The Game Essayist

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Hi, my name's Louis; I'm an autistic game video essayist from New Zealand who got sick of video game essayists never getting to the point, so I made a channel designed to be all killer, no filler.

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She Didn't Cry For You: The Truth About RE3make's Jill Valentine

She Didn't Cry For You: The Truth About RE3make's Jill Valentine The Game Essayist

1.5K views - 1 week ago

How Capcom Fixed 30 Years of Racist Characters

How Capcom Fixed 30 Years of Racist Characters The Game Essayist

601 views - 1 month ago

Pokémon Villains Predicted Every Crisis You're Living Through

Pokémon Villains Predicted Every Crisis You're Living Through The Game Essayist

9.1K views - 1 month ago

You Don't Rescue Anyone in Baldur's Gate 3

You Don't Rescue Anyone in Baldur's Gate 3 The Game Essayist

371 views - 1 month ago

You Made Elden Ring Harder Than It Had To Be

You Made Elden Ring Harder Than It Had To Be The Game Essayist

20.1K views - 1 month ago

The Real Reason Silksong Feels So Hard

The Real Reason Silksong Feels So Hard The Game Essayist

19.4K views - 1 month ago

Mass Effect 2's Genius Was Hiding in Plain Sight

Mass Effect 2's Genius Was Hiding in Plain Sight The Game Essayist

617 views - 1 month ago

The Lie Everyone Believes About James Sunderland

The Lie Everyone Believes About James Sunderland The Game Essayist

10.7K views - 3 months ago

How Aerith Uses Jokes To Get Past Cloud's Trauma Armor

How Aerith Uses Jokes To Get Past Cloud's Trauma Armor The Game Essayist

255 views - 3 months ago

Jacinthe Is The Sweetest Little Tyrant In Pokémon Legends ZA

Jacinthe Is The Sweetest Little Tyrant In Pokémon Legends ZA The Game Essayist

1.3K views - 3 months ago

The Worst Writing in Persona 4 Is Its Most Important

The Worst Writing in Persona 4 Is Its Most Important The Game Essayist

976 views - 3 months ago

One Silksong Boss Is Secretly Training You to Beat Another

One Silksong Boss Is Secretly Training You to Beat Another The Game Essayist

1.6K views - 3 months ago

The Hypocrisy of Outer Worlds 2’s “Good” Faction

The Hypocrisy of Outer Worlds 2’s “Good” Faction The Game Essayist

71 views - 3 months ago

Mass Effect 2's Paragon Path Is a Morality Trap

Mass Effect 2's Paragon Path Is a Morality Trap The Game Essayist

1.9K views - 3 months ago

Silksong Broke the Rules of Boss Fights

Silksong Broke the Rules of Boss Fights The Game Essayist

11.5K views - 3 months ago

The Vampire Mechanic That Changed My BG3 Story

The Vampire Mechanic That Changed My BG3 Story The Game Essayist

423 views - 3 months ago

Silksong Revives the Lost Art of the Boss Runback

Silksong Revives the Lost Art of the Boss Runback The Game Essayist

1.5K views - 3 months ago

Ghost of Yōtei Does What Ghost of Tsushima Wouldn’t Dare

Ghost of Yōtei Does What Ghost of Tsushima Wouldn’t Dare The Game Essayist

235 views - 3 months ago

How an Engine Limitation Made Fallout’s Scariest Level

How an Engine Limitation Made Fallout’s Scariest Level The Game Essayist

2.4K views - 3 months ago

Heroism or Stockholm Syndrome

Heroism or Stockholm Syndrome The Game Essayist

76 views - 3 months ago

Why the Old God of War Games Made You a Worse Person

Why the Old God of War Games Made You a Worse Person The Game Essayist

755 views - 3 months ago

Why This RPG Says Joining The Cult Saves Your Life.

