What New Game Hype Does To Your Brain

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The hype just before a new game release is one of the most spellbinding parts of being a gamer. There is nothing quite like grasping at every little piece of information leading up to that release date, every trailer, every rumor, every theory. But despite how fun that song and dance is, is it possible to have too much of a good thing? Let’s talk about your brain on new game hype, appropriately, one week before the long awaited release of Zelda Tears of the Kingdom.
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Test Monkey. (0:00)
All aboard the hype train (1:10)
How advertising exploits anticipation (5:57)
The Zelda Conundrum (7:50)
I was wrong and that's a good thing... kinda (10:56)
Dopamine Reward Prediction Errors (14:46)
The Happiness Equation (16:42)
You're a doll, thanks for watching (21:00)
▶Games Shown
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (2023)
Super Smash Bros: Ultimate (2018)
Super Mario Odyssey (2017)
Celeste (2018)
Paper Mario The Thousand Year Door (2004)
Ghost of Tsushima (2020)
Final Fantasy XIII (2009)
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (2017)
Final Fantasy VII Remake (2020)
Fire Emblem: Three Houses (2019)
Persona 5: Royal (2019)
Guilty Gear Strive (2021)
God of War (2018)
Elden Ring (2022)
Death Stranding (2019)
The Callisto Protocol (2022)
Pokémon Scarlet (2022)
Dead Space (2023)
Forspoken (2023)
Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII REUNION (2023)
God of War Ragnarok (2022)
Wanted: Dead (2023)
Atomic Heart (2023)
Hogwarts Legacy (2023)
Resident Evil 4 (2023)
Final Fantasy XVI (2023)
Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon (2023)
Sonic Frontiers (2022)
Genshin Impact (2020)
Cyberpunk 2077 (2020)
Metroid Prime Remastered (2023)
Honkai: Star Rail (2023)
Kingdom Hearts 4 (TBA lmao)
Hades 2 (also TBA)
The Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker HD (2017)
The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess (2006)
The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword (2011)
Sonic the Hedgehog (2006)
Balan Wonderworld (2020)
Far Cry 6 (2021)
Marvel's Avengers (2020)
Street Fighter 6 (2023)
▶Movies/TV/Anime Shown
My Dress-up Darling (2022)
Lost in America (1985)
Spiderman (2002)
Bocchi The Rock (2023)
▶Media/Clips/Considerations:
• Anticipation Vid
▶Music Sources (in Order):
Waiting Room - Melty Blood: Type Lumina OST
Vanishing Grace - The Last of Us OST
Main Theme - The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom OST
Moonlight of Reunion - Melty Blood: Type Lumina OST
Love & Peace - Gran Turismo 5 OST
Light and Darkness - Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess OST
Hyrule Castle Interior - The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild OST
Killer - Jojo's Bizarre Adventure Part 4: Diamond Is Unbreakable OST
Exponential Timeline - Gran Turismo 5 OST
Pursuing My True Self - Persona 4 OST
"L'Oscurita dell'Ignot" - Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance OST
Mewmore // Sacred Grove (The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess Remix) ( • Mewmore // Sacred Grov... )
Helynt ▸ Breath of the Wild (Lofi remix) ( • Helynt ▸ Breath of th... )
Music by Helynt
Mastered by Dj Cutman
Artwork by Tomi & Chris
Zelda: Breath of the Wild ▸ Kass ~ Tee Lopes Remix ( • Zelda: Breath of the W... )
▶Research Sources
docs.google.com/document/d/1y...

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@minteasip Год назад

Props to Daryl for his phenomenal acting as monkey #1

@kamikaze5528 Год назад

Acting?

@GalacticPoisonX Год назад

Masterpiece*

@L1melemon Год назад

He’s too good at it…

@talitanaka Год назад

It truly made the video

@giarnovanzeijl399 Год назад

It comes naturally to him.

@HeisenbergFam Год назад

"im eating a banana to get in character" is a perfect ending, the banana eating skill is on point

@Im-lost-pleaese-help Год назад

Ohhhhhhh hell naw......

@enntsuuoo Год назад

Hello Mr. Heisenberg

@dingomatic Год назад

Damn Yigas

@BloomT24 Год назад

He's here too

@dampking Год назад

How do your unfunny comments always end up on top?

@Frostbloom Год назад

"Because you can always replay Zelda. But, you only get one chance to wait for it." Loved this quote at the end. You can replay a game as many times as you want, but you can never experience that time leading up to it's release ever again. It never feels the same after that period of anticipation for a new game is over. Great vid! This one was awesome.

@greghuffman3061 Год назад

That's why we say we envy a person about to do something for the first time. If youve knocked everything off your bucket lost you better be ready to die because otherwise youve got nothing left to be excited for about life. To do something is to kill it

@samf.s.7731 Год назад

Not really, see some people are poor. They have to save for games... They have limited funds for games. If it's great, they'll wait for it after it has been released, and play it to extreme satisfaction knowing exactly what they were gonna get. The people who will play Jedi Survivor, after it's been patched to perfection, during summer break a few months away... They'll have a better experience. I was not hyped for the game prior to release, in fact, it was nowhere near being on my radar, I got tp play it and it crashed a couple of times ... didn't lose major save data, but that was enough to take points away from the experience for me. People playing it this summer, no they're gonna have a great time. Everything I remember from my childhood about games was regarding the product itself, not waiting for it. Insomniac and Naughty Dog will always hold a special place in my heart despite the fact that I haven't owned a PlayStation since PS2! This is because the product brought me joy, not waiting for it. Time is fleeting, one day you'll be 30 like me and it will feel like you blinked and boom you're here lol! It's not bad AT ALL, it's quite the opposite, because you realize that you shouldn't invest a single moment of your time "waiting" for the game. They all come out eventually! Judge the product for what it is. Sorry for sounding preachy and going all "Back in my day" lol, but there's comfort here that I wish to share with you. Dopamine and Nor Epi play a role in anxiety too lol. Not worth it, spare your adrenals my friend.

