Armchair Brain

So there's a [real-life] Freddy Fazbear's Pizza opening close to home (and close to where the Jets/Giants play football) and I do not know what to make of it. On the one hand, I'm too old to spend free time at the mall (and especially a mega-mall like the "American Dream" which was notorious for having taken too long to build and complete). On the other, it'll be *really* funny to see FNAF gamers checking out Freddy Fazbear's for the first time only to find out mall pizza is, like, 3/10 on the pizza scale. What do y'all think?

#FiveNightsAtFreddys #FNAF #gaming #videogames #gamer #horrorgame #indiegame #FreddyFazbear #FreddyFazbearsPizza #ArmchairBrain #ArmchairButt

5 days ago | [YT] | 1

Armchair Brain

Happy [belated] Five Night's At Freddy's Anniversary Day !

#FiveNightsAtFreddys #FNAF #DavidLynch #Bonnie #Bonnies #Rabbits #ArmchairBrain #gaming #videogames #indiegame

1 week ago | [YT] | 1

Armchair Brain

Hey everybody! So I just uploaded a new sneak preview over on my Patreon for free and paid members, which is a rough cut of the second chapter of my upcoming Inland Empire episode in my Disco Elysium skill analysis video essay series, and will be the final preview before the episode premieres later this month:
www.patreon.com/armchairbrain/posts/video-essay-3-…
This 12 minute clip covers the basics of the Psyche skill Inland Empire and his role in progressing the game's story, and shows the other 5 psyche skills featured in the game. I already uploaded another sneak preview of the episode which you can watch over on the Patreon as well. The gameplan is to upload two versions of the episode: one on YouTube which is copyright safe, and the other over on Patreon which includes film clips from David Lynch's Inland Empire in the introduction chapter (the Patreon cut will be uploaded before the YouTube one to ensure the episode complies with fair use). I expect this episode ready no later than the 29th of August (a couple of Saturdays from now). In the meanwhile, I'll try to get some more Firewatch streams over on my Twitch channel while I am making final edits and voiceover.

Thank you all very much for your patience and stay tuned real soon for a Premiere announcement on my channel.

#ArmchairBrain #DiscoElysium #DiscoElysiumTheFinalCut #RPG #VideoEssayist #detectivegame #gamer #games #gaming #indiegame #indiegames #indiegaming #videoessay #videogameanalysis #videogames #videogaming #videoproduction

1 week ago (edited) | [YT] | 6

Armchair Brain

Coming this August (...finally).

#DiscoElysium #DiscoElysiumTheFinalCut #InlandEmpire #DavidLynch #videogames #gaming #games #indiegame #indiegames #indiegaming #Nintendo #NintendoSwitch #PCGaming #Steam #SteamDeck #ArmchairBrain

2 weeks ago | [YT] | 6

Armchair Brain

Going to try the new STAR FOX on the Switch 2 tomorrow over on my Twitch (and maybe Friday assuming my playthrough doesn't carry over). I already tried out the demo for the game weeks ago and I have...some thoughts.
www.twitch.tv/armchairbrain
Also, for those who didn't catch it, I have a second channel exclusively for uploading livestreams broadcasted on YouTube and/or Twitch, as well as boss fight compilations and other meme/joke clips/whatever which doesn't fit with this channel. The channel's name is, appropriately named...Armchair Butt ("Please laugh," in awkward Jeb Bush voice).
youtube.com/@ArmchairButt
#StarFox #StarFox64 #Nintendo #NintendoSwitch2 #Switch2 #Twitch #YouTube #ArmchairBrain #ArmchairButt

1 month ago | [YT] | 0

Armchair Brain

While y'all wait for the massive Inland Empire episode to arrive (now working into the summer which was unintended, but need to clean up the script and recording), you should revisit my Dave The Diver video essay from 2024 covering one of my favorite comfort games appropriate for the summertime, and was the longest video on this channel (before the FNAF 1 video months later), and both will be out-flanked by this 3rd DISCO ELYSIUM video. I liked how I touched on a little bit of philosophy, especially on the character of Dave, and also shouted out TWIN PEAKS in the intro (which, funny enough, I talk more about Lynch in the intro of my next video). And for my long time viewers, I have *some thoughts* to share about Star Fox on the Switch 2 (maybe it'll be a short video).
Thanks for your continuing patience while I keep working and stay tuned!

