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From Jimmy McGee at 2024-01-31 19:35:24
Raiden Fighters 2 Train Level Review
https://ko-fi.com/jimmcgee Shooting games never die. Video sources: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLX2AslNtHKpT_xZysryb4hSRU5W6spsfi Script and notes: https://www.coolgames.zip 00:00 Context 08:38 Raiden and Raiden DX 12:15 Raiden Fighters 13:48 Raiden Fighters 2 19:50 The Train Level 27:27 The Rest of Raiden Fighters 2 32:27 The Appeal of Shmups 39:38 Just make videos about things you like
From Jimmy McGee at 2023-12-24 19:45:00
Age of Empires 2: A Guided Tour
https://ko-fi.com/jimmcgee Age of Empires 2 is not *just* the greatest strategy game of all time. These several thousand weird tricks will make your RTS perfect... Video sources: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLX2AslNtHKpSCvZSkJAQmRaRMX_0S2vH2 Script and notes: https://www.coolgames.zip 00:00:00 Introduction 00:06:12 Into China (basics) 00:15:19 Dark Age (hotkeys and finding the fun) 00:28:22 Feudal Age (army and counters) 00:39:45 Castle Age (siege, monks, update model, speed, vision) 01:04:43 Imperial Age (why is this game so fun) 01:14:40 The video's over!
From Jimmy McGee at 2023-09-15 20:00:00
The AI Revolution is Rotten to the Core
https://ko-fi.com/jimmcgee GPT2 Says: Jimmy McGee's new YouTube video , "Tall, skinny, and fast : The story of the man who invented a new kind of shoe," is here! The video features many quotes from other people 's opinions about Jimmy 's shoe, but also reveals some personal thoughts about the man himself, especially his own shoes. No idea why the audio is so bad for the first 15 minutes. I have five cheap mics instead of one good one, they just do whatever they want. It gets really good after that though. Vibez and video sources: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLX2AslNtHKpTvb5mdYsHfnXh7Pg5uKhFB Script, notes, and text source (89 of them!): https://www.coolgames.zip/ Chapters 00:00:00 Spoiler Warning 00:00:20 Minecraft Odyssey - Exploring Gameplay Systems Chronologically 00:03:39 AI is not magic 00:09:09 AI is not free 00:15:10 AI is not going away 00:30:00 AI is not creative 00:42:53 AI is not intelligent 00:50:28 AI is not objective 01:04:24 AI is another cruel algorithm
From Jimmy McGee at 2023-06-23 18:27:48
https://ko-fi.com/jimmcgee https://store.steampowered.com/app/1772830/Rusted_Moss/ Rusted Moss is an unapologetically difficult platformer with an awesome movement gimmick. Sources: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLX2AslNtHKpS9n00ww0_Uw8OoOw9JdFQs Script and notes: https://www.coolgames.zip 00:00 Introduction 00:59 Character Movement 08:25 Contrasts 14:15 Jagged Edges... 23:25 ...Perfect Blend 28:45 Level Design and Internal Consistency 33:31 The Endgame 37:44 The Seer 44:50 Conclusion
From Jimmy McGee at 2023-04-04 20:01:42
https://battleforlibraries.com/ https://archive.org/donate Copyright? More like copy wrong, gottem. https://ko-fi.com/jimmcgee https://www.coolgames.zip 00:00 The Archive 01:40 The Library 05:00 The Case 09:26 The Computer 13:55 The Dream of the Internet 17:25 The Reality of the Internet 24:45 The Future
From Jimmy McGee at 2023-03-24 17:57:54
Rain World Downpour: A Guided Tour
https://ko-fi.com/jimmcgee https://store.steampowered.com/app/1933390/Rain_World_Downpour/ Rain World Downpour will be game of the year unless Shadow of the Erdtree has six new slugcats. This video is very critical, but I hope that my criticism helps shine a light on what Downpour (and the base game) excel at, which is pretty much everything. Script and notes: https://www.coolgames.zip Video sources and """"vibes"""": https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLX2AslNtHKpSidHX9ctKxEl0Lqfy0HuVc Chapters: 00:00:00 Introduction 00:02:43 Gourmand and Artificer 00:47:10 Rivulet and Spearmaster 01:22:43 New Features 01:32:13 THE SAINT 02:02:49 THE END OF RAIN WORLD
From Jimmy McGee at 2022-12-20 00:15:22
A real history of video games | Pay to Win
https://ko-fi.com/jimmcgee A video about arcades, early home consoles, and why they made old people so angry. Video sources and """vibes:""" https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLX2AslNtHKpTI-yYfOXKWJiqBseJBL5uA Text sources and video script: https://www.coolgames.zip Chapters: 00:00:00 Pokemon Time 00:02:22 5 Nothing Dies Down Here 00:44:59 6 Not a Fad 01:04:25 6.5 Picking Stuff Up 01:23:13 6 Not a Fad 01:32:16 Playing Pokemon while the world dies
From Jimmy McGee at 2022-08-14 01:43:09