@greghuffman3061 Год назад

@@samf.s.7731 I def know what it's like to game while poor. I still don't own a PS4 or a PS5 and am finally just gaming again for the first time in a while with Switch and mostly wait for games to go on sale on Shop. (I won't even buy Tears of Kingdom till June prob)

@kkeithf Год назад

Yeah that's solid, I'm stealing it

@Epicwindow3 Год назад

a game developer can only make their first game once in a life GET WILD

@Niam_Haru Год назад

“You can always replay Zelda, but… you only get one chance, to wait for it.” Literal goosebumps.

@samf.s.7731 Год назад

Sure, if you're rich... and have 70 USD to spare... I'd be less cynical too if I didn't worry about money. This is not a product that's worth 70 USD imho. So to have someone throw people like me under the bus like that.... for corporate Nintendo no less. Yikes! Say whatever you want about how trash EA is, JS is the fruit of labor of hundreds, maybe thousands of ultra passionate people trying to tell a story. The core product is fantastic, it's just not optimized. It's "rough". ToTK, this game looks like it should have come out in 2021 tops, it's dated in every possible way, and the only reason for its delay was Nintendo trying to schedule these games for the best benefit of their fiscal year goals. They opted for an SS rerelease which they sold for 60 bucks in order to make sure ToTK bookends the switch era. This is faulty anti-consumer logic. Games keep evolving, they keep getting better. Here you have JS being released after beta testers confirmed it ran well only to run into issues upon actual broad audience consumer consumption. The game received a discount at multiple platforms for that reason. I got it for 62USD even before a discount. Even now, customers are not satisfied with it. Meanwhile Nintendo....

@Shalakor Год назад

@@samf.s.7731 There's some inkling of legitimate points to be made from what you said, but your framing is ludicrous. Are you seriously trying to equate $8 to the difference between a casual purchase of no real concern or life-ruining bankruptcy and destitution? Like, yeah, is sucks to pay more money for a game on more outdated hardware, and Nintendo has been making scummy moves, but pretending there's no sight of innovation or new worth in the software of the TotK game is just being like all those butthurt developers that complained about Elden Ring. It's petty and reductive and defeats any wider argument you're trying to make with the distraction it causes. So what if corporate Nintendo is stinky, guess what else is corporate and stinky? Basically everything. That's not a judgement on the games themselves, that's an excuse to hold up this one thing you want to be higher status while holding down some other thing you don't, no true merits being offered. One thing being good doesn't mean something else has to be bad to validate it (and not even released yet at the time of this comment). Though, mostly, it's simply unprompted bullying of a random commenter for your own appeasement.

@potatoalexius Год назад

@Sam F.S. Bro, I finished the game yesterday, trust me, you're so wrong

@Caleb-xk6yu Год назад

@@samf.s.7731 suprised video game prices havent gone up sooner, youve probably expierienced inflation and so has nintendo, while they have a ton of money the amount they spend goes up with inflation and this is a way to balance it out. plus if you were in nintendos position wouldn't you do the same? an extra 8 dollars is small for an individual, but is huge for nintendo.

@LuvzToLol21 Год назад

"you only get one chance at a first impression"

@Solarblossom2238 Год назад

God I enjoyed that sentence at the end: "Just enjoy the storm before the calm."

@Seergun Год назад

I slightly prefer the next line "Because you can always replay Zelda, but you only get one chance to wait for it"

@phant0mdummy Год назад

@@Seergun I'm saying. That was the clear banger and the thesis of the entire video.

@yeniversetakanami3304 Год назад

both gave me chills

@pigeongod3450 Год назад

It honestly feels unreal that in just a few days it's going to be real, TotK has always felt like this elusive hope, and now the years of thrill and anticipation are all coming to hopefully pay off

@SuperFlik Год назад

I remember watching the announcement for Twilight Princess at a live broadcast of E3. We see Link riding out from Hyrule Castle Town on Epona, there's some cheers, but then Link draws his sword while still riding Epona and the crowd absolutely loses their minds

@doctorqrow3452 Год назад

That game still slaps to this day

@EylsRichEntity Год назад

So many jaded, analytical “psychology of games” videos are out now it was oddly emotional when this one ended with a call to ignore our cynicism and just “be excited”. I loved that. That was a nice reverse dopamine prediction error.

@mechanicalmonk2020 Год назад

Be excited. Just don't pre order

@samf.s.7731 Год назад

I am sorry, but how rich are you?

@gavinrhodes7645 Год назад

@@mechanicalmonk2020 pre order more ? ok you got it.

@roseallai Год назад

I think it’s not just about the anticipation, it’s about the community. When I was a kid I was vaguely excited about new games, but now that I’m an adult and I share the love of certain franchises with others, it feels like I’m a part of something bigger than myself as we frantically text game trailers and developer tweets to one another. And then, even if the game flops, I can express frustration with those same people. The end of Game of Thrones made me feel very close with those around me lmao.

