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Someone on reddit was quite curious about something

A little bit of Dagon goes a long way

Great episode as always, Ross. Quick question: Have you ever played Pang? It was this (flash) game where you were a monkey with a really well-defined upper back, and you'd fire harpoons at balls, which would create smaller balls, and, ah fuck it.

Really liked the episode. In a recent thread on /r/Games for another game critic, someone asked if there were other critics who choose the method seen in the post's video to critique them: I obviously dropped in to rep Ross and, of course, got tons of upvotes -- people really love you there.

I thought the general consensus was that it was a seven hour war primarily because no one was prepared for a fight. Jets weren't in the air. Army bases weren't on full alert. Navy ships weren't all aiming at the skies. The portal storms were like nothing that had ever been seen by humankind. Their reaction was presumably astonishment. Then death at the hands of a prepared adversary. Now humans know what they are dealing with and are prepared. I think that is an important distinction.

So you're saying that it's not believable that he's a human using teleportation technology. You realize that human scientists send Freeman to a border world, right? They teleport him there? No? Nothing..? You realize he works at a facility that has technology beyond anything fathomable in our world, right? Where it isn't entirely unbelievable for someone to have the capacity to do things such as teleport, inherently, as it's part of the plot? And furthermore, you're suggesting that your first reaction to a (seemingly) human individual, with a human voice who understands human speech, calls guns "government property", and wears a suit and carries a briefcase.... your FIRST thought is, "Can't be human." I understand the old, alien-disguised-as-human trope. I get that all the fans, including myself, have concluded that G-Man is, in fact, extraterrestrial. But I think your perception of him is based on knowledge outside what is accessible in Half-Life. If you were in Freeman's position, it would be illogical to assume he was an alien given the circumstances.

Oh... wow! I've been having thoughts loosely connected to this idea above. But it's still pretty far going. I'm quite surprised that I even got a response! Well, as idyllic and outrageous as my suggestion may seem, Notch has, in the past, shown interest in funding projects he is passionate about, like the time he told Tim Schafer he'd throw 1 mil at him (things dissolved when Tim spoke with Notch and the 1 mil became a lot more than the initial appraisal). He has a refreshing enthusiasm for things such as this. Lastly, I will never understand Valve's disinterest in making a deal of some sort with Ross. Ideally, Valve would back Ross' work, which is of a certain caliber, a certain quality, that it really stands out. The DOTA announcer debacle still exacerbates me.

Get Notch to pay you an exorbitant fee

He is so far removed from any sense of salvaging a former life, though, and, expanding on that, salvaging the lives of others. He has come to terms with and accepted his place in the world and does not feel an onus to safeguard humanity as he has formed a nihilistic viewpoint throughout the journey.

I want to add some clarity to my stance: Freeman's Mind was great, but if your channel had simply never had Freeman's Mind, I'd still be subscribed, because I LOVE Game Dungeon. And when my friend comes over, and I fail to entertain her (which is often), she always opens my youtube and boots up Carnevil or another Game Dungeon episode to pass the time. I know you're confident in your other projects, but, given Game Dungeon, so am I.

Very touching post, SerenDark.

I've been stalking the forums for a while, and watching the series for years, but the impending withdrawal I knew I'd be going through was no longer something I was willing to experience alone, without being able to openly grieve at people. Anyway. I'm excited for Ross. He deserves to experiment with other videos, and other projects. He sure as hell has earned it. That said, goddamn was his writing for Freeman's Mind top notch.

It was perfect. ;_;

Here's a mash-up of Freeman's Mind and The Final Countdown. Don't say I didn't warn you

*~*~HYPE~*~*

11:56 PM in Poland. He said he would like to get it out by the end of today, but the way he worded it, I don't expect that outcome.

Just looked up Poland's time zone.

Gordon: So what's your story, morning glory? Alyx: ... Not much of a talker, are you? Gordon: What? I just said -- wait. Wait, I get it. This is some kind of tactic. Make me think I've gone mute as WELL as insane enough to believe I am still talking until I believe it and STOP talking. Well it won't work, sister!

I actually think it goes a bit beyond just vague internet culture though. A lot of internet reviewing seems to take cues from the popular conceptions of Roger Ebert (I Hated Hated Hated This Movie, Your Movie Sucks) and snark bait born of MST3K style. So a lot of the criticism and punditry on the internet usually either involves elements of that. As a result, there has been a lot of homogenization in style. Whereas not only does Game Dungeon feel detached from that, each and every individual episode just sort of goes its own way as a reaction to the game. It's probably why people like the longer episodes and how all over the place/rambling the commentary can be. Since that's so detached from the conception of formalized critique and makes the episodes feel of their own piece. Just wanted to say that you got at the heart of it, and worded your post very well. I agree.

I'm going to do one of those posts you've been seeing a lot of, Ross, but I'll make it quick. Long-time lurker, finally decided to make an account. I'm 22 now, but I've been watching Freeman's Mind for years. A good friend of mine and I race to link each other to the new episode anytime it comes out -- sometimes one of us will quote an episode the other hasn't seen yet. Lately we've waxed poetic on what it must feel like for you to be finishing Freeman's Mind. We've gone on and on about whether or not you'll cut the cord once you complete Half-Life. I've shared the series with some of my other friends, who have fallen in love with it themselves. One is caught up (we watch each new episode together), another is halfway through, reminding me of all the hilarious insights you've given us along the way. The beards worked pretty good for the Civil War generals, of course. : ) You've blessed me with hours of entertainment. I remember every six months, I'd see an episode, and my heart would jump. "Ross isn't dead!" Game Dungeon continues to be entertaining, and wonderfully UNIQUE in terms of YouTube content -- I love the quality of your work, and your ability to subvert popular YouTube tropes. You're a treasure, man. Mad respect. Thank you for years of quality content. I won't disown you if you don't make Freeman's Mind for HL2. Probably.