𝒞𝒽𝒶𝓇𝒾𝑜𝓉 @ch4r10t_tv@masto.anarch.cc

What's the real history behind alternative WW2 history? How do video games speak to the experiences of disabled people? What is the connection between American nationalism and Nazism? What do Friedrich Nietzsche and Karl Marx have in common? What does "Punching Nazis" discourse say about society? And most of all, why are the Wolfenstein games so beautiful, and what do they mean?

All these questions and more will be answered in my upcoming video essay meditation on the Wolfenstein games: The New Order, The Old Blood, The New Colossus and Youngblood. Watch to see the full commentary as we dive deep into one of gaming's oldest franchises.

DROPPING IN 48 HOURS: "If Only You Knew | A Wolfenstein Reboot Series Retrospective"

I keep needing to remind myself of this

Valentine's Day at noon:

"Lily Orchard Was Wrong About Steven Universe, But Why?"

See you there!

Alright guys! I've got things all ironed out for you and will be live tomorrow talking to Sisyphus 55! I'll also be going over some fun stuff and have some interesting segments planned! I can't wait to get back to streaming!

Hey everybody, as you might have noticed there's no video essay this week. I'm shifting my work schedule around a bit and will be streaming this evening, so lots of important segments are coming soon, but the biggest reason there's no Friday essay is that my current workload has involved me overreaching a bit. It's a lot of work to write, record, edit and upload a serious video all on your own, and some of the projects I'll be giving you a preview of here have involved a lot of strenuous research and writing. I've written more than enough from the start of last July to now to fill a book -- especially given that the Dark Souls Retrospective analysis is currently at 92 pages and it's not even close to done -- and while I have so, so much interesting, provocative and incisive material to show you, I knew if I tried to push one of them out today I'd be rushing it, so I'm going to try to keep working and have these ready over the following few weeks.

Take care, much love, and I'll be dropping some hardcore effort posts very soon.

Pictured below, in order left-to-right:

"Unfortunately, 'Elemental' Has a Problem"

"The Soul of Man | A Dark Souls Trilogy Retrospective"

"The Many Design Hurdles of Overwatch 2"

"How Elden Ring Broke My Arrogant Mindset"

Some poetry for Halloween and October.

DROPPING IN 48 HOURS: "The Critical Drinker & 'Luke Skywalker, a Legend' | The Last Jedi Videos, Part 2"

[Also I will be live at https://www.twitch.tv/ch4r10t_tv momentarily!]

okay guys tomorrow we're back to streaming for real! I was napping so I wasted a lot of time today and want to make up for it, but tomorrow it's gonna happen!!!!

honestly guys I think I'm going to be taking another night off streaming. I'll see all of you live tomorrow, but right now I want to prepare a bunch of stuff for future videos and get some other important work done. I hope you like what we've got in store. <3

DROPPING IN 48 HOURS: "HeelvsBabyface Has Lost His Mind"

DROPPING IN 48 HOURS: "Shadiversity & 'Saving What We Love' | The Last Jedi Videos, Part 1"

[This is Part 1 of a multi part series that I'll be uploading covering the backlash on YouTube against The Last Jedi as a kind of retrospective response. Meanwhile, I'll also be returning to streaming tomorrow afternoon, so follow me at my Twitch or join the Discord for notifications.]

Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/ch4r10t_tv

Discord: https://discord.gg/CzxmX5xJ

Oh yeah. It's all coming together.

DROPPING IN 48 HOURS: "Sitch and Adam's Bad Argumentation Against Sam Seder"

DROPPING IN 48 HOURS: "Why Skyrim's Tutorial is Better Than Elden Ring's"

This is one of the few videos about Elden Ring or any video game or media property that I've made that had a comparatively negative element of feedback, and while it's pretty limited in scope, I do want to do more positive videos about Elden Ring in the future, as it's a genuine thing of beauty that deserves better than the discourse gives it. I took this opportunity to make a video that was also a positive reflection on a different popular game that also gets a lot of negativity. Anyway, we'll be back to politics and response videos for a long while after this one, so this is just a breather for the channel! I hope everyone enjoys it.

video's going up in mid to late September for those curious, it's this thumbnail that I teased a while back

I'm working on a new series of videos coming in multiple parts called, "The Last Jedi Videos," where I engage in a study of content creator backlash against the film, what some of the arguments were and what this can tell us about the YouTube review landscape. Surprising revelations and breakdowns in store!

DROPPING IN 48 HOURS: "I Disagree with Big Joel About Avatar, I Guess"

"I just think, you know, studies have shown that if you're a high value man, like 95 to 99th percentile, your value on the sexual marketplace trades better over time, you know, whereas women peak at 18 and fall off at 23, they hit the wall. No man really wants a woman like that."

DROPPING IN 48 HOURS: "How Tim Pool Lied to Emma Vigeland's Face"

Tomorrow kicks off a great series of video essays on my channel this month, premiering every Friday! I like to think I've stepped up the thumbnail game a bit for some of these.