@GyanoGambano Год назад

Well people hype each other up, and thus creating both community and anticipation at the same time

@samf.s.7731 Год назад

Sorry, they can be very toxic. Like, have you seen how many racist people for instance exist in these communities? How many sexists? How many are just regular bullies bullying even cis het men? It's the internet and gamers here can be a vile bunch. Also, Nintendo, in particular, is kinda fascist in the way they treat RU-vidrs,, and those who literally promote their games.... They file DMCA claims against many, and they even used to take a chunk out of their paycheck from YT. That's horrible! I would not give a community of these loathsome individuals getting a pass on whatever they say the time of day. Have you seen how many people want to f**k a fish in this one lol??? Like really, Link and Zelda can't be a couple but f**king a fish, that's okay! This is something that Nintendo greenlit.... A bunch of professionals with degrees, families, and years worth of experience sat around a meeting room to brainstorm the plot to that game and thought "Fish f**king, we want that in the game! A game for everyone to play". I find that hilarious especially since Kotaku is being lambasted over their "means" of dealing with Nintendo. LGBTQ+ representation? Nope. Link and Zelda normal cis het relationship? No! Playable Zelda? Heck, just don't make her freaking 16? Nope! All the Christian and Western influences that were an inspiration to the game? Nope! Because people in Japan only want Japanese representation. So everything is gonna be close-minded now! "Let's give pdf files and Beastiality a place in our AAA game. Because that's the kind of person who wants to play our game"... Wut?!

@6reen6uy Год назад

This makes sense. When you figure out the puzzle in Zelda but have a few steps to do before it’s complete. Fills you with vigor

@ARTexplains Год назад

Fills you with determination

@jb0258 Год назад

Fills you with courage

@DonkeyRhubarb21 Год назад

Fills you with hearts.

@Nick-ht5yi Год назад

fills you with semen

@potatoalexius Год назад

Fills you with tears

@oANMLful Год назад

The idea of doing something is almost always better than actually doing it

@Hegaems Год назад

I was very hyped for Breath of The Wild, then played it and enjoyed more than i expected. That raises the hype for ToTK to me.

@djroscurro9859 Год назад

This is why I usually go in with lower expectations

@beesmongeese2978 Год назад

@@Hegaems Tried it and you won't be disappointed

@Brindlebrother Год назад

I had a great idea for a comment but that kind of fizzled out and I just wrote this instead.

@Numbabu Год назад

This is why I never do anything.

@APDFrosty Год назад

“You can always replay Zelda, but you only get one chance to wait for it.” Is an amazing wrap up. Great video.

@zombiesauce9886 Год назад

I’m studying psychology and this channel is just pure gold, putting theory in perspective with something I like has actually helped a lot

@1BlueRozez1 Год назад

“You can always replay Zelda. But, you only have one chance, to wait for it.” That scratched a part of my brain so hard it’ll scar there for a long time.

@a_frozen_waffle4336 Год назад

”The hype train is more than a human phenomena, it’s something companies intensionally pour COAL into because it will DRIVE sales” straight bars🥶🥶🔥

@TheProbots Год назад

As a guy waiting for Silksong and Hades 2, I’m lucky to be able to be optimistic for both. Not all studios are bad, Team Cherry will keep working on silksong until it’s good, and Supergiant games has never disappointed before, so the hope is real

@andreiriboli 4 месяца назад

At this point, I'm starting to question if Silksong even exists lol

@matthewjalovick Год назад

I think this also relates to why weekly releases for television shows tend to feel more fulfilling over the long term than the Netflix binge watch. I get so much enjoyment and pleasure out of reading with the community on Better Call Saul episodes than I do gorging on the new Outer Banks season. I’ll add that CS Lewis’s Space Trilogy had an interesting concept in its first entry. The alien race on what is essentially Mars talks about how the “fullest experience” of pleasure is culminated in the memory of it after… not the experience itself. The entire linear timeline is important for properly digesting the joy we feel. The spike of dopamine at the onset isn’t the best part. It’s the long term saturation and smiles we get after we’ve finished. Good video, my dude.

@Numbabu Год назад

I have some minor memory issues, and this really speaks to me. Oftentimes I greatly fear that I’ll forget things that meant a lot to me. I can’t easily bring to mind most parts of my personal history, but whenever I am reminded by things outside myself, and my brain can make the connection, it really is a different kind of joy. Happy memories are some of my most prized possessions. Even sad memories to an extent. I always experience things in the moment, but there is something more, and extra about anticipation, and memory. I think memory and anticipation, (and probably to a lesser extent misunderstanding what’s going on) are ways we can experience a combination of imagination and reality, two things I love.

@SimuLord Год назад

I'm old enough to remember the _four month_ wait between "Mr. Worf...fire!" and seeing how if at all Locutus and his Borg buddies were going to be affected. Not for nothing do many Trekkies consider that two-parter the best Trek episode in the whole of Trek canon.

@demifolk8940 Год назад

ehhh, i think it depends on the series. some are good to binge some aren’t.

