Check This Out: Extra Credits
I talk about video games quite a bit. Understandable, I enjoy them. I’m not hard-core by any means, nor am I casual. I’m just your run-of-the-mill person who has spent a life time playing and enjoying the interactive medium. I’ve watched the industry grow and expand, and begrudgingly reach some modicum acceptance by the general public.
At one point, I was introduced to a online video games video review series called Zero Punctuation. Each week, Ben “Yahtzee” Croshaw rambles at incredible pace with colorful (read: really NSFW) speech in which he eviscerates the industry’s latest and greatest. The series runs on a site called The Escapist. Eventually, they started another series called Escape to the Movies in which MovieBob, more tactfully than Yahtzee, reviews the movie industry’s latest and greatest.
Then one day came a new series: Extra Credits. The lead member behind this originally posted some videos on YouTube that I had seen previously. The series basically discusses games, the industry and the community through a looking glass. It covers a wide berth of topics ranging from writing, to controversy, to music and more. It is masterfully written and fun to watch, even if Daniel’s sped up voice gets a little annoying at times. It takes games seriously, and constantly challenges players and developers to push the medium forward. I can’t think of a single time I’ve disagreed with what is said on this show. If you care about games, you really need to check it out.
I’ll leave episode one here for your enjoyment, but you can catch Extra Credits every Thursday over at The Escapist.
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