuss in a more freeform fashion. Each patreon tier will get its own post for you all to submit your topics too. TOPIC ZONE isn't voting...
Topic Zone #4 | Illuminati Topic Submission!
Welcome to the 4th topic submission post for the Patreon Exclusive series, TOPIC ZONE, where I give my thoughts on topics and games you'd like to hear me discuss in a more freeform fashion. Each patreon tier will get its own post for you all to submit your topics too. TOPIC ZONE isn't voting...
Starcraft Brood War is LEGIT (Better Than Ever) | Patreon Podcast
Hello Everyone!Over the past month, in the wake of Tekken 8 crashing and burning and pretty much my general disinterest in watching other competitive fighting games (I'm still holding out hope for Virtua Fighter 6 though), I've been feeling a void in my competitive gaming life and so decided...
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Publishers KILL Competitive Gaming | FGC Will Become Only Marketing [The Cutting Room Floor]
Hello Enlightened Members of the Gentry!Welcome to another episode of cutting room floor! Today's video is an extension of my Tekken 8 Review, where I talk about my thoughts on the future of competitive fighting games as an E-sport (hint: grim), but also share some recent insights I have gained ...
Patreon Voted Review Winner! Devil's Third!
Hello everyone! In a powerhouse victory, Devil's Third won this month's voted review :-) Spikeout actually had a really strong showing, but Devil's Third could not be stopped ha. The spirit of Itagaki was too strong. This is going to be a really fun review and I actually do have a Wii U,...
Topic Zone #3 - JRPG vs. Tactical | Analog Controls | Enemy Routing | Tank Controls | Walls in Fighters | Come&Go Gaming Channels
Hello Beautiful Patrons!It's time for Topic Zone, the Patron Exclusive show where I discuss the topics you all suggest :-)Today's selections by the random number generator are:Homie | Jensensmash - JRPG vs Tactics RPGIlluminati | ajd578 - Digital vs Analog Control PerformanceIlluminati | fra...
Patreon Voted Review, VOTE TIME!
Hi Everyone!It's time for the Patreon Vote!! I have gone ahead and removed Lilac 0 from the nominations, just because I plan on reviewing it here very shorty. I am also going to have the previous winner video, Rabi-Ribi, out pretty soon. We'll have the voting take place this week and end 3/3...
Patreon Voted Review - Nomination Time!
Hi everyone!!It's time to write your nominations for the next Patreon voted review. The way it works, in case this is your first time, is that you just write down in the comments here what game or piece of media you would like to be included in the voting phase, and then all the nominations will...
Topic Zone #3 | Illuminati Topic Submission!
Welcome to the 3rd topic submission post for the Patreon Exclusive series, TOPIC ZONE, where I give my thoughts on topics and games you'd like to hear me discuss in a more freeform fashion. Each patreon tier will get its own post for you all to submit your topics too. TOPIC ZONE isn't voting...