@pingunooty Год назад

what are your thoughts on the space trilogy? I really loved the narnia books, so I'm curious about his other works and how they compare

@matthewjalovick Год назад

@@pingunooty phenomenal. But you have to understand that they were written before we had a quality understanding of the surface of Mars and Venus (the two planets on which the first two books take place) and so some of the ideas about the planets are… well… creative and a little weird. They’re more of an adult version of Narnia. The concepts have more depth and the writing is geared a little higher. Definitely give them a try! I’m 32 and first read them when I was about 21 :)

@Flygonite Год назад

pokemon mystery dungeon explorers of sky is an absolute masterpiece and you SHOULD say it

@internetguy7319 Год назад

super mystery dungeon is better

@SilverRiMiX Год назад

@@internetguy7319 I disagree.

@Th3BigBoy Год назад

"Masterpieces" are a dime a dozen these days

@Th3BigBoy Год назад

"Masterpieces" are a dime a dozen these days

@Thewhitedragon27185 Год назад

I so wish they’d port it to switch or give it the dx treatment

@D3cuca Год назад

I've always loved the scientific side of your videos... The psychology behind the user and a game is sooo interesting, and the intimicy in jokes that you have with us will always make me crack a heartwarming laugh 😊 I'm in the hopeful side cuz Zelda and Metroid have almost always hit the spot and when a game is incredible, there's an almost spiritual side on the adventure and/or the mechanics for me. I won't be able to play TOTK because I need to finish a big project in 2 months for my studies so I'm gonna buy it and give me a full week after the projects due date to enjoy it without weight. I've done it a few times and I always knew that the anticipation was savoury because it was timeless and your video made so much sense ! (Also, there's so much power in anticipation and you've said it so well in so many videos but this video made me think that, in depressive episodes, we may have a hard time projecting ourselves in the future, it's hard to see "goals". Your video made me think that the anticipation to these potential "goals" may have so much power in us and could be used as a focus to combat depression Those are the kind of questions that you've gifted us over the years 😊)

@how-long-can-these-be-anyway Год назад

Man i wish you luck avoiding as many spoilers as possible

@D3cuca Год назад

@@how-long-can-these-be-anyway Thanks... I mainly don't want to be spoiled about the mechanics, but we'll see 😊

@rutta5232 Год назад

Live crowd reactions (or just RU-vidr reaction compilations) to new game trailers are always my absolute favourite. You can really see and hear the excitement these games give people. I always remember when the official first trailer for Kingdom Hearts 3 came out, and you’re right - while I loved the game when it finally released, the build-up to the game was possibly the most exciting and fun. I love release-day build-up 💕

@BigCowProductions Год назад

Starfield HYYYYYYPE!

@rynemiller1931 Год назад

I'm glad I'm not the only one who rewatches trailers to get or relive hype and then playing those games

@jhknightmare5131 Год назад

Hearing KH boss music over a “scary” looking math equation is such a mood😂😂😂 16:48

@justhearmeout3959 Год назад

Looking forward to hearing you explain why I'd rather play ANY new game than go through my backlog 😅

@jacobhdz127 Год назад

Ooh that’ll be a good video!!!

@themisterface Год назад

I'd love to see a video on that too. Maybe something to do with the novelty of "new" vs what you already own.

@helenwhs Год назад

I just like the idea of never running out of good games to play

@dirtywhitellama Год назад

I feel like I saw a video about this already, but don't know if it was this channel. Someone with a similar style if not.

@wuba5456 Год назад

Feeling of community? All of the hype around the new game vs. an old one with less buzz, you'd be getting in 'later' instead of with others

@mikesproductionsgamedev Год назад

Daryl's acting is great. For so many other videos, he made us believe he was a human and not a test monkey. He really had us fooled.

@ShOwOba Год назад

One of the reasons I love your videos is always your ending statement before the credits and all. It always makes me smile, so thanks for that.

@RoboJean1994 Год назад

Awww yeah, just as I arrived home from work! Your timing is absolutely marvelous Daryl! Time to get me some food and enjoy some damn good content!

@Materialgworlx Год назад

as soon as you started with the “but what if it’s bad” I could feel my brain shifting 😂😂 went from excited to “…oh no”

@samwoodley1653 Год назад

This video made me appreciate the wait not as a kind of blue ball torture or slowly building hype train that could potentially lead to a greater crash, but as a valuable part of the whole enjoyment process from reveal to end credits.

@imanabuiqran9246 9 месяцев назад

watching this after playing TOTK is strangely emotional lol. I think this might also be the reason why many players (myself included) like to postpone ending a game and instead distract themselves with side quests and exploration. it's like you know the peak of the excitement is right here before the end, so you're trying to prolong it, while simultaneously building the hype and anticipation for the climax. pretty cool to think about.

@CacklePack Год назад

We will always clown for Silksong (even though at this point it feels like Team Cherry is doing that thing you do with your dog where you pretend to throw their toy and they go running and get confused when there is no toy and Team Cherry is giggling to themselves while we run around looking for Silksong that they are hiding behind their backs).

@Spiney09 Год назад

We’re going to have such great memories looking back though. The community’s wait for Silksong has been hilarious to be a part of.

@Max_McGamer Год назад

This video got me to realise the reason why I don't get hyped about things was my ADHD. ADHD is a problem with dopamine regulation, so you don't have the "hype man" to motivate you to the end goal, you enjoy the reward but there's no drive for it. TBH the whole "focus on the storm before the calm" analogy helped me realise that I need to get as much satisfaction out of the process itself rather than wait for the reward to fall into my lap like I have been trained to do. I'm gonna go do my assignment instead of procrastinating on Cookie Clicker, thanks Darryl!

