My Favorite Gaming Video Essayists
I love a good video essay, these are some of my favorite channels accompanied by one of my favorite videos of theirs. The first few are my most favorite but after a point the order doesn't have any intent behind it. If you have any you really like that I haven't mentioned, let me know in the comments! This was originally titled My Favorite Gaming YouTubers and thus not all of these are strictly video essayists, though most are, so I changed the title because I noticed how my list differed from most others I've seen.
Inspired by Pangburn's list: https://www.backloggd.com/u/Pangburn/list/favorite-gaming-youtubers/
Inspired by Pangburn's list: https://www.backloggd.com/u/Pangburn/list/favorite-gaming-youtubers/
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Huntress X Thompson: https://www.youtube.com/c/HuntressXThompson/featured
The Conquest of Ale: Anarcho-Communism in Dwarf Fortress: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yup3hkmBj2Y
The Conquest of Ale: Anarcho-Communism in Dwarf Fortress: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yup3hkmBj2Y
Jacob Geller: https://www.youtube.com/c/JacobGeller/featured
Does Call of Duty Believe in Anything?: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FtCV421T52s
Does Call of Duty Believe in Anything?: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FtCV421T52s
hbomberguy: https://www.youtube.com/c/hbomberguy/featured
Fallout 3 is Garbage, And Here's Why: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mLJ1gyIzg78&t=715s
Fallout 3 is Garbage, And Here's Why: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mLJ1gyIzg78&t=715s
Errant Signal: https://www.youtube.com/c/ErrantSignal/featured
Far Cry 5 and the Art of Saying Nothing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5EPqF_o4mCs&t=1265s
Far Cry 5 and the Art of Saying Nothing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5EPqF_o4mCs&t=1265s
Sophie from Mars: https://www.youtube.com/c/SophiefromMars/featured
Disco Elysium, Roleplaying Heaven: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zY8nfRjTGUQ&t=759s
Disco Elysium, Roleplaying Heaven: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zY8nfRjTGUQ&t=759s
Michael Saba: https://www.youtube.com/c/MichaelSaba/featured
Metal Gear Solid V is a Misunderstood Anti-War Masterpiece: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hV4wY2rjAWY
Metal Gear Solid V is a Misunderstood Anti-War Masterpiece: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hV4wY2rjAWY
People Make Games:
https://www.youtube.com/c/PeopleMakeGames/featured
Roblox Pressured Us to Delete Our Video. So We Dug Deeper.:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vTMF6xEiAaY&t=1s
https://www.youtube.com/c/PeopleMakeGames/featured
Roblox Pressured Us to Delete Our Video. So We Dug Deeper.:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vTMF6xEiAaY&t=1s
(backloggd's very own!) Woodaba: https://www.youtube.com/c/Woodaba/featured
Knights of the Old Republic and the Curse of Star Wars: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tdXo5FcxKRw
Knights of the Old Republic and the Curse of Star Wars: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tdXo5FcxKRw
Carolyn Petit: https://www.youtube.com/c/CarolynPetitGames/featured
198X and Our Deeply Personal Relationship With Games: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iw7rL89OMzI
198X and Our Deeply Personal Relationship With Games: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iw7rL89OMzI
eurothug4000: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxddeIv7GdHNcVPZI9JvGXQ
How Death Stranding Became My Favourite Game: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9TttVAlLZrk
How Death Stranding Became My Favourite Game: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9TttVAlLZrk
New Frame Plus: https://www.youtube.com/c/NewFramePlus/featured
FF7 vs FF7 Remake: Animation Comparison: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BoA2B4lb_ro
FF7 vs FF7 Remake: Animation Comparison: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BoA2B4lb_ro
Game Maker's Toolkit: https://www.youtube.com/user/McBacon1337
The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past's dungeon design: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ouO1R6vFDBo&list=PLc38fcMFcV_ul4D6OChdWhsNsYY3NA5B2&index=1&t=2s
The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past's dungeon design: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ouO1R6vFDBo&list=PLc38fcMFcV_ul4D6OChdWhsNsYY3NA5B2&index=1&t=2s
Game Score Fanfare: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8P_raHQ4EoWTSH2GMESMQA
Bravely Default's Empowering Music: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=COgzJey4EAc
Bravely Default's Empowering Music: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=COgzJey4EAc
Games As Literature: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=COgzJey4EAc
Is The Last of Us Part II One Big Guilt Trip?: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zY2FGxtk2cw
Is The Last of Us Part II One Big Guilt Trip?: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zY2FGxtk2cw
GC Vasquez: https://www.youtube.com/c/GCVazquez/featured
Representing Latines and Hispanics in Games: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-7wcYZM79Zc
Representing Latines and Hispanics in Games: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-7wcYZM79Zc
HeavyEyed: https://www.youtube.com/c/HeavyEyed/videos
How We Talk About Games: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JVN9h-5UHMk&t=8s
How We Talk About Games: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JVN9h-5UHMk&t=8s
Iron Pineapple: https://www.youtube.com/c/IronPineapple/featured
I played 8 Souls-Like Games you've never heard of: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CzQ893h7uGg&t=941s
I played 8 Souls-Like Games you've never heard of: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CzQ893h7uGg&t=941s
Noah Caldwell-Gervais: https://www.youtube.com/user/broadcaststsatic/featured
Notes From Along Kentucky Route Zero: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pW3qZfF6JfI&t=3860s
Notes From Along Kentucky Route Zero: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pW3qZfF6JfI&t=3860s
Noclip: https://www.youtube.com/c/NoclipVideo/featured
Telltale: The Human Stories Behind The Games: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s-2nNksMBpg&t=4s
Telltale: The Human Stories Behind The Games: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s-2nNksMBpg&t=4s
Razbuten: https://www.youtube.com/c/razbuten/featured
Completing Games (and why I barely do it): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L_iU1Egmwlw
Completing Games (and why I barely do it): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L_iU1Egmwlw
Red Angel: https://www.youtube.com/c/RedAngelPonderings/videos
Parasocial Relationships in OFF, Undertale, and OneShot: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=htx2Vhc29Q4
Parasocial Relationships in OFF, Undertale, and OneShot: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=htx2Vhc29Q4
Story Mode: https://www.youtube.com/c/StoryModeOn/featured
Why Fallout: New Vegas is famous for its freedom: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EUCCZ_ko_L8&t=1002s
Why Fallout: New Vegas is famous for its freedom: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EUCCZ_ko_L8&t=1002s
Video Game Animation Study: https://www.youtube.com/c/DanRootVideoGameAnimation/featured
The Animation of Mega Man: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JvWH-3aBymg
The Animation of Mega Man: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JvWH-3aBymg
wizawhat: https://www.youtube.com/c/wizawhat/featured
What My Girlfriend Taught Me About Super Mario 64: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3AITEQAN1Io
What My Girlfriend Taught Me About Super Mario 64: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3AITEQAN1Io
Adam Millard - The Architect of Games: https://www.youtube.com/c/Thefearalcarrot/featured
What Does It Mean To Be A Metroidvania?: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4BRo_E8LnHA
What Does It Mean To Be A Metroidvania?: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4BRo_E8LnHA
Leonardo Da Sidci: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCujjLOPLW92zVBlhaL8wxPg
The Art of Metal Gear Solid: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zs4QT4w7eJk&t=360s
The Art of Metal Gear Solid: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zs4QT4w7eJk&t=360s
3 Comments
Yeah, I'll go through yours too sometime! Just be aware that most of mine are very spoiler-ful!
Changing the title of this from YouTubers to video essayists because I've noticed my list differs quite a bit in the style of content than most of the others I've seen.
Pangburn
2 years ago