The Greatest Videogame Genre You Didn't Know Existed

Adam Millard - The Architect of Games • October 8, 2024

Adam Millard - The Architect of Games

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Games are fun, so games criticism should be too! This channel is dedicated to exploring game design, critique and thematic exploration in a laid back, occasionally funny style. Hosted by The Architect, the psychologically-questionable manifestation of wannabe games writer Adam Millard's inner monologue, The Architect of Games seeks to answer long-standing gaming questions, give insight into your favourite titles and maybe even teach you something new about how we analyse media. Whether it's unpicking the reasons why a game works so well, or analysing what caused the industry's biggest flops, The Architect will be talking about all this and more two times a month... probably.

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Check out Tim Cain! https://www.youtube.com/@CainOnGames Support the channel on Patreon!: https://www.patreon.com/ArchitectofGames Follow me on twitter!: https://twitter.com/Thefearalcarrot Have you ever left utterly, completely lost when playing a videogame? It can sometimes be pretty frustrating - but, more often than not, that confusion and stress can eventually give way to a sense of understanding and mastery so powerful that it's a wonder that someone hasn't made a whole game about capturing that feeling. Oh wait, they have - we just didn't realize. After traversing spooky mansions, stringing up clues on a corkboard and shamelessly looking up a few things on the internet, The Architect has discovered an entire undiscovered genre sitting right under our noses, and it felt really good to find. But what's the secret to the appeal of games about getting lost, and how can we unlock the mysteries of just how they work? You Saw: Elden Ring - 2022 Fallout 4 - 2015 The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina Of Time - 1998 Counter Strike 2 - 2023 DOOM - 1993 Lorne's Lure - 2024 Forza Horizon 5 - 2021 Horizon Forbidden West - 2022 The Stanley Parable Ultra Deluxe - 2022 The Plucky Squire - 2024 Xenoblade Chronicles 3 - 2022 Cocoon - 2023 Resident Evil 2 Remake - 2019 The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild - 2017 The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom - 2023 The Legend of Zelda - 1986 The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask - 2000 The Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim - 2011 Penny's Big Breakaway - 2024 Cyberpunk 2077 - 2020 The Witcher 3 - 2015 World of Warcraft - 2004 Gabriel Knight 3: Blood of the Sacred, Blood of the Damned - 1999 Minecraft - 2011 Tunic - 2022 Rain World - 2017 Chants of Sennaar - 2023 Antichamber - 2013 Outer Wilds - 2019 Blue Prince - Not Out Yet The Witness - 2016 Return of the Obra Dinn - 2018 Animal Well - 2024 Heaven's Vault - 2019 Fez - 2012 Lorelei and the Laser Eyes - 2024 The Talos Principle 2 - 2014 BABA IS YOU - 2019 Braid - 2008 Satisfactory - 2024 A Hat In Time - 2017 Botany Manor - 2024 Overboard! - 2021 Void Stranger - 2023 Her Story - 2015 Leap Year - 2024 Immortality - 2023 The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess - 2006 The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword - 2011 Dark Souls 3 - 2016 Dark Souls - 2012 Dark Souls 2 - 2014 Metroid Dread - 2021 Metroid Prime - 2002 Super Metroid - 1994 Castlevania: Symphony of the Night - 1997 Ori and the Will of the Wisps - 2020 Dead Space - 2018 Genshin Impact - 2020 God of War: Ragnarok - 2022 UFO 50 - 2024 Deadlock - Early Access The Looker - 2022