Today we're excited to premiere Semi-Ramblomatic from Yahtzee Croshaw, a new video-essay show focused on game design and industry topics! New episodes every other week.
It's about time we had a little refresher on how to title a game. As the year draws to a close and I go over the usual shower of bastards that were this year's releases, the sheer soporific blandness of a title like "Lords of the Fallen" really stands out. What is it with all the rising and falling these days?
This week on Semi-Ramblomatic, Yahtzee discusses the importance of a good ending.
This week on Semi-Ramblomatic, Yahtzee shares his wisdom for how to predict the winners of The Game Awards.
This week on Semi-Ramblomatic, Yahtzee discusses the rules of a good plot twist.
This week on Semi-Ramblomatic, Yahtzee defines what he means by "post-punk".
In this week's episode of Semi-Ramblomatic, Yahtzee recounts the tutorial era that he is nostalgic for.
This week, Yahtzee talks about games with moral dilemmas that just miss the mark.
This week on Semi-Ramblomatic, Yahtzee dives into the difficulty of making any game with truly original ideas.
This week on Semi-Ramblomatic, Yahtzee talks about the importance of a good monster introduction.
This week on Semi-Ramblomatic, Yahtzee discusses the language of color in video games.
Yahtzee finally weighs in on the yellow paint discussion.
This week on Semi-Ramblomatic, Yahtzee discusses the lack of memorable villains in recent times.
Now that Yahtzee is done with Starstruck Vagabond, he's found he's got a little bit too much free time to let his mind wander around.
AAA games have a weird tendency to treat female protagonists differently when it comes to agency and framing of violence.
It's time to look back at the development and release of Starstruck Vagabond.
My name is Benjamin Yahtzee Wildebeest Croshaw, and like many men my age I struggle with soulslike fatigue.
Lots of games are adding little side games into their narratives, but is it actively harming immersion?
This week on Semi-Ramblomatic, Yahtzee is making friends with NPCs. Or not.
This week on Semi-Ramblomatic, Yahtzee muses about whether or not games should ever actually be considered boring.
This week on Semi-Ramblomatic, Yahtzee talks about the games he likes, but doesn't play.
Yahtzee thought about Resident Evil 4 recently and realized... it's kinda stupid.
This week on Semi-Ramblomatic, Yahtzee's talking all about the "dad game".
This week on Semi-Ramblomatic, Yahtzee provides additional thoughts on the Silent Hill 2 Remake.
This week on Semi-Ramblomatic, Yahtzee tries to explain to himself (and you) why he doesn't like strategy games.
This week on Semi-Ramblomatic, Yahtzee rants about Symphony of the Night's truly awful user interface.