@frezeal33 Год назад

That dopamine hit when I get the notification that Daryl dropped a new video 📈📈📈

@keelyparker8466 Год назад

I can’t explain why, but that outro made me tear up. People always hope that things can be better, and we’re kind of stupid for it, but we do it anyway. Pretty powerful stuff

@daft8090 Год назад

ive been playing the totk leak and it's kinda nice to be able to play it without dealing with the masses opinions on it. it's just me playing it by myself, experiencing the game in mostly a vacuum

@Chaoszwaihander3434 Год назад

Agree, that's the real pure blind experience, before most people are able to play it and talk about it

@SwagHyde Год назад

I've been waiting for totk content on youtube and stuff but ngl, the first week of the leak were some of the nicest gaming days for me it was so cool being able to play the game when no one knew anything i was also in a few subreddits where you could actually ask questions and help other people, one of the most interesting aspects of the game leaking

@micheller3251 Год назад

unpopular opinion: being disappointed is part of life and if you won't even tolerate it from a video game or movie or series, how will you handle being rejected for a job or how will you handle break ups, or how will you handle when your kids don't live up to your expectations, or when you'll get out of college in your first job just to realize that the career you put so much effort towards is making you miserable? Stop having low expectation just to avoid being disappointed, accept and face disappointment. The more you learn to accept it, the less it will have power over you.

@robenriven Год назад

unpopular opinion: dont be stupid. People manage things different, and put different value to things. So dont say that. Believe me, some people value more their videogames and stuff than other things. Literally ive met people that got dissapointed by a game and feel really bad. And they end a 5 years relationship and dont give a f

@kobeniscreaming Год назад

I totally believe this. Sometimes it just happens and you gotta move on

@gr4n737 Год назад

So, your basically just saying... be hyped about whatever you want and if it turns out disappointing, get over it?? I mean, it would be a valid point if disappointment just happened randomly, but it doesn't. If something disappointing happens that means you either made a misjudgment in putting faith in something or you took a gamble and hoped for the best. If your kids aren't living up to your expectations, you didn't raise them well enough, or you should have known better. If your job isn't all you thought it was, you should have researched more and not made a decision so uninformed. Just be realistic man. I'm hyped for Tears of the kingdom because Nintendo has a track record of making amazing Zelda games. And you know what? If I'm wrong and Tears of the kingdom turns out to be a disappointment, I'll come back to this comment and apologize. But until then I'm just going to keep being realistic about my hype.

@duskmare0000 Год назад

I disagree. This anticipatory reward is clearly the 'gambling mechanic' of our brains. It makes us susceptible to stupid risks and more unhappiness in being disappointed than happiness in excitement. Plus, the unhappiness of disappointment lasts forever while the happiness of excitement only lasts until the uncertainty is over. So, instead of hoping for the best and dealing with disappointment. Instead only take calculated risks that you can easily accept the consequences for if they go sideways. You'll have a more stable and ultimately happier life for it. You also won't be as susceptible to gambling addictions, loot box mechanics and pay to win pressure that a lot of games these days apply. Especially when they rig your expectations by giving you big wins in the first few tries so you feel like it's a much better risk than it actually is.

@Excelsior1937 Год назад

@@duskmare0000 Good things don’t come to those who only play it safe. Take it from someone who refused to admit to his feelings for someone until she was gone from my life forever, you gotta shoot your shot sometimes.

@emdies-mds4957 Год назад

Daryl looking surprised as a monkey never fails to make me laugh

@thecosplaycrafter8017 Год назад

I'm so ready for Tears of the Kingdom. I'll probably buy it soon after it drops, or right after the school year is over so I can start binging it immediately.

@johncra8982 Год назад

For terminally online twitter users, media hype is the thing that's replaced religion. The addiction people have to the hype cycle, the way they talk openly, and with total self-awareness, about how they WANT to feel hyped and that's why they're HOPING a company will start marketing a new upcoming game, the way they openly make posts about how they're getting antsy and outright depressed when the hype ISN'T hitting them. It's all indistinguishable from old people that seek out church/temple communities in order to feel a strong sense of religious fervor and ecstasy overtaking them. I'm neither opposed to hype, nor am I an atheist, but spending some time observing hypebeast people like this on social media is genuinely one of the most depressing and disturbing experiences ever.

@nevisysbryd7450 Год назад

Modern society in general, really.

@jdlnz9484 Год назад

So happy for every new upload. Found other gaming-essay style channels but your topics resonate the most!

@momob4276 Год назад

I don't re-watch old trailers, but I lovere-watching old reaction trailers and seeing other people being excited to re-live the hype. Love your videos! Very introspective

@JuiceVendr Год назад

That's such a great way to put it, you can play it again and again, but the anticipation for that first time is only ever gonna happen once.

@realtayo42 Год назад

This is a super interesting topic Daryl. I've honestly been thinking about this recently so it's cool to have a solid video on it!

@akshaybodla163 Год назад

That logo animation is so sleek and smooth. I love it

@silverwind0861 Год назад

This video was really good man! Thanks for an awesome follow-up before Tears drops next week 🔥🔥

@_Dingu Год назад

Damn watching this made me realize how long it's been since I've felt that collective hype leading to a release

@asmilenotmeantforme Год назад

dude it's just been 2.5 years

@_Dingu Год назад

@@asmilenotmeantforme What I meant to say is, I haven't personally felt it in a long time. Including for BOTW/TOTK.