Why This RPG Says Joining The Cult Saves Your Life. The Game Essayist

84 views - 3 months ago

The Master Sword Was Secretly Controlling Link All Along

The Master Sword Was Secretly Controlling Link All Along The Game Essayist

1.8K views - 4 months ago

The Game That’s Better When You Know the Ending

The Game That’s Better When You Know the Ending The Game Essayist

402 views - 4 months ago

Hades 2's Villain Already Won and That's Genius

Hades 2's Villain Already Won and That's Genius The Game Essayist

125 views - 4 months ago

Outer Worlds 2 Makes You Monetize the Apocalypse

Outer Worlds 2 Makes You Monetize the Apocalypse The Game Essayist

153 views - 4 months ago

Outer Worlds 2 Thinks You're The Reason Its Satire Works

Outer Worlds 2 Thinks You're The Reason Its Satire Works The Game Essayist

328 views - 4 months ago

You Can’t Be A Hero Or Villain In The Outer Worlds 2

You Can’t Be A Hero Or Villain In The Outer Worlds 2 The Game Essayist

512 views - 4 months ago

Pokemon Game Finally Has Politics in Lumiose

Pokemon Game Finally Has Politics in Lumiose The Game Essayist

531 views - 4 months ago

Why Your Crew Might Murder You In Outer Worlds 2

Why Your Crew Might Murder You In Outer Worlds 2 The Game Essayist

497 views - 4 months ago

Silksong Rejected Hollow Knight's Dream

Silksong Rejected Hollow Knight's Dream The Game Essayist

2.7K views - 4 months ago

The Disturbing Reason We Create Villains

The Disturbing Reason We Create Villains The Game Essayist

357 views - 4 months ago

How Silent Hill f Trains You To Love Your Cage

How Silent Hill f Trains You To Love Your Cage The Game Essayist

126 views - 4 months ago

Silksong Throws Out Fake Difficulty With Two Mask Damage

Silksong Throws Out Fake Difficulty With Two Mask Damage The Game Essayist

1.2K views - 5 months ago

Silent Hill f Turns Cute "Ko" Names Into Curses

Silent Hill f Turns Cute "Ko" Names Into Curses The Game Essayist

51 views - 5 months ago

Hollow Knight Silksong Was Built for Hornet

Hollow Knight Silksong Was Built for Hornet The Game Essayist

298 views - 5 months ago

The Pokémon Villain Forced to Watch Peace Win

The Pokémon Villain Forced to Watch Peace Win The Game Essayist

531 views - 5 months ago

How Pokémon Legends Z-A Hates the Working Class

How Pokémon Legends Z-A Hates the Working Class The Game Essayist

626 views - 5 months ago

You've Been Justifying Pokémon's Body Horror Since X and Y

You've Been Justifying Pokémon's Body Horror Since X and Y The Game Essayist

302 views - 5 months ago

Like a Dragon's Yakuza Came to Pokémon, and It Actually Works

Like a Dragon's Yakuza Came to Pokémon, and It Actually Works The Game Essayist

97 views - 5 months ago

Why Sucker Punch Burned That Tree Into Your Mind

Why Sucker Punch Burned That Tree Into Your Mind The Game Essayist

29 views - 5 months ago

You're Watching Hinako Legally Cease to Exist in Silent Hill f

You're Watching Hinako Legally Cease to Exist in Silent Hill f The Game Essayist

113 views - 5 months ago

Why Ghost of Yotei Won’t Let You Tame the Wolf

Why Ghost of Yotei Won’t Let You Tame the Wolf The Game Essayist

442 views - 5 months ago

Pokémon Just Broke Its Oldest Sacred Rule in Legends Z-A

Pokémon Just Broke Its Oldest Sacred Rule in Legends Z-A The Game Essayist

90 views - 5 months ago

Every Wild Zone in Pokémon Z-A Is a Mirror of Real-World Greenwashing

Every Wild Zone in Pokémon Z-A Is a Mirror of Real-World Greenwashing The Game Essayist

181 views - 5 months ago

Nathan Drake's Real Addiction Isn't Gold or Glory

Nathan Drake's Real Addiction Isn't Gold or Glory The Game Essayist

152 views - 5 months ago

We Don't Deserve Game Freak

We Don't Deserve Game Freak The Game Essayist

1.6K views - 5 months ago

Renoir Was Unquestionably Right

Renoir Was Unquestionably Right The Game Essayist

3.4K views - 5 months ago

Every Hades 2 Boss is a Dark Reflection of Hades 1

Every Hades 2 Boss is a Dark Reflection of Hades 1 The Game Essayist

24.3K views - 5 months ago

The One Challenge That Proves You Understand Silksong

The One Challenge That Proves You Understand Silksong The Game Essayist

28K views - 5 months ago

Jin’s Victory Meant Nothing

Jin’s Victory Meant Nothing The Game Essayist

238 views - 5 months ago

Ghost of Yotei Can’t Show Its Own History

Ghost of Yotei Can’t Show Its Own History The Game Essayist

839 views - 5 months ago

The Bell Beast Became Your Friend Before Your Mount

The Bell Beast Became Your Friend Before Your Mount The Game Essayist

1.4K views - 5 months ago

PlayStation Stopped Making Heroes and Started Making Mourners

PlayStation Stopped Making Heroes and Started Making Mourners The Game Essayist

182 views - 6 months ago

Silent Hill f Is Gen Z Horror

Silent Hill f Is Gen Z Horror The Game Essayist

137 views - 6 months ago

Silksong Isn’t Harder—It’s Smarter

Silksong Isn’t Harder—It’s Smarter The Game Essayist

324 views - 6 months ago

Hades 2 Is Literally Capitalist Hell

Hades 2 Is Literally Capitalist Hell The Game Essayist

3.6K views - 6 months ago

Silent Hill f’s Journal is Quietly Manipulating You

Silent Hill f’s Journal is Quietly Manipulating You The Game Essayist

6.3K views - 6 months ago

Silksong’s Easiest Boss Broke Me

Silksong’s Easiest Boss Broke Me The Game Essayist

1.5K views - 6 months ago

Why Silent Hill f Uses Flowers Over Fog

Why Silent Hill f Uses Flowers Over Fog The Game Essayist

1.8K views - 6 months ago