#DaveTheDiver #ArmchairBrain #videogames #gaming #videoessay

1 month ago (edited) | [YT] | 1

Armchair Brain

If you're wondering where I've been the last month, it's because, unexpectedly, I watched my New York Knicks go through a miracle playoff run all the way to win an NBA Championship, their first since 1973. I, like a lot of New Yorkers, have been celebrating like crazy, but rest assured, I'm back on video production that's taken me into the summertime (and now the next video essay has increased in length from two to three hours!).
Thanks and stay tuned for more updates. Go New York.

1 month ago | [YT] | 3

Armchair Brain

Hey everybody! I have received an influx of new subscribers and viewers over the last week and I wanted to not only thank you sincerely for showing support, but to let you know what I'm working on before summertime (think of this as a catch up for new and old viewers). In the words of Philly Leotardo, lemme tell yah three things:

1. The third episode covering the Psyche skill INLAND EMPIRE in my DISCO ELYSIUM skill analysis series is coming. It's coming real soon and I am trying to reach the finish line as soon as possible. The reasons this episode has been taking longer than expected is because a.) it's the longest episode in this series at around 2 hours, b.) it touches on the David Lynch film the skill is named after and dives into the game's theme of identity and asks "Who is the real Harrier Du Bois", and c.) I have been dealing with a severe medical issue which started this January which cut significantly time on video production as I was couch bound (no, it's thankfully not Long COVID) and I've been slowly recovering from a very painful winter (apart from getting to upload one DARK SOULS video essay in between bigger projects). Assuming there are no further delays, you should expect a late June/early July premiere for the third episode. There are also some sneak previews for you to look at over at my Patreon.

2. The 4th and 5th episodes in the DE skill series will be about the intellect skill Drama and the physique skill Pain Threshold. These episodes will be worked on simultaneously, are intended to be shorter in length, and will premiere weekend after weekend each other (meaning one episode one weekend, then the next episode the next weekend).

3. Because of my aforementioned medical issue, I was forced to scale back on writing scripts and editing other big productions for this channel (the second Forever Freddy episode, my big 4-part HOLLOW KNIGHT project, among others) and focus on getting better during the winter. While I have been catching up during the Spring and working on this episode, I hope to make up for lost time with a summer project looking back at one particular gaming series (take a few guesses what it is in the comments below).

That's all for now; lemme get back to Premiere and finish this. Thanks always for your support and patience, and stay tuned!

P.S. Yes, I do have some thoughts about that new* Star Fox game (*and by new, it looks like Star Fox 64 all over again). I can share them later.

#ArmchairBrain #videogames #gaming #DiscoElysium #HollowKnight #FNAF #indiegaming #indiegames #indiegame #DetectiveRPG #RPG #gamer #Steam #SteamDeck #Nintendo #NintendoSwitch

3 months ago (edited) | [YT] | 19

Armchair Brain

Happy Mae Day !

#NightInTheWoods #videogames #gaming #gamer #indiegames #indiegaming #indiegame #NITW #MayDay #YouTubegaming #Twitch #PCGaming #NintendoSwitch #NintendoSwitch2

3 months ago | [YT] | 6

Armchair Brain

Good hunting and good luck to my fellow Irish man jacksepticeye (and no, it's not Discussing "Fish" this time).

#Bloodborne #FromSoftware #videogames #gaming #Soulsborne #Soulslike #Playstation #Playstation4 #videogamemovies #videogameadaptation #gamer

4 months ago | [YT] | 4