https://spectra.video/videos/watch/45bc4f86-afd6-43af-aae7-d537977785c9 Originally published to YouTube on 12/31/2023. The writers of ON COMPUTER GAMES answer reader-submitted questions. 00:00 (Q1: Imagine that there are three games released independently from each other but which are somehow connected by a common underlying theme, theory of play, or set of motifs: What are these games and what connects them?) 5:40 (Q2: Why?) 9:28 (Q3: what's up with all the buddhist stuff in the Silent Hill review?) 13:00 (Q4: why does buru/forrest use so many semi-colons?) 13:57 (Q5: what's up with all the em-dashes? shoudl their be spaces between them and the words or not?) 15:38 (Q6: you're both not David Foster Wallace, you know that right?) 18:02 (Q7: I am a Buddhist monk and what you wrote in the Silent HIll 2 essay was complete nonsense and demonstrates a surface level understanding of the discipline at best. Also, I can tell you were just trying to fill space and sound smart instead of just writing for writing's sake. How does that make you feel?) 19:47 (Q8: Some of this is interesting but all of it is too long.) 21:31 (Q9: Why do you take a paragraph to say something that can be said in one sentence. Moreover, why do you take an entire essay to say shit that shouldn't be said at all?) 23:38 (Q10-11-12: I found the pedophile stuff discussin (disgusting?) to be quite honesty and I am somewhat disappointed that you all support that stuff.) 37:48 (Q13: why does forrest wear the glasses in all the videos?) 39:30 (Q14: What are your top 2 computer games to bring on a desert island?) 49:30 (Q15: what are your top 2 music albums to bring on a desert island?) 55:50 (BONUS QUESTION: which two books would you bring to a desert island?) 01:04:44 (Q16: is Skyrim a GOOD GAME? where we settle the debate about SKYRIM once and for all) 01:12:32 (Q17: do either of you think mobile gaming has merit in terms to delivering true gaming experiences?) 01:20:17 (Q18: what does it mean to "complete" a game? do you have to beat the main story, all the side quests, and get all the items? etc.) 01:29:05 (Q19: Question for both writers: WHAT ARE YOUR CORE POLITICAL VIEWS?) 01:41:50 (Q20: which game are you planning to write about next? both) 01:44:50 (Q21: will you make more formal video essays?) 01:47:32 (Q22: why do you think you're popular enough that ANYONE would have questions to ask EITHER OF YOU to begin with? the hubris of the ON COMPUTER GAMES staff is reaching biblical levels; AND THE TRUTH) 01:50:10 (Q23: what are your favorite music songs?) 02:01:18 (Q24: tell me about all the drugs you guys do?) 02:04:10 (Q25: what are your thoughts on the band KISS?) 02:07:24 (Q26: What is your favorite RPG LIMIT BREAK / SPECIAL ATTACK? and END) Fri, 08 May 2026 19:20:30 GMT https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html PeerTube - https://spectra.video https://spectra.video/lazy-static/avatars/71f5d173-eea9-47a7-b254-f7e91f9f5d25.png https://spectra.video/videos/watch/45bc4f86-afd6-43af-aae7-d537977785c9 All rights reserved, unless otherwise specified in the terms specified at https://spectra.video/about and potential licenses granted by each content's rightholder.