Gambling and the desire machine | Pay to Win
https://ko-fi.com/jimmcgee A video about gambling, addiction, and game design, the first in a series of videos about making money from games. Video sources and """vibes:""" https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLX2AslNtHKpSxCxeIP57aVZFb24lHRAgd Text sources and video script: https://www.coolgames.zip Chapters: 00:00:00 Introduction 00:01:46 Part 1: I love horses 00:09:36 Part 2: A hundred horses a minute 00:22:03 Part 3: The perfect desire machine 00:57:40 Part 4: Ultra holo gem mint+ 01:06:32 Conclusion
From Jimmy McGee at 2022-06-18 19:15:47
https://ko-fi.com/jimmcgee https://store.steampowered.com/app/234390/Teleglitch_Die_More_Edition/ Teleglitch hooked me when Die More Edition released in 2013 and I've been playing it off and on ever since. I almost finished a video about it all the way back in 2017. Thankfully my attention span prevented me and I got to make this much better video instead. Script and notes: https://www.coolgames.zip Related videos: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLX2AslNtHKpRIT0FaFt0ejiY0TrbgwaAX Chapters 00:00:00 I love old TVs 00:01:17 Interstellar Business Machines (title screen) 00:03:19 Canned meat dungeon (first impression) 00:07:08 Self-rearranging space (level design) 00:10:46 Audio claustrophobia (sound design and crafting) 00:18:06 If you touch it your brain explodes (weapons) 00:24:12 Sudden ultraviolence (graphics) 00:28:57 The atmosphere is poison (difficulty) 00:34:45 Dead people or dead animals on drugs (lore) 00:40:57 ESTONIA (ESTONIA) 00:53:28 The end of the road
From Jimmy McGee at 2022-05-14 00:02:51
Hotline Miami 2 Wrong Number: A Guided Tour
https://ko-fi.com/jimmcgee Any ads on this video are not being run by me. The Hotline Miami soundtrack has a bunch of copyrighted music. Here's a big, detailed review of Hotline Miami 2. It focuses on mechanics and level design, and ties these back to the game's themes. """Vibes"""" and video sources: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLX2AslNtHKpQBWTYdOTD-FAhkwqcJOR_U Notes and script available at: https://www.coolgames.zip My Bandcamp, since people have been asking: https://owenc.bandcamp.com Chapters 00:00:00 Spoiler warning and introduction 00:02:03 Title screen and tutorial 00:04:27 1. Welcome back to beautiful Miami Florida 00:20:10 2. Wrong Number as a sequel 00:32:02 3. New systems, new problems (technical issues) 00:50:19 4. Story vs. video game (themes, in detail) 01:10:56 5. All the levels are so long (level design) 01:30:09 6. Pointless structure (some little things) 01:36:16 7. APOCALYPSE (conclusion) the fast forward part after Subway refused to render with sound. Don't know why.
From Jimmy McGee at 2021-11-17 14:23:36
Crypto Games: Report from hell
https://ko-fi.com/jimmcgee Should probably clarify: When I say "nerds" I mean the tech venture capital people who pretend to be into games/the internet to sell their trash. Nothing against people who are genuinely passionate about games, etc. I've been hearing about these projects nonstop lately, so I thought I should say something. It's not all bad news! Discord rolled back their plans of adding ETH integration while I was working on my script, and if people keep pushing back I think this stuff could at least be relegated to games that are already awful. 00:00 Enter the void 00:35 What is any of this? 05:45 Let's make fun of NFT art 09:20 Some crypto games 23:06 EA is an ethical company that makes good games 27:03 A pseudo-world apart: Decentraland 33:03 Credits """""Vibes""""" and videos sampled: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLX2AslNtHKpT6Jeubs49q7k8L3343qDb7 Citations are available on my website: https://c00lzone.neocities.org/scripts/cryptoscript.html#footnotes
From Jimmy McGee at 2021-08-05 19:03:07
Get the game: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1388770/Cruelty_Squad/ Cruelty Squad is one of the games of the year. I got really obsessed with it and I though it was worth a video. https://ko-fi.com/jimmcgee All of the videos I sampled or used for ""vibe curation""""" are in this playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLX2AslNtHKpTcgmr0DhJjbfBH6QmBt3ff Dunvagen Music Publishers put ads on this video because I used Philip Glass' Pruitt Igoe as background music. I do not choose to put ads on my videos, and I do not make money from them. 00:00 Yogurt heck (intro) 00:19 An oasis of love and friendship (style) 05:56 Power in misery (gameplay) 21:51 The past is ever-present (story & progression) 40:53 Ultimate punishment (conclusion) 41:50 The air has powerful psychological effects (themes)
