[BONUS VIDEO] A Short History of Mirrors in Video Games (Patreon)

Hey folks! Here's a video that evolved out of a section of the Human Revolution video I'd initially decided to cut for time. I couldn't let it go. I NEEDED to talk about the mirrors. Every draft of the HR video I've attempted, including ones from like 2016, had a rant about mirrors in there. I needed my research on the topic of video game mirrors to have an outlet, or I'd be looking for an excuse to talk about it for ever. At last, I am free. I can see my family again.

The HR video is progressing well - I'm trying to be really conscious about this one's length and pacing, though.  I want to make sure the things I leave in the video are there for a good reason so people can get a solid exploration of the point without having to wade through too many overly-passionate tangents. Tangents are fun, but a 2+ hour video with huge chunks that don't work towards the wider point sounds 'not ideal' at least to a general audience.     

This whole segment seemed like it worked better as a separate exploration of a concept, than as 'a really long introduction to my thesis statement, which is that HR works very hard to cover for the fact it's missing core elements of the original game'. Removing this gave me more room to actually talk about the game at hand, which I think is good? Not sure. We'll see!

When I wake up tomorrow I have another post to write updating you on various things, including the progress of the Residency I announced earlier! Talk to you soon.

- H.