Tbh I don't mind any of the joshing on the Quiet Sadness of Mario Galaxy video because a. It is a very silly title, and b. it's a good video and I like it.
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I remember looking through your roster and realizing you’d made that Mario Galaxy video I had enjoyed years ago. My first thought was, “of course it was Jacob!”
I liked that Mario Galaxy was being examined with a quiet, melancholy lens, and the title was what drew me in! I should rewatch it soon…
I feel that title format of "the (adjective) (emotion) of (media)" also became trendy and yours is famous enough to be the first target when criticizing the formula.
I'm glad so many people remember that video because it left an impact on me, too
as games evolve and reviews with them, I think there's this pressure to address and critique only the material and observable aspects without questioning why it makes us feel the way it does
It's the video I used to introduce my gf to the Jacob Geller Universe ☺️
(also the one that made me aware of your "I think about this moment a lot" trope)
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I liked that Mario Galaxy was being examined with a quiet, melancholy lens, and the title was what drew me in! I should rewatch it soon…
as games evolve and reviews with them, I think there's this pressure to address and critique only the material and observable aspects without questioning why it makes us feel the way it does
(also the one that made me aware of your "I think about this moment a lot" trope)