From Jimmy McGee at 2021-02-21 22:29:21
I've been recovering from an illness, so this is a chill video about whether or not Tetris is perfect, some of my favourite versions of Tetris, and the Tetris Company. The bulk of the video is about the Grand Master series, but I go into a few different topics. https://ko-fi.com/jimmcgee VIDEOS USED: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLX2AslNtHKpSBwik5UJAqRIZWZy76_g-M One video is not featured here because the owner has unlisted it to prevent getting DMCA'd by Arika. LINKS: Some of PetitPrince's writing about TGM: https://tildes.net/~games.game_design/rph/a_comprehensive_deep_dive_into_tetris_the_grandmaster_tgm_design_the_hidden_japanese_tetris_version https://tetris.wiki/TGM_Guide The best Tetris wiki: tetris.wiki Tetris Concept forums: tetrisconcept.net TIMESTAMPS: 00:00 Tetris doesn't need an introduction 01:08 God hates Tetris (Tetris DS) 06:56 Tetris is not a concept (TGM) 28:03 Tetris is for everyone (Fan Games)
From Jimmy McGee at 2021-01-20 01:02:45
Hotline Miami: A Guided Tour (Review)
This is part one in a series I'm doing on the Hotline Miami games. Hotline Miami is very dear to me, and I hope I was able to do it justice. Next time, I'll be taking a way-too-long look at the sequel, Wrong Number. https://ko-fi.com/jimmcgee A lot of Hotline Miami's soundtrack is copyrighted, and the copyright owners are running ads on this video. Timestamps 00:00 Introduction Introduction 01:40 Introduction 05:32 Violence 23:41 Aesthetic 33:55 A Bigger House 43:44 Answers 55:38 Conclusion
From Jimmy McGee at 2020-11-05 00:36:01
Amnesia Rebirth: A Guided Tour (Review)
I decided to play a scary game for election season. https://ko-fi.com/jimmcgee Amnesia: Rebirth is a flawed but interesting game that comes achingly close to greatness; where possible I've compared Rebirth to its predecessor, but a lot of Rebirth is extremely original and I think parts of it will end up being influential. The way that pregnancy is actually tied into the game shows Frictional's understanding of how to tell a story in a video game. If you see ads on the video, Muserk Rights Management claimed the song 'Tears Of', used at the end. Video game music tends to escape from predatory copyright owners, but I was unlucky in this instance. I do not monetise my videos, so I encourage you to use an ad blocker. Thanks to everybody who watched my Rain World video (and stuck around to read this description). Timestamps 00:00 The Spoiler Warning 01:22 The Plane 05:34 The Amulet 12:01 The Fort 20:26 The Other World 31:04 The Empress 36:26 The End
From Jimmy McGee at 2020-06-06 21:59:07
Rain World: A Guided Tour (Review)
Rain World is one of my favourite games. https://ko-fi.com/jimmcgee CORRECTIONS, SOURCES, and EXTENDED CREDITS ERRATA: 55.30 After further consideration, I would translate the urges as Violence, Lust, Status, Gluttony, Life 1.03.00 There is a very subtle fade to grey on screens with bottomless pits, but it took me 55 hours of gameplay to notice it. My complaint about how illogical the bottomless pits are still stands. --- SOURCES: https://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/294527/Crafting_the_complex_chaotic_ecosystem_of_Rain_World.php https://www.theverge.com/2017/2/21/14685358/rain-world-game-junk-audio-soundtrack https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1wZE9FMK3aA https://www.polygon.com/2017/3/27/14951492/rain-world-review-pc-windows-ps4-playstation-4 --- CREDITS: Rain World Wiki https://rainworld.gamepedia.com/Rain_World_Wiki r/rainworld https://www.reddit.com/r/rainworld/ Modding Wiki https://rain-world-modding.fandom.com/wiki/Rain_World_Modding_Wiki RainDB https://www.raindb.net/ Glyph Research https://docs.google.com/document/d/1owErvl-vKJuKbr5Bz7pnGwZbONjD7_8hkTSFvqWwxQg/edit?usp=sharing 00:00:00 Spoiler Warning 00:00:41 Introduction 00:04:02 Outskirts (Tutorial) 00:09:01 Drainage System (Difficulty & Scavs) 00:18:05 Shoreline (Story Outline and Lore) 00:27:31 Shaded Citadel (AI and Movement Mechanics) 00:46:15 Five Pebbles (General Art Direction) 00:56:50 The Wall (Cool Montages, Camera Issues) 01:03:28 Farm Arrays (Gimmicks) 01:07:44 Subterranean (The Core of Rain World) 01:17:14 Depths (Concluding Remarks)
From Jimmy McGee at 2020-06-06 21:59:03
Rain World: The Hunter Climbs the Wall
Check out my full review! I talk in it! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=STZ5NM8C_SU