@jakepearson7403 Год назад

I still remember watching the Force Unleashed trailer while waiting for the game to load the first time I played it, the hype could not have been higher

@samiinaka1535 Год назад

It's been a long time since I've watched such a good video! Thanks for going through the struggle and doing the research 🙏

@dandinkler6315 Год назад

@6:20 editing in these videos is getting really good. Great visualization of hype train and I love how the narration fits the rhythm of link's dive perfectly when it says "drive sales"

@ac3e19 Год назад

Man I’ve been binge watching your videos.. and none of them ever miss. It’s just so good!!

@NotLordAsshat Год назад

GOD THANK YOU. Finally a RU-vidr that actually describes dopamine accurately and not just regurgitating and perpetuating myths. You actually did the legwork, for which I commend you

@Neverwas Год назад

Bro, this video is a masterpiece. You pieced everything sooo well together. Thesis, hypothesis, flips, narrative, emotional moments, everything while addressing the gaming culture. Daryl, I save interesting videos on youtube on my Notion page, and yours almost always end up being part of my knowledge repository about things I learn on RU-vid. Truly, when I say that I love your content, I mean it. The right format, the right length, the right amount of entertainment, interesting topics...Thank you.

@Blue-fe4by 16 дней назад

My guilty pleasure is watching people's reactions to video game trailers, even for games I've never played. That pure excitement and hype from other people radiates into me, almost giving me some sorta "high." It sometimes makes me nostalgic for things i wasnt even around for...i love it so much!

@djcosmos5813 Год назад

The narrative on this one is crazy ! I love how you make us misbelieve for the study or your survey ! Great video, as ever Darryl !!!

@ThePedroAmigo Год назад

Hey Daryl, I just wanted to say thank you for making your videos. I'm currently studying psychology, and your videos really inspire me to keep pursuing this field. There is just so much fascinating stuff to learn, and yet even more to discover!

@eboatwright_ Год назад

These videos are always so much fun to watch, the twists and turns, the jokes and I can learn little bits about psychology in the process

@kelico8407 Год назад

Awesome video, can't WAIT for the next one ;)

@blokvader8283 Год назад

Already an incredible video, I love everything about this so far, and then out of nowhere Kira's theme starts playing lmaooo Thank you very much Daryl C:

@kevpo08 Год назад

What a great video man! I’m enjoying so much the anticipation and you just confirmed that I’m partially right to be enjoying it. I will only live it once 😌

@lethauntic Год назад

The reason why the current state of video games doesn't really bother me that much as others, is because good and bad games have always existed and still get made. You look at games back 20+ years ago and if you push the top film of amazing games aside you get mediocrity and trash. Not that I want to be too harsh for no good reason, I'm just saying that the past wasn't as golden as people make it out to be-- and that comes from someone who grew up with an N64 and PS2. I still love games from back then and I continue to find more, but then I also find series like Driver, which I don't think was ever good despite what I've heard some say. The gaming industry, notably AAA, but Indie isn't completely separate either, has problems. Big problems. But So often I'd hear someone talk about how games are bad now or whatever, which is subjective of course, but it's spoken with a level of objectiveness. Like they are saying it with an understanding that we all more or less agree with them. At some point, I feel like maybe it's not gaming that's the problem, maybe it's them-- not that it's wrong to want different things, I mean that they need to be aware that we don't all agree that all games are bad now, because that makes no sense, right? They'll say that, but when they talk about old games it's almost as if you can see them put on the biggest, rosiest glasses you've ever seen. Heavily criticize one group of games, but not the other. Look back at some of these old gems and you can see cracks, flaws, bugs, shortcuts, cut content, ideas that were never fleshed out, possibly even promises that weren't kept. There are many reasons for all of these things, it's a very complex thing for sure, but when I'd hear people talk about modern gaming and it's huge faults, I wish they wouldn't treat the past like it was perfect and amazing when it wasn't. I'm not saying it was awful, nor am I saying that modern games should get a pass for problems that happen, but I'm trying to be fair and realistic about things, if you know what I mean. That and when people talk about modern gaming being bad, they magically forget about all of the good games released within the last 5-10 years. But at the end of the day, it is still people making these things and while there are differing levels of involvement from people other than the devs themselves, they aren't robots.

@qew_Nemo Год назад

Just wanted to say again, I'm really happy I found your channel. It's extremely comfy!

@IncubusFolly Год назад

Your video quality somehow just keeps going harder and harder. Way to go my friend!

@sablestew Год назад

New fan of this channel and I loved how you incorporated the scientific studies about the release of dopamine. As someone who is absolutely HYPED for tears of the kingdom, I'm still anticipating that it just may not be exactly as good as I expected. I appreciate you bringing in the science side and it's aspirational as a video essayist myself. Also, your editing is fantastic. Definitely a well-made video!

@r4m0m777 Год назад

I kinda felt really emotional watching this video, the end made me feel just… happy? I’m always aboard the hype train and keeping gigantic expectations towards these big promisses with great track records and stuff, being alive and able to experience all of those feelings is absolutely one of the best things in life. I love videogames man! Thanks for the video, subbed!

@sketchfluff5471 11 месяцев назад

MAN! You are just absolutely amazing at making these videos! (Cinematography I guess?) You have an incredible ability, no doubt you’ve worked hard to get, in making entertaining and super interesting content. I freaking love it when you have sharp twists!

@Totk1.0.0Glitches Год назад

10:45 that WAS a good fluppin joke daryl

@bruceelder208 Год назад

I've recently found myself being excited for a couple of games coming out, which I havent felt in years (namely Baldur's Gate 3 and Armored Core 6). Its refreshing to be anticipating something, while also mindful of the fact it might not hold up to expectation. This video was perfect for how I'm feeling now. EDIT: I now realise that my monke brain has told me that being excited is justified because i enjoyed Elden Ring and Divinity Original Sin 2, so these MUST be good... right?

@utisti4976 Год назад

Same. I love Elden Ring (and the rest of the Fromsoft catalogue) and *especially* DOS 2 as well. Dark Souls 3 and DOS 2 are some of mye most favorite games ever created. DOS 2 might be my favorite game of all time.

@ZephyrK_ Год назад

Both drop in August too, man I can’t wait

@ZorroVulpes Год назад

I agree, I haven't been as hype for a game as Baldur's Gate 3 in years. I've played through act 1 three times, so I think I'll like the other two when they come out

@arumaruu Год назад

Such a damn banger of a video, hope you enjoy the game when it comes out as much as I will!

@Mathlink2695 Год назад

I think the entire feeling of dopamine out of sheer anticipation is best showed whenever we get a date for a new Smash Character reveal. I was there for every single Smash Bros. Ultimate reveal, no matter when or where, because it always the most important event of the month for me, and I remember what I was doing for every single review and exactly how I felt. Joker was wild, I saw it in a discord call and we were all losing our minds. For Hero, I was in the teacher's room with a friend before we started our classes that, sheer hype from us. I was in the middle of class for both Banjo and Terry, watched Banjo with my teenage students and pretended I was looking at some important stuff while seeing Terry. Saw Byleth in the middle of an important meeting and it legit ruined my day, had to hide my face from my boss. Min Min, Steve, P&M I was streaming my reaction and thought they were pretty fun, absolutely couldn't believe Steve. Sephiroth was I was with my brother and we both screamed so loud with excitement we thought Smash had peaked. Kazuya I watched it on the couch and literally just "aight Namco I see you". Sora I was also streaming and was betting with chat it was going to be him, absolutely lost my goddamn mind with the reveal, literally cried of joy. I don't think a game reveal will ever reach the peak of hype like Smash Bros did with those trailers, man. I also have no idea how anyone can follow up Smash Bros Ultimate after Sakurai, since there's barely any absurdly impossible characters to be put in like that. At this point they could just add Waluigi for the lolz to please the fans, but I don't think they can top Sephiroth, Sora and Joker's reveals.

@Heczef Год назад

Such a good video! I’ll enjoy the hype for games a lot more than I have before!

@encomiumpilot Год назад

Wow. This made me lowkey emotional lol this was so well written. You just cemented the idea that no one should feel bad/silly, etc for being overly excited for a piece of digital media. Great job!

@mofubunsart Год назад

Same! 😢❤

@Kisher02 Год назад

Whoo boy this video did come at the right time. Only 38 days away from Silksong (presumably) and it's hard to keep my hype in check. This video partially already told me what I knew about hype but dang it was definitely on the more fun side to watch! Here's hoping ToTK is good! Altough at this point I'm not too pessimistic but I'm just praying it'll be half of what BoTW is, that would already be an inredibly impressive accomplishment

@DarylTalksGames Год назад

Yeah I probably didn’t make it clear in the video because it wasnt part of my point, but for the record, I’m all in on TOTK 😂 I genuinely think it’ll be fantastic

@justabeholder4753 Год назад

You're right, silksong is real. It has to be.

@zacharywoloszynski4258 Год назад

Silksong is NOT releasing buddy

@justabeholder4753 Год назад

@@zacharywoloszynski4258 it has to

@nachogarcia8217 Год назад

38 days until silksong?! How did I miss that? Are you sure? Where did u hear that?

@xx_g4m3rsw4g_xx Год назад

Hey Daryl, I wanted to say you teach me something new in every video you create, and no matter the topic I think you always end up saying something profound. You're like a modern day Socrates when it comes to ideas surrounding video games. Thank you for sharing and amazing video today! You're awesome!!

@zachnewman7115 Год назад

Oh my God this was incredible! Nailed the ending dude!

@itsceerby Год назад

3:49 Extremely based, Explorers of Sky was such a great game.

@clay2889 Год назад

Very interesting video and I'm glad you brought up many scientific sources to talk alongside with. It does feel good to be hyped for Tears of the Kingdom!

@leolightfellow Год назад

Interesting, as always. One of the best youtubers, for sure. :) That 50% thing reminds me of how facebook found out they get more engagement from people when they only send notifications of friend activity some of the time your friends do something, not all of the time.

@emmjaygames 11 месяцев назад

That quote at the end hit HARD. LOVE THIS!

@SillyMynabird Год назад

Great video! Very thought provoking as always and your monkey performances got me to laugh out loud more than once.

@zomt420 Год назад

9:06 Bocchi-chan sighted

@skycreeper0173 Год назад

Super freaking amazing video. I love it!

@bigverybigveryverybigveryv9829 Год назад

God bless you Daryl it's always such a blast seeing a new upload from you

@ThisisCitrus Год назад

What if you're an intelligent/jaded person and don't experience hype anymore? Maybe it's getting older, maybe it's being constantly burned for games: Anthem, Fallout 76, Jedi Fallen Order, Redfall. But I do not experience this feeling of "hype" anymore, I expect the worst and am pleasantly surprised if a game releases in a playable state.

@yoonglie Год назад

i don’t get that feeling of hype either, but i wouldn’t say i’m jaded due to the past. i think it largely depends on our personalities and extrovertedness, the tendency to be more energetic. i’m optimistic (and idealistic) in my day-to-day, but i don’t express it in jumping around and using energy, like many others do…

@thosebloodybadgers8499 Год назад

@@yoonglie I wouldn't describe myself as being particularly optimistic, nor energetic / extraverted (although I'm not sure the terms are comparable) but neither would I call myself jaded. I guess there's a space between being on the hype train and believing all the hundreds of reasons you've made up in your head why something will be bad that can be arrived at. For me it took going through both of those extremes. Even then, I don't think I have a perfect relationship with expectations but it's nice to both be able to somewhat understand why something may end up badly yet still get excited for things just because it's fun.

@steveh1474 Год назад

bethesda makes games known for being glitchy, barely playable messes, you buy two more of their games, and get two more glitchy, barely playable trash piles, and you complain about it? mate, you arent intelligent for being depressing and sad, youre a toddler who hasnt learned "fire hot, dont touch"

@ThrobbGoblin Год назад

I swore-off hype after the release of Fallout 4. Cyberpunk lured me back in- I gave myself the excuse of "It's made by CDPR, it's a sure thing, right?" I swore off hype again. Now Starfield is releasing in a month or two and I find myself getting excited for a game made by the same clowns that made Fallout 4 and Fallout 76. I honestly don't think that human beings can truly control what they do and don't get "excited" for when it comes to upcoming releases. It's all just acting.

@Jan12700 Год назад

TotK is worth the wait, because I am no longer waiting

@6lu5ky86 Год назад

You gave me chills at the end, I see what you're doing.

@timpize8733 Год назад

Really interesting and well written. Thanks for the vid.

@NyAppyMiku22 Год назад

This is why i always loved midnight releases. everyone was so hyped and brought together by a common interest. And i think that its another reason why i like kpop so much. im always looking forward to the next song that artists put out, and the companies do a really good job of getting everyone hyped for each comeback.

@ElMedkit Год назад

i swear time is always flying by except now because i want Zelda and sf6 to drop lmao. i re watched their trailers too much :-)

@DarylTalksGames Год назад

That’s totally how it feels! Glad I’m not alone on the SF6 train 😈

@ElMedkit Год назад

@@DarylTalksGames oh absolutely, this game looks way too fun and I’m already having my character crisis when the game is not even out lol

@TheOneAndOnlyBozo27 Год назад

One of the best videos I have ever watched and very interesting! Keep up the good work!

@urosmirkovic8353 Год назад

as always what an excellent video!!

@beatriiix Год назад

I am monke I want Zelda

@mattieice4785 Год назад

I refuse to watch the final TOTK trailer due to spoilers, but I also need to watch this video….. Thank you for the 22 minute audiobook Daryl!

@adriensmith907 Год назад

I loved this,first video I’ve seen from you and already a sub

@Aephyn. Год назад

This video is awesome, great job dude

@danaugust993 Год назад

I read 'Behave' before the video. It's such a good book, compliments for doing your homework for these videos, it's not the easiest subject matter.

@lysanderschneidenbach3814 Год назад

always love your vids! :)

@rightycat Год назад

Love your videos Daryl, they constantly get me to reflect how these concepts apply to other areas of my life and it's very intriguing. Much appreciated mate

@shimmereyes8984 Год назад

This video has been amazing. I thank you for your hard work and your stellar editing. The topic tackled here has surely been treated before, even in the channel, but none presented as formidably the power of anticipation and uncertainty as this one. As Daniel pointed out before me, the climate your approachable yet insightful attitude creates a very fitting atmosphere for introspection and entertainment both the same (jokes were on point to be fair, made me cackle good). And I do agree expectation, used as a tool to set up anticipation for something to happen is one of those tools that never fail when undergoing depression. I've suffered a severe episode of apathy due to depression the last 2 years; I always tried to fool myself thinking doing things, even the most minute gestures, achieved to keep me out of completely fall into self- indulgence or death in life. But this was not the case, because my expectations of the future were inexistent, thus creating a huge void inside me that prevented me to get up and walk towards my objectives. Once I was able to understand this, things have been great for me. And one of the few anchors I found that could make me cling to life were videogames and content such as yours. For that I think I'm indebted to this media and its many nuances and wonders. I will never forget the anticipation I felt when I saw that first in game trailer of Elden Ring, when the first Tears of The Kingdom Trailer dropped back in 2021. I'm well aware that fixating in pleasure kills your neurons, because it over excites them, but building up anticipation as a way to scape apathy is a priceless resource. I'm glad we could share the road towards TOTK. Here's to many more 🎆

@luisburgos7365 Год назад

14:16 my mans realized he was having a lil too much fun lmao

@redacted7343 Год назад

"And that gives the monkey hope" is both way more funny and encouraging then it has any right to be

@kastanimates Год назад

This was absolutely fascinating to watch! It really does speak to my anticipation for the game that I know is coming. I am nervous and excited and I want to get it already and want to play and I know tidbits of what will happen but there's so much that I *don't* know. For TOTK, *I've seen less than half an hour of content for a game that I'll be playing for likely hundreds of hours.* It keeps me enthralled, excited and awaiting my ability to get the game and play it. It's so tantalizingly close, yet so far away until the game is plugged into the switch and I can sit down with it. I really enjoyed your breakdown, thank